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Led Zeppelin: The Montreux Concerts

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Captivating, original and well put together, this book focuses on a band prone to make it to the top through sheer hardwork and total dedication with Montreux and it's folks as the backdrop to shows that remain legendary in Europe. It's Zep at its finest hour flying high and making a name for themselves in the trenches of Rock. The book is beautifuly laid out, well researched and the raw energy coming out of the B & W photography demonstrate the mayheim that was taking place on the Swiss Riviera 30 years ago. It's a pleasure to discover a fresh angle on an old story and this book, rich on visuals takes you back to a place Robert and Jimmy still find welcoming judging by their recent reunion there in July of this year. A must have for Zep Heads and their friends, you can't go wrong when the project is fully endorsed by Jimmy Page.

Got the Montreux book for Christmas. It's a great trip back to when hippies roamed the earth. Are any of you guys left? :-) I wish there were more pics of Bonham but other than that it's very cool. Now if we can only get some Montreux VIDEO that would be great!

I loved the overall look and design of LZ The Montreux Concerts. The photos are great too. At 26, I'm too young to have experienced any of it first hand, but after reading the book it seemed like an amazing time in Montreux. It's a great addition to my Zep collection and the charity benefit is a bonus.

LOVED IT! This book is for advanced fans who can actually READ a book. I enjoyed learning about the Montreux hippie commune and the part Zep helped to play in the city's growth into what it is today. Excellent rare pictures and layout as well.

The brief of this book is simple - to explain how Led Zeppelin's appearances at Montreux enabled the venue to come to the forefront as THE place to play. The book fills in the gaps about the band's performances and how the local atmosphere created unforgettable memories for all its participants. The authors of the book cover what it sets out to do very well and it is the only place that this part of Led Zeppelin's history is covered at all. That detail and photographs put you in the center of the action. If you're a REAL fan of Zep, this book will be an essential part of your collection. Period!

I found this book to be quite enjoyable and nostalgic for me and brought me back to the old hippie days. Quite a nice design and look to it as well. I highly recommend it.

What a fabulous book! The photography is spectacular! I enjoyed the journey to the years of 1970, 1971, and 1972. Learning about Montreux, Swizerland was fun. Considering Page and Plant just recently performed in Montreux, Switzerland on July 7, 2001 the book is fresh and timely. Chateau and Rapallo have created something beautiful here that compliments the music that Led Zeppelin created. Nice that proceeds go to Page's charity.

I was pleasantly surprised when I received this for my birthday (thanks hun!). The first thing that hit me was the gorgeous design and terrific photos. Loved reading about the shows and interesting people and "hippie" scene. A+

This book consists of high quality black and white, glossy photos of Montreux at or about the time Zep played there in the early `70's, the members of a "commune" of groupies who apparently saw the shows, and some killer pix of Jimmy, Robert, with a couple of Bonzo and JPJ. That's about it. There really is nothing of substance about any of the shows (aside from the dates they were performed, and a tasty tid bit on there being professional recordings of them that are locked up somewhere!), which was a bit disappointing to me. Of particular interest to me was the story about recording Bonzo's Montreux, and how Jimmy and Bonzo got it together on that piece. It's too bad the book didn't contain more insightful, first hand substance like that. I think I figured out why this book is endorsed by Jimmy Page - part of it's proceeds goes to a charity supported by Jimmy. If you are looking for a book providing quality text about the Montreux shows, this isn't it (maybe Dave Lewis' "The Concert File" will satsify that need). If you're looking for more of a retrospective on this exciting time, and place, in music history, then this is a cool book to have. Either way, it's vital for the complete Zep library.

It seems that Gilles Château worried more about remarking the history of his Montreux Communauté and student time rather than bringing us any new fact about Led Zeppelin.

Being honest, I expected much more from this book. For example, interviews with Jimmy, Robert, Jonesy and Bonzo, pictures of their stay in Switzerland, etc, etc.

I really don't care about the local scene, since it seems to be OBVIOUS that, in the early '70s, the hippie thing was wide spread over Europe. What I wanted to see/read was something I didn't know about LZ, specially in '72, which I consider an important turning point in their careers.

It means that only the hardest Zepheads will find this book useful in some way, like knowing petty details, such as their setlists, etc. Definetely, not a best-buy.