Listen to This, Eddie
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Listen To This, Eddie | |
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Los Angeles Forum, Inglewood, California | |
Label | Rock Solid Records |
Listen To This, Eddie is a
Overview
The concert was recorded by a member of the audience,
The cover art for the album featured the same group image of the band member's faces from the back cover of
Listen To This, Eddie is highly regarded amongst collectors not only because of the highly energetic performance by the band but also because it was captured in exceptionally good audio quality.[4] This can largely be attributed to the dedication and experience of Millard, who by 1977 had already made several bootleg recordings of other concerts performed at the Los Angeles Forum. It is believed that he recorded this particular show from row six.
The complete Millard recording lasts 190 minutes and includes the entire concert (including encores). It was the first of six shows at the Los Angeles Forum by Led Zeppelin, which came towards the end of its
The performance itself is regarded by some critics as being one of the best concerts of the 1977 tour,[4] with Jimmy Page performing lengthy solos and John Bonham playing drums heavily, yet with precision. Robert Plant is very talkative and despite the damage done to his voice and range from constant touring he sounds quite good for this point in the band's history. The band is also open for lengthy improvisations, as evidenced on "No Quarter", on which John Paul Jones guides the band to multiple instrumental jams.
Album title
There are two unconfirmed theories about the meaning of the title "Listen To This, Eddie". Neither theory has firm evidence to back it up.
The first theory is that it is a reference to Eddie Van Halen of the band Van Halen, who in interviews has criticised the playing ability of Led Zeppelin guitarist, Jimmy Page.[5] In particular, in an interview that Van Halen had given in January 1981 to Guitar World magazine, he was quoted as saying "Jimmy Page is an excellent producer. Led Zeppelin and Led Zeppelin II are classics. As a player, he's very good in the studio. I never saw him play well live. He's very sloppy. He plays like he's got a broken hand and he's two years old. But if you put out a good album and play like a two-year-old live. What's the purpose?"[6] Following this line of thinking, the title is a call to “Eddie" to listen to the recording of this brilliant performance and think again.
The second theory comes from a Shockwaves Magazine article by Pat O'Connor entitled "The Ten Greatest Bootlegs",.[7] According to O'Connor, the "Eddie" in the title is audio engineer Eddie Kramer, and not Eddie Van Halen, implying that even Kramer would be impressed by such an outstanding bootleg recording.
Set list
- "The Song Remains The Same"
- "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"
- "Black Country Woman"
- "Bron-Y-Aur Stomp"
- "White Summer/Black Mountain Side"
- "Kashmir"
- "Out on the Tiles/Moby Dick"
- "Heartbreaker"
- Jimmy Page Star Spangled Banner" & "Dixie")
- "Achilles Last Stand"
- "Stairway to Heaven"
- "Whole Lotta Love" (Encore)
- "Rock and Roll" (Encore)
Neil Young recording
Listen to This, Eddie is also the title of a bootleg recording of a June 24, 1995 performance by
See also
References
- ^ "Led Zeppelin | Official Website The Forum - June 21, 1977". Ledzeppelin.com. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Top 10 Led Zeppelin Live Bootlegs". Ultimate Classic Rock. 22 December 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ISBN 978-0-85712-220-9.
- ^ ISBN 0-9698080-7-0, p. 394.
- ISBN 0-7119-5307-4, p. 111.
- ^ "Eddie Van Halen Bio". Classicvanhalen.com. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
- ^ O'Connor,Pat, The Ten Greatest Bootlegs, Shockwaves Magazine.
- ^ "Pearl Jam & Neil Young Concert Review - 1995". Thrasherswheat.org. Retrieved 17 May 2021.