Noted Led Zeppelin expert and chronicler Dave Lewis just recently attended the press screening of "Celebration Day" in London and wrote a fantastic review of the film. I wanted to share a bit of it and what he thought of each song as it appeared onscreen:
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| Dave Lewis with John Paul Jones |
Good Times Bad Times: Lots of immediate close ups.…Jason on backing vocals…
Ramble On: Brilliant close of up of JPJ on the bass
lines and Robert as he sings the first verse. The first ’well up’
moment – as they come out of the chorus and go back to the verse and
Jimmy and Robert glance at each other –just awesome…
Black Dog: Jonesy smiling continually…..Jimmy grinning…great crowd shots…
In My Time Of Dying: Lots of close ups of the ES 350 guitar and Jimmy’s slide picking. Robert with two tambourines…incredible intensity
For Your Life: Fantastic behind drum riser shot of
Jimmy strapping on the Black Beauty and flexing his hands….Jason right
on it -amazing drumming…the gold glittering on Jimmy’s Black Beauty –
laughter between them near the close – this is absolutely phenomenal!
Trampled Underfoot: JPJ simply on it –great close up
of his boot hitting the pedals…Jimmy’s solo a crescendo of wah wah –
that swing of the mic by Robert as they go into the solo is captured
right behind the drum riser…
Nobody’s Fault But Mine: Close up of JPJ’s Manson bass –you see his symbol on the fret….excellent crowd shots…so much power in this performance…
No Quarter: An absolute revelation again JPJ
magnificent close ups as he plays the riff…Jason on the kettle
drums…amazing shot of Jimmy scrubbing the Gibson strings…
Since I’ve Been Loving You: Another revelation –brilliant interplay – Jimmy and Robert laughing at the end…
Dazed And Confused: Dynamic and compact….bass drum
pedal close up on Jason….great shot of Jimmy sliding down the fret ala
Superhsow…lasers and violin bow – classic Zep…
Stairway To Heaven: Moving crowd shots as they
perform the intro….captures all the sensitivity of the night…superb shot
of a lady in the crowd singing the final line in tears …’’Ahmet we did
it’’ – another unavoidable ‘well up’ moment…and I also at this point
felt a real tinge of sadness knowing dear Howard is not around to
witness all this…
The Song Remains The Same: Tremendous screen shots
with Jimmy’s double neck –at the close Jason taking the accolades and
shows his Bonham symbol tattoo. Very moving…
Misty Mountain Hop: Lovely story from Robert about Pat and John singing Hendrix songs…Jason on backing vocals…effective psychedelic screen.
Kashmir: Colossal!….simply stunning the way the
visuals enter…marching oberlisks engulfing the screen…absolutely
astonishing! Emotional scenes as they leave the stage (another ‘well up’
warning required here!)
Whole Lotta Love: Robert’s comment ”What do you
think Dave ?’ aknowledging the presence of his lifelong friend Dave who
attended the show despite being ill with cancer and who sadly died a few
days later……Great laser effects here and theremin battle then back to
the crunching riff…
Rock And Roll: Jimmy’s lovely speech…the vintage
film behind them….yet more emotion at the end…the four walking off stage
…Jason elongating the moment…Donato Farace’s Canadian flag is caught on
the big screen for a few seconds and then the massive Led Zeppelin logo
lights up…stunning…
Fade to black…credits role…
You can read the Dave's full review on his website, Tight But Loose here: Tight But Loose "Celebration Day" Review
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