Led Zeppelin - Rock'n'Roll (1972)

[@fuzzyduck1989]

This must be the best performance of " rock 'n'roll ". Plant's voice is perfect here!!!!!!

[@alexronald9521]

no , listen bootleg belfast 1971

[@sheatiller2465]

Alex Ronald yeah Plant was better there. But he still had a lot of power and range here too. Not as rich as Belfast, the vocal tone is a little drier-sounding, but still a lot better than HTWWW.

[@DiamonthdP]

Dat Tizio the denmark one is the ultimate show also in montereux!

[@FABIO_MARTINSS]

Too much perfect to be honest. I konw he used to sing very close to the studio version 'til '72, but this is sounding almost identical

[@erickh.r.9087]

@@alexronald9521 that one is too fast this one is much better

[@patrickalloyssius9138]

Wow Roberts voice was bombastic here !!!!

[@sprezzatura8755]

These guys are pretty good. They might have a future.

[@sergeipopkov6850]

Да это великая группа

[@saleconomos473]

Certainly the best live version of this song I've ever heard.

[@jamesm8132]

sal economos - Definitely, especially since Robert sings it close to the studio version.

[@zekayman]

Listen to this then: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJ63i2CAo7Wri6c

[@lordfluxington]

Bonham's "beast" fill at the end is so fast. Love it!

[@pantelisraptis7685]

They are just on damn fire

[@coldacre]

@@zekayman didn't sound any better than this Sydney version.

[@cplineberger]

Bobby was High Octane on this one!

[@crusherkc]

I love all the people in the background just walking around going about their business. They not realizing this is history. Robert Plant and Jimmy Page at their peak: Robert's voice is still high and Jimmy is still nimble-fingered.

[@DMSDrummer]

+crusherkc Mother: I am just walking through this festival minding my own business Kid: Hey mom, what's that cool band over there? Mom: Nothing, son, probably just some stupid pop stars

[@RafaelFerreira-dy1wb]

DMSDrummer cmz

[@honestyquality3565]

What’s funny is your right.

[@marks-bp2hf]

No security cams, walls, fences, bar codes, etc. Those were the days.

[@jamesmadison4176]

I just typed the same thing and then deleted it cause I then saw your comment. Amazing how they have no idea how big that is !

[@MrScrumpbee]

I cannot believe there are people walking behind the stage when Led Zeppelin are playing and not watching them.Bloody fools.

[@septiangunardi671]

Led zeppelin wasn't the LEGEND on that time

[@ernstvanstangl1048]

Roadies. Richard Cole was back their.

[@doyle5948]

@@septiangunardi671 I don't know man led Zeppelin became really famous when LZ 2 or 3 came out that is just my opinion but when LZ 4 came out well they were jolly Greek gods walking the earth

[@terrya8989]

Its February 1972 in Australia. A completely different time. You wouldn't understand.

[@truthseekerKJV]

Probably friends and relatives that have seen them many times before.

[@jorginho8013]

Os caras estavam perfeitos neste "ao vivo"!! Parece que estamos ouvindo a gravação original!!! Muito, muito, muito bom!!

[@safirgt40]

Wow! This is by far the best vocals Plant has delivered on this song - almost 99% of the original! It's true his vocals went after this year. The video from "Song remains the same" movie was just a year later and he no longer sings like this. The melody changes. Man, those thousands that saw this concert are the true lucky bunch of people.

[@adifferentkindofanidiot2215]

Lost a bit of the high register after 72, but I think he was just lazy in that 1973 MSG performance. Or maybe didnt want to push his voice too much since that was the opening track of the night

[@smkxodnwbwkdns8369]

@@adifferentkindofanidiot2215 no he had surgery done one his vocal cords permanently altering his voice

[@adifferentkindofanidiot2215]

@@smkxodnwbwkdns8369 I know he had surgery, but in 1995, he could still hit all the notes of Rock n Roll in the original key

[@rap2xtrooper878]

​@@smkxodnwbwkdns8369 He didn't have throat surgery yet when the band played at MSG in 1973. As others have said, he couldn't sing Rock'n'Roll as high in 1973 because it was their set opener and they also specifically modified the song to be played slower and lower to be easier for Plant to sing since it was a replacement to their previous opener Immigrant Song, which Plant couldn't sing anymore. So it's a mix of him being lazy/restrained while his voice warmed up and also because he just physically couldn't sing the song like he could before no matter what

[@LoveOneAnotherHeSaid]

You did not write, perform or record this song - stop sounding off like a tosser.

[@Skicloud1888]

I was there aged 14. Best live performance I ever saw and I saw Black Sabbath,Bowie,The Cure,The Eagles,Queen,ELO,AC/DC,Status Quo,Midnight Oil,Neil Young etc.etc. They came on, announced as “The number one heavy metal (!) band in the world”, struck up Immigrant Song and the sky exploded.

[@LinusE]

Bonhams sound on the Sydney concert is just a perfect sound for his exact playing, loud and thunderous

[@SamboC177]

Sydney, Australia 1972.

[@LoveOneAnotherHeSaid]

Sydney Cricket Ground to be precise.

[@SamboC177]

@@LoveOneAnotherHeSaid Rippa concert.

[@allancerf9038]

actually Plant had the FLU! during this show and it's a mark of how powerful his voice (was until Fall 72,') that he could pull it together after 2.5 hours ... and sing like this as an ENCORE.

[@brianmcawesome]

Sadly this would be the last year he could sing like that.

[@peterlv68]

Allan Cerf he was not sick here. He was sick in early '73

[@DiamonthdP]

Allan Cerf he had a flu a week before that but recovered successfully even hitting the high E in stairway to heaven in Auckland New Zealand

[@ipsurvivor]

Some people sing better with a cold or flu 😷....

[@HardRockMaster7577]

It was Covid

[@lanatrzczka]

For quite a while I had thought that Zeppelin's peak live was '73, but more and more I think it was '72.

[@bundyrum1967]

I seen Robert twice in 1984 and 2017 , wished I could have seen LZ in 1972 but I was a toddler

[@PercyBabe]

Got the chance to see Robert live in Stuttgart 2022, he was still gorgeous and charming…would have loved to see them back in 1972….they were amazing, the best band ever, so hot and sexy, great music, never reached

[@Minceontoast2]

This is the Only footage Ive seen of plant screaming with His prime voice

[@UlyssesM]

look up the tokyo 1971 footage

[@colebrian7197]

@@UlyssesM royal albert hall

[@Minceontoast2]

@@colebrian7197 That is great but that is toned down plant

[@francishughes542]

You need to listen to Plant singing 'Immigrant song' from the same concert, the footage is out there, its "off the scale" brilliant, & fantastic, screaming, but in tune.

[@lordpetex4468]

They didn't know what they were seeing. I'm an Aussie. 50 years later how many times have we listened to that song. They were seeing greatness. They just had no idea.

[@cookingpremiumjapan6839]

No.1 Rocknroll

[@ArikGato]

🤘

[@rodrigofarias7701]

Umas das melhores performance dessa música.!👏👏👏

[@antoniorios4519]

Esta es musica desde México saludos cordiales 👍😊

[@martyndormer]

Without doubt the best live performance I have seen.🚀

[@heidigrunberg421]

Why is the fact that Robert Plant is tall make me lust even more?

[@ledzepp6880]

This is the best performance of this song i have ever heard and a thousand times better than the studio version!

[@pibeaguilar5015]

Amo a The Beatles. Pero esta banda es de mil amores. La mejor banda Rock de toda la historia,

[@pantelisraptis7685]

one of the most captivating performances in history and most of the people are sleeping ...while some people would ''die'' being there in 1972.Unparalleled performance

[@LucioRozendo]

Rock And Roll Já faz tanto tempo que eu não faço rock and roll Já tem um tempão desde quando eu andava por aí Deixe-me voltar, deixe-me voltar Deixe-me voltar, querida, para de onde eu vim Já faz tanto tempo, tanto tempo Já faz tanto tempo Eu passei muito tempo só Muito tempo só Sim, passei Já faz muito tempo que o livro do amor não é publicado Eu não consigo imaginar o quanto é triste a vida sem amor Leve-me de volta, leve-me de volta Leve-me de volta, querida, para de onde eu vim Já faz tanto tempo, tanto tempo Já faz tanto tempo Eu passei muito tempo só Muito tempo só Parece que já faz tanto tempo que não passeamos ao luar Fazendo promessas que não serão cumpridas Abra os braços, abra os braços Abra os braços, querida, deixe o meu amor entrar Já faz tanto tempo, tanto tempo Já faz tanto tempo Eu passei muito tempo só Muito tempo só Rock And Roll It's been a long time since I rock and roll It's been a long time since I did the stroll Let me get it back, let me get it back Let me get it back, baby, where I came from? It's been a long time, been a long time Been a long lonely Lonely, lonely, lonely Lonely time Yes, it has It's been a long time since the book of love I can't count the tears of a life with no love Carry me back, carry me back Carry me back, baby, where I came from It's been a long time, been a long time Been a long lonely Lonely, lonely, lonely Lonely time Seems so long since we walked in the moonlight Making vows that just can't work right Open your arms, open your arms Open your arms, baby, let my love come running in It's been a long time, been a long time Been a long lonely Lonely, lonely, lonely Lonely time

[@daiki19932002]

Plant was in best condition this day... what a sexy man

[@RodrigoAbreu82]

THE BEST BAND

[@RobertJohnson-cc5cp]

I read a lot of comments on how that was the last year Robert could sing live as he could on record so although there are primarily Led Zeppelin fans here I would like to say Kudos to Steven Tyler who kept his voice until past the age of 70.

[@milltreestudios]

The band are on fire!!!!

[@dijamaira1981]

Best ever Rock n Roll footage i've ever seen!

[@rodrigofarias7701]

Essa versão é a melhor! Simplesmente a essência do rock 'n' roll . Se é que você me entendi!

[@lordfluxington]

This is footage is from the 27 February 1972 concert in Sydney Showgrounds, Australia. Apparently over 25,000 people went, and it was filmed by the Australian Broadcasting Corp and televised nationally.

[@keithryan683]

It would have been the Australian Broadcasting Commission back then .

[@broscosmoline]

the sound is absolutely thunderous. raw power. aside from the speaker arrays either side of the stage, i don't see much in the way of 'distributed' sound throughout the stadium, so it's all coming from the stage. monitors? not a chance. if, as someone said before, plant lost some vocal ability after this tour, it's no wonder - it must've been phenomenally loud up there. JPJ is digging it for sure.

[@SantaGonzalez-f4k]

Robert plant wow❤😍😍😋

[@sergeipopkov6850]

Да это великая английская группа

[@rosevan5485]

Lucky are those who witnessed this live….. And for those who were sitting down…. Didn’t quite understand…….were perhaps baffled ….. You witnessed live the Hammer of the Gods.

[@clouds882]

god, how i miss the fashion of that era! the music of the 70s...

[@OhhShakeItBaby]

They were killing the world by this stage.....it was Elvis 1954 or the Beatles 1964 all over again - pure and utter domination......imagine being a part of this band...man oh man....I'd give 20 yrs of my life for 1 yr of Robert or Jimmys

[@holidaygames]

Absolute anthem of the genre - amazing!

[@noahcaster1346]

This is real music

[@juanmanuelperez-d5x]

Robert Plant is unique .. probably my favorite singer of the early 70s but he has some moments .. some licks ... some movements in the style of Janis Joplin

[@Loui.2002]

Feb. 27, 1972 Sydney Australia. Just listened to the bootleg. I still prefer the Feb. 25, 1972 concert but both are a hidden treasure!

[@fieldroaster21]

Best vocals of any performance/recording of this song, right here.

[@scottmann560]

Great video and sound for 72

[@Zopf-international]

Bonzo @0.38.. It's the little things that make gems!

[@Trenchant463]

I like Page better in the studio than live. His genius was songs, arrangements, engineering and production.

[@spore5056]

Trolls appear out of the weeds here on KZbin all the time, mate. Ignore their pathetic comments. Great vid and thank you!

[@1badjesus]

FOOTAGE SOUND PHENOMENAL!! .. thank you!!

[@leonardootazo1981]

La mejor versión en vivo por leeejoooossss

[@Kwolfx]

If the Australia Broadcasting Corp. filmed this, I wonder where the rest of the concert footage is. Has it been archived or has it been lost forever? The footage may be in black and white, but it sounds much better than the 73 MSG performance. I should say Plant sounds better than he did in 73 and later years. Of course the overall sound is far from perfect, but I would still like to see and hear the rest of this performance.

[@Ghost1126]

most underrated guitarist ever

[@Jose9281]

Se esse show acontecesse nos dias de hoje, a praia de Copacabana ia ser pequena...

[@taibon3182]

凄い！オーストラリアにロックンロール持ち込んで最高に演奏してそれ聞いたオージー達のほとんどがどう反応して良いか分からないキョトンだ！とした感じがたまらない！聞いた後は放心状態だったんだろうなぁ。全てがカッコいい‼️

[@DartmoorGreenwood]

that last drum fill- for want of a beautiful word- is the greatest, most inspiring 10 seconds of drumming one could imagine. Thats Bonham right there in the flesh tearing into those drums because he could, he would and he was and will be forever tearing into those drums inspiring generations of drummers to splinter drums so that they feel like him. underrated as an inspiration and role model i think but the greatest rock and roll drummer of all time. But he was a humble guy so act cool about it.

[@Scoobydcs]

it sounds sped up althogh i know it isnt lol

[@purplekmua]

Спасибо за редкое интересное видео!!! Супер !!!

[@tenminutesgone]

Agree with you mimi, plant gets all the high notes effortlessly and it's all raw and full on :)

[@johnnilsson1311]

This video of this concert is the best I've ever seen! Thanks for sharing. I know there was a full concert video of this show but it dissapeared over the years.

[@davidglow3]

Looking suspiciously like the MCC down under

[@chess-short777]

Илона Маска Starchip 7😂😂😂😂

[@grimrkg]

Sydney Australia 1972 yeah baby!!

[@우아아-l8w]

What a wild crowd

[@Tokeiihto13]

@whbjr0riginal Yep, this footage is from their penultimate gig of the Australien & New Zealand tour '72 at the Sydney Showground. The clip and further performance snippets - 'Whole Lotta Love', 'Let's Have a Party' together with some after-show interview extracts with Plant and Bonham - were included on the second disc of Zep's 2003 DVD release as extras in addition to the concert appearances at MSG '73 (previously undisclosed material not featured on TSRTS), Earls Court '75 and Knebworth '79.

[@volpeverde6441]

my mam wouldn't let me go to this concert.... I was 9 and lived in the U.K.

[@juarezmendes6744]

Dinossauros do rock pauleira pura magia led zeppelin os melhores monstros sagrados 🇧🇷🎸🎤🥁🤘👍👏👏👏👏

[@UtopiaMinor666]

ah the 70s were great, and i wasnt even there!

[@GRAW2ROBZ]

I missed this one!

[@justinkase9483]

When musicians were actually artists and actually worked...

[@art1co]

Yes the vocal is great here like the studio later was lower definilty very hard to sing anyway

[@andersonpeleterio9854]

Eis o hino do rock and roll....2023

[@demonhoopa]

This is little more than a year before the performance seen in "The Song Remains The Same". Did Robert Plant suffer a vocal chord injury sometime during the '73 tour? He was never the same singer after that tour. Still pretty good but a shadow of what we're hearing on this performance of Rock n Roll

[@benobscure9542]

His voice began to decline around 71/72 from stressing it too much, singing through being sick, not warming up, smoking, coke etc, 73 is when he changed the way he sung for the most part and if im not mistaken he was in a car accident 73 or something too

[@demonhoopa]

@@benobscure9542 I think the car accident was closer to 75? If you listen to the live album “How the West was won”, from 72, Plant was a full on beast. So whatever happened started to show symptoms after that

[@benobscure9542]

@@demonhoopa Ya he was in an accident in 75 but I also heard he was in one in 73 or had surgery or something but I can't seem to find anything now so maybe I just mixed the dates up, and ya I was planning to listen to HTWWW today actually, amazing concert, if you compare his voice in 70 to 72 though you can hear a little decay, but 73 is where its very evident

[@demonhoopa]

@@benobscure9542 That initial deterioration could possibly have been from being a cigarette smoker. It’s one of the worst decisions a singer can make. I had heard somewhere that his surgery was prior to In Through the Out Door. I can’t confirm this but it makes sense. His voice sounds very healthy, the vocal chords are getting complete closure (as opposed to physical graffiti) but the trade off is his upper register was basically gone. This is exactly what happened after Elton John’s surgery around 86ish

[@demonhoopa]

@dylancollver I read it when it first came out (1985ish?). It blew my mind. I was still pretty naive (20) and had no idea about the kind of things there were up to. Had no idea about Page's drug habit. It really enjoyed it. Vocal chord (probably pollup) surgery in 1974 makes sense. He probably injured it sometime in 73 supporting Houses of the Holy. The movie is made up of the final 3 dates of that tour. While Robert did a good job with what he had, his voice was in shambles in that movie.

[@sheatiller2465]

demonhoopa I think he injured it in ‘72. He had a much more rapid decline after Auckland and Australia. Funnily enough, the MSG shows in ‘73 were some of the better ones for Robert that year, though Baltimore and RI were a bit better. Overall ‘73 was pretty hit or miss. It’s still so much better to hear raspy F5s in SIBLY in ‘73 than strained D5s and the more soulful lower singing which characterized later years.

[@Toranaboy634]

In Sydney, yet! LC Torana behind the stage!

[@billplatinum6]

Absolute perfection

[@DrGolfJam]

Back before he strained his voice.. fucking epic!

[@derekjackson1039]

Plants peak, jimmy and the test of the band peaked in 73

[@bassplayer8815]

I would disagree Jimmy and the rest peaked 71/72

[@coldacre]

@asd hate to break it to you, but Bonham wasn't the bass player.

[@sheatiller2465]

Bass Player nah jimmy peaked in early ‘73. Bonham’s best performance in my books was the forum run in ‘77. He had something to prove after San Diego. JPJ was on the same level the whole time it seems.

[@najdaarshad7933]

@Coldacre hate to break it to you but the guy wasnt calling bonham the bass player but was referring to the guy who has the username bass player

[@JohnM0rris]

Nah, Bonzo lasted the longest. He peaked 79/80(rip)

[@guitarttimman]

What's up with everyone? Led Zeppelin was already very very rich when they did this show. Their very first LP, 1968, was a huge success. They weren't just a local group. They'd already made it big.

[@Nichwar19]

Back then people werent dancing like crazy and most of them are probably high as fuck

[@guitarttimman]

@@Nichwar19 I'm mostly referring to what happened in the 70's, and YES girls always knew how to dance. I dated a lot of them. Every weekend there was a van load of beautiful, very beautiful, girls who would pick me up and we would go to rock shows together. Sometimes, we'd take off for months at a time. The girls that I'm talking about came from rich families. So, money was no object. Those girls were small. ha ha. They were fun. I did it for about 6 years straight. We'd have sex all the time. I lived that. I also had girlfriends out side of that circle too and a bunch of bastard children by them, and then I got married and have 2 sons 5 years apart from that. In the 90's, I repeat that with a whole bunch of other young little shits. Some of them had children by me too. So GO GET JEALOUS MONKEY DOG! LOL

[@guitarttimman]

@@Nichwar19 I got a LOT of pussy.

[@Nichwar19]

@@guitarttimman what is this excitement old man calm down go take care of that children

[@guitarttimman]

@@Nichwar19 No I am a dead beat dad who scored. Jealous Hank! LOL

[@ingridredfern5065]

Love this....Rock God on top form 🤘❤️😉

[@Minceontoast2]

Ive noticed when there is footage of prime plant people appreciate his vocals more often

[@tazzinasellout7968]

Bonzo ,....he was incredible!!!!.....wow.

[@jellobiafra2810]

I'm from Detroit (blow the reveille)! Saw 'em in '75 & '77. Plant's voice was...'lower'. Page's attention was..'wandering' (at times). This (early '72) clip shows Plant reaching the high notes at will. And, Page is right on target. He answers his own guitar 'call-n-response' as no other could. It sounds a bit muddled (live/poor mic/lotta notes). But, listen carefully. He was the MAN after Jimi died. Those later shows I saw were still great! Just not this great. - Dave B.

[@Scoobydcs]

heroin made page really patchy after 75 :(

[@jellobiafra2810]

That's what i read, too. Could be a combo of factors. All i know is: the '75-'77 dates i saw; page was still makin' magic.

[@sheatiller2465]

Jello Biafra he had good times in those years. MSG ‘77 was good.

[@jellobiafra2810]

@@sheatiller2465 I'll bet! You guys used to have a lot of iconic moments there. We had a few here at Cobo Hall, too. In fact, that's where I saw them in '75. In '77, it was the L.A. Forum. I lived all over back in the day. Yea, I was impressed! - Dave B.

[@michaelginever732]

This must be Sydney Australia. 2SM is an AM radio station there.

[@tizianadipasquale4704]

E il rock prese coscienza che esiste un Dio💥🤟❤🤟💥❤🎼

[@ericbrown1988]

I just love Bonzo

[@allancerf9038]

demonhoopa - and of course in Summer 72' Plant was still in great voice witness HTWWW.

[@leoru]

Robert plat is the greatest front man ever for the greatest band ever

[@kornbelt]

sing percy sing!

[@spencercoulter9325]

They’re on fire here

[@evabb34]

Led Zeppelin Forever❤...

[@AmjadAliSyd]

This is gold

[@齋藤泰輔-e1e]

so good ❗️ OZ .they don't move .

[@fisioterapeutafrade7970]

When I was born, I heard since I was a baby

[@zosopage7]

que raro video!! muy buieno!! nunca lo habia visto.. led zeppelin la mejor banda!!!

[@cosmic687]

best ever

[@dylancollver]

@demonhoopa well he smoked a lot and that really ruined it. but he had vocal chord surgery in like late 74. if you listen to stuff from the 75 tour it sounds like he had laryngitis. It was just all of a sudden to. but how was hammer of the gods? i wanted to read it but i read that when plant read the first chapter he tossed it out his hotel window and hated it.lol

[@allancerf9038]

demonhoopa the story appears to be that Plant and Bonham missed a flight to New Orleans on the 72' tour and hitchhiked (t the airport?) during which time Plant caught a bad cold. Foolishly the tour wasn't stopped. Hearing bootlegs in Europe from late 72' while his voice is in bad shape the sad thing is that had he left the road his "high range" could certainly have been saved. He (Plant) confirms a vocal 'nodule' removal operation in 73' to recover the high range, no dice. Strangely!!!! while sitting RP could still hit high notes on some tunes (Evidence, going to California from Earl's Court) in 75!'

[@chriscarlson516]

He could hit high notes occasionally after 1972, but his voice was never this strong again. Actually, you can hear the strength of his voice degrade over the third and fourth albums. By houses, it’s a pale imitation of the power of I and II.

[@sheatiller2465]

He didn’t lose his high range per se. He had vocal nodules, which started at the least by sometime in early ‘71. He did catch the flu and continue with a tour anyways at the beginning of ‘73, but it sounded like the nodules were already quite bad at that point. I think it’s possible that the surgery had to be performed regardless of range just so he could keep singing.

[@allancerf9038]

@@sheatiller2465 Disagree but your points are well taken and interesting. Plant was obviously able to hit the high notes of Immigrant Song in Aug. 72' but not by a certain date in Fall 72' (can't remember which book documents this but it's out there) and then NEVER again could or was the song attempted. This was in 72.' It was never attempted after say Oct. 72.' Plant himself says the vocal nodule surgery was a failure. He would have kept singing without it. My mom in the 70's, was the assistant head of the Speech Pathology Dept at the University of Washington and I can tell you...the vocal nodule surgery was NOT that advanced in early 73.' There are many experts (I am NOT one, lol) who hold the surgery in most cases is still iffy and some who go as far as saying, mainly a bad idea, even today. If Plant had left the road say in November 72,' and rested his voice in bed with the best vocal coaching then available, my guess is he would have saved his high range. Plant was known as a "tower of strength" rarely EVER ill and I think machismo + British stoicism and foolishness are to blame for him not leaving the road. Not management saying "push on at all costs." Thanks for your reply, Peace out.

[@sheatiller2465]

@@allancerf9038 Where did he say it was a failure? I'd be curious to read that. Also I might add that there were no gigs in August '72. The last time he hit ALL the notes in Immigrant Song was Newcastle 1971, the last time he attempted the high E was in 6/25/72 in LA, and the song was kept in the setlist through much of the UK Tour in 1972-73. It's last '72 appearance was London on December 22nd, and it was also played in Bradford on January 18 1973. Plant resurrected it in his solo career, and while the 1990 performances sounded as if they utilized playback, I've heard a performance from 1988 where it sounds as if he's singing the Valhalla cries live.

[@allancerf9038]

@@sheatiller2465 Shea, sorry, I thought the 72' USA tour and the dates from which HTWWW were in August. You're correct, June. I relied on an biography saying it was not sung again after such and such date in 72.' Cleary, that too is not correct. I'd be curious to hear the 88' tour where he's hitting the Valhalla cries live unless in a curious falsetto but believe you. If you have a link, appreciated. I will find where Plant says not only was he hoarse and unable to speak for a matter of weeks post-op (3?) but the surgery did not accomplish what he hoped it would. Watch this space. **Just heard a bootleg where, incredibly, he just about hits all the notes to R&R in Copenhagen 80.' We're not splitting hairs here, but I think his higher range as a reliable staple of concerts was gone by sometime in 73.' (And the 'correct' date for the hitch-hiking flu was apparently on his way to a gig in Sheffield Jan. 73,' so again, I correct myself.)

[@riyourinkashime2640]

What tour is this? Plant's Voice is still there!

[@abledonald943]

72 Feb. By Dec during the UK tour this voice was gone....😢

[@mattbacon285]

2:02 if you don't notice how utterly tight JPJ is, you ain't a real fan

[@guitarfrehley2171]

Gem!!!

[@isiahdruelinger1415]

Does anyone know where to get footage like this i would literally pay money they keep taking it all off of KZbin

[@Tokeiihto13]

@vertigogo7777 Well, by fall '72 when Zep restructured their set for the upcoming tour and opted for R&R as opener - pushing the even more demanding IS to the end of the set before dropping it eventually altogether - Plant had blown his vocal chords out due to constant touring, permanently pushing his (not properly warmed up) voice to the limit (and often beyond), heavy smoking and an unsuccessful throat surgery in late summer '72. Sad fact is there wasn't a higher register to preserve by then.

[@sheatiller2465]

He didn’t have surgery in ‘72.