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Led Zeppelin — How Many More Times

How Many More Times from Wiki:

On early Led Zeppelin concert tours, “How Many More Times” was often the band’s closing number. Plant typically introduced the rest of the band during the opening bassline, as can be seen during the Danish TV appearance on the Led Zeppelin DVD. By late 1969, the intro of the song would be quite extended and the band would incorporate more and more material into the song as a medley. An example of such a performance is included on the same DVD, during the Royal Albert Hall concert. During the “Bolero” section, Plant quotes Neil Young‘s “On the Way Home” from Buffalo Springfield‘s Last Time Around (1968). After “The Hunter,” the band performs John Lee Hooker‘s “Boogie Chillin’,” with lyrics ad-libbed from other sources, and “Travelin’ Little Mama.” The band would then go into “Cumberland Gap” then After “The Lemon Song,” the band would play “That’s Alright Mama” (which is not on the Led Zeppelin DVD but bootlegs show they did play it. Then they return to “How Many More Times” at the moment where they left off, the conclusion of “The Hunter.” The typical medley pattern (“Boogie Chillen” followed by improvisational set of covers and finally a slow blues and a return to the main song) would later be incorporated into “Whole Lotta Love,” as demonstrated on Led Zeppelin BBC Sessions and How the West Was Won.

From Royal Albert Hall 1969:

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  1. Pingback: Music News » Blog Archive » Led Zeppelin — How Many More Times

  2. magic!

    September 16, 2008 at 1:44 pm

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