Led Zeppelin Release Historic O2 Gig Film, Audio and DVD

[SF-Dano]

Nice! Looking forward to checking this out.

[ebake02]

Can't wait to see this!

[AR]

I have a bootleg DVD of the show and even it is really good. Looking forward to this release.

[Peartree12249]

Wow what a great November! I get to see Joe Bonamassa live, have front row seats for Paul Rodger's show, a new BCC album and now this. My birthday will be very good this year!

[rsimpson]

Just bought the Bluray. Will watch tonight.

[rsimpson]

Nothing short of amazing. Only thing missing was something from In Through The Out Door.

[FamilyMan]

Nothing short of amazing. Only thing missing was something from In Through The Out Door.

It's a great DVD. Play it LOUD, folks. The mix is great. A lot of deep, thundering lows from Bonhan and John Paul Jones. And Plant sounds surprisingly strong. Page is less mysterious than he used to be, but comes through as the guitar virtuoso he is. This makes up for that pitiful, embarrassing performance at the Atlantic Records anniversary in '88.

[rsimpson]

Nothing short of amazing. Only thing missing was something from In Through The Out Door.

It's a great DVD. Play it LOUD, folks. The mix is great. A lot of deep, thundering lows from Bonhan and John Paul Jones. And Plant sounds surprisingly strong. Page is less mysterious than he used to be, but comes through as the guitar virtuoso he is. This makes up for that pitiful, embarrassing performance at the Atlantic Records anniversary in '88.

The Atlantic Records show was a masterpiece compared to the Live Aid show.

[AR]

Getting ready to watch it now. Got the standard blu-ray version so no bonus rehearsal DVD, but I have the audio to that anyway.

[rsimpson]

[quote="AR"]Getting ready to watch it now. Got the standard blu-ray version so no bonus rehearsal DVD, but I have the audio to that anyway.[/quote
You're not missing anything with the rehearsal DVD

[AR]

In my time of Dying is fucking incredible...The Fucking Power..!

Agreed.

What I got out of this show was some guys who didn't need the money who rehearsed for 6 weeks to give their all for 1 performance. Not a bunch of guys over touring to bleed the last cash out of a brand name.

SOOOOO glad they didn't tour after this.

Interesting to watch Plant in this show. He's always been reluctant to play the so-called "muscle music" from his younger years. He goes into this show performing well, but restrained and a bit tounge in cheek, but by the time they play Kashmir he his the old Percy in full form.

Much older than the God awful Live Aid and Atlantic Records one off shows. Proves rehearsal and commitment can do wonders.

Everyone in the band gave a fantastic performance.

Just a great fucking DVD. Only complaint at all is the production squeezing the screen and taking it out of full HD. Let the performance speak for itself.

[FamilyMan]

Nothing short of amazing. Only thing missing was something from In Through The Out Door.

It's a great DVD. Play it LOUD, folks. The mix is great. A lot of deep, thundering lows from Bonhan and John Paul Jones. And Plant sounds surprisingly strong. Page is less mysterious than he used to be, but comes through as the guitar virtuoso he is. This makes up for that pitiful, embarrassing performance at the Atlantic Records anniversary in '88.

The Atlantic Records show was a masterpiece compared to the Live Aid show.

They were both awful. But Jason Bonham got the shaft in that Atlantic Records thing. Not here. He shines.

[conversationpc]

Also, cannot leave out John Paul Jones, what a consumate Musician, Bass and Keyboard player.

He's long been one of my favorite bassists and definitely underrated in that band next to Bonham and Page as musicians.

[AR]

Jason Bonham adds some much needed backing vocals as well on this. On the opener Good Times Bad Times, at first I went FUCK, they are using canned vocals, but upon further review it is Jason, and he sounded great. Didn't know he sang.


Also, cannot leave out John Paul Jones, what a consumate Musician, Bass and Keyboard player. And from what I've heard an all around good guy and so respected in the industry. The bass/drum interplay during Nobodys Fault but Mine is stellar work and you actually have all four players doing 4 different things and it comes together so powerfully. Plant with the ah a ah a a ha, and Pagey mimicing that on guitar, Jones with the domp domp Dud Dh domp, and Bonham filling in behind on the snare/kick, bash bash du du da bash. I know that sounds silly but how else to say it gives me a rock and roll woody. It like 4 part harmony with 3 instruments and one voice. Never heard another band write anything even remotely to resemble that interplay. Rush may come clostest, but even Rush, which is my all time favorite band has never projected the MUSCLE as AR put it, as powerfully as Zep did.

I can't say enough good about this DVD. My only con would be the lack of the vocal on Ramble On. Plant just repeats Ramble On/Sing my song. He never sings the follow up "Now's the time the time is now" parts, which is acceptable, except he proves on this DVD that he could do it if he wanted.

My only set list change and or addition would have been Achillies' Last Stand and maybe something acoustic like Going to California, Bron YR Stomp, or maybe Gallows Poll. I could do without the funked up Trampled Underfoot but admit it's a damn good song, just not one of my favs. Misty Mountain Hop I can take either way, again not one of my faves. Ten Years Gone would have been good as well.

I'm still giving it an A++ MUST HAVE!

Great take on it.

This is something not leaving my blu-ray player anytime soon.

[Peartree12249]

FYI, for all you Zep fans out there Led Zeppelin will be given an award at the Kennedy Honors tonight. They will be doing a rare interview on Letterman Mon. Dec 3rd. The Kennedy Honors program will be broadcast on CBS Dec. 26th.

[Peartree12249]

Zep was on Letterman Monday night. Anyone watch it? If you missed it you can catch it on Youtube.