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Description:
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New 2-DVD set of Classic Lep Zep Concerts
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genelovesjez
Registered: March 2003
Location: Toronto, Canada
Posts: 3735
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Review Date: Tue September 2, 2003
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $30.00
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essential for Zep fans
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I'll start with the obvious: this is essential viewing for any serious Led Zep fan. The 2-DVD set consists of rare, previously unavailable footage of 4 concerts from 1970 through 1979, as well as some interesting extras. My favourite concert was the oldest (also the longest), Royal Albert Hall in 1970. As I was watching this, I was reminded of why Led Zeppelin was such an important band to us kids in the 70s. This concert really captures their vitality - Bonham's cement mixer drumming, Plant's flowerchild yelps and howls, and Page's charmingly sloppy virtuosity (Jones is good too, but features more prominently in the later shows). Highlights include Page's Danelectro solo version of White Summer, and energetic versions of Lep Zep classics too numerous to mention. The poor quality of the original footage has been widely documented - stills and slo-mo are deftly substituted throughout, and the overall effect is to make you appreciate the footage all the more for its preciousness. The Madison Square Garden, 1973 show will seem familiar to those of us who have watched The Song Remains the Same countless times, but the fresh footage of different songs, including Black Dog, is a treat. The Earl's Court, 1975 show was weaker for me, even dragging a bit during In My Time of Dying (the exception that proves the rule - 20 min. live songs rarely drag with these guys), but that may have more to do with watching it all in one sitting than anything else. Knebworth, 1979 is interesting as a rare glimpse of the later period Zep, with rare live versions of In the Evening and Kashmir. It's interesting to see Page heavily favouring a (presumably newfound) phaser pedal - perhaps more than he would today - but the energy was definitely there right to the end.
This little review barely scratches the surface, but if you're a Led Zep fan and you're the least bit intrigued, then this is a DVD set for you. Set aside five hours, get on your hippie gear and enjoy!
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