Led Zeppelin Celebration Day

I've been keen to buy it for a while now, and I've purposely avoided watching/listening to any previews.  Generally, it bothers me when a band changes the keys to their songs (though it's definitely understandable), as I consider the original key to be a key (ha) part of the song itself.  And I would have expected Zeppelin to do this - Plant's voice is a lot different these days, and I think he still has the chops to pull off a good vocal performance, albeit in a different register from Zeppelin's usual range (witness his album with Ally Krauss).  I'm enough of a Zeppelin fan that I would like to own the CD and/or DVD just to take part in the occasion, which I really didn't think would ever happen.  Generally, reviews have been quite positive - probably from people who are sympathetic to the demands on the band that this material presents at such an advanced age.  Could a younger cover band have done it better?  Probably.  But the sense of occasion, especially for a band this near and dear to my heart, is probably worth enduring a few bum notes and adjusted key signatures.

chopper wrote: Blacksword wrote: A bunch of guys in their sixties fifties playing music from over 40 years ago, but minus the energy, charisma and sexuality with which it was supposed to be presented the first time round, is never going to be that great is it? Best avoided if it upsets you.   You just described my band almost perfectly Andy.

Genesis shifted down a key or two here and there on their 2007 tour. These guys reach a certain age and cannot hit those notes. It's fairly common and hardly crime of the century.

I've not seen the Zep reunion film, but I suspect it's mediocre at best, and probably better if you were there. A bunch of guys in their sixties playing music from over 40 years ago, but minus the energy, charisma and sexuality with which it was supposed to be presented the first time round, is never going to be that great is it? Best avoided if it upsets you.

Forgive me, as I might be late in learning this. Have any of you seen/heard clips from the Zep reunion concert? OMG! They're awful! I mean, really, really, really bad!!!

And they released this crap to the public! I simply cannot comprehend how any musicians with the least bit of integrity could do that. It's appalling.

Page, who was never good, is downright sloppy with tons of mistakes. Plant's voice is shot. He lets the audience sing a lot of the parts, or he sings an octave lower or in a different key. God, he's horrific.

The only one who does a great job is John Paul Jones. He was always my favorite member of the band. In the vid, he plays keys and bass pedals on 'Stairway.' He never got his due.

Anyway, avoid this DVD/CD! The YT clips I viewed shocked me. RIP, Zep. (Never was a big fan anyway.)