Led Zeppelin
That's Alright New York

THE REVIEW

Being this my first review as a DeUtente, I can only begin by reviewing my favorites, the legendary Zeppelin.

Since I own all their official albums and am still not satisfied with their musical magnificence, on a winter afternoon, after 6 hours of lectures, I catapulted myself in search of new albums in the best stores in my city.

The result was the purchase of this triple bootleg, a recording of a full concert in New York at the peak of our heroes' commercial and artistic success.

I got chills just by touching the cover and packaging, which alone are worth the 30 euros I spent from my meager student pockets.

The beginning suggests the worst, as the audio quality in the first songs, "Rock And Roll" and "Sick Again", is not excellent.

"Over The Hills...." and "In My Time Of Dying" instead offer high sound quality for a bootleg and are 2 performances worthy of the best Zeppelin.

But in the first disc, the peak is reached with the version of "The Song Remains...," where Jimmy unleashes a memorable solo, and with "The Rain Song," a song that is wonderful in itself.

A guttural "Kashmir" is disappointing, compensated in the second CD by a touching "No Quarter," with two long solos, first by Jones on keyboards and then by divine Jimmy.

"Trampled Underfoot" reaches 10 minutes thanks to the magic of Jones' keyboards, who after Jimmy plays the lead role.

The indispensable Bonzo’s drum in "Moby Dick" closes the second disc, followed in the third by a "Dazed And Confused" full of psychedelia and a "Stairway To Heaven," which along with "No Quarter" is the best piece on the album.

Then comes a "Whole Lotta Love" of 2 minutes (yes, you heard right, 2 minutes!), victim of a cruel cut by the "record label," which is connected, in a still pleasant way that forgives the aforementioned mistake, to a brilliant and chaotic "Black Dog"!

The album closes with the encore, "Heartbreaker," containing "That's Alright Mama" by Elvis and an even more vicious and cadenced riff!

The merits of this bootleg are evident: high sound quality of almost the entire album, sweat-drenched versions of the previously mentioned masterpieces, important historical testimony that allows us to experience from home a full concert by the four if it weren't for the brutal cut of "Whole Lotta Love."

If I knew English, I could also enjoy the intro to each song by our Percy!!

There are no flaws, except for the feeling like a thief against the legendary Zep by buying this bootleg!!

Let's rock!!!