Superb performance and sound quality - A friend of mine asked me to sell some used CD s for her on Ebay, and this was one of them. I decided (for some reason) to give it a listen as I was headed out the door one Sunday afternoon. My attitude was Let me hear how much this sucks. After all, Jimmy Page, Black Crowes...yeah OK this is gonna suck like a vacuum cleaner. I came home, called my friend and asked if I could keep this one for myself. Yes, it s that good. Simply put the energy of this performance via the Black Crowes is amazing, and then you add Page to the mix and you have one hot band. I would have bet that no way could this band measure up to Led Zeppelin, but they come mighty close for my money. Another point is the sound...it literally jumps out of the speakers. Not sure how they recorded it but damn it hits you square in the chest, just like a well recorded concert should. Yes it s a trip down memory lane for Page but for me it s well worth a listen and a must have if you re a Crowes for Zep fan. Just go and buy it already!H777
truly awesome - Given it is the Black Crowes and Page I expected good things, however I was blown away. If you like bluesy, sexy, powerful driven music - then this is for you. This combination makes In My Time of Dying, Custard Pie, Celebration Day and Out on the Tiles rock. They slide through Ten Years Gone, Your Time is Gonna Come and The Lemon Song in ways that will give you new appreciation for the music. Page hits a few sour notes in his solos, but beyond that this is certainly worthy of purchase.
Great Rock - Is Great, NO Matter Who s Playing It - Folks - come on, great rock is just that, no matter who s playing it. The Black Crows kick some serious behind all by themselves - and put Jimmy in there with them and what do you have??? WHEW, this CD really gets it on. I m an old guy (old enough to have seen Zepplen on their FIRST US tour in 1969) and have loved them ever since, but there s no point in talking about being a purist, this is quality work by a bunch of quality musicians and for a live recording, I think the mix is quite good. So, enough said, if you want super hot classic rock tunes to shake things up with, this is the single coolest CD you need, absolutely mate
Not good if you are a true Plant fan. Dissappointing for me. - I m a huge Led Zeppelin fan and Black Crowes fan and thought that this CD was going to Rock. I d say if your are more of a Crowes fan this would be a 5 star, but if you are a true Robert Plant fan...I d give it a 2. A let down on most songs except the few that were not Zeppelin. Just not the same, maybe if the songs were changed to be more their own. Just didn t live up to what I thought it could be.
An astonishing reprise of Led Zeppelin! - This CD will knock you out of your seat!I don t know who had the great sense to record and market this fantastic live performance but they should be awarded both a Nobel and a Pulitzer. Just listen to the first track (Celebration Day) and you ll have a sense of the entire brilliant work.Here we see combined a lot of cuts from both Led Zeppelin II and III, two of my three favorite classic rock albums of all time, by these masters of rock and, WOW, what a ride! There are also cuts from other great Led Zeppelin albums.The beauty of the songs found herein is that the band/singers stayed VERY close to the original sounds and guitar riff techniques. You ll swear that you re listening to Led Zeppelin in their early days when you hear the guttral, raw essence of these songs. I ve been a guitar player for 40 years and this is some very fine work.I don t buy a lot of live performance albums, especially recent releases, but this one is a big exception to that rule. You can t listen to this one soon enough, folks!See my listmania lists for more great Classic Rock choices.