Led Zeppelin: Classic Or Dud?

Amusing that this one-off performance from the band in post-middle age, decades after its dissolution and minus its iconic, irreplaceable drummer, will surely be better than "The Song Remains the Same."

U MAD. Would muuuuuch rather see a theatrical re-release of TSRTS.

So, I'm going with a friend to see Celebration Day in the theater tomorrow night. I'm intrigued enough that I'd like to see it with a better soundsystem than I have at home. The bootlegs sounded pretty good, after all.

Nobody else is going on the one night it'll be in theaters? I'm a little surprised.

I'm probably going to go - I've got a ton of work that I really ought to devote my evening to, but it's only one night and it's Zep. Just why did they pick tonight?!

(ps the Stones are doing the same thing tomorrow, which I really can't do either. Grrr.)

It does seem like a random date. I get that it's not a weekend night, but still it's odd.

considered doing this for my birthday but had better options

happy birthday Shakey Mo!

thx

Woo! Front row all to myself! I never get why nobody ever sits here, especially for something like this. Only thing it's bad for imo is subtitles.

Have fun! I'm not seeing it till 9 tonight.

It's well worth it. It's a bit weird at first, there's no dicking around and it's straight into these old dudes hammering it out onstage. But you get used to it. The epics worked best - Time Of Dying is great, No Quarter even better. Kashmir is spectacular.

Mostly I was thinking just how good Jones is - major advantage of seeing this in the cinema and getting all that lovely bass. Jason is having such a great time. Page is such an old woman. Plant, well he's really figured out how to live. It's his band; it's always been his band.

Making the audience laugh: Jimmy gurning at the start of Since I've Been Loving You. His teeth are too white, I think is what it is.

Making me laugh: whoever was holding up a 'Carouselambra' sign. I'd've loved it if they'd dropped everything to spontaneously pump that out, but 'twas not to be.

Making me laugh: whoever was holding up a 'Carouselambra' sign. I'd've loved it if they'd dropped everything to spontaneously pump that out, but 'twas not to be.

so awesome

I'm going to look out for that sign.

should add 00s Jimmy Page to list of men/old lesbians

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jpj looked pretty good

Just back from Chicago screening. So much fun, very good editing I thought. I liked that there were no frills -- just the concert. Really, at two hours there's not room for much else. "Nobody's Fault But Mine" and "For Your Life" were my faves.

I was trying to make out that sign, but missed that it was "Carouselambra". The only unrepresented album!

The bass sound was a little rough for me, but I blame that on the theater, not the production. The subwoofers were probably just cranked up for all those rilly cool explosions that normally screen.

also hard to make out what was said a couple times. I have no idea what the hell Jimmy said at the end there. and after one song near thend it sounded like Plant said "how did you like that, Dave?" (or wait, was it "Paul"? well either way, who would they be)

This was so much fun. Totally, utterly, worth seeing. Jimmy got all sloppy and slow as the show went on, John Paul Jones was stunningly good, Jason looked like he was going to cry over and over again, and Robert adapted to the change in his vocal range by selling the lyrics better instead of using the high notes as a form of emoting.

The early run of "In My Time Of Dying", "For Your Life" and "Trampled Under Foot" was definitely the highpoint for me. Though Jason killed on "Misty Mountain Hop".

Totally agree on all points re: individual performances. Bonham was kicking ass. super touching moment when Plant gives him the shout-out after I think "Nobodys Fault" and the crowd just goes nuts, Jason rises to acknowledge them, pulls up a sleeve revealing the tattoo of his dad's run and looks up to the rafters

There were two or three moments of mid-song applause in my theater, the most enthusiastic after Plant belts the "OOOOOH"s mid-Kashmir. He really did nail that. But I also think it kinda took something out of his voice for the remaining few songs.

Page seemed like he was having trouble getting the theremin to work. and the turnaround from guitar solo to main riff in "Dazed" was all kindsa messed up. (tho he did get applause in the theater after the bow section.)(but you knew that was coming)

I had no intention of buying this next month but I'm seriously reconsidering after the theater experience. Might not get the video but likely will get the cd. It's quite an end cap to their hallowed run.

I had assumed that this would be playing late nights at least for a few weeks. Is tonight really the only chance I have to see this on the big screen? And I have to go to ALBANY?

I thought it was only playing yesterday worldwide (it's "Celebration Day", not weeks, after all), so jump at the chance to see it today even if it's in Albany.

There appear to be a few showings in the UK on Sunday.

The Stones thing tonight, though, is a one-off simulject.

Ugh can't do it.

Saw this last night and all its wonder of digital satellite transmission - sound sucked and the show had to be restarted twice. I may have gotten a free movie ticket out of it, but dang the theater needs a faster internet pipe or something like this shouldn't be shown. Even had a Windows OS screen and a stopped video file control panel up for a while. Lotsa pissed off Zeppelin fans until sound was turned up correctly.

Went into this with low expectations after hearing a few of the boots from dimeadozen.org. But man I changed my mind after the 'Black Dog' 'In My Time of Dying' 'For Your Life' 'Trampled Under Foot' run of songs. Double yes to everyone above - JPJ performance was sublime, Pagey is great up until 'Dazed and Confused' onwards (damn his guitar tone just rules so hard), Plant is an old woman, and Jason is just as good as his dad. I'll have to get this in some format just for the 'For Your Life' performance - such a highlight.

I don't particularly care about Led Zeppelin but went last night to the Celebration Day screening because my boyfriend is a crazy diehard nerd fan. Saw this at the worst possible theater in Philadelphia (of course), but I thought it was OK. There were some glitches in the transmission (sounds like it was common at many screenings) and the sound originally was fairly low. But once they cranked it up, it felt more cohesive. I didn't mind much of the editing, but a lot of the effects and aesthetic choices were pretty corny.

Got this on Blu Ray tonite. Fantastic! Though the tinny synth on "Kashmir" made me wish they'd dug up the old Mellotron. Page is particulay awesome in this. Such a different energy when these guys play the songs as opposed to when Plant & Page did them with other musicians.

I like the drums and the crunchy guitars, the riffs, but I'm sorry - most of Plant's vocals irritate me. There are exceptions, certain songs, but for the most part, no. Not gonna say they're a dud, but they're not worthy of my worship.

Figured bump would be for this: http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-led-zeppelin-to-appear-on-letterman-monday-night-20121201,0,4849323.story

I'd be more excited if they were playing instead of sitting on a couch.

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Hahahaha

Who's the black dude and the woman next to him?

Buddy Guy and dancer Natalia Makarova.

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Clinton inquiring about No Quarter chord voicings

I would see this version of the band.

hillary is the sandy denny of U.S. foreign policy

JPJ turning into Lance Henriksen there.

10 years drone

For some reason I thought this was given only to Americans, but looking back I guess not. It does look like lately they've been throwing in a string of British rock royalty. Macca, Daltrey and Townshend, Led Zeppelin...

Kid Rock actively supported Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney, we all know that.

So what do you think happened at this weekend's Kennedy Center Honors when Michigan's favorite rock son had a few minutes with President Barack Obama:

"It was nice. I saw the president tonight," he told CNN. "He said, 'I'm still here.' I said, 'No hard feelings.' "

Just to be clear, he was just there (with his mom), not honored.

Mr Obama, who was only seven years old when the band formed in 1968, said that Americans had immediately embraced Led Zeppelin even "when the Brits initially kept their distance"

Is that true? I have no idea.

I mean, I believe Obama was 7.

It's true, to an extent. Zeppelin made its name touring the US. They basically set the standard for arena touring. I want to say the first album was even released in America first, well before the British release.

Though of course critically, the US was infamously not much of a friend:

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/led-zeppelin-i-19690315

Jimmy Page, around whom the Zeppelin revolves, is, admittedly, an extraordinarily proficient blues guitarist and explorer of his instrument's electronic capabilities. Unfortunately, he is also a very limited producer and a writer of weak, unimaginative songs

And this is an album that starts out with "Good Times, Bad Times"!

Limited producer? Weak writer? "around whom Zeppelin revolves?" I guess this is the (one?) perspective of someone coming to the group from the Yardbirds, myopically missing possibly the greatest rock rhythm section of all time.