Thoughts on the DVD

[ASchragel@xxxxxxx]

Dont know if this will make it through, but felt that this being as close to a 
national 
Led Zeppelin Day, I figured I would chime in with my two cents on the DVD.

In a word "Awesome!" I really like the footage from sydney 72 with Immigrant 
song. 
Even though the visuals dont always sync with the audio portion, the frenetic 
cutting 
and rapid camera shots and movements really bring out the excitement of the 
performance. 
Especially like the shot from the Rolls as they drive onto the field.

However, the cover is crap. And the argument that they were trying to save 
money to make 
it more accesible does not hold water. (Would have loved to see a shot from RAH 
on the cover, 
a fold out of Earls Court on the inside and a shot from Knebworth on the back 
for instance). 
Just as  cheap. These guys are either out of touch or just dont care. That 
spacesuit cover 
was ridiculous, showing no respect for the music it was labeling. And when did 
crop circles 
ever have anything to do with Led Zeppelin?

A word about Earls court. What they seem to lack from that show is a good 
head-on long shot. 
I want to see the full stage with that Led Zeppelin sign in lights. (I have it 
on my bootlegs 
so I know it is there). Without the long shots, the acoustic section feels like 
it was taped 
at a soundstage for one of those cheesy seventies variety shows. I think the 
bootleg footage 
that is used for the knebworth portion works so well because it really serves 
to put the 
viewer in the audience.

Lastly, seeing that alot of the Earls Court footage consisted of closeups, why 
couldnt they do 
anything with the 77 footage? It would not have been hard to doctor the audio 
if need be, and 
there is plenty of bootleg footage from that year that could have been used. 
Not just Seattle 
or I believe they used Louisiana with LTTE Synced to it. THey could have given 
us Oakland, 
and New York 77.

Bottom line: I was really hoping that this set would sort of bring a sense of 
closure to my 
whole zep experience but without decent footage from 77 as well as footage of 
the bowing segment 
complete with dry ice and laser lights from 75 or 77, it is not definitive.

Anton
Aschragel@xxxxxxx

PS: I have not finished watching the whole thing!