Why did Led Zeppelin only perform When the Levee Breaks twice?

I don't know for sure, but I suspect that they realised that a large part of its success as a track was due to its production. Specifically: * Bonham's huge drum sound, obtainable by putting his kit in the hall of Headley Grange and hanging an ove... read more

They had the same trouble with Ten Years Gone, which they only did once or twice before they retired it. Incidentally, Jimmy Page and The Black Crowes: Live at the Greek has a great version of Ten Years Gone, using the other guitars the Crowes had. read more

Heavily produced in the studio, this was difficult to perform live, which Led Zeppelin did only twice: once in a "warm up" gig in Denmark before their 1975 US tour, and again on their second night in Chicago. read more