Black Dog

January 30, 1973
Preston, UK
Guildhall

Rock and Roll,
Over the Hills and Far Away,
Black Dog,
Misty Mountain Hop,
Since I've Been Loving You,
Dancing Days,
Bron-Y-Aur Stomp,
The Song Remains the Same,
Rain Song,
Dazed and Confused (incl. San Francisco),
Stairway to Heaven,
Whole Lotta Love (medley incl. Everybody Needs Someone To Love,
Let That Boy Boogie,
Hideaway,
(You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care, Let's Have a Party,
I Can't Quit You Baby).

The band play very well. All the songs are performed solidly. Pages solos are spot on, and Bonham puts in some great fills. As well, Plant's voice holds up great. But there is a sense of the band being somewhat tired. But, again, if you go back and listen to those Scottish shows for comparison, you can see that they were pretty tough to beat and perhaps mightve taken a little bit out of the band. In any case, this is a relaxed and good show. The audience is extremely well-behaved, but also very very quiet. At times you forget that theyre even there. And since the band do seem to take their time between songs, the silence from the audience is punctuated all that much more. There's an unusual passage just after the fast instrumental and Oriental riffs part, just before San Francisco. This would reach perfection two months later in Germany, at some of the best concerts ever given by Led Zeppelin

I remember this show for four reasons - firstly, because I managed to get autographs from everyone except JP Jones; secondly, because a so-called friend then stole them from me (if you're reading this, you know who you are); thirdly, Percy forgot the lyrics to Stairway; lastly, being right at the front of the audience screaming at the band to turn up the volume 'cause I didn't think it was loud enough! I think this is the point at which my hearing started to deteriorate!

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