I'm 17 and absolutly love Led Zep just like all of my rock friends. You talk to anyone who likes Muse, Darkness, Queens fo the Stone Age or Radiohead fans and they'll all say they love Led Zeppelin. Why? Well this DVD says it all
As with the oter reviewer I too am too young to remmeber the glory days of Led Zeppelin. All I have to go on are their CD's which are amazing but you can never quite picture them doing a gig. This DVD overcame that
Consdiering the massive fan base Led Zep had and has it's quite amazing or fans who have never seen them live to see the size of their small stages. This really brings home to the viewer what their music was all about. Not about fancy lighting or special effects but good old British rock music.
The DVD's are an absolute dream to watch. Not only do the band tour around various countries and venues but you also get to hear previously unseen footage and unheard songs (especially for those of us who just listen to the CD's) Jimmy Page's guiatring is so good I regularly sit at home wondering if my own guitar skills will ever match one tenth of his. John Bonham really comes alive when playing Moby Dick. Having never heard of this song before it was an absolute joy.
The camera angles and editing are all seemless. You even view footage of behind the scenes at concerts and at home with the band memebers.
I can never (unfortunately) say how good this DVD is compared to the real Led Zeppelin Live. All I can say is that this is the closest thing to not only getting the right music at it's core but also the atmosphere. I often wonder how, with the greatest band (in my opinion) of all time busting their guts out for you, you can sit down at a concert as people did in the Madison Square Garden gig. It beggars belief
None the less the DVD's only main drawback is it's too good. You simply cannot tear yourself away from the TV for a good few hours, by the end you're left wondering wow I could've been doing much better things....trust me, you can't!
