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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 |
 "No more than i expected"Take it from me, if your a zeppelin fan you'll love this DVD. I was a bit worried about spending cash on it at first but when a mate told me that it was a great peice of fotage,They certanly were not lying and I will never regret buying it. The best thing about it is how it proves to the world that Jimmy Page is the greatest guitarist that ever lived and theres some cool acted out pieces fitted into the songs also. from one zep fan to another, you and a group of mates get this DVD sit in a nice room with a wide screen TV, some goodies and sit in awe as the greatest band ever blow your mind out.  "Watch the ERRORS"Go to [the website] and see what a crime Jimmy Page commited. I was there on the last "Night of the Last Tour" and i watched a Hindu toss batons afire up into an Olympic sized bowl of flame above Bonzo's drums in the 2nd solo Wole Lotta Love but nothing made it into the DVD. Ask Jimmy where the lost footage is, 25,000 people besides me saw it on July 29, 1973.You can see bonzos gong on fire then watch Jimmy take his giuitar off for the 2nd time at the end of WWLove. A tribute to the Twin Towers before Stairway. NYC skyline as it existed in 1973. BUY THIS, its worth the price to criticize.  "This movie [stinks]"Do yourself a favor and DON'T buy this movie. I love zeppelin to death, but the stupid footage and the lame live versions of the songs just makes it all bad. I'm going to try to resell mine on ebay.  "Not Even Close to the Albums"Having seen every major act over the last twenty-five years, The Stones three times, The Who eight times, Pink Floyd two times, Roger Waters, The Allman Brothers Band four times, Eric Clapton, Paul McCartney two times and many others I have to say that Led Zeppelin live never sounded even close to their albums. When I saw them in The Garden in N.Y. in 1977 the first song they opened with was The Song Remains the Same, it took me about a minute to realize that. I saw them twice on that tour and must say compared to the other bands I mentioned their live show was a dissappointment. Many times it would take a minute to be sure what song they were playing. Jimmy Paige would be playing three guitars on some tunes on the albums and could not reproduce the music as expected. I did enjoy the shows, but they didn't sound right. A few years ago Paige and Plant hired a good group of musicians to help out and that was better. I used to be a big Zeppelin fan in the 70's but after seeing the other big groups of that time then and now they blow Zeppelin off the stage, especially The Stones and The Who. Unfortunately this is the best video you can get of Zeppelin even though it's only partly a concert film. Jimmy should have hired an extra guitar player to help out. All the other groups hire extra help and they sound great, Jimmy shouldn't have been concerned to share the stage with another guitar player, the fans would have respected it and John Paul Jones could have had someone play bass while he played keyboards. If you are a fanatic and must have live Zeppelin video then I will say that the concert footage in this film will show you what I am talking about.  "Beautiful and Self-Indulgent"If you consider that Led Zeppelin is the band that gave Spinal Tap 95% of its material and is responsible for just about every rock and roll cliche in the book (from waving lighters at concerts to insanely kinky groupie encounters) you would not expect their only concert film to be anything less than a self-indulgent, kitschy opus. THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME is al that and more. Watch Jimmy Page play a medieval wizard! Watch their burly tour manager in a mini ganster film! Watch Robert Plant play the noble knight! Watch Bonzo racing cars! See the HOUSES OF THE HOLY album sleeve come to life! It also contains one of the most mindblowing renditions of "Moby Dick" I have ever heard. WARNING: Haters of drum solos keep your finger. on the forward button. Standards such as "Black Dog" and "Whole Lotta Love" will peel the paint off your walls too. And if you can still stand the song, there is an incredible rendition of "Stairway to Heaven" topped only by the one they played at their "reunion" concert in 1980. Does anybody remember laughter? Addenda: If you missed Plant live summer 2002, you should get this album! |
