Pssst, want to check out The Song Remains the Same in our new look?
Information
- A.k.a.
- Led Zeppelin: The Song Remains the Same
- Year
- 1976
- Runtime
- 137 min.
- Directors
- Peter Clifton, Joe Massot
- Genres
- Music, Documentary
- Rating *
- 7.6
- Votes *
- 5,903
- Checks
- 543
- Favs
- 38
- Dislikes
- 3
- Favs/checks
- 7.0% (1:14)
- Favs/dislikes
- 13:1
Top comments
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TomReagan
@ClassicLady, with all due respect, then, you probably shouldn't be reviewing a concert movie about a band you don't like. That would be like me reviewing a Zombie movie (I'm not into Zombie movies).
For me, it's a great slice of history in rock n roll of one of the greatest rock bands of all time. 3 years 8 months ago -
Siskoid
When I was a teenager, Led Zeppelin's The Song Remains the Same played what seemed all the time on MusiquePlus (the French version of MuchMusic, in turn the Canadian version of MTV). Either that, or it played occasionally, but they pulled numbers from the film to play as videos. The image of Robert Plant's junk, well-defined in his paint-on jeans, gyrating at the camera as things get psychedelic is forever seared into my brain as a result (in fact, when I think of Stairway to Heaven, I integrate Plant's interjections from the live performance). Looking at it now, I feel like I'm discovering the surreal dream sequences for the first time, a strange mix of family home video, Arthurian legend, and shooting up Nazis. The least interesting stuff for me is the backstage pass to the band's manager arguing with venue administrators, most of the behind the scenes is fairly inaudible and little effort has been put into it. So it's really all about the show, and the music, and watching Led Zeppelin extend songs to the breaking point with guitar noodling and moaning rock scat. And I say that like it's a bad thing, but it isn't. It's a very good show, and the film knows to drop dreams over extended instrument solos to keep our interest. 3 years 6 months ago -