LED ZEPPELIN – San Francisco 1973 (3CD)

Audience 9.2 – This one deserves a high rating for not only having great sound quality (with some minor taper adjustment in the beginning) but also because, quite simply, this gig is off the charts cool. Plant makes reference to “the vibes” during the show and it’s just obvious that the crowd knows they are witnessing something magic, and the best part is – so does the band. When they realize they are all four “in the zone”, the show takes off to levels unprecedented heretofore. A stellar No Quarter and perhaps the best Dazed and Confused of the whole tour…you get that and more. One tiny blemish, during the end of The Rain Song, an equipment malfunction destroys what would have been the penultimate version, and Plant himself recognized the disaster. To me, it’s not a deal breaker at all, it lasts a couple seconds, but I understand Plant’s frustration completely. Get this now!