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The Song Remains The Same (Remastered / Expanded) (2CD) | 
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| Artist: Led Zeppelin
Label: Rhino Records
Category: Music
List Price: $24.98
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Rating:  65 reviews
Sales Rank: 2998
Format: Original Recording Remastered, Live, Extra Tracks
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 328252
UPC: 081227996116
EAN: 0081227996116
ASIN: B000VWYNNW
Release Date: November 20, 2007
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| Tracks:
Disc 1
| • | Rock And Roll | | • | Celebration Day | | • | Black Dog (including Bring It On Home)* | | • | Over The Hills* | | • | Misty Mountain Hop* | | • | Since I've Been Loving You* | | • | No Quarter | | • | The Song Remains The Same | | • | Rain Song | | • | The Ocean* |
Disc 2
| • | Dazed and Confused | | • | Stairway To Heaven | | • | Moby Dick | | • | Heartbreaker* | | • | Whole Lotta Love (*Not on original soundtrack release) |
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Product Description
Led Zeppelin s sold-out concert tours became rituals of high-energy rock and roll theater. The SONG REMAINS THE SAME...attests to the group s powerful and somewhat saturnalian appeal at the height of their popularity.
- from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame s web page on the band s 1995 induction
The Hall of Fame s assessment of the legendary band also states, Led Zeppelin redefined rock in the Seventies and for all time. They were as influential in that decade as the Beatles were in the prior one...Then and now, Led Zeppelin looms larger than life on the rock landscape as a band for the ages with an almost mystical power to evoke primal passions. That power is communicated full-force in the updated, 2CD reissue of the soundtrack to their concert film THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME. First released in 76, the recording captures a celebrated three-night stand at NYC s Madison Square Garden in July 1973. The newly updated edition now contains six songs not featured on the original release, and the entire project was remixed and remastered with the band members direct oversight. Featuring liner notes by Oscar-winning director and former Rolling Stone editor Cameron Crowe, the set will be released simultaneously by Warner Home Video with the new, expanded DVD edition of the film.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 60 more reviews...
 You had to be there... December 25, 2008
Paul Mark Provencher (Morgantown, WV USA)
The closest I came to a Live Led Zep concert was to see this film when it first came out. I bought the album (LP) and treasured it for years. Lately I bought the updated DVD which reminded me that some of the music was missing from the LP. This acted as a teaser to get the CD with the missing music at some point when I didn't have anything else to buy (the CD is great but let's face it, if you already have the LP and the DVD, buying yet a third version of anything is a bit of overkill.)
Nonetheless, I put on my WishList with a high priority. And wouldn't you know it? My nine-year-old did his Christmas shopping and picked it out for me from the list! Wow! So I sit here reading the reviews and listening to the CD. It's great. I will probably rotate the LP version from my iPod in favor of this!
Once a Led Zep fan, always a fan!
The greatest band ever! December 20, 2008
H. J. Voortwijs
What can I say? The best band ever at there best: live on stage. This remaster sound even better then the original album. And the extra tracks makes it complete. Every headbanger on this planet must have this CD in there collection. And make shure you play it loud!
Led Zeppelin's first live album is still phenomenal years later, especially in its re-issued form October 30, 2008
Terrence J. Reardon (Port Saint Lucie, FL)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Led Zeppelin's first live album which was the soundtrack to their movie The Song Remains the Same was first released in October of 1976 and then was re-released in November of 2007.
For years, many people complained about this album but the reasons for this and its off-shoot concert film was because of lead singer Robert Plant still being out of commission from injuries in a car crash in 1975 and a lack of a tour to support the band's 1976 highly underrated Presence album (one of their best IMHO).
Guitarist Jimmy Page then flew to New York to mix the live shows, that the band performed in July of 1973 on its Houses Of The Holy Tour at Madison Square Garden, originally done for the 1976 release at Electric Lady Studios with engineer Eddie Kramer. For this 2007 re-issue, the soundtrack was remixed by Page and Kevin Shirley and remastered by Bob Ludwig with phenomenal results.
When I heard that a re-issue was coming with almost full show, I was ecstatic and nervous at the same time.
We begin disc one with a spirited "Rock and Roll" which buries the studio version. Next we segue into "Celebration Day", which was not in the movie but is, a great rocker and even better live. Then we go into a killer version of "Black Dog" (with a teaser of "Bring It On Home"). Next are spirited and excellent previously unearthed versions of "Over the Hills and Far Away" and "Misty Mountain Hop". We follow with the superb rendition of "Since I've Been Loving You" which finally appears on album. Next is "No Quarter" which is a great version showing John Paul Jones was not only a great bass player but great keyboard player as well. Then we follow with a spirited version of "The Song Remains the Same" which buries the studio version by a longshot. We end the first disc with first "The Rain Song" which is actually longer on the album than in the movie but a powerful version. For technical reasons of the CD format, a stellar version of "The Ocean" closes the first disc (although this song was performed last in the encore on the 1973 tour).
The second CD of this re-mixed remaster is a near 30 minute version of "Dazed and Confused" which is somewhat different than the one on the orginal 1976 soundtrack album and is the version found in the film. The violin bow section was the best I ever heard. Also, the jam that goes on is amazing and it ends with a killer Page solo and a killer John Bonham drum solo at the end. We follow with arguably the best version of "Stairway to Heaven" which is 11 minutes of majestic bliss and I can play this repeatingly. Next is a killer version of "Moby Dick" which shows the late Bonzo behind his drum kit playing his heart out at the drum kit and tympani be it with drumsticks or barehanded! We follow with a great version of "Heartbreaker" which is excellent and segues into the powerful closer "Whole Lotta Love" which is the film edit (as it's missing the jam which had some references to the Houses Of The Holy track The Crunge but c'est la vie). The theramin and Plant screaming section was superb with bass player John Paul Jones and Bonzo adding a great riff to it. Then the medley of Boogie Mama was excellent before going back to Whole Lotta Love and ending with Bonzo's literally "flaming gong" bashes.
This re-release of The Song Remains the Same I see more as a fresh look at a classic live album with alternate performances and just as good and at times (better) than the original 1976 soundtrack release.
Recommended!
The Song Remains The Same ... No Way It's So Much Better August 19, 2008
Dave Barrett (Burlington, Ontario)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I should say first of all that I enjoy Led Zeppelin's music but I am not an ardent fan. I first purchased this album back in the late 70's as I am a fan of live albums, at the time I probably only listened to it once or twice and put it away never to be played again. Over the years I have gained an appreciation for excellent musicians and these 4 definately fall into that class.
When I saw this title was going to be remastered and include 6 new songs, I picked up a copy and I must say I was glad I did. The sound on this new version is outstanding and the attention to detail that Page and Shirley did remastering this album is worth every penny. Now I know there are purists out there who claim this to be an abomination as it compilies performances from 3 shows played at the Garden, but I say who cares the sound and quality more than make up for that. Frankly if no one had told me some of these performances were spliced together I would never have known or cared. Everything you need is right there in this mix, the guitar sizzles, the bass and drums are rhythmic and Plants voice is right up front. The 6 new songs included here really round this out to be a terrific album. This is what a remastered album should be. I definately will not play this new album only once.
Just OK July 26, 2008
Jack W. Wolfe
their seems to be parts of some songs missing it just don't sound the same but worth the money
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