Feels like 1877, but, alas, it was 1977. I was finishing or had finished senior year in high school, about to go off to college, and I found myself going to Madison Square Garden almost every weekend. Saw Jethro Tull, Emerson, Lake and Palmer, Yes and other acts I'd not necessarily see again--but one show that stands out as the most momentous ever was Led Zeppelin. In those days, you had to mail in a check (or was it cash?), with a stamped, self-addressed envelope, and hope to receive tickets. When the Zeppelin tickets arrived, I was, I guess the word is, stoked! And I was towards the front in the orchestra section with M-80s or cherry bombs going off around me. So there was a show going on in the audience. But what happened on stage was surreal. Robert Plant rules. Plain and simple. While, lately, he's switched gears and has recorded and performed bluegrass/folk extensively with Alison Krauss--they're great together--I'll always remember him from the Garden in '77. Zeppelin came to mind again recently when a reunion tour was announced for the band without him. It won't be the same. Let's kick it off with "Kashmir.""Kashmir"
"Rock and Roll"
"Whole Lotta Love"
"Dazed and Confused"
"Nobody's Fault But Mine"
"No Quarter" (Part 1)
"No Quarter" (Part 2)
"Heartbreaker"
"Black Dog"
"Communication Breakdown"
Porter Tubb
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