Led Zeppelin - Earls Court FLAC album

I'VE HEARD BETTER cell phone rips (not really). Definitely not something you get your hi-fi on to. This one dimensional sound is not an ordinary listen except for an unhealthy curiosity of rock and roll epochs. The keyboard solo alone on "No Quarter" by JPJ is worth having this recording. Listening to this band live is a curiosity for me always. Even tho it's no where near decent SQ - volume fluctuations and swirling compressed audio aside - Plants first howl on "Cashmir" (sp); and his mistake(s) - are some worth while moments here and there. "Going To California" is a pretty cool rendition with Jimmy commandeering the mandolin like a badass. Love "Woodstock" full of Plants trademark woo-oo-yeah-ee-ah's. "Cashmir" (spelled incorrectly) and "In My Time Of Dying" - sound muddled.

At the end of the day this is not really a pleasure to sit down and spend time with. If you're doing some sort of research on the revolution of seventies hard rock then yeah sure this is perhaps worth your time. Even if you are an uber-fan of LED ZEPPELIN (who isn't?) this is not must have imo. Sweet are moments like the JPJ keys and Page's guitar work on "The Song Remains The Same" and worthy of document of the moment. The riffing on "Trampled Under Foot" is a lot of fun - as is JPJ keyboards but not Roberts improvised vocals. "Black Dog" is humbling - "Stairway to Heaven" is still being worked out by Page - the solo is an alternate version to the polished studio version. If it wasn't for John Paul Jones - this band would never have made it