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The Song Remains The Same Film ~ Led Zeppelin

February 16, 2017

This iconic film is definitely a must have for any Zeppelin fan, young or old. It captures the group in their heyday in 1973 from two performances at Madison Square Gardens in New York. The footage and sound quality is excellent ~ it gives the viewer front row access to a concert by arguably the greatest rock band ever. There is also bonus material of never before released footage which accompanies the updated soundtrack released in the catalogue (specifically performances of the songs Celebration Day, Over The Hills and Far Away, Misty Mountain Hop & The Ocean from the concert). Included are other interesting extras such as the original movie trailer, a news report from the tour and a BBC interview with Robert Plant from that time period. The updated menu options from the DVD not only gives you a convenient way of navigating the material, but also contains rare, never before seen footage.

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Doug N. Joudrey

Rockers!

August 20, 2018

The music was good, but not to my taste. They definitely were rockers! I bought this DVD out of curiosity as I wanted to watch this band in action. I will not watch it again, in all probability.

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The Song Remains The Same Film ~ Led Zeppelin

February 16, 2017

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Spiney Norman

A classic movie from a classic band

February 9, 2019

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Its hard to write a new review on such a classic rock movie. Led Zeppelin were rock giants and this movie shows why. Although it is a little dated in its presentation, the music is still solid classic rock and that's all one wants when watching a movie like this. For the Led Zeppelin fan, this is a must see. For the fan of classic rock in general, a viewing should be had to understand their legend.

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Keith

In The Realm of Giants

February 27, 2012

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Led Zeppelin will remain the giants of Rock 'n' Roll for a long time to come. Although they've been criticized for "robbing" the blues greats, the truth as any student of the blues will know is that the tradition of the blues (and folk for that matter) is to take existing songs and then modify them with new variations and improvisations until eventually a new song emerges that's virtually indistinguishable from the original. Led Zeppelin have done this with some of the early songs, especially on the first album, but then developed their own unmistakable sound that has since been imitated but never duplicated. This concert is a document of the band at the peak of their powers, claiming their place as the undisputed biggest band in the world at the time, and for many years after.

"The Song Remains the Same" showcases the band during their 1973 USA tour promoting their Houses of the Holy album, with footage from their three nights at Madison Square Garden in New York. The great (now classic) songs from the first five albums are here, including "Dazed and Confused", "Rock and Roll", "Moby Dick", "Whole Lotta Love", and of course the anthemic "Stairway to Heaven". But this is more than simply a film of the concert, as it includes several "fantasy" sequences for each individual band member, making it into a mix of live concert footage and music video, during the days before music videos were widely available on MTV (and many places elsewhere within a few years). The fantasy sequences are intertwined with the concert film, giving each band member a chance to show his individual personality through imagery only made possible with film. The original film (disc one of the two disc version) also includes some news or documentary type footage of the concerts, including investigation of the disappearance of money that the band had deposited in the hotel's safe deposit box.

This new release of the original movie has added a second disc that contains some additional concert footage (not from New York), as well as an interview with manager Peter Grant and lead singer Robert Plant, originally shown on BBC's "The Old Grey Whistle Test" prior to release of the film in 1976. In total it may not be much in terms of "bonus material" or "extras" but for any Zeppelin fanatic - and I include myself here - it's really a "must have" addition to all of the other Zeppelin albums and videos that are bursting our shelves. Besides, at the price being offered, it's almost free in the sense that I can buy the new two disc version and trade the previous one disc version with a friend for something else.

All in all, I'd highly recommend this newer version, even to anyone who has the previous version already in their collection.

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William C.

A MUST HAVE VIDEO FOR ANY TRUE ZEPPELIN FAN

May 9, 2016

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What can I say? It's Led Zeppelin performing live, and we have so little footage of this iconic band performing as they were meant to be seen. Seeing the boys play their hearts out makes me wish I had the chance to see them in their heyday. All the songs you would expect to hear from that period are played. Looking back at how a top selling band would perform without all the bells and whistles you see on stage today makes me wonder why all these bands today seem to need all of this. The only thing I will say about the performance as a negative is they do seem a bit tired as this was filmed at or very near the end of their tour, but for those who are fans it won't matter one bit. A tired Jimmy Page could easily outplay anyone from that time period.

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MI6UK

Excellent..

June 22, 2017

Format: Blu-rayVerified Purchase

Excellent...I never got a chance to see this film in the theatre. So getting this excellently rendered BluRay film in HD 1080p with a 5.1 Dolby Digital Sound Mix to enjoy in my home theatre was a real treat...loved this concert! A must see for any Zeppelin fan.

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If it wasn't for the fantasy scenes....

March 17, 2008

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... This would of been an excellent DVD.

I was hoping that when this DVD was reissued that there would of been an option to ignore the fantasy sequencies which we could of done without. Certain portions were obviously staged [selling of unauthorized merchandise is one and when John Paul says the concert is tomorrow when in fact the New York shows were at the end of the leg of the tour).

That said, the audio and video are an incredible improvement over the original edition.

The "Collector's Edition" contains a shrink rapped extra-large [though maybe really a large] t-shirt, cards from various reviews [including a 1-star], replica tickets to various shows, promo snapshots, and a chance to order a fairly large poster [US only].

Second DVD has extras including the trailer, 4 more clips, interviews, etc. Unsure why they didn't keep the concert clips together instead of splitting them up. Video for most of the second DVD wasn't cleaned up.

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Doug N. Joudrey

Rockers!

August 20, 2018

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The music was good, but not to my taste. They definitely were rockers! I bought this DVD out of curiosity as I wanted to watch this band in action. I will not watch it again, in all probability.

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Roge. A.

call it a nostalgia driven purchase

November 6, 2017

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This arrived in time & was as described. I seen it in the theaters as a teenager. Now watching it years later it was not that good, not like it was years ago

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