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In 1973, the seminal rock band Led Zeppelin, one of the founders of the music genre known as "heavy metal," went on tour and performed in Madison Square Garden. This documentary has concert footage, i... read more read more...ncluding the 23-minute-long version of the song "Dazed and Confused." The film also shows the musicians at home, pursuing some of their hobbies including drag-racing. The concert coverage also has scenes revealing what took place backstage, and a discussion of the theft of the band's cash during their visit to New York. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi

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PG, 2 hr. 15 min.

Directed by: Peter Clifton, Joe Massot (II)

Release Date: October 20, 1976

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  • yona71
    February 20, 2008
    yona71
    This film shows Led Zeppelin at their legendary 1973 Madison Square Garden concert with mixed in scenes of the group members at their homes and in elaborate fantasy settings.
    John Bonham's live version of his "Moby Dick" drum solo is magical as it always was.
    As a drummer, I ne... read morever tire of listening to his thunderous, jazzy brilliance.
  • harrycaul
    January 19, 2008
    harrycaul
    If you're not a Led Zeppelin fan this won't convert you, but it's worth seeing for John Paul Jones' Puritan haircut alone. The Madison Square Garden concert footage is fantastic but it occasionally suffers from dated, psychedelic optical-effects work; the fantasy sequences are po... read morempous, self-mythologizing and impenetrable, but they do serve the purpose of re-igniting ones interest when the music drifts off into ponderously proggy and self-indulgent territory; the behind-the-scenes documentary footage is half-hearted, less than illuminating and was probably only included to give manager Peter Grant some screen-time. It would have been nice to have seen a bit of the band's pastoral, acoustic side but this is still an important document. Essential viewing for fans.
  • FilmFanatik
    January 1, 2008
    FilmFanatik
    Whether you dig it for the music, the fantasy sequences or the filmic value, it's a great snapshot of a band at the height of their popularity.
  • mjgildea
    December 31, 2006
    mjgildea
    I was really into this (particularly the extended version of Dazed and Confused) in high schoolm but I haven't seen it lately.
  • Tecnoandre
    December 18, 2010
    Tecnoandre
    The Song Remains the Same is a concert film by the English rock band Led Zeppelin. The recording of the film took place during three nights of concerts at Madison Square Garden in New York City, during the band's 1973 concert tour of the United States. The film premiered on 20 Oc... read moretober 1976, at Cinema I in New York and at Warner West End Cinema in London two weeks later.It was accompanied by a soundtrack album of the same name. Promotional materials stated that the film was "the band's special way of giving their millions of friends what they had been clamouring for - a personal and private tour of Led Zeppelin. For the first time the world has a front row seat on Led Zeppelin."A classic documment by the genious band of rock.Enjoy.
  • whosinthenews
    February 15, 2010
    whosinthenews
    Not content with merely singing about it Led Zeppelin thought it would be a good idea for the band to dress up like jackasses and reenact scenes from The Lord of the Rings. John Bonham as a Hobbit, there's something no one needed to see.
  • ristrawn
    February 20, 2011
    ristrawn
    good & based on true story about Led Zeppelin band; Robert Plant & Jimmy Page were fantastic... Saw this movie many times in mid-1980's...
  • MovieGuruDude72
    January 8, 2010
    MovieGuruDude72
    A must-own if you are a Zeppelin fan or just a fan of pure rock music in general. How rock operas should be done. I have this on DVD and watch it several times a month. The fantasy sequences are kinda cool, too. They almost could've made an entire movie about those sequences to L... read moreed Zeppelin music and it would still kick ass. I like watching this movie just to watch Jimmy Page and John Bonham perform. They're in a different zone when they're on stage. It's like they're in a trance almost. Absolutely awesome.
  • csbaca1
    December 23, 2008
    csbaca1
    The only live Led Zeppelin that was available for a long time....but as a concert film?? It is overlong and I find the fantasy sequences dull and amateurish
  • whitesanjuro
    June 3, 2008
    whitesanjuro
    full marks for vision and intention, demerits for implementation. still a legendary, groundbreaking, essential work, just a bit difficult to put up w/ ridiculous interruptions.

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Critic Reviews

Bill Chambers
March 12, 2008
Bill Chambers, Film Freak Central

Clearly, film is not their forte. Full Review

Ken Hanke
August 24, 2003
Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Seemingly interminable documentary with some good moments.

Scott Weinberg
November 4, 2002
Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com

LZ fans will overlook the flaws. Others need not apply.

Richard Eder
May 9, 2005
Richard Eder, New York Times

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Emanuel Levy
August 21, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

No review available.

Kevin N. Laforest
May 9, 2003
Kevin N. Laforest, Montreal Film Journal

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Joshua Tanzer
March 25, 2003
Joshua Tanzer, Offoffoff

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Linda Cook
February 9, 2003
Linda Cook, Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)

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Mark Palermo
January 28, 2003
Mark Palermo, Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

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Nicolas Lacroix
November 16, 2002
Nicolas Lacroix, Showbizz.net

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