Led Zeppelin

This DVD set is simply amazing. I'm glad they decided to release this concert footage because there isn't anything else out there (except The Song Remains The Same). In their day Led Zeppelin shunned commercialism so there is very limited documentation of them in TV interviews or live concert footage. They felt that in order to truly appreciate the band and it's music, you had to go see them live in concert. These concerts were originally filmed for the band's own personal use and enjoyment. I know it all boils down to money, but Jimmy Page was involved in every aspect of this DVD release (the video was restored and looks sharp and crisp, the music was remastered in stereo and sounds supurb). As a result, they released a superior product. I was too young to see Zeppelin live, so this is the next best thing. When you run this through your TV and stereo system at home, you almost feel as if you are there. The band sounds great live. This is what rock 'n' roll, and Led Zeppelin, is all about. A must own for all fans of Zeppelin. On DVD 1, The Royal Albert Hall concert from 1970 is great. The highlights of the show include John Bonham's 'Moby Dick' and the band's performance of 'What Is And What Should Never Be'. But the real treat on the DVD for me is the Danmarks Radio performance in 1969 that was caught on film. The band cranks out a live, raw, practically spot-on performance. DVD 1- Live at the Royal Albert Hall 1970 (102 min): We're Gonna Grove, I Can't Quit You Baby, Dazed and Confused, White Summer, What Is and What Should Never Be, How Many More Times, Moby Dick, Whole Lotta Love, Communication Breakdown, C'mon Everybody, Something Else, Bring It On Home. DVD 1 Extras - Communication Breakdown video from 1969 (2:24). Danmarks Radio Performance from 1969 (31:24): Communication Breakdown, Dazed And Confused, Babe I'm Gonna Leave You, How Many More Times. Supershow from 1969 (7:31): Dazed And Confused. Tous En Scene from 1969 (9:01): Communication Breakdown, Dazed And Confused. DVD 2 is really good and features performances throughout the 1970s. The first video on here is just a montage of photos and different concert video clips for the live version of Immigrant Song (I guess they didn't have decent concert footage for it). The DVD also has concert footage from the 1973 Madison Square Garden show that never made it in the movie documentary "The Song Remains The Same". DVD 2 - Immigrant Song (live) from 1972 (4:03). Madison Square Garden concert from 1973 (23:24): Black Dog, Misty Mountain Hop, Since I've Been Loving You, The Ocean. Earls Court concert 1975 (49:00): Going To California, That's The Way, Bron Yr Aur Stomp, In My Time of Dying, Trampled Under Foot, Stairway To Heaven. Knebworth concert 1979 (50:11): Rock And Roll, Nobody's Fault But Mine, Sick Again, Achilles Last Stand, In The Evening, Kashmir, Whole Lotta Love. DVD 2 Extras - 1970 NYC press conference (3:27). Down Under 1972 (5:17): Rock And Roll, Interviews with the band. The Old Grey Whistle Test 1975 (3:47): Robert Plant interview. Promo 1 video 1990 (4:49): Over The Hills And Far Away. Promo 2 video 1990 (4:12): Travelling Riverside Blues. If anyone is new to the band and isn't sure where to start song wise, be sure to check out Amazon's MP3 area for $1 Led Zeppelin song downloads. Start with songs from Zeppelin II like Heartbreaker, Whole Lotta Love, Living Loving Maid, Ramble On or Thank You. Or songs from Zeppelin IV like Rock N Roll, Black Dog or Stairway To Heaven. And then build from there. Zep 1: Communication Breakdown. Zep III: Immigrant Song. Etc. Here is an interesting site that gives detailed descriptions of Zep songs and the musical influences behind each and why Zep was accused of plagarism and taken to court a number of times, especially on Zeppelin I. [...]

First i want to say that Amazon got my order here fast and secure. I am very impressed! Second.... This DVD is a true time portal. I have been a Zep fan since I was 10 years old, and (Im not giving away my age lol) but Its amazing to see the early stages of this stellar band. All the way through to the end of the flight. I remember hearing the day JB died and (another hint at my age lol) and I was saddened... Since that time I have always love Zep, and have gone through many stages of picking them up and putting them down. Well since the West was won and this DVD came out it has sparked a new flame for a Incredible band that I never have gotten to see. All the way to the year I was born ( ok if you dont know my age your pretty dumb lol) It is amazing to see how many times they take the same song and just play whatever and still are in tune with each other. That my friend is true speech through music. Of course I love bands like Rush and perfection too, but This DVD captures the magic of a true mammoth of a band. When I hear people say Zep sold out im like whatever.. People loved them and its evident in this film. making cash from people who love you is not selling out its giving and recieving... Anyhow..lol. Tangets lol. If you even remotely were or are into zeppelin.. this is a piece of music history, GET IT. Ive heard every single zep song a million times and its fresh again and new versions of the same songs are awesome. As a drummer myself, all the footage of Bonham alone is worth the price. (I also play guitar and Bass.. So To me its a bargain lol) Seeing them when They were 20 and how far they were along musically is also mind boggling. Anyhow.. Zep by far was (and hopefully is again) the Best band ever.. Well.. there are the 10 top bands of all time.. But Zep is on the mountain.. This DVD is AWESOME, INCREDIBLE and easy to watch over and over ( I rarely watch movies over and over too) The sound is cleaned up and if you watched the Song Remains the same as many times as I did, your in for a treat. The pictures are sharper and the sound is not as watered down. ( TSRS is sonically inferior and The fidelity is not as good as this one ) Its like you were there. Have fun and rock on people..Sorry for the typos.. this isnt a school report lol. Peace

'Good morning Mum, I've recieved a package from Amazon, it will mean I'll be using the DVD player for the next five hours.' As I push Disc One into the player, my expectation is high and then, the hushed entrance of the band heralds their 1970 Albert Hall Gig. The quality is very high generally, though Moby Dick's extended drum solo and some of the medleys are a little tedious. It's quite interesting to see the pre-megastardom band, with Robert's dancing to the guitar solos, Jimmy's smug grins when he does something good, and Jones smiling when he's having a good time. It opens with 'We're Gonna Groove', which this version of has been previously featured ,with overdubs, on Led Zeppelin's Coda album. White Summer is notable because I've never heard it before being only available on the box set. It does contain Black Mountain Side from the first album in the playing so it's not entirely unfamiliar. Whole Lotta Love is good due to the lack of medleys, and C'mon Everybody makes it's first ever appearance as an encore. The rest of disc one is snippets of other performances, all low quality in terms of picture and sound, but the Danmarks Radio sessions are notable for the inclusion of Babe I'm Gonna Leave You, which is very poignant. Disc Two starts with Immigrant song, which is made of rushes from a show in Australia and sound from the 'How The West Was Won' cd box set. It's not very appealing due to mismatched sound and visuals. Then there are four songs from Madison Square Garden; Black Dog, which is basically the combination of the version from the film 'The Song Remains The Same' and some new clips of visuals and sound. The Same also happens with the version of 'Since I've Been Loving You' on this DVD. Misty Mountain Hop is performed to an average level though it's nice to see something new. The Ocean is actually very well performed, which begs the question why wasn't it on TSRTS? The Earls Court Footage is slightly differently filmed, with more closeups and a general neglect to show John Paul Jones on film. It begins with the acoustic set which isn't fantastically done, but is very personal and loose. In My Time Of Dying is the sole gem from the Earl's court gigs and is fantastic all the way through. Trampled Underfoot is a bit rushed and the sound is slightly dodgy, but the spirit is conveyed well. Stairway to Heaven is exempelary as usual, though I prefer the version on 'How The West Was Won'. The Knebworth Set comprises of perfect renditions of Rock and Roll, Achilles Last Stand, In The Evening and Kashmir, which are all better than their studio counterparts. Also, they play Nobody's Fault but mine which is brilliant apart from some slight timing near-misses and the sound of Jimmy's phaser pedal isn't as lush as on the original. Jimmy sweats like a pig throughout the performance, something you can't realize without the visuals. Whole Lotta Love closes the Knebworth set. Though I understand Jimmy's Theramin broke in the original performance, it aids the song, and it's for once without annoying medleys and overlong 'middle sections'. Also on the DVD are some amusing interviews and some promo videos to keep you occupied for hours. Good stuff.

Serviço excelente, produto foi entregue antes do prazo. Produto cumpriu todas as expectativas. Excelente fornecedor!

Da ich erst im Jahre '85 das Licht der Welt erblickt habe verpasste ich eine grandiose Zeit... Die Seventies! Deshalb bin ich auch erst vor ein paar Jahren auf die Band Led Zeppelin gestoßen. Diese Ausnahmeband kann sich mit den Großen dieser Zeit, wie "The Rolling Stones" oder "Jimi Hendrix Experience" messen und hat auch nach der Trennung Anfang der Achtziger nichts von ihrem Glanz verloren... Für mich die härteste und genialste Rock-Band aller Zeiten. Nicht nur wegen der zahlreichen Tempi-Wechsel in den Stücken, auch der Wiedererkennungswert der Songs, die einen einfach mitreißen! Dieses DVD-Box-Set besteht aus zwei DVDs, welche mit verschiedenen zuvor "unveröffentlichten" Konzert-Mitschnitten von '71 bis '79 ausgestattet sind. Auch nicht zu verachten sind die Extras, die zum Einen aus Promotion-Videos (Damals gabs noch kein MTV ;-)) und zum Anderen aus TV-Mitschnitten bzw. interessanten Band-Interviews bestehen. Das Bild und der Ton dieser DVDs hauen einen einfach um, wenn man sich überlegt, von welcher Zeit die Aufzeichnungen stammen... Ein komplett überarbeiteter Soundtrack, den man nicht nur in hochwertigem Dolby-Digital 5.1 sondern auch in dts genießen kann. Die Bilder sind zwar nicht HD-tauglich aber doch sehr sehr ansehnlich. Ein weiterer Plus-Punkt der DVD ist meiner Meinung nach die Gestaltung der einzelnen Menüs, die alle mit verschiedenen Aufnahmen der Band bzw. tollen Animationen bestückt sind. Der einzige Nachteil dieser DVD ist, dass man während der Konzert-Mitschnitte keine Untertitel zum Mitsingen einblenden kann... Ansonsten kann ich nur zum Kauf dieser DVD-Box empfehlen. Für Fans ein absolutes Muss und wer noch keiner ist, der wird es nach dem schauen dieser Scheibe... KAUFEN KAUFEN KAUFEN!!! PS: Vorsicht! Suchtfaktor enorm hoch! ;-)

Cette double galette doit être montré en exemple de ce qui doit être fait en matière de DVD musical. Tout y est soigné, recherché, impeccable de bout en bout. Le packaging d'abord : double digipack, double livret avec force détails techniques (excellent, le coup des bandes vidéo de 75 qui ont dû être passées au four !), photos superbes. Les concerts ensuite : pas encore éreintés par des tournées incessantes aux Etats-Unis, Pages, Plant, Bonham et Jones livrent une performance au Royal Albert Hall impeccable de bout en bout, puissante et dynamique. Dazed & Confused et Moby Dick sont concis et inventifs... Sur le 2e disque, les quatre titres du Madison Square Garden viennent parfaitement compléter "The Songs Remain The Same" (le film), avec un "The Ocean" à s'en démettre les vertèbres cervicales. La prestation à Earl's Court permet d'apprécier la qualité de la portion unplugged des concerts (des années avant MTV), généralement massacrée sur les pirates avec prise de son dans le public. Mais la vraie surprise vient de Knebworth, concert bien souvent dénigré par les fans et par la presse. Je veux bien croire que Jimmy Page ait choisi les meilleurs moments de ce gig, mais quels moments ! Boudiou, "Achille's Last Stand", ça en jette ! Si tous les groupes sur le déclin jouaient comme ça, avaient autant de fougue, de puissance et de PRESENCE... Les bonus sont eux aussi à la hauteur, avec quelques passages TV légendaires (Canal Jimmy ne va plus pouvoir passer les 30 minutes à la télé danoise en 69...), en particulier celui à "Tous en Scène" en 69 devant un public parisien complètement amorphe. A ne pas négliger non plus, les menus interactifs, dont le fond est constitué d'images d'un passage en Islande ou de films 8 mm pirates. Sublime.

The DVD has good musical content.