Led Zeppelin - Mothership Album Review
Mothership by Led Zeppelin, Album Review
Mothership is a compilation album by English rock group Led Zeppelin, released by Atlantic Records and Rhino Entertainment on November 12, 2007 in the United Kingdom, and November 13, 2007 in the United States.
The cover was created by artist Shepard Fairey.
The songs included were chosen by the surviving members of Led Zeppelin: Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones, representing all eight of the band’s studio albums. In addition to a two-disc set, the album will also be available in both “deluxe” and “collector’s” editions with a DVD featuring varied live content from the previously released Led Zeppelin DVD. A 4-LP vinyl package will also be sold.
Led Zeppelin - Mothership Track Listing
Disc One
1. “Good Times, Bad Times” (from Led Zeppelin) (Page/Jones/Bonham) - 2:46
2. “Communication Breakdown” (from Led Zeppelin) (Page/Jones/Bonham) - 2:30
3. “Dazed and Confused” (from Led Zeppelin) (Page) - 6:26
4. “Babe I’m Gonna Leave You” (from Led Zeppelin) (Bredon/Page/Plant) - 6:41
5. “Whole Lotta Love” (from Led Zeppelin II) (Page/Jones/Bonham) - 5:34
6. “Ramble On” (from Led Zeppelin II) (Page/Bonham) - 4:24
7. “Heartbreaker” (from Led Zeppelin II) (Page/Jones/Plant/Bonham) - 4:14
8. “Immigrant Song” (from Led Zeppelin III) (Page/Plant) - 2:25
9. “Since I’ve Been Loving You” (from Led Zeppelin III) (Page/Jones/Bonham) - 7:23
10. “Rock and Roll” (from Led Zeppelin IV) (Page/Jones/Plant/Bonham) - 3:41
11. “Black Dog” (from Led Zeppelin IV) (Page/Jones/Plant) - 4:58
12. “When the Levee Breaks” (from Led Zeppelin IV) (Page/Jones/Plant/Bonham/Minnie) - 7:08
13. “Stairway to Heaven” (from Led Zeppelin IV) (Page/Plant) - 8:02
[edit] Disc Two
1. “The Song Remains the Same” (from Houses of the Holy) (Page/Plant) - 5:29
2. “Over the Hills and Far Away” (from Houses of the Holy) (Page/Plant) - 4:50
3. “D’yer Mak’er” (from Houses of the Holy) (Page/Jones/Plant/Bonham) - 4:22
4. “No Quarter” (from Houses of the Holy) (Page/Plant/Jones) - 7:00
5. “Trampled Under Foot” (from Physical Graffiti) (Page/Plant/Jones) - 5:36
6. “Houses of the Holy” (from Physical Graffiti) (Page/Plant) - 4:02
7. “Kashmir” (from Physical Graffiti) (Page/Plant/Bonham) - 8:28
8. “Nobody’s Fault but Mine” (from Presence) (Page/Plant) - 6:15
9. “Achilles Last Stand” (from Presence) (Page/Plant) - 10:23
10. “In the Evening” (from In Through the Out Door) (Page/Plant/Jones) - 6:51
11. “All My Love” (from In Through the Out Door) (Jones/Plant) - 5:51
[edit] Disc Three
(Deluxe Edition DVD) - excerpts from Led Zeppelin DVD
1. “We’re Gonna Groove” (King/Bethea) (Royal Albert Hall - January 9, 1970)
2. “I Can’t Quit You Baby” (Dixon) (Royal Albert Hall - January 9, 1970)
3. “Dazed and Confused” (Page) (Royal Albert Hall - January 9, 1970)
4. “White Summer” (traditional arr. page) (Royal Albert Hall - January 9, 1970)
5. “What Is and What Should Never Be” (Page/Plant) (Royal Albert Hall - January 9, 1970)
6. “How Many More Times” (Page/Jones/Bonham) (Royal Albert Hall - January 9, 1970)
7. “Moby Dick” (Bonham/Jones/Page) (Royal Albert Hall - January 9, 1970)
8. “Whole Lotta Love” (Page/Bonham/Plant/Jones) (Royal Albert Hall - January 9, 1970)
9. “Communication Breakdown” (Page/Jones/Bonham) (Royal Albert Hall - January 9, 1970)
10. “Bring It on Home” (Page/Plant) (Royal Albert Hall - January 9, 1970)
11. “Immigrant Song” (Page/Plant) (Sydney Showground - February 27, 1972)
12. “Black Dog” (Page/Plant/Jones) (Madison Square Garden - July 27, 28, 29, 1973)
13. “Misty Mountain Hop” (Page/Plant/Jones) (Madison Square Garden - July 27, 28, 29, 1973)
14. “Going to California” (Page/Plant) (Earls Court - May 25, 1975)
15. “In My Time of Dying” (Bonham/Jones/Page/Plant) (Earls Court - May 25, 1975)
16. “Stairway to Heaven” (Page/Plant) (Earls Court - May 25, 1975)
17. “Rock and Roll” (Page/Plant/Jones/Bonham) (Knebworth - August 4, 1979)
18. “Nobody’s Fault But Mine” (Page/Plant) (Knebworth - August 4, 1979)
19. “Kashmir” (Bonham/Page/Plant) (Knebworth - August 4, 1979)
20. “Whole Lotta Love” (Page/Bonham/Plant/Jones) (Knebworth - August 4, 1979)
Released November 12, 2007
Recorded 1968 - 1978
Genre Hard rock, heavy metal, Blues-rock, Folk rock
Length 2:15:23
Label Atlantic, Rhino
Producer Jimmy Page
The album was intended to present and promote the Led Zeppelin comeback concert, scheduled for later in November. The concert was pushed back to December when Jimmy Page suffered a broken finger.
Led Zeppelin - Editorial Review from amazon.com
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
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.
sources amazon.com and wikipedia.org
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December 21st, 2007 at 10:23 pm
It’s Led Zeppelin, so you know that even if they chose the songs in this compilation by throwing darts at a list of their entire catalogue the music is going to be very good indeed. Some have complained that virtually all the tunes on the Mothership collection are already available on previous Zep configurations. That’s basically true, but the reason that this new collection is worth every penny is because you have never heard these Zeppelin gems (all typically unique Zeppelin masterpieces), with the sonic thump and crystal clarity of this new release. In short, the remastering finally does justice to the original master tapes and magical original vinyl releases. I compared the remastered songs to some earlier versions and the difference is startling. I have no doubt that Page and company are going to release their entire unmatched canon with the same sonic treatment that the Mothership songs have received. Led Zeppelin, more than any other band, pioneered the album, as opposed to singles approach to their music, therefore the best way for a new fan (or anyone else) to appreciate the genius of Zeppelin is to start with the first album, and slowly work your way to the last. You will not find a more dynamically powerful and diverse body of consistently stellar work in the entire history of rock and roll. Let’s hope they release the complete studio recordings with the same remastering standards as this Mothership collection soon.
December 22nd, 2007 at 2:43 pm
Led Zeppelin is a legendary band, and this album very cool!
November 6th, 2009 at 10:27 pm
I’m still waiting for Zeppelin to release the 02 concert on DVD..that would be awesome. I seen all the camera equipment on the stage..I know the footage is there!