How the West Was Won (DVD Audio)

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Artist(s):

Led Zeppelin

Label: Wea Custom-atlantic
Publisher(s):

Wea Custom-atlantic

Studio: Wea Custom-atlantic
Manufacturer: Wea Custom-atlantic
Binding: DVD Audio
Format(s): Live
List Price: CDN$ 33.99

Track Listing

Number of discs: 2
1.

L.A. Drone

Immigrant Song

Heartbreaker

Black Dog

Over the Hills and Far Away

Since I've Been Loving You

Stairway to Heaven

Going to California

That's the Way

10.

Bron-Y-Aur Stomp

11.

Dazed and Confused

12.

What Is and What Should Never Be

13.

Dancing Days

14.

Moby Dick

15.

Whole Lotta Love

16.

Rock and Roll

17.

Ocean

18.

Bring It on Home

Editorial Reviews

From Amazon.com

For a band with such an overarching legacy, the official record of Led Zeppelin's legendary--and unpredictable--live act has heretofore been poorly represented by the disappointing, scattershot soundtrack to The Song Remains the Same. But this triple-disc live set (culled from 1972 Long Beach/LA shows in advance of Houses of the Holy) addresses history with a vengeance, if a few decades late. These shows have rightfully assumed cult status in the bootleg market, showcasing a band at the peak of its creative and performing powers. Zep faithful will welcome the belated release as evidence for enduring loyalty, but younger fans may find its diversity and dynamics even more enlightening--indeed, whole careers have since been built on the musical ideas Jimmy Page and company toss off here as decorative filler. Crucially rooted in the amped-and-hammered American blues of the guitarist's former band, the Yardbirds, the marathon workouts of "Dazed and Confused" and "Whole Lot a Love" (which consume nearly an hour all by themselves) somehow encompass Ricky Nelson, Morocco, James Brown, Holst, Elvis Presley, and Muddy Waters amidst their trademark sturm und drang, while the acoustic set that closes out disc one showcases the band's--and particularly Robert Plant's--good-natured, crypto-Celtic folk appeal with energetic aplomb. Bigger and brasher than just about any rock act that followed in its historic wake, yet ever fan-loyal to its myriad influences, Led Zeppelin's live juggernaut finally gets the monument it deserves. --Jerry McCulley

Chronique amazon.fr

En 1972, millésime de ce triple CD d'anthologie, Led Zeppelin est au sommet. Entre 1969 et 1971, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones et John Bonham enregistrèrent quatre des disques les plus marquants de l'histoire du rock des années 70. Dans une ambiance survoltée d'abus en tout genre et de chambres d'hôtels détruites, la bande des quatre tourne aux États-Unis. Jusqu'ici les amateurs connaissaient de la chose un pirate enregistré au LA Forum de Los Angeles, connu sous le titre Burn Like A Candle, que Jimmy Page reprend là, ainsi que le concert gravé quelques jours après à Long Beach, en Californie. Une somme magique et indispensable, tout comme le double DVD homonyme qui compile les concerts du Royal Albert Hall (1969), d'Earl's Count (1975) et l'adieu à Knebworth en 1979. --Philippe Robert

Customer Reviews

"The Best Live Recording"

This is Led Zeppelin's Long Beach/LA performences at describes Jimmy Page their peek of their career doing their best. You hear a variety of songs that everyone just loves. I like hearing Dancing Days, and The Ocean live as well as the twenty minute Dazed And Confused. This is the best live recording out their. This has been bootlegged for so many years being a crappy recording until this three disc set came out this crappy recording turned out to be a masterpiece. This is the best live recording Led Zeppelin had...... worth 100 stars.

You Can't Get Any Better Than This

First off, I have no beef with The Song Remains The Same, so don't throw your copy of it away (contrary to what one reviewer said). But the title of my review basically says it, this 3-disc set and the 2 DVD set are the greatest Led Zeppelin releases ever, outside of the albums of course. Both HTWWW and the DVD set capture Led Zeppelin at their finest. Any Zep fan would love this collection beacuse you've got all of the classics (before 1973) here, and you get to hear versions of songs from their fifth straight great album (Houses of the Holy) before they were put on tape. Now I think I need to address a few issues that other reviewers have brought up. First of all, "Dazed and Confused" is NOT too long, the problem is that you all who say that have been raised in a world of 3 to 5 minute songs that are so full of hooks that there's no real music. As a result, your attention spans aren't long enough to tolerate improvisation. Same with "Moby Dick", you all just can't handle a song more than 5 minutes long. Also, I see many comments that Jimmy Page's guitar playing was really sloppy. Being a guitar player, I'd have to disagree. It takes a lot of technical ability to play the guitar parts to Zeppelin songs (try looking at the tabs). The audio quality is also pretty good considering its over 30 years old and the mixing is pretty good, there's nobody that's invisible in the mix. As for my favorites, probably "Heartbreaker", "Black Dog", "Over The Hills...", "Since I've Been Loving You", "Stairway To Heaven", "That's The Way", "Dazed and Confused", "Moby Dick", "Whole Lotta Love" (gotta love the good old rock standards), and "Bring It On Home." I'm also happy to see that they've credited Willie Dixon on "Whole Lotta Love" and "Bring It On Home" (although I wasn't too upset that they didn't on the original album). The great thing about this album is that it captures the sheer power of Zeppelin on stage. If you haven't already...BUY THIS! And while we're at it...BUY THE DVD!!

On a side note, someone said that Zeppelin made "arena rock" famous. The problem is, Zeppelin wasn't arena rock. Sure they played in big arenas, but arena rock was made by the likes of Genesis, Journey, Peter Frampton, all those people, whose music and lyrics were incredibly generic and had no real depth to them. Can't say that about LZ, can you?

Legendary!

These 3 cd's are legendary. I was simply amazed when I heard these CD's! Disc 1 contains many of the band's most famous songs, like Immigrant Song, Black Dog, Over the hills and far away, Stairway to Heaven, and Bron-Yr-Aur-Stomp. They all sound amazing, truly legendary! Disc 2 opens with the 25 minute Dazed and Confused, and ends with the 19 minute Moby Dick. Both these songs are so amazing you hardly notice that 20 minutes has passed when the song is over. Disc 3 begins with Whole Lotta Love, and then goes on with some classic Led Zeppelin. In all, this is a truly great cd from the best rock band ever. I was a bit dissapointed because some songs were missing, like Misty Mountain Hop, In My Time of Dying, Achille's Last Stand, ect. I go on for days naming all the songs that are missing, which is why they aren't on the cd. There is simply not enough room. Still, this is a must have!

Bootlegs aside - this is Led Zeppelin's best live recording

No comparison. "How The West Was Won" released by Atlantic in 2002 puts "The Song Remains The Same" (1976) to shame. Page, Plant, Jones & Bonham are all in top form.

WHAT YOU GET: 17 songs on 3 discs - that probably could have fit on 2 discs - recorded in 1972 from shows at California's LA Forum and Long Beach Arena. OK - there are really 18 tracks listed, but I'm not including the 14 second waste of an opening track "LA Drone". 17 songs compared to "Ths Song Remains The Same" and it's 9 tracks. Better, tho not superior sound quality (remember this is 1972). Great song selection tho I must say that only one song ("Dazed & Confused") is featured from Led Zep's brilliant 1st album; 5 songs from Led Zep II; 4 songs from Led Zep III; 4 songs from Led Zep IV; and tho not released yet, 3 songs ("The Ocean", "Over The Hills & Far Away" and "Dancing Days") are featured from their soon to be released "Houses Of The Holy". Anyone else notice how quiet the audience was after these songs ended? You get 4 marathon songs with "Moby Dick", "Whole Lotta Love", "Bring It On Home" and "Dazed & Confused"... each containing some medleys within (assorted early rock covers, blues, and a small taste of "The Crunge").

WHAT YOU DON'T GET: No expansive liner notes (what they give you is the bare minimum here), no history or roots of the band, no booklet with cool pictures. The song selection is top notch, but for me personally I miss some of the stuff from Zep's debut (even the really short songs like "Good Times Bad Times", or "Communication Breakdown" would have been cool), as well as from Zep's second "Ramble On" or "Thank you". The ONLY song I miss from "The Song Remains The Same" is "Celebration Day" - this was probably my favorite song from this one.

Overall a great recording and a definite must-buy for even the slightest of Led Zeppelin fans and any rock & roll fan who grew up in the 1970's. Essential? Hell yes.

Can't go wrong with live LZ

This is what a live abum should be. The playing is excellent and most of the songs are performed at least a little bit different from the studio versions. Who wants the same thing you can get from a studio album when a studio album desn't have the applause, and doesn't suffer from the lesser sonic quality inherent in a live set? Actually the remastering is excellent. Jimmy Page pumped up the bass here like he did on Coda so you can better hear the drummer John Bonham, here in his prime. Several of the songs are here extended into fuller forms. Dazed and Confused, Moby Dick, and Whole Lotta Love all are about 20 minutes. The guitar solo in Heartbreaker is drawn out to the point of improvisation and the performace of Stairway to Heaven is truly breathtaking (though I prefer the version included on the self titled DVD). First timers to live Led Zeppelin will be a little put-off by the tone the 12 string electric guitar gives to the beginning of Stairway to Heaven, though (changing from an acoustic 12 string to an electric 6 string apparently took too much time for it to be feasable on stage in the middle of a song, dang). This is actually a compilation of the best from two separate concerts. Discs 1 and 2 are filled about to the 70 minute mark, while disc 3 is filled to the 50 minute mark to avoid repeating songs from the other show is my guess. My only complaint is the track arrangement. Discs 2 and 3 both have 4 tracks but if you want to skip either of the 20 minute Dazed and Cofused, Moby Dick or Whole Lotta Love, you only have a few minutes left of shorter songs. I would have preferred an arrangement of the 3 longer tracks on disc 2 and the 5 shorter tracks on disc 3. It would have a better playability.

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