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Led Zeppelin :
The Forum, Inglewood, CA
06/27/77
" JUST CAN'T BE SATISFIED "
An endless epic concert closes out
the six night stand at the Forum,
and
Led Zeppelin
start off slow
but by the middle
they reach a great height,
although they
do seem to be
a little tired
at the end.
The 40 minute
No Quarter
contains some
great improvisation
and
Ten Years Gone
is really epic.
A wild and spontaneous
acoustic section is
the centerpiece
of this show
and a riotous
and funky
Trampled Underfoot
is a welcome addition
to the concert.
Jimmy solo is nearly
30 minutes long
and is fairly enjoyable,
although his tuning
in the middle
helps give the impression
that it is rather wandering,
and
Achilles Last Stand
is sloppier than
most versions.
A great end to
the saga though!
The band returns for their sixth
and final night at
The Forum and it's obvious
that the frenzy of the first few
LA shows is wearing thin.
Page's fingers get stuck in
the strings during
The Song Remains the Same
and Plant's voice takes
a few songs to really warm up.
The band flirts with disaster
during an incredibly loose
Sick Again,
constantly on the edge
of falling apart.
As the song ends,
Plant tells the crowd
"we're gonna do our best to play...
until we fall over."
Page adds a beautiful
prologue to the beginning of
Over the Hills and Far Away.
He shreds erratically through
an extended guitar solo.
Plant introduces
Since I've Been Loving You,
which is dedicated to
J.J. Jackson, as
"a song about a little bit of
distress in a relationship."
Jones is introduced as
"the man who went to sleep last night with...
some strawberry tart in
the pocket of his jeans"
before
No Quarter.
The instrumental section begins with
an ominous electric piano interlude,
punctuated by a
shrieking chorus of
Theremin squeals.
Jones's piano solo develops into
an excellent blues improvisation as
Page and Bonzo join in.
Page's fingers are like razor blades
as he slashes and shreds
through a long,
wandering guitar solo.
Jones erupts in a furious
cascade of notes as
the piece nears its conclusion.
Page stumbles through a
lackluster
Ten Years Gone,
unable to find his footing
during the guitar solos.
The Battle of Evermore
is introduced as
"a song that's very reminiscent of
somewhere we're gonna be
in about twenty-four hours time."
Plant dedicates
Going to California to
"every Californian Badge Holder we've ever had."
The band gets into a brief rendition of
Muddy Waters's
I Can't Be Satisfied
prior to
Black Country Woman.
Page breaks a string in the middle of
Bron-Y-Aur Stomp,
which features an abbreviated
acoustic performance of
Dancing Days
during the guitar breakdown.
The crowd erupts as
Kashmir launches into motion.
The band hammers through
an erratic
Trampled Underfoot.
Page embarks on another
endless experimental guitar solo
following
Over the Top,
obsessively repeating the theme
from America during
the electronic noise section.
The band is incredibly loose
during
Achilles Last Stand,
almost to a fault.
Bonzo's performance is
particularly unpredictable.
There is a cleverly disguised
cut in the middle of the song.
Plant announces
"it's been great, six days,
six concerts in LA...
it's been a mind-bender"
before
Stairway to Heaven.
Page fumbles through a choppy,
disjointed guitar solo.
Plant takes time to thank
a number of people, including
"the Badge Holders of California"
before a violently aggressive
Whole Lotta Love.
The band closes the show
with a riotous
Rock and Roll.
An explosive finale to
the band's final performance
in the city that has become
their second home.
TRACKLIST
CD 1
The Song Remains the Same
The Rover / Sick Again
Nobody's Fault But Mine
Over the Hills and Far Away
Since I've Been Loving You
No Quarter
CD 2
Ten Years Gone
The Battle of Evermore
Going to California
Going Down South
(Just Can't Be Satisfied)
Black Country Woman
Bron-Y-Aur Stomp
Dancing Days
White Summer
Black Mountain Side
Kashmir
Trampled Underfoot
CD 3
Over the Top
(Moby Dick)
Guitar Solo
Achilles Last Stand
Stairway to Heaven
Whole Lotta Love
Rock and Roll
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