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Led Zeppelin - The Song Remains the Same Actors: John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant Directors: Peter Clifton, Joe Massot Number of Items: 1 Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen Format: Color, Dolby, Widescreen Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) Running Time: 136 minutes Studio: Warner Studios Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Region Code: 1 Product Group: DVD Release Date: 1999-12-21 Buy from Amazon |
 "Stairway to Heaven"Zep still pack a punch 30 years on. The best part of this DVD is the live performances, the songs from Houses of the Holy sound better now than they seemed to then, particularly the Rain song and No Quarter. Unfortunately the fantasy sequences now seem pure Spinal Tap, but ok, it was the seventies. The lengthy Dazed and Confused is total excess and Whole Lotta Love sloppy. One poignant moment in the intro to Stairway to Heaven when the camera shows the New York skyline and the Twin Towers... Good reissue even with poor sound.  "The Inferior Audio of the 70's"I did not care for this DVD although I am a great fan of the group. The audio sucks so badly that I took it off and traded back in. It is not possible for me to be so nostalgic that I can listen to simply anything. If you love Led Zep -- no holds barred -- go ahead. If you want decent audio from your HTS, don't! It'll remind you of buying those egregious ATCO vinyl pressings. "The Inferior Audio of the 70's"I did not care for this DVD although I am a great fan of the group. The audio [is so bad] that I took it off and traded back in. It is not possible for me to be so nostalgic that I can listen to simply anything. If you love Led Zep -- no holds barred -- go ahead. If you want decent audio from your HTS, don't! It'll remind you of buying those egregious ATCO vinyl pressings.  "The Song Does Remain The Same"I was seeing this flick at midnight screenings prior to its VHS and now DVD releases. I've loved the group for as long as I can remember. Their live shows were stuff of legends. Unfortunately this release was not given the attentive remixing it deserves from the band especially Jimmy Page. As the late, great Peter Grant summized it, "It is the most expensive home movie ever made!" which I totally agree with his sentiments. The picture quality is very good in widescreen format nonetheless. My complaint is the audio side of it as it comes off tinny. I can only imagine what this would be like remixed in Dolby Digital 5.1 or DTS! Never mind that it is sometimes out of sync but it is a mishmash of various shows cobbled together to put out one film. Still a great testament to arguably the greatest rock band of all time!  "for the curious only."The sound is poor as it prologic and very centre channel,the video is hacked up and out of synch with the energy on stage, the off stage sequences are rediculous and unnecessary But it is Led Zep and therefore good to watch Page at work. Bonham is an animal, I think Keith Moon would have gotten out of breath trying to keep up on the skins. I think the camera work spent too much time on Plant below the belt and we would have all been served better above the waist. |
