Led Zeppelin - How the West Was Won [Box]

Artist:

Led Zeppelin

UPC:

075678358722

See Also:

Who (The) Beatles (The) Page, Jimmy Kinks (The) Yardbirds (The) Firm (Rock) (The) Plant, Robert Great White - Great Zeppelin: A Tribute To Led Zeppelin Various Artists - The String Quartet Tribute To Led Zeppelin Vol. 1 & 2 Various Artists - The Celtic Tribute To Led Zeppelin: Long Ago And Far Away [1/30] Lez Zeppelin - Lez Zeppelin [Digipak] [7/10]

Description:

Led Zeppelin: Robert Plant (vocals); Jimmy Page (guitar); John Paul Jones (keyboards, bass); John Bonham (drums).
Recorded at Los Angeles Forum, Los Angeles, California and Long Beach Area, Long Beach, California on June 25 & 27, 1972.
Personnel: Robert Plant (vocals, harmonica); Jimmy Page (acoustic guitar, electric guitar); John Paul Jones (mandolin, keyboards, bass guitar); John Bonham (drums, percussion).
Audio Mixer: Kevin Shirley.
Recording information: LA Forum (06/25/1972/06/27/1972); Long Beach Arena (06/25/1972/06/27/1972); Sarm West Studios, London, England (06/25/1972/06/27/1972).
Photographers: Jeffrey Mayer; James Fortune; Michael Putland; Jim Cummins.
In the course of putting together the live Led Zeppelin DVD for 2003 release, Jimmy Page came across some great concert recordings from the band`s 1972 stint in California. HOW THE WEST WAS WON is three discs` worth of vintage Zep, far superior to the band`s only other live album THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME. Here is the fearsome foursome in all their glory and fury, coming off like crazed rock & roll Vikings on the opening "Immigrant Song," reinventing the blues form on "Heartbreaker," and just plain rocking the doors off the joint on "Rock and Roll" and "Black Dog."
This being 1972, the band had made its journey into the folk-rock realm as well, and come out with the touching "Going to California" and "That`s the Way," the earthy "Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp," and the minstrel-in-the-hills fancy of "Over the Hills and Far Away," all of which are given strong voice here. A 25-minute "Dazed and Confused" and epic-length drum solo on the John Bonham feature "Moby Dick" show that Zep was unafraid to venture into anything they damn well pleased, but the bluesy grit and primal hard-rock crunch of their feel throughout this collection reveals the pure visceral magic of which these `70s icons were capable.

Track Listing:

DISC 1:

1. L.A. Drone
2. Immigrant Song
3. Heartbreaker
4. Black Dog
5. Over the Hills and Far Away
6. Since I`ve Been Loving You
7. Stairway to Heaven
8. Going to California
9. That`s the Way
10. Bron-Y-Aur Stomp

DISC 2:

1. Dazed and Confused/Walter`s Walk/The Crunge
2. What Is and What Should Never Be
3. Dancing Days
4. Moby Dick

DISC 3:

1. Whole Lotta Love/Boogie Chillun/Let`s Have a Party/Hello Marylou/Going
2. Rock and Roll
3. Ocean, The
4. Bring It on Home/Bring It on Back

Album Information

Release Date:

05/27/2003

Type:

Boxed Set

Genre:

Rock & Pop

Subgenre:

British Folk Rock

Label:

Atlantic

Producer:

Jimmy Page

Catalog Number:

7567835872

Original Release Year:

2003

# of Discs:

3

Studio/Live:

Live

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Runtime:

150 : 3

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