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| Zed Leppelin
When it comes to a band of this sorts, there is not a lot to say that has not already been said before. Being labeled with statements such as "the heaviest band of all time," "the biggest band of the '70s" and one of the more famous ones, "unquestionably one of the most enduring bands in rock history." While all these statements may be true or false to some extinct, there is no question that Led Zeppelin paved the path for both new and experienced bands during the past and present age. | | 1 |  | Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
The debut album by yours truly, featured integral contributions from each of the group's four musicians and established Led Zeppelin's fusion of blues and rock. Although the album isn't as varied as some of their later efforts, it nevertheless marked a significant turning point in the evolution of hard rock and heavy metal. Recommended Tracks: Babe I'm Gonna Leave You, Dazed and Confused, and Communication Breakdown | | 2 |  | Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin II
Led Zeppelin II furthered the lyrical themes established on their debut album, creating a work that became more widely acclaimed and influential than its predecessor, while still including the elements of blues and the more apparent "folk" influence. Which introduced hundreds of Zeppelin imitators using this record, with its lack of dynamics and its pummeling riffs, as a blueprint. Recommended Tracks: Whole Lotta Love, The Lemon Song, Heartbreaker, Ramble On, and Moby Dick | | 3 |  | Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin III
Composed largely at a remote cottage in Wales, this work represented a maturing of the band's music towards a greater emphasis on folk and acoustic sounds. Although acoustic songs are featured on Led Zeppelin III's predecessors, it is this album which is widely acknowledged for showing that Led Zeppelin was more than just a conventional rock band and that they could branch out into wider musical territory. Recommended Tracks: Immigrant Song, Since I've Been Loving You, Gallows Pole, and That's the Way | | 4 |  | Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin IV
Encompassing more diverse musical ideas, Led Zeppelin's untitled fourth album is a monolithic record, defining not only Led Zeppelin but the sound and style of '70s hard rock. Expanding on the breakthroughs of III, Zeppelin fuse their majestic hard rock with a mystical, rural English folk that gives the record epic scope. The album also has a grand sense of drama, which is deepened by Robert Plant's burgeoning obsession with mythology and mysticism. Recommended Tracks: Black Dog, Rock and Roll, The Battle of Evermore, Stairway to Heaven, and When the Levee Breaks | | 5 |  | Led Zeppelin
Houses of the Holy
Houses of the Holy follows the same basic pattern as Led Zeppelin IV, but the approach is looser and more relaxed. Jimmy Page's riffs rely on ringing, folksy hooks as much as they do on thundering blues-rock, giving the album a lighter, more open atmosphere. It represents a musical turning point for Led Zeppelin, as they began to use more layering and production techniques in recording their songs. Recommended Tracks: The Song Remains the Same, The Rain Song, Dancing Days and No Quarter | | 6 |  | Led Zeppelin
Physical Graffiti
Led Zeppelin returned from a nearly two-year hiatus in 1975 with Physical Graffiti, a sprawling, ambitious double album. Until this point, all of Led Zeppelin's albums had been released on Atlantic Records. Given the luxury of a double format, Physical Graffiti mirrors every facet of the Zeppelin repertoire. The end result is a finely balanced embarrassment of riches. Recommended Tracks: The Rover, In My Time of Dying, Trampled Under Foot, Kashmir, In the Light and Ten Years Gone | | 7 |  | Led Zeppelin
Presence
Presence scales back the size of Physical Graffiti to a single album, but it retains the grandiose scope of that double record. The album was written and recorded during a tumultuous time in the band's history, as singer Robert Plant was recuperating from serious injuries he had sustained in a recent car accident. Nonetheless, numerous fans and critics claim that under the circumstances the band was in describe "Presence" as "the most important Zeppelin album." Recommended Tracks: Achilles Last Stand, For Your Life, Candy Store Rock and Tea for One | | 8 |  | Led Zeppelin
In Through the Out Door
During this era disco, punk, and new wave had overtaken rock & roll, and Led Zeppelin chose to tentatively embrace these pop revolutions, adding synthesizers to the mix and emphasizing the overall aspect of the group's selective sound. In contrast to previous Led Zeppelin albums, In Through the Out Door features much greater influence on the part of bassist and keyboardist John Paul Jones and vocalist Robert Plant, and relatively less from drummer John Bonham and guitarist Jimmy Page. Recommended Tracks: In the Evening, Fool in the Rain, Carouselambra, and All My Love | |
Divine
02.19.12 | Just a basic guide | Divine
02.19.12 | bump | Adabelle
02.19.12 | But have you got them on vinyl? | Divine
02.19.12 | of course | MO
02.19.12 | good shit man, wasn't a big fan of presence at all | Relinquished
02.19.12 | "may be true or false to some extinct"
lol yeah | Divine
02.20.12 | "good shit man, wasn't a big fan of presence at all"
why is that? | KILL
02.20.12 | m/ | foreverjohndeered
02.20.12 | shit band | Ovrot
02.20.12 | 1's cover looks like a old-timey dong
just saying | macadoolahicky
02.20.12 | ^lol | Divine
02.20.12 | dude Ovrot | Ovrot
02.20.12 | what | LegendofPittman
02.20.12 | One of the best bands, one of the best discographies. | Divine
02.20.12 | They were pretty much constant before Physical Graffiti came out | Divine
02.20.12 | "what"
The sky is blue | Acanthus
02.20.12 | I really don't enjoy many tracks by this band, enjoyed reading the descriptions however. | AngelofDeath
02.20.12 | Pretty sure 1 is the most folk-influenced. By which I mean they copped a lot of actual folk songs.
"IV is overrated"
No, but Houses of the Holy is. | Aids
02.20.12 | Physical Graffiti is their best, followed by IV probably, though IV has a couple songs that grate me. | aok
02.20.12 | 'No, but Houses of the Holy is'
nah. u cray | luschlotz
02.20.12 | carouselambra is the worst Zeppelin song. By Far!!! congrats on the feature! | BigHans
02.20.12 | The debut album by yours truly, featured integral contributions from each of the group's four musicians and established Led Zeppelin's fusion of blues and rock
^ featured integral contributions from other artists who they unabashedly ripped off.
Fixed that for ya | NeutralThunder12
02.20.12 | yeah but sorry hans 1 still rules
4 and graffiti are the best | BigHans
02.20.12 | I agree it rules its just a total sham is all. | Maniac!
02.20.12 | IV, II, and Graffiti are all pretty much interchangeable for me | ITsHxCTOASTER
02.20.12 | "The debut album by yours truly"
Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't that mean you're saying that that's your album and not Led Zeppelin's? | Inveigh
02.20.12 | "^ featured integral contributions from other artists who they unabashedly ripped off."
lol. it's so true though. like true to a ridiculous extent.
"there goes Jimmy Page, the greatest thief of American black music to ever walk the earth." - Homer Simpson | DominionMM1
02.20.12 | ^ featured integral contributions from other artists who they (along with many other rock bands of their era) unabashedly ripped off.
fix'd the fix
| Inveigh
02.20.12 | yea but Zeppelin was the only band to essentially release a cover album and claim that they wrote it | Divine
02.20.12 | wow thanks for the feature | Divine
02.20.12 | "yea but Zeppelin was the only band to essentially release a cover album and claim that they wrote it"
They're not the only ones, just one of the more well known bands to do so | AngelofDeath
02.20.12 | "nah. u cray"
It's great, but The Crunge sucks ass, and I've never much cared for D'Yer Maker and The Ocean either. Rain Song and No Quarter completely bury everything else on the album. | Inveigh
02.20.12 | I love Houses of the Holy, but
"Rain Song and No Quarter completely bury everything else on the album."
this is true, so long as you include Over the Hills in that qualifier. | Divine
02.20.12 | No love for Dancing Days? | greg84
02.20.12 | Somebody has finally made a good band-oriented list. Cool! | BigHans
02.20.12 | dont forget about The SOng Remains the Same if were talking HOTH | Inveigh
02.20.12 | ahh true dat Hans, true dat. | AngelofDeath
02.20.12 | It's good but nothing too special. | Divine
02.20.12 | The live version on the movie of the same name is utterly mind blowing | Divine
02.21.12 | Come on bros
I WANT TO HERE YOU ALL'S OPINION RAWK N ROLLZ | Inveigh
02.21.12 | my opinion is that Floyd and Black Sabbath are superior bands
I also like Thin Lizzy better than Zep | tarkus
02.21.12 | 8 is underrated | Inveigh
02.21.12 | is it though? | tarkus
02.21.12 | yes, yes it is | Divine
02.21.12 | 7 is even more underrated | tarkus
02.21.12 | achilles last stand is prob my fav zep song, if not then top 2 | Divine
02.21.12 | yea i didn't list "nobody's fault but mine" on the recommended tracks section, because.....
well.....
you know | Zorak
02.21.12 | "I've never much cared for D'Yer Maker and The Ocean either."
those are two of my fav ledzep songs. | Divine
02.21.12 | wow really bringthejunz?
| Gundlach
02.22.12 | D'Yer Maker has that ridiculous reggae guitar rhythm that was all the rage in the 70's which makes me hate it. | Divine
02.22.12 | When I read the letter that you wrote me
It made me mad, mad, mad.
When I read the words that it told me
It made me sad, sad, sad.
But I still love you so,
I can't let you go,
I love you
Ooh baby I love you-eah.
| IMZA1793
02.22.12 | Presence is underrated. Achilles last stand is really good.
| Divine
02.22.12 | so is the rest of the album | SabertoothMonocle
02.22.12 | "The debut album by yours truly"
So TheVoiceAndTheSnake wrote and performed Led Zeppelin. | Divine
02.22.12 | Lol it was meant to be ironic ;) |
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