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| Farewell to L.A.; Rabbit Records, RR 1, 2, 3; (76:19, 71:17, 72:21) | ||
| 27 June 1977; Great Western Forum; Inglewood, California | ||
| Track Listing: 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, Ten Years Gone, The Battle of Evermore, Going to California, Goin' Down South, Black Country Woman/Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp/Dancing Days, White Summer/Black Mountain Side/Kashmir, Trampled Underfoot, Out On The Tiles/Moby Dick, Page Solo, Achilles Last Stand (slight cut), Stairway To Heaven, Whole Lotta Love/Rock And Roll. | ||
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Comments: Probably the longest show of the '77 Tour, and one of the longest ever,
Zeppelin's last L.A. concert has everything: Extra-long Bonzo/Page
showcases, a 35-minute version of No Quarter, an inspired (and long)
acoustic set, even an eight-minute version of Over The Hills And Far Away.
Like the other L.A. shows, this is a band effort. However, it is Robert Plant who really carries this one. After he gets warmed up, he turns in an outstanding performance, sprinkling the between-song interludes with lots of humorous chatter as usual. Plant is in very strong voice, at his best during the extra long acoustic set. Going To California is perhaps the best-sung version ever. Of course, Page has his moments too, in a great, spiky Over The Hills And Far Away solo. As usual for the '77 Tour, Jimmy is all over the place, brilliant one minute, erratic the next. Fine versions of Trampled Underfoot, Stairway, and possibly a longest-ever No Quarter round things out. Packaging is very nice, a fatboy jewel case with stylized Page/Plant Tour logo, clear trays, plenty of pictures, and an essay on the L.A. '77 shows written by someone whose first language is not English. It's nice to see an effort to do something interesting on a boot release that isn't priced beyond the reach of most collectors. The sound on this set is very consistent and balanced, and is one of the very best audience recordings of the '77 Tour, bettered only by two other L.A. shows, the famous Listen to This Eddie (June 21) and the original vinyl version of For Badgeholders Only (June 23). Only tape hiss prevents it from being rated nine on a scale of one to ten. Other than a small cut in Achilles, and possibly a few missing pieces of Plant chatter, this marathon is complete. Overall Sound Rating: 8.5 Bottom Line: If you like the '77 Tour, pick it up. If you are a fan of earlier, less excessive performances, don't bother. Note: This is the only Zeppelin title on Rabbit, and may be the only Rabbit release of any kind so far. David Anderson 12/27/96 The review for "Farewell to L.A." is ©1997 David Anderson, and may not be reproduced in any media, electronic or otherwise, without the express permission of the author. |
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