How the West Was Won
 | By Led Zeppelin Atlantic / Wea, 2003, Audio CD Customer Rating: 400 reviews Recommend |
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Here is the motherlode of Led Zeppelin live recordings, the first official release of legendary performances recorded at the Los Angeles Forum and Long Beach Arena in June, 1972. Highlights include a more than 25-min. version of "Dazed and Confused," a 23-min. medley kicked off by "Whole Lotta Love," and such classics as "Stairway to Heaven" and "Rock and Roll."
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Media Type: CD
Artist: LED ZEPPELIN
Title: HOW THE WEST WAS WON
Street Release Date: 05/27/2003
Genre: ROCK/POP
For a band with such an overarching legacy, the official record of Led Zeppelin's legendary — and unpredictable — live act has heretofore been poorly represented by the disappointing, scattershot soundtrack to The Song Remains the Same. But this triple-disc live set (culled from 1972 Long Beach/LA shows in advance of Houses of the Holy) addresses history with a vengeance, if a few decades late. These shows have rightfully assumed cult status in the bootleg market, showcasing a band at the peak of its creative and performing powers. Zep faithful will welcome the belated release as evidence for enduring loyalty, but younger fans may find its diversity and dynamics even more enlightening — indeed, whole careers have since been built on the musical ideas Jimmy Page and company toss off here as decorative filler. Crucially rooted in the amped-and-hammered American blues of the guitarist's former band, the Yardbirds, the marathon workouts of "Dazed and Confused" and "Whole Lotta Love" (which consume nearly an hour all by themselves) somehow encompass Ricky Nelson, Morocco, James Brown, Holst, Elvis Presley, and Muddy Waters amidst their trademark sturm und drang, while the acoustic set that closes out disc one showcases the band's — and particularly Robert Plant's — good-natured, crypto-Celtic folk appeal with energetic aplomb. Bigger and brasher than just about any rock act that followed in its historic wake, yet ever fan-loyal to its myriad influences, Led Zeppelin's live juggernaut finally gets the monument it deserves. — Jerry McCulley
Disc 1Disc 2
- LA Drone
- Immigrant Song
- Heartbreaker
- Black Dog
- Over The Hills And Far Away
- Since I've Been Loving You
- Stairway To Heaven
- Going To California
- That's The Way
- Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp
Disc 3
- Dazed And Confused
- What Is And What Should Never Be
- Dancing Days
- Moby Dick
- Whole Lotta Love (Medley)
- Rock And Roll
- The Ocean
- Bring It On Home
Title: How the West Was Won
Sales Rank: 2722 in Music
Artist: Led Zeppelin
Label: Atlantic / Wea, 2003-05-27, Audio CD, 3 Discs
Format: Box set, Live
Item Dimensions: 0.3 pounds
Package Dimensions: 5.51 x 4.88 x 0.71 inches, 0.31 pounds
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