indy81

From Billboard:

http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/..._id=1003617745

"The Song Remains the Same" DVD includes all 14 songs from the original concert for the first time plus previously unreleased performances of "Over the Hills and Far Away," "Celebration Day," "The Ocean" and "Misty Mountain Hop." Rounding out the bonus items are a 1976 BBC interview with Plant and band manager Peter Grant and contemporary footage from the robbery at New York's Drake Hotel during the MSG run.

Beyond a standard DVD, the film will be sold in both HD DVD and Blu-ray formats, as well as a limited collector's edition that includes the soundtrack, a T-shirt with the original album art and reproductions of memorabilia from the era.

lordzeppelin

I'm all over this...especially if the soundtrack has been remastered.

tofferman

HD and BD as well? hmmm...this could be really interesting, especially the limited collectors edition. I'm glad I never purchased the original release.

rw2516

I believe that date is the 31st anniversary release date of the film. I remember it opened the friday before thanksgiving '76.

cranberries fan

More Zeppelin now that is so SWEET..........

jjcool

Anyone know how this is going to differ from the current release?

basaro

I haven't seen this in what seems like forever. I'll gladly get this on dvd. Thanks OP.

ernestrp

Hmm, the 2 disc Led Zepplin release (circle in the sky mountain and sand on the cover) has Black Dog, Misty Mountain Hop, Since I've Been Loving You and the Ocean. It was 3 shows so maybe they are from different show for the Ocean and Misty Mountain Hop.

Will be looking for this.

mickey65

As a hard-core Led Zep fan - this is a DEFINITE for me!

Sessa17

Very psyched over the HD release. Will definitely be picking this up but it will be even sweeter if it has Dolby True HD

bluetoast

I'll get it just for Misty Mountain Hop. Speaking of which I still need to get the How the West Was Won DVD...and this reminds me my friend has the CD of that for over a year. Time to get it back...

Mr. Salty

Did you read the first post?

mickey65

I'm a bit confused tho after reading the article attached to the link from the OP. Is this going to be a SEPERATE DVD or included with the soundtrack CD?

Did I miss something?

zombiezilla

I love Zep, but only their studio stuff....their live stuff is usually akin to the Stones live, in that it's often only barely recognizable as the track it's supposed to be, often because of Page's (often many) guitar overdubs in the studio, and Plant's inability to sing live what he sang in the studio. Love their studio stuff, and as this album is the only live stuff I'd ever heard from them, I hated it.

Which leads me to a question....Is the other live Zep DVD (from multiple sources, 2 discs, you know the one) better than TSRTS? In what way(s)? Are the performances less "erratic", shall we say?

Music

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JOE29

I'll be getting this also.

rw2516

It's been said Zeppelin never played a song the same way twice. Somewhat of an exageration. They improvised a lot on stage. They had ques so that the others knew when one was done going off on his own. On film/video you can see Page and Page exchange glaces/nods meaning "Ok, I'm done. Back to routine." Other thing that makes them sound diffent live is that John Paul Jones handles both bass and keyboards. On record they overdub. Do you like "In My Time Of Dying" off Physical Graffitti?. It's live in the studio and not much different sounding than their live performance sound. TSRTS has never been considered Zep at their best but the other live material is just as dis-similair to the studio version, but played better. I've got a bootleg with a version of "Thank You" that has a 10 minute keyboard intro. Entire song takes up entire side of LP. For me the major flaw of TSRTS is the fantasy sequences. The highlight of the film/cd is Page's guitar solo in the middle of "No Quarter" and we don't get to see it. Rent the other Zep DVD set and see if you like it. From a Music Talk standpoint try the BBC Sessions cd. You may find it less "erratic". It has a live in studio sound and is more "routine" but less interesting.
I remember a quote from Plant in the early eighties when he was getting ready to launch his first solo tour, "No more songs over ten minutes".

indy81

The 2 CD remastered/expanded soundtrack is being released simultaneously but separate from the new DVD release.

I think Zeppelin is a brilliant live band, so maybe I'm the wrong person to answer your question. If you want your live performances to sound as close as possible to the studio versions, and you hated the movie soundtrack, you might not find any live Zeppelin that you'll like. But you might rent the 2-DVD release and check out the Royal Albert Hall footage from 1970 - it's a brilliant early performance with more intensity and precision than TSRTS.

TSRTS isn't the absolute best live Zeppelin you can get, especially since '73 was an off-year for Plant (although he has his moments). But Page's playing on "No Quarter" and "Dazed and Confused" is pretty much unsurpassed, and the rhythm section is locked in throughout. It's not what I'd call an "erratic" performance, by any means, and Zeppelin certainly had its fair share of off-nights. Page compiled the movie soundtrack from three separate nights, so he picked the best performances available.

I think the rerelease of the soundtrack with better sound and the bonus tracks will cause many people to reassess the band's performance.

rw2516

Trivia: Page, Plant and Bonham agreed to wear the same clothes each night for continuity of the film. Jones wouldn't do it so you see him in different outfits on different songs.

jjcool

Yes. Do you have any useful information beyond the first post pertaining to my question?

lordzeppelin

Nice! I was going to post that as a follow up...beat me to it. You know, sometimes I wonder how JPJ actually lasted as long as he did in the band. Then again, the mellotron wouldn' be the mellotron without JPJ.