The Zeppelin Earl's Court marathon was full of drama and pent-up tension. This iconic image had every male kid in 1975 wanting to get a pair of the widest bell-bottoms possible! With his bell-bottom cuffs engulfing his entire shoe legnth whenever he bent his legs, he fingered off a blazing guitar solo during 'Over The Hills And Far Away' all the while coming dangerously close to getting hit in the face by his own necklace.
Alongside Plant was Jimmy Page, dressed in a black dragon suit that made him appear at times as if he was literally on fire on either of his sides and musically, that was definitely apparent as well. Lead singer Robert Plant, with his Indian arrowhead necklace, belted out all the songs with ease with just a few hints during the show of his recovered flu from the U S Tour that ended just two months prior. The band settled into a tight groove from the opening track 'Rock And Roll' and they never let up. Introduced by Nicky Hopkins with "your mother wouldn't like it", it was evident right from the start of the show that the band were going to captivate their mostly youthful audience despite the fact that the cameras were rolling. For three hours and thirty-three minutes, they pounded a thirsty British audience who'd been starving for their return to England with a salvo of cuts from their double album 'Physical Graffiti' interspersed with their catalog of hits.
Led Zeppelin's fourth concert at Earl's Court back in 1975 can't be described in any other way than sheer brilliance. Led Zeppelin at Earls Court - May 24, 1975
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