Re: stop me if you've heard this already

[Michael McGennan <kismetyu@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Oh, I'm not being cynical about the upcoming re-release of TSRTS, as  
I expect that however it turns up (in terms of non-performance  
musical content and so on) it will be a thrilling experience to watch  
and listen to. I just thought I might point out that as true as this  
might be, don't be surprised if the 'new' footage doesn't seem so new  
after all.

The great excitement is that it will be as close as possible to a  
whole concert unfolding before us as we can hope for, and that's the  
real dynamic of a performance - how it plays out from go to whoa  
(allowing for the certain nips and tucks Page will have made to  
maximise the sound/performance quality) - which the earlier release  
missed out on: that sense of a whole cloth laid out to share in,  
rather than a circumscribed version.  Don't mention Shepperton  
Studios, I know, I know, TSTRS is hardly a true 'one night at the  
Garden' recording.

With so few Zep shows caught on film or videotape, we're lucky to  
have what we get.

Michael