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I have wore this out many times listening to the old original. Very powerful and heavy IMO. It does sound different than the original and the song order is edited. i love the extra songs! The guitar seems louder but that's fine. Overall it's still live Zeppelin so I'll take it since I will never get to see or hear them live any other way.
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Okay, let me start by saying I am VERY biased, sine I am a HUGE led Zeppelin fan. I remember seeing this at the theaters in 1976 when it first came out.....I could not wait! My friends who were not huge zep fans came with me, getting tired of hearing me gush about how great this was gonna be. Long story short, it was the longest movie I ever sat thru and I was embarrassed by it. The music was great, the performances were great, it was those "fantasy" scenes that were just stupid and incoherent. When the reissue came out 40 years later I ignored it, even tho I buy everything zeppelin. Just rectified that and picked this up. The movie has not changed. I suffered through it a second time. My gosh this isnt just terrible, its excruciatingly painful to watch. I would rate it a 1. But then I slipped in the bonus disc. Good stuff here, except for a Robert Plant interview that has typical artsy woo-woo answers that no one understands and goes on forever. The other stuff is pretty good. A news clip from Tampa that is very interesting as it shows shots of society from the 1970's, songs from concert that are not on the movie, but it is just them playing with no "fantasy scenes". Also shows an interview with Grant after the money theft in New York. Pretty good stuff, especially the music. So now how do I rate it? Not a Zep Fan? Dont buy it. Zep Fan, get it for the bonus disc. Id rate it as okay. What Page should do is reissue this a third time, but JUST SHOW THE ENTIRE CONCERT AS IT HAPPENED, with absolutely no fantasy scenes, special effects, or thought sequences. Hope this helps. I hate being negative about anything zeppelin but these guys are human, they make mistakes. Releasing this film was one of them. The bonus disc is a first step in the right direction correcting that.Read full review
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I used to love this disc but I'm really confused as to why Jimmy Page released this new, altered version. I was very excited to learn that there was a new, remastered edition and was happy to see that some of my favorite performances from the film were now a part of the new cd; such as "bring it on home" and "since i've been loving you" (which i always wished would've been part of the original soundtrack). so, i jumped on eBay and purchased this copy. When it came, I popped it into the cd player and heard some of the strangest edits ever....they sounded so confusing that I had to restart the songs to see if what I was hearing was actually happening. Some of the solo's were altered from the originals and it seems like entire sections of songs/solo's were so badly spliced that you could actually HEAR where it was edited - whereas the natural flow of the song was interrupted in favor of the edit. Very Strange. There is a section in "Whole Lotta Love" that is spliced so badly that you can actually tell where the original drops off and different section begins. I'm surprised because Page usually doesn't put out a product like that. Put it this way...remember the bastardized cd called "Voodoo Soup" that was put out by Alan Douglas when he took over the Hendrix Catalog for a few years? Well the songs were reminiscent of that; strange edits, added sections of music that didn't fit the original recording, etc. If you have it, or have heard it, you know what I'm saying. Anyway...although I'll always love The Song Remains The Same, I was left with a less than satisfying experience after purchasing this disc. I'll probably just sell this one at some point either here or the used cd store around the block and stick with the old one.Read full review
This album has long been a thorn in the side of Led Zeppelin, receiving mixed reviews ( some great, some extremely poor )throught it's lifetime and it is easily the weakest link in the chain of releases. As a Zep fan, I was glad they FINALLY remastared and released this. However, as as 20 year+ bass player, I'm HORRIFIED at the remastering job. I know there's a bass player playing on here ( and a bass drum now to think of it ). Where are they? Bonham's tom toms are so deep that I guess the mixers were afraid to add the bass/bass drum into the sound. They DO make their appearance in places, but for the most part I found myself dumbfounded and frustrated at this mix, which greatly distracted me from enjoying all of the new songs that have been added to this cd. I do love how human this record makes them sound, there are playing mistakes everywhere, and it makes the band seem mortal finally. Unfortunately I am still waiting for a truly GREAT Led Zeppelin Live recording because I haven't come across one yet.Read full review
The Zep at their best. They did 168 shows in 9 months and these Madison Square Garden one's were the end of the tour. Saw them on the first leg of it in L.A. Most bands were not as good live as in the studio , these guys were better and no back up singers , recorders or players behind a curtain it was just the 4 of them. Best live band that ever drew a breath. Also available on blue ray DVD.
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