Content: 9 - Hey, It’s live Zep from their peak period. Deducting a point for the bad editing of No Quarter and Whole Lotta Love, and for not adding previously unavailable bonus tracks.
Sound quality: 8 - sounds noticeably better than the 2007 version, nice and punchy but I would have liked a little more instrument separation and definition, particularly with the bass guitar.
Surround mix: 6 - As I say below, nothing to write home about. Plus Robert Plant’s vocals seem a little bit buried in the mix. Some may address this by boosting the center channel but I prefer not to have to this.
Overall: 8
Copying my thoughts from the other thread here:
Just had my first complete run through of this on blu Ray. This is from the same mix as the 2007 movie edition but with the track listing from the 2007 CD edition, so we are getting the DTS-MA 5.1 mix in an audio only format uninterrupted for the first time.
The mastering is much improved from the 2007 edition. I recall that version being a bit harsh on the ears. This one presents a much more crankable version - punchy and without the harsh highs.
The mix is what it is. It’s pretty much what you’d expect for a live concert. The surrounds are relegated to the audience noise and ambience for the most part. That being said, there are a few nice discrete elements to the mix, most notably the vocal echoes in No Quarter (the winds of Thor are blowing cold cold cold...), the violin bow section of Dazed and Confused, some phasey drum effects in Moby Dick, and the theremin section of Whole Lotta Love.
Also the 4 bonus videos from the 2007 movie edition are included here as a bonus, with the DTS-MA 5.1 mix.
All in all, it’s worth getting for the improved sound quality and the bonus videos. Just don’t expect miracles from the surround mix.
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