LED ZEPPELIN - THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME
Jimmy Page has claimed for 30-plus years that he was never fully satisfied with this 1976 concert album/film, but he claims this new edition represents his true vision. In addition to “The Ocean,” the soundtrack for the first time includes “Black Dog,” “Over the Hills and Far Away,” “Misty Mountain Hop,” all of “Heartbreaker” and “Since I’ve Been Loving You.” The last was considered to be the highlight of the movie, but its exclusion from the album has long disappointed fans. Oddly, the 1973 New York stand chronicled here is not among Zeppelin’s best live moments. For one, somewhere between the 1972 tour and when the band reached Madison Square Garden, singer Robert Plant lost his ability to belt it out. For proof, compare his singing on “Song” with 2003’s “How the West Was Won,” recorded a mere 13 months earlier.
