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VaxXi
January 21st 2017


4418 Comments


In The Arms of Sleep needs more love

ArsMoriendi
January 21st 2017


42443 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Best mellow song on the album : )

claygurnz
January 21st 2017


7824 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

1979 is top 5 here for sure

DoofusWainwright
January 21st 2017


19991 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

In the Arms of Sleep is top 5 or 6 here. The first half of disc 2 is the best...1979, Where Boys, Arms of Sleep, Bodies, Eyes of Ruby.



Even thirty-three is quite nice, Scorched Earth is a bit jarring and try hard unfortunately but you can't have it all.

DoofusWainwright
January 21st 2017


19991 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

If you split the album into quarters:

Q1 - 8.5/10

Q2 - 7.5/10

Q3 - 9/10

Q4 - 7.5/10

DoofusWainwright
January 21st 2017


19991 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

In the 60s each quarter would have been its own album - so this one album is the equivalent of Led Zeppelin I to IV released together.



I think this is stronger than Led Zeppelin I to IV when compared in that way too. Controversial I know.

zakalwe
January 21st 2017


42225 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

You've gone round the bend doof dude.

DoofusWainwright
January 21st 2017


19991 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

I prefer Physical Grafitti to this album which therefore means I prefer it to all the first four Zeppelin albums combined...and I do.



I'm not a slave to the consensus, I am a free man Zakeroo

DoofusWainwright
January 21st 2017


19991 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Led Zeppelin I is a 5-6 out of 10 for me. I applaud the attitude and spirit but fuck me it's painfully boring to listen to. II has 5 songs on it and filler, III is 6 songs and filler and IV has some monsters on there plus some slightly whiffy Tolkien misty mountain hippy dippy nonsense making up the numbers. Great band but the early albums aren't classics for me.



I'm naughty and apply the same yard stick to albums from every era but could be alone in that. "Ooh it's from the 60s and has 4 classic songs and nowt else, fuck it that's enough, 5/5"

Log S.
January 21st 2017


3403 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Tales fucking rules

zakalwe
January 21st 2017


42225 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

You and me are going to fall out doof son

danielcardoso
January 21st 2017


11770 Comments


Ahah.

DoofusWainwright
January 21st 2017


19991 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

My Zeppelin rating have always been like this. Same deal for Sabbath. Half an album of quality material is half an album of quality material. Songs consisting entirely of drum solos? Dodgy ballads called 'Changes'? These things mean Doof docks points.

DoofusWainwright
January 21st 2017


19991 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Zak I still think you 2.5'ing this is way more suspect than me 3'ing Zep I.



Zep I is a horn dog proto-blues rock album consisting of a lot of blues standard cover versions, I was never going to be head over heels for that.



This album is a departure for the band but resembles a lot of stuff that came later in the 90s and early 2000s you rated higher.



It's a spanking Billy's bottom rating

claygurnz
January 21st 2017


7824 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

This album is a masterpiece.

Jeffrulesyou
January 21st 2017


1888 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Sacrilege Doof, I'll pray for your sins, but you make a fair point.

Phys Graft is my favorite double though; you're okay!



DoofusWainwright
January 21st 2017


19991 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Jeff disc 1 of PG is stronger than any other individual disc of Zeppelin, then disc 2 sees them create a very different mood for them.



The run of 'In the Light' to 'Night Flight' is absolute genius.

Jeffrulesyou
January 21st 2017


1888 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

I love Phys Graft, but the choice ain't that easy for me, bud.

You're pretty fair whether with the other ones, eh?

DoofusWainwright
January 21st 2017


19991 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Houses of the Holy might be my second favourite - a strong 4. Then probably IV and III I rate about even (both 4's), then II (3.5) and I (3)



I really rate this album I guess, quality wise:

Q3 (Where Boys to Ruby) > LZ IV

Q1 (t/t to To Forgive) = LZ III

Q2 (Ode to Take Me Down) = LZ II

Q4 (X.Y.U to Farewell) > LZ I



Something like that. It's nonsense I know, but it's just my honest enjoyment levels.

DoofusWainwright
January 21st 2017


19991 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

My main point was really understanding just how much music is on this compared to classic acts. A lot of people might think 'the Pumpkins only had two or three great albums' but then really, an album like this is four albums if you compare to the 60s and 70s acts



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