The Song Remains The Same

Sports Arena,
San Diego,
California
19th June 1977

Introduction
The Song Remains The Same
Sick Again
Nobody's Fault But Mine
In My Time Of Dying
Since I've Been Loving You
No Quarter
Ten Years Gone
The Battle Of Evermore
Going To California
Mystery Train
Black Country Woman
Bron-Y-Aur Stomp
White Summer
Kashmir
Guitar Solo
Achilles Last Stand
Stairway To Heaven
Whole Lotta Love
Rock And Roll


1st Gen (Previously Uncirculated)
Audio - 19/6/77
Video - 22/6/77


This show is wonderful. Jimmy Page is playing some of the best guitar I have ever heard, and despite his back problems during this show, Jonesy is amazing on bass and keyboards. Robert's voice is in very good shape, and the only problem comes from Bonham. He sounds fine sometimes, but other times, his fills are measures behind the rest of the group and his playing is erratic ... it still sounds fine with the songs and makes for some new arrangements, but sometimes he seems lost ... they drop Moby Dick because of this. ("He's got trouble with his back. He's been lying in bed all day. It's about time we had some sordid press. It should be noted that he doesn't just play backgammon!" Plant stated somewhere in the show.) Anyhow, this show is great, and No Quarter, Ten Years Gone and Achilles Last Stand rock! Jimmy is on; this is his show.

I've always considered this show a high point of my life. The acoustic set was smoking. And so was I!

It has been over 30 years and my ears are still ringing from the show! What a great time!

From what I remember we had an excellent time......... just the vibe before the concert was cool. San Diego was very "Hi" during the 70's.

I slept in the parking lot of the sports arena to get these tickets to celebrate my brothers' 21st birthday a week early. As it turned out, that show was postponed until June 19, the day before my 25th birthday. It was not a good thing that postponed the show but, I never had a birthday party like that one in ALL of my life. Maybe I'm predudice, or maybe it's just the excitement of BEING THERE but, I thought I witnessed a much better performance than was captured for "The Song Remains The Same".

I had seen Zeppelin in 1975 in San Diego at the age of 15 and was in heaven. I had been a fan since I was 12--my father bought the first album in 1969 and he continued buying them until I starting working and could buy albums myself (I had a cool Dad--he was an eye surgeon but had been a jazz drummer and thought Bonham and the whole band were awesome).

Anyway, 1977 - age 17 - My friend and I had camped out for the tickets. The concert date changed and it conflicted with a planned family vacation. But my parents let my sister and I stay home while they and the younger kids left for vacation in Arizona. They knew that seeing Zeppelin was like the most important thing in my life so it was actually my Dad who proposed that my sister and I drive to Arizona and join the rest of the family the day after the concert.

The concert was incredible; I managed to not get too stoned because I wanted to remember the show! I was singing and yelling and rocking and rolling through the whole show--as were my friends and everyone around us.

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[hemet92544]

wow I live down the street in Encinitas right now, and in 77 I was living in Rowland Heights at 14 0r 15. never been to SD sports arena and its now some indian named place, and so this is just teasing me that i wasn't there haha

[bcledfoot]

Bonham was ill at this show. You can hear it in his performance and also his drum solo is not performed this night. Perhaps this is why he comes out blazing on 6/21/77.

[ced95570]

Please could you post one day the entire concert?

[BlackPurpleFish]

Great song from the boys. One of those classic that stay with you for life.

[francescaemc2]

lovely vid...as for the song...I would never want it to change.