The Year Of The Dragon
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Data:
17 July 1977 |
1. The Song Remains The Same 2. The Rover Intro / Sick Again 3. Nobody's Fault But Mine 4. Over The Hills And Far Away 5. Since I've Been Loving You 6. No Quarter 7. Ten Years Gone 8. The Battle Of Evermore 9. Going To California 10. Black Country Woman 11. Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp 12. White Summer 13. Black Mountain Side 14. Kashmir 15. Out On The Tiles / Moby Dick 16. Guitar Solo 17. Achilles Last Stand 18. Stairway To Heaven 19. Whole Lotta Love 20. Rock And Roll |
(July 1977) Review:
62,000 Led Zeppelin Fans Jam Kingdome
They came at night by the thousands, some waiting
for two days in the rain and cold for a chance to have their ears assaulted and
nerves numbed and to say they saw Led Zeppelin. It was a night of pot, pills and
popcorn with the popcorn coming in a close third to the other two. But overall,
the Led Zeppelin concert at the Kingdome came off without too much trouble.
There were several arrests, lots of dope and booze smuggled in – either under
coats or inside bodies – and some very sick kids from drinking too much. “It's
not a bad bunch considering the number of people here”, one Seattle police
officer said of the 62,000 people, “and considering the reputation of the
group.” Led Zeppelin has earned a reputation for attracting surly crowds which
generally fight and riot. But the most damage was to the ears and there is a
possibility 62,000 people will spend today saying, “Huh?” What attracted these
people, generally hard-core rock fans, was the experience.
It was appreciated by some when the lead singer,
Robert Plant, told the crowd he was deaf in one ear. It was a miracle the whole
band wasn’t stone deaf. Later, Plant said his hearing came back during one
number. The concert started shortly after 8 p.m. amid fireworks and people
holding up lighted matches, the moment everybody had been waiting for.
Throughout the long Sunday, the huge crowd remained orderly as it waited to get
through the gates and have the experience. At 4:30 yesterday afternoon, the
20,000 or so Zeppelin fans waiting at the Kingdome started to chant, “We want in,
we want in.” Suddenly a movement rippled through the crowd like a wave pushing
the front-line troops into the fence. Plant promised that the 1977 tour would be
“blood, thunder and the hammer of the gods”. A squad of paramedics was geared up
for the blood and everybody else was geared up for the thunder and hammer part.
-Post-Intellengencer
Dodano: 25.07.2010
