These are the live albums. Apparently, the concert the band did in 2007 in memory of Ahmet Ertegun will also be released as "Celebration Day" sometime later this year.
The Song Remains the Same (1976)
Despite some interesting arrangements, and a great tracklisting, this album is let down by poor production, something that could never be levelled against any other Zep release. The sound is fairly muddy and doesn't have an explosive edge to it, like you would expect from the band.
Rating: 3/5
BBC Sessions (1997)
Like with all of the "live at the BBC"-type albums, this is a mixed bag of various sessions. Disc 1 contains four different sessions while disc 2 contains (most of) a single concert. On the plus side, the sound quality is much improved over "The Song Remains the Same". On the downside, there are multiple versions of the same song; do we really need three versions of 'Communication Breakdown' on the same disc?
Rating: 3.5/5
How the West Was Won (2003)
"This is Led Zeppelin at its best and an illustration of How The West Was Won," writes Jimmy Page in the liner notes, which is a pretty good summary of this album; the performances are great, so is the sound; this is about as good as a live album can be. Excellent.
Rating: 4.5/5
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