Ah, Led Zeppelin, where do I start. They changed the way we look at music. Blending heavy metal, classic rock, blues, and folk music and made it sound perfectly awesome. I think you can all agree with me that no one can do better than what they did. One of there biggest catalysts of there career is there 2nd album Led Zeppelin II.
The band members:
Robert Plant-vocals
Jimmy Page-electric guitar and acoustic guitar
John 'Bonzo' Henry Bonham-drums
John Paul Jones-bass, mandolin
1) Whole Lotta Love- Best opening track ever on any album made. Its a remarkable song with a great everything but the guitar stands out the most in this song including great opening riff at the beginning. Awesome great bass guitar comes in. At around 1:20 in the song it starts getting weird but cool, great effects come in and Bonham goes crazy on the cymbals. Then at 3:03 it speeds up with one of pages great guitar solo. As this song closes out then it goes to the beginning and dim down. I whole lotta love this song. (4.5/5)
2) What Is And What Should Never Be- Starts out very clam and soft with a great bass line. Later in the song Bonham does a pretty basic drum fill and then it gets louder and better. The lyrics are strong, the music is good and it"s got a nice bluesy feel to it. (4/5)
3) The Lemon Song- This song has a nice bluesy feel to it also. It has Plant"s distinctive vocals, Page's cool guitar riff; an awesome bass line by John Paul Jones and to finish it of Bonham has strong drums to carry them through the song. This song perfectly fits in with the whole album. (4/5)
4) Thank You- This is an great song for just chillin' and relaxation. Starts off soft the gradually gets louder then softer as Plant comes in with absolutely stunning lyrics. As the bass goes along with its flowing rhythm and the drums are soft but still Bonham like you stay entertained the whole song as page just plays a mellow acoustic. (4/5)
5) Heartbreaker- This is one of the best songs by LZ. It starts out with the catchiest guitar riff ever. All the instruments come in to play and then with great lyrics. Then the highlight of the song comes in. Page just flat out goes wild on his axe shredding his guitar for a good minute. The rest of the member come in and work to the end of the song with a good driving feel and then the great epic song comes to an end. (5/5)
6) Living Loving Maid (She's Just A Woman)- I have mixed feelings about this song. The previous song Heartbreaker leads right into it and you think its going to be a great song because its connected to Heartbreaker but do not let it fool you. It has got a cool riff and an above average background. The thesis of the song is bad and it's just the lowest point of the album. The one good part about the song is its bluesy. (3.6/5)
7) Ramble On- This is a great tune. You hear Page come in with great acoustic and then John Paul Jones coming in with terrific bass. This sounds really relaxed and mellow and all that good stuff then the chorus comes in. RAMBLE ON!!!! And it is just really cool with some electric guitar. Then back to some more mellow stuff for a while and goes right into that chorus. It does that cycle one more time and at the final chorus it has layers and layers of excellent vocals and lyrics. What a song. (5/5)
8) Moby Dick- Or as I like to call it Bonzo's happy time. Starts out with a really good guitar riff and your immediately drawn to this song like a magnet. Some really cool, quick guitar solos and then the best part of the whole album. Bonzo goes nuts on the drums for like 2 minutes and I thought I was going to have a heart attack. As his finest moment comes to and end then it goes back to Page and Jones doing there thing and I was in shock after it. Only Bonham. (5/5)
9) Bring It On Home- This song is the definition of blues. Really good basic blues riff. Then plant comes in with really good harmonica that I love and then and nice electric guitar comes in and it speeds maintaining the bluesy feel with wicked punchy drums and a sweet bass line. This song really does finish this album really well. (5/5)
Overall: This album is really great. From WLL to BIOH it kept me entertain through out the whole thing. That is what and album is all about. (4.5/5)
