DVD Led Zeppelin - In For A Quick Garden Englisch 1973 MPEG DVD - Dorian

Recorded At – Madison Square Garden"The Song Remains The Same" : Fan Edit
THREE NIGHTS OF CONCERT AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN IN NEW YORK 1973

Tracks:

1 Intro
2 Rock And Roll
3 Celebration Day
4 Black Dog
5 Over The Hills And Far Away
6 Misty Mountain Hop
7 Since I've Been Loving You
8 No Quarter
9 The Song Remains The Same
10 The Rain Song
11 Dazed And Confused
12 Stairway To Heaven
13 Moby Dick
14 Heartbreaker
15 Whole Lotta Love
16 The Ocean
17 End Credits

Led Zeppelin's film THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME.

　In the case of ZEP, live recordings have been produced in vast quantities since the LP era, and even when the group was still active in real time,
an astonishing number of items were produced. In the case of ZEP, a huge number of live recordings have been released since the LP era.
On the other hand, the existence of live video was extremely scarce.
The main reason for this was ZEP and manager Peter Grant's stance of focusing overwhelmingly on live touring rather than media exposure.
This is in contrast to Deep Purple's astonishing television appearances during the same period.
The only TV show on which both Purple and ZEP appeared was “Beat Club” in Germany. In addition, ZEP's live scene did not spread for a long time,
and after the success of “Whole Lotta Love” much later, “BEAT CLUB” only showed a music video-like video of the previous appearances mixed with nude girls dancing,
which again reinforced the image of “ZEP with limited video footage. This only strengthened the image of “ZEP with limited images.
In the end, it was only in the last decade that videos of Ohmoto's performance (lip-synching two songs from the first album) could be seen around the world.
　The reason why I mentioned “BEAT CLUB” here is that for a long time, the only live videos of ZEP were this one,
the movie “THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME”, the music videos of two songs “Communication Breakdown” and “Hot Dog”, and the nostalgic “Supershow”.
The only other releases that were in circulation were the official release of the film. The time is too short to put together a video other than the film,
which is an official release, so how widespread was the video that bought time with live aids there.... Or 8mm footage that was too shredded and out of the question.
The Song Remains the Same,” which gave a bird's-eye view of ZEP's entire live performance, was undeniable, and I was grateful to see it.

　However, now that the official “DVD” has been created (come to think of it, will there ever be an upgraded “Blu-ray” version?) ),
and while that alone was groundbreaking, the 8mm images that were unbearable to watch on video in the past because the picture and sound did not match at all,
and the picture quality was so degraded, have been beautifully organized and can now be easily viewed on official websites.
In response to this extravagant change in circumstances, we have lost our appreciation for “THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME,” which was originally titled “Concussion.
　The film, originally subtitled “Concert And Beyond,” was intended by ZEP to be more than just a live film.
The group was at the height of their popularity in the U.S. in 1973 when this film was shot, and it was only natural that they would film the final stages of their live performances.
The problem was that the scenes other than the performance scenes (even when the film was first released) were not beyond the naivete of the musicians' performances,
and even discounting the fact that music videos were still in their infancy, there was still something unrefined about the film.
　The fact that all the band members except for Page brought their families along with them also gave the impression of “overkill,”
and the scenes of most of the band members were too poor to be called “imaginative. In the end,
Bonzo's scenes showing his normal daily life and his speed-madness are probably the most watchable. If that had been the only reason,
it would have been even worse, since the manager and staff (i.e., Richard Cole) even showed a gangster act (or something like it).
　The film's presence was diminished by the fading of these non-performance scenes. In 2007, a DVD version of the film was made with bonus footage,
but even so, it is not possible to alter the full-length version of the film (the inability to alter the DVD version of a music film,
such as the DVD version of Star Wars, is a difficult situation for music films). In this situation, fans want to be able to watch the performance scenes purely and stress-free,
without being distracted by such “imaginary” scenes.... Moreover, the three-day Madison Square Garden concert,
where the film was recorded, was the first point of arrival in the new period that ZEP, which had changed its musical style since 1972, had entered.
The importance of this event is even more emphasized now that live recordings have become available and various live performances of the same 1973 show can be heard.
　
　The “THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME : FAN EDITION” DVD was created to fulfill this fanatic's dream, and while it is of course impossible to recreate all of the live scenes,
the contents are compiled in the order of the actual live performances, taking advantage of the fact that most of the footage has already been made available.
The DVD was highly acclaimed by enthusiasts around the world. More than five years have passed since then,
and now an upgraded version of this masterpiece is finally being released on a limited press DVD!
　The “FAN EDITION” had already been finished at a high level, but it was still made in the format of the film.
However, the editing concept of this time's DVD is to make it even closer to a video collection that recreates the actual live performance.
The opening of the film was edited in a completely different way from the previous version, which started with the opening of the film,
whereas this version immediately switches to footage of the MSG venue. This is a clear indication of the concept of the editing this time.

　Of course, the film does not omit the aging of Jonesy's wife or Jimmy, but the beginning of “No Quarter,” for example,
is still a very interesting and interesting piece of footage. Still, for example, the subway scene at the beginning of “No Quarter” was cut out and replaced with a shot of the audience instead,
making it more like a live performance. The highlight of the show is “Rain Song. By adding a performance scene,
Plant's Viking-esque image scene is reduced by half. The outtake shot of the song that was included in the video “FIRST CUTS” was used.
The video is said to be based on a rough cut that belonged to Joe Massotto, who was originally commissioned to produce the film and was even in charge of shooting it,
but was dismissed after a confrontation with the ZEP members during the editing stage.
　This video appeared in the early 90's in small pieces, but was overlooked because the packaging was so dull, and more importantly,
there were no more songs included in the video than were seen in the film. However, the most valuable footage seen in this video was “Rain Song.
The video is based on a half-official video from the 90s, so the quality is a little rough in this part, but there are more performance scenes,
and Plant's chambara (dare I say it?) has been reduced. The quality of this part of the video is a little rough.
　The concept of “to compile as much concert-related footage as possible” is very precise,
and the professional editing by someone who calls himself “Eckoes” is something to take one's hat off to.
The way he shortened the scene of the fans being captured by the policemen and replaced it with a performance scene that looks like it,
just after the 20-minute mark of “Dazed And Confused,” is also truly brilliant.
　The editing of “Heartbreaker,” which was originally broken up so that the audience could see and hear the performance in its entirety,
was already seen in the “Fan Edition,” but it seemed to have backfired when the footage of the band members at the beginning of the film,
before they left for the tour, was applied to the film, but this time, it was used in the “Heartbreaker” section. This time, however,
by using footage from the first half of the film after the band's arrival in New York, the film was made to look more natural.
And to top it off, even the gaps in recording that were found in the “FAN EDITION” have again been precisely adjusted.
The result is so good that it is impossible to hope for more, and it is now available on a pressed DVD.
This is a dream item that brings back ZEP's live performance at MSG in 1973 with new excitement that surpasses that of the “FAN EDITION”!