"How the West Was Won is a great introduction to not only Led Zeppelin but also to live albums and to rock music. Jimmy Page, guitarist and keeper of the flame for Led Zeppelin, has made no secret of the extensive work, editing, and other servicing that has been performed on the original tapes to present Led Zeppelin at their strongest. Sometimes live albums sound so live that they don't sound good, clear, and tight, and sometimes they sound so good, so perfect, so sterile, that they don't sound live. How the West Was Won strikes exactly the right balance between sounding good and sounding live"