From: "J.P.B." <zep@bizgroup.net> To sign up for this tree send and e-mail to: zep@bizgroup.net Put in the subject line: St. Paul leaf St. Paul branch in the body include: Name City, State and Country How many leafs you will take. To christen the new FBO list I have decided to do a tree. Closing Date 5/8/99 (Students- Make sure you can fulfill you part before summer break of this one if you sign up) Thsi tree will consist of the Zep show in St. Paul on 7/9/73 and some filler to round out 3 CD-R's. Branches will be required to accept 2:1 blanks, or blanks and postage, or a fair trade worked out between the parties involved. Please use quality media that both parties acan agree upon. The Setlists: ------------- St. Paul 7/9/73(Generational info: Master->DAT->CDR) Disc 1 Rock and Roll Celebration Day Black Dog Over the Hills and Far Away Dancing Days Tease->Misty Mountain Hop Since I've Been Loving You No Quarter The Song Remains the Same The Rain song Disc 2: Dazed and Confused Stairway to Heaven Moby Dick Disc 3: Heartbreaker Whole Lotta Love Communication breakdown Rude World Outtakes(unknown Gen) 1-Vocal ONLY 2-Insturmental ONLY 3-Complete track Oh My God (3rd gen) 1 Trampled-Kashmir(Instrumental) 2 Custard Pie 3 In the Light 4 Swan Song The show is fairly well recorded and this copy of the show is as good as it gets. If you have never heard this show it is a must have. The band arrives late to the show andf then puts on a silly concert. St. Paul Civic Center St. Paul, Minnesota 7/9/73 The tape has a little too much “auditorium” to it. The sound is a little echo-ey like you would expect from a sports arena. The bass is kind of boomy. This is partially due to the venue but also from the equipment used to record it. There is some tape hiss but I would consider it quite low for 1973 audience tape. The tape is a little distant from the stage but not too bad. There are a few firecrackers at various places in the show. It seems somebody picked all the quiet places Jimmy was playing to shoot them off. How unnerving must that have been when he was under death threats the whole tour? Pre Show ------------ The tape opens up with the tapers making comments about the delay in getting the concert started. There are several cuts in this lead-in that makes me believe the tapers were fooled about when the concert was going to begin. The band finally comes on stage. A few tests of the instruments then…. Rock and Roll ----------------- Overwhelmed early by the audience. Robert opens with the single worst voice of the 1973 tour. He doesn’t even bother to sing, he just reads the lyrics. Jimmy is a little low in the early mix but it gets better as the song gets going. It’s a good thing that it too, because Jimmy does his best to make up for Robert’s slow start. Bonham adds a nice long drum fill to finish the song. Celebration Day -------------------- Straight into this one with no pause. Robert gets better on this, but still has a ways to go before he’s ready to “sing”. The rest of the band is solid as usual on the 1973 tour. Black Dog ------------- Straight into this one with no pause either. Jimmy takes the lead on this, but Bonzo responds to the challenge. The crowd follows Robert in the Ah-Ah’ s and that seems to fire up the band somewhat. Jimmy finishes the song with gusto. A guy next to the taper was impressed too adding an “Oh Yeah”. The overall tempo used by the band for the first three songs seems slow. Over the Hills and Far Away ----------------------------------- Robert introduces this one by promoting the new album “Houses of the Holy”. Firecrackers explode just before Roberts enters with the first lyric. He’s singing! Well… at least some. Jonesy starts to come to the fore with a really nice bass line here. Jimmy’s in his own world in a really odd solo for this song. A good one despite Roberts weak voice. Dancing Days (Tease) --------------------------- Jimmy starts the Dancing Days riff and he seem ready to do it but gets cut off by Robert. Robert starts to admonish the crowd for their behavior. Some fights must have broken out. He makes a reference to smashed eggs and tells the crowd to move back. Misty Mountain Hop ------------------------- This is introduced as another one off the new album. Robert says “We need your help on this” and proceeds to get the audience clapping, maybe to promote the peace. Robert is somewhat warmed up by now, but still is not there. I don’t think this was one of the better versions of this song from 1973. Everyone is doing their own thing and it all falls apart. Jones and Bonham don’t want Jimmy to get into Since I’ve been Loving You and keep jamming past Jimmy’s cues to move to the next song. Finally on the third cue, they stop and let Jimmy go. Since I’ve Been Loving You ----------------------------------- Ahhh… Zeppelin, they always seem to surprise me. As bad as Misty Mountain Hop was, this is the complete opposite. If you’re a Bonzo fan this one is for you. Jimmy FEELS the blues. Another one really appreciated by the crowd (and me!!!!) No Quarter ------------- Robert introduces this song as another thing off the new album and then proceeds to introduce Jonesy on the synthesized piano. The crowd sees the visual effects and they are amazed by them. Robert still is not all the way back yet. Here we go again… Everyone is jamming in their own little world. There seems to be a “competition” going on between Jimmy, Bonzo and Jonesy and the nobody wants to let the other take over, kind of “Uptight” but loose. Fun to listen to but musically a mess. The Song Remains the Same ----------------------------------- The competition goes on. A nice version overall. Each member has places where they shine. The Rain Song ------------------- Robert is finally singing and smartly doesn’t push his voice. The mellotron sounds in tune tonight. This song is very well played. Tragically, the mix has the melloton way too loud. This spoils the song. The audience, however, seems impressed. Dazed and Confused ------------------------- An AMAZING wah-wah intro by Jimmy. Finally! Robert is back and he gives a great vocal performance. It is the most improvised version of Dazed I have ever heard from 1973. This is one case where the arena makes the song. The natural echo of the arena really enhances the whole eerie feel of it. Jimmy plays outstanding from the start to the finish some 32 minutes later. GET THIS ONE, IT IS A MUST HAVE! In strange irony to the incredible performance someone near the taper, after the song is over, asks “What time is it?” (That question works on many levels doesn’t it?) Stairway to Heaven ------------------------ Several attempts to start, fail when the crowd is too noisy. Finally, Robert says “Shhhh…” and the crowd quiets enough to start. Jimmy continues to play above and beyond. Robert tries to get a few of the high notes for the finish and makes some. A small cut in the recording is disappointing in such a strong version of this song. Moby Dick -------------- Drums, Ho-hum. Heartbreaker ---------------- Cuts in. Jimmy continues to roll, you’ve got to hear his solo in this one. The competition is back too. I actually laughed at what was being played. Zeppelin at it’s improvisational finest. Whole Lotta Love ---------------------- A few measures drum rolls and the boys go right into it as usual. The Crunge section is emphasized tonight. Jimmy plays a really odd solo. Boogie is enhanced by the natural echo of the building. It’s just hard to believe that whole last half of this concert is so good. Communication Breakdown ---------------------------------- A fine finish.