Just to be sure, i went back tonight & listened to HTWWW trying to be objective & I have reaffirmed my original belief TSRTS blows it away. In fact, HTWWW is a disappointment. There was the Hype before it came out & I rushed to buy it just like when I did or PG, Presence, & ITTO. I listened with a WTF frown. This is how they won the west??? I'm thinking thank God this wasn't released instead of TSRTS. The first Cd is uneven & the fast numbers seem as if they almost too fast, as if the Zep is being chased down a narrow bridge by the anticipation of their excited fans. The only track I think sounds above average is Over the Hills. The acoustic numbers are great as well. CD #2 just doesn't match up as far as Dazed & Stairway go. TSRTS is so much more polished, ass kicking. Whole lotta Love doesn't work as well as TSRTS on Disc #3. The other new cuts such as Dancing Days & the Ocean are not captivating, just ok. Bring it on Home does work well. I feel like a loyal fan when i listen to HTWWW, not blown away over & over again like TSRTS. To those of you feel I'm full of BS or just plain blasphemy, oh well. TSRTS captures ZEP @ the pinnacle of their live performance. They may had many other great performance after 73, but it that year they solidified their status as the ultimate rock gods laying waste to America, breaking attendance records, exuding all the good & bad of rock n' roll excess. There is no way you can tell me SIBLY is not better on TSRTS. I also feel TSRTS. For the record, I'm also disappointed in CODA. I can't even listen to it. The lone disappoint so far in the new TSRTS is the loss of Page's brilliant solo in No Quarter. Above all else, Zep was the best & TSRTS is best representation of this fact when it comes to officially released soundtracks.

just my 2 cents, but I am in the crowd who is partial to TSRTS. I don't get it when people are of the opinion HTWWW is better. I don't even thinks it's close, whether or not pagey has worked his magic. I do respect the other opinion of those who prefer HTWWW, I'm not sold. Someone mentioned made in japan. if they are referring to a bootleg, i don't know, but if you mean Deep Purple, I believe it to be one of the greatest live recordings ever made. I am enjoying the new TSRTS & am anxious for the vinyl to come out on 3/18/08.