Led Zeppelin - The Song Remains The Same RARE 1977 BOOTLEG

[JohnZize]

That's from "Listen to this, Edddie."

[bustballz]

fuck YEAH! 

[phillyphil690]

Does anyone know where to get a good/ great quality, no BS, full show CD bootleg of this show?

[JustinDavidPierce]

This is why Led Zeppelin was and still is and will be number one for ever. NO band matches their live sets or live raw chaos.

[jimmypagethesecond]

4:10 is the most orgasmic part of there careers

[jonomutiny]

You can hear the sound engineers turn up Jimmy's guitar........awesome, so 70's

[Bigkahkistan]

4:08 onwards...holy shit. And it flows into the best lyrical moment in the song...."California sunrise, sweet Calcutta rain. Honolulu starbright, the song remains the same....."

[leokimvideo]

wow listen to the drums

[trimetaler]

Can you say THICK GROOVE???

[krang07]

my favorite alternate drum intro for that song.

so i guess the song doesnt really remain the same huh..

hehee

[funlover2283]

Is this vid sped up? I hate to be the cynic but this speed seems to frickin good to be true. Either that or they were on some strong speed. LOL

[LedWhisky69]

@funlover2283 Sounds correct to me. Zeppelin opened so many of their shows with the Song Remains the Same and they always played it fast. Really got the crowd going, as you can hear.

[ledzeppelin4304]

too goood!!!!!!

[RenanZanatta]

Whoa!! Just to blow my brains out they play "The Roover" in the end!

[harysman]

bonham omg

[crazyskater147]

6:30  <<< doin you guys the favor of skipping to some more awesomenessss!

[kevinindublin]

Those aviators have been photoshopped onto Jones & Bonham, right?

[Neurotripsicks]

Love they started playing The Rover at the end, PHYSICAL GRAFFITI IS ONE UNDERRATED ALBUM!!!!!!!!

[ericp65]

Led Zeppelin ruined it for all other bands before or since by being the absolute greatest rock band of all time...but I'm not complaining!!!

[xsnut1]

st,louis 77.......WOW



[jamirosmajicrocks]

2:46

bonzo is sitting there like;

whaa fuck them this is boring, i wanna hit some drums.

[bassistabravo]

Gods exist 

[KillBaddBugz]

Nice audio capture and awesome pics. Well done, uberpirox-

[phillyphil690]

Beats them drums like dey owes me money.

[eduardotrampolli]

FUCKING DRUMMSSSSSS

[rowdymax1]

That's Keith Moon at 1:10 with Plant?

[c8udyp]

Nearly 35 years later and this opener still bristles with excitement. What a great way to kick off the summer of '77.

[jroxx11211]

@c8udyp I saw opening night at madison sq garden in nyc in '77 and what a fuckin show!!!! i still get goose bumps today when i hear this, knowing i was there!!!!! long live led zeppelin, long live rock n roll!!!!!!

[DictionRedaction]

Was always one of my favorite Zep songs. Entire band at its best.

[mielazul]

This show is my all-time favorite Led Zeppelin performance (2nd night in Cleveland probably next in line). I always felt that the good nights in 77 were as good as Zep got (I accidentally wrote "god as Zep got,", which is fitting). People can talk about the off nights, and Jimmy's more ragged style...but the VIBE from the good 77 shows is incomparable - totally Magic and Imperial. Anyway, Zep fans might like some raw blues on my channel, btw - check it out, hope you like it.

[stoner12008]

its just your simple hand/foot triplet at the start but my god who can play it like Bonzo?

maybe Dave grohl but thats just me.

[The4thGuy]

Thumbs UP if you were air drumming, like me.

[pitufanegra]

@The4thGuy actually there´s no good drummers,at least in Spain XD

[coltsuperocean10]

@The4thGuy ....not me, too busy playing the air guitar!! Groupies waiting for the aftershow party too!! lol

[RickyRocker821]

i felt the thrill of the concert through this vid

[Stuntmanshawnee]

My first year in college music theory my teacher played this on his record player. I was changed forever in that moment. So bleeding kick ass incredible.

[irishswag50]

thats hq for certain

[heathmarkham]

Bonzo going off just to let Keith Moon know who's #1

RIP John Henry Bonham..

[Philitalian]

@heathmarkham Bonzo hits louder but Moonis is far away mory crazy than every any drummers :)

[sungodrah]

ahh my boy bonzo was extremely playful at this show,but then the LA affairs were always a big deal for Zep.usually running in the four hour mark..man listen to the powerful sound of that bass drum.reason why I keep drumming today!!!

[Mightyhumungus]

great slide show n great version think i got the vinyl bootleg

[METALandRAPsucks]

i like how bonham can drum so heavy and with so much power, but retain the groove Bonham>Peart

[bws1971]

Yes, Keith Moon was at one of these concerts, in this venue, in 1977. But he didn't play on TSRTS, the opening number on this tour. He played on Rock 'n Roll. I know this as a fact. But think about it: LZ never would've put Moonie on drums for the opening number.

[SMOKEYBEAR303]

Bonzo's the best ever!

[MrJuanjv]

I was at the first show LA Forum they played for 5 days or more!

[jasonn2112]

BOMB-F'ing-bastic ! ! ! John Henry 'Bonzo' Bonham you kicked some serious drum arse.

[lobiba0]

Yes, keith moon played with them 2 days later, i think

[theblondegod]

Quite simply the best drummer that ever has been & ever will be, it can't, & doesn't get better than that. John Henry Bonham the legend.

[AtticusSD]

Goosebumps hearing Bonzo live here... WOW... JUST WOW.... Sorry Peart, but no technical playing can match this, as much respect as you deserve.... DAMN....

[blackaurora44]

@AtticusSD Dude, what u said!!!

[Jsw2010]

 i so dam agree!

[pcinoregon]

Larry are these yours?

[jamirosmajicrocks]

BONZO MAKES LOVE TO HIS TOMS ON THE HARD WAY!

[SKEvil]

1:44 yesss

[eatthisvr6]

@SKEvil holy sh1t thats fast

[bray12do]

BONZO!!!!!!!!

[kornbelt]

Bonzo!!!!!!

[kornbelt]

Bonzo!!!!!!!!

[MegaBob77777]

Awesome song, great. Pics are pretty good too. Wish I had been able to have posters of some of these back in the 70's. L Zepp, Kings of Rock n Roll !

[MamoDad]

Best. Intro. Ever.

[edwardharlan]

John Bonham sounds like a machine gun !!!! him and JPJ were a machine !!! Then of course you have the greatest rock singer Robert Plant....and the guitar God himself James Patrick Page....my favorite version of the TSRTS ever !!!!!!!

[rfsculero]

The energy at this concert is just unbelievable. Just mass drug-induced hysteria!

[pbuotte]

just a mofo of a song - the intro is sick!!!

[Frugellhound]

yes,moonie

[VUPdingCLICK]

@Frugellhound ....keith.... "where's the fucking bar,dear boy?".....moon.(bless him).

[breuerfreund]

Damn! It sounds like Bonham is firing bombs with his bass and machine gun rounds with his snare.

[beelzabubba]

Great picture at 3:51... Page and Bonham with the green sparkle kit (before the amber vistalites)...... nice! Bonham is on fire here... like a caged animal that got let out for a few minutes..........

[beelzabubba]

John HENRY Bonham.... he's like a caged animal just waiting for the song to kick in.... great!!!!

[beelzabubba]

John HENRY Bonham....

[mahibx]

Rare Bootleg? Is The Listen To This Eddie version. June 21, 1977.

[leddhed]

Listen to the exstacy of that crowd!

[TheFernandotorres17]

ah born on the wrong time :/

[sungodrah]

yeah i had this excellent show record and then cd later,bonzo in 77 was in full command! that is why I play the drums right there! i also had san diego sport arena on record but the rocording sounded like the idiot was at the friggen ticket counter..

[MrLouisfine]

It's a TERRIFIC version!!!!

[Rover775]

YHTFBT  (You Had to Fucking Be There !!! : ) :) :) I was for two incredibly great show in '77 in Houston & Ft. Worth..... IT WAS ALL THAT and a bag of .... :) :) :0

[kurtizzyflush]

@Rover775 Saw the third show in Oklahoma City. Plant's voice alone was the Hammer of The Godz. RP,JP,JPJ and Bonzo left no survivors.

[wvankley]

I have some love for other drummers, but Bonham was somehow more powerful - he's the best in my opinion and it could be a while. There's a couple others, but even if the speed is there I don't think anyone has put the thunder with it.

It's really about Page though - unbelievable songwriter - he has several iconic riffs in most songs. You never get bored with Zep - every song is different.

[kornbelt]

fuck, the drum work is THE BEST!!!!! God, Bonzo is ON FIRE

[madtnt]

Obvious Drum mix added over the live boot - def not what I have on vinaland cd - drum kareoke ( or how ever its spelled)

[jimihendrixtribute]

@madtnt it probably just has major bass boost..

[glebe3047]

Oh mr Bonham.

[6ledzeppelin]

june 21st is my birthday

[understated2010]

2:50 what is jpj playing?

[DavidVIIIcool]

@understated2010 its a 6 string and 12 string guitar, and a mandolin

[understated2010]

@DavidVIIIcool that's awesome i gotta get me one of those! : )

[kevthedrummer]

This is incredible! The drums! Wow! I actually think the closest thing I will get to the Zeppelin experience is seeing Them Crooked Vultures. I know they are nowhere near this standard, and they do have JPJ, but they do improvise, Dave is an absolute power house on the drums too. I'm not saying he is anywhere near as good as Bonham, but there are certain similarities. Sorry if that is blasphemous to anyone hehe

[tmpc45]

@kevthedrummer The closest was Jimmy Page & Black Crowes and also Jimmy Page Outrider tour (88 i believe)...The Outrider concert was amazing.. He finally got back out there even brought the laser pyramid..saw that one at the Spectrum.. The Rhythm section for Tool is in my opinion the best since Bonham and Jones... I missed Them Crooked Vultures in Denver this past April..

[JustinPierce1226]

John Paul Jones: He is all around the best utility member of Led Zeppelin. And finally, John Bonham: No drummer in history, or in the future, will ever be on the same level as Bonzo. How so? Every drummer is afraid of hitting the drums too "hard". That fact automatically makes every drummer inferior to him. To hit the drums with his force and keep perfectly timed, and improvise at the same time, makes him the definitive drumme rin history.

[tmpc45]

@JustinPierce1226 Nice write.. I actually got to see him live in 77 Madison Square Garden.. Watching them play "Trampled Under Foot" Will forever stand out in my mind...

of the thousands of songs ive seen bands play live.. (And ive seen everyone) That song is #1 all by its self...

Checkout Jason Morris from the Crash Kings he uses tree trunks.. and hes a damn fine Drummer.

[JustinPierce1226]

@tmpc45 Lol thank you very much! I have started to drum and John Bonham is definitely my inspiration.Its been six weeks into it, and I have not stopped drumming lol. I learned how to play The Song Remains The Same first and foremost. It is SO powerful. I heard it in London for the Reunion concert and that was insane! Loud and just full force Zeppelin.

[mrShowaddywaddy]

@JustinPierce1226 don't get me wrong, i'm a HUGE Bonham fan, but, i do feel that Mitch Mitchell is up there with him, both for his timing and his force.....thoughts?

[JustinPierce1226]

@mrShowaddywaddy Both men were in a place that most could only imagine getting to! Keith Moon also was in the top of the class. All three were heavily influential to the generations to come.

[SeattleLA]

@mrShowaddywaddy I have always liked Mitch Mitchell, too, and Alan White

[JustinPierce1226]

Jimmy Page. The only man who could be smacked out of his mind and heavily drunk and still play guitar with a tone you could understand. Yeah, he was a little sloppy. But that added character to his playing abilities and his style. But he never had to fake a live performance to sound good.

[JustinPierce1226]

Every singer today uses A machine that keeps their vocals in range because they are too afraid of having a bad voice. Robert Plant never had to use a fake voice machine to tune his voice on stage so that automatically takes him out of being compared to any other vocalist. He is the supreme power house, original rock vocalist.

[JustinPierce1226]

Led Zeppelin were the ultimate Improvising band. Not one band in history or in the future shall ever beat Led Zeppelin when it comes to spontaneous power and improv.

[redproxy15]

@AntiVaccine

we have no tym for illuminati matters now.

any way the best band ever. this band got me into rock music and made me stop listening to hiphop :D

[jmarshmellowman]

jpj with a triple neck gutair at 3:00!

[S0lidState]

Damn who's kicking ass on drums ?,, did Keith Moon join in ?

[fuhkinay]

@S0lidState Give me a break! Bonham could play circles around Keith Moon. Ever see footage of The Who trying to improvise? It was a fucking joke. Moon had no idea how to do it. Moon also couldn't keep time even if he had a metronome shoved up his ass.

[PyschoticDude]

@fuhkinay i agree with u man i do but The Who and Zeppelin were both great man

[PJWTh3R41N]

@fuhkinay i think having a metronome up your arse wouldn't improve your time keeping skills. it'd most likely be a distraction

[originalriv]

The best think about Zeppelin is if you ask 5 different people what their favorite Led Zeppelin album is, you will probably get 5 different answers. That's the sign of a great band :)

[MOSKII58]

@originalriv good point another sign is if you can't make up your mind which is your fav cause they are all so great , but in diff ways.. i only wish i had seen them live.

[pbmax]

I would kill to play drums like that.

[brennanloltehlol]

ah robert always keeping the song going :)

[ojibwa66]

greatest guitaris.. and basssist of all time. get a clue you friggen tarts

[ShaemusTOFinnigan]

@uberpirox - not that it matters eitherway, but regarding the transition between The Rover and Sick again, I always thought that Jimmy must have simply broken a string, and the delay was having his double neck switched out with another guitar. Perhaps it was something else, but his guitar (the 6string neck) definitely doesn't sound out of tune during The Rover intro.

[Rover775]

Thanks for the Warning about NOT posting this Zeppelin video to the Official L Z site.... As is could lead to it getting yanked here ! ! !

[rhodjian]

I don't know what the date was, but I was at one of these Forum shows. Awesome! This was the Presence tour that got postponed. I moved out of So Cal the next day but caught this show-as a 15 year old.

The night I went, Jimmy had a lot of trouble with his wah-wah on Trampled Under Foot. I'll never forget him yelling to his tech to get it. And Keith Moon came out during the Moby Dick drum solo and slammed on a timpani.

33 years later and I'm still talking about it. How awesome is that!

[ShaemusTOFinnigan]

@rhodjian - i was 2 years old, so mom wouldn't let me go the concert, especially all the way from Canada (har). Anyways man, the Keith Moon gig was the June 23rd show. I am even more keen on that show than this killer performance. The 23rd No Quarter is GARGANTUAN. The dynamics between the band, particularily between Page and Bonham, is for me, truly astounding (especially the 1st guitar solo).The dynamics were ever present but "it" all came together on THIS number, THAT night - your night)

[caracoles01]

most powerfull drum version of this song - AMAZING !

Bonham is fantastic!

[NateageIV]

isnt this when he got a new amp set this night becuase this sounds freaking amazing

[brandontylerkaiser]

i have this boot=]]] its great aint it?

[leesystems]

This was definitely one of the GREATEST bands. I saw them on this, their last, tour, at the Capital Center, outside D.C. Also, the loudest concert I have ever experienced. But, they performed and had the audience in their palm the entire show.

[Matthew9444]

listen to this eddie is such a good boot

the stairway solo is phenomenal

[lennon1981]

is it keith moon on 1:02?

[Absraction]

no, keith joined the band two nights after this show

[simpkins230495]

@lennon1981 oui , keith moon était le professeur de batterie à john bonham.

[Hamgammy]

@lennon1981 no u fucking idiot

[beelzabubba]

@lennon1981... Keith Moon standing with R Plant... yes. Drunk out of his skull also... yes.... what else would we expect? R.I.P. Moonie

[SoVerySappy]

@lennon1981 YEP

[NateageIV]

@lennon1981 yes

[monsta64]

@lennon1981 Yes it is! Moonie joined them onstage when Hurricane Zeppelin hit L.A. in '77 :-)

[rrp1984]

@lennon1981 keith moon help name led zeppelin. and yes that was him at 1:02. he made a comment that the group would go down like a zepplin,

[simpkins230495]

@lennon1981 Oui, Keith Moon était très proche de Led Zeppelin car il était le professeur de batterie de John Bohnam.

[Philitalian]

@lennon1981 yep i confirm ... this is Moonie :)

[fattkattz55]

53 secs look at bonzo hahahahahahhahaha

[The6thSimpson]

1:12

The greatest image ever taken.

[xtubalnet]

This is priceless

[TheOldHacker]

Hahaha just Bonzo Bonzo Bonzo, the best and loudest rock drummer of all time!

[Zboots]

Maybe the best drum intro to TSRTS ever.

[pmacj]

lol you can barely hear the guitar'

[NateageIV]

@pmacj  i can hear it perfecly it msut be your speakers? all well lol

[smithdsmit]

all zep albums are great. I even loved coda.If i had to pick a favorite it would be zeppelin 2.But I love all their songs.not many groups can i say i like every song. zeppelin and hendrix are proably the only 2 bands where i love everything they did

[5Cincinnatus]

i personally really dig coda , and not just because it is Zep. walters walk weregonna groove , poor tom . they are classics in their own right , even if they were castoffs from previous albums. Zeps second teit material is still better than alot of bands best

[zanewatts]

Each of them complemented the other. A band that can take excellent songwriting and not just to only a record (some of the best selling of all time), but to a unparalelled show, won my vote 43 years ago and still stands.

[commandconq]

bonham rocked the shit out of this one. that was insane. Bonham is my hero. He was really feeling it on this one. He was almost over powering the rest of the band. I guess they dont call him the Thunder of Rock n Roll for nothing.

[MorningView4]

John Bonham....end of story

[coltsuperocean10]

@MorningView4 Sorry to burst your balloon but it was Keith Moon! 

[wheredoyougetoff1]

@MorningView4 its the end of his story anyway

[bhawk123]

I was there - good show.

[GoCougsGoCougs]

Different live? Sure? Suffered live?

Um. NO.

Best band of all time; live or otherwise.

[z1inspector]

isn't it amazing

hands down ,Zeppelin #1

Robert Plant said it best i think just before Physical Graffiti was released= "we are just sO much better than WHOEVER is #2"

that quote says it all ,Plant ,just cracks me up!!! "whoever" sO funny!!

he dont even know who # 2 is!!!! their just far from (miles ahead) of anything close.

WE ALL KNOW =he aint just sayin that IT's sO sO TRUE/still to this 2009 day

[PinkZeppelin44]

preach brother your speaking nothing but the truth

[Anthaleus]

Being one Row from the front at the O2 arena proved to me that they are the most powerful band live. Their raw power overwhelmed 90% of the ppl there that night. Aerosmith even said so in an interview. Let me tell you: they did not sound thin or bad. If their sound was this intense at the O2, I can only dream of how loud and heavy they were at this show.

[pbmax]

I'm not a drummer fan, but all I can listen to is the fuckin insanely good drumming on this song.

[NateageIV]

keith moon in one of the pics

[senator9870]

Bonzo is on fire.

[fnrebel]

the best led zep  stuff i have are live bootlegs -----led zep live ? FN brilliant

[TPEACHET]

but you gotta admit that when you heards a show in real life its waaaaaay better then a studio song.

[clockmantx]

The great thing about Zep was that the songs were not just copies of the album tracks, they improved them with their improvisation of the way they were feeling. They always made the show better than the released music. Every band mate was simply amazing with their diverse music backgrounds. Bonzo & Jonsie held the timing together, no matter where Page & Plant were going with it.

[ownsaucee]

so you're saying... when it comes to their live shows.. the song DOESNT remain the same

[clockmantx]

Absolutely, you can hear it in every one of these youtube postings. The live versions were always more complex than the original album tracks. I was lucky enough to see them live @ the Summit in Houston in 1977. Amazing showmen!!

[Jitpring]

"They always made the show better than the released music."

Wrongo bongo. This very song is a perfect example of how some songs suffered live from not having the extra guitar track as recorded. Thus they sound thin live.

[Ddvex]

Wrong Jit...

This band played spectacular live. Nonetheless, Jimmy went heavy on heroin from 1976 onwards; his playin suffered greatly. Plant started loosing his high pitch vocals at that time also.

There are 2 led zeps playing live. Pre 1975 and Post 1975.

Check it out yourself on the videos.

On studio they were always good.

[Jitpring]

Nope. Pre and post '75, many songs greatly suffered live through lack of the extra guitar.

[maxver7]

@Jitpring

No you're wrong, it looks just like your jalous at them because you don't have the talent they have/had.

Led Zeppelin is the best band in the world, in studio AND live.

So stop nagging about " they needed a second guitar track"

[houdinididiit]

One of the things no one seems to talk about Bonzo is his timing. Not only could he play rock solid but he also had a brilliant 'elastic' quality. If you listen to when he cuts with the band, he's usually slightly on top the beat which creates forward drive. But then he'll pull back and slightly hesitate and then SNAP into the groove. A big lesson in how to forget about playing robotical and 'perfect' time and create rock & roll energy! Ironically, this technique comes from Swing & Bigband.

[Chamomileable]

sort of a real-life "Rubberband Man" huh?

[12stringsforme]

Bonzo was a jazz drummer.  I defy anyone to argue.

[lordieuan777]

What? You go on YouTube... and actually openly try to START an argument? Sad...

It doesn't matter what TYPE of drummer Bonham was, it matters that he was a godlike one.

[Rover775]

Try Big Band..... and you've got it. BIG BAND instrumentation and RIFFS... Get It ? ? ? ?

TSRTS in 1977... The Very Best.

[5Cincinnatus]

all the best rock drummers are .(see ginger baker , vinnie coliuta, abe laboriel)

[nw8000]

The thing about big Bow was he just looked and sounded like a big F****in roadie lol

[5Cincinnatus]

or maybe the bouncer

[doable1]

Bonzo ate his Wheatties that day. Good Lord was there anything left of the kit after that!!!

[scarfacedan09]

Bonzos right foot! EPIC!

[1DancesWithBeagles]

Bonham .

[BeatRicch]

i love led zeppelin.........

[ggmoo]

Holy mother of god! I can only try to imagine what it must've been like to stand in front of something like this. Jesus, it is no surprise that after losing Bonham, there was no question about the future. I mean is there anyone who has pounded drums with such physical and internal power as that? Maybe, but I ain't ever heard that, except for Bonham. I don't care what anyone says about what anyone is on. There was plenty of everything since then, but I haven't heard anyone sound like this.

[tperr63]

you are so right .  bonzo will always be the greatest.

[Cooleemee43]

There are so many great rock drummers, legends but Bonham is like the blueprint for how to play rock and roll drums and how they should sound. He was a monster that couldn't be contained.