Review of The Song Remains the Same

There is no doubt in my mind that Led Zeppelin is the greatest rock band of all time. No band had the personality, talent and body of work that these guys had. Moreover, they did not fart around doing sub-standard stuff as they grew older, they left in their prime (after the tragic death of Bonzo). However, my loyalty and love for this band is not going to make me lie about this film, this film is a mess. Moreover, most of the members of the band have acknowledged this was a bad film. The fantasy scenes are so dated and low budget that you cringe when they are on. However, the real problem is the concert footage. Robert Plant was off that night, no doubt about it, this can be seen in the first song (RocknRoll). Page is Page, he plays incredible guitar, however even he seems to take the concert more in the direction of a jazz fusion experiment. Bonham plays great, he always did. However, all in all, this film seems more than a little uninspired and a tad self indulgent. Even Peter Grant showing us a little of the monster he was rumored to be, cannot save it. If you want live Led Zeppelin, try "How the West Was Won" and other releases that came out after this.