Led Zeppelin - For Your Love - Live At Whisky A Go-Go!! 1969

Los Angeles,California,USA January 5th,1969
from Empress Valley Supreme Disc

[@radman8116]

I was at this show at the Whiskey. Page had reformed the Yardbirds and they were billed as the "New" Yardbirds. No one knew who these other 3 guys were on stage with him. But when they started to play, every jaw in the place hung open for 2 hours. They only had 3 or 4 new songs and everything else were Yardbird standards. Can you imagine John Bonham playing in such a small venue, not to mention the rest of them. A few months later they played in London and now billed as Led Zeppelin!!!!!!!!

[@shitzhead3436]

good memory!

[@theatomicclap5328]

Steven Radiloff thank u for sharing this if u got anything else would u share it please?

[@onlyone2848]

You're Happy. You saw it from eggs.

[@theatomicclap5328]

Steven Radiloff man you witnessedhistory being made guy awesome!

[@bishlap]

judging by "For your love" the Yardbird numbers they did must have been earth shattering.

[@Sanctimoniously]

This is early Zeppelin. Flaming hot Telecaster tone, raw, unchained, unhindered vocals, massive drums, ultraheavy bass. Incredible.

[@richardheinz]

Jim Morrison was in the audience. He wrote about it in one of his many journals. I don't remember exactly what he wrote, but it was how Zeppelin were taking music in a completely different direction.

[@dragondreamjln]

Underrated comment. Holy shitbiscuits. good times

[@atravelerofbothtimespace4172]

Thanks for sharing I vaguely remember reading that when I was younger

[@mikeneidlinger8857]

Zeppelin and Hendrix changed music forever.

[@sk8bones829]

2 dos melhores guitarristas

[@JAMESGANG-f5u]

-Page with the Telecaster tone🔥 -Plants voice before any issues started. -JPJ & Bonzo both always SOLID from 1968 - 1980

[@robertragolia744]

I would love to talk to someone who was at the whiskey a go go when zep was there!!! my God that's the experience of a lifetime

[@Loushallnotpass]

A perfect example of Zeppelin's sheer power. It's like a 4 headed monster, they all know exactly what to play/when/where. Nice and thumpy that's how I like it man

[@bklyn2shoes]

Pure power in your face! A to Z. Zeppelin always delivers!😉

[@dandypajamas]

That drumming... that wailing.... it's like like listening to Led Zeppelin while they were still in the womb...

[@SqueezeMyLemon68]

I have this bootleg, and it's one of my most prized possessions in my music collection of over 25,000 songs and 170.56 GB. I think my favorite song off of this show is "Killing Floor". It's incredible how long Zep plays songs before they put them on a record. The audience must have shit their pants when they saw such a powerful band in a venue that could hold less than a thousand people.

[@williamhiles7404]

I have just about every bootleg ever made of Zeppelin, and some I have 3 to 6 versions of. Soundboard, audience, different quality, etc. Can't get enough, always hunting for new 'legs if 'em. Nothin' like live Zeppelin. LedHed Pb 207.20 🎶 🎸 🎹

[@Augmuse]

What Led Zeppelin touches turns to Gold even when they are "going out through the indoor."

[@StuckinTheSixties2]

I remember that night. Gosh seeing Robert and Jimmy brings backs so many memories. Great stuff. Peace Linda

[@xJayWalkerx]

haven't heard it before, thanks for uploading. yeah cool slower and heavier rendition, I like it. I think that Humble Pie's take on this song is also worth mentioning - even slower more soulful, acoustic version. They have cool video to this song , it's on YT.

[@RonPro-u1t]

Bonzo was unmatched.

[@tattoofthesun]

i just love that Jimmy was disgustingly shreddable at this stage of his career, he was mature when he met the yardbirds, was a guru for zeppelin, for fucks sake he was ready to hit the stage at 15

[@joycesmith1302]

Young Led Zeppelin. So cool and sweet.

[@yoursooowrong]

sounds good. haha. robert is my favprite singer and member of led zeppelin. not just his singing but the way he phrases things. its just sooo good. aahh it just baffles me to imagin some one better. but sure lots of people can hit higher notes than him.

[@bronyr]

OH my F-ing God. I'd give my left arm to have been at that show.

[@bobbybrownnose4]

this early bootleg stuff 68-69 when page had the tele is outstanding...fuzz sounds are incredible with a thin strat or tele...the boogie grooves they get into are sweet and one of a kind...raw and as a potent as a scorpions tail

[@SeanHillofficial]

Nice! I love the wah on the intro guitar and the solo vintage guitar. The drummer is amazing with those combos....nice!

[@MrJohnjohn262]

every artist stands on there influences that came before them! from music to photography. we are all influenced by the times and surroundings you grow up into.

[@transformationclass5054]

If I were a record agent, I'd sign this band on the spot.

[@jimmy0the0exploder]

Very, very sweet raw version of a true Yardbirds classic. I had never heard this before - thank you for posting, bootpoison! Not the most polished live performance by Zeppelin, no doubt - however, this was of course very early-era Zepp, and their sound was still coming into its own (during the first year or so, Jimmy Page & Peter Grant weren't sure that Robert would be with the group long-term, until they finally agreed that old 'Percy' would improve with time, which he did :) ZEPP RULES.....

[@trfesok]

Good point -- and the Yardbirds didn't write it. This super heavy, bluesy treatment is quite original. Thanks for the upload!

[@ewantaylor5626]

Did they credit Gouldman ?

[@trfesok]

@@ewantaylor5626 This never appeared on any Zeppelin album, so I don't know.

[@Bristolcentaurus]

@@ewantaylor5626 Graham Gouldman later of 10cc wrote it

[@Klaymator97]

friggin awesome. evereyone who thinks zeppelin is the greatest band ever say I.

[@60spastlife]

How can you complain of quality? Its a freakin' bootleg... Awesome!

[@Bristolcentaurus]

thank f^ck some had the foresight to take a recorder in with them by the standards of some ive heard this ain't bad

[@beckcom64]

Thanks tons! Anything Zepp does is just awesome, nothing more need be said!

[@zzebowa]

This is rank! Makes me think when we play live we are as good as Led Zep! :)

[@FrequentlyFried]

one of the greatest solos in my mind

[@WrightsVintage]

And this is the reason i love telecasters.

[@francescaemc2]

The sound is not very good but the guitar player is quite innovative and creative. The drummer is also very interesting and the two seem to work especially well together. The solo guitar is really very creative and technically most proficient. Very enjoyable. Thanks for sharing this.

[@Billy4269]

this is amazing

[@Aridzonan13]

19-20 y/o Robert Plant, Zep can't be matched for intensity and mesmerizing musical chemistry. IMHO, none tighter.

[@amast3rMind69]

i love playing this riff

[@Gibson889]

my god i would love to have been there

[@amast3rMind69]

dude robert plant has one of the greatest voices of all time. and how are you gonna compare this to the future of zeppelin and even other bands. This was a jam pf the top of there heads. noboody else can do that, that well

[@ctemt5208]

Gotta love John Henry.... Only Bonham could lay down a groove like that and change the dynamics of the song so dramatically... A true drumming God

[@Braglemaster123]

ctemt5208 only Bonham

[@zeppelinwoman]

I am certain that they can play anything !!!

[@gyht4361]

Historical. Thanks

[@xJayWalkerx]

folks check also Humble Pie's version, a cool acoustic jam with superb vocals.

[@yoursooowrong]

im speachless. all i can say is.... WOW

[@Braglemaster123]

Love ❤️ this

[@dinaratihdewi8737]

bonzo thats pedal drum is amazing on 69 woww

[@KeithE4]

@KSitz77: Eric Clapton was still with the Yardbirds when For Your Love was recorded. He quit in a huff almost immediately afterwards since it wasn't blues. OK, it was about a day and a huff - after Jimmy Page turned the gig down and recommended Jeff Beck. It was a win-win for both the Yardbirds and Clapton as it turned out.

[@sparklewebs]

ahhh cool ... you were there in miami when they played in feb 69? ... me too! ... and yes ... they totally blew us away ... they were freakin awesome!

[@pieyedapple]

Wicked twist on this old fave!

[@cokeydear]

Amazing.

[@lzzoso]

I consider myself somewhat of a LED ZEPPELIN afficianado. In my opinion they are the GREATEST musicians ever assembled. This is just one of a thousand LZ bootlegs out there, however, this song, FOR YOUR LOVE, is pretty rare to hear on any format, Especially bootleg on YOU TUBE.

[@faradnag]

amazing....

[@LeeMaverick]

This is the absolute bombdiggidy!!

[@rotyoung]

indeed thx!

[@muzikhawk]

This Led Zep interpretation, which I really like, of the yardbirds smash hit "For you Love" makes me think a little of Cream.

[@Luckzzz]

interesting.. i'm a fan.. and recognize that nobody is perfect

[@eebeelive]

well hell yeah!!

[@mikeloughran1]

Great musicians are not afraid to experiment and take chances** - THANKS bootpoison!!! ** sure beats the digital cut-n-paste phony perfectionism of today's music, but, then again, what do you EXPECT from "musicians" who've never tuned an instrument by ear?

[@vince5348]

Played this way, For Your Love sounds A LOT like the unreleased Hendrix tune Somewhere.

[@atravelerofbothtimespace4172]

Mighty BonZo comes off kinda like m8tch Mitchell on illegal Chinese communist ster0ids here lol I always found the differences in the power dynamics of their individual playing styles extremely amusing The experience was so different from the mighty zep ........

[@matthatter2849]

That was Three Dog Night's version of The Band's "Chest Fever" playing over the sound system there at the very end!

[@williaml3451]

long live THEE LED ZEPPELIN for thou shall not live with out ;)

[@Roachcock333]

god damn! listen to bonzo in this song! its crazy!

[@unabonger777]

god damn, this kicks ass.

[@raven8191]

this why zepp kicks ass early days rule

[@metrostationrocks]

i love this. very fucking raw, would have loved to have been there.

[@cooking_withvince]

I have the whole bootleg. It's pretty good.

[@sam-ww1wk]

hell yeah

[@kroakie4]

The way Page honestly reminds me of Jimi Hendrix at times. Such an amazing guy.

[@FrequentlyFried]

the main riff is so fun to play its a bit like the purple haze rythym chords but with the addition of the DAH DAH DAH. DAH DAH DAH.

[@marklweb]

The song was actually written by Graham Gouldman of 10cc and given to The Yardbirds. The song was supposed to be given to the Beatles who were playing at the Odeon, but ended up with Jeff Beck, as the Yardbirds were playing at that same venue.

[@Roachcock333]

@rockdad3 i wouldnt say this is an off night, i love this song

[@jeronimomarcela]

la voz se nota distinta se ve que esta grabación fue echa antes de su operación en la garganta, porque el cambio de voz antes y después de la operacion fue notable

[@antoniolorenzosanchez5393]

Pos si.

[@dubugga]

they played here too?! sick. '69 ey? this is bout the time The Doors released their like 2nd album or something. but tht's cool. never knew they played here too. and i read that led zeppelin also started out at a bar called rock n roll something i believe

[@mk1vx1000]

at 3:42 is anyone else reminded of a black keys song? I cannot for the life of me remember what song it reminds me of but I swear that they play that part in one of their songs.

[@gk10002000]

i think the notes are freaking the exact same notes literally.

[@theblackstoneproject9917]

I think you’re thinking of Ten Cent Pistol by the Black Keys. He does an octave riff in the solo or something similar to what Jimmy is playing here.

[@snusmumriken3]

In the same vein about Keith Relf (usually) being slagged off on YT when performing "Dazed and Confused" on the Bouton Rouge French TV show!... Indeed, Robert was more in his element with "Dazed"... but so was Keith with "For Your Love"!... ;-)

[@constantine7382]

If the Yardbirds had originally played it like this, Clapton may have stayed.

[@airsoft25g]

the doors own the whiskey

[@Coolinbnyoncrack]

I just realized something.... Led Zeppelin released "For Your Life" in 1976 with Presence. :P

[@OlympicAirways218]

@highfencejumper there can never be enough bass mane

[@tomtomdrum69]

It is NOT stealing, it is borrowing! Music is a liner, intangible art form! Children!!! TOM MORONEY BOSTON

[@1sunstyle]

I'm getting martial art glassblowing flashbacks. I had bootlegs on Red Phantom Label out of Italy.

[@CRAZYWILDMAN49]

JIMMY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@rh741]

Robert Plant's Voice is just..... It's Just Fucking Nice man. This is the sound that just made LZ what they are today.This song reminds me of How Many More Times when he says Ill give you diamond rings etc etc. Good song this version is just badass. Groove on it bitches

[@impalaman9707]

We missed the introduction to the song, where Robert Plant made the mistake of mentioning his predecessor Keith Relf: "Anyone here remember Keith?" The crowd went crazy, probably garnering the biggest applause of the night! Poor Plant had to calm them down: "okay, okay, that's fair enough!" Apparently, Plant was about as popular a replacement as when Sammy Hagar replaced David Lee Roth! At least early on---I guess it took some time to get to know him!

[@getamulletupyaoo7]

and the heavens opened

[@Simotsio]

It`s in tune enough...

[@apollos_revival]

I wish they had a decent recording of this. Like maybe if they played it at the BBC

[@rockdad3]

Another off night for the Zep, there were many of them. I saw one at the LA Forum in 1974 I think it was. Hey folks, nobody's perfect! lol

[@bfish89ryuhayabusa]

@KSitz77 Of course Zeppelin played Yardbirds numbers! The first tour they did was under contract as the Yardbirds (billed as The New Yardbirds), so that's what they started out with. They had to play some Yardbirds numbers in the first tour, so they threw them in as covers later.

[@yoursooowrong]

or any over there other songs for that matter! all of zeppelin I and II is blues... striaght blues.

[@Bonzosbadgeholder]

I noticed that too

[@damphear2]

@llZosoll the trading and selling of hendrix recording and sudio sessions were going on from when he first stepped foot in bbc.

[@pete3883]

Everyone grows, Beatles - Cavern .

[@CatapultYourMom]

I believe they were billed as The New Yardbirds at this gig.

[@scottcameron3344]

Chest Fever, by the Band, it sounds like.

[@Sanctimoniously]

Oh, God, the scream at 5.34!

[@Sean_Nielsen]

@mistopib yeah, the version humble pie played at the whiskey a few weeks prior (if im remembering correctly) is awesome!

[@michael-lt3jh]

Like Keith says , led zeppelin is Jimmy

[@gilbroussard2240]

Shy boy.

[@BlueBeeMCMLXI]

I only wish they had recorded "Fairy Bells" ...

[@foutupourfoutu]

@beckcom64 No, this song was released in 1974 and Deep Purple didn't play it at the time. It's a cover of the Band's "Chest Fever", and I'd really like to hear it in its complete form by Led Zeppelin!

[@Toddiscool2]

I wish there was a better recording of this.

[@MadjikMan56]

I first acquired this ROIO in the late 80s. I've been saying the same thing ever since and every time I listen to this. By far one of their most underrated song performances. (this is coming from someone that has over 250 "keeper" ROIOs of Led Zep). This performance essentially took the Yardbirds, set it on fire and proceeded to put it out by smashing a guitar, bass and drum set on it.

[@actron]

Daaaamn, hear how long RP held that note at the end? non smoker? That must have been their smallest crowd ever, haha

[@kathy2trips]

actron He lost the note at 14 seconds, but that's a long time.

[@boonexy]

kathy 2trips He didn't lose it, he did that sigh at the end of that scream a lot, definitely intentional

[@kathy2trips]

Oh, heh, thanks for clearing that up.!

[@atravelerofbothtimespace4172]

This sounds great Bonzos kickdrum is brutal on this recording LOL😂

[@Abe91195]

this sounds so freaking cool, jimmy should've made a song out of this.

[@JAMESGANG-f5u]

It was a Yardbirds song 🤣