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List Price: $19.98 | | Label: Atlantic
Salesrank: 857
Released: November 13, 2007 |
| Our Price: $9.75 |
| Used Price: $9.11 |
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| Media: Audio CD |
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Editorial Review:
Led Zeppelin redefined rock in the Seventies and for all time. They were as influential in that decade as the Beatles were in the prior one. Their impact extends to classic and alternative rockers alike. Then and now, Led Zeppelin looms larger than life on the rock landscape as a band for the ages with an almost mystical power to evoke primal passions.
- from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame web page on the band s 1995 induction
It's rare that a group can truly rock today s world, but the arrival of MOTHERSHIP, the first-ever comprehensive 2CD Led Zeppelin compilation with the soon to follow re-release of The Song Remains The Same on CD & DVD and a concert event reuniting Jimmy Page, Robert Plant and John Paul Jones qualifies. Produced by Page and mixed by Kevin Shirley, MOTHERSHIP's 24 monolithic tracks were selected and sequenced by the band, who also oversaw the painstaking remastering. Spanning their epic career, the unprecedented collection pulls immortal songs from all eight of the band s classic studio albums, one of the 20th century's most enduring bodies of musical work. Arguably the most influential and innovative rock band ever, Led Zeppelin has sold over 200 million records worldwide. They continue to inspire successive generations with their passionate, groundbreaking, genre-transcendent, mystic, heavy and blues-infused rock n roll. Forty years since they formed, the song indeed remains the same.
Description of Mothership:
For years, as playlists and multidisc players put Led Zeppelin tracks into a mix, there was a perpetual need to adjust the volume when Zep came on. Their tunes languished in the haze of substandard remastering--until now, at least for the 24 tracks on Mothership and the final fullness of the new Song Remains the Same reissue. For its part, Mothership's crisper, warmer audio owes its heft to the troika of Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones, who helped oversee the mastering, bringing out untold shades even in the throes of "Heartbreaker" and the sinews of "No Quarter." It's an impressive sonic leap. Where tinny high-ends and muffled lows used to co-exist, fatter and louder depths prevail. It's ever more astonishing that Zep got on with just four blokes. You can quibble with the 24 tracks here (where's "The Ocean"?), but the band picked each track here, from the stone-cold locks ("Communication Breakdown" and "Stairway to Heaven," no, duh) to the robust throb of "When the Levee Breaks." As for "The Ocean," you can find that in fantastically full form, along with five other gems on the newly remastered Song Remains the Same, which shows up for 2007's holiday season on DVD, too. Only rarely have four lads from England made so memorable an auditory and visual blast. --Andrew Bartlett
More from Led Zeppelin
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The Song Remains the Same | 
Physical Graffiti | 
Houses of the Holy |
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Led Zeppelin I | 
Led Zeppelin II | 
Led Zeppelin III |
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Led Zeppelin IV | 
How the West Was Won | 
In Through the Out Door |
Mothership Reviews:
Led Zeppelin's finest "Best Of" Release 
2009-10-16 - first i bought zep's early and latter day best of together as an actual set and i like it alot and still do, so i wasn't sure about this having already having most songs in another format, now that i've bought Mothership i love the live dvd included. and no matter what format i listen to led zeppelin in, i'm just really happy that they gave the world such great music. and the fact they finally reunited after so many years puts a smile on my face. if you're a new or old fan and are wondering whether you should buy this or not i say buy it cause it's Led Freakin' Zeppelin one of the most influential bands of the 1970's who when starting out were told they'd sink like a led balloon??....don't doubt yourself any longer and buy this limited edition cd/dvd
excellent compilation album
2009-10-04 - i recenty purchased mothership from led zeppelin i totally enjoy it all my favorite songs are on there the remastering is crisp and clear great remastering the best of led zep mothership is an excellent product i recommend it to all led zep fans and those who appreciate classic rock
Excellent Album!
2009-09-26 - This two disc Led Zeppelin set is awesome! It has all my favorite songs by the group. The songs sound WAY better than my old cd single albums. It is a very high quality album from one of the greatest groups of that time! Buy it if you like Led Zeppelin!
Where's the Battle of Evermore? 
2009-09-20 - I concur with most of the other reviewers about this product, so there is no point in restating what they've already posted. However, I must voice my dismay that this compilation does not include The Battle of Evermore. Why was it left out? Maybe because it is more folk than rock? I don't know but its absence is very glaring.
"Played Twice"...in granite CD player. 
2009-06-23 - While this was a great compilation of music by a legendary band, the physical condition of the disk did not resemble the description in the listing. I was not surprised by this and would have purchased it anyway, but would have also appreciated the seller to trust the public more to know what we're gett'n for the money.
