Login

Login
Lost Password?
No account yet? Register
 

AddThis Social Bookmark Button

Recent HD Reviews

The Incredible Hulk Blu-ray (0) (0)
Category: HD Reviews
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull Blu-Ray (0) (0)
Category: HD Reviews
Shrek The Third Blu-Ray (0) (0)
Category: HD Reviews
The Amityville Horror Blu-ray (0) (0)
Category: HD Reviews
Carrie Blu-ray (0) (0)
Category: HD Reviews
Zombie Strippers Blu-ray (0) (0)
Category: HD Reviews
Jethro Tull-Live at Montreux 2003 Blu-Ray (0) (0)
Category: HD Reviews

Recent DVD Reviews

Trial & Retribution: Set 1 (0) (0)
Category: DVD Reviews
Masters Of Horror Season 2 Box Set (0) (0)
Category: DVD Reviews
Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull- Two-Disc Special Edition (0) (0)
Category: DVD Reviews
Cinematic Titanic- Legacy Of Blood (0) (0)
Category: DVD Reviews
Hell Ride (0) (0)
Category: DVD Reviews
Godfather Collection- The Coppola Restoration, The (0) (0)
Category: DVD Reviews
Jeffrey Ross - No Offense Live From New Jersey (0) (0)
Category: DVD Reviews

Recent Quick Reviews

Awake, My Soul: The Story of the Sacred Harp
Comedy Central Salutes George W. Bush
Sacred Sites of the Dalai Lamas
Chaplin (15th Anniversary Edition)
The New World - The Extended Cut
Ghost Hunt- Season 1 Part 1
Jyu-Oh-Sei- Planet Of The Beast King
Negima- Magister Negi Magi- Spring And Summer Specials
Doctor Who- The Invasion Of Time
Alvin & The Chipmunks: Classic Holiday Gift Set

Enter Our Giveaway

CSI NY
  
 
 
 CLICK ON THE COVER TO 

ENTER! 

Latest Special Features

Site programming by Cory Webb

Cory Webb logo

Great DVD/Blu-Ray sites

Led Zeppelin: The Song Remains The Same - Special Edition 
Reviews Music Reviews
Written by Dave Anderson   
Saturday, 17 November 2007


Favored by 0 users (Register to add this entry to your favorites)

Led Zeppelin: The Song Remains The Same - Special Edition

Grade

Content Grade: C+
Sound Grade: A
Extras Grade: A-
Picture Grade: B-

Specs

Warner Home Video Widescreen English 5.1 Dolby Digital & DTS; English Stereo Surround English SDH, French & Spanish Subtitles 138 min., color, 1976 Rated PG

Review

Though I'm not a die hard fan, I like Led Zeppelin, and have a few of their CDs in my collection. I don't listen to them as often as I used to, mainly because at any given moment, you can surf your radio dial and there's a good chance you'll stumble upon a Zeppelin tune. Right now there's a lot of Zeppelin hoopla. There's an umpteenth compilation CD out, their entire remastered catalogue is now available on iTunes, and the surviving members are doing a one-time reunion show in England. So it's not too surprising we're seeing a remastered special edition of this cult concert film on DVD.
Once a staple on the midnight movie circuit in the late 70s, "The Song Remains the Same" isn't really meant for people like me. It's meant for die-hards who worship Jimmy Page as God. It's meant for those who think Robert Plant's ambiguous lyrics hold the key to the meaning of life. It's meant for those who don't consider the clumsy fantasy sequences boring and pretentious. It's meant for those who don't fall asleep during John Bonham's 10 minute drum solo. The film isn't without its merits. Some of the concert footage is very entertaining, even if very few of these live performances improve on the original studio versions of the songs. The tirade by Zep manager Peter Grant regarding some stolen cash is also quite a hoot. But the fact of the matter is, for the casual fan, "The Song Remains the Same" is excruciatingly long, and downright boring at times. In addition to the concert footage, each band member is featured in fantasy sequences during selected songs, designed to reflect their individual personalities. But all they really do is drag the movie down, since they are woefully self-indulgent, and poorly shot.

AddThis Social Bookmark Button

Summary

Casual fans wondering what all the Zeppelin hoopla was about are probably better off picking up the DVD of concert footage released a few years ago. "The Song Remains the Same" is strictly for die-hard fans and completists, since, as a film, it remains criminally overlong, often boring and hasn't aged well despite some great audio remastering.

User reviews

There are no user reviews for this item.

To write a review please register or login.





Powered by jReviews
 
< Prev   Next >

Featured Review

God Forbid - IV: Consitution Of Treason [DualDisc]

Category: Music Reviews
American death metal merchants God Forbid out-do themselves with their fourth release, "Constituion of Treason," an apocalyptic concept album that's a must for anyone who bows to the feet of bands like Slayer or Shadows Fall. Divided into three 'articles,' the 10 songs on this disc chronicle the end of the world, only to have society rebuild itself into a worse state than it was before the apocalypse. Byron Davis' typically roaring vocal delivery tends to overshadow the fact his lyrics are actually well-written and smart, but even if you don't give a crap about the words, the music does a lot to enhance the dark, oppressive mood of the story - fast and complex when it needs to be, but also quite melodic, even meloncholy at times. The DVD side of this release features a lengthy and detailed making-of documentary (with typically "edgy" grainy photography & shakey camerawork), chronicling nearly every aspect of the recording of the album. Fans are sure to love seeing these guys discuss their philosophy and approach to making their brand of music, this album in particular. A superior 'DualDisc' release from Century Media.

Movie Quotes

In spite of everything, I still believe that
people are really good at heart.

Millie Perkins
The Diary Of Anne Frank

Latest Reviews

Funk Brothers Live In Orlando

Funk Brothers Live In Orlando Funk Brothers Live In Orlando

Jonny Lang Live At Montreux 1999

Jonny Lang Live At Montreux 1999 Jonny Lang Live At Montreux 1999

Keane Curate A Night For War Child

Keane Curate A Night For War Child Keane Curate A Night For War Child

Recent Music Reviews

Keane Curate A Night For War Child (0) (0)
Category: Music Reviews
Jonny Lang Live At Montreux 1999 (0) (0)
Category: Music Reviews
Funk Brothers Live In Orlando (0) (0)
Category: Music Reviews
Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus-Best Of Both Worlds Concert 3D Film-Extended Version (0) (0)
Category: Music Reviews
Stuff: Live at Montreux 1976 (0) (0)
Category: Music Reviews
High Definition poll
 

Sept 23, 2008 releases

Affair to Remember
Ax Men - Season 1 (History Channel)
Bashing
The Bill Douglas Trilogy
Billionaire Boys Club
Bloood Sucking Cinema
Boston Legal: Season 4
A Broken Life
Brothers and Sisters: The Complete Second Season
A Chipmunk Christmas 25th Anniversary
Cine Manifest
Cinematographer Style
Copycat
Critical Condition
CSI: New York - The Fourth Season
Deception
Design 2
Dororo
Fall from Grace
Family Name
Far North
Final Exam
Friday The 13th - The Series: The First Season
The Godfather - The Coppola Restoration Gift Set
The Godfather - The Coppola Restoration
The Godfather Part II - The Coppola Restoration
The Godfather Part III - The Coppola Restoration
Grease: Rockin Rydell Edition
High School Musical 2
Horatio Hornblower: Collector's Edition
Icarly: Season 1 V.1
Juan, I Forgot I Don't Remember
L.A. Confidential
Leatherheads
Liberia-An Uncivil War
Lion in the House
Love Conquers All
Midnight Eagle
My Name is Earl - Season Three
Naked Fear
The Neighbor
Passing Poston
Pathology
Price of Sugar
Questioning Faith
Re-Cycle
Reno 911: Miami - More Busted Than Ever Edition
Rome - Rise and Fall of an Empire
Run, Fat Boy, Run
Samantha Who: The Complete First Season
Saturn in Opposition
Savage Streets - Special Edition
Scooby-Doo and the Goblin King
Seoul Raiders
Shooting Henry Hill
Sundown-Vampire in Retreat
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Season 2 - Part 2
This American Life - Season 1
Two and a Half Men - The Complete Fourth Season
Unemployed
Vipers
Virginia Lee Burton-Sense of Place

AddThis Social Bookmark Button