tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3116917536114495743.post9094354482971260028..comments2024-01-10T08:38:55.287-05:00Comments on The Year of Led Zeppelin: Day 91: 11/16/1971 Ipswich, EnglandFRXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17890407495365629177noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3116917536114495743.post-90327047364800235992018-10-26T09:08:18.353-04:002018-10-26T09:08:18.353-04:00Personally, i'd say the Australian Tour of 197...Personally, i'd say the Australian Tour of 1972 was the last time we saw Plant's voice in top form. The North American tour saw Plant's voice declining. Most performances of songs including "Immigrant Song", "Heartbreaker", "Black Dog", and "Stairway to Heaven" have him struggling on or dodging most of the higher notes. He did have some great performances still though. LA version of "Over The Hills and Far Away" is stellar.Hayden Martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3116917536114495743.post-79210314925230999562016-02-13T19:48:38.157-05:002016-02-13T19:48:38.157-05:00Paul is right in that the Manchester show (11/24/7...Paul is right in that the Manchester show (11/24/71) on this tour is maybe Plant's last great show. However, Plant's voice in this Ipswich show cracks a lot, and his control is poor compared to his best shows in 1971. Others have noted that he was sick on and off in this UK tour; he sounds a bit sick to me on this night.<br /><br />Regarding Anonymous #2's comments: Although the LA Forum is an incredible night for Plant for that era, he still couldn't reach the F5 and G5 high notes on SIBLY that he did consistently back in late 1970. Plant's voice was already starting to fray by the Aussie tour of 1972, if not before. The decline did indeed steepen dramatically after June 1972, though.dragonspiritnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3116917536114495743.post-30698893869414438722014-10-15T21:24:48.591-04:002014-10-15T21:24:48.591-04:00cant completely agree with paul m's assertion ...cant completely agree with paul m's assertion that Plants voice quickly declined in 72. have you heard how great he sounded during the 72 US tour especially LA Forum 6/25 as well as Long Beach two nights later in Arizona, the final show of the tour. Something definitely happened though between 72 US tour and Japan just 4 months later in Oct 72. You can hear a noticeable decline that got worse as time went on. He sounded downright awful on most nights in Late 72 and by the 73 US tour he could be painful to listen to. Just compare the way he sounded in the 73 US tour to how he sounded just one year earlier and you will hear the difference. Really noticeable on Over the hills and far away where he hits every high note in 72 he crokes and strains very badly in 73. Zep was still a great band but Plants voice would never be what it was in early 72 and beforeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3116917536114495743.post-70531194084883074452013-07-30T22:18:43.822-04:002013-07-30T22:18:43.822-04:00This is one of a couple shows in november '71 ...This is one of a couple shows in november '71 wherein Plant sounds like he'd fully recovered from the vocal problems that plagued him during the summer months. He hots a lot of high notes and has great control and power. It's too bad that voice declined so quickly in '72, get all the boots you can from this fall UK tour, this is the last time the true Plant was heardPaul Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02414256785208111999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3116917536114495743.post-18427258094978885342011-11-18T12:54:51.469-05:002011-11-18T12:54:51.469-05:00Hi,
I was there on that amazing night, and I can a...Hi,<br />I was there on that amazing night, and I can assure you the crowd was not quiet. We were told more than once to keep it down, mainly because the floor above the pool was moving about through the hammering on the floor, with the old Dr Martens and where I was it was mental.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3116917536114495743.post-55745035810451801892008-04-01T01:01:00.000-04:002008-04-01T01:01:00.000-04:00This is definitely one of my favorite shows. Grea...This is definitely one of my favorite shows. Great sounding tape as well. As you noted, it's a shame about the crowd. They might as well not be there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com