Physical Graffiti

Led Zeppelin is probably the group I most wanted to experience when embarking on this listening project. Not ever exploring any of their works beyond the occasional hits was a huge deficit in my musical experience. I love this album, a sprawling collection of eclectic songs that showcase incredible diversity in song construction. I was only familiar with the relentless “Kashmir” that churns like a black hole in this album’s heart. Spiraling around it is a galaxy of songs covering a wide range of styles. How consistently great it all is serves as a testament to Led Zeppelin’s incredible talent. I expected Led Zeppelin to be awesome. On this album they exceeded my expectation.

This another one where the first half is full of great stuff and the longer it goes on, the more I wish it had stopped. This is a ten song album in a fifteen song sack. still, pretty listenable.

First half of the album is as good, if not better than any other Led Zep album. Every song is a heavy hitter culminating in the colossus that is 'Kashmir'. Disc 2 doesn't quite pack the same punches but does contain 'In The Light', 'Ten Years Gone' and 'The Wanton Song' which are the picks of the second half.

'Physical Graffiti' is a Zeppelin album that I've had to warm up to over the years. The diversity of musical styles on this album is just unreal, with each track hitting you in its own unique way. At first, it didn't grab me the same way Led Zeppelin II or IV did, but as time has past, it has come to be, for me, Zeppelin's greatest accomplishment. These songs just feel like the culmination of Zeppelin's unparalleled songwriting ability and overall musicianship.

It takes a while to sort out all of the music on the album, but Physical Graffiti captures the whole experience of Led Zeppelin at the top of their game better than any of their other albums.

So gooood. I ended up dancing hard in my room and triggering my dislocated shoulder 😂 Its that good.

Boring white man rock.

I do not particularly like Led Zeppelin but relatively recently I have come to appreciate the bass playing of john paul jones and drumming of john bonham through some suggested listening by friends. Was going to do an episode of my one track mind with someone on a Zeppelin album but pulled the plug before I got to it. I wish I had. As is common, it might come down to a general distaste for the vocals of Robert Plant for me. This is a long and relatively indulgent album in my opinion and it began to grate on me. They never manage to surprise me. Had to crank the bass up on the EQ to give it the right umph. I feel like this is relatively weak as an album overall. With Zeppelin I feel like there are sort of diminishing returns from their first album onwards. I like much more material from any album of theirs previous to this one. Kashmir and the wanton song are alright but that's about it for me here. Honestly I had to skip some tracks. I much prefer Jack White's stripped down impression of Led Zeppelin to Led Zeppelin itself.

It’s a good Led Zeppelin album. It has some prog rock elements on songs like In the Light which is cool. For the most part it’s what I would expect from one of the best Led Zeppelin albums. There are a bunch of good guitar riffs and Robert Plant’s vocals are iconic. This is not a perfect album however. Although I appreciated some of the strange choices such as The Beach Boys-esque Down by the Seaside, other songs such as Boogie with Stu feel out of place to me. It’s not that they’re bad but they just seem like filler to bring the album to its double-album length. Still, this is one of the best albums on the list so far. Favorite Songs: The Rover, In My Time of Dying, Trampled Under Foot, Kashmir, In The Light, Down by the Seaside, The Wanton Song, Sick Again Least Favorite Songs: Boogie with Stu, Black Country Woman Light 9/10

Hailed as one of the greatest (if not the greatest) double albums of all time, I can’t help but wish this record was actually a single LP. …but that’s me, I don’t like most double albums. They’re almost always bloated, pat-on-the-back affairs and they usually start running out of gas about an hour in. So here’s my re-imagined, single disc version of Physical Graffiti; I like to call it the “John-Paul-Jones-Was-The-Best-Member-Of-This-Band Edition”. Sorry if you think this is sacrilege, but you’ll get over it one day: In the Light Bron-Yr-Aur Trampled Under Foot Houses of the Holy The Wanton Song Down By the Seaside Ten Years Gone Boom! A 5 star, classic mid-70’s record, clocking in at just under 40 minutes, so it’ll fit on one slab of vinyl. In fact, it would probably have a legitimate shot at best Led Zep record, or, at least, the one that hardcore fans recognize as the best, like Vol. 4 or Sabbath Bloody Sabbath. I know…you’re sitting there saying, “bu-but…what about Kashmir.” You can keep it, that’s what. Put it on your own single disc version of Physical Graffiti…the one with all the scraps I’ve left behind.

When aliens land and demand to hear our “rock and roll,” cue it up.

A masterpiece from the peak of one of the most talented bands ever. Also, probably the best double album ever.

Eh…. Led Zeppelin isn’t my favorite. A lot of the music on this albums feels the same to me. Listening to it felt long and as if it dragged on. Once again, nothing jumped out to make me want to add it to a playlist. With that being said, I enjoyed the beats and instruments for many of the songs, but the singing makes every song sound really redundant to me.

«I have two sides» moment. Шестой студийный альбом группы Led Zeppelin содержит всё то, за что эту группу любят и уважают: фирменное звучание, концептуальность альбома, запоминающиеся рифы, невообразимой красоты и уникальности вокал и великие треки. Physical Graffiti состоит из двух контрастирующих частей: в первой представлены композиции в жанре хард-рок, где барабаны в совокупности с гитарой выдают знакомое всем звучание Led Zeppelin. В ней же встречаются такие шедевры, как Kashmir (та самая песня из CS), 11-минутная In My Time Of Dying и заглавная Custard Pie. Переходной становится первая песня со второй части альбома In The Light, которая бодро начинается, но спокойно заканчивается, давая тем самым начало новой, более спокойной акустической части альбома. Следующие за ней треки Bron-Ur-Aur и Down by the Seaside показывают Led Zeppelin совсем с другой стороны, давая слушателям насладиться акустической гитарой и мелодичными ритмами. Альбом можно назвать слегка затянутым, в особенности из-за длинных треков, которых на нем предостаточно. Но это не мешает насладиться его атмосферой и красотой исполнения песен. Крутецкие 5/5.

Before: If I'm being completely honest here, I fucking hate Led Zepplin. I don't think they're as good as everyone makes them out to be. It also doesn't help that every music class I had for two years, this one boy wouldn't stop playing Stairway to Heaven on the guitar. So I'm going in extremely biased but I'll give it a go After: It's nice to know I'm right about something, though I'll admit I didn't expect to be extremely bored during this album. All of the songs sounded almost identical to each other, why is this album rated as highly as it is?

Another Zeppelin classic. There's a reason they were the biggest band of the 70's. 5 star classic all the way.

I have to give one Led Zep album a great rating and I can still stomach this one as it's only overplayed rather than massively overplayed. I never owned this although it was around the house for a while - perhaps  borrowed  long term?  I'm kinda shocked that every song is familiar. Started thinking 5 but paused when I  listened to the lyrics more purposely - they're a little fluffy for a 5. Led Zep is on the map because of Jimmy. Yeah JPJ and JB can play and Plant is an adequate front man but they would be lucky to play Massey Hall if it weren't for Page's magic on the ole 6 stringer. Side 3 is where you typically encounter excess filler on double (studio) LPs. What's impressive is that Jimmy can make the filler good. eg he saves the day quite nicely on Bron-Yr-Aur and Ten Years Gone. OK for Jimmy we bring out a 5.

I was a bit sceptical going in, did I really want two LPs of Led Zeppelin back to back? Turns out I did. Some incredible drumming powers the album, there is plenty of variety and the run of epics in the middle have such great melodies and ideas that they never get boring. Super enjoyable!

Kashmir is an all time best song, sadly nothing else on this album quite lives up too it. There are other great songs here though like Bron-Yr-Aur, Trampled Under Foot, and Houses of the Holy (which always bugged me that it was on this album). My biggest problems with this album are that I am just not crazy about In My Time Of Dying, and In The Light and they are so long they just take up such a large chunk of the album. Also the second half has a lot of filler that are throwaway songs. High 4.

Alright, who was gonna tell me that Zep’s best song was a random deep cut from Physical Graffiti called “In The Light”? Great variety of songs compared to some of the earlier Zeppelin albums.

This sucks man! Today is my birthday and I had to sit here and listen to the most overrated group of thieves.

I could gush for pages (no pun intended) about this band and this album. So much love for both Led Zeppelin and this amazing work. For example, it doesn't matter that I've heard 'Ten Years Gone' hundreds of times; as soon as the very opening chords are strummed, I'm moved. It should get old, right? But it never does. My son, currently in his early teens, is a drummer, loves this band, and thinks John Henry Bonham is one of the greatest of all time. I do not disagree. I'm not even a drummer and I know I could listen to the isolated drum tracks from this album (and all his work) and be blown away. Jimmy Page is one of my all-time favorite guitarists. What a writer, player, and performer (and producer, too, while we're at it). John Paul Jones is to me one of the most underrated and overlooked artists in rock history. He's worth getting to know. I get that Robert Plant's voice isn't for everyone, but I like it. Goes well with their style. To be honest, though, other than letting the melody soak in when he's singing, he's the member of the band I pay the least attention to when I listen to Zeppelin. Just persona preference. I've even imagined an instrumental trio comprised of Bonham, Jones, and Page -- okay, whilst we are in fantasy mode, let's have two John Paul Jones so we can have one on bass and the other on keys -- and I love traveling to the play where they play together and let their talents just soar.

I went through a couple of years back in my thirties when I was deep into Zeppelin. They were practically the only thing I listened to. Back then, I think I favored the first two albums and Houses of the Holy. Coming back at it now, Physical Graffiti has so much to offer as well. If you asked me now to recommend just one Zeppelin album, I think this might actually be it because it’s such an expansive work. Yes, this album suffers maybe a little from double album syndrome. It’s all over the place stylistically. But the songs are undeniably excellent. This is the work of four artists at the top of their game, flexing their creative muscles. It's a joy to listen to. There isn't really another album like this, but the closest I can approximate is The White Album, sans the internal turmoil. Apparently John Paul Jones was tired and disillusioned with his role in the band, and things could have played out quite differently. But he was given more creative control and the benefit to the band is palpable on this album and their sound moving forward. This by the way is what should happen in a band when this sort of thing happens. The diversity of styles covered, the creative dalliances, the range of feeling, it's all here. You’ve got everything from heavy rockers like "Trampled Under Foot" and "In My Time of Dying" to the ambitious anthem "Kashmir" and the lovely acoustic instrumental "Bron-Yr-Aur." You’ve got blues, you’ve got prog, you’ve got good old-fashioned rock and roll. “Boogie with Stu” is full on just for fun. The musicianship as always is ridiculously good. I feel dumb even talking about it because... just listen. Page, Plant, Bonham, Jones, ‘nuff said. This is an album pack with songs that are soulful, sexy, beautifully crafted, and heavy as a hammer when they feel like it. Oh and also, they freaking rock. 5 easy stars… you know-oooh-ohh-oh. Fave Songs: Houses of the Holy, Trampled Under Foot, Bron-Yr-Aur, Down by the Seaside, Ten Years Gone, Kashmir, In the Light, In My Time of Dying, Custard Pie

I can feel the duration of this double album and some songs are a bit chore to go through but it's not without some awesome Zeppelin classics. Highlights: "The Rover", "Kashmir", "In the Light" & "The Wanton Song". 4 stars.

I think what I learned listening to this is that I thought I liked Led Zeppelin more than I do. Apparently I more like to hear some of their epic jams every once in a while. Listening to all this as a double album I really got bored before I was even halfway through. Some exciting moments here and there.

it's not that it's too long, although that's part of it. it's not the terrible funky Clavinets on "Custard Pie" and "Trampled Under Foot", although that didn't help. it isn't that they make "In My Time of Dying" 11 minutes long and really sexual about Jesus in the last third, it isn't the stupid wedding music in the middle of "In the Light", and that boring final stretch that REALLY makes you tired of hearing Jimmy Page say "mama". it's that Physical Graffiti exists as a gluttonous object. we get to see the band's typical "more misses than hits" style now applied to the double album, and we see that nothing has changed. there is enough good music here for an OK album, but for some reason or another, they put out a tiring, exhaustive double album. it's like if you didn't cook enough food for a potluck, so you rummage through your fridge and bring a wagon full of leftovers. then the guests praise this "dish" as your best yet. i mean it's 84 minutes long... and it's got "Kashmir" and "The Rover"! what stick in the mud hates "Kashmir" and "The Rover"? this is a filedump -- and in 1975, a filedump cost $35 dollars in today's money. have you ever seen a classic inaugurated into the canon by sunk cost fallacy?

Sorry, only got 3 tunes in and not my cup of tea at all!

Just like many people I have heard a lot of Led Zeppelin but not in album form and I have no idea what songs are on which album. Since it wasn't numbered I didn't have high expectations. I'm sure someone has made a listicle of this but Physical Graffiti must have a case for the strongest opening seven songs of any album. And we all agree that Kashmir is trhe best rock song ever written right? And Led Zeppelin have at least 3 albums rated better than this? I am going to be doling a lot of stars out to these guys. If only that awesome version of Kashmir on the Godzilla soundtrack could have been included in the original version. Oh...

I feel like Physical Graffiti often doesn't get held in as high regard as the the first 4 Zeppelin albums...which is a total shame. It is a departure from the blues driven, soulful guitar riff porn that they made on the first few albums...but in their place is this sophisticated, deep and quite frankly brilliant 4 sided masterpiece that crosses genres. In My Time of Dying, In The Light, 10 Years Gone (not to mention freaking Kashmir)! I think this is my favourite, and maybe even The Best, Zeppelin Album.

Most people argue that IV is the best Led Zeppelin album, but they're all wrong! Physical Graffiti is the absolute best Led Zeppelin album! This is peak Led Zeppelin; their magnum opus! Also, while In My Time of Dying and Kashmir both deserve all the praise they get, I think In the Light, Down by the Seaside, and Ten Years Gone are all criminally underrated, epic tracks.

I feel compelled to give zeppelin at least one 5/5, after now having listened to all their entries on this list. How I laughed, how I cried, jammed their riffs on countless efforts to understand the guitar better. The last entry is more melancholic, more sophisticated, introducing more instruments and production than ever before. Not all the experiments stick the landing but luckily these have mostly ended up on the second disk, so for a safe listen you can just throw that on and call it a day. But don't sleep on ten years gone, wanton song or sick again.

Almost any Zeppelin album deserves to be on this list

There are very few double albums that make me smile when they come up here: this is one, and also my favourite LZ album. Funky, diverse and weird, it’s all over the place like their hair, and is similarly majestic.

Oooh, yes. A member of my exclusive *good double album* club. Really shows what a powerful creative bunch the Zep were in this period; half of it is reheated left-overs albeit from the sessions of some incredible albums. I'll eat microwaved LZIII, LZIV and Houses of the Holy dog ends all day long ("The Rover", fuck yeah). And, of course, "Kashmir", a monster riff even P. Fiddler couldn't ruin. Any more commentary feels glib, this is a massive album with some massive tunes, appropriate for the stately homes it was recorded in. '70s rock excess at its finest.

This record is so long and unwieldy that’s I’ve never been able to sink into it as much as some other zeppelin, so I’m glad I got this chance to really sit with this. It really is flawless and while it doesn’t have quite the same peaks as other zeppelin (at least to me in this moment) it’s an amazing listen. 5

Wow! What a powerhouse album! Starts kicking with \"Custard Pie\" and doesn't let up ) Kashmir, The Wonton Song, etc. Bought this album when it first came out [cool album sleeves you don't get with CDs or downloads] To me this is one of their best albums - better than Houses of the Holy (since this is a double) and Led Zeppelin. Enjoy!!!

One of my all time favorites. Five stars.

This was the last of their truly great albums.

Masterpiece. One of my Top 10-20 albums of all time. Second best Led Zeppelin album to IV. 10/10 1. Ten Years Gone 2. Kashmir 3. In My Time of Dying

all i hear when i hear robert plant is like mamapleaseeaaauufudhehhrueuuuuhhhhhhhhhhwhwhhhhwhwhwhhhhhhwwwwwhhhhhahshshreeeeaaaa

4.0 / 5.0 The best album ever made that includes my old apartment on the cover.

First few songs are pretty good, in my time of dying was enjoyable but very Very drawn out. Wish the bass was knocked up a notch Love some slide guitar The drummer is very good, zeppelin are very much a drummers band I feel Like. houses.of the holy is good Whys he chatting about custard pies Kashmir is a great song for the first 3-4 mins and then it becomes too drawn out Great singer I feel Like alot of the songs are too long and get a little repetitive towards the end, this does make the songs quiet catchy though Trampled under foot is an ace It's got alot of good songs but andecent amount to dislike aswell so it's quiet hard to give it a very high score but it's done just enough to get a 4 in my book

All timer

It certainly is an album by Led Zeppelin!

There are some really classic Led Zeppelin radio staples on Physical Graffiti. And there are plenty of great album cuts. But on the whole, Physical Graffiti suffers from double-LP bloat. As a set of recordings, it doesn't feel as unified in sound or theme as the Zeppelin LPs that came before it. And there are enough lesser tracks present to make me wish that they'd trimmed about 20-minutes off of this 80+ minute double album. It would have been a stronger album. The core songs here are excellent.

Didn't blow me away.

Not my favourite Zepplin album

Listening to the first few songs here I was wondering why I hadn't listened to this album in so long. The first disc is solid gold, especially the incredible "Kashmir". But then I got to the second disc, and that's a completely different story. Apart from the excellent "Ten Years Gone", the second disc is mostly forgettable. No wonder I couldn't remember it! Bit of a mixed bag overall really, and way too long. A 3 seems harsh, but this doesn't really hold up to III, IV, or Houses of the Holy to me.

This was a little on the disappointing side for me. I absolutely love Kashmir, what a classic song. But everything else missed the mark and this album was a bit too long. Some of the songs were long for no reason.

Not sure if this is my favorite Led Zeppelin record but it could be

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Phenomenal album. Great production, amazing songwriting. Bonham is a genius

Gotta get the Led out from time to time. Great way to end the week.

This blew me away a bit. Probably cause I wasn’t expecting it to be better than 1,2 and 3 (haven’t heard 4) but it was and by quite a lot. It’s difficult to make a double album with only bangers but this did it with only a few less so but still good songs. The diverse influence of genres, the mastery of each member’s respective instruments and honestly the mix as well made this amazing to listen to. Plant’s vocals can be a little in your face and annoying sometimes but there isn’t a moment on here where I can say that, once again linking to the mix which was done in such a way where you can easily here how each instrument builds to the songs and doesn’t put Plant too much in the spotlight, with more emphasis instead being on the powerful, booming drums. I feel like this would be a great album to take inspiration from for drum players. Favourites: all but the first and last 2 (which were still pretty good). Overall, 9/10.

I mean… it’s Led Zeppelin !!

Great. The 70s were, for me, non-stop guitar strangling blues rtock as. As epitomized by the Zep..This album kick ass.

Peak Zeppelin!

BANGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG FIRST ZEP ALBUMMMMMMMMMMM 10/10 AS ALWAYSSS

One of Zeppelin's best with some of the best deep cuts. Kashmir one of the best ever made, with Ten Years Gone being exceptional.

Teetering on a 4 as a bit too dad rock for my liking but getting the 5 on impact and reputation. Great listen

Masterpiece

Haters will say I only rate highly. To them I ask, why are they only putting heat on this? It's Led Zeppelin, it's got funk, folk, blues, rock-and-roll, amazing vocals and a sound that would in some way be attempted but never perfected by every rock band that came after. Directly for the next 20 years, and indirectly for the rest of the genre's life in the spotlight. They are the artists that took rock into the late 20th century and it shows. This is not my favorite album of theirs but it holds a special place in my heart. "Kashmir", the album's leading single, was my own harsh lesson never to put your favorite song as your alarm. "In my Time of Dying", a beautiful mess of shifting time signatures and pained lyrics that re-imagine the classic folks song. A great showcase of the aforementioned paradigm shift pushed by the band. I like Led Zeppelin, even if my dad rock phase is behind me. Light 4.5 but we're doing 5 for the haters (I made them up)

Folk, rock and blues. What more do you need?

Top 10

Very nice

Oh hell yes

Meni jedan od dražih zeppelina

Duh duh dunt duh duh dunt. You know it instantly. So we’re permanently stuck in the ’70s with 1001… Could be worse.

A Milestone in Rock - very pleasant songs - wow

LZ's white album. Range of psychedelic blues, extended jams, folk rock, groovy pop, proggy flashes - everything is here and it's a mess. A brilliant mess. Best Tracks: The Rover; Trampled Under Foot; Night Flight

I was a huge Zep fan in the 1980s. My musical tastes have changed a lot since then, but this remains an album I reach for. 'The Rover' is one of my favourite LZ tracks. 5/5

Favorites: all of them. Yeah, the whole album. I don't even know what to put in the spotlight here, because everything here is just GOLDEN. What can I say? Led Zeppelin is just a big massive orgasm put into music <3 Each song is better than the other one, it's incredible. Blessing my ears non-stop.

I cannot fathom how I've never listened to Led Zeppelin. How has this happened. Even though some of the songs are 8 minutes it doesn't get old like Metallica did...it's fantastical from beginning to end. Like if I had been really concentrated on something such as eating a piece of divine chocolate cake in a noisy restaurant and this had been playing on shitty little speakers, I would have raised my head up like a little squirrel and be looking all around. Then ask who is this?

The Greatest outtakes album ever.

Day641 - the best rock band ever.

Incredibly good considering it's basically just an odds and sods album. It has Kashmir on it. It has to get five stars. That's the law.

This is probably my least favorite of their first six albums, but just like the five albums that preceded "PHYSICAL GRAFFITI" it's a great album. Kashmir and Ten Years Gone are arguably amongst the best songs they ever recorded.

This goes on the list of great double albums, epic hard rock, with blues and even funk. The musicianship is outstanding. Never feels boring despite the length. And as always some killer riffs, vocals, base, and drums.

Great album. I know the key Led Zepplin tracks, but going through their back catalogue through this project is great. So many good tracks.

Are you kidding? Maybe the best Zepp album ever. P.S. The Rover is a slept on track.

Alright, I have to go a little outside the scope of how I normally rate albums for this one. Generally, I rate these albums and weigh how solid they are as a whole from top to bottom. However, exceptions are rarely made for extenuating circumstances that hit heavy on my nostalgia or music that I grew up with. For those reasons, this one is going to be rated on personal enjoyment more. Led Zeppelin has earned that right. Disc 1 of Physical Graffiti is an absolute masterclass of music without a single track worth skipping. If it was only Disc 1, this may very well be the best album they ever made. In particular, “Trampled Under Foot” and “Kashmir” are my favorite tracks on the album. Disc 2 is mostly filler. But, and this is a huge but, even Zep filler is better than 99% of the albums on this list. So, personal enjoyment for me was still a 5. As a Zep album, the uneven second half makes me rank this below the other Zep album I’ve rolled so far, Led Zeppelin 2, but still not nearly enough for me to rank this anything but a 5. So, yeah. Expect every Zep album to get a 5 star rating. One of the best bands of all time.

This album is amazing.

I forgot how many good songs there are in the opening of this album. The first and second original disc (2nd disc ending with 'Kashmir') is actually insanely strong, and if it would have ended there it would be an easy strong 5 star album for me. But when disc three starts ('In The Light'), I am not so sure anymore. And while 'Ten Years Gone', 'Down By The Seaside', and 'The Wanton Song' recovers it a bit, the second half of the album is not one, but several steps below the first. I probably gave all Led Zeppelin albums generated for me so far 5 stars, so I am a bit inclined to break the combo for this one. But at the same time it's just so good. While maybe not their absolute best album, it still stands tall above most of the albums on this list, which says quite a lot about this group. It'll just have to be a weak 5.

Led Zeppelin really tried to make an album I should dislike. The album name isn’t great, the cover art is subpar, and worst of all, it’s a double album with a runtime that rivals some movies. So I was skeptical—until the first song started. Everything just sounds so good: the vocals, the guitar, and maybe most importantly, the drumming. Bonham’s playing is really what sets this apart from the many copycats. The way he follows and complements the guitar licks is just incredible. Sure, it might still be a bit too long. The first vinyl is better than the second (though it's hard to compete with a record that contains Kashmir). There are many bands that try to emulate this sound, but it’s really hard to beat this album. It’s not my favorite Zeppelin record, and one I haven’t listened to as much as others, but it’s still a solid 5-star album. If I have anything negative to say, it’s that the lyrics can be a bit cringey at times.

Got this one but haven't listened for years. Couple of dodgy tracks and Plant is a little bit limited when he squeaks too much. But the rest is very much superb and very much a different sound from the early albums without dropping quality. Guitar work, drums, bass all fantastic and played for the song and each other.

I hear something different every time I listen to this album. Bonham's drumming patterns, Jones's bass fills, obvi Page and Plant, duh! Assuming there will be more Zep on this list and, most likely will continue tossin' out Fivers.

What an amazing album. Yes, they could have cut a few songs from the end to tighten it up a little, but - well, now that I think about it, I'm not really sure what I would cut. Maybe "Boogie With Stu", and "Black Country Woman". Maybe. "Ten Years Gone", "Down by the Seaside" - what amazing work these two are, apart altogether from the big numbers. An easy five here.

Maybe I'm biased but I dont care. I LOVE Led Zeppelin every song is pure artistry, and this is them at their peak. Every song is so intricate and beautifully written it could make someone's head spin. No one wants to make an awesome 5 minute (minimum) song anymore!!!

Led zeppelin só fazem obras de arte

Pretty good, found myself getting into more of the tracks than I thought I might.

Fuckin’ bangers all day.

YES! Rock albums just don't get much better.

Wonton soup

This IS rock music. I just listened and understood.

Zeppelin at their most unrestrained. Just a giant collection of ideas. Spins: 2 Playlist Additions: - Houses of the Holy - Trampled Under Foot - Kashmir - Ten Years Gone - The Wanton Song

A total upgrade after being subjected to depressing Morrissey's Viva Hate. Well-balanced between just solo instrumentals to 'too cool for school' vocals, I have bounced back from the depressing world of Morrissey. Most of the good vibes come from the strong guitar and bass lines, so credit is due. Side note: we love the whammy bar 😀 Thank you, Led Zepplin!

Love this album!

Did Led Zeppelin use up all the riffs? Did the world run out of rock music in the early 80s simply because Robert and Jimmy over-fished the waters? Each song on this album has a riff that could carry a whole band. Some have multiple hooks throughout: in my time of dying and the rover are two especially greedy dishes each of which could have fed a lesser rock band for a whole album. And beyond the songwriting, the playing is brilliant. The sound too: each instrument has its own sonic space to nestle into. Led Zep might have once claimed to be the loudest band in the world, but it seems they didn't get there by layering sounds. Yes it's a double album. And the second trawler is a little less full than the first. But let's not quibble when the catch is this good.

classic 5 stars all the way. every track is a masterpiece

The name “Led Zeppelin” on its own is worth a star, but this album bangs!