Led Zeppelin - Mothership


And finally:

In 2007, the remaining members of Led Zeppelin decided to perform live for the Ahmet Ertegun Tribute Concert, honoring the death of the old Atlantic Records executive. To mark the event, Plant, Page, and Jones released Mothership, a greatest hit package put together by the band.

The album has two discs (or 4 LP's) and are split between the Fourth Album and Houses Of The Holy. There are really no surprises on the disc, as every song on the album has always received major radio airplay. Can't really say much more about the album since the music has been reviewed.

Overall, it's a great representation of one of the greatest early heavy metal bands ever.

My rating:

10/10


Boy, this was fun reviewing all these great albums. I think I'll review Van Halen next; however, I think detuned has a Black Sabbath thread to get through. Hurry up, bro!

Patience grasshopper. Black Sabbath forthcoming later today or early tomorrow.

By the way, EXCELLENT job on this thread buddy!!! Top notch!

Excellent job XYZ , nice amount of research and well written. I enjoyed reading your take on each album and everyone else's opinions.

Like detuned stated top notch. :metal:

Thanks guys

I've got a copy of How the West Was Won (cd) on it's way to me, based on some of the high praises it received here. It better be good!! :kickbutt:

Damn... I was away for a couple of weeks and missed almost all of the Purple and Zeppelin threads. I'll try and get on board the Savatage and Saxon ones.

xyz....... get's an A

how is that for full circle?

Thanks for all the praise, guys. I really had a blast.

That's the same version I have.

How are you liking it so far?

There is no booklet I bought it new, and it didn't come with one. I figure the music on the cd's is more than worth the price though.

Led Zeppelin - For Badgeholders Only


Disc 1

1) Since I've Been Loving You
2) No Quarter
3) Ten Years Gone
4) The Battle of Evermore
5) Going to California
6) Black Country Woman /Bron-Y-Aur Stomp

Disc 2

1) White Summer /Black Mountain Side
2) Kashmir
3) Trampled Underfoot
4) Out on the Tiles / Moby Dick
5) Guitar Solo
6) Achilles Last Stand

Disc 3

1) Stairway to Heaven
2) Whole Lotta Love
3) Rock and Roll
4) No Quarter (*)
5) Ten Years Gone (*)
6) Battle of Evermore (*)

(*) Bonus tracks from Madison Square Garden, June 11, 1977 (sound board)

This is a bootleg that I found at a local Zia Records store here in Phoenix. I found it for $6.97, so I figured, "What the heck, it's Zeppelin. It's got to be worth it."

I was pleasantly surprised by this record. It was a bootleg recording from June 23, 1977, at The Forum in L.A.. In terms of bootlegs, I found the sound quality to be pretty good. There are some spots where the audio cuts out, but no one ever expects a bootleg to sound a clean as a studio album.

The performances are tight and energetic; the band sounded really good back in '77. The concert also features special guest, drummer Keith Moon. I believe he sits in with Bonzo during Moby Dick and in some of the encore songs. Overall, a good disc.

My Rating:

10/10

$6.97!!! Man, am I jealous. Sounds like a great disc.

One of the mosty famous bootlegs ever (For Badge Holders Only) that used to cost at least $50 in Toronto (it was 2 separate vinyl releases, maybe 4 LP's ? Zep did perfom LONG concerts) in the 1980s when I seen it , seemed rare at the time to me, as I did not see bootleg vinyl often.

What a score for XYZ.

I have been collecting a LOT of Zeppelin live material,and the LA Forum '77 shows are among the faves out there,with
-Pure Blues ,aka Mudlside (1970 Vancouver)
-Earlscourt '75

- and I personally like the Copenghagen, and Earls Court shows from '79