Reviews (page 10 of 14)
only listened to part of it. Solid album. Kashmir and Trampled Under Foot will always be classics though. really diverse for what I heard as well.
Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin (1975) Led Zeppelin’s Physical Graffiti displays the most mature and artistically developed rock sound produced by one of the greatest rock bands ever. This double album cooks on three of its four sides. It’s the album that convinced me at the age of 20 to give up my old belt-driven record changer and move up to direct drive single-LP turntable. Oooh, baby. What was it that made the signature Led Zeppelin sound on this record? On the creative side, it sprang from a determined willingness to abandon the ‘popular’, and to rely instead on a well earned confidence in the previous success of their experimental innovations. Non-standard time signatures and rhythms (masterfully superintended by drummer John Bonham), gripping effects on electric guitar (designed and flawlessly performed by Jimmy Page), and the musical genius of bassist and multi-instrumentalist John Paul Jones, all provided the perfect environment for the uninhibited, inimitable, and soulful blues rock vocals of Robert Plant. On the technical side, Led Zeppelin made full use of non-standard instruments, imaginative engineering strategies, and newly developed processing techniques—all crafted in the unique environment of the former workhouse Headley Grange in Hampshire, England. One of the most identifiable sonic features is the barely detectable split second delay in the drums, created by distancing the drum microphone(s) from the ensemble. Genius. Their path of development from the debut Led Zeppelin I all the way to Physical Graffiti, their sixth studio album, is a lesson in the history of hard rock. Unencumbered by artificial airplay time limitations, these compositions are free to develop at a pace suited to each song. The traditional “In My Time of Dying”, for instance, was given 2:40 on Bob Dylan’s 1962 debut album, but it receives a full 11:04 on Physical Graffiti. Its languid opening passage takes a full three minutes before heating up to its hard rock core, revealing at 7:30 the logic of the opening passage, and slowly turning the power up and up and up, until it unleashes a manic torrent of praise for the incarnate Son of God (You weren’t expecting that, were you?). The groove of “Trampled Under Foot” is the most rockified funk ever laid down on magnetic tape. And the Asian-influenced “Kashmir” and “In the Light” are better syntheses of east and west than the earlier experiments by The Beatles. The acoustic solo “Bron-Yr-Aur” by Jimmy Page is another ‘must study’ for folk guitarists, approaching the excellence of Jorma Kaukonen’s “Embryonic Journey” on Jefferson Airplane’s 1967 album Surrealistic Pillow. Listen to them back to back, pickers. The only clunkers on this record are the unimaginative slow shuffle “Down by the Seaside” and the formulaic “Night Flight”. There’s a good reason why these outtakes were left off Led Zeppelin IV. But “The Wanton Song” and “Boogie with Stu” make me want to do some wanton boogie of my own, although I don’t think it would be allowed. And I’m not sure I’d end an album with a celebration of a grownup’s lust for a minor teenage girl (“Sick Again”), just like ZZ Top shouldn’t have started Rio Grande Mud (1972) with the same theme (“Francine”). I know, it was a different world then, but still . . . Oh, well, you can’t have everything. 4/5
Another new one for me. I quite enjoyed it.
Following my recent Deep Purple boredom, I wasn't looking forward to another 1970s riff-heavy rock album. I enjoyed this though. It's long, but more varied than I expected, particularly on sides 2 & 3. The quieter, gentler tracks were the stand out moments to me. Down by the Seaside I particularly enjoyed and was a nice change of pace, and a more pleasant vocal style to listen to than the full-on rasping elsewhere. The heavier tracks are good too, and retain energy and emotion as well as incredible musicianship. Maybe the ability to insert energy and emotion into a performance is the difference between an artist and a musician? 3.5/5
I'd never listened to this Zep album before, though I knew several of the songs on it. I feel like the album really gets going around Houses of the Holy and Trampled Under Foot. Kashmir following those two makes side B of the record really strong. I'm not in love with double albums, since I usually end up feeling like there's some fluff to fill out that much record time. This record felt really solid all the way through, though. One of the few double albums that I can think of that includes this much quality material 4/5
Clearly not the definitive Zeppelin album, but there is far too much good out of them 4 creatively to not give this a 4.
// Favs: – Score: Strong 3 to Light 4
amazing, show-stopping, brilliant, etc nie no serio do tego będę wracać bo boy WARTO
Underrated album by one of the best albums of all time.
amazing album, nearly every song is good and some songs are amazing. thought stairway to heaven would be the best led zeppelin song but this album proves otherwise. highly recommend listening to it, 9/10.
Great album
pretty good
Perhaps one of the greatest double albums of all time. Jimmy Page was 30 years old when they made it. What were you doing when you were 30?
My third album by LZ and it was really good.
Classic record, one of Led Zeppelin's best. Happy this came up, as I haven't listened to it in a while.
Great first half, gets a little more spotty on the second half.
Really good album. Not perfect but really good
Enjoyed the listen, and has some great songs on it. Not my favourite Zepplin album though
Didn’t start off great for me, first 4 songs I didn’t really enjoy. Trampled Under Foot was better but not amazing, then Kashmir came on and the album got a lot more enjoyable from then on. It did start to dwindle again towards the end but not with anything bad or irritating. Stuck between a 4 or 5 rating, some stuff I like, some not as good maybe higher 4 ffffffgffç (I drifted off while trying to type this so review is over sorry)
A little bit dated now, still enjoyed it.
Long but solid album.
Clássico
Already had this album added. Love it!
хейтеры скажут дженерик блюз-рок 😎 на самом деле подумывал побыть апологетом ЛЗ для истории, ну и самому почетче сформировать мнение о них, но че-то настроение не в пизду вообще и лень. просто скажу, что это как раз одна из тех «over the top» групп, которые слишком громкие, быстрые, наглые, чтобы легко ими проникаться. У меня вот с битлами примерно такая же история — иногда просто мочи нет слушать как их дебильно-развеселый ор про какую-то хуйню-малафью и начинается просто раздражение иррациональное. Но с ЛЗ что-то для меня сработало ещё на 4 альбоме, и я принял эту безудержность за фичу, нежели чем за баг. На самом деле музыкально в них дженерика вообще нет, каждая композиция, даже построенная на блюзовой основе, имеет какие-то неожиданные мелодические ходы, тяжелый ритм-секционный грув, развитие, перепады в динамике. Даже то, что я в нормальный день ни за что не стал бы слушать (вроде In My Time Of Dying) усилиями Цепеллинов превращается в абсолютно безбашенный бэнгер. Впрочем, конкретно этим альбомом я не то чтобы сильно восхищаюсь. Всё-таки перетянутость некоторых песен очевидна, да и в целом — их не должно быть так много. Но все же почти в каждой находится что-то такое (гитарный лик, вокальная партия, струнный оркестр), что выделяет песню и откладывает в голове. В общем слушать вполне себе можно, разок даже нужно, но начинать с этого альбома критически не рекомендуется. Мне даже представить страшно, как пройдут эти полтора часа для тех, кому вот это все не заходит. 8/10
Old school rock music with great vocal. Led Zeppelin, it's the history of the rock.
Definitely a strong album, although 2 hours is quite a bit of music to listen to. I don't think I can take stars away for that though!
Not quite as good as their first four but still lots to entertain you
My favorite album by one of the filthiest rock bands of all time.
good
This is tough, because i went into this super ready to say everything after IV is weak, but then you hear songs like In My Time of Dying, Houses of the Holy, Kashmir and Ten Years Gone and want to rate it higher. Definitely a good amount of filler in this one though.
Ten years gone da best
Awesome. so many big songs on here. Trampled under foot, Kashmir, The Rover **
Hyvää rokkia! Ennen oli kaikki paremmin ja levytkin tuplasti nykyajan suunnilleen 40min pituisia pidempiä. Levyn hittibiisi on tietysti Kashmir. Muuten tasaisen vahvaa suorittamista, ei kertakuulemalta sisältänyt selkeitä täytebiisejä.
Fizyczne graffiti, czyli szosty albumik zeppelinow, pierwszy spod ich wlasnej wytworni i pierwszy na liscie 1001 albumikowej, listy fanowskie, top tierowe sa bardzo podzielone jesli chodzi o to gdzie umieszczone jest graffiti, ale raczej w czlowce anizeli w koncu, bo koniec jest zarezerwowany dla cody, chociaz jeden z najlepszych jojowych referenci standowych pochodzi wlasnie z tamtego albumiku, co wyroznia ten material jest z pewnoscia dlugosc materialu, godzina dwadziescia dwie minuty, wiec jest to wydanie w postaci podwojnego winyla, ciezko czasem przesluchac tak dlugie materialy w jednym posiedzieniu, ale zeppeliny to zeppeliny, wiec sie udalo, dawno tez nie slyszalem, wiec dobrze mi to zrobilo, bo klasyki hardego rokowania z unikalnymi Plantowskimi wokalami i 10 minutowymi solowkami Pagea, ktory dodatkowo byl odpowiedzialny za produkcje ledowych materialow, ktorych cecha charakterystyczna bylo to, ze nagrywane na jeden mikrofon instrumenty mialy w sobie to cos czego nigdy za wiele do sluchania, takimi hajlajtami sluchowiska bylo dla mnie tym razem in my time of dying, ktory tak bardzo kojarzy mi sie z ostem trigunowym, ze jestem niemal pewien ze ten kawalek stanowil mocna inspiracje dla Imahoriegiego, kolejnym punktem byl kashmir, czyli najbardziej orientalny kawalek calego albumiku oraz klimatyczny bluesowy rock sick again, te wlasnie kawalki na plejaka dodalem, bo juz kilka innych na niej bylo
Se maman con 1h 20 mins. Pero bueno, a pesar del prejuicio con el que inicié el disco, si me gustaron una que otras. Lo que sí muy impresionante es que, (según en mi imaginario jajaja) todo y lo único interesante que pudo y podrá ofrecer el infame garage rock se concentra en la 3ra canción del albúm, además que dura exactamente 666 segundos para una canción de gospel, Lolazo, me cayeron muy bien. También el final está algo cool. Mood: LOL
4.3 - More introspective and measured than other Led Zeppelin I've listened to. Also, at 90 minutes, it's among their most expansive. One of my favorite Zepp songs is on here, "Kashmir." The middle of the record is a snoozer, with "In the Light", "Bron-Yr-Aur" and "Down by the Seaside", which are meandering proggy explorations. The last quarter features some rootsy acoustic blues, which showcase the band's incredible range and versatility.
Over the last decade or two I've been intrigued by lawsuits against LZ for "borrowed songs" - the big one here is "Boogie with Stu" which was lifted, lyrics and all, from Richie Valens "Ooh My Head". I guess Plant & Page felt they need the royalties more than Richie Valens’ widow. Anyway, I remember when I owned this album, thinking it sounded like many of the songs were from different eras - longer prog-influenced pieces side by side with snappy, rootsie rockers. Turns out I was right as it a collection of tracks recorded over 4 years. I would give this a 5 based on the guitar riffs and the fact that fore a double album there are no weak songs but I’ll deduct a point for the aforementioned plagiarism.
8
Three-quarters of a brilliant album here - unfortunately the rest is either filler or ideas that slightly overstay their welcome. However, when it hits - 'Kashmir', 'Sick Again', 'The Rover' - it's pretty much the archetype of what classic rock could aspire towards.
Forgotten how much funk is in this album. I remember Q102 in Dallas playing Kasmir quite often. I would have had to have been slightly older to really enjoy this album at the time it came out. Having said that, it's an exceptionally well time tested work.
Amazing as always for LZ, but still very indulgent. Some perfect songs but then some that just go on for too long. 4.0
4 not the best LZ material
Wow. I had an actual vinyl copy of this, with the inner sleeve with the window people printed on it, in the late seventies. That's the sort of thing that didn't work well in the CD era and now, in the streaming era, it's not a thing. I liked the album more than I remember liking it.
*east village dive bar music
great album, mixing is really good a dnit has many classics
Very nice
Pretty good but WTF? Sounds exactly like Greta Van Fleet.
To sit with elders of the gentle race, this world has seldom seen, they talk of days for which they sit and wait and all will be revealed. Talk and song from tongues of lilting grace, whose sounds caress my ear but not a word I heard could I relate, the story was quite clear.
Legendary guitar, and iconic rock songs. Some tracks get a little too self indulgent to the point of getting boring tho and drag the album down.
Primero lo primero: Escucharlo de corrido fue una brutalidad para mi déficit de atención. Una vez dicho esto, es un disco maravilloso pero lo extenso me lo arruina. Quizá escucharlo haciendo pausas para simular el cambio de lado sea lo correcto y entonces mi experiencia sea mejor. "Arruina" es algo exagerado porque igual sigue siendo una maravilla. Me gustaron un poquito más las letras que hablan de la vida que las de que hablan amor. Se nota que es su sexto album en 6 años pero que se tomaron casi dos para sacarlo, aprovechando grabaciones viejas y sacando cosas nuevas. Básicamente hacen lo que quieren: un disco de 4 lados, 15 canciones? Hecho. Boogie con piano? Hecho? Page quiere tocar la guitarra como mandolina? Hecho. Todo pasa como quieren que pase, no hay nada que no sea intencional y están en plenitud de hacerlo. Songs: The Rover, In The Light, Ten Years Gone
I’m enjoying this more than the other album by them that I heard. It’s a little less hard to my ears, I guess. I actually like some of the songs.
I’ve always been torn about Led Zeppelin. Musically it’s great but his voice annoys me. At the time I would have thought this as a revolutionary.
Pretty good, as expected. Good to knead dough to.
I liked this album. I've heard Zep a million times but paid closer attention when listening to this album. Really clean rock band, and several songs I really like. Plant's singing can get a little monotonous, but all in all, I liked this.
Great album, only ever listened to greatest hits from them but thoroughly pleased with the deep cuts too.
Essential Zeppelin. Some epic masterpieces found on this album, that don't get enough recognition when compared to other LZ epics Highlights: -In My Time of Dying -Kashmir -Down By The Seaside -Ten Years Gone -Night Flight
Top album
I think Led Zeppelin are great, but for me they are just fine. I guess I like them, but not a band I go out of my way to listen to. I can't deny the greatness of this album though, it might just be because of how much Zeppelin I've heard over the years. Kashmir is a classic though. Jimmy Page is an awesome guitarist and Robert Plant has quite a unique voice. 3.5 up to 4.
3.666 | Disfruto mucho la música de Led Zeppelin pero siempre que pongo un disco completo de ellos termino por sentir que es demasiado largo y este no fue la excepción. De una por una, casi todas las rolas me encantan y tienen su parte increíble para disfrutar: ya sea la guitarra, la batería, la voz… pero con casi 90 minutos de eso, hacia el final del disco ya no estaba en mi mejor nivel de atención.
I'm a huge Zeppelin fan and have listened to this album multiple times. Probably my least favorite Zeppelin album.
Had never dived this deep into LZ Addie from Kashmir. Watched an interview with Kevin Parker the other day talking about John Bonham's drumming so was focused mostly on that. Good cooking music.
Zeppee
Solid offering from Zepp!
not their best album but still good
Some great hits, but not their best album for sure
Solid zep album. Hard to rate an album that has songs I’ve heard 100 times.
Pretty good album. Sounds like progressive rock. Recognized 2-3 songs. Never really listened to Led Zeppelin that much. Not bad for a boomer band.
What a band, bar for a five is really high loved it. The musicality is off the charts here. These guys are musicians of an unbelievable quality.
es buen albúm, previamente en favoritos, no es el mejor de la banda, 4 estrellas
Liked this one more than the early LZ - pleasantly surprised.
Classic, listen to again less distracted
Inte det bästa albumet av Led zeppelin men en klar 4.
Very good listen
Prometteur mais le manque de diversitay commence à me fatiguer
2/25 4.5/5. Amazing rock album. Standout Tracks: In My Time of Dying, Trampled Under Foot, Kashmir, In The Light, Down By The Seaside, The Wanton Song, Black Country Woman
This isn't their best but it's still led zep goodness. Goes too long tbh and some of the tracks jam out too much but it's still a solid 4/5.
starting my journey to avoid streaming and fearing the ai music everywhere (maddening!!!) I decided to give this project a try again. this album is nice and warm, very relaxing but not without it's sweet energy!
yeah, led zeppelin isn’t my fave but enjoyed a few of these! kashmir was a good time
Za duże stężenie tego zespołu w zbyt krótkim czasie, a dopiero chwilę temu pisałam co mam na ich temat do powiedzenia. Nic od zeszłego tygodnia się nie zmieniło, ta płyta nie naprawiła naszej relacji, wręcz zaliczamy kolejny spadek. Ale dobrze, może jeszcze przyjdzie na to czas.
Now that I've heard a few of their albums, I'm feeling more of a connoisseur than a LedZep fan. This probably isn't going to be my favorite of their albums, but it's on the upper half. I feel it's got more filler, and at just about an hour and a half in length, we definitely could've held that back for a collectors edition, bonus re release, or something. Maybe in 1975 this works different, being able to buy *one* record and having a LOT of heavy rock of above average quality. I can see the appeal, but by today's standards it's just constantly 'pretty good', and all it takes is the push of a button to find something that more strongly reaches my mood. 3.4/5
Physical Graffiti, dans sa globalité, ne m'anime pas comme les chansons que j'écoute m'animent. Je suis sûr qu'il est parfait en terme de composition, de production, etc... Mais il manque pour moi quelque chose pour que je puisse le réécouter un jour. Je n'ai pas connu Led Zeppelin et j'ai grandi à une époque dans laquelle les genres se mélangent, s'assemblent, se contredisent. Certaines de ces musiques, et je le ressens, ont été influencées par LZ dans leur processus et ça pourrait expliquer pourquoi je n'aime pas spécialement le produit de base mais plutôt ce qu'il devient par la suite. Pour résumer, je trouve l'album trop monotone dans ses propres influences et ses instruments ou mélodies, trop stable, trop peu polyvalent.
IMO the only LZ album worth listening to is LZ 4. At least that was always my opinion. I’d felt that they had some really cool songs, but were just too much for a full record. With that in mind, I groaned when this came up from the generator. I knew it eventually would. I decided the best way to listen was to break it in half. The first part was on my way to work and the second was on my way home. And that turned out to be a perfect plan. I didn’t really enjoy the morning listen all that much. It was just so…Led Zeppelin in all their 1970’s glory (that’s not a compliment). Kashmir was the only song I liked. But I was shocked at my reaction to the second half. It was kind of all over the place in style, and that made it way more enjoyable. There was still the bombast, but tempered with acoustic, boogie woogie, prog, and more. It felt way less Led Zeppelin and therefore more interesting to me. And while I’ve heard Down By the Seaside before, I never liked it this much. A bit of a pleasant surprise today.
I liked parts of this but it didn't need to be that long
Feels like sacrilege to give this a 3, given it has so many epic songs on it. But it is about 30 mins too long.
I love Led Zeppelin and LOVE this album cover. However, I struggled to really get into this album. Clearly the musicianship is there. However, it's such a long album and really more of a jam session for these guys. Too much brilliance crammed into one album. 15 songs at 1 hour 22 minutes is a lot to take in. There are strong points though. Houses of the Holy, Trampled Under Foot and Kashmir is a brilliant three song run in the album. The Wanton Song is fun but Black Country Woman might be the secret gem of this album. I give this album 3.5 stars.
This album continues to prop up my theory that double albums just shouldn't be a thing unless it's a solid concept front to back. Maybe my modern attention span is just fried. That said, some greats on here like Kashmir and Houses of the Holy. The Wanton Song has a cool beat/groove that was new to me too.
all in all pretty cool, has some bangers but sometimes it was too tiring for me
Notable Textzeile: Then, as it was, then again it will be And though the course may change sometimes Rivers always reach the sea Zu lang, in den Songs, im Gesamten. Die Riffs auch nicht so catchy wie sonst. Das ist okay. Aber ehrlich gesagt ist es einfach an mir vorbei gezogen, mit sehr wenigen Ausnahmen. Ich finde das braucht es jetzt nicht in dieser Liste wenn es einige weitere gibt, die sowohl im Gesamten als auch mit den Überhits stärker sind. Aber okok, briz, brm, drm, dram.
7.125
this is great stuff but I cant get through a whole album. Just too much rocking for too fucking long. But I can understand and acknowledge and appreciate that it's some of the best rocking of all time! Keep on rockin' no matter what I think, boys!
Besides Kashmir, this is really the first time listening to Physical Graffiti. As a two-discs album, it’s a pretty long one, clocking at 82 minutes, and at the end of it, I don’t know what to think about it. It’s clearly not as their I-IV run, which is I think is the best run by Zep. Many people have high praise for this album, but for me, it doesn’t strike as hard as the first four. They are in another direction, trying new sounds, arrangements. It has hard rock, prog rock and folk elements and it’s the first album with their new record company, Swan Song, after their run with Atlantic. It was a different type of listening experience for me. I’ve listened to it twice in a row, because it was a bit of a surprise at first, I didn’t know what to think. Kashmir is definitely the staple song, no question here, but there’s other gems, like Ten Years Gone and the Wanton Song, the closest to the early-Zep on this album. I can’t put 5 stars like many of the critics out there (and I’m not pretending to be one either), but it’s still a strong release for the British gang. 3,5/5, but I put 3 instead of 4 because I have more songs below the 3,5 threshold than above. It doesn’t grow on me. Maybe after a couple more spins, it can go up to a 4. Custard Pie : 4 The Rover : 3 In My Time of Dying : 3 House of the Holy : 4,5 Tampted Under Foot : 3,5 Kashmir : 5 In the Light : 4 Bron-Yr-Aur : 2 Down by the Seaside : 3 Ten Years Gone : 5 Night Flight : 3 The Wanton Song : 5 Boogie with Stu : 2,5 Back Country Woman : 2 Sick Again : 3
3.5
Not bad but pretty underwhelming for what I’m used to from led zeppelin
I'm not entirely sure, but I *think* this might have been one of possibly two Led Zeppelin albums that my older brother owned, which likely means that I've listened to it at least once, many decades ago. If so, I guess it didn't make as much of an impression as I thought it had when I saw what today's album offered up, as I didn't really recognize most of the tracks outside of their epic hits that fill up side two, namely "Houses of the holy", "Trampled under foot" and "Kashmir"; even "In my time of dying" didn't ring any bells, oddly, although I definitely recognized "Down by the seaside" and "Ten years gone", and of course "Boogie with Stu", although that's likely more from decades of classic rock radio. I've never been a huge Zeppelin fan, though, so I'm not all that surprised either. (Also a little disappointed to realize there's still another Zeppelin album awaiting us (III).) Regardless, I'm very torn about how to rate this album. I can see why Robert Plant declared this was his favorite Zeppelin album, and you certainly get a *lot* of pretty classic Zeppelin sounds over the course of an hour and a half. But I also feel like double albums have a pretty high bar for a good rating, as that's a lot of music to try to sustain high quality and creativity, and I don't feel like they really achieved that here. In fact, at times it almost felt like they were trying to sound like a Zeppelin version of the Rolling Stones, which isn't a great combination (especially given some of the limitations of Plant's style). And some songs like "The rover" felt like they were just rehashing a bunch of their favorite riffs all into one track. Of course, given that they went platinum eight times over in the US alone, I don't think all that many people shared (or share) my lack of enthusiasm. And it's hard to deny the sheer greatness of John Bonham's drumming.
I'd like to heavily paraphrase a recent artist I had on this list, Zepp contemporaries (and, yes, sometime imitators) Rush: "what you say about a band's double album is what you say about their discography." Take (arguably) the most famous double album of all time, The White Album. Brilliant, chock-full of bangers, and even the occasional foray into experimenting weirdness is mostly successful. See how that works? Double albums are never going to make fans of newbies. As far as I can tell (from my limited knowledge on the subject), double albums usually arrive at the end of a successful streak, mainly because a) that's when the record company finally lets a band do something as ambitious as a double album and b) no hot streak lasts forever and the band's last slew of good ideas is usually fully tapped in the double album. The Beatles are, of course, the exception here, but they did break up a couple albums later so not really. Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nine Inch Nails, Pink Floyd, Smashing Pumpkins, Arcade Fire, Zeppelin. All follow the rule. (Disclaimer that is NOT saying the artists didn't do anything worthwhile after their double albums, just that they never reached their pre-double album heights). So how do I feel about Physical Graffiti and thus Led Zeppelin's entire discography? Well, it's slightly above average, with some fun and thrills, but ultimately too samey for me to want to listen to the whole thing.
Not that into it not bad.
First time I’ve listened to Led Zeppelin by choice. The guitar tone and now the drum’s had been mic’d were excellent but not sure if I’ll come back to this.
Pretty good, but probably stolen
Is there anything more quintessentially Led Zeppelin than figuring out you’ve written too much material for a regular album and then, instead of cutting things down a bit so it’s a tight single album package, pulling all the off-cuts out the cupboards so you can fatten that bad boy up into a double album without any restriction or worry? I can’t be overly harsh because I think it’s a band of four (well three, I don’t really care for Robert Plant’s voice) talented people, with immeasurable influence on so many artists and songs I do like or even love, and the bones of their songs here are often good, and sometimes the whole song is even good and not blown out in length while being boring in execution, but it’s just… the whole thing is excess and indulgence in a way that doesn’t work for me and you lose sight of things you like the more you get weighed down with the rest of it. At a certain point, it’s like a more elaborate version of ambient music where it becomes a total wash and an hour and a half goes by and you have no idea what happened - except this time I wouldn’t come back to it, no matter the productivity benefits.
Never really listened to Led Zeppelin so going in fresh. First impressions: - Love the bass on Trampled Under Foot. Like I'm stomping down the street to settle some business. - In My Time of Dying is too long - Kashmir is obviously a classic and it's unfair but I feel like P Puffy Diddy Daddy has ruined it with his crap Godzilla tie in. 8+ mins is too long. - Bron-Yr-Aur is a lovely little instrumental to break up the 8 minute songs - Ten Years Gone feels quite blues, which I'm usually not too down for, and it pulls it off. Love the guitar on this. - Night Flight sounds like something The Who would pump out on My Generation so felt stale - The Wanton Song seems like they rehashed the riff from The Immigrant Song at first but enjoyed the twist after the 1 minute mark in the bridge. Didn't really get a feel for Custard House, In the Light, The Rover, Houses of the Holy, Down by the Seaside. 1 hour 22 mins always feels like a slog on the classic rock albums, especially when there are a few similar sounding tracks.
Really good of course. It’s Zeppelin. But this is one we could cut from the list, because other stronger albums are on the list. It’s a bit overstuffed. Like a lot of double albums it would have benefited from picking the best stuff
First Led Zeppelin album!! AHH exciting, I'm for now only a casual listener and looked forward to this album, but sad to say I really only like disc 1 , disc 2 felt a bit lacking compared to the start and also other great songs i know from the band. My standout songs are Custard Pie , House of the Holy, and Trampled under foot
My experience with Zeppelin was perhaps the opposite of most fans. I started with Houses of the Holy, and then went straight to THIS one - because, in the same vein of the Beatles' White Album, more Zep is better Zep, right? Er, maybe. As much as the band was proud of this effort, it's no longer my favorite album of theirs. The sound is great - I LOVE the dynamics, often "dirty" mix, and bedroom style recording on this. It's like they wanted to go back to their blues and folk roots with their first release on their own Swan Song label. In spite of John Paul Jones being burned out with all the constant touring, the band was able to hold together to record this. Their retreat in Bron-Yr-Aur, near Snowdonia, clearly made an impression on their songwriting - the songs explore more mystical themes and feel rustic and otherworldly at times. Page's guitar playing combined with Bonham's drumming is still intense and excellent here. This is particularly clear on songs such as "The Rover", "Ten Years Gone", "In the Light", the acoustic "Bron-Yr-Aur" and the unbelievably epic "Kashmir". I enjoy a lot of the rocking numbers such as "Trampled Under Foot" and "The Wonton Song" and even soft rock tracks such as "Down By the Seaside" but so much of it borders on typical hard rock from the 70s or vintage blues rock that doesn't really set them apart from other bands of the same time period. Take "Custard Pie", "Houses of the Holy", and "Night Flight". Great, fun tracks, but are they essential Zeppelin? This band was capable of more than simply generic 70s boogie rock and indeed, many of these tracks weren't even intended to be added to a single album release. About half of this, like the bore fests "Boogie with Stu" and "Black Country Woman", were recorded earlier and were added to this release as to Physical Graffiti became a longer effort than previously planned - hence, the double album format. For instance, do we really need an 11+ minute rendition of "In My Time of Dyin'" (which kicks ass at first, but overstays its welcome) or the long, droney spaciness of "In the Light"? For fanatics, or those that that saw them live, I can understand the appeal of such entries. But, as others have pointed out, there's a great short LP in here, and often it translates into typical bloated mid-70s rock of the time period that sorely needed trimming. Still iconic, but sort of the beginning of the end of this band. The label ended up being a headache to manage and the constant touring and increasing drug use wore out the band, culminating with Bonham's death in 1980. Lots of great tracks here, nevertheless - "Kashmir" in particular is a masterpiece of guitar/mellotron/string combo, and worth the price of admission. 3 stars. Post-script: Actually, I just realized that "Houses of the Holy" isn't even on this list!! I can't believe they opted for this album instead of that one. No "The Song Remains the Same"/"Rain Song" on this list is criminal.
A few all-timers can't make up for too many lacklustre efforts.
I didn't expect this to annoy me as much as it did. I like Led Zeppelin, particularly the first album. It struck me that they just sound tired in this though. Plant sounds like a gremlin, they're almost afraid to put him in front of the mix because I'm not really sure what he's doing can be called singing any more, more like talk-moaning while music plays. Bonham barely gets out of first gear, he's no where as dynamic as he is at his peak. Page is doing the same thing every song, it's just Blues scale riffs. JPJ is there? They just don't have the energy they had previously, I'm not feeling it in this one unfortunately.
Undeniably some great songs and they did a good job of perfecting their signature sound on this album. But for me, it was very long and had a lot of songs I could skip. It has high highs but low lows too. I understand why it is a classic. Top songs: In My Time of Dying, Houses of the Holy, Kashmir, Down By The Seaside
Custard pie Trampled under foot Down by the seaside
5/10
this was fine. Did not feel impassioned by it. 6/10
Definitely one of the albums. John bottom is a really really good drummer. I really enjoy a handful of songs on here, but just knowing how good Led Zeppelin is I know this isn’t one of my favorite albums by them. Still good.
Guitar good. In my time of dying carried imo.
I try so hard to enjoy LED Zeppelin, but I just can’t get over that awful squawking, moaning voice. The greatest rock band in history, ruined by horrible singing.
Bummer. This is another ill-fated choice to make a double album. The Wiki blurb is helpful here--they wrote 3 sides of music, then decided to throw in some chaff to make 4 rather than editing down to 2. Personally, I really wish they would have shrunk it down to a single album, but I guess this was a good business decision for them. It's never bad, it's just that you know Zeppelin can do better than some of the mediocre songs on here. 3.4
82 mins of Zep, ugh. Starts bad, easily the worse LZ I've heard so far on the list. Of course does sound better than most of the hard rock slop on the list. Some great things on here though. Might have been better off leaving side 4 blank. 3.5 rounded down Heard before? Some Owned: No, 101/380 (26%) Will I get: No
As much as I love the Zep, they don't really have the stylistic variation to sustain a double LP. Some really good tracks on here, but the project as a whole kinds just wears on and too much Robert Plant can kinda get to be a bad thing. I like my more concentrated doses of Led Zeppelin, thank you.
Not really my favorite zepp album, plants voice isn’t that pronounced. Guitar sounds amazing and Kashmir is a standout track
Gode greier, men det blir for mye jam-filler.
3/5
It was okay. I liked Kashmir best
Un buen de rolas que se alejan del sonido habitual de la banda, muy chido :D
08/03 Good album, but prefer Led Zepplin IV
We're back baby. First album after my holidays and what a banger. One of the Led Zeppelin albums I don't own (yet). It's heavier and a definite shift in tone from the earlier albums. It feels a bit more metal actually.
Estou até pensando em comprar a discografia do Led Zeppelin. Gostou muito, mas nunca ouvi seriamente álbum por álbum.
If this wasn’t a double album it would’ve been great
My dad played this album a lot when I was tiny, but I haven’t heard it in full in a very long time - probably well over twenty years. I also knew, all that nostalgia aside, that it had my favourite of Led Zeppelin’s songs on here, so I would enjoy listening to this at some level. The two big tracks are “Trampled Under Foot” and “Kashmir” for me, and they wipe the floor with everything else on this album. “Kashmir” is a masterpiece, that doesn’t sound over 50 years old. All of those mellotron layers by JPJ are incredible. “Trampled Under Foot” is my favourite Led Zep track and, as an adult, I realise it’s because I’m a sucker for a clavinet - so many of the brilliant funk and soul tracks I love so much are built on clavinet-based melodies and you do feel those influences on this track. I’ve also always had an extra soft spot for “Down by the Seaside - that middle section, in particular. Most of the rest of this album is just alright. It’s far too long and is obviously a bit of a wankfest for the Zep lads, where they throw every genre into a double-album. I certainly didn’t realise it was an album that was so keys-heavy, with the aforementioned clavinet and mellotron joining a synthesiser, piano, and organ at various points. Robert Plant’s vocals also start to grate after a while, and he’s not someone whose vocals I’m a fan of anyway. Over an hour of him is far too much. This is probably a 3.5* album for me, but I just don’t love it enough, or rate enough tracks too highly, to justify giving it 4*.
My Dad was big Led Zeppelin fan which meant I heard a lot of Robert Plant shouty-singing during my youth... however none of it actually stuck. I know he had Physical Graffiti but I can't remember that much about this at all (Kashmir excluded). This was sort of like a first listen. At first I liked the bones of the songs, but could have definitely lived without the extended jamming at the end. However I did really like In My Time Of Dying despite it being so long, and then I loved Houses Of The Holy (I mean, funky and the occasional use of a cowbell!), so I turned the corner after the first two tracks. I have to admit my attention did wander over the length of the album though, despite how varied it is. I like the vocals although it is quite a lot over a double album (he's very screechy), the guitar playing is obviously incredible, the drumming great: it's a very accomplished album. Ultimately, although I enjoyed it, it's just not entirely my thing. This is more a 3.5 for me to be honest but 4 seemed too high for my personal tastes, so 3/5
Good, not annoying.
i've never really been as big on the album as others seem to be. Idk I just feel like they could've left out most of disc 2 and it would've been an infinitely better album. Also for a good amount of the songs on here Plant sounds like he took a cheesegrater to his vocal cords. I'll still give it a decent rating though cause the good songs are pretty damn good
Im not a Led Zeppelin fan but I like some of their songs. The firts half is good for led zeppelin standard but the last like 5 songs are really not great.
it was okay hard rock makes me feel like georgie Cooper when i listen to it
spoko
Pas tres fan de hard rock
Good songs and the classic "Kashmir".
5/10 My least favorite Zeppelin album so far.
kyllähän täältä löytyy paljon klassikkoja, vaikka en vanha kuuntelija olekaan niin niitä tunnistaa. P-Diddyn come with me. Makee biisi näin oikeanakin versiona
A subdued good time. I wish the album was more like the back half! 3.75 rounded down to 3. Favorite tracks: Kashmir, In the Light, Bron-Yr-Aur, Ten Years Gone, The Wanton Song.
Only issue I got with this would be its length. Other than that this is really consistent and would listen again. 7/10
Um álbum que prende o ouvinte desde a primeira faixa. Com um riff hipnotizante e uma melodia que fica no ouvido, Custard Pie é certamente uma música que fica na memória de quem ouve. Kashmir é certamente uma das melhores músicas do álbum, os instrumentos de orquestra acrescentam beleza á musica.
This album is good but man is it long
Up until now I havent bothered with Zepp much beyond their third and fourth albums, but this one was enjoyable. My big complaint is that this did not need to be a double album; I love my long prog rock jams but many of these songs could have their runtime cut in half with how repetitive the riffing gets. 7.5/10.
Een album waarbij je af en toe echt wel getrakteerd wordt op een lekker stukje bluesy, psychedelische rock. Maar ik zou mezelf niet zijn als ik niet zou klagen over het feit dat het een dubbel-album is. En die zijn, vrijwel altijd, te lang. Zo ook in dit geval. Het is te lang en het houdt m'n aandacht niet echt vast. Ondanks dat ik het dus zeker geen rotmuziek vind. M'n favoriete track is 'In My Time of Dying' en dat is track 3, daarna krijg je er nog 12. Het is af en toe wat te leeg, dan weer te langdradig. En de stem van meneer Plant heb ik en un momento dado ook wel gehoord merk ik. Als cijfer kom ik daardoor uit op een 3.
This is the second Led Zeppelin album I've listened to in full. While it certainly isn't bad, it is quite boring. The repetitiveness of the majority of the songs, combined with their extended runtimes, makes them drag-on; In My Time of Dying is the worst offender by far. The album as a whole feels bloated, which isn't helped by how frontloaded it is, leaving you wondering why you're still listening for most of the second disc. This is also an album where you can hear it's age, albums like In the Court of the Crimson King, Red, Dark Side of the Moon, and Aqualung, that came out around the same time or even before Physical Graffiti, just sound so much farther ahead. The highlight on this album is easily Kashmir. It is, like most songs on this album, long and repetitive, but it manages to avoid being boring by virtue of how good it is in every other aspect. It's age is also far less apparent than other songs on the album. Despite having it's moments, Physical Graffiti is dragged down by it's extended runtime and dated sound.
Great loved it
Listening session: july 11th, while getting ready in the morning Listened to before: no Thoughts: I like their other albums more, but it’s still Led Zeppelin so it’s nice to listen to Favourite tracks: The Rover, Ten Years Gone & The Wanton Song
The first (and last) album I bought new on cassette when it was released to be able to hear on my car’s player which all too soon chewed the tape up! Loved this at the time but I don’t really have the patience to hear it now. Haven’t heard it all the way through before today for decades. Too many tracks are stretched out beyond acceptable and more suited to a live performance. Happy now just to hear their “greatest hits” type stuff. A few of these tracks still qualify as these but there are much better Zeppelin albums. This is probably my least favourite now.
This is pure dad rock but certainly not bad. Personally I feel they are the most palatable of that era (and dare I say the ‘coolest’). Jimmy Page could absolutely write a killer riff and I kinda liked how there was a variety of rock styles, to some extent, across the record. His voice gets some getting used to, and man this album is tooooooooo long! Should have been two records or some of the song run times reduced. Especially as the two records seem so different- odd choice to make a double album. Stand outs on the first record are Houses of the Holy and Kashmir (COME WITH ME!!) The mega cheesy In the Light going into the rather lovely Bron-Yr-Aur was nice on record two.
I had a great time listening to Physical Graffiti. It's a long album, but it never felt like a chore because there's so much variety from one song to the next. Every track has its own personality, and the album constantly shifts between heavy blues rock, acoustic moments, and more experimental sounds without ever feeling unfocused. "Kashmir" completely lived up to its reputation. It's easily one of the most powerful songs on the album, with an unforgettable riff and an atmosphere that feels massive. I also loved "In My Time of Dying" for its raw energy and incredible musicianship, while songs like "Trampled Under Foot" and "Ten Years Gone" showed different sides of the band that kept the album fresh. One thing that impressed me most was how well the band worked together. Jimmy Page's guitar playing is phenomenal, but everyone gets their chance to shine. John Bonham's drumming is relentless, John Paul Jones adds so much depth with his bass and keyboards, and Robert Plant sounds confident and expressive throughout. Considering it's a double album, I expected there to be at least a few weak moments, but I honestly didn't find many. Even the songs that aren't as memorable on a first listen still contribute to the overall experience. It's the kind of album that feels like it has more to offer every time you come back to it. By the end, it was easy to see why so many people consider Physical Graffiti one of Led Zeppelin's greatest albums. It captures everything that made the band special—their power, creativity, and willingness to explore different musical styles. It's an album I'll definitely be returning to, and I can easily see it growing on me even more with each listen.
really enjoy when led zeppelin pulls away from their led zeppelinisms. ex. down by the seaside - being my favorite from here liked this more than their debut but im not drawn to their grandness i guess
The lush bluesy sprawling soundscapes almost make me forget how much I hate these 70s rock vocals. Love the guitar tones and vastly prefer Zeppelin to their counterparts of this era, but still sometimes a chore for the runtime on some of these tracks. I know all my reviews of this genre are sacrilegious, but it just isn't for me. Houses of the Holy, Kashmir, and Down by the Seaside were my favorite tracks. Also appreciated Bron-Yr-Aur to get a break from the vocals. -listened on Beach Trip 2026
A pretty good album, i liked Houses of the Holy and Kashmir the most.
Okayyy
- the way his voice contorts is so satisfying wtf - love the instrumentals but nothing lifechanging
8/10 por ser Led Zeppelin, buena vibra rockera, un poco muy viajero para mi mood de hoy
álbum correcto 8/10 puntos mas altos: Down by the Seaside - Kashmir - Night Flight - Sick Again tremenda portada y un ambiente en general muy lindo mg
This was a lot worse than the last LZ album we listened to. Nothing stuck out. We can call this Led Zlop. Favorite song was Ten Years Gone I guess
Alright vibe change from Johnny cash. Let's hear this. Not heard much of lz but really enjoy what I have heard. Ok I actually do really like this. I think they have a very good vibe. Similar to wolfmother for me. How long are these songs holy. Could've been a lot shorter ngl Favourite: Night Flight Least favourite: Black Country Woman
I have always been very vocal about my love of Led Zeppelin, and equally as vocal about the fact I think everything after Zeppelin IV sucks. When this came up as my next album I realized that I hadn't actually listened to it all the way through since I was in high school. I definitely think I have a better appreciation for it now, there are some songs on it I genuinely love (In My Time of Dying, Houses of Holy) and aren't overplayed like so many on these later records are (looking at you Trampled Under Foot and Kashmir. At the end of the day though, as a bass player it's difficult to dislike anything that features John Paul Jones.
3.5 typ, för lång
As a rule I do not like double albums, especially when (according to wikipedia) they made the choice to to stretch this out into a double with unreleased material There is a genuinely incredible ~9 or 10 song album in here (the stretch from Houses of the Holy to Ten Years Gone + The Wanton Song is great) but instead its 82 minutes long As far as rock goes there's a nice amount of variety, In the Light was a really pleasant surprise. Unfortunately the album still manages to drag a little
better than the other albums so far, but again not my cup of tea wish there was decimal ratings
Pretty great, not Zeppelin's best though
I was not as impressed with this album as with others from this artist
Robert Plant vocals...I can take or leave, but I enjoyed the album, with a couple exceptions. The length is too lonb a few fewer tracks could've been ok. But I do live the guitar jam moments. Saved some tracks. Does anyone else ever get to sing besides Plant??
3.5. Idk, too long and not very memorable to me. I think I judge it more harshly because of who it is.
They had me in the first half, but then this record just didn't end. For me this is a just play the highlights type of album.
Wasn't huge on this to be honest, I see the influence and significance but it felt a little repetitive. Some good bass parts but could've been better at times.
Couple zingers for sure.
stabil
it was fun, but not my fav
Led Zeppelin are understandably regarded as one of the all time great rock bands, but they do not have the versatility to be able to pull off a double album like this. Some of the songs here (the ones everyone knows like Kashmir, Houses of the Holy, and Trampled Under Foot) are excellent, but this album is nearly 90 minutes across 16 tracks. There is a fantastic single album in here somewhere, but there is also a lot of bloat. I will (as I always have) go back to some specific songs here but I am not likely to listen to this as an album again.
Was okay, a bit long. Black Country Woman could have been Jack White and I wouldn't have been the wiser.
Starts strong and sags a bit by the end.
its fine
really good when doing maths
Just don't get it.
Overhyped
It goes on and on, and all sounds the same. I can see the technical ability.
I liked it, but it was repeatable at some points and it tired me for that.
there's better Led Zep Would I listen again: a few tracks Deserves to be on this list: eh 3.4
I just don’t love Zeppelin. I like them, at the right time. Listen to them occasionally, own a few albums but don’t love them. Maybe it’s that 70s rock god thing, the little bit over blown and excessive that runs through them. What many see as powerful I find often heavy handed, stretching the blues too much into privilege ( they were when this was made) white man heavy rock. And though it launched a thousand imitators not the biggest fan of Plants voice. So this album is both a masterpiece to the fan and an overblown bloated self- indulgent 80 minutes to the punk ethic. And I had both views in the one day today, this morning had to turn of the turgid dinosaur music, this afternoon yeah got down with it. So got to go to the middle, 3 Star
Not the strongest album from this lot in my opinion. But, never too far away from a rumbling bass line or guitar solo, so not all bad.
It's alright, I just can't stand this type of vocals, I like the instrumentals though. Also feel like this album is way too long. It gets annoying after a while. Favorite track(s) The Rover
Favourite Songs: Down By The Seaside The Wanton Song
Just mentioned this in my last review 😂 we've got like 5 Zeppelin albums on this list. I get this is the double album but most of it is album cuts and B sides. It's good but it isn't needed as "Must listen" LZ1, 2, 4 and Houses of the Holy are all better than this one IMO. Still good but it's a 3
it was okay, but not I don't think I will re-listen it. it just was't the one for me.
The album was (unexpected) insanely chill to listen to. Most parts are incredibely instrumental, but I like that, cuz I'm more on the rnb music typa side. Vocals were fire too and blend in with the instrumenals perfectly. Altogether I'd say it is a good album, BUT the songs drag themselves slightly.
not as good as Joni Mitchell’s Blue
très cool mais je sais pas y'a un truc qui cloche, pas du tout touché par sa musique à led (en tout cas pas celles-ci)
I understand that it’s great and obviously some of the songs are very iconic like Kashmir but overall not totally my personal cup of tea
Incredibly mediocre and about 40 minutes too long
Need to sit with it more but it's cool. Doesn't set my ass on fire but it's fine
2026.05.27
Why is it the length of a feature film? Why did they bother to pad it out with outtakes from other recording sessions? I like Led Zeppelin, and Kashmir and Houses of the Holy are great tracks, but this is excessive
Hhh
Preferred the second disc to the first by a lot (even tho Kashmir is a tune). 2/5 for the first, 4/5 for the second. So… a 3!
This was tolerable.
A double album of Led Zeppelin sounds like hell, it wasn't that bad, but still not great. It mostly consists of original songs with some un-released outtakes that they possibly considered worthy enough to appear alongside original materiel. Just like other Zeppelin albums there's a lot of high-pitched "Baby's" and "Ohh" but not as much as other albums. Usually with double albums I usually say which side is my favourite and would keep if all other sides were deleted, in this case it would be Side D. This album has a lot more ominous vibes compared to their others, which I think is best done in the songs "Kashmir" and "In the Light." I think only III, IV and Houses of the Holy (album) are must-hears from the Zeppelin discography. This is a miss from me. Highlight Song/s: "Houses of the Holy" and "In the Light"
its kinda tuff
Number: 139 Date: 05/21/2026 Artist: Led Zeppelin Album: Physical Graffiti Year: 1975 Style: Hard Blues Rock Familiarity: Familiar (3) Rating: 3 Before: ======= This is my 2nd Led Zeppelin album. The first was Led Zeppelin IV. Looks like there's 3 more to go, and per my policy, at least 2 should not be here. During: ======= 3 Custard Pie 3 The Rover 3 In My Time Of Dying 3 Houses Of The Holy 4 Trampled Under Foot 5 Kashmir 4 In The Light 3 Bron-Yr-Aur 4 Down By The Seaside 3 Ten Years Gone 2 Night Flight 3 The Wanton Song 4 Boogie With Stu 3 Black Country Woman 3 Sick Again ----------------------------------------------------- 3.46 WEIGHTED AVERAGE (accounts for song lengths) After : ======= Well, this was a bit of grab bag. My favorite track by far is Kashmir, which I rated a 5 after a little debate. The rest were 3's and 4's, except for one 2. Looks like this album is widely regarded as the most complete Led Zeppelin album in terms of showcasing the full range of their music and I would rate it at the high end for suitability, except I don't think, as a whole, this album is that much better than some of the other music that was being made in 1975 or earlier. 3 my personal rating 3 suitability for this list 2 impact ----------------------------------------------- 2.7 composite rating
Ok ngl
First of all, this album is really cool and I like it a lot. First time I heard it I honestly hated sitting through it but I’m actually feeling it now returning after all this time. Ten years gone, In The Light, Kashmir, The Wanton Song, and Down by the seaside are all fire tracks and it is 100% a no skip album. the question is would I return for a relisten? and the answer to that would be maybe in awhile when I forget about it. Its just not one that I would constantly be listening to. Due to this I will be rating it a solid 4.
Some good tunes, some shite tunes, some tunes that wouldn’t seem to end. Complete mixed bag of an album but it was ok.
One of those albums where the highs are ridiculous, but it definitely drags in places. Some of the riffs are unreal and it’s got a dirty, heavy sound. Some songs are far too long. 3/5
its just fine, sounds like classic rock idk can't feel it, not my style
Its alright, the name carries a lot of weight but it does sound a bit like they wander off into unplanned jams and vocal safari's where Rob Plant just says the same word over and over again with varying degrees of passion. Kashmir though, is fire.
Me gusta mucho la instrumentación de Led Zeppelin, pero las letras nunca son tan relevantes y se pierden.
Great instrumentals and some individual high points but the back half drags a bit.
некоторые знакомые рифы и тут базовый рокнрол, такое мне неинтересно
I don’t hate this at all. It’s just a bit intense and there’s really quite a lot of it. And I find it all a bit too much. It’s very much classic Led Zeppelin of course, and there’s nothing wrong with that in smaller doses.
Best Song: Bron-Y-Aur. Maybe I wouldn't feel this the next time I listen to the album, but something about the quiet guitar work stuck out for me. Worst Song: Boogie With Stu. Feels like this was an easily cuttable track. Overall: Even "bad" Zeppelin is still pretty good music. The album is a bit overlong, but I actually found myself more enjoying the latter half, in which it felt like they leaned harder into the blues and folk sides more.
Led Zep VI, a little bloated, some tracks could have been culled. Kashmir and Black Country Woman are outstanding though.
Kashmir is a banger, but everything else felt somewhat forgetable
Creo que le doy 3 estrellas por el simple hecho de ser Led Zeppelin. El álbum me gustó dentro de todo, no es que no. Pero no sé.
Didn’t finish but it was okay. Not a fan of dad rock
I don't consider myself a HUGE Led Zeppelin fab but do appreciate their talent a lot. A lot of this album didn't quite hit the mark for me, I generally prefer their earlier stuff. This does have Kashmir one of their biggest songs however. Some good picks here: In My Time of Dying, In The Light.
Definitely starts dragging by the end, where we get crap like "Boogie With Stu," but also has the best Led Zeppelin song, "Ten Years Gone," and lots of other highlights.
Best Songs: In my time of dying Kashmir
a few bangers. probably a grower
I mean, it's definitely Led Zeppelin. I'm enjoying the album but I'm not feeling anything new from it. I don't know why LZ is featured in this list so many times. They're good, but there's only so many times you can appreciate their music.
I like Led Zeppelin. This is ok.
Hot take, men detta är ett 3/5 album. Börjar starkt men sen tappar det snabbt tyvärr
j'ai un peu la flemme de finir j'avoue. je vois que c'est un bon album mais ça me touche pas
significant 70's rock album which set the scene for many bands to follow
Light 3,5
Some good stuff on here but it was a bit of a slog to get through 3
few nice songs on disc two, good riffs on kashmir and trampled underfoot but have heard plenty of times before. very long songs could be good to add to TND
Couple of stand out songs, but the album was long and I think the style sounds repetitive due to the length. Interested in other Led Zeppelin cds
Went in super excited. Good, but man those songs drag on. Kashmir still hits.
...and my led zeppelin albums ends here. 3.5/5
3/5
Good. You know what? Better than good - Good enough. Don’t know if it’s 16 platinum in the steaming era; I get why it’s huge tho. Well produced, pumpy fun rock from trivia’s favorite English rock band, The Yardbirds
Undeniably some great tracks on this here album. Nostalgia itself will increase my rating. But after a while, Led Zeppelin songs start to wear on me, instead of vibe through me.
Many classic songs you’ve already heard and some blues inspired tracks that are suitable for bathtub with a joint and a beer, Can’t give it higher than a 4 because it’s low key played out for me personally and perhaps my tastes have changed over the years, a shrewder producer would have cut a few tracks to tighten things up a bit, but does it really matter… nah
Love Zeppelin albums, while great a bit mid by their standards
Imo, perhaps their best? 'Kashmir' is a really good track, but I find myself losing interest in a whole album. For me, the ultimate 'best of' band. Heard before ✅️ Listened this time ✅️ Revisit 🫳 ★★★☆☆ (6/10) Total reviewed : 293 Already owned : 67 Purchased : 15 To buy : 3 Nope : 208
7.5/10
D:
3.5/5
I enjoyed the rawness of the music
need to return to, enjoyed a few songs on the second half, maybe not my jam
I, III, and this one have a problem of being boring. if i were to describe what this sounds like, it would be “waiting for something that never arrives,” and I can’t tell if that something is the end of the album or some killer song. its pretty boring. there’s definitely some good songs on here (fav: trampled under foot) but they’re spaced too far apart. this album shouldn’t have been a double, in my opinion. would’ve saved me some time and been much better.
280/1001 Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti Heard before? ✅ Revisit? ❓ In all honesty, this will never be the Zep album I would instantly gravitate towards and whilst I did enjoy it, I'd choose to listen to others by them over this.
Not my style but nice.
Takes me back to listening to 8-tracks as a child…cruising with high school friends on the way to mountain camping trips.
I was looking forward to listening to Led Zeppelin as I had heard a lot of good about them. This album started off great, but by the end i was waiting for it to finish. The last couple of songs didn't do it for me and i was phasing out of actually listening to some of them. Still the first half was great with different musical styles across the different tracks. I'll give this a 3/5 but it could easily have been a 4. Custard Pie 7 The Rover 8 In my time of dying 6 Houses of the Holy 6 Trampled Under Foot 5 Kashmir 8 In the Light 5 Bron-Yr-Aur 2 Down by the Seaside 7 Ten Years Gone 7 Night Flight 5 The Wanton Song 3 Boogie with Stu 3 Black Country Woman 4 Sick Again 4
no me pegué
Très diversifié !
Clear top 10 tracks in here, but I'm not sure I needed/wanted the room of a double LP. Things get muddled.
2nd Led Zeppelin in a month. Still not a huge fan. I liked 'Kashmir' and 'The Wanton Song'. And generally like the riffs but I still can't get used to certain elements of singing "Oh Baby" or "Hey Mama".
I'm not sure if this was better or worse than the last Led Zeppelin album we listened to, but it was still solid. I also don't know if it needed to be as long as it was, I would have to listen again to remember specific track names, but I think they could've left a few out. Kashmir is a legendary song, but did it need to be eight minutes? it just repeats the same three sections and then fades out. On the other hand, the long track list helped them flesh out some more variety, and I was a little bit, surprised by the versatility of styles. There was some diverse instrumentation, like the infamous strings and horns on Kashmir, and Mandolin on "boogie with stu." I think my favorite part of Led Zeppelin is the delicious syncopation, much of which is likely thanks to the legendary drummer; the way the drums intertwine with the guitar lick is always very satisfying. Like on Houses of the Holy for example, which was probably my favorite track. I also liked the following track, and Down by the Seaside.
82 minutes of Led Zeppelin? That's a lot of Led Zeppelin (and a lot of YouTube commercials to skip), and I'm not particularly inclined to listen a 2nd time, even though I'll admit that my attention wandered a bit, the first time. I generally liked this, and recognized a few of the songs -- most prominently Kashmir, which I do like. I think I'll give this 3 stars and be done. I don't hate Robert Plant's singing as much as I did when I was younger, but I still don't love it, so, anyway, yeah, 3 stars it is. I also suspect that if I listened again, I'd confirm my suspicion that a significant chunk of the songs (almost half?) are kinda meh (uninspired, not that interesting), so maybe it could have been a 4-star single album, instead of a 3-star double album.
J'adore Led Zep mais c'est peut-être pas leur album qui m'a le plus marqué
Pas trop ma came
I enjoyed side 2, downloaded a couple of trax, starting to get into LZ!
Going into this album i really didn’t think i would like any song (this type of music really isn’t my vibe) but i am pleased to say that i have added a few songs into my playlist. who ever the guitarist is shoutout. that’s all i can say. Solid first listen and first album to kickstart my 1001 album journey
while it's not my favorite Zeppelin album, its still pretty good. my one critique is that it's too long and probably could have pared it down to a single album.
I like the raw energy and unique sound, but most songs are very similar except the hits
No es mi género pero no se me hizo pesada la escucha.
An album that shows some of Led Zeppelin’s good qualities, but also what I dislike about them. It’s all very well performed, and they show their knack for making a great, dramatic song on Kashmir and a shorter, punchier song on Houses of the Holy. But I feel like individual songs and the album overall drag on too long. On a great song like Kashmir a longer run time is fine, but on less special tracks it feels a bit self-indulgent.
I really like the guitar riff, but it might lack originality.
Dad rock
In My Time of Dying dragged this on, but generally I felt this went too long. Skewed by being a kind of music I don’t tend to grooving out to. 3/5 overall. Would listen to if it’s on, but wouldn’t go and turn it on myself.
it was cool and i liked it but not sing-along-able for me. 6/10
It was alright, ive listened to it before and while i think its a wonderful album its not my vibe
pretty standard rock album. bet this blew people's minds back in the 70's
2nd time around, still a three
Perfectly fine. Probably not one of the best double albums ever.
Maybe I am not spending enough time with each album, but most that I’ve never heard before are just average. 3 stars.
There's some ok stuff on here, but it's punishingly long and I got bored. I completely tuned out at points. As an album, it's fine. 2 would be harsh but 3 seems generous
Okay
Rv
Im sorry but wake up people! These guys are just fine.
See the influence but doesn’t move me
A solid album by Led Zep is still pretty good. Although shouldn’t the song “Houses of the Holy” been on a different album?
Led Zeppelin’s Physical Graffiti is one of those albums whose reputation almost precedes the music itself. It’s sprawling, ambitious, and undeniably significant—an artifact of a band at the height of its creative and commercial power. But it’s also a record that, for me, functions more as a cornerstone of a well‑rounded collection than as something I regularly spin. What makes Physical Graffiti compelling is its sheer range. The band stretches out stylistically: the sinewy funk of “Trampled Under Foot,” the atmospheric sprawl of “Kashmir,” the acoustic detours, the blues workouts, the hard‑rock swagger. It’s a double album that feels like a snapshot of everything Zeppelin could do, and that breadth is part of its historical weight. At the same time, that expansiveness is also why I don’t return to it often. The album’s length and uneven pacing make it feel more like a curated archive than a cohesive statement. There are brilliant peaks, but also stretches that feel like they’re there because the band had the space to fill. It’s a record I respect more than I love—an album I’m glad to own because it represents a pivotal moment in rock history, even if it’s not the one I instinctively reach for when I want to hear Zeppelin. Final Score: 3 out of 5 (would go 3.5 if I could) A must‑have for the shelf, but not a frequent flyer in my rotation.
So surprised that I only know one song on a Led Zeppelin double album. 🤷🏻♀️
This feels like the most generic Zeppelin album. Each of their numbered albums had its own vibe, and I liked that even if I didn't always love the specific outcome. But this album is the "Zeppelin sound" - elevated rock and roll, interesting instrumentation, killer riffs, soaring vocals. It's great stuff, I just (as always) wish it sounded bigger. All their albums sound to varying degrees like they were recorded on a dictaphone, and it just always prevents me truly enjoying them.
Wel oké
I am not a hard rock fan. Old and a little bit boring for me.
Hadn't listened to this album yet. For me a dissappointment. Expected more from Led Zeppelin.
Not as solid as Zeppelin III or IV. But still good. Probably could have cut it down a bit for better overall album
This album was... lengthy and a little rough around the edges. Other Zeppelin albums we've had have felt crisp musically, but the mess was m e s s y in this one. It was cacophonous at times, and not in an enjoyable way. There were some wonderful tracks with the standout being, of course, "Kashmir" but overall these didn't redeem the album as a whole for me.
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This album gets weaker with every side. The first is very strong, containing the band's best horny jam, an extended blues epic, and my favorite Zeppelin song, "The Rover," which is smoother and hookier than a lot of the band's work. The second side is nearly as strong. For me, the dirty funk rock "Trampled Under Foot" is the highlight. Side three ventures into prog rock territory, and while some songs like "In the Light" are interesting I feel this is where the album starts to run low on ideas. The entire fourth side could have been cut. It's not bad necessarily - outside of the lyrics on "Sick Again" - but it does nothing the band hadn't done better before. Put it all together and this feels overstuffed despite containing much of the band's best work. A trimmed down version would be a masterpiece.
ok
3,5
fun bebop
I have listened to this twice now, and very objectively the second time. It is a genre/style of rock that generally does nothing for me. Musically it is very good, but not really my thing. there were elements of "in my time of dying" that i like but It all got lost in this grandiose peacocking that I do not like about classic rock. Kashmir was ok, a bit repetitive. In the light was ok. Down by the seaside and Ten Years gone and night flight had a nice bit of variation and was more chilled and less ostentatious Overall, it was ok, but still not my favourite style of rock music. Ten Years Gone was by far the standout track. 3 stars
I’m not sure if I like this. I’m a fan of the blues rock of I and II and I also love IV. I know these songs but the never hit me like the other stuff. On “houses of the holy”. I think this song was just over played. I’m realizing I know songs but not song titles. This album is ok. The light is so long a song I think I’ve thought it was three different songs depending where it was when I turned on the radio. 😂 Ok, so far “night flight” is the first song I hadn’t heard before. I’m still surprised how many songs I’ve heard and just don’t the name of. On the Wanton Song now. I think I like all these songs but not as an album. As an album it feels like it went on forever.
It was ok, liked one song for sure but the others were just ok - background music.
A bit disappointing 3/5
Yep, that's led zeppelin alright. Hard not to enjoy it, but nothing here that I hadn't heard already in their other albums we've had. I think I perhaps enjoyed this one the least of all the ones we've had. Still good though. Kashmir is pretty iconic...I actually thought wake up by ratm was sampling this riff, but apparently not, it's just very similar.... 3.5 but 3 as it was my least favourite of theirs
How many Led Zeppelin albums are on this list...
why do they think they can get away with more than two 5+mins songs overall a pretty decent album, obv loved the instrumentals, pretty basic divorced dad rock album lowk, they shld make the ratings out of 10 and add halfs
Weird to say, but a lot of this album felt like a slog. Probably won't ever listen to this full album again, but there's definitely some standout tracks that I'd happily put on.
en écoutant l'album à matin je me suis demandé pourquoi je l'avais pas écouté plus souvent que ça, pis après j'ai SUBI les quarante longues minutes qui suivent Kashmir. j'ai dû réécouter la première moitié une coupe de fois aujourd'hui pour me rappeler que c'est actually un pas pire album parce que je m'en allais mettre un deux étoiles généreux. chanson préférée : In My Time of Dying mentions honorables : Jimmy Page qui me féconde via that pre-chorus riff in The Rover #sexuel....... ; Robert Plant qui jouit à la fin de In My Time of Dying ; le boute de Kashmir with the strings and the WOUH-OUH-YEA-EE-YEAAAH
"Physical Graffiti" retains Led Zeppelin's characteristic feel and edge, but creates a grander production feel with this mix of rock genres. Superb performances from the drums and guitar in particular are mixed with some energetic beats, and the album is consistent, if not slightly lacking in creativity.
I'm a big fan of Zep and I think this one is probably non-essential. Kashmir carries this record, frankly, and 8 minutes out of an 80 minute double album is kind of frustrating. I never wanted to turn it off or skip to a different song, but I can't think of anything in particular I'd want to come back to for a fourth listen.
i like led zeppelin but holy hell this drags on for so long
Justo lo que necesitaba para volver en el colectivo después de las 18 hs. Esas guitarras y esa batería no dejaron espacio para ningún tipo de pensamiento ansioso. Realmente me desacostumbré a escuchar canciones que duran casi once minutos. Un viaje entero, desde Torcuato a Bella Vista. Nunca había escuchado este disco y es, para mí, completamente diferente a los que suelo escuchar de Led Zeppelin. Tal vez me falta escucharlo más para decir algo más objetivo, pero me gusta escribir solo desde mi perspectiva y sin saber absolutamente nada de música.