Friday, July 10, 2015

On This Day 10 July

Like guitar heaven.
2000 10 July On This Day Jimmy Page with The Black Crowes, Wantagh, NY at Jones Beach Amphitheater video

  • 1966 The Yardbirds - Hastings, East Sussex, England - Pavilion Ballroom
  • 1967 The Yardbirds - Theinville, WI at Teensville
  • 1973 Led Zeppelin - Milwaukee, WI at Milwaukee Arena
  • 1998 Page & Plant - Philadelphia, PA at Core States Arena
  • 2000 Jimmy Page with The Black Crowes - Wantagh, NY at Jones Beach Amphitheater 

 "The Crowes are really known for jamming and ad-libbing. And that's what I've been doing ever since I've been playing. So it's complementary. And I know people respect the fact that there are musicians trying every night to put themselves right on the edge."
~ Jimmy Page, Guitar World July 2000 
The Black Crowes provided a springboard for Jimmy Page's magic, but it wouldn't have come about if Mr. Page hadn't been asked to be music director for the 1999 benefit concert for the charities SCREAM (Supporting Children through Re-Education and Music) and ABC (Action for Brazil's Children) Trust (see previous Mage Music post).   

Jimmy Page was looking for a band to back his guitar for that concert and his buddy, Ross Halfin, suggested The Black Crowes.  Jimmy Page was familiar with the band because he had jammed with them in February of 1995.

The SCREAM performance of 10 songs was successful enough that Jimmy Page and The Black Crowes put together a tour that allowed Page to get back to his hard rock and blues guitar work and leave the Egyptian orchestra behind. 
"When we did 'Ten Years Gone' it was the first time I'd ever heard all the guitar parts from the record played live. It was like being in guitar heaven."
~ Jimmy Page, Guitar World July 2000
July 2000 Guitar World

♪  Celebration Day (Led Zeppelin, Milwaukee 1973) YouTube
♪  Celebration Day (Jimmy Page with The Black Crowes, 10 July 2000) YouTube
♪  Shape of Things  (Jimmy Page with The Black Crowes, 10 July 2000) YouTube
♪  Heartbreaker (Jimmy Page with The Black Crowes, 10 July 2000) YouTube
♪  Whole Lotta Love (Jimmy Page with The Black Crowes, 10 July 2000) YouTube


No comments:

Post a Comment