Since my super detailed review unfortunately got lost, here’s just a short review in shorthand style: The legend performs with its old members, Robert Plant (Vocals), John Paul Jones (Bass), and Jimmy Page (Guitar). Only the drummer has changed naturally. For the much too early deceased John Bonham, his son Jason skillfully handles the drums.
The concert (Plant 59, Page 63 years old!) took place at the London O2 Arena in 2007. Between 1973 and 1976, psychedelic and similar experimental music (Led Zeppelin mostly played what is known as heavy blues) disappeared in favor of punk. This DVD is thus also something for the music museum.
It goes from guitar solo to guitar solo, so LZ were also (unconsciously) one reason for punk. Because as Johnny Ramone (who rightly considered Page the best guitarist in the world) said, "We had no blues influences, no guitar solos, nothing that stood in the way of a good song." Page shows everyone what he can do and even plays with a violin bow on one of his guitars, which he of course constantly changes. Dancing? Pogoing, stomping? Celebrating? You can't really do any of that to the museum-like music. Yet the audience goes wild, because even John Cage knew, "Every sound is music." Even the heartthrob Plant seems quite pale in comparison. There are also songs like "The Song Remains the Same" or "Stairway to Heaven" that show something like a compact hit. Unfortunately, "Babe I’m Gonna Leave You" is not played, of course, the song is too simple and genius and also just one of the best 100 songs in music history in my opinion... With Led Zeppelin, it’s like with heavy red wine, not everyone understands it. Nevertheless, every fan of rock and guitar music (Page is into Indian, Arabic, and Celtic music) should enjoy this actual documentary video and just marvel.
