Negative Positive
Title: Raw and Powerful
Review: I have long been an advocate of "Song Remains The Same", Zeppelin's other live album. It's polished to the point of calculated versions of stadium filling Zeppelin was, and still is one of my favorite albums of all time.So upon first listening to this immense collection of almost bootleg quality live early recordings, I was kinda put off. But after a few times listening, I began to weed out all the filler that this 150+ minute set contains. And what was left was actually quite powerful.In contrast to the "tired but proud" performances on "Song Remains", BBC boasts several firewalled and shakey performances of pre-superstardom Zeppelin.You keep waiting for all the wheels to come falling off, but they never do. This is pure energy. They are months away from all the money and fame, and what you hear is the hunger.So while, "Song Remains the Same" will always have the nostalgia value to me, I have to recommend this one over it. It's the "real" Zeppelin.
Is the review positive or negative? 