Get The Led Out Concert

Get The Led Out rock Nokia Theatre, Saturday March 7th

Get The Led Out(www.gtlorocks.com) is an American Led Zeppelin Tribute band. The band played at the Nokia Theatre in New York City this passed weekend, and rocked the sold out house of over 2,000 for two and a half hours with true to the very note covers of Zeppelin’s studio work spanning their entire career.
The lights dimmed, the house music stopped, and the band pulled no punches for the opening song. “Immigrant Song” started the party in a hard rock way, getting the crowd riled up right off the bat. “Misty Mountain Hop” and “Good Times, Bad Times” followed, building the crowd up. You could tell they were about to pull a jack move, and it happened with the bluesy “Since I Been Lovin’ You”. Vocalist Paul Sinclair hit every high note with the finesse of a young Robert Planet, while guitarist Paul Hammond let the blues flow. “The Ocean” came up next, followed by a beautiful “No Quarter” with an ever so eloquently improvised keyboard solo by the band’s keyboardist, Andrew Lipke. After that the band took it back to the roots of Zeppelin with another blues favorite, “Babe I’m Gonna Leave You,” followed by a more up beat “Over the Hills and Far Away.” A super energetic “Ramble On” paved the way for the dark “Dazed and Confused,” powered by bassist Paul Piccari.
After “Dazed and Confused” The lights dimmed and the band disappeared for a moment, only to reappear with acoustic guitars and mandolin in hand. One of the most famed parts of Led Zeppelin show is the acoustic break, and Get The Led Out did not shy away from such a ritual. “Goin’ to California” set the mood for this part of the act, with very pleasing acoustic guitar riffs melding with the sweet sound of mandolin. Afterwards came “The Battle of Evermore” where the band brought out a special guest to sing the female vocals to the song. Next they played the country style single “Hey Hey What Can I Do.” Finally the band wrapped up the acoustic portion of the set with “The Song Remains the Same” and “Rain Song,” one after the other, true to the song order on Houses of the Holy.
The regular set reopened with the famous drum song, “Moby Dick.” After the full band intro to the song, the spot--light shined solely on drummer Adam Ferraiolli, while the rest of the group left the stage. Adam beat the skins with sticks, and with hands, and back to sticks, playing “Moby Dick” the way the late John Bonham would have in concert. After the epic drum solo that is “Moby Dick” the band brought out Ted Nugent Band guitarist and vocalist, Derek St.Holmes, for “Rock and Roll.” There is a point at every good concert where the music truly hits you, chills run up your neck, and the proverbial face melting occurs; “Rock and Roll” was it this night. The crowd went wild, and Derek did a fantastic job singing and jamming out to the song. Afterwards, the band took a break from Zeppelin tunes and let Derek lead in one of his very own, “Stranglehold.” Riding on the energy of “Rock and Roll”, “Stranglehold” was no disappointment. Everyone traded off solo’s and the bass and drums were so loud, you could feel it deep within your chest. Next the band brought out yet another high intensity Zeppelin hit, “Heartbreaker.” Guitarist Paul Hammond again showcased his expertise, with an extended, improvised solo. Once again, the band stayed true to Zep’s studio works by connecting “Livin’ Lovin’ Maid” to “Heartbreaker.” Get The Led Out ended the show with the ever popular, “Kashmir.”
Even in the end, it’s still not quite over. The band came back out for the encore, the one song that every Led Zeppelin fan knows is missing at this point: “Stairway to Heaven.” Guitarist Jimmy Marchiano walked out on stage and started playing the signature lick, and the venue became electrified. “Stairway” was not denied. Finally, the show ended with “Whole Lotta Love,” complete with thermin and rototom fueled breakdown.