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Share A Truly Amazing Musician A Drummer’s Drummer This is a sad video, but one I’d not seen before. It was recently discovered and posted in the forums of my favorite Led Zeppelin site, Royal Orleans. There’s not really any good footage of band members, although you can see a bunch of people file past [...]
ShareThe Legendary Bath Festival 6/28/70 Led Zeppelin’s “Best” Performance Anyone who ever went through any sort of Led Zeppelin phase, is familiar with the pictures of Jimmy Page wearing an overcoat and a “yokel” hat onstage. The Bath Festival has been held in quite reverence ever since they got offstage, back in 1970. The sun [...]
Share Hello there, hominids. Yesterday in one of my Led Zeppelin forums, someone posted a link to an entire Led Zeppelin (audio) concert, on YouTube. The show is 8/31/71, Orlando, FL. It’s an excellent soundboard recording, that also captures the energy of the crowd. Jimmy Page (pbuh) is at top form, Robert Plant is still [...]
ShareI shocked to see that Gary Moore passed away over the weekend. I never really got into his music, but I always liked his playing. From his days with Thin Lizzy, to his bluesy stuff, and even his solos on the second Traveling Wilburys album, he never seemed to play badly. I am most familiar [...]
ShareThirty years, Youdopia. That’s a long time. John Bonham died at the age of 32. That’s ten years younger than I am now. If I had died ten years ago, I would have missed out on the best part of my life. John Bonham was so good that he’s one of the very few rock [...]
SharePic from Bonzo’s Last Gig 7/7/80 Berlin This one is bittersweet, Youdopia. Today is the 30th anniversary of Led Zeppelin’s last show with John Bonham. They played Berlin, and as most people know, the 1980 tour was not a high point for the band. I will say that they were pulling it together, though. The [...]
Share Led Zeppelin is a passion of mine, as I’m sure you know, Youdopia. I have been a fan for almost 30 years now. John Bonham is one of the main reasons Led Zeppelin has maintained such prominence in the pantheon, three decades after his demise. He is arguably the best rock drummer ever. That’s [...]
Share Lip Syncing But Still Cool Early Zeppelin Guess what I woke up to, Youdopia? A brand new Led Zeppelin video. It’s not new, really, it’s newly discovered. In 1969 Led Zeppelin lip synced Babe I’m Gonna Leave You, and You Shook Me for the German tv show, The Beat Club. Babe was discovered a [...]
