12/26/68

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Setlist:
These early U.S. dates include: Train Kept a Rollin', I Can't Quit You Baby, As Long As I Have You, Dazed and Confused, White Summer / Black Mountainside, How Many More Times.

Notes:
Led Zeppelin make their American debut on this date, as they begin a short string of shows, the first few unbilled, opening for Vanilla Fudge.
Press Review excerpt: The concert was cranked off by another heavy, the Led Zeppelin, a British group making its first U.S. tour.
Blues oriented (although not a blues band), hyped electric, the full routine in mainstream rock – done powerfully, gutsily, unifiedly, inventively and swingingly by the end of their set.
Singer Robert Plant – a cut above average in style, but no special appeal in sound. Guitarist Jimmy Page of Yardbirds fame – exceptionally fine. Used a violin bow on the guitar strings in a couple of tunes with resultant interesting, well integrated effects.
Bassist John Paul Jones – solid, involved, contributing. John Bonham – a very effective drummer, but uninventive, unsubtle and unclimactic, just an uneventful solo. [Denver Post | 12/29/68]

Favorite Zeppelin song? I have to go with Kashmir, but I'm also partial to Black Dog, lol!

 

[Pastafazul]

the 5 point plan.. now remember rat, when it comes to makin out, put on on side of led zepplin IV

 

[yankeesince59]

...Over the Hills and Far Away...Stairway to Heaven...Whole lotta Love.

 

[Mattingly23NY]

These are some of my favorite Zeppelin Songs, of course they are not in order....
You know, I don't think I've known anyone who did not have a favorite Zeppelin song or album, other than The Church Lady....she knew Rock and Roll was the work of Satan....!!!

Good Times Bad Times/ Communication Breakdown/ Bring It On Home/ Heart Breaker/ Ramble On/ Immigrant Song/ Whole Lotta Love/ Going To California/ Over The Hills and Far Away/ Stairway to Heaven/ Kashmir/ Ten Years Gone/ Trampled Under Foot/ All Of My Love

 

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Dazed and Confused, No Quarter, Babe I'm Gonna Leave You, How Many More Times, Achilles Last Stand, Since I've Been Lovin You, That's the Way, When the Levee Breaks come to mind to add to the list.

 

[Mattingly23NY]

Dazed and Confused, No Quarter, Babe I'm Gonna Leave You, How Many More Times, Achilles Last Stand, Since I've Been Lovin You, That's the Way, When the Levee Breaks come to mind to add to the list.

Nice additions too, Dazed and Confused a instant classic, so was When the Levee Breaks, I'm gonna' run like hell......

Wait that's combining both Zep and PF....

 

[BU54]

Dazed and Confused is so true.

Been Dazed and Confused for so long it's not true. Wanted a woman, never bargained for you. Lots of people talkin', few of them know Soul of a woman was created below