johnnysd

Well I think there is no question anymore that there is a full scale reunion:

1. The release of these albums

2. The benfit show

3. The Page "genie out of the bottle" comment

4. The launch of an official Led Zeppelin page

Have to say I am incredibly psyched. I hope they do new music too. It may suck, but I doubt it. And I will definitely seem them at least once when they tour.

Hollowgen

everyone thought the same thing when the Led Zeppelin DVD came out. they actually launched an official website then. i think pigs may fly before robert plant can sing the same way he did when with Zep.

johnnysd

I think it is different this time. Plus, they ARE doing an entire show. Too much smoke. Of course, Plant could flake AGAIN at the last moment but I don't think so. As for Plant singing like he did with Zep, I think he will be fine. Even at his prime he really did not sing often with the falsetto used on the albums.

TheGuy

They were just talking on the radio that Ian Ashbury (The Cult) said they were going to be the opening band for a tour with a band that had a L and a Z in the name. The DJ is assuming it's Zeppelin.

edit: found a link

http://www.star-ecentral.com/music/s...ate=11/22/2007

Led Zeppelin might embark on a world tour in 2008, according to supposed supporting act The Cult.

tcoursen

OK, I bought the new version of the CD and I really like it. Sounds great and having more songs is always a nice plus.

But, am I crazy or is No Quarter edited down and shortened? I don't have the original CD to compare to. I have the albums somewhere, but no turntable anyway. Also, is it me or is the guitar mixed louder than JPJ's organ? Are they dissing JPJ again?

rw2516

No Quarter is 2 minutes shorter on the new cd. Dazed and Confused is 3 minutes longer. I'll have to check the others. I've only listened to the first few tracks of side one but Rock and Roll sounds slightly different in spots. I'm thinking they are using performances from a different night on the some of the tracks than what was used on the original issue.

tcoursen

Thanks for the info.

I guess I am used to the really long versions of No Quarter that are on some of the boots I have from the 1975 tour.

JOE29

Why did they butcher Heartbreaker on the DVD? The song starts out great but then they cut out to some footage of them being robbed at their hotel, then goes back to the song and then back to more footage of the hotel again. Disapointing, I was hoping for a full scale jam fest with this song.

No Quarter is one of the best cuts on the DVD, really sounds great.( Although they cut away from the concert footage on this song also, but they don't cut the music to it.

too much

I think there was some talk that they weren't allowed to edit the film in any way (due to a rights issue). They were only allowed to enhance the audio. The cut to Peter Grant in the movie always takes me right out of their performance.

duse

So, if we already have the DVD from 2003, and I can't think of a reason not to have it, is it necessary to purchase the two disc set other than being a completist?

rw2516

The Song Remains The Same is not included in the 2003 dvd set. If that's all you have you don't have this. Curious that DVD Planet lists it as discontinued already and it does not showup in search results at Deep Discount. Amazon lists it as out of stock.
If you have the old snapcase version of dvd you need this for the inproved picture and awesome 5.1 DTS sound. Even if you could care less about features on disc 2.
As for the cd version. Every song from the original cd version has been replaced with a different version from a different night. So hang on to your old cd versions.

Jack Straw

Before I run out and buy the new CDs, can someone else confirm this as well.

Perkinsun Dzees

Is this DVD already out of print? Neither the 2 disc version or the Limited Collector's Edition is in stock at any online retailers. Seems like it was only released a few months ago.

Hollowgen

still in-stock at BN.com

TheGuy

A friend of mine who owns a CD store told me they were recalled because of a licensing issue with some of the content.

InnocentBlood

any word of a re-release?