Led Zeppelin is considered one of the best rock and roll bands ever and I concur. This album (Early Days) wraps up there best material from 1969-1971. Those of you who don"t respect LZ, I hope this will change your mind.
The Gods:
Robert Plant: Vocals
Jimmy Page: Guitarist
John "Bonzo" Bonham: Drums
John Paul Jones: Bass
Table of contents:
1) Good Times Bad Times- Led Zeppelin I
2) Babe I"m Gonna Leave You- Led Zeppelin I
3) Dazed and Confused- Led Zeppelin I
4) Communication Breakdown- Led Zeppelin I
5) Whole Lotta Love- Led Zeppelin II
6) What Is And What Should Never Be- Led Zeppelin II
7) Immigrant Song- Led Zeppelin III
8) Since I"ve Been Loving You- Led Zeppelin III
9) Black Dog- Led Zeppelin IIII
10) Rock And Roll- Led Zeppelin IIII
11) Battle Of Evermore- Led Zeppelin IIII
12) When The Levee Breaks- Led Zeppelin IIII
13) Stairway To Heaven-Led Zeppelin IIII
1) Good Times Bad Times- This song is the first track on the first album. For most people this is probably the first LZ song fans listened to and what an awesome first impression. It starts out with a catchy guitar riff and bass line. It keeps you on your feet for 2:48. It"s a cool short, sweet song. (4/5)
2) Babe I"m Gonna Leave You- This song is one of the best on the album and one of the heaviest acoustic songs ever. It"s got great acoustic guitar in the beginning and when it builds up you can"t skip this song. Just the mood of the song is compelling. (5/5)
3) Dazed And Confused- This song shows how good of a bassist JPJ is. A nice catchy bass line is present through out the whole song while Page is using a bow in his guitar. As this builds up its starts kicking but still keeping it chilled. Then as it progresses it slow back down again for a while then out of leftfield the guitar solo comes in to end the song. The thing I love about this song are the sudden transitions. This shows how talented the great band of Zeppelin is. (5/5)
4) Communication Breakdown- Also a short captivating song similar to GTBT. As one of the fastest (if not the fastest) songs they wrote it gets you very hyped up. This song has a very nice driving sound to it. (4/5)
5) Whole Lotta Love- This song is flat out epic. Everything is amazing. It starts with a memorable guitar riff and stunning lyrics. It often reminds me of DAC. It slows down to a calm but not to soft part of the song. And then just like DAC it goes into a shredding guitar solo. As it fades your in complete shock. (4.5/5)
6) What Is And What Should Never Be- This song (like many others) has a remarkable bass line. It comes of as a mellow song but then it rapidity speeds up maintaining that well know Led Zeppelin like bluesy feel to it. It"s another great addition to the album. (4.5/5)
7) Immigrant Song- This song is very well know. I bet if this came on the radio 9/10 rock fans would know this song. Though it is the shortest song on the album it is also one of there best. A great guitar riff and the famous "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh" makes this song unforgettable. (5/5)
8) Since I"ve Been Loving You- This song starts out bluesy and has soft guitar. After a little while it speeds up and takes you somewhere else. Then a little synthesizer by JPJ comes in. This is a blues drenched LZ classic. (4.5/5)
9) Black Dog- "Hey hey momma I said the way you move gonna make you sweat gonna make you grove." Wow what a great song. In fact it"s known one of there best. So this song starts out with that verse and then it switches into a great guitar riff. It repeats a couple of times and then in comes the guitar solo and its breathtaking. Later the song dies down. This is another one of LZ high points. (5/5)
10) Rock And Roll- This song is very pushing and very heavy. It begins with a recognizable guitar riff and it gets energetic extremely quickly. As it repeats itself and then the song comes to an end with Bonham doing really cool fills. (4/5)
11) Battle Of Evermore- It starts out with very relaxing mandolin. Some poetic lyrics come in. This has everything good about it and it still has the good old LZ feel to it. It kind of disappoints me because it has so much potential but they don"t go very far with it. Say what you want I just don"t think it"s the greatest song on the album. (3.5/5)
12) When The Levee Brakes- Here a song. This starts out with a mesmerizing drumbeat. Then some blues guitar comes in. Plant has his classic lyrics and fine vocals. This is one of there most bluesy songs. When this song comes on the radio you know you can just sit back and enjoy. (5/5)
13) Stairway To Heaven- There are song that come along and change are view on the world of music. This is one of them arguably the best rock song ever written. If you disagree than your not a fan of rock and roll. The guitar is great, the drums are pushy, the lyrics are compelling and when the bass comes in it starts to soar. This song defines LZ. (5/5 without a doubt)
There it is. The best of there first four albums.
