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Live Albums By Led Zeppelin

Led Zeppelin helped invent blues based hard rock and have created some classic studio albums that rank highly in the best albums lists and songs like Whole Lotta Love, Stairway To Heaven and Kashmir.

With Robert Plant on vocals, Jimmy Page guitar, John Paul Jones on bass and John Bonham as the drummer, they created the classic 1970s look for rock bands. They broke up when John Bonham died in 1980.

It’s useful to see the timing of the studio albums before we look in detail at the live albums.

Studio Albums by Led Zeppelin

1969 – Led Zeppelin – includes Commuication Breakdown
1969 – Led Zeppelin II – includes Whole Lotta Love
1970 – Led Zeppelin III – includes the Immigrant Song which isn’t representative of the acoustic folk of other songs
1971 – Led Zeppelin IV – includes Stairway To Heaven, Rock’n’Roll and Black Dog
1973 – Houses of the Holy
1975 – Physical Graffiti – the album that includes Kashmir
1976 – Presence
1979 – In Through the Out Door
1982 – Coda

Some say they were even better live where they were free to improvise, using their songs as a base.

Live Albums by Led Zeppelin

So far there are four Led Zeppelin live recordings and another live recording available as a bonus:

1969 Live In Paris sold with Led Zeppelin 1
1969/71 – BBC Sessions
1972 – How The West Was Won
1973 – The Song Remains The Same
2007 – Celebration Day

Celebration Day is the recording of a one-off reunion concert to commemorate the life of the founder of Atlantic Records, Ahmet Ertegun.

What’s very much missing is a live album from the mid to late 1970s. I’d love to hear something from the 1975 tour to promote the Physical Graffiti album. They didn’t tour in 1976 as Robert Plant and his wife were hurt in a road accident. They toured again in 1977 but it ended prematurely when Plant’s five year old song died and it looked as if the group might break up.

In 1979 Led Zeppelin toured a little and headlined at the Knebworth festival.

Page and Plant got together in the 1990s and recorded an “unplugged” album called no Quarter which includes Kashmir.

There is a readers poll to find the best Led Zeppelin live album

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Buying Albums By Led Zeppelin

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What Are The Best Live Albums Of All Time?

Led Zeppelin live albums are nominated in the readers polls to discover:

The Best Live Blues Rock Albums
The Best Live Heavy Metal Albums

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Led Zeppelin – The Thoughts of Pete Pardo

I’m bringing in some excellent videos from Pete Pardo, from the Sea of Tranquility website about Led Zeppelin.

Sadly we don’t have many live albums from Led Zeppelin, as we’re limited to The Song Remains The Same from the 1970s, the Live At The BBC album and How The West Was Won. We also had their one night only reunion album, Celebration Day.

I definitely feel there is a market for albums from 1975 and 1978.

However their studio albums form the basis of what’s in extended form on their live albums and it’s worth understanding/knowing more about these famous albums. My favourite is Physical Graffiti. Continue reading Led Zeppelin – The Thoughts of Pete Pardo

Led Zeppelin Live In Paris 1969

A live recording of Led Zeppelin performing in concert in Paris in October 1969 is a bonus for the remastered, deluxe version of Led Zeppelin 1.

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Jimmy Page & The Black Crowes Live At The Greek 1999

Live At The Greek is a live album by Jimmy Page & The Black Crowes.

It was recorded at the Greek Theatre, Los Angeles on the 18th and 19th October 1999 and released in February 2000.

Jimmy Page & The Black Crowes Live At The Greek

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Led Zeppelin IV Played Live

Today I am looking at how Led Zeppelin IV has been represented on the band’s live albums.

Led Zeppelin IV is one of the most famous and best selling classic rock albums. Are these famous tracks better live or in the studio?

Led Zeppelin IV Played Live

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What Is The Best Led Zeppelin Live Album?

This page asks readers to vote in two polls to find:

  • the best live album by Led Zeppelin
  • the best studio album by Led Zeppelin

What Are The Best Live Albums By Led Zeppelin?

What do you think is the best live album released by Led Zeppelin?

Now that Celebration Day has been released there are four Led Zeppelin live albums to choose but will it come top of the poll or will people revert to BBC Sessions, How The West Was Won or The Song Remains The Same?

I’d like to think that there are more archive recordings of Led Zeppelin concerts on the way. I was reading that Jimmy Page has been working on creating special edition packages of the studio albums. Other artists sometimes include a live album as a bonus.

I’d love to hear a Led Zeppelin live album from the Physical Graffiti tour with Kashmir, Trampled Underfoot and Houses Of The Holy. I’d also like to hear what they did with songs from Presence and especially Achilles Last Stand live.

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Led Zeppelin Celebration Day 2007

Led Zeppelin have announced the release of multi-format recordings on the December 10th, 2007 reunion concert from the O2 Arena in London.

The film version of Celebration Day will be in cinemas from October 17th, 2012.

The CD and DVD versions of Celebration Day will follow on November 19th, 2012.

Celebration Day by Led Zeppelin

Led Zeppelin At The O2 Arena London

The reunion concert received rave reviews from those who were lucky enough to attend but how will the 2007 version of Zeppelin stand up in comparison with the 1972 and 1973 versions captured on How The West Was Won and The Song Remains The Same? Continue reading Led Zeppelin Celebration Day 2007

Led Zeppelin BBC Sessions 1969 & 1971

Led Zeppelin BBC Sessions includes an in concert performance of the band from April 1971 as well as live in the studio recordings and songs from gigs in 1969.

It’s often overlooked as a Led Zeppelin live album with much more attention given to:

How The West Was Won – 1972

The Song Remains The Same – 1973

The 2012 release of the reunion concert, Celebration Day has also drawn attention away from the BBC Sessions album. After all how many live Led Zeppelin albums do most fans need?

I think that’s a shame.

What we get on this album are:

  1. John Peel’s Top Gear – recorded from the Playhouse Theatre, London on 3 March 1969 (CD1 tracks 1,2,4)
  2. Chris Grant’s Tasty Pop Sundae – recorded at Aeolian Hall studio 2 on 16 June 1969 (CD1 tracks 3,5,10)
  3. John Peel’s Top Gear – recorded at Maida Vale studio 4 on 24 June 1969 (CD1 tracks 6 to 9)
  4. On Night Stand – recorded from the Playhouse Theatre on 27 June 1969 (CD1 tracks 11 – 14)
  5. In Concert – recorded from the Playhouse Theatre, London on 1 April 1971 (all CD2)

Led Zeppelin BBC Sessions Overall Review Rating – 23/30

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Led Zeppelin How The West Was Won 1972

How The West Was Won is a live album by Led Zeppelin from gigs in June 1972 at the LA Forum and Long Beach Arena in the USA.

The world waited for a long time for a Led Zeppelin live album and when it did appear, The Song Remains The Same received a disappointing reception although it’s been improved with the extended reissue.

How The West Was Won was released in 2003 and was immediately acclaimed as the real sound of Led Zeppelin live.

Led Zeppelin How The West Was Won Overall rating – 25/30

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Led Zeppelin The Song Remains The Same 1973

The Song Remains The Same was the first Led Zeppelin live album issued from 1973 concerts at the Madison Square Garden, New York which promoted the House Of The Holy studio album.

It was released in 1976 as the soundtrack to the concert film of the same name.

Led Zeppelin are known for their great live performances and they’ve become one of the most heavily bootlegged artists in the world.

It was re-issued in 2007 with a much better sound and with extra songs included. This makes it much more comparable with the other big Zeppelin live album, How The West Was Won.

Led Zeppelin The Song Remains The Same

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