The sequel to the Friday the 13th series, Gloomy Sunday, is here! The soundboard has been upgraded to improve the sound quality using the recently released 1st Generation tape! Here are some reviews from that time. Last Sunday night, Zeppelinitis hit Buffalo. It is reported that the disease has infected about 20,000 young people, many of whom are still recovering. The symptoms are quite unique and contagious. First, you wake up on a Sunday afternoon to Page's heavy, lewd lead guitar playing on every radio station you can reach. Then, when you open your drawer to look for your underwear, you find a ticket that says "Led Zeppelin / In Concert / July 15th / Memorial Auditorium". After doing the laundry, you understand the meaning of this ticket. Tonight is "THE CONCERT". All the heavy rockers in this city think so. I just went to see a supergroup from years ago and missed out. So that makes me an objective observer. I had heard so many stories about them in concert that I really didn't know what to expect. As I walked in and found my seat, I noticed a huge electronic device on a raised stage. There were also three crystal balls hanging from the scaffolding (I've seen that before), quite a few filtered lights, and a big wheel with multi-colored filters all around. Very, very impressive, but can they really play well? They started off with "Rock and Roll" and "Celebration", both of which I have to say sounded slower than usual. But soon after, Zeppelin pulled it all together and the whole concert was a most entertaining journey. Jimmy Page hit a series of heavy riffs on "Dazed and Confused" before launching into "Heart Breaker". He danced joyfully around both ends of the stage, playing the accelerator on his lap. Page plays a light lead that sounds like something you'd hear in North Tonawanda with ease. The audience starts to absorb the incredible energy that emanates from the stage. John Paul Jones plays the organ on "No Quarter," from Houses of the Holy. As Jones plays an eerie, mystical lead, the stage crew activates the smoke machine. The effect is very swampy and eerie, as the smoke covers the entire stage. I don't like this kind of psychedelic production, but the music and the smoke effect are so well-matched that I can't help but appreciate it. The tempo changes on "Stairway To Heaven," and the audience swarms the stage as the light shines on the crystal ball. Again, Page plays a driving riff that drives the ode to every corner, with Jones' steady piano rhythm. John Bonham's drum break in "Moby Dick" is neither impressive nor annoying. I can't stand drum solos because I think they are a cheap way to kill time to give the band a rest. The audience shouldn't be subjected to such useless things. Bonham is a great drummer, but please stop with the solos. The audience was not as loud as I expected. But for the most part, the audience was open to Zeppelin's performance. Robert Plant and Jimmy Page showed a great combination in "The Rain Song". Page skillfully uses his double-neck guitar to play 12-string chords and 6-string leads. Plant's voice is powerful and reaches the back row of the audience. After a medley of oldies, they enter "Whole Lotta Love". Explosions and flames rise from all corners of the stage, putting all their energy into the music. Security rushes in as Plant and the others leave the stage. Then they return to the stage and close with "The Ocean". Before we leave...I just want to say one thing. It's easy to denigrate groups that use heavy visuals and fancy sound systems. It's easy to say, "That's noise, that's not music." But when it works, it's an art in itself. To perform like this, you need imagination, a good feel for your own music, and good improvisation. Recorded live at Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, USA : Sunday 15th July 1973 CD1 tk01..... ROCK AND ROLL tk02..... CELEBRATION DAY tk03..... BLACK DOG tk04..... OVER THE HILLS AND FAR AWAY tk05..... MISTY MOUNTAIN HOP tk06..... SINCE I'VE BEEN LOVING YOU tk07..... NO QUARTER tk01..... THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME tk02..... THE RAIN SONG (AUDIENCE SOURCE PATCH) CD2 tk03..... DAZED AND CONFUSED tk01..... STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN CD3 tk02..... MOBY DICK (AUDIENCE SOURCE) tk03..... HEARTBREAKER (AUDIENCE SOURCE) tk04..... WHOLE LOTTA LOVE (AUDIENCE SOURCE) tk05..... THE OCEAN (AUDIENCE SOURCE)
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