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Hi, This is Carol Miller. Welcome to our Get the
Leadout calendar thirty years ago. On October twenty seventh, nineteen
ninety five, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant completed their first
North American tour together since their led Zeppelin days. They
wrapped things up with two nights at Madison Square Garden
in New York. Jimmy and Robert followed similar routines for
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the two shows. No quarter was the name of the tour,
so that song constantly remained. The songs immediately before and
after it were different. Following one extra encore in the
last night, Robert hinted that they would tour the US
again big for a fantastic night.
Speaker 2 (00:36):
We'll see you.
Speaker 1 (00:39):
I've we got some few ideas good much good in
nineteen ninety eight. He and Jimmy followed through and did
just that. On October twenty eighth, nineteen seventy two, Led
Zeppelin changed the vibe of montro, Switzerland for the first
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of two consecutive nights. As journalist Chris Charlesworth wrote in
the Melody Maker Quote, montre is a wonderfully peaceful town
nestling by the side of Lake Geneva in the shadow
of huge snow capped mountains. It's a picture postcard in
real life. The town was deserted on Saturday morning, but
the streets gradually filled during the afternoon until the area
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around the casino was tight with fans. Chris also marveled
at led Zeppelin's ability to conjure up Elvis Presley songs.
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On October twenty ninth, nineteen seventy two, Led Zeppelin played
a second night in Montre, Switzerland, while they were working
toward releasing their fifth album, Houses of the Holy, they
had already begun playing certain new songs live. Led Zeppelin
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made it back to Switzerland once more after nearly eight years,
to perform in Zurich.
Speaker 2 (02:16):
Very nice to be back in Switzerland again. It's been
quite a long time, I think since Montrose. Anybody remember
Montro showing your age kids.
Speaker 1 (02:28):
On October thirtieth, nineteen sixty nine, led Zepplin played in Buffalo,
New York, at Kleinhan's Music Hall. A reporter for the
University of Buffalo's The Spectrum covered Zeppelin's performance, writing quote,
Kleinahan's Music Hall for years has been the setting of
classical music forms and those that are built around quality
and control. Exact distinctions can be made between the guitar,
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the drums, the bass, and the singing. This isn't saying
that they weren't loud, Oh they were, but the difference
comes in their use of this loudness if it's a
controlled sound that can penetrate as well as soothe unquote.
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On October thirty first, nineteen sixty nine, Led Zeppelin played
two shows at Springfield Municipal Auditorium in Massachusetts. Their seven
o'clock and their nine thirty performances with opening at taj Mahal,
were part of the Gansett Tribal Rock Festival. As the
festival aimed to attract young audiences, tickets were sold in
advance on the many college campuses in and around Springfield
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and throughout New England. Ticket prices were three point fifty,
four fifty, and five point fifty. An underground newspaper writer
named Phil captured some overheard reactions to led Zeppelin, such as,
quote dynamite and quote man, they really got into it unquote.
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This is Carol Miller. Thanks for Getting the let Out.
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