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Movie Reviews of Led Zeppelin
Movie Review: Excellent Led Zeppelin Retrospective!
Summary: 5 Stars
Like many I picked this up along with the new 3 cd set "How The West Was Won". The sets contain different material. The first disk contains a 1970 concert from Royal Albert Hall. The footage is pretty good considering how old it is. However, at times it seems that the footage may not match the actual song. My guess is that some of the footage had deteriorated beyond repair. Occasionally still shots will appear instead of live footage probably for the same reasons. Some of this material has been available in bootleg form. The performance is good and contains many of the early favorites. Especially impressive is Page's version of "White Summer". I was also glad a version of "Bring It On Home" was included. "Dazed And Confused" proves to be more interesting on the DVD than on the new 3 disk set as you can actually see all of the tricks Page is using to get the sounds out of his guitar. It still goes on perhaps a bit too long. "Moby Dick" is also a revelation because the viewer can actully see what a monster John Bonham actually was on the drums. The version of "How The West Was Won" becomes tiresome after about 5 minutes but proves to be more valuable here as you can actully see what Bonham is doing." I found the second disk more interesting personally because it included later period songs not included on the "How The West Was Won", "BBC Sessions" or "The Song Remains The Same" disks. The 1973 outtakes from the "The Song Remains The Same" are absorbing. Especially impressive is the emotional version of the slow blues "Since I've Been Loving You". The acoustic material from the Earls Court concert in 1975 comes off rather well. I also enjoyed the live versions of "Trampled Underfoot" and "In My Time Of Dying" two of my favorites. "Stairway To Heaven" is well played. The Knebworth material from 1979 includes live versions of favorites like "Nobody's Fault But Mine", "In The Evening" and "Kashmir". The funky version of "Whole Lotta Love" contrasts greatly with the sledgehammer version from Royal Albert Hall on the first disk. One criticism I have is that the camera tends to focus on Jimmy Page and Robert Plant more than John Bonham and John Paul Jones. Jones in particular is almost nonexistant. Guitar fans will no doubt delight in the footage of Page. Many of his guitar techniques are easily seen. The extra material and interviews tend to be both amusing not only for the fashions but also the press conferences.In summary this is a great 5 hour DVD tribute to a legendary band! Perhaps they will eventually release some of the later period live material on compact disk in the future. We can only hope!
Movie Review: If you're a fan...YOU NEED THIS SET!
Summary: 5 Stars
The first movie I bought when I got my VCR was "The Song Remains the Same." And it sucked! Now, many years later, Jimmy and friends have put together the live Zeppelin footage that we all knew must be out there somewhere.
All the previous reviews tell you what's on here in purely technical terms. But these DVD's tell a story. From the launch of the first show at the Royal Albert Hall to the finale at Knebworth you see a band that is evolving through different periods of their career. The early Bonzo vs. the later Bonzo is, to me, the biggest change over these years. In the Royal Albert show he is, literally, a wild man. I can't even begin to imagine what it must have felt like to stand on the stage right in front of him then. But, unlike so many modern drummers, he sounds soooo good! All the subtlety of his playing is there. He is far and away the best rock and roll drummer to ever live. Now, go to the last show and you see a much more reserved Bonzo....still very loud and extremely powerful.....just not quite the energy of the early years.
As for Page, Plant, and Jones, they undergo changes in their performances over the years but it isn't that exagerated. Jimmy still screws up just as much at Knebworth as he did at Royal Albert! Robert perhaps prances a little more toward the middle than at the beginning and the end. JPJ stays solid the whole way. It really is interesting to watch the whole series of performances and notice this sort of thing.
The music is excellent the whole way through.....there really isn't a weak spot in the whole thing. My preference thus far has been for the Royal Albert show.....I just think it's tighter and more "together" than the rest of the shows. The crowd is closer and the whole atmosphere is pure electricity. I guess my next favorite is the Knebworth spot, if for no other reason than you get to see them play some songs off the later albums which I like very much. Presence has always, to my mind, been one of their best but is just way underrated. In the Knebworth show they give it it's due and it rocks. The version of Stairway to Heaven in this set is the best I've ever heard, and is probably the best single moment in the whole thing. The solo section is absolutely brilliant. (If you wonder why I would say this you must understand that Page plays it differently on just about every tour they did.) Come to think of it, the whole set is worth it to hear this one song.
This set is definitely worth the price of admission. If you've got a big screen TV and an great sound system then you are really in for a treat.
Movie Review: Are you a Led Zep fan? If so, buy it!!
Summary: 5 Stars
First off, I play drums and the legendary John Bonham has been a huge influence on my playing. So I could hardly wait for this DVD to come out. My first review here several months ago must have broken some kind of rule or gotten lost in cyberspace or a server crash. Either way, here's another try.The whole DVD is quite simply a work of art. Some of the scenes do seem a little dated (Page and his bow), but compared with all we had before this ('The Song Remains the Same' movie); this is state of the art stuff!
As I stated, I am a drummer. So of course, I love Bonham's prominence in this DVD set. It appears Page went out of his way to appease us drummers, and I'm very grateful. But I'm also a frustrated bassist, vocalist and guitarist, so I was equally enthralled to witness the genius of each band member. Of course Bonzo and his bombastic wall of sound and very scary bass drum work (with a single Ludwig Speed King pedal folks, how the...!!??) is Nirvana to me. But I also loved watching John Paul and Bonzo reign in Page as if in some kind of mental telepathy! Page would be wandering a little too long with some guitar solos, and Jones would tolerate it for awhile, then he would glance at Bonzo and they would force Page back into the real world with a vengeance. 'Achilles Last Stand' is a good example of this; and a blistering version also because I truthfully didn't think Bonzo could pull this one off live, but he showed my mortal self just what a real, technical hard rock drummer can do!! I watch it over and over because he nails the time changes and rolls perfectly! Not to say I don't love Page's playing, because I do. He was and is a master of the guitar and writing rock music.
I also love Plant's vocals, and you've got plenty here on this DVD. But they aren't as clear and up front as I'd like, since Plant really is an underrated vocalist. I love trying to mimic his primal, sensual squeals and complete abandon, so I was a little disappointed the vocals weren't more prominent, but it's a trivial thing because the footage of Bonham more than makes up for that minor irritation.
So, if you love Led Zeppelin or any of the band members (or all of them, like myself), you have to get this DVD! You'll laugh at some of the dated parts, but the jaw dropping musicianship will leave you in complete awe and make you realize just why you started playing an instrument in the first place, and why there will never be another Led Zeppelin without Bonzo. We drummers are a dime a dozen, but a select few are truly great artists, and Bonzo was a master artisan, just as Page, Jones and Plant were and are at their crafts.
Movie Review: The greatest band all times...
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a awesome DVD not only for the concerts, the sound it's powerful !!!, it's a real gift for the hardcore fans of Zep. Definitively one of the greatest bands all times, if don't the best. I hope to see more concerts of them.
This double-DVD set includes over five hours of never-before-available concert and performance footage from Led Zeppelin spanning the years 1969 to 1979. While enthusiasts have been trading poor quality versions of this material for years, this marks the first archival video release to contain any footage of the band playing live. The main feature on the first disc includes highlights of the band's legendary set at the Royal Albert Hall on January 09, 1970. If there was ever any doubt to the power and intricate legerdemain of Jimmy Page (guitar), Robert Plant (vocal/harmonica), John Paul Jones (bass/keyboards/mandolin), and John Bonham (drums), this performance will silence all detractors. The dozen songs from this show are derived primarily from their first two LPs with a few well-chosen covers thrown in for good measure. One particularly interesting inclusion is Plant's spontaneous incorporation of a few lines from Neil Young's "Down By The River" and "On The Way Home" during an epic "How Many More Times". Supplementary shorts on Disc One feature a promotional video for "Communication Breakdown" - with the band miming to a pre-recorded audio track - a half-hour mini-show for Danish Television, a clip of "Dazed And Confused" from the British TV programme "Supershow", as well as a pair of tunes ("Communication Breakdown" and "Dazed And Confused") for the French TV show "Tous En Scene".
The second DVD fast forwards to the '70s and continues with a trio of main attractions and a slew of extras. First up is a composite video for "Immigrant Song", which contains some amateur footage married to a previously unissued live version of the song. This is followed by outtakes from the motion picture Song Remains The Same (1976), which finds the quartet at Madison Square Garden in 1973. The oft bootlegged 1975 Earl's Court is up next highlighted by acoustic renderings of "Going To California" and "That's The Way". The last extended set finds Zep during their triumphant return to England in 1979. It would ultimately be a bittersweet affair as it was likewise their final performance in their homeland prior to the death of Bonham the following year. Extras on Disc Two include a few interview clips, promotional videos for "Over The Hills And Far Away" as well as "Travelling Riverside Blues" - both circa the Led Zeppelin (1990) four-CD box set.
Movie Review: GREAT!! I was a big fan... NOW I AM BIG,BIG FAN AGAIN!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I don't know what happen to previous reviewer, but what he/she said about didn't happen to me. This DVD is marvelous, beyond my expectation. Thank you Jimmy!!The only LedZep concert I ever watch was "The Song Remains The Same" video which I didn't enjoy very much. But this DVD is different. You expect concerts, you'll have it. Some friend said I can not have LedZep playing in concert as good as their records, but since I saw this DVD, I can prove they were wrong.
LedZep can play good and clean in 1970's Royal ALbert Hall. They're exciting. I never see them playing trio so good (if you compare it with "the song remains the same") with Robert Plant on vocal. Robert also perform excellent and look like real man (compare it with 'the song remains ..' when he's playing finger). They're young, strong, good looking, and have charisma. Bonzo's also in his ultimate performance.
On second DVD we can see they performed Immigrant Song (the first Led Zep song I heard when I was just 7). I always wonder how they perform this in concert, but this DVD give the answer. We can see this as video montage, when they're not really filming it when they're playing. This is maybe the previous reviewer talking about. Some scene just grainny, but the sound is good.
Still on the second disc, we can see the songs not included in "the song remains...". What make me happy, I can see them playing Black Dog. Man, they've done it well. I wonder this not in "the song remains..". We can also see their (last?) performance in 1979 Knebworth concert, when they played some last classic like "in the evening", "kashmir", etc. Surprised when I saw Bonzo's still energetic when he close "Rock'n Roll" with his great drumming roffel.
This DVD also provide clips (Oh, I like it), promo, TV concert (Denmark & France TV where audience so neat and calm incl. kids?), and interview (Man, why they'd being quetioned about The Beatles?). The one I complain is... to much "Communication Breakdown" (almost in all concert and promo). But it's great.
As long as we're talking about DVD, the most important is, the pic is clean and bright (not like what previous reviewer said) and I'm happy with it. Great Jimmy, great!!. I'm interested in 'How West Was Won'. Btw, today local newspaper in my place, have an article about this DVD and LedZep. I'm happy to be one who have seen this.
To Amazon : I've ever seen DVD call "LedZep: Their early concert" (or tittled close like it) in local store (but they're gone very fast) which I've never seen sold in your store. Do you have any information about this?