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Mothership - The Very Best Of (2CD) | 
| Artist: Led Zeppelin
Label: Atlantic
Category: Music
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Rating:  70 reviews
Sales Rank: 501
Format: Original recording remastered
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 081227996154
UPC: 081227996154
EAN: 0081227996154
ASIN: B000VLE3GA
Release Date: November 12, 2007
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
Disc 1
| • | Good Times Bad Times | | • | Communication Breakdown | | • | Dazed And Confused | | • | Babe I'm Gonna Leave You | | • | Whole Lotta Love | | • | Ramble On | | • | Heartbreaker | | • | Immigrant Song | | • | Since I've Been Loving You | | • | Rock 'n' Roll | | • | Black Dog | | • | When The Levee Breaks | | • | Stairway To Heaven |
Disc 2
| • | Song Remains The Same | | • | Over The Hills And Far Away | | • | D'yer Mak'er | | • | No Quarter | | • | Trampled Under Foot | | • | Houses Of The Holy | | • | Kashmir | | • | Nobody's Fault But Mine | | • | Achilles' Last Stand | | • | In The Evening | | • | All My Love |
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 70
 Mothershippin' excellent! December 1, 2007
P. Bell
32 out of 32 found this review helpful
OK, unlike some of the other reviews here this one is written after hearing the album.
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br /Firstly, the music here all sounds better than I ever heard it before. I did direct A-B comparisons and would defy anyone to say they cannot hear an improvement. This improvement might not be significant for some, but to me it really lets each instrument and musician really stand on their own. Pages guitar army really glows and buckles in a way that reinforces his genius. No-one else in rock, or jazz for matter, has had such a wide palette of sounds and to hear it so clearly is an unalloyed pleasure. Overdubs, stereo placement, space around each instrument, cymbal decay and all of the other anorak details that I love are all here. This is not just a quick re-eq with a bit extra top end thrown in to compensate for hearing loss with age and a general lowering of the standard of stereo gear these days but a real reworking of the digital master tapes. Good Times Bad Times sounds like it was recorded earlier today by a band with enough energy to light up London.
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br /Secondly, which tracks do you leave out when picking Zeps best? I can think of a handful that were on In Through The Out Door and they have been left out. After that???? The tracks here are all stoaters, fine examples of a band that took risks, stretching the envelope, taking the listener on a journey through several worlds, middle , middle eastern, far eastern, the under and the over.
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br /I have bought every Zep album on vinyl, and cd, so there is nothing here that is new. I can however recommend this to anyone who is curious about Zep, anyone with a love for great sound quality and production and lovers of damn fine rock music. Enjoy!
A Representative Collection November 2, 2007
Crazy Bald Heid (Surrey, England)
54 out of 60 found this review helpful
Let's get this much straight - I won't buy this. I own a complete set of the japanese mini cd albums (replicas of the vinyl package) and the remasters boxed sets. However, the compilers have done a top job of picking a representative collection for the vaguely interested and the younger listener curious to know what all the fuss is about.
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br /You cannot quibble with the chronological run through of the greatest rock groups high points. The willfully obscure will no doubt argue the track listing. I for one would recommend this to anyone not possessing the collection - either this or the "Remasters" double which has sadly been deleted.
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br /Let's face it this is not for us devotees and the reviews bemoaning this are somewhat churlish and miss the point. The Rolled Gold analogy is a good one - a great collection for the newcomer.
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br /And its a more attractive package than the shameless Early Days/Latter Days sets of a few years back.
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br /Aw hell I did get it for the car. Damn you Atlantic/Swansong whoever!
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br /The latest remaster is absolutely excellent, the sound is very clear, amply demonstrated on quiet to loud songs like Babe I'm Gonna Leave which sounds terrific throughout, it is not quiet and then deafening and distorted as often happens on those kind of tracks.
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br /The sound is very well balanced throughout the collection and is a worthy replacement for the late, great Remasters double set. I also like the way JPJ's basslines sound full and meaty.
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br /And finally, a note about the DVD - it is just extracts from the peerless "DVD" collection, if you already have this save a couple of quid by buying the cd only package. On the other hand if you don't - get it with the DVD - it is excellent value
Good For A Beginner October 31, 2007
Matthew Johnson
18 out of 20 found this review helpful
Let's face it. A true Zeppelin fan has all of the albums already. A moderate Zeppelin fan probably has II, IV, Physically Graffitti, and probably some previous compilations. But this is a perfect set for a beginner who does not have anything. It touches on all the popular favorites (although with Zeppelin....and much like The Dead or Zappa, favorites are depending upon the person), and is a good starting point.
The Gods Of Rock January 7, 2008
Gonkus von Spetsnaz (London, UK)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I would just like to put in some very minor abuse for those who still, after all these years, cannot appreciate Led Zeppelin's music. Girls Aloud? WHAT??? If you need uplifting, listen to the entire song. Just lie back, turn up the stereo, and let Jimmy Page and Robert Plant tickle your spine as you air-guitar your way through Babe I'm Gonna Leave You or when the Levee Breaks...Led Zeppelin are, in my fairly unbiased 19-year-old view of modern music, still the most gifted and influential musicians on the planet. The Original and Best Rockers, brought back to modern taste with this brilliant remastering. Listen Loud, and Listen Hard.
great,I am sure October 31, 2007
S. WARBURTON (Northampton,Northants)
15 out of 17 found this review helpful
There are 2 ways you can look at this instalment of timeless material.As a commercial project or musically orientated project. Whilst both are accurate in the above categories,I choose to give this album a listen to on its musical merit.For the diehard fans this will probably put their noses out of joint but for the likes of me, who have always been on the peripheral of their material,not really having the inclination to wade through album upon album of,I am sure beautiful music,then this is for you
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