Led Zeppelin/Rhode Island, USA 1973

Speaking of the 1973 American tour, I get a very spectacular impression from the presence of releases such as movies and live albums. Indeed, with this tour ZEP rose to become the most popular British rock group in America. The scale of the tour is unprecedented. The fact that they are divided into the first half and the second half, and even have a month off, is proof that they have gained popularity in the United States that is far superior to the rock bands of the 1970s. The first half of the 1973 American tour included Tampa, Kezer, and two LA forums on Bonzo’s birthday and three days later, producing many great performances that “kept a natural groove”. Since the movie and live album were recorded at the end of the tour, the unique atmosphere of the first half of the tour is even more popular among enthusiasts. However, the second half got off to a rocky start. On that first day, in Chicago, the plant, which was in such poor condition that it was hard to believe that it was after a month off, was recorded on the soundboard recording. After a week of the tour, it was heard that the engine started to run at “DETROIT ROCK CITY” on the first day in Detroit, and an outstanding performance in the second half was finally produced in Seattle on the 17th. As you can feel from that point, it was the plant that gave a bad impression in the second half. It was Seattle that finally inspired him. However, perhaps due to the unreasonable schedule in Seattle, the next day’s concert in Vancouver was cut short due to a plant malfunction. Then, in Boston on the 20th, the band became so frustrated with the noisy audience that they cut the final part of the show short. However, ironically, perhaps it was a good thing that the Boston live was cut short, and the next day’s Providence was a completely different performance. Of course, the key person is the plant. From the opening, the audience exploded with enthusiastic shouts that had not been seen in the previous few days. If you listen to the full-throttle shout of the plant heard at the ending of “Rock And Roll”, you can clearly see how excited he is. On the contrary, the plant of this day shines throughout the live performance. Even in “Since I’ve Been Loving You”, even in the latter half of the song, you can listen to a great song filled with a spirit that you could not feel before. When Plant is doing well, the band’s playing quality improves, a phenomenon that has been consistently seen in ZEP’s live history, but here too Page’s smooth and rich phrases on “No Quarter” and “Dazed And Confused” Great play! To tell you the truth, the play of the members other than Plant was good from the start of the second half, but it may be said that Plant’s poor performance was due to an incident that caused their play to become scattered. yeah. After this, it was decided that they would be shooting a movie, and the group’s performances picked up even more, but when they got to Madison Square Garden, where the filming and live performance overlapped, tensions arose again, casting a subtle shadow. It can be said that Providence is definitely one of the top three among the great performances in the latter half of 1973 in that it has a feeling, and rather “plays upward and freely.” It was a day where the plants in excellent condition stood out. And this is an audience recording that caught this Providence live, and it is highly regarded as a good quality audience recording that can be felt quite powerful. The secret to ease of listening is that the recording state captures the performance itself in a large and balanced manner, with the excitement of the surroundings moderate. It is also true that because the performance was recorded at its loudest, the edges of the treble became subtly saturated, resulting in a “swishing” texture that became a habit mainly in the first half of the live performance. Therefore, there is no doubt that the sound source is better when played through speakers than through headphones. Another flaw is that there are cuts in some places, and when it comes to “The Song Remains The Same,” most of the songs are unrecorded. There were some items that compensated for this part by playing on another day, but past items were over-equalized (too much), had a generation drop, and even had many problems. There was a common tendency for the items to be out of pitch. Although the sound quality is a little peculiar, it is still easy to listen to, and above all, it has been released with surprisingly unfortunate treatment as a sound source where you can listen to an overwhelmingly fulfilling performance. However, this time, we have made it into a CD based on the dadgad remastered version, which is highly regarded as the best among fans, and of course, without any modifications to the cut parts. The warm listening experience is incomparable to previous releases, and the slow pitch deviation that was noticeable in the middle of the live performance has been accurately adjusted. The easiest to listen to to date, this is the true Providence 1973! Providence Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island, USA 21st July 1973 Disc 1 (61:32) 1. Intro. 2. Rock And Roll 3. Celebration Day 4. Black Dog 5. Over The Hills And Far Away 6. Misty Mountain Hop 7. Since I’ve Been Loving You 8. No Quarter 9. The Song Remains The Same 10. The Rain Song Disc 2 (73:16) 1. Dazed and Confused 2. Stairway To Heaven 3. Moby Dick 4. Heartbreaker 5 . Whole Lotta Love 6. The Ocean