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How The West Was Won
by Led Zeppelin


9.3

based on 14 reviews
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MUSIC:

About 30 years too late, Led Zeppelin fans finally have a good live album to add to their collections. This 3-disc set is culled from live performances in Los Angeles and Long Beach in June 1972, and includes a 25-minute version of "Dazed and Confused," and a 23-minute take on "Whole Lotta Love."

LABEL:	Atlantic
RELEASE DATE:	27 May 2003
DISCS:	3 discs
GENRE(S):	Rock, Live

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

100

Entertainment Weekly

Capture[s] a mighty band at the height of its gargantuan power.

100

Q Magazine

Presents Led Zeppelin in all their ragged glory and heavy splendour. [Jul 2003, p.119]

100

Amazon.com

Zep faithful will welcome the belated release as evidence for enduring loyalty, but younger fans may find its diversity and dynamics even more enlightening.

100

PopMatters

The three discs represent lightning captured in a bottle.

100

E! Online

Even if you think you've heard it all before, West is a winner.

100

Dot Music

It's a masterclass in why they were, and still are, the greatest rock band to grace the Earth.

Uncut

Jaw-dropping. [Jul 2003, p.136]

Rolling Stone

Captures Zep in prime swagger.

All Music Guide

Songs that have grown overly familiar through years of play seem fresh and new because of these vigorous, muscular performances.

New York Magazine

How the West Was Won proves that Led Zeppelin was nearly peerless in creating gigantic, thunderous rock.

ShakingThrough.net

A vital document of Led Zeppelin's formidable legacy.

Austin Chronicle

"Black Dog" and "Over the Hills and Far Away" back-to-back are gonzo.

Pitchfork

How the West Was Won serves up their muscle, sweaty heart and golden grandeur in an exhaustingly persuasive light. That, and a hundred of the best riffs you've ever heard.

Mojo

The empathy between the four is palpable. [Jun 2003, p.113]

The average user rating for this album is 9.3 (out of 10) based on 107 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

adda gave it a10:
Jimmy Page is the father of all guitar players...

Scott W gave it a10:
The Best Live Album of All Time! Some of the songs are even better then the stoudios versions. A must for a Zeppelin fane. If you like your music load but well done, you will not find anything better then this.

Red K gave it a10:
amazing!!!

[Anonymous] gave it a10:
Absolute rock perfection

Brett B gave it a6:
It's not like any of the songs are new

black a gave it a6:
Was not all that impressed with some of the work. Some songs were not as smooth as the origionals (I fear I have memorized them) but Robert Plant's voice was great, Jimmy Page was terriffic, although a limit MUST be drawn on solos( Perhaps the United Nations should consider a International Guitar Solo Treaty.The older Eric Clapton should be forced to sign,too.) The late Mr Bonham was collosal,as always. I am a bass guitarist and a huge fan of John Paul Jones. To me ,his bass should have been mixed in a little louder as what I could hear was up to his usual superior playing.All in all,a six for me,I'm afraid.

JHJ hjkjbh gave it a0:
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How The West Was Won by Led Zeppelin

How The West Was Won
by Led Zeppelin