Jimmy Page's Firm Live In Los Angeles 1985 Review
434 views · Published 30 September 2014 · 5:33 · Indexed 23 October 2026
Channel: Ulrich Peise · 2014 · Music
Jimi Page’s Firm Live In Los Angeles 1985 is a bootleg. So, now it’s said. But the fact is, back when I bought this CD, which must have been 20 years ago or so, I didn’t really care about whether I was getting my hands on something that was a regular release or an unauthorized copy. And as a matter of fact, back then I wasn’t really familiar with ‘The Firm’ as a band, so I probably didn’t even know that I was about to purchase a bootleg. Only later I realized that there were a couple of things unusual. For instance the mish-mash of French and English in some of the print on the booklet and covers. Is says, for instance: Recorder live in Los Angeles. And there are a number of other things that in hindsight are pretty obvious now, but I must have been oblivious to back then. Enough said, back to ‘Jimi Page’s Firm Live In Los Angeles 1985’. Killer sound quality for a bootleg. Really unusual. I do remember though, when I heard it for the first time back in the 90ies, I was a little bit disappointed. I was coming from my high-horse “Led Zeppelin is the greatest band in the world” attitude and therefore, realizing that “The Firm” is just something completely different, I was really all too thrilled with this live concert CD. Well, in the meantime, now that I’m older and hopefully somewhat wiser, both the attitude and my appreciation for Jimi Page’s Firm has changed. I still admire Zeppelin and Jimmy Page, but I just have a different perspective of things now. Which ultimately also triggered my interested to re-listen to this CD again – voila, I like it much better these days. Now, to go as far as putting it on the same level as the early Led Zeppelin records would be a bit too much, but I can certainly embrace The Firm and their material. And this particular live concert is a testament to a great band and a great performance they delivered. Okay, here is the lineup and tracklist of ‘Jimi Page’s Firm Live In Los Angeles 1985’: Line-up: Paul Rodgers - lead vocals, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar Jimmy Page - lead & rhythm guitars, acoustic guitar Tony Franklin - bass, keyboards, synthesizer Chris Slade - drums, percussion, backing vocals 1. Closer, 4:06 2. City Sirens, 4:34 3. Make Up Or Break Up, 5:03 4. Morning After, 4:21 5. Together, 4:58 6. Long Black Cadillac, 5:18 7. Prelude, 1:56 8. Money Can’t Buy, 4:01 9. Radioactive, 3:56 10. Live In Peace, 5:44 11. Midnight Moonlight, 11:02 12. Lovin’ Feelin’, 4:34 13. Full Circle, 4:50 14. Boogie Mama, 6:31 15. Everybody Needs Somebody To Love, 7:36 Give it a try – well, that is if you can find this bootleg. It seems that there are a few online resources out there. Good luck.
