As legendary as they are grotesque are the stories circulating about the American rock circuit in the early 1970s and the superbands who traveled from town to town with private Boeings, living like destructive gods on sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll. Pop journalist / film director Cameron Crowe made the hilarious film Almost Famous about it in 2000, based on, among other things, his touring experiences
… in America with Led Zeppelin in 1973. During this successful tour that broke all financial records, the British group filmed three concerts and in New York's Madison Square Gardens. The result The Song Remains The Same is a pompous film in which, in addition to concert and tour images, the band members are portrayed as four eccentric British lords. The live double album of the same name is a typical 70s product on which successful songs like Dazed And Confused and Whole Lotta Love are stretched with jams to a whole and a half plate side respectively. The endless drum solo Moby Dick doesn't really want to appeal in a living room atmosphere - you should have been there. Film and album were released at the end of 1976 and it was actually too late because punk was already waiting on the corner to deal with these kinds of pretentious and smug products. (MR) Film and album were released at the end of 1976 and it was actually too late because punk was already waiting on the corner to deal with these kinds of pretentious and smug products. (MR) Film and album were released at the end of 1976 and it was actually too late because punk was already waiting on the corner to deal with these kinds of pretentious and smug products. (MR)more
