Imagine Robert Plant showing up to one of your gigs and joining you on stage...

[Saintman2884]

Not only do I remember those details about Zeppelin already being in New Orleans when the news about Karec came out, but I have a cousin and some friends of his who managed to sneak in that hotel and my cousin had his buddy take a photo with him and Robert in the hotel hallway. I remember him telling me how cool Plant was when he ran into their group and conversed with them for quite a while. It’s been decades since I saw the photo, but I remember it like it was yesterday.

Your cousin and his buddies got a rare treat indeed but I suspect this friendly conversation or talk happened before he found out his youngest son had died because that loss, understandably, devastated him and this is just MO, but I suspect his first marriage falling apart in the early 80's may have been connected to Karec's passing and subsequent grief. His closest friend in the band was John Bonham due to their shared working-class, Black Country roots and them being high-school friends. Bonham was also the only Zeppelin member to attend Karec's funeral afterwards. Again, after such a devastating loss, its a miracle Plant ever wanted to be a musician again or that Zeppelin recorded one more album or played further shows in U.K. or Europe again. After the 1977 tour ended, the band didn't see or hear from each other for almost a year-and-a half.

 

[Bill]

Your cousin and his buddies got a rare treat indeed but I suspect this friendly conversation or talk happened before he found out his youngest son had died because that loss, understandably, devastated him and this is just MO, but I suspect his first marriage falling apart in the early 80's may have been connected to Karec's passing and subsequent grief. His closest friend in the band was John Bonham due to their shared working-class, Black Country roots and them being high-school friends. Bonham was also the only Zeppelin member to attend Karec's funeral afterwards. Again, after such a devastating loss, its a miracle Plant ever wanted to be a musician again or that Zeppelin recorded one more album or played further shows in U.K. or Europe again. After the 1977 tour ended, the band didn't see or hear from each other for almost a year-and-a half.

As I recall the photo of Robert and my cousin was taken two days before the report of his son’s death.
Yes, Bonham was Plant’s closest friend in the band having known him and worked with him since their Band of Joy days. Bonham was the one who convinced Plant to rejoin the band when he initially felt he was done with the limelight.

 

[sfidc3]

Likely just looking to steal music from smaller artists. The Beatles are infamous for such practices.

Naw, those days are gone but I'll bet most folks don't realize that a large share of Zep's songs (and hits) are not their own.....Personally I liked the music they wrote it went from dark, midevil prog rock to country folk stuff.....my cousin who is a blues purest....absolutely hates LZ.....

I remember when the Zeppelin concert in the Dome was canceled when Plant got the news about his son’s death. That was going to be my chance to see LZ in person.

Same here, the only reason I was allowed to go at 13 was my folks trusted my friend's brother.....never saw them live.....

 

[efil4stnias]

Ed Sheeran last weekend

#neworleans #builttohost #livemusic | Andy Le Bouef | 41 comments

Only in New Orleans can an ordinary day turn into an unforgettable musical moment! Today, the French Quarter came alive when Ed Sheeran surprised fans with an… | 41 comments on LinkedIn

www.linkedin.com

 

[faceman]

Naw, those days are gone but I'll bet most folks don't realize that a large share of Zep's songs (and hits) are not their own.....Personally I liked the music they wrote it went from dark, midevil prog rock to country folk stuff.....my cousin who is a blues purest....absolutely hates LZ.....


Same here, the only reason I was allowed to go at 13 was my folks trusted my friend's brother.....never saw them live.....

same here I had a ticket. The only great band from that era I never saw live

 

[Madmarsha]

same here I had a ticket. The only great band from that era I never saw live

While at dinner last night, Freebird came on. Just made me think about this thread. That's not even my favorite Skynrd song; and, God knows, by the end of the '70s, no one really cared if they heard that or Stairway to Heaven ever again. However, I couldn't help thinking how amazing it would have been to have been lucky enough to have heard Freebird live between '73 and '77.

 

[sfidc3]

While at dinner last night, Freebird came on. Just made me think about this thread. That's not even my favorite Skynrd song; and, God knows, by the end of the '70s, no one really cared if they heard that or Stairway to Heaven ever again. However, I couldn't help thinking how amazing it would have been to have been lucky enough to have heard Freebird live between '73 and '77.

I'm not a huge LS fan and IMO Freebird isn't in the top 5 of my favorite songs of theirs but you have to admit.....the lasting legacy of that song is really incredible......almost all of the music shows I've been to you here at least once......someone screaming "Freebird".......

Amazing.....

 

[faceman]

I'm not a huge LS fan and IMO Freebird isn't in the top 5 of my favorite songs of theirs but you have to admit.....the lasting legacy of that song is really incredible......almost all of the music shows I've been to you here at least once......someone screaming "Freebird".......

Amazing.....

Freebird is on Mt Rushmore Mon Frere

 

[Tapxe]

Around that same time, saw him at UNO... GREAT show... actually, I was working as usher on the floor... and so I was paid to attend...whoo hoo!

Had to go look. It was in Nov-Dec not the 2000's. Wish I'd gotten it signed.

 

[Madmarsha]

......someone screaming "Freebird".......

It wasn't me, I swear. For the longest time now upon hearing that song, my first thought has been Jenny slipping on the balcony railing in platform shoes high as a kite amazingly managing not to swan dive. Forrest Gump kinda ruined that song for me. It's just too cliche of a "radio play" (that and Sweet Home Alabama) to call it a LS favorite song. But the build-up to the guitar solo in the right frame of mind still hits you.

Of course, hearing Robert Plant do Black Dog live would be amazing even today. But that and Stairway are just too overplayed, I think, to reach for on your playlist time after time when you're listening alone anyway.

I guess they're golden oldies now.

 

[Bill]

I'm not a huge LS fan and IMO Freebird isn't in the top 5 of my favorite songs of theirs but you have to admit.....the lasting legacy of that song is really incredible......almost all of the music shows I've been to you here at least once......someone screaming "Freebird".......

Amazing.....

The live version of Freebird from Oakland in ‘77 is pretty great.

 

[faceman]

The live version of Freebird from Oakland in ‘77 is pretty great.

yes no tatoos or cell phones. just pure unbridled energy

 

[Madmarsha]

So I knew that the Skynyrd plane went down in Mississippi, but TIL they were on their way to a concert at LSU. Anyone here have tix for THAT concert that they didn't get to go to?

 

[Bill]

So I knew that the Skynyrd plane went down in Mississippi, but TIL they were on their way to a concert at LSU. Anyone here have Tix for THAT concert that they didn't get to go to?

I was living in Alabama on the night of the plane crash. But I was aware that evening that the Skynyrd charter was on the way to LSU for a concert. I was even waiting to hear from some friends I knew who would be going. So the shock I felt from the news of the crash was more than just memorable. In fact many of the folks I knew [in Alabama] were practically in mourning. Having considered “Sweet Home Alabama” their state anthem, they all felt like they had lost members of their family. It was a very sad time for a lot of people.

 

[HoustonSaint68]

Freebird is on Mt Rushmore Mon Frere

I love Lynyrd Skynyrd, they're in my top 3-5 "stuck on a deserted island" picks. But count me in the group that's 'meh' about Freebird - I think the rock ballad beginning is just ordinary. Now their live version of "T for Texas"??? Yes, please!