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Led Zeppelin return to the stageLed Zeppelin return to the stageLed Zeppelin have opened their first concert for 19 years at London's 02 arena with Good Times Bad Times, the first track of their debut album. More than one million people took part in a ballot for just 9,000 pairs of tickets for the show. The thousands of fans spent the day receiving their passes for the one-off tribute gig amid tight security. One fan Geoff Jones said: "I have not been able to sleep for days." Another paid £83,000 for a pair of tickets. Mr Jones added: "For me it's kind of like that Christmas feeling where you know Santa Claus is coming and you're like a child waiting for the biggest present you've ever waited for in your whole life." There was huge demand to get into the one-off gig, which sees Jimmy Page, Robert Plant and John Paul Jones performing together for the first time since the late 1980s. The show opened with news footage comparing the impact of Led Zeppelin and The Beatles, before a dazzling light show started the set. The band, who have sold an estimated 300m albums, are performing a 90-minute set as part of the concert in memory of late Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun. In an attempt to beat touts, fans were told they would not get a pass unless they presented not only the photo ID, but also the credit card they used to book their tickets and the confirmation code they received at the time. But that has not stopped some eBay sellers claiming to have tickets, with some selling for up to £1,800 each. BBC Radio 2 listener Kenneth Donnell, from Glasgow, had the most expensive tickets - after paying £83,000 for a pair of passes in an auction for Children In Need. Promoter Harvey Goldsmith, who staged Live Aid and Live 8, said the reunion had probably generated more interest than "any show I've done". The concert had been postponed from 26 November after guitarist Page fractured a finger. The three surviving members of Led Zeppelin were joined by Jason Bonham, the son of their late drummer John Bonham. Pete Townshend, Bill Wyman and the Rhythm Kings, Foreigner and Paolo Nutini - all Ertegun signings - were also performing. SOURCE |
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Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven
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Immigrant Song- Led Zeppelin
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| The Inquisitor |
Two great songs, thanks RT.
I'm impressed that they would compare the two bands together. I remember in 1969 or 1970 when the story on the street was that Led Zeppelin had surpassed The Beatles in popularity. Many Blues musicians are not as happy with the group, unfortunately. Led Zeppelin did a lot of cover songs for many of the Blues artists from before. Still, they did a wonderful job of it. |
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An out-of-context reprinting of Lennon's remarks caused problems in the media. Really hurt the group. His comparison of their popularity to that of Jesus Christ was used to attack them publicly, causing cancellations of their performances and even burning of their records. Lennon had to apologize several times in the press and on TV, including several press conferences. |
| The Inquisitor |
Yeah,
I remember. I was actually happy at the time. I was so sick of seeing them everywhere that I smiled when I heard about their debacle. As I recall, it was basically in the US that those comments were important. Nevertheless, when I was watching the top 100 most influential rock and roll bands on MTV in 2000 with my 19-year-old son I told him I who was #1, even though we were only on #81. He said, "Nirvana?" "Nope, there's only one group that could possibly be #1. There has never been any group as influential as The Beatles." Sure enough, they came out #1. I think Nirvana was #8, or so. Ah, but no one in rock and roll has ever influenced the world the way The Beatles did even after John's remarks. |
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Ahhhh!!! What about Elvis Presley??? |