Comments on: Coolest Shit Ever: Jimmy Page Plays Chopin With Jeff Beck’s Band. Junky Fabulous.

By: The Tortoise and The Hare, Or.. Why John Paul Jones > Jimmy Page « youdopia.com

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 02:39:17 +0000

[...] Zeppelin broke up he taught Electronic Composition at college. Jimmy well… did this. I love Jimmy, I do. He is still my hero. Jonesy is just.. who I would rather be in a band with. [...]

By: Les

Les — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 11:50:49 +0000

This concert has some great moments, but my favorite is the Steve Winwood version of Roadrunner. His keyboard solos, particularly the last one, are models for clarity, tunefulness and concision, a symphony in 30 seconds.

By: admin

admin — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:51:02 +0000

Hi, The Gus. Yes, everything you said about Outrider is true. I don’t like it … at all. The tour had some of the same issues, re: vocals, and the stale, on the beat, backing band (with a 20 year old Jason Bonham), but.. Jimmy’s playing was fantastic. He had his shit together, and the band was tight, if 80’s.

The Zep songs were done brilliantly, the Jimmy songs were done better, the Death Wish songs were good, and even the Firm Songs were better than the Firm. Many of the songs were instrumentals a la Jeff Beck, and he rose to the occasion.

The Worcester show was fantastic. Eric and I had front row seats. Jimmy even played a bit of Dazed and Confused with a pick we threw up onstage. Robert Plant was standing behind the bass stack, not joining in (he played the centrum the next night), and the fags from Aerosmith were there as well.

One day I will send you a show from that tour. Get in line. I have discs from 2006 to mail still.

By: August

August — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:14:08 +0000

That’s pretty. Interesting to hear that the Outrider tour was that good, as I thought the album was disappointingly lame. I don’t think I’ve listened to it more than three times, and traded it in many years ago. Even the few moments of brilliance couldn’t save the bad vocals, bland production, and questionable song selection/arrangements. Just my $.02, of course, and aplologies for any negativity…I love you, Jimmy, and I would love to hear more live stuff from that obscure era(hint, hint, Mr. Blogmaster).

By: TelevisionSux

TelevisionSux — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 05:58:46 +0000

Jimmy has redeemed himself for sure. Talk about a flight of the phoenix. It just goes to show that it is never too late. Never.

By: admin

admin — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:40:40 +0000

You remember. The Outrider show was amazing. Still is (I have it on tape and CD), but the ARMS Tour was a disgrace. The mighty Zep PR machine kept Jimmy’s horrible playing a secret. The legend was still mighty. It’s too bad the ARMS tour wasn’t five or ten years later. Then it would have been really cool to see Beck, Clapton, and Page jamming. However, it was this train wreck that prompted the Zosophonic one to get his shit together.

By: TelevisionSux

TelevisionSux — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 04:23:42 +0000

I have taken a piss with a cigarette in my mouth and I cannot imagine playing guitar while doing it. Jimmy should have doused the blunt and concentrated on his guitar. Sometimes the old razzle dazzle hippie shit does not work. Poor jimmy wears clown shoes. Sad, oh so sad.