@boogiemaam This man was full of talent and people gave him so much shit. He was picked for a reason. I like him a little better than Jason honestly. But, I love both lol
I think this tour was wonderful. Wonderful to see and hear Page and plant and Their band which was not intended to be Zeppelin. Just to see and hear them was worth the price of admission. I heard say that this tour was thrown together quick and Jimmie didn't have enough time to go over the old stuff. Hence Jimmie not playing the solos on some of the tunes. I know if I was Jimmie I wouldn't want to struggle through a solo i wasn't sure about.
-___________________- Why is there a 2nd guitarist ? WHEN YOU HAVE JIMMY PAGE you don't need ANOTHER guitarist o.- , and Jimmy only had one solo -____-
@FcBarcaman1193 lazy? can't play it as clean as fans would expect? not wanting to be judged? who knows, right? Billy joel used to have someone sing high parts for him in the 80's in concert.
@FcBarcaman1193 Yes. I agree. I also know that Coldplay uses tracks from their recordings 2 'enhance' their shows. And I have read on their fan sites that today's Coldplay fan doesn't care. They want it 2 be awesome (whatever that means to them).
I saw The Modern Jazz Quartet 20 years ago in Las Vegas - no microphones. Everyone had to adjust to the sound and listen harder in the auditorium, but it was phenomenal.
Check out 'When Giants Ruled The Earth'. Good read. It's on audio book, too.
When I first saw Mr. Clean onstage with Jimmy and Robert filling in on the solos, I thought "Ohhhh S***, A mistake...." BUT! I guess he grew on me after awhile and now i use Mr. Clean products more!! XD. But in all seriousness, he rocks. He is a great guitarist and if Jimmy and RObert like him, why shouldn't we. Watch him play. He definitely is feeling the music and doing well!@
Porl is a great drummer... Yes I have seen people say this before lol. So how can we listen to them if they cannot see he is obviously the guitarist? He was picked by Page and Plant. He has a different style, but rocks :)
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Unfortunate to see our Guitar Hero Jimmy Page making a fool of himself insisting on playing that damn doubleneck Gibson SG, he hasn't the strength ... it sounds crap, thus Porl Thompson, ugh !
I wished they'd put out a good Page & Plant dvd with more electric stuff. UNLEDDED was good to start it all off. But I'd like to see more of this stuff released. Sureky they can remix & edit it and get a good soundtrack to it.
I'm just wondering - what the hell is doing that bald guitarist on stage??? And doing Jimmy's guitar solos??? So, what's the great Jimmy Page now? A rhythm guitarist??
Mother fuckers! Jimmy Page WAS the Led Zeppelin! He was the MAIN key of Zeppelin's sucess!
@omeu1 Oh, Jimmy Page did happen to day that this "bald guitarist" was the best guitarist he had ever heard. His name is Porl Thompson. Genius. Look him up, ignoramus.
This song is one of the finest rock guitar creations. Followed by The Rain song on the album, another piece of art. They don't make them like that anymore.
Michael Lee? Is it the same Michael Lee that played with "The Cult?" He is relentless on this track. If ludwigking is correct, it is too bad he is dead. He certainly knows how to play the toms.
That looks like Michael Lee who was very good. Unfortunately, he is on a permanent "chill" now. Sadly, he passed from a seizure. He played with them on the Page/Plant tour also.
Jimmy Page often talked about having another guitarist on for live shows even during Zeppelin era.Of course they never did it but for Page/Plant they brought in Porl Thompson. For songs like this it helps having 2 guitar players. Although with Page you don't need another player it's nice. As far as whos better come on now Page is a legend, that doesn't mean Porl isn't good but to compare with Page well there is no comparison I think Porl would agree as would most other guitar playersh
Porl is great. And I can understand why Jimmy would want him in the band. But having another guitar player in a band that already has Jimmy Page in it isn't necessary.
I saw 4 shows on this tour. I'm not sure what the rest of the tour was like but at each show I saw Porl consistently outplayed Page. I know it isn't a contest out there, but frankly it was pretty hard to miss.
By the end of the final show I saw I was hoping they'd relegate Page to rhythm duties and let Porl have all the leads like The Who used to do with Townshend.
are you kidding me? page wrote all those licks... this port guy had no creative input... at this stage in page's career he wasn't at his prime... but to say he should be relegated to rythym is a fuckin joke.
this port plays the licks just fine but tons of people could do that... he could never had written such a masterpiece hence the reason no one knows who the fuck he is... also watch him play, his technique his mad nub hes using his index and middle finger instead of his ring... thats something i used to do when i was 13 playing guitar, before i had taken any lessons and learned about positioning. Page was justified in firing this noooob.
He's an acomplished guitarist in his own right with the Cure, and get his name right it's Porl not Port. Both bands are amazing and both guitarists are amazing. Just because someone criticises your idol doesn't mean you should start being rude about others, grow up. It's almost as if you still are 13.
i dont know about amazing. Page is, Porl is not. The cure, while still an accomplished band, are not known for great guitar work, unlike zeppelin. Page pwns Porl. End of argument.
Seems my original comment was deleted, but try to calm it down a bit there Spike. My post wasn't comparing their lifetime achievements, it was a note that at every Page/Plant show I saw (it was 4 on that tour) Thompson was noticeably better than Page. If that sets you off your rocker it's no sweat off my back. I was actually there, you were what all of 14 years old at the time? Jimmy and Porl are good friends by the way, I imagine they'd share a pretty good laugh over your childish rants.
Actually I don't think Porl is on a race with Page, for years now Thompson had said that Jimmy is a Master to be follow, So it was quite a honor to play on the same stage, by the way, Jimmy let Porl do his Solo. Porl pwns hurley1 my friend.
@curedtc4 ur right. In real life it was a bummer to see Porl take the solos, but Page never did a 6 sting solo anyway, so Porl is doing something from the record that Zep never did live, and time has treated Porl's tone and choice of notes well. He did a good job in a villain's role.
Hurley started what scene? they just started the cure...and are brilliant. Man you are a twit...poor baby, is the world dragging you down? twit twit twit
Man you are a mouth of gas. Who the hell are you talking about breaking up? or a broken fag? who cares about a broken fag...you cant smoke it...you just get another one from the pack....or is that you mean to be homophobic..lovely since the Robert Plant is bi-sexual...twit, you are ...a twit
WOW! wtf are you rambling on about to dumb limey? Faggot means gay. The cure is for gay little boys who cry when their girlfriend breaks up with them. Hence the reason I said they started the emo scene. Are you trying to be a stereotypical britt? Let me guess you have crooked teeth and you sweep chimneys for a living?
I am not a limey, but since you do not like limey's I guess you hate led Zep as well. Since when did the cure start a "emo scene" . No they started the Cure, anything after that is coincidence. Ps...your hate and usage of words only push you further in the closet you so desperately can not stand. Talk about a stereotype.
never said I didn't like 'em. I just said you were rambling on about a fag being a cigarette. Pointless. Obviously that's not what I was referring too. The Cure is shit. 'nough said.
You have problems with remembering your word usage and when you use these words, check back on your "fag" comments. Me "rambling" on about a fag being a cigarette was irony, and a downplay on your fascist comments.
What kind of comment is this? Its almost like someone trying to join in a conversation about history, and this fool chimes in with how they love Fiction when the conversation is about Abraham Lincoln. Queer? The only odd or strange parts of this is you chiming in with words that make no sense to the comments made....you little troll
Nope, not kidding. I was there, you were what, all of 14 years old at the time? Note that my post wasn't a comparison of their lifetime achievements, it was a simple observation. I didn't say that Porl is a better guitarist than Page, nor did I say he has achieved more as a player because he rather obviously hasn't. I said he was better ON THAT TOUR. Thompson and Page are good friends, by the way. I'm sure they'd share a good laugh over childish rants such as yours.
I agree with you. Michael Lee is a damn good drummer though. I saw him with Page and Plant in '98 and he kicked major ass. Not as much as Bonham would, of course. But he was still a good choice for the band.
What about JPJ? No-one seems to give the poor guy any credit! I mean, Page and Plant said they didn't want to carry on with Led Zep because of Bonzo's death but basically they actually did was sack Jones and bring in new musicians!
A friend of mine saw Page & Plant during this tour and said that when they started to play this song the crowd went absolutely nuts. This song kicks that much ass!!!
What happend to this INCREDIBLE DRUMMER? Michael Lee. He did the No Quarter DVD too. I cant find him anywhere. He is Devestatingly good. Of course Jimmy Page has aged and so has his guitar playing. The guy in the background at the end "wow. That was Great!" Thats cute. Thanks for this cool video.
Jimmy Page is quoted in a 1977 article (Trowser Press I believe) as saying he wanted to work with a 2nd guitar player, but he didn't think Zeppelin fans would understand. A 2nd guitar player is something Jimmy wanted at times. Jimmy got rid of Porhl after reports that fans couldn't hear Page playing throughout 95 tour.
You all keep making comments about how awful Page sounds, but look at anyone from then, now. Clapton, for example is fucking horrible and a bore to listen to. The ridiculous Cocaine redux they always play on the radio. We're talking about rock gods of the seventies. I am glad to see them alive and well, but in their sixties and seventies do you really expect to hear what they were back when they we're in their twenties? Keep in mind Robert Plant was 19 when Zep started, and that was 40 years ago
i hate to say it but i think page isnt playting lead becuase he would fuck up his own leads he wrote i know page was angry in 85 as to how they sounded i love jimmy page but he druged himself to death i hope he still has it some where deep down inside
I just read through the comments -- Trust me, there was a certain feel to the song that night that doesn't make it through the video. I was sitting behind the stage taping the video screen on this one. The drums were amazing live, but behind the stage in an arena, you aren't going to get the best sound with a the video camcorder. This song was intense live...I've heard a thousand Zepp bootlegs of TSRTS, but it is on another level when you feel the song perfomed live...
Great Stuff!! I am the one that taped this show. The original DIVX AVI I encoded with wasn't playing on my new machine -- glad to see it still alive! I still have the tape of this full show in a closet somewhere.
Show some respect for the "bald guy". He is Porl Thompson from The Cure and before he had reached the age of 20 he had already become a local guitar legend. Besides if he weren't good Robert & Page wouldn't have asked him to play with them. Right?
Nope this wasnt zep, I like to think of this as Pagey trying to recreate the 'album' sound in gigs like this, listen to the bloody music then You might get it! Zeppelin NEVER played exact replica's of what they recorded, which is what made them so fucking great, they had the talent to expand...
Just to go off at a tangent - i've watched the progress of michael lee - drums -over the years when he started with the little angels, and i can honestly say he is without doubt the most complete rock drummer ever. I'm an old fart now but i've been in percussion for fifty odd years and seen them all. Debate please - about the drummer!
i am a huge zeppelin fan, but who in the hell was that asshole playing the other guitar? the best thing about zeppelin live is the way jimmy puts together all of the studio parts of the songs into one and plays it live as one track. that is probably the most fascinating thing about watching him - other than the fact that music just pours out of him. i stopped the song immediately when i saw that other douche bag.
haha, whatever dude. you probably listen to creed and shit like that. did you honestly think that was amazing? i dont believe you really do. there is no reason why jimmy should have assistance with any zeppelin song. i think he should re-evaluate after doing something like that as much as i am a fan anyway.
ah, no, if i listened to "Creed and shit" i woudlnt be looking at this vid would i?
And dont subscribe to the myth that all music today sucks. There is just as much good music today as there was yestreday, and there was just as much garbage yestreday as there is today. You have to put effort into finding the great stuff. Look up Derek Trucks, Tommy Emmanual, The Black Keys and Gov't Mule if you doubt me
and Porl Thompson is the guitar player for The Cure. I didnt think the vid was "amazing" but it was certainly high quality. This isn't Zeppelin, and Page can add whoever he wants to the band without disturbing the chemistry. It's not a closed off 4 piece band like Zepelin was.
yeah, actually it is. when you listen to zeppelin, you hear page, save when plant is singing. he was also a great poet/songwriter/singer. as was jones a bass and keyboard player. bonham was great but not exceptional - he was with an exceptional group. thats the end of it. there is no place for anyone to play any tracks over jimmy in any zeppelin music. if you have ever seen any live footage prior to this then you would understand.
please stpo making assumptions about me and what music i have listened too, thx. No this is not Led Zeppelin, this is Page and Plant. Jones and Bonham are missing, and they were just as important. Jimmy is not as good as he once was, and i think its important to note that his opinion on whether there shoudl be another guitarist is more important than either of ours.
i think the bald guy on guitar is porl thompson he's part of the strange sensation (robert's band on his next two albums) at any rate it is not david gilmmour of pink floyd
Yeah the bald guy is porl thompson he was part on the strange sensation at this point and prior to that he was with The Cure as the second lead guitarist he's back with The Cure again now though :).
reminds me of Elvis right before he died. I'd say from the looks of Page here he's lucky to have escaped death during that time in his life. He look pretty good and is playing pretty good too again now.
I was told by a friend of mine that Porl Thompson basically blew Page off the stage on this tour. Page is here playing a bunch of boring chords, and meanwhile watch Thompson tearing it up. As for "not needing his services" Thompson was only busy playing stadiums for 10 years with the Cure? HELLO? Do you think the guy cares? Give me a break. He probably did this tour for fun. Plain & Simple.
Page was extemely out of practice for this tour and was frustated that he could not play the way he wanted to. For this reason Porl was asked to do the tour. Once this tour was done Jimmy really practiced for the Clarksdale CD and 98 tour. On the 98 tour they toured as a four piece band and Jimmy was amazing. It was like seeing two differnt guitarist from one tour to the next. Porl is awesome but don't forget who's licks he is playing on this video. Jimmy Page is one of a kind.
That may be so but I saw them at Wembley Arena in 1995 and Page's playing was amazing. Way better than when I saw him in 1998 but that's one concert against just one other.
I saw this tour when it passed through Indy...porl is good but wrong for this his soling was way out of step to me so I can see why he was let go...!!
I hear they are gearing up again for a tour in 08..and Im there no matter where in the world I can catch them..older much richer now platinum rocks
Yessss!!!!!! Thanks for posting this! I attended Page/Plant shows elsewhere & when they broke into *this* one I just lost it (hadn't seen them do this live since I saw Zep in '77), so I think the reaction of that awestruck gent at the end of your video is just priceless! (makes it almost like being there again!)
The 1995 tour was superb, even though Page looked bad, he played soooooooooooo well (at Wembley when I saw them, at least). Still the best gig I've ever seen.
Page should have played more solos in that song but I understand why he didn't. He had a second guitarist to get a "fuller" sound and I guess Jimmy figured that the other guy couldn't pull off the rythm as good as he could. So Jimmy was like,"You play the little solos and I'll execute the main, amazing, massive sound that will radiate divinity from my double neck guitar! Because you can't pull off a lot of the stuff I can pull off!"
this song is one of the greatest human achievements of all time...unless, of course......ALIENS.
HardAsARock222 3 months ago
This drummer was soooooooooooooo underknown and appreciated. He was freakin' born to drum.
boogiemaam 5 months ago
@boogiemaam This man was full of talent and people gave him so much shit. He was picked for a reason. I like him a little better than Jason honestly. But, I love both lol
JustinDavidPierce 4 months ago
I think this tour was wonderful. Wonderful to see and hear Page and plant and Their band which was not intended to be Zeppelin. Just to see and hear them was worth the price of admission. I heard say that this tour was thrown together quick and Jimmie didn't have enough time to go over the old stuff. Hence Jimmie not playing the solos on some of the tunes. I know if I was Jimmie I wouldn't want to struggle through a solo i wasn't sure about.
kevykev38 5 months ago
Well I wasnt there, but I did see this tour. yay!
zephead26 6 months ago
is it just me or does it seem at the beginning of the song Jimmy is just goofing off, and he is still kicking ass
wanganghost 6 months ago
Even without the 2 original members they still sound good!
LoganUpABongHit 6 months ago
AAAAAAAAAAH! I Wish I Was thERE
Erey15 6 months ago
Jimmy Page is my hero
raileymartin 7 months ago
Micheal Lee is my hero.
jimihendrixtribute 7 months ago
Robert Plant my hero
MsPiotto 10 months ago
Roberttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt
MsPiotto 10 months ago
Robert Plant the best always
My hero
Fantasstic
MsPiotto 10 months ago
I have to say.. I'm sorry Jimmy. But this video was ruined for me when I saw that other guitarist.
bonzo971 1 year ago
@bonzo971 I think it's a strong live version. And Plant sounds better on this than he did in the latter days of Zeppelin.
tjcoffey 1 year ago
@tjcoffey almost 20 years since he lost his son and the car accident. they had an affect on him in the late 70's.
WayneYonke 11 months ago
My all time favorite Zep song! Hammer of the Gods!!
momo1mark 1 year ago
-___________________- Why is there a 2nd guitarist ? WHEN YOU HAVE JIMMY PAGE you don't need ANOTHER guitarist o.- , and Jimmy only had one solo -____-
FcBarcaman1193 1 year ago
@FcBarcaman1193 lazy? can't play it as clean as fans would expect? not wanting to be judged? who knows, right? Billy joel used to have someone sing high parts for him in the 80's in concert.
WayneYonke 11 months ago
@WayneYonke But still he's JIMMY PAGE , he doesn't need a second guitarist
FcBarcaman1193 11 months ago
@FcBarcaman1193 Yes. I agree. I also know that Coldplay uses tracks from their recordings 2 'enhance' their shows. And I have read on their fan sites that today's Coldplay fan doesn't care. They want it 2 be awesome (whatever that means to them).
I saw The Modern Jazz Quartet 20 years ago in Las Vegas - no microphones. Everyone had to adjust to the sound and listen harder in the auditorium, but it was phenomenal.
Check out 'When Giants Ruled The Earth'. Good read. It's on audio book, too.
WayneYonke 11 months ago
I saw them on this tour and it was fuckin killer!!!!
terry2tone 1 year ago
15 days before I saw them. Good times, good times.
jplitch 1 year ago
When I first saw Mr. Clean onstage with Jimmy and Robert filling in on the solos, I thought "Ohhhh S***, A mistake...." BUT! I guess he grew on me after awhile and now i use Mr. Clean products more!! XD. But in all seriousness, he rocks. He is a great guitarist and if Jimmy and RObert like him, why shouldn't we. Watch him play. He definitely is feeling the music and doing well!@
JustinPierce1226 1 year ago
Hot Damn!!
tjcoffey 1 year ago
Porl is a great drummer... Yes I have seen people say this before lol. So how can we listen to them if they cannot see he is obviously the guitarist? He was picked by Page and Plant. He has a different style, but rocks :)
JustinPierce1226 1 year ago
i think the drummer is about to come in his pants...way ott man
pocketspatel 2 years ago
The drummer's overdoing it.
wonderwhaz797 2 years ago
who the heck is doing the solos? looks like billy corgan kinda haha. but why isnt jimmy playing lead?
skyman2300 2 years ago
@skyman2300... porl thompson from the Cure
zed0469 2 years ago
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Unfortunate to see our Guitar Hero Jimmy Page making a fool of himself insisting on playing that damn doubleneck Gibson SG, he hasn't the strength ... it sounds crap, thus Porl Thompson, ugh !
Bruce097 2 years ago
I love Michael Lee.......
damienaline 2 years ago
By the way....Porl Thompson did a pretty damned good job on the solos.
enforcer4444 2 years ago 2
I wished they'd put out a good Page & Plant dvd with more electric stuff. UNLEDDED was good to start it all off. But I'd like to see more of this stuff released. Sureky they can remix & edit it and get a good soundtrack to it.
enforcer4444 2 years ago
Page and plant 98!
krellamps 2 years ago
@krellamps - they were better in 1995.
capricious71 2 years ago
I'm just wondering - what the hell is doing that bald guitarist on stage??? And doing Jimmy's guitar solos??? So, what's the great Jimmy Page now? A rhythm guitarist??
Mother fuckers! Jimmy Page WAS the Led Zeppelin! He was the MAIN key of Zeppelin's sucess!
omeu1 2 years ago 3
Yeah, the bald guy was Porl Thompson from The Cure taking those solos. I was a little miffed about him playing Page's leads, but oh well...
mikeydhh 2 years ago
One musn't forget JPJ. He was ALSO a key ingredient to Zep's success. Never forget the genius of ALL of the original cast.
NeroBNiv 2 years ago
@omeu1 Oh, Jimmy Page did happen to day that this "bald guitarist" was the best guitarist he had ever heard. His name is Porl Thompson. Genius. Look him up, ignoramus.
despayre 2 years ago
i love the crowds singing at the beginning
I HAD A DREAM!!!!!
sharrer2 2 years ago
This song is one of the finest rock guitar creations. Followed by The Rain song on the album, another piece of art. They don't make them like that anymore.
potflip 2 years ago 4
Poor audio
cyanide533 2 years ago
Michael Lee? Is it the same Michael Lee that played with "The Cult?" He is relentless on this track. If ludwigking is correct, it is too bad he is dead. He certainly knows how to play the toms.
NeroBNiv 2 years ago 3
RIP Michael Lee..............
ludwigking 2 years ago
is jimmy just being modest by not playing the solos?
pageynumbert2 2 years ago
I saw em in the UK. Is this on CD or DVD? It was absolutely fantastico!
davemakesawave 2 years ago
that drummer needs to fuckuing chill !
mistad00m 3 years ago
That looks like Michael Lee who was very good. Unfortunately, he is on a permanent "chill" now. Sadly, he passed from a seizure. He played with them on the Page/Plant tour also.
jcort154 3 years ago
Jimmy Page often talked about having another guitarist on for live shows even during Zeppelin era.Of course they never did it but for Page/Plant they brought in Porl Thompson. For songs like this it helps having 2 guitar players. Although with Page you don't need another player it's nice. As far as whos better come on now Page is a legend, that doesn't mean Porl isn't good but to compare with Page well there is no comparison I think Porl would agree as would most other guitar playersh
vettezeppelin 3 years ago
R.I.P. Michael Lee
LargeItalianSausage 3 years ago 2
amazing, great number one up there with the beatles
juancarlossetenta 3 years ago
michael lee was awesome during Fate of Nations tour and this one as well. I love Roberts Post Zep voice.
klipsch540 3 years ago
RIP Michael Lee :(
EddieInvisibleMan 3 years ago
y the f is the buld guy doing the solo?
enther7 3 years ago
because porl thomson is the shit, thats why
morex1979 3 years ago
Sadly, he was needed at this point in Pages career.
NYver4get 3 years ago
just fantastic..., nothing more to say...great stuff...pure Rockn' Roll at its best!!!
SAMarcus69 3 years ago
205022
Serge808 3 years ago
I LOVE THE DRUMMER!!
RocketZZZ 3 years ago
porl the best!!!
vendo89 3 years ago
Porl is great. And I can understand why Jimmy would want him in the band. But having another guitar player in a band that already has Jimmy Page in it isn't necessary.
Porl did a good job though.
acidtones1 3 years ago 2
I saw 4 shows on this tour. I'm not sure what the rest of the tour was like but at each show I saw Porl consistently outplayed Page. I know it isn't a contest out there, but frankly it was pretty hard to miss.
By the end of the final show I saw I was hoping they'd relegate Page to rhythm duties and let Porl have all the leads like The Who used to do with Townshend.
Great song though...
kth2001 3 years ago
Page was still coming off smack at that point apparently so I've heard!
strawberryfields1982 3 years ago
are you kidding me? page wrote all those licks... this port guy had no creative input... at this stage in page's career he wasn't at his prime... but to say he should be relegated to rythym is a fuckin joke.
hurley1 3 years ago
this port plays the licks just fine but tons of people could do that... he could never had written such a masterpiece hence the reason no one knows who the fuck he is... also watch him play, his technique his mad nub hes using his index and middle finger instead of his ring... thats something i used to do when i was 13 playing guitar, before i had taken any lessons and learned about positioning. Page was justified in firing this noooob.
hurley1 3 years ago
He's an acomplished guitarist in his own right with the Cure, and get his name right it's Porl not Port. Both bands are amazing and both guitarists are amazing. Just because someone criticises your idol doesn't mean you should start being rude about others, grow up. It's almost as if you still are 13.
fadinboy 3 years ago
i dont know about amazing. Page is, Porl is not. The cure, while still an accomplished band, are not known for great guitar work, unlike zeppelin. Page pwns Porl. End of argument.
hurley1 3 years ago
Seems my original comment was deleted, but try to calm it down a bit there Spike. My post wasn't comparing their lifetime achievements, it was a note that at every Page/Plant show I saw (it was 4 on that tour) Thompson was noticeably better than Page. If that sets you off your rocker it's no sweat off my back. I was actually there, you were what all of 14 years old at the time? Jimmy and Porl are good friends by the way, I imagine they'd share a pretty good laugh over your childish rants.
kth2001 3 years ago
Actually I don't think Porl is on a race with Page, for years now Thompson had said that Jimmy is a Master to be follow, So it was quite a honor to play on the same stage, by the way, Jimmy let Porl do his Solo. Porl pwns hurley1 my friend.
Zirconoix 3 years ago
well jimmy doesnt play that first solo live usually anyways...so it wasnt a big deal to let the other guy do it...
themusicman1973 3 years ago 3
you guys gotta calm, Porl rocks, he would not of been picked if page and plant didnt feel he was right for it. They both are legends.
curedtc4 3 years ago 7
@curedtc4 ur right. In real life it was a bummer to see Porl take the solos, but Page never did a 6 sting solo anyway, so Porl is doing something from the record that Zep never did live, and time has treated Porl's tone and choice of notes well. He did a good job in a villain's role.
rokarolla 1 year ago
hurley this nooob is one of the big reasons the cure sold what 80 millions records?
madincx 3 years ago 3
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the cure were so big because they started the scene for crying little faggot boys like you.
hurley1 3 years ago
Hurley started what scene? they just started the cure...and are brilliant. Man you are a twit...poor baby, is the world dragging you down? twit twit twit
madincx2 2 years ago
you think the cure are brilliant and im the twit? lol i pity you. Go cry over a breakup fag.
hurley1 2 years ago
Man you are a mouth of gas. Who the hell are you talking about breaking up? or a broken fag? who cares about a broken fag...you cant smoke it...you just get another one from the pack....or is that you mean to be homophobic..lovely since the Robert Plant is bi-sexual...twit, you are ...a twit
madincx2 2 years ago
WOW! wtf are you rambling on about to dumb limey? Faggot means gay. The cure is for gay little boys who cry when their girlfriend breaks up with them. Hence the reason I said they started the emo scene. Are you trying to be a stereotypical britt? Let me guess you have crooked teeth and you sweep chimneys for a living?
hurley1 2 years ago
I am not a limey, but since you do not like limey's I guess you hate led Zep as well. Since when did the cure start a "emo scene" . No they started the Cure, anything after that is coincidence. Ps...your hate and usage of words only push you further in the closet you so desperately can not stand. Talk about a stereotype.
madincx2 2 years ago
never said I didn't like 'em. I just said you were rambling on about a fag being a cigarette. Pointless. Obviously that's not what I was referring too. The Cure is shit. 'nough said.
hurley1 2 years ago
You have problems with remembering your word usage and when you use these words, check back on your "fag" comments. Me "rambling" on about a fag being a cigarette was irony, and a downplay on your fascist comments.
madincx2 2 years ago
underground emo was pretty much thanks to Ian Mackaye with Fugazi, we have him to thank for straight edge fags.
evilvon 2 years ago
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abrahamlincoln0900 2 years ago
What kind of comment is this? Its almost like someone trying to join in a conversation about history, and this fool chimes in with how they love Fiction when the conversation is about Abraham Lincoln. Queer? The only odd or strange parts of this is you chiming in with words that make no sense to the comments made....you little troll
madincx2 2 years ago
Nope, not kidding. I was there, you were what, all of 14 years old at the time? Note that my post wasn't a comparison of their lifetime achievements, it was a simple observation. I didn't say that Porl is a better guitarist than Page, nor did I say he has achieved more as a player because he rather obviously hasn't. I said he was better ON THAT TOUR. Thompson and Page are good friends, by the way. I'm sure they'd share a good laugh over childish rants such as yours.
kth2001 3 years ago
who's in the drums? it's jason?
fsaw21 3 years ago
The song does NOT remain the same - without Bonzo.
slickvguy 3 years ago
I agree with you. Michael Lee is a damn good drummer though. I saw him with Page and Plant in '98 and he kicked major ass. Not as much as Bonham would, of course. But he was still a good choice for the band.
acidtones1 3 years ago
What about JPJ? No-one seems to give the poor guy any credit! I mean, Page and Plant said they didn't want to carry on with Led Zep because of Bonzo's death but basically they actually did was sack Jones and bring in new musicians!
fadinboy 3 years ago
Quite true. D:
That's why Led Zeppelin is amazing, Page and Plant.. nah.
Tengent 3 years ago
A friend of mine saw Page & Plant during this tour and said that when they started to play this song the crowd went absolutely nuts. This song kicks that much ass!!!
Hortron1969 3 years ago
THIS IS THE SHIT :D YEEAAH
Vebbster 3 years ago
man, i love how page and plant still rock it out to the song as they did during the 70s. the song does remain the same.
jy9p4 3 years ago 5
how dare u kick Porl out of the bank u old wankers...
gaae2000 3 years ago
because jimmy page is all you need to be superb.
dershbergmcgee 3 years ago 10
Porl Thompson, he's just great. Thanx God he's back in The Cure, which never ever been the same without him.
I LOVE POOOORL!
patychi 3 years ago
Yeah! He's a baldy but he's a good guitar player! And he's from the Cure. And he's friends with the band. Now go suck it!
acidtones1 3 years ago
What happend to this INCREDIBLE DRUMMER? Michael Lee. He did the No Quarter DVD too. I cant find him anywhere. He is Devestatingly good. Of course Jimmy Page has aged and so has his guitar playing. The guy in the background at the end "wow. That was Great!" Thats cute. Thanks for this cool video.
boogiemaam 3 years ago
he didnt play lead cause he was too fucked up!!!!
beeterolds 3 years ago
Jimmy Page is quoted in a 1977 article (Trowser Press I believe) as saying he wanted to work with a 2nd guitar player, but he didn't think Zeppelin fans would understand. A 2nd guitar player is something Jimmy wanted at times. Jimmy got rid of Porhl after reports that fans couldn't hear Page playing throughout 95 tour.
rokarolla 3 years ago
You all keep making comments about how awful Page sounds, but look at anyone from then, now. Clapton, for example is fucking horrible and a bore to listen to. The ridiculous Cocaine redux they always play on the radio. We're talking about rock gods of the seventies. I am glad to see them alive and well, but in their sixties and seventies do you really expect to hear what they were back when they we're in their twenties? Keep in mind Robert Plant was 19 when Zep started, and that was 40 years ago
weareNOTemo 3 years ago 4
i hate to say it but i think page isnt playting lead becuase he would fuck up his own leads he wrote i know page was angry in 85 as to how they sounded i love jimmy page but he druged himself to death i hope he still has it some where deep down inside
zdogy1 3 years ago
He didn't play lead on much of this tour.
jpatrickgreen 3 years ago
page is a mess in this
Lprox96 3 years ago
yea i agree plant sounds better than in the 70's
johnkimble2007 4 years ago
I just read through the comments -- Trust me, there was a certain feel to the song that night that doesn't make it through the video. I was sitting behind the stage taping the video screen on this one. The drums were amazing live, but behind the stage in an arena, you aren't going to get the best sound with a the video camcorder. This song was intense live...I've heard a thousand Zepp bootlegs of TSRTS, but it is on another level when you feel the song perfomed live...
3095551212 4 years ago
Great Stuff!! I am the one that taped this show. The original DIVX AVI I encoded with wasn't playing on my new machine -- glad to see it still alive! I still have the tape of this full show in a closet somewhere.
3095551212 4 years ago
I agree, there's no Bonham in the gay drummer, his snare is crap, and his bass drum sounds too Metal to be zeppelin.
guitarlicksinc 4 years ago
R.I.P Bonham
johnkimble2007 4 years ago 2
Show some respect for the "bald guy". He is Porl Thompson from The Cure and before he had reached the age of 20 he had already become a local guitar legend. Besides if he weren't good Robert & Page wouldn't have asked him to play with them. Right?
spondylos 4 years ago 4
AWSOME PAGE AND PLANT WERE ON FIRE but the drumming was too loud and annoying
ollieb12319 4 years ago
plant sounds better than when zep was together after 73..
pizzamcoy 4 years ago
WoW this I have never seen before!!! really cool!! :D
Go Led Zeppelin<3
MariachiPunoy 4 years ago
That drummer is annoying
Page is on Fire!!!
Killinfloor 4 years ago
jimmy is eating his hair
zaz214 4 years ago
Led Zeppelin are such an inspiration. Not just because of the music but also how these guys have enjoyed living their lives.
EdZep123 4 years ago
any led heads out there please check my page out to see over 50 more of led zeppelins greatest. may led live on forever
ledzeppelin246 4 years ago
the bald guy is porl thompson of the cure....ignorants
kostasmad 4 years ago 2
Well, Page and Plant makes the most of the band!
Matjex 4 years ago
Nope this wasnt zep, I like to think of this as Pagey trying to recreate the 'album' sound in gigs like this, listen to the bloody music then You might get it! Zeppelin NEVER played exact replica's of what they recorded, which is what made them so fucking great, they had the talent to expand...
spazmo62 4 years ago 2
good lord that solo guitarist is on steroids.
Nice drummer
JIMMY PAGE ROBERT PLANT ZEPPELIN FOREVER!
Timboh56 4 years ago
the best gropu in the world
hhhstesss 4 years ago 2
Just to go off at a tangent - i've watched the progress of michael lee - drums -over the years when he started with the little angels, and i can honestly say he is without doubt the most complete rock drummer ever. I'm an old fart now but i've been in percussion for fifty odd years and seen them all. Debate please - about the drummer!
Rascalbunny 4 years ago
how is there any speculation as to who the other guitarist is when it clearly says it at the end?
gunnerdan 4 years ago
i am a huge zeppelin fan, but who in the hell was that asshole playing the other guitar? the best thing about zeppelin live is the way jimmy puts together all of the studio parts of the songs into one and plays it live as one track. that is probably the most fascinating thing about watching him - other than the fact that music just pours out of him. i stopped the song immediately when i saw that other douche bag.
SGslaya 4 years ago
uh, thats Porl Thompson, and clearly Jimmy Page thought he was fantastic, so quit yer bitchin
Hektor88 4 years ago
haha, whatever dude. you probably listen to creed and shit like that. did you honestly think that was amazing? i dont believe you really do. there is no reason why jimmy should have assistance with any zeppelin song. i think he should re-evaluate after doing something like that as much as i am a fan anyway.
SGslaya 4 years ago
and who in the fuck is porl thompson. some dumbass that plays for some new rock band? im not even going to look him up. all new music sucks.
SGslaya 4 years ago
ah, no, if i listened to "Creed and shit" i woudlnt be looking at this vid would i?
And dont subscribe to the myth that all music today sucks. There is just as much good music today as there was yestreday, and there was just as much garbage yestreday as there is today. You have to put effort into finding the great stuff. Look up Derek Trucks, Tommy Emmanual, The Black Keys and Gov't Mule if you doubt me
Hektor88 4 years ago
Far from it. He's from The Cure who started in 1976 and are still going now. Ignorant fool.
beaujones1 3 years ago
and Porl Thompson is the guitar player for The Cure. I didnt think the vid was "amazing" but it was certainly high quality. This isn't Zeppelin, and Page can add whoever he wants to the band without disturbing the chemistry. It's not a closed off 4 piece band like Zepelin was.
Hektor88 4 years ago
yeah, actually it is. when you listen to zeppelin, you hear page, save when plant is singing. he was also a great poet/songwriter/singer. as was jones a bass and keyboard player. bonham was great but not exceptional - he was with an exceptional group. thats the end of it. there is no place for anyone to play any tracks over jimmy in any zeppelin music. if you have ever seen any live footage prior to this then you would understand.
SGslaya 4 years ago
please stpo making assumptions about me and what music i have listened too, thx. No this is not Led Zeppelin, this is Page and Plant. Jones and Bonham are missing, and they were just as important. Jimmy is not as good as he once was, and i think its important to note that his opinion on whether there shoudl be another guitarist is more important than either of ours.
Hektor88 4 years ago
that "ass hole" is the guitarist for pink floyd but ya i was relly disapointed to see this and see jimmy wasnt accually playing both lead and rythm
mana244 4 years ago
have some respect. that is porl thompson from the cure.
eRiBuSmAn 4 years ago 3
Yeah! You big meanies! Have respect.
acidtones1 3 years ago
Man -I just don't see jimmy whipping around
that doubleneck contraption like this at
02 arena.Let's all hope they don't need
gurneys by the end of the show.
eldrig 4 years ago
syd barret? he's a bald guy from pink floyd, or at least he's been pictured bald in the past decade.
szorin13 4 years ago
there with the guy from pink floyd
mana244 4 years ago
i think the bald guy on guitar is porl thompson he's part of the strange sensation (robert's band on his next two albums) at any rate it is not david gilmmour of pink floyd
RichardSharpe86 4 years ago
Yeah the bald guy is porl thompson he was part on the strange sensation at this point and prior to that he was with The Cure as the second lead guitarist he's back with The Cure again now though :).
beaujones1 4 years ago
page does that solo a lot better i don't get it (mad face)
guitarttimman 4 years ago
agreed, see my comment above. that was barret?
SGslaya 4 years ago
If the boys can re-create this for the the end of Nov show in London, then I will die a happy man.... oooh yeah
heliopolis29 4 years ago
They need to issue a DVD of these tours.........
ZELENKAPB 4 years ago
If these guys play anything like this at the reunion concert..man they are back!
amozartii 4 years ago
Page rarely played the studio track's verse solos live.
vonludwig84 4 years ago
omg.. jimmy just playing rthm, not solo... ishouldnt see that..
utkuozdemir 4 years ago 6
nice shirt jimmy...
ZososoZ 4 years ago
lol
Trogd0r1 4 years ago
I do not like Plant's shirt- Definitely not!
crypticu 4 years ago
Heroin is a hell of a drug.
astrosmash1 4 years ago 2
jimmy please play
wallba 4 years ago
jimmy page doing rithym guitar????????/
PORL RULES!
LONG RESPECT FOR JIMMY PAGE!
arielfranchesco 4 years ago 3
PORL TOMPSON IS THE BEST!!
luisssss 4 years ago
MY god doesnt jimmy page look bad in this ? He's all bloated. Something wasnt right
oreldm 4 years ago
Nah, it's just his hair being all a mess ... makes him look like a muppet or something, lol.
danny3833333 4 years ago
reminds me of Elvis right before he died. I'd say from the looks of Page here he's lucky to have escaped death during that time in his life. He look pretty good and is playing pretty good too again now.
jvmalum 4 years ago 3
omg they r just utterly amazing!
cloudninehannah 4 years ago
W3.phillydotcom/dailynews/features/8824047.html
Hmmm...
AntaresNick 4 years ago
I was told by a friend of mine that Porl Thompson basically blew Page off the stage on this tour. Page is here playing a bunch of boring chords, and meanwhile watch Thompson tearing it up. As for "not needing his services" Thompson was only busy playing stadiums for 10 years with the Cure? HELLO? Do you think the guy cares? Give me a break. He probably did this tour for fun. Plain & Simple.
billy88999 4 years ago
Page was extemely out of practice for this tour and was frustated that he could not play the way he wanted to. For this reason Porl was asked to do the tour. Once this tour was done Jimmy really practiced for the Clarksdale CD and 98 tour. On the 98 tour they toured as a four piece band and Jimmy was amazing. It was like seeing two differnt guitarist from one tour to the next. Porl is awesome but don't forget who's licks he is playing on this video. Jimmy Page is one of a kind.
gonzogus 4 years ago 2
That may be so but I saw them at Wembley Arena in 1995 and Page's playing was amazing. Way better than when I saw him in 1998 but that's one concert against just one other.
EdZep123 4 years ago
True that.
SkaterFTF 4 years ago
These guys weren't British Invasion...
Thoren9 4 years ago
I know all off the British Invasion but thes guys were the musician magians
wofmann 4 years ago
new led zep dvd coming out in november cannot wait!
felps101 4 years ago
sorry turns out is was a rumor even plant denies it
theevolone 4 years ago
me too, no matters where it will be.
ilcristo89 4 years ago
I saw this tour when it passed through Indy...porl is good but wrong for this his soling was way out of step to me so I can see why he was let go...!!
I hear they are gearing up again for a tour in 08..and Im there no matter where in the world I can catch them..older much richer now platinum rocks
93652 4 years ago
Yessss!!!!!! Thanks for posting this! I attended Page/Plant shows elsewhere & when they broke into *this* one I just lost it (hadn't seen them do this live since I saw Zep in '77), so I think the reaction of that awestruck gent at the end of your video is just priceless! (makes it almost like being there again!)
zosocat 4 years ago
A week ago the radio said Led Zeppelin are reuniting, with JPJ too!
ilcristo89 4 years ago
i heard that was a rumor but if true YES I GOT TO SEE IT
Rocky599415 4 years ago
the drums have a terribly fake sound to them.
soulstice99 4 years ago
The 1995 tour was superb, even though Page looked bad, he played soooooooooooo well (at Wembley when I saw them, at least). Still the best gig I've ever seen.
EdZep123 4 years ago
Page should have played more solos in that song but I understand why he didn't. He had a second guitarist to get a "fuller" sound and I guess Jimmy figured that the other guy couldn't pull off the rythm as good as he could. So Jimmy was like,"You play the little solos and I'll execute the main, amazing, massive sound that will radiate divinity from my double neck guitar! Because you can't pull off a lot of the stuff I can pull off!"
acidtones1 4 years ago 2
LOL. well said
Hektor88 4 years ago
Its really too bad that JPJ decided not to take part in those revival tours, but he didnt want to do it without Bonzo (R.I.P.)
MakeViolntRevolution 4 years ago