Page described “Achilles Last Stand” as one of his biggest challenges live. On the epic opening track to Presence (1976), Page took his concept of a guitar symphony even further. When asked if he remembered how many different guitar lines he had going, Page said he couldn’t. “I lost count eventually,” he told Trouser Press in 1977. While that approach gave the track (featuring one of Page’s greatest solos) its power, it made live shows a tall order. In fact, looking back at his career with Zep in 2016, Page said “Achilles Last Stand” ranked among his toughest assignments. “I don’t dread it, but the one that was testy, to say the least, to try and replicate — or at least to get a mean average of all the guitar parts on the record — was ‘Achilles Last Stand,’” he told Classic Rock. To watch Page go at it live is truly something to behold. While Zeppelin’s Knebworth appearance may have gotten the most views over the years, Page played it even better at various shows on the band’s 1977 tour. But watching him play “Achilles” in any concert is remarkable. [Achilles Last Stand Live in Los Angeles 1977](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9K-Zv_pTfk)