The Soundtrack From The Film The Song Remains The Same (live soundtrack album) by Led Zeppelin

TBC…

Album Rating:

1.Rock And Roll
2.Celebration Day
3.The Song Remains The Same
4.Rain Song
5.Dazed And Confused
6.No Quarter
7.Stairway To Heaven
8.Moby Dick
9.Whole Lotta Love

From UofTBlues 12/30/2019 18:17

Led Zeppelin's "How the West was Won" is far superior to this release.

I have very mixed feelings on this album. On one hand, the reissue is great. More and better tracks from what the original offered, to say the least.

The problem with this album stems from the night itself. Not the recording or producing or tracklisting, but the show itself. The fact of the matter is simply the entire band was just off their game that night. They were tired, weary, and homesick, and it really reflects on their playing. From the opening beat of Rock and Roll, you can tell something is wrong. The playing isn't "incorrect" as much as it just sounds lazy, and weak. Bonham sounds like he doesn't want to be there. He's done with the tour at this point, he wants to go home. Who can blame him?

After 5 years of constant touring, it was beginning to take a serious toll on the band. Jones was rumored to quit, Robert severely damaged his voice, and it was probably around this time Jimmy Page started doing much harder drugs than weed and cigarettes. It's not that they were done as a band, but this was the beginning of the end. They had one real album left in them, but they were becoming undone more and more by the day.

From Sandrof1969 02/15/2018 21:24

E' vero che, specialmente per me che non sopporto le canzoni lunghe, la versione di ventisette ( ! ) minuti di "Dazed and confused" non è esattamente la canzone ideale da mandare in heavy rotation; è vero ( ancora di più ) che dodici minuti di "Moby Dick", quasi interamente caratterizzati dall'assolo di batteria, sono oggettivamente pesanti; è vero anche che per disomogeneità di repertorio e, qua e là, pesantezza di esecuzione, questo non è proprio tra i tre/quattro migliori live di sempre. A me, però, di tutto questo frega niente…

I have the original vinyl, still in near mint condition. Moby Dick is unquestionably the best drum solo ever, particularly when you realise that John Bonhams drum kit wasn't that extensive

From Fischman 12/20/2016 17:55

A testament to why Zep was considered sloppy live. Poor sound quality as well. A band this great should have had a far better album as a definitive record of their live act.

I have the 2007 version and i think it is a great live album. I love the version of Rain Song,Stairway To Heaven and No Quarter. Possible Dazed and Confused is bit to long.

From AAL2014 09/23/2016 20:04

God damn did they come on stage drunk. The first few tracks (and subsequent Page solo sections) are pretty rough. Somehow they smooth themselves out and make a classic live record. It is Zeppelin after all. Bonham's solo on Moby Dick is incredible.

Not Led Zeppelin's greatest moment on the stage, but it's better than some critics claim. It's probably just weighed down by the film that it's soundtrack too. The album feels better since the extended version was released. Good, but, how the west was won, would be better.

This release is a testament to what a great "live" band they were. I only had one chance to see on stage. It was one of the most exciting concerts I have ever seen. The album while great doesn't begin to capture the electricity they generated. Excellent!