Uncut (p.93) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "The sound is vastly improved, as is the playing of the musicians....The 15 tracks showboat, strut and snarl."
Kerrang (Magazine) (pp.46-47) - "The slower, bluesier 'Since I've Been Loving You' is a lick-laden tour de force..."
Blender (Magazine) (p.156) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "Bonham carries the day: a primeval booty monster at the top of the heap, climbing toward heaven."
Record Collector (magazine) (p.84) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[A] cohesive, often thrilling live album, restoring the reputation of a once much maligned project."
Rovi
収録内容
構成数 | 9枚
合計収録時間 | 02:11:53
Led Zeppelin: Robert Plant (vocals); Jimmy Page (guitar); John Paul Jones (bass, piano); John Bonham (drums).
Recorded live at Madison Square Garden, New York, New York. Includes liner notes by Cameron Crowe.
Audio Remasterer: Jimmy Page.
Commonly dismissed as a disappointment upon its initial release, the soundtrack to Led Zeppelin's concert movie The Song Remains the Same is one of those '70s records that has aged better than its reputation -- it's the kind of thing that's more valuable as the band recedes into history than it was at the time, as it documents its time so thoroughly. Of course, that time would be the mid-'70s, when Led Zep were golden gods, selling out stadiums across America and indulging their wildest desires both on and off stage. Theirs was the kind of excess that creates either myth or madness, and this 1976 live album -- comprised of highlights from their three shows at Madison Square Garden during July 1973 -- has its fair share of both, as Zeppelin sounds both magnificent and murky as they blow up songs from their first five albums to a ridiculously grand scale. This is not the vigorous, vicious band documented on the subsequently released live BBC Sessions or the majestic might of the 2003 live album How the West Was Won and its accompanying eponymous DVD, where the band still sounded tight even when they stretched out for 20 minutes. Here, on a show documented just about 18 months after those on How the West..., the group were starting to let their status as stars go to their head ever so slightly. They no longer sound hungry; they sound settled, satisfied at their status as rock overlords and, since a huge part of Zeppelin's appeal is their sheer scale, hearing them at their most oversized on The Song Remains the Same is not without its charm. This, more than any of their studio albums, captures both the grandiosity and entitlement that earned the band scorn among certain quarters of rock critics and punk rockers in the mid-'70s, which makes it a valuable historical document in an odd way, as the studio records are such magnificent constructions and the archival live albums so powerful. Plus, there is a certain sinister charm to the sheer spectacle chronicled on The Song Remains the Same, particularly in the greatly expanded 2007 reissue, which adds six previously unreleased tracks, helping pump up this already oversized album into something truly larger than life. At this stage, Zeppelin seemed concerned only with pleasing themselves, but they only did so because they could -- others tried to mimic them, but nobody could get the sheer size of their sound, which was different yet equally as monstrous on-stage as it was on record. It wasn't as consistent on-stage as it was on record, though -- a half-hour "Dazed and Confused" may be the stuff of legend, but it's still a chore to get through -- but the very fact that Led Zeppelin could take things so far is part of their mystique, and nowhere is that penchant for excess better heard than on The Song Remains the Same.
[In 2018, The Song Remains the Same was issued as a Super Deluxe edition, containing CD, vinyl, and Blu-Ray editions of the album.] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
エディション | Remaster
【CD DISC ONE】 01. Rock And Roll 02. Celebration Day 03. Black Dog 04. Over The Hills And Far Away 05. Misty Mountain Hop 06. Since I've Been Loving You 07. No Quarter 08. The Song Remains The Same 09. The Rain Song 10. The Ocean
【DISC TWO】 01. Dazed And Confused 02. Stairway To Heaven 03. Moby Dick 04. Heartbreaker 05. Whole Lotta Love
【LP ONE】 《SIDE A》 01. Rock And Roll 02. Celebration Day 03. Black Dog 04. Over The Hills And Far Away
《SIDE B》 01. Misty Mountain Hop 02. Since I've Been Loving You 03. The Ocean
【LP TWO】 《SIDE C》 01. The Song Remains The Same 02. The Rain Song
《SIDE D》 01. No Quarter
【LP THREE】 《SIDE E》 01. Dazed And Confused
《SIDE F》 01. Moby Dick
【LP FOUR】 《SIDE G》 01. Stairway To Heaven
《SIDE H》 01. Heartbreaker 02. Whole Lotta Love
【DVD ONE】 "Led Zeppelin: The Song Remains The Same" Film
【DVD TWO】 "Video Extras"
【DVD THREE】 (THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME 5.1ch Surround) 01. Rock And Roll 02. Celebration Day 03. Black Dog 04. Over The Hills And Far Away 05. Misty Mountain Hop 06. Since I've Been Loving You 07. No Quarter 08. The Song Remains The Same 09. The Rain Song 10. The Ocean 11. Dazed And Confused 12. Stairway To Heaven 13. Moby Dick 14. Heartbreaker 15. Whole Lotta Love
(THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME Stereo) 01. Rock And Roll 02. Celebration Day 03. Black Dog 04. Over The Hills And Far Away 05. Misty Mountain Hop 06. Since I've Been Loving You 07. No Quarter 08. The Song Remains The Same 09. The Rain Song 10. The Ocean 11. Dazed And Confused 12. Stairway To Heaven 13. Moby Dick 14. Heartbreaker 15. Whole Lotta Love
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[CD]
DISC 1:
1.
Rock and Roll
2.
Celebration Day
3.
Black Dog
4.
Over the Hills and Far Away
5.
Misty Mountain Hop
6.
Since I've Been Loving You
7.
No Quarter
8.
Song Remains the Same, The
9.
Rain Song, The
10.
Ocean, The
2.
[CD]
DISC 2:
1.
Dazed and Confused
2.
Stairway to Heaven
3.
Moby Dick
4.
Heartbreaker
5.
Whole Lotta Love
3.
[LPレコード]
DISC 3:
1.
Rock and Roll
2.
Celebration Day
3.
Black Dog
4.
Over the Hills and Far Away
5.
Misty Mountain Top
6.
Since I've Been Loving You
7.
Ocean, The
4.
[LPレコード]
DISC 4:
1.
Song Remains the Same, The
2.
Rain Song, The
3.
No Quarter
5.
[LPレコード]
DISC 5:
1.
Dazed and Confused
2.
Moby Dick
3.
Whole Lotta Love
6.
[LPレコード]
DISC 6:
1.
Stairway to Heaven
2.
Heartbreaker
3.
Whole Lotta Love
7.
[DVD]
DISC 7: DVD-AUDIO:
1.
Rock and Roll
2.
Celebration Day
3.
Black Dog
4.
Over the Hills and Far Away
5.
Misty Mountain Hop
6.
Since I've Been Loving You
7.
No Quarter
8.
Song Remains the Same, The
9.
Rain Song, The
10.
Ocean, The
11.
Dazed and Confused
12.
Stairway to Heaven
13.
Moby Dick
14.
Heartbreaker
15.
Whole Lotta Love
8.
[DVD]
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[DVD]
DISC 9: DVD EXTRAS - DISC 2:
1.
Performances: Celebration Day (Cutting Copy)
2.
Performances: Over the Hills and Far Away
3.
Performances: Misty Mountain Top
4.
Performances: The Ocean
5.
Vintage Footage: Led Zeppelin Robbed During '73 Concerts