Led Zeppelin - Making Of A Supergroup: Unauthorized DVD

 Misguided but not that bad.
Gee, where to start? This DVD should have probably had a few BIG disclaimers right on the front of the case. First, they should have definately put "NO ORIGINAL LED ZEPPELIN MUSIC ON THIS DVD!" in BIG letters. Since that's the number one reason most fans would buy this, it's bound to piss most of them off right from the first five minutes.The second disclaimer should have read "WARNING! LOTS OF TALKING!" This is basically an interview DVD. There are interviews with some of the ex-yardbirds, other musicians of the era, road managers and even a zep tribute band. Most Zep fans could care less what ex-promo men, ex-pre-zep band members or anyone else for that matter have to say about the early days. They want backstage and studio video of the band and lots of live footage. Being only a moderate fan, I found the recollections of some of those interviewed pretty interesting but if you're a die-hard fan there's probably very little new information here. They claim on the cover that there is "previously unseen film footage", not having seen all the other DVDs, I wouldn't know. I did notice that some of the live shots are actually of the tribute band they interview but there's never any mention that it's not the real band. These clips are mixed in with real band footage and that's pretty misleading IMO. The music is definitely an afterthought and is mixed pretty much in the background. A lot of it is from Anubis Spire, an American love 'em or hate 'em guitar band that admits to being influenced by zep but sounds nothing like them. It probably would have been better to find a band that could write some generic knockoffs of "Good Times/Bad times" or approximate zep tone-wise to avoid alienating the band's fans. If you're into hearing recollections of the early days from those who were there you might like this DVD. If you're looking for anything else, get the authorized DVD's.
Submitted by Becky (York, Pennsylvania, USA)
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 Interesting interviews, no Led Zeppelin music.
If you like hearing about the formative years of Led Zeppelin from the people who lived it, then you might like this. If you're looking for big sexy pictures of the band, forget it. There's no real Led Zeppelin music here either. Lots of talking about the band, very little of the band. Some interesting stories though.
Submitted by bletchley (New York, NY)
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