| Identifier | 4037652 |
| Created At | Tue May 23 2023 23:54:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) |
| Media Type | CDR, FLAC |
| Media Count | 3 |
| Note | Led Zeppelin
July 6th, 1973 Chicago, IL Venue: Chicago Stadium Recording: Soundboard Title: Second City Showdown Label: Midas Touch 61831/2/3 Source: Silvers > EAC > CDr > EAC > FLAC |
| J-Card Comment | Disc 1: 01. Rock and Roll/Celebration Day/Black Dog 02. Over The Hills and Far Away 03. Misty Mountain Hop 04. Since I've Been Loving You 05. No Quarter 06. The Song Remains the Same 07. The Rain Song Disc 2: 01. Dazed & Confused 02. Stairway to Heaven Disc 3: 01. Moby Dick 02. Heartbreaker/Whole Lotta Love 03. Communication Breakdown |
| Tech Note | <b>Concert File Description:</b> After a month's break, the first show of the second leg is something of a disaster. There are problems with the PA, sections of the audience are continually fighting and Robert's voice is shot. <i>'Over The Hills And Far Away'</i> is described as... "a track off the first album that we legitimately found a title for!" Afterwards, Plant makes his first appeal to the crowd: "I'd really be obliged if you could cool all that! There's no need to be fighting. I'm sure there's plenty of fights to watch outside!" <i>'Misty Mountain Hop'</i> is described as... "about what happens when there's too many fights!" and <i>"'The Song Remains The Same'</i> is dedicated to people who don't fight!" Robert comments: "I've never seen so many fights at a concert for a long, long time!" The distraction obviously affects the band's performance which is already sub-standard. After <i>'Stairway To Heaven'</i>, security staff wade into the crowd to attempt to break up the fighting. "There is some sensible reason why these people are doing this!" comments Plant. "I have never seen so much leeriness and violence, so cool it! Can you dig that?" A sole encore of <i>'Communication Breakdown'</i> is rushed through with only a few <i>'Crunge'</i> references. Not a good start to the second leg. "Only the fans could mar Led Zeppelin's performance" is the headline in the Chicago Sun-Times. April Olzak reports: "Led Zeppelin is quite possibly the best rock group in the world. In a sell-out concert Friday night at the Chicago Stadium (18,000 occupied seats and another 18,000 sold for tonight), they dispelled every bad word ever written about them, came through soaringly over the rotten acoustics in the Stadium, and in general, overcame every conceivable obstacle that might have marred their music. Except the audience. "Robert Plant paused at the start of several number to remark, pleasantly enough, that he'd never seen so many fights at a concert, and, please, cool it. Zeppelin takes no glee in ringside chaos. Crowd antics to them are like asking George Shearing to play 'Melancholy Baby'." |
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Performance
| Led Zeppelin 1973-07-06 Chicago Stadium (soundcheck), Chicago, IL | |
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| Set 1 | Untitled (take 1) Untitled (take 2) The Wanton Song Instrumental (take 1) The Wanton Song Instrumental (take 2) The Rover (take 1) The Rover (take 2) Night Flight (take 1) Night Flight (take 2) Night Flight (take 3) Night Flight (take 4) Night Flight (take 5) Hail, Hail Rock & Roll Nadine Round & Round Move On Down (take 1) Move On Down (take 2) Me Like a Hurricane Dynomite Shakin' All Over Hungry For Love (take 1) Hungry For Love (take 2) Reelin' & Rockin' Two Hearts on Fire Drum & Organ check |
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| Set 3 | |
| Comment | This is the complete sound check for the Chicago concerts. |