
THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME is the soundtrack to the legendary concert film of the same name, which was released in 1976. The performances in the film were recorded July 27-29, 1973 at Madison Square Garden during the band’s tour for its then-current studio album, Houses Of The Holy. The 2CD set will feature the most exquisite and elaborate packaging in the reissue series, recreating the intricate embossing of the set’s original issue. - The 2CD set features remastered audio on two CDs, plus a 24-page booklet. The collection is packed with electrifying live versions of Zep classics like “Rock and Roll,” “Stairway To Heaven,” “No Quarter,” “Moby Dick,” “Dazed And Confused,” and “Celebration Day.”. Review: Shake it one time for Elvis! - OK, imagine this: It's 8:45pm on the evening of August 4th 1979. You're in a gently sloping field in Knebworth Park, Hertfordshire. The sun has long since gone down and all you can see on the stage are the standby lights on a series of Marshall MV100 amps. Figures are walking on the stage in front of the amp lights and suddenly... a staccato strike on the open D on the 6/12 SG double-neck rings the opening chords of "The Song Remains The Same". [That's how to use an electric 12 string!]. I still get a shiver running down my spine thinking about that moment even now. It was one of those life changing experiences. And this album takes me back there every time I hear it. Especially now! The original CD release always suffered from a rather two-dimensional sound, but the remastered sound is BRILLIANT. This was always a favourite live album for me and my most played Led Zeppelin album. The packaging of the remastered CD looks great (kind of like a mini LP) but is functionally lousy - just try getting the discs out without touching the playing surface. But the music: WOW! So much better than "How the West Was Won", especially the 27 minute version of Dazed and Confused (you know, the bit from the end of the violin bow solo to the end of the track - totally sublime electric guitar playing from Mr Page proving that he even understands the super-lochrian mode!) But what happened to "In between last time we came and this time..."? OK, thanks for the extra tracks, but this omission is in the same category as the deletion of the cough on the early CD releases of Physical Graffiti which Pagey himself lambasted. I'm surprised he let this one through. But it's all about the music! There's that splendid title track referred to above (with the spine tingling open D), "Dazed and Confused", the Wah-Wah solo in "No Quarter" and that brilliant rock `n' roll medley in "Whole Lotta Love". And then you get the six tracks that didn't make the original release which I'm going to savour. So, just turn out the lights, turn up the volume and soak up the joy of one of the finest rock bands ever doing what a rock band does best. And as Robert says, "Shake it one time for Elvis...Alright!” Review: Perfeito - O vinil tem o som espetacular!! . A entrega foi feita dentro do prazo, nas melhores condições de segurança ao produto. Obrigado desertcart.br!

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C**N
Shake it one time for Elvis!
OK, imagine this: It's 8:45pm on the evening of August 4th 1979. You're in a gently sloping field in Knebworth Park, Hertfordshire. The sun has long since gone down and all you can see on the stage are the standby lights on a series of Marshall MV100 amps. Figures are walking on the stage in front of the amp lights and suddenly... a staccato strike on the open D on the 6/12 SG double-neck rings the opening chords of "The Song Remains The Same". [That's how to use an electric 12 string!]. I still get a shiver running down my spine thinking about that moment even now. It was one of those life changing experiences. And this album takes me back there every time I hear it. Especially now! The original CD release always suffered from a rather two-dimensional sound, but the remastered sound is BRILLIANT. This was always a favourite live album for me and my most played Led Zeppelin album. The packaging of the remastered CD looks great (kind of like a mini LP) but is functionally lousy - just try getting the discs out without touching the playing surface. But the music: WOW! So much better than "How the West Was Won", especially the 27 minute version of Dazed and Confused (you know, the bit from the end of the violin bow solo to the end of the track - totally sublime electric guitar playing from Mr Page proving that he even understands the super-lochrian mode!) But what happened to "In between last time we came and this time..."? OK, thanks for the extra tracks, but this omission is in the same category as the deletion of the cough on the early CD releases of Physical Graffiti which Pagey himself lambasted. I'm surprised he let this one through. But it's all about the music! There's that splendid title track referred to above (with the spine tingling open D), "Dazed and Confused", the Wah-Wah solo in "No Quarter" and that brilliant rock `n' roll medley in "Whole Lotta Love". And then you get the six tracks that didn't make the original release which I'm going to savour. So, just turn out the lights, turn up the volume and soak up the joy of one of the finest rock bands ever doing what a rock band does best. And as Robert says, "Shake it one time for Elvis...Alright!”
R**O
Perfeito
O vinil tem o som espetacular!! . A entrega foi feita dentro do prazo, nas melhores condições de segurança ao produto. Obrigado Amazon.br!
J**Y
Eine großartige Performance!
Auf den Tag genau 50 Jahre nach dem ersten gemeinsamen Auftritt von John Bonham (Schlagzeug), John Paul Jones (Bass), Jimmy Page (Gitarre) und Robert Plant (Gesang), damals noch als The New Yardbirds, später Led Zeppelin, ist sie erschienen: die unter der Regie von Jimmy Page überarbeitete Jubiläumsausgabe von „The Song Remains the Same“. Es handelt sich um einen Mitschnitt von Konzerten, die 1973 in New York stattgefunden haben. Natürlich kann man sich jetzt fragen, warum sich jemand wie ich, der bereits als Jugendlicher die Original-Schallplatten sein Eigen nennen konnte, diese Neuauflage zulegt. Ein reiner Anflug von Nostalgie? Und ist diese Musik nicht altmodisch und überholt? Ja, altmodisch ist die Musik. Nein, überholt ist sie überhaupt nicht. Es handelt sich um harten Rock (ich spreche bewusst nicht von Hard-Rock), aber anders als der tumbe Krach, den eine Reihe von Vertretern dieses Genres in den Jahren danach produziert haben, ist er nicht aggressiv, sondern tiefgründig, voller Enthusiasmus und emotional bis in die Fingerspitzen. Apropos: Was Jimmy Page mit seinen Fingern an der Gitarre leistet, ist unfassbar. Zumindest in seinem Metier spielt der sogar Giganten wie Eric Clapton und Mark Knopfler an die Wand. Gerade die Emotionalität ist es wohl, die einen Großteil der altmodischen Songs hat zeitlos werden lassen. Außerdem ist die Tatsache, dass die überarbeitete Fassung im Vergleich zur vor Jahrzehnten erschienen Originalversion sechs (zum Teil hervorragende) zusätzliche Titel enthält, ein Kaufargument. Last but not least ist die im Vergleich exzellente Tonqualität zu nennen. Sie lässt das Live-Erlebnis nachempfinden und sie erlaubt es, die Virtuosität aller vier Musiker im Detail nachzuvollziehen. Das dürfte auch das sein, was das Phänomen Led Zeppelin begründet hat: Da treffen vier ungewöhnlich begabte junge Männer (sie feiern immerhin ihr 50-jähriges Jubiläum) aufeinander, formen sich zu einem Team, dessen Summe größer ist als die Einzelteile und schaffen es (trotz Weltruhms) auch in schweren Phasen beständig zu bleiben. Mein Fazit: Die Neuauflage ist für Freunde urwüchsiger Rockmusik mit experimentellen Anteilen und einem guten Maß an Improvisation ein echtes Muss. Ich möchte keine einzelnen Titel hervorheben, das Gesamte macht das Kunstwerk aus. Dennoch ist das 30-minütige „Dazed and Confused“ natürlich schon aufgrund seiner Länge auffällig. Dass es so lang geraten ist, war seinerzeit bestimmt nicht geplant. Mit Jimmy Page ist es wohl durchgegangen. Immerhin sieht er in dem Lied das Bild, dass er einen Berg erklimmt, um in seine Vergangenheit und Zukunft sehen zu können. Aber auch weitere Titel sind absolut herausragend. Einer meiner Favoriten von Led Zeppelin ist „Since I‘ve been loving you“ (übrigens einer der Bonus-Tracks); das gilt für jede Fassung, die ich kenne - diese Live-Version ist die beste.
B**H
All good
CD arrived on time in excellent condition.
M**R
Recommend
Great concert!
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