Reviews (page 6 of 13)
This was a hard album to review because I had more pleasant memories of this album than I originally thought. So despite being nostalgic for this album I think it’s not the complete perfection that is I-IV, but it’s so close to that level of quality that it deserves recognition for that. Really it’s just the side b is lacking. Side a is super iconic and all the parts of this album that are memorable and sadly the second half falls off a bit. Seriously it’s a stellar all time great rock album, it’s just not 1-4.
When I was young, I was lucky enough to see Paige and Plant. We had terrible tickets, and it wasn’t Zeppelin in full, but I wasn’t around to attend Zeppelin concerts. It felt like being amongst gods and the one thing I remember most clearly is one of those gods, Robert Plant, saying Kashmir was the best song they ever made. That song resides on this album so while this isn’t one of the core 4, and its honestly a bit bloated, it still has highs few bands can imagine.
Jimmy Page is such a great guitar player. His skill is fully on display on this album. I have never been a fan of their music but I know they are good. This album was a bit overlong. It could have done without the last few songs I believe. Kashmir is a huge song. But you could tell Jimmy Page wanted to play other stuff. There was a country style tune. But I know he played skiffle so it only makes sense. Page being a session player really shows his versatility when it comes to this album. I think this is a good album overall.
completamente torn porque quisiera darle 4 estrellas pero por el simple hecho de tener in the light quisiera darle 50 estrellas
No puedo creer que me eché una rola de 10 minutos que habla sobre yisus sin decir quita esa madre, sólo una banda muy papu pro puede lograr eso Nomás no le doy 5 porque está muy largo, pero woaos
Varmaankin taas olisi voinut olla yhtenä älppärinä parempi mutta ei tää huono oo! Korkealaatuista rokkia 4/5
Erinomainen levyhän se on, vaikka ehkä loppua kohti venähtää. Olisiko ollut parempi tehdä tuplan sijasta perus-LP? No, 4/5 joka tapauksessa!
Album on nüüdseks 50a vana ja ikka on siin plaadil väga uudset kõla, mida lihtsalt mujal ei leia. Tüübid olid ilmselgelt mingeid aineid tarvitanud terve oma muusikukarjääri jooksul, aga ma ei pahanda, sest tulemus on ju super. Pigem vähe selliseid hitte, mis jäävad kohe kõrva kummitama (nt Kashmir), ja rohkem huvitavat B-side laule. a ei teadnudki, et Led Zeppelin nii põneva saab olla. 4.3/5
Pretty good
Tuff, I liked Kashmir or whatever
Pretty standard Led Zeppelin affair
I LOVE some of these songs. Some of them are lirerally my jam
Very good album overall. First half was absolutely loaded. Second half didn't hit quite as hard, but was still pretty good.
Fantastic hard blues rock. Everything on here apart from The Rover was good-excellent. Standouts: Trampled Under Foot, Houses of the Holy, Kashmir, Night Flight, The Wanton Song
not my favorite led zep but still excellent
Thank you RNJesus, because without Kashmir I would still be trying to find that unbelievable riff ten years from now.
Kashmir, una locura In the light, fantástica Ten years gone, un clásico El resto de este álbum doble es buenísimo. Led Zeppelin es una banda que no escucho mucho pero cada vez que lo hago repito que es genial.
This is a great example of an incredible band in the later years of their discography. Some of the best songs they’ve ever performed are on this album, with Houses of the Holy being a highlight, but there’s also some real slogs here. In My Time of Dying is the perfect example of this, at nearly 12 minutes long and providing about 3 minutes of actual content. When the guys lean into their funk influences and do some more interesting things this album shines, but when they use the rock crutch it really meanders. Lucky for them, their skill shows in every single song so even the worst songs are better than a lot of things that were coming out at the time.
- Very good guitar riffs - Surprised I've never listened to Led Zeppelin before - at least that I know of - I think my dad would like this music - Nevermind - I've heard Kashmir many, many times, through my dad - This is probably one of the first classic rock albums I've listened to fully - I enjoyed it! Like I said, the guitar in this album was amazing
Custard Pie - 5.5 Like the descriptions kind of say, very bouncy and full of sexual innuendos. It’s a vibe though. The guitar is obviously pronounced and steals the show The Rover - 8 These songs are way easier to listen to and have on. Even if I’m not totally locked in on them, they are still a fun listen. The guitar in this one is funkyyyy I love it. I’ll probably add this one tbh. This is a good vibe. Talking about roving around to find this great lover that maybe isn’t always so good, but he can’t help it. In My Time of Dying - 7.5 11 minutes Not loving that off rip before I even listen to it. So this one is kind of a cover? Bob Dylan and Willie Johnson have recorded this before. It has a very gospel feel like it probably would have had in 1927 (Johnson). I like the way these guys play their instruments. Even if the vocal isn’t something I typically follow along with, this guitar and bassline is insane. Yea you can tell they just had fun and went crazy on this one. Is a good song, I will prob not relisten too too much. I just can’t invest for thissss long of a song. The outro is kind of going crazy though. I like all of the changes within the 11 minutes to keep it somewhat fresh. Is he “dying” at the end here, kind of feel like he is lol. I want to listen to the Dylan version now cause ik it’s going to sound sooo different. “cough” HAHAHAH. Houses of the Holy - 8.5 I like the rhythm in this one. I’ll prob add this one too. Houses of the Holy being their shows and how their music can make other people feel. Solid song with a solid vibe. I like. Trampled Under Foot - 8 Car sex innuendos niceee. It’s SO bluesy though which I like. It’s nothing too complex or hard to grasp. The verses are filled with innuendos then the refrain switches to “talking about love” explicitly telling us what he’s talking about. The keyssss on this one. Funky and bluesy and great. Kashmir - 6.5 Something is sounding super familiar with these strings in the beginning. This one is POPULAR popular though so maybe I’ve heard it. The horns sound super powerful. I see why it’s popular, its just long asf. In the Light - 7 This synth kind of sounds like a bagpipe (complimentary), what a funky sounding instrumental. I feel like they are WAY more experimental than I gave them credit for, and it all mostly works? Like they aren’t just farting around, they have a pulse on what is going to sound and portray their vibe well. Idk I feel the pull to relisten to this again, but it may be a grower for me. I like the last chord progression to that high note. Catchy. Bron-Yr-Aur - instrumental It’s so soft and gentle and acoustic?? I fuck with that contrast. Has a very emotional melody too, like there is something there By the Seaside - 7 This also has a gospel feel?? Maybe it’s just the keys. I like how different this is from the front half of the album. Like we were going crazy in the front half and now we’re relaxing. It’s full of imagery and has a chill vibe. I like. Ten Years Gone - 7.5 This one is good too. About juggling dreams and relationships and if you have to sacrifice one to have the other. It seems like he left this relationship to chase his dreams cause he’s remembering how things were, but he had to do it I guess as he says he been gone for ten years now and he might’ve seen her for the first time in awhile. Night Flight - 6 A Vietnam war song. The bridge slaps. Kind of forgettable in this lineup of songs, but is no way a bad song. The Wanton Song - 7 Fire riff and guitar hook (of course). Yea that one was good. Boogie with Stu - 8 Who is Stu? Okay blues. Like this is was I mean about them being experimental in a way I was not familiar with. Playing on an out-of-tine piano? I love the vibe. I love how different this is from what you would typically associate with LD. This one is on the lower rated side of this album, but I fuck with it and am prob going to add it to the playlist hehe. Way to go Stu Black Country Woman - 6.5 Love the backbeat and meaty rhythm here with that bluesy flare. I’m kind of confused about the title. I like how the last line of each verse comes back with this bite to it. Harmonica soloooo yes. Solid percussion in this track, more pronounced than I’ve noticed in other songs. Sick Again - 7 Ahh life of a groupie. I wonder what it was like to be a groupie in the 70s and 80s cause it had to have been a TIME. Maybe not as hard hitting or powerful as the other tracks, but this is still a great song. I don’t think I disliked a single on this album. I like how I got to know more about this band and there is an easy to follow through-line. A great introduction in LD in my opinion as this fully subverts my initial thoughts about them. They are experimental in such a smart way. They sound great and take perfect risks. This album makes me want to listen to it again as well as explore other LD, I can feel some tracks growing me for sure. There is so much character and story with intentionality with this band and I heavily fuck with it. This has easily been the best surprise of this whole thing so far. I still hate that the one song was 11 minutes long as that was insane.
Classic. Forgot about it. Well written beginning to end. Strong riffs, lyrics, song structure
Tad long, not many memorable songs, but still pretty good
Good record love trampled under foot
I have been familiar with their music since I was a kid. While certain songs have been in the rotation occasionally since then, I don’t know that I had ever actually sat and listened to this album. I was totally blown away. This entire album is so good, and is going to become a regular listen now.
Enjoyed learning about the ad hoc way the songs came to be on the album - some new, some leftovers from prior albums. Adds to the eclectic feel. Some songs feel spacey or ethereal. Others feel rooted and organic. The album cover is also very cool, especially the insert that fills in the windows.
Had only heard a few songs before, was surprised by how varied the styles were
I grew up listening to Led Zeppelin. I have listen to several of their albums, but never this one. Kashmir is a masterpiece.
Bangers on this album, loved fleetwood mac before but glad to know that some of my fav songs were in this album :) Solid 8/10 - beautiful
3,5/5
Nicht ihr bestes
Absoluter Klassiker aber für 5 reicht es nicht ganz 4,4
Long
I’m kind of ashamed to say that I never gave this album a full deep dive listen until now. What I found is a record that is far better than I thought/assumed it was. I still stand by my original impressions from 20+ years ago that some of the outtake tracks are less than impressive, but as a whole, it’s a great album. The first LP is straight fire, front to back. Not a bad track. The second LP is where things start to unravel a bit, if you want to call it that. There are still some really good tracks, namely the ones that were recorded specifically for this album…but there’s some weird stuff as well. So it’s not a masterpiece, but it’s still I great double album. Which isn’t easy to do.
Really enjoying the vibe, but no really memorable moments other than Kashmir, solid album, maybe longer than it needed to be.
surprisingly sexy
The star of the show, of course, is John Bonham - driving and swinging and occasionally leaving a beautiful gap where you expect to hear a bomb drop. Great riffs, and stellar work from John Paul Jones in helping make everything swing and adding splendid counterpoints
Not my favorite Led Zeppelin album, but it still has the occasional song that touches me: Tramples Under the Foot, Kashmir, In the Light, etc.
Funkier Led Zeppelin. I love it
¿Qué puedo decir? Este disco a mi parecer es muy bueno. Tal vez no es su mejor álbum pero aún así logra hacerme rememorar momentos de mi infancia cuando apenas me estaba introduciendo al Rock y dónde los gemidos de Plant en The Rover y Kashimir me fascinaban, solo por eso le doy 4 estrellas.
Suffers from double album syndrome a bit, it is a new album + offcuts after all, but if this is the quality of a band's offcuts, what a band. Disc 1 is kind of unstoppable - ending with Trampled Underfoot and Kashmir was always going to be difficult to beat on Disc 2. So it sags a bit, but has highlights too and really picks up for Ten Years Gone, Night Flight and The Wanton Song. Not II or IV levels of perfection overall, but you could construct something pretty close out of the 15 songs here.
*Lots of great songs and a great classic rock album.
I’ve known a couple true-blue Zepheads in my life. LZ is one of those bands with fans who are so sincere and worshipful, their advocacy can be contagious. I have a few fond memories of these passionate folks walking me through some very cool stuff late at night in their rustic living rooms, empties and roaches littered all around us, them handpicking tracks and loving them so much I started loving them. While I’m no Zeppelin super-fan like them, I did love those nights. I bought a pretty sweet little box set of all the Zep albums on CD back in 95 and got pretty familiar with all of them. So Physical Graffiti. A pretty all-time-famous double album. Doubles tend to be describes as “sprawling”, and that certainly applies in this case. The key questions are: Are the songs good? And: Does the sprawl hang together as a unit? I will say there are some supreme favourite tracks on here, alongside a lot of forgettable music that tends to fade back to background. I think too inconsistent to hang together as a unit. But when the kick drum lands in Black Country Woman, it’s one of the best single moments the band ever had it the studio.
Almost every song on this album is a 5-8 minute long epic, but it doesn’t really feel like it. Like, yeah it’s probably too long at 90 minutes, but it’s Zeppelin, man. I don’t see any Led Zeppelin album dipping below a 4/5 for me, and this is no different. I love good rock and roll, what can i say?
Good rock classic, sort of flew over me as a whole experience rather than something to pick and choose particular gems from
Solid rock album. Not my favorite by LZ, but very well made and incredibly catchy songs. Kashmir is an all-timer.
👍
very fun and enjoyable. Some good tunes. Ik it’s the firsts ing but loved custard pie
Was a really enjoyable album, to me the guitars felt like they had a lot of similarities to zamrock- Ngozi family especially. There’s just something about those scream like guitar riffs. Um but all in all it was a great album and it inspired me to listen to more Led Zepplin
not my fav led zep but cmon
great album
Damn I'm finding it harder to find the time to get through this album list, and this was a long one! There was plenty here that I liked though, Kashmir being an obvious standout. While definitely self indulgent, there is of course massive musical talent here and although Zep aren't one of my absolute favourite rock bands, I always enjoy their stuff
An all time classic that still suffers from what many double albums of its era and beyond suffer from - some filler. Prune it down to 12-14 tracks and it'd be even better.
pretty good. listened to while reorganizing my room and was good background music. the guitar/base stood out the most and i really enjoyed it.
Liked it! Very beatles esque
My first time listening to an entire Led Zeppelin album. I enjoyed most of it and it would definitely grow on me with a few more play throughs. Kashmir is a cracking song.
Solides Album
I enjoyed Led Zeppelin II a lot more than I thought I would. This was more what I was expecting (a bit too long, basically), but the good bits are so good it pushes it up to four stars. However, before I accuse Led Zep of being predictable, I should say if you'd played me Down by the Seaside and asked me to guess who it was, I would have said Neil Young
80
One of my favorite bands, but this album is 6 songs too long. How’s this for a better track listing: 1. In the Light 2. Custard Pie 3. In My Time of Dying 4. Houses of the Holy 5. Trampled Under Foot 6. Down by the Seaside 7. Bron-Yr-Aur 8. Kashmir 9. The Wanton Song 10. Ten Years Gone
peak
Hell yeah
Not my favorite LZ album, but pretty great nonetheless :)
Leans maybe a little hard on the classic zep formula - loping bonham beat, an elevated blues riff, Robert Plant making up some cool sounding nonsense and singing the hell out of it, and JPJ doing that wizardry he does. Some real standouts, and innovation too, Kashmir perhaps the standoutest.
A little bit weaker than Led Zeppelin (the only one I've listened before this one, thanks to the list) but great as well
The first half of this album is coherent, and largely in keeping with what I think of as Led Zeppelin's sound. The second half is loose, in a really fun way. Some songs almost have a mid-90s dance/indie riff, there are more gentle arrangements. Kind of feels like their White Album in their willingness to play with expectation at that point in their career.
Oh boy, my first Led Zeppelin album the day after my first David Bowie album? Here goes nothing, I guess. No pressure... At first, my experience with Physical Graffiti was pretty similar to that of Sign o’ the Times and Station to Station – the songs definitely weren’t bad, but the weight of my expectations was working against the LP and I spent most of my listen thinking “Really? This is what people are all hyped up about?” When “Kashmir” came on though, something crazy happened – I immediately recognized that riff and locked in. After that point, it felt like Led Zeppelin had no interest in slowing down and I was stuck on the ride whether I wanted to be or not. Fortunately, I continued to enjoy the songs on Physical Graffiti’s second disc almost as much as “Kashmir,” with almost every track being a highlight for me (despite the disc’s constantly shifting sound/style). Even the weaker cuts weren’t bad – they just didn’t quite reach the same heights as the others. I’ll also admit that I ended up enjoying the first disc more after hearing the second (though my highlights remained the same). I almost feel like the discs should have been swapped, as “In the Light” would have made for a great introduction and “Kashmir” would have been an amazing closer to the album. Overall, Physical Graffiti is among the best “classic rock” Book Albums I’ve heard so far – it might be the only one that truly rivals Lynyrd Skynyrd’s sole entry and it easily surpasses anything I’ve listened to from Def Leppard or Van Halen. I’m quite excited to dig into the rest of Led Zeppelin’s material (particularly LZ4), considering this one has their LOWEST average rating! Highlights: Custard Pie, In My Time of Dying, Trampled Under Foot, Kashmir, In the Light, Down by the Seaside, Ten Years Gone, Night Flight, The Wanton Song, Boogie with Stu, Sick Again
“Kashmir” is a great song. Haven’t listened to this album yet, but Led Zeppelin IV is a great album, which I have on vinyl.
Five if it were shorter
Cool cool
This was good but could’ve been shorter
I liked it LOL
3.5 RYM
++: The Rover, In My Time of Dying, Houses of the Holy, Trampled Under Foot, Kashmir, In the Light, Born-Yr-Aur, Down by the Seaside, Ten Years Gone, Night Flight, The Wanton Song, Boogie with Stu, Black Country Woman, Sick Again +: Custard Pie 9,6/10
Side 1 of this album is on par with anything else Zeppelin ever did - In My Time of Dying is just a slide masterclass, and to have it culminate in the epically orchestrated Kashmir is awesome. I don't think this is a 5 as the rest of the album is a little less even, although it does still have great moments.
it's Led Zep
Of Zeppelin's "heavy hitters" (everything up to this album), honestly this is one of my "least" favorite of theirs, although that's not saying a ton since its still great. My only real complaint is the length of it. While nothing on it is bad or even just fine, its all great, sometimes you can have too much of a good thing, and it drags. Second half does change things up a bit with an extended string if chiller songs, so thats welcome, but still not enough to stop it from wearing me out by the end. As a side note, its kinda funny that while after this album is where Zeppelin kinda took a step back, they still managed to have my two favorite songs from them on those later albums (Fool in the Rain and Achilles Last Stand. Two killer Bonham tracks).
I’d always meant to listen to this and now I have. Not as good as the first four albums but a great record in its own right
I don't care for Led Zeppelin that much overall, but I recognise that Kashmir is a certified banger
I need to pace myself so I don't end up with 5 five-star LedZep albums
I wanted to like this more but it didn’t ‘arf go on….. I know going on is their thing but, as other reviewers have said, the first part is much better. Maybe they should have resisted including all of that previously unreleased material in order to make a double album.
Jag vet att anses vara en klassiker. Men jag tycker den är spretig och saknar låtar. Arren och insatserna är fantastiska men det räcker inte för toppbetyg. En fyra
I actually like this album by zeppelin a lot which is rare
If you like Led Zeppelin, this is a pretty rad album, but their style of rockin has always made me kind of tired. Generally, a good album, with the highlight being Kashmir, and then it kind of fizzling out. We need more songs with arabic motiffs!
It's good. Too long as all double albums are.
Fantastic album
I like it. I have heard dozens of times over the years. I just really like it. They just had such a good band. The drumming is good, the vocals are good, the guitars are good. It just all comes together in a nice way.
One of those albums that needs way more listening to fully appreciate
Makes for great driving music; the first half is definitely better than the second half. Kinda looses steam after Kashmir.
Bit of a surprise how much of this one I knew from it being played around me as a kid. A solid, enjoyable rock album!
A smorgasbord of Zeppelin tracks showcasing their variety and musical capabilities.
Gotta be Tad Kubler’s favorite Zep record. Side two is probably my favorite three in a row set of theirs, but you can tell on disc two how many old outtakes they wanted to shoehorn in to justify it as a double album. Side note: the first five songs make it clear that Zeppelin are so much better when they don’t fuck with druids
not my favorite Zeppelin, but still a good album
This was an ambitious album for the Zep, not to mention “experimental” considering their normal, hard rock sound. Normally when a band tries to challenge themselves to this extent, it ends in mixed results and mixed reviews, but with “Physical Graffiti” Zeppelin solidified themselves yet another essential record and a continuation as front runners of the Rock genre at a point well into their careers when most bands in their position would find themselves “selling out”. Much like KISS with their 1998 corporate cock sucking compact disc “Psycho Circus”. I would consider this to be LED Zeppelin’s most “mature” album in their discography. Not afraid to toss some curveballs at their fans while allowing the art to go in whatever direction it wants-naturally. Glad I got to revisit this in all its double album glory.
This is a classic rock / metal album. In a weird way, it works a good background / deep flow music for me.
Good, but lacked the hits of other Led Zeppelin albums. Still overall love the sound, and the haunting nature of Robert Plant’s voice. And Kashmir is an all timer, of course.
Fantastic album.
Physical Graffiti find Led Zeppelin at the height of their success and (maybe) their musicianship. But this album is also the beginning of the end of their creative streak. There are great songs on here, arguably some of the best they ever wrote, but the album is also bogged down by its excess.
I really like Zep, and while Physical Graffiti is not their best album, its still a great album. Really enjoyed the funky Trampled under foot, and ten years gone is one of my favourite Zeppelin songs. Really like the mix of different genres, but the album feels a bit long.
Led zep year!
Not a steaming hot take but Led Zep peaked at IV. Lots of good stuff here but doesn’t have the same brilliance overall.
7/10
Whoever doesn't like this album needs to get their ears checked. I was skeptical when I first heard LZ IV thinking they're overrated shams, but then I heard their first album which piqued my interests, and then this left me shocked at how great these guys are. To be honest, if they kept it a single album with the A and B sides, it would be one of the greatest albums of all time, but some filler gets in the way. Night Flight and Boogie with Stu being the biggest culprits. Still, the highlights outshine any dirt you find on this. Kashmir is the obvious highlight, but also Down by the Seaside is beautiful, Black Country Woman is a cool blues tune and In The Light feels like an ode to happiness. Pure swagger!
Really enjoyed this one. Lots of songs I really liked although definitely some I thought it could do without. Still manages to feel varied, although there are points where it feels like a little much of the same thing. Fav song: Houses of the Holy - also liked Kashmir and Ten Years Gone Least fav: Black Country Woman
Really like the cover art, Quite like most of the music, Kashmir is insanely nostalgic for me oddly, but it’s just quite long. Bit shorter and it’s fantastic. Specific rating - 4.3 Fav song - the wanton song Least fav- Bron- yr - Ar
I love me some ZePPeLiN. There are some powerhouse tunes on this one but there's a lot of filler as well. They had earned the power at this point to do whatever they wanted, I wish what they'd wanted to do was write a few more classics. That said, I still love it. As the sage Wayne Campbell once said, "I mean, Led Zeppelin didn't write tunes everybody liked. They left that to The Bee Gees..”
One of the cooler vinyl album covers I've seen. The outer case features the windows cut out, and each sleeve has a different cast of characters you can showcase peeking out of the windows.
Great record. Not top tier Zep for me imo but a fun, albeit too long, listen
A quality mix of songs and styles here, with the more progressive/psychadelic rock being the stand-outs. The more bluesy songs vary in quality, with some of them being a bit dull, and lacking in the same authenticity as some of the better songs
It’s Led Zeppelin what more could you want?
Led Zeppelin has never been my favorite, but I appreciate them. And this is a great album.
ok i fully forgot that i actually do know every song on this album. and it’s very very good, but it’s too long. the last three tracks could have been left off and then it would have been more or less a perfect record. alas… fav tracks: kashmir; trampled under foot; the houses of the holy; in my time of dying; down by the seaside; ten years gone
I enjoyed this a lot. I always like how much I can hear the blues influence on rock and roll in Led Zeppelin’s music; I feel like it’s an education on where the genre came from because you can so clearly hear the lineage (the rhythms of the main riffs in “Custard Pie” and “Boogie with Stu” in particular). I found this really engaging the whole time despite it being pretty long. Fav tracks: Custard Pie, Trampled Under Foot, Bron-Yr-Aur, Ten Years Gone
Heard this album so many times as a kid. It stands the test of time. Led Zeppelin explore their sound so much in this album and deliver songs that are groovy, some a little folksy, some hard af. It’s the range that sets them apart — and that they deliver so well in everything they do. The fact that the same band performs Kashmir and Down by the Seaside and then The Wanton Sobg in one album, and it all sounds so cohesive! Also had a fuckass day yesterday so it really hit to have this be the soundtrack.
Cerramos la semana con Led Zeppelin, puntualmente con un clásico de su discografía. Comienza a notarse a partir de éste álbum un cambio en la voz de Robert Plant, seguramente como fruto del no cuidado vocal de esos años, ya sea por consumos, ya sea por falta de técnicas preventivas. Al margen, es un gran trabajo de Led Zeppelin. Hasta el lunes, gente.
A classic.
Non è il mio album preferito del led zeppelin però è comunque un grande album.
There are some songs on here such as Custard Pie and Sick Again that are too sexually charged for my taste(I don't like these type of Zeppelin songs) but the rest of these songs are incredibly well written and have great, intricate creative storytelling that soars above and beyond what most rock bands have attempted.
It's Zeppelin. The bangers are there but not quite 5 stars
han ebe schono gern bier. ääh led zeppelin. custard pie tönt guet aber isch etz nüt meega speziells. the rover chli herter und bonham groove suuuper. in my time of dying SLAPPT INSANE. liebs houses of the holy kenni de isch soo heil ich halt als teenie glost. trampled under foot kenni? aber isches es cover? es tönt wie doobie brothers? KASHMIIIIR FUCK YES. ich hass die dudes sie sind so tuble aber ich lieb die dudes. has irgendwie scho so lang nüm ghört dasis andersch im chopf gha han. aber de song isch chrank guet. titel und melodie slightly orientalist aber fuuucking geil. de phaser uf de drums mann. in the light isch jo au de hammer de hani nöd kennt fuuuck. huere schöni giti melodie. bon yr aur isch de acoustic type aber mit halt stereo shit drin. down by the sesaside chli meh generisch chönt au en stones track sii oder so? nöd schlecht aber hittet halt nöd esoo fest. sehr happy. ten years gone au viel ruhiger, aber isch wenigstens e meeega cooli bridge wo d gitarrene soo warm töned. was het de jimmy alles für weirdi sache gmacht? und de JPJ isch am tschutte uf dem. he ich finds fast alles meeeega guet, zum teil chli filler tracks. und s isch afoch z lang eigentli. so sie hetted es paar chöne kicke und es 50 minute album mache. ich check dass z viel gueti tracks gha hend für es 40 minütigs album. aber jo 80 minute fülleds denn doch nöd mit premium material. nöd ihres beste aber das heisst bi zeppelin immerno es starchs vieri.
ohh das album hani glaub nie glost, finds so es cools cover! SOOO ENDLICH hmm die erste zwei lieder hani jz zwar cool und typisch led zeppelin gfunde aber böö au in my time of dying isch eaaasy aber 11 min? weissnichdigga bi trampled under foot erinneret mich d bassline ah superstition hahaha om JA KASHMIR voll vergesse AHH und songhoy blues hets coveret hahaha han denkt ich han auscho e anderi version glost nvm han die glaub nanie ghört hahahah in the light findi e suuper atmosphäre down by the seaside RIESE TAKTWECHSEL hmm es macht spass, es isch led zeppelin, aber eifach z lang und nüt megaaa speziells? hans gfühl sie sind au vill weniger unhinged als uf ältere albe isch vlt chli asi das mit anderne led zeppelin albe z vergliche aber jo EDIT 4 ICH HANS BEREUT
So many of my favorite tunes from this band - "In My Time of Dying", "Kashmir", "Houses of the Holy"...this album really shows off their stylistic range and their fantastical side.
Good album. I don't know what else to say, it's just some good old rock music.
Great guitar, great songs, not so great singing/voice
Almost top notch Zep. Kashmir is among my favorite hooks of all time. Much love ❤️
This might be my favorite Zeppelin album.
Outside of the hits, I don't know this era of LZ as well as the first 4 albums. Liked this a lot more than I expected. Still heavily blues based and continuing to expand and innovate on that sound, while maintaining an obvious reverence for it. Really liked the smattering of psych peeking out on here, especially heard on In The Light.
Pretty good, but kind of a mixed bag. Yes, Kashmir is still amazing. The song Ten Years Gone is an odd one because it has the biggest ratio of great riffs to meh song I can think of.
This has some really great Zeppelin songs and some pretty good ones. Not necessarily essential but I do dig it as a fan.
Wow. Maybe it's because I've been drinking, but this is actually great. For coming so late in Zeppelin's career, Physical Graffiti, made up of songs from various periods of their career, turns out to be their most listenable. Most of my complaints about LZ go out the window here. Most of their negative tendencies are gone, the songwriting is focused, the variety of songwriting is good, and even songs I though I disliked ("Kashmir") are brought to life in the context of Physical Graffiti.
Second Zeppelin album in a row and third double album during this experience. I think this is the best double album I've heard so far. It doesn't feel like its super long, even though its an almost an hour and a half. I think the first album is better than the second one but there aren't any songs I would get rid of to make this album better.
Nooit gedacht dat twee Led Zeppelin albums - vrij kort achter elkaar - zouden bevallen. Ik sta er vaak bij LZ hetzelfde in als jou, en kan me bij veel werk van ze echt vinden in je comments. Maar 'Physical Graffiti' slaat wel aan hier. Het was een hele zit, maar door de variatie in tracks was het geen zware bevalling. Tuurlijk zijn de ellelange hardrock ballades daar, maar de wat snellere songs zijn speels en zelfs zo nu en dan funky ('Trampled Under Foot'). Normaal heb ik bij LZ dat de nummers die me minder aan staan ook wel direct de ondergrens aantikken, maar de 'fillers' zijn eigenlijk allemaal wel behapbaar. Consistentie is key, en dat op een album van bijna anderhalf uur. Door de variatie en speelduur, met veel roots invloeden, moest ik vaak denken aan 'Exile On Main St.', wat natuurlijk een compliment is. Dit vond ook plaats rond dezelfde fase van de carrière. Maar nu is Keith Richards niet the star of the show, maar Jimmy Page. Ik snap de hype wel rond hem. Door hem was ik zelfs na een uur nog niet klaar met Robert Plant. 8,5/10 Highlights: The Rover Trampled Under Foot Kashmir Down by the Seaside Ten Years Gone
A double album in one day can be hard work, but the absolute top tier musicianship helped a lot.
Zeppelin's double album is double the fun. The innovators of heavy metal or hard rock, whichever moniker you prefer, are decidedly less in the mood to riff about medievalisms than they are to groove, funk, and activate that blues muscle that dips into gospel - 'It's got to be, it's got to be my Jesus' - while maintaining a fidelity to nightlife festivities and goofy relaxation. A track like 'Houses of the Holy,' which has the nominal makings of a weary trip into British lore, is nothing more than a warm invitational: 'So let me take you, let me take you to the movies.' Even 'Kashmir,' the hit featuring that slow and fertile drumming from Bonham, is somehow not the synthetic thing it could be. In short, no Zeppelin record makes me feel so good as it.
Now this is rock music
oh this is goated but sorry melon
This felt all over the place theme-wise, but I don't care, I really enjoyed this. I wasn't familiar with this album (outside of Kashmir) but I enjoyed every song. Just incredibly high quality everything... Drums, bass, guitar, vocals, production. The sound is amazing...I'm a fan!
Great, especially the first half, but as many double albums, it falls a bit flat in the second half.
Another banger.
Such a classic
Led Zeppelin is good. Groundbreaking.
Not my favorite from Led Zeppelin but still good
Custard Pie and Trampled Under Foot - love the hook and drumming. In My Time of Dying - love the riff. Kashmir - yet another great hook ruined by its use in uncool things being my introduction to it (if I try and forget that I've heard it for cheesy ads etc I can recognise it's good - wish I could apply this effectively for the Requiem for a Dream theme). Sexy song though. In The Light - great hooks in this. Love the nostalgic turn of the second half, leading in to the gorgeous folksy end. Boogie with Stu - blues not normally my thing but this was such an unexpected direction so was fun.
Gotta love some Zep. Lots of banger but it does drag on toward the end unfortunately.
Yup
One of the greatest bands ever
Lowkey epic.
Double album, leftovers, worked their craft Whole lotta love Houses of the holy Kashmir
This album is like ordering a 30” supreme pizza. At first you’re like fuck yeah, this pizza is delicious, but then 2 slices in you realize 30” is too much pizza. Physical Graffiti is, in fact, too much pizza.
This has some absolute classic tracks on it, but some of the others are skippable.
Every song feels crafted. Keeps you engaged with all the unique twists and turns in songs. Hadn't really listen to Led Zeppelin before this project but can definitely see why they are as loved as they are.
Pretty good for Leed Zeeplin
This is a hard one. I thin on an earlier review for a Led Zep album I said this was their best. I waa wrong. I forget about the second half because despite listening to this album a LOT I always forget half the second half as some of it is so forgettable. If they included only half the songs after Kashmir (Bron au Yr, Ten Years Gone, Sick Again) this would be a 5. Hell, probably if they stopped at Kashmir too. The Rover and In My Time are probably in the top 5 best Led Zep songs.
Ich mag so lange Alben nicht
Starts off with a run of worldies but loses steam a bit for me after that, still good though
Not the greatest Led Zeppelin album, in my opinion. But it is damn good.
One of their better albums. Some of the songs were really innovative for their time. Many others copied what was done on this album.
Kashmir remains one of the greatest songs of all time. Feel like some of these songs meander a bit, I’m not a big fan of them just fading out instead of actually ending. Feels like Zep doing prog rock and it definitely feels a bit more ambitious then even Led Zeppelin IV and houses of the holy.
Led Zeppelin, no hay mucho más que decir.
I forgot how good this album is. Holy mother. Added to Liked Songs: Custard Pie, The Rover, In My Time of Dying, Houses of the Holy, Trampled Under Foot, Kashmir, In the Light, Ten Years Gone, The Wanton Song, Boogie with Stu, Black Country Woman.
An album with Kashmir on it has to get a 4
Not my favorite Led Zeppelin album but still a banger
Come back to this later
I wasn't expecting it to be so... Funky!
brabo
One of the instances where to maintain artistic integrity Led Zeppelin put the songs on the album they wanted and then filled it with extras, and it works. Similar to the Beatles and Abbey Road side 2, Physical Graffiti's composure of some filler tracks right next to freaking KASHMIR just keeps the ship floating. John Bonham really shines on hear with his comoposition on tracks. 4/5
Trampled Under Foot is so good I almost started swinging
4 star
Lyssnat alldeles för lite på Led Zeppelin. När de är bra är det otrolig rivjärnsriv. Här får man väldigt mycket av det. Gillar att de inte går in i sina långa jam. Jimmy Paige med en av de skönare gitarrljuden man hört. En gnutta för lång men inget som skadar. Denna måste in i skivsamlingen!
I found this album much more enjoyable and approachable than the other two Led Zeppelin albums so far on this list. Very smooth and listenable.
Good
One of the best
this album is very good, it has something going on that really captures the essence of the 70's in terms of rock. I liked it but it also has some mid songs
80 minutes of Zeppelin deep cuts and Kashmir works for me. Bron-Yr-Aur is beautiful - I remember getting the tab for that in a guitar magazine long before I heard the song and even with my imperfect playing it was great just based on the sheet music. Some slogs for sure but they are solid slogs.
Great. But not my favorite Zeppelin album
# 104/1001. I thought I was going to listen to some Led Zep, which I didn't know so well beforehand (I have I, II and III in my shelf) but turns out I knew every song, and most of them are still bangers. Apparently my distraction from rock and blues and boogiewookiehonkytonk diddidii hasn't distracted me from this teenage favourite. The length is long, yes, but the material stays great apart from a song or two (jammings etc in the D side), and the talent is there. So, well, it still rocks.
very high energy
Like most double albums, it's a little bloated. I very much appreciate that they were trying a lot of different stuff in their later albums, but little of it is actually nearly as good to me as when they just allow themselves to be the Hammer of the Gods. And the God-Hammerin' on this album is great ("Trampled Under Foot" "Houses of the Holy" "The Wanton Song" "The Rover"), as is a lot of the blues-ier stuff ("Custard Pie"). It's a little too overstuffed to rank with their very best, but a great rock record by one of the great rock bands.
Loved the guitar. Listened before and after shooting a 78 at the Ranch so probably bumped the rating.
Fantastic and triumphant album all the way through.. Except for the intro to in the light is about a minute and a half too long. Would have been 5 stars otherwise. Pairs best with singing in the shower or air guitar.
I’m not saying anything that hasn’t been said before and said better. Led Zeppelin is one of the most solid rock and roll bands to ever exist. It’s like they captured lightning in a bottle with all of their individual talents coming together in an explosion of sound and style. No disrespect to Plant or Jones, but it sounds like a competition between Bonham and Page on who could ultimately sound the damn coolest. For me, they tied. Bonham’s percussion on this album blew my mind while Page’s guitar work blew up my skirt! Plant’s vocals are just the icing on the decadent, absolutely delicious cake.
A very strong collection of songs, it suffers from its own eclecticism
One of my favorite Zeppelin albums, but often overlooked.
A bit more simple than other zeppelin albums but great
Доведеться зруйнувати ідеальну оцінку від групи. Це безумовно хороший альбом, проте на мій смак з філерами. І особливо не чіпляє оця супер драматичність та епічність Kashmir з оркестровками.
Quality stuff. 4 stars. One new song added to favorites though. Already had Kashmir added Bron Yr Aur
It's not as strong as other Zeppelin albums, but it does have 3 good tracks: Houses of the Holy, Trampled Under Foot, Kashmir. Interesting that they are all bunched together in the early/middle as tracks 4-6. The rest of the album has the Zeppelin bluesy-rock sound, but the songs are "meh". It's still a 4, but just barely.
really dynamic stuff in this album, what a band
I'm a biased Led Zeppelin fan, I have every album downloaded to my phone, and consider them all to be mostly no-skip albums. However, PG is one of the weaker entries, despite hits like Kashmir, so it would be unfair to call it a 5.
Overall, solid album. Very blues driven. Can’t go wrong with LZ. Fave song was Bron-Yr-Aur, the instrumental was nice!
I loved the creativity of the sound, especially for it's time. Definitely making waves. It was surprisingly lengthy. I would definitely classify it as relaxing enough to listen to while studying or just vibin'.
nothing crazy good but good to chill out to if you’re in a zeppelin mood
Album No. 0009 on my list. I’ve listened to some of the songs before (if anybody has ever listened to Led Zeppelin, it’s hard not to have listened to “Kashmir”, but I knew some of the other songs before). After listening to the album in full, I gotta say it’s pretty good! Solid hard rock, but a little more relaxed and tame than the previous Led Zeppelin albums. Cool guitar parts, cool lyrics, some very nice drumming by Bonham! I’ve found that beyond “Kashmir”, there are not too many outstanding all time favorites on here for me, but there are still plenty of other good songs and all in all this is a very good album - 4/5 stars!
Doesn't hit nearly as hard as it once did. Amazing album but wtf. Am I spoiled? Felt bored most of the time. Picked up a bit at the end and on the second listen. I think anytime I listen to Zeppelin I just want it to be as hard and raw as 1 and I'm not completely stroked to max satisfaction. Fav track- in my time of dying The wanton song
most of the songs are very similar
High 4, close to being a 5 but not quite. Most of the album was terrific, but the last 3 songs were kinda mid and tonally different than the rest of the album. It also made the album longer than it needed to be, and man that was a long album. Fave song: In My Time of Dying Honorable Mention: Kashmir
Incredible music but second half clearly not as good as the first. Favourite Song: Kashmir Honourable Mention: In My Time of Dying
Really good album, "Kashmir" and "in my time of dying" are incredible. giving this a 4 for now but may come back and change to a 5 after letting it simmer for a bit
I had never listened to a Led Zepplin album before, but I am glad I did. This was a massive double album and not a bad song on it.
This album had Kashmir. While I don't typically love long songs I did feel like these were easier to absorb.
Some of their most interesting and experimental work included (“Kashmir” and “In the Light” to name two giants) but very shaggy as a unit. Which makes sense since it’s both a new studio album and a collection of outtakes smashed together. I also think by the time you get to ‘75, Zeppelin’s iconic riff ratio takes a slight dip, but they’re still mainly on the mark.
Though the last few songs are a bit weak it is still a banger of an album
It is bloated. A double album always seems either an extravagance or a lack of a good production team who were willing to whittle it down to an appropriate number of tracks. The guitar seems to be grooving very nicely in the first half and, as some other reviews seem to have noted, became less enamouring in the last portions. Still, it's Zeppelin.
This would likely get 5 stars if LZ III & IV didn't exist.
legendary
Based on the way my dad thinks of and remembers his experience with Led Zeppelin, I was sure that nobody really cared about their output after the untitled album. I thought it was universally considered to be less popular and less significant than their earlier work. I remember once hearing him actually claim Kashmir was not a good song and being shocked. My suspicions started there. I see now that he is officially wrong about their later work being insignificant. I got this album and then happened to see Danny Carey call it his favorite LZ album. I didn't know Trampled Under Foot and Kashmir were from this album. It's confusing that Houses of the Holy is from this album and not the one before. It's interesting how much context can change things. If I had been a teenager when this came out, this album might have been a foundational work for me. As it stands, it's very good, but I'm not obsessing over it. It does feel like some songs are unfinished and I think it runs a little too long, but there are no bad songs (like on LZIII) and the highs are so high.
Kashmir is such an epic song. Led Zeppler is cool as balls in my book. Custard pie…..naughty naughty. Night flight and wanton song stand out to me.
Pretty awesome Led Zep album. Is it their best? Nope, but it's right up there. Still think on a whole album basis, Led Zep 2 is their best one. I'd rate this probably 3rd best with Led Zep 1 being 2nd best. Great songs on here though, just solidifying Led Zep as the masters of blues rock/hard rock. 4/5
Una genialidad de uno de los grupos mas importantes de la historia del Rock.
I've felt like there's something wrong with me because nearly all the Led Zeppelin albums have been and gone, and each one bored me. Great musicianship, but it wasn't clicking? Finally! A Led Zep album I genuinely liked! :) It was bloated and samey but I did like it.
Fav: Kashmir Least Fav: Black Country Woman I wrote them off but they’ve continued to impress me so my bad sorry for that. A double album with no bad songs is a great feat and is quite rare too
Led Zeppelin’s probably the band I’ve enjoyed the most so far since starting this project. While this is still a solid album in general, I don’t enjoy it as much as their earlier albums. I found a lot of these songs to be nothing special. I also found that I’m in the minority in that I enjoy the second disc more than the first. In any case, to me it’s a fine album but an okay Led Zeppelin album.
Great album
i really love led zeppelin. even though they are my parents' generation of music, my parents weren't the hugest fans of theirs, and so when i discovered them in middle school, they felt like my band. all that said, i've never really gotten the hype on this one. there's some great stuff on here! don't get me wrong. i think you could've cut a lot of this album and made a killer single disc and you probably wouldn't have missed a lot of the stuff. i just don't view this one as highly as other people do or as highly as other people rate it. and like, i get it. robert plant is a great as always, john paul jones, john bonham, and jimmy page all have terrific performances here. i just think it's a little bit uneven of a record. maybe led zeppelin's white album. i dunno. i like it, it's just not one of my favorites of theirs.
Really enjoyed that. Who knew?
Love the classic 70s melodies with unexpected changes throughout songs. My favorite being 10 years gone.
What is there to say about Led Zeppelin that hasn't been said? They have been one of my top 3 bands for what feels like forever and it's probably the same for many rock and roll fans. The amount of influence they have had on rock/hard rock/metal is basically unmatched outside of maybe The Beatles. I know when I was in middle/high school, all of my rock instrument playing friends listed Led Zeppelin as their favorite band and main influence and I'm not a boomer so Zep wasn't brand new and trendy by that time. It was firmly "Classic Rock" and still being blasted in the school parking lot. That said, Physical Graffiti isn't my favorite album of theirs. That's not to say it isn't incredible-because it is-but I just prefer some of their other albums, personally. "Led Zepplin", "Led Zepplin IV", and "Houses of the Holy" are my personal favorites and are all easily 5/5. This one probably gets a very high 4/5, though "Houses of the Holy" (song) and "Kashmir" are obvious standout songs to me.
Kashmir <3
8.5/10 I listened to this maybe 3 months ago and loved it. Not my favorite of theirs but definitely a banger. Some filler present in the second half
Excellent album. Not the best from Zeppelin, but it’s very good. Easy 4 of 5
Physical Graffiti is Led Zeppelin at their most sprawling, indulgent, and often brilliant — a double album flex that throws everything at the wall: hard rock, acoustic mysticism, funk experiments, blues epics, and the occasional stoner fever dream. When it hits, it really hits — “Kashmir” is a monolithic masterpiece, “Ten Years Gone” is heartbreak wrapped in haze, and “In My Time of Dying” is eleven minutes of slide guitar exorcism. There’s a wild freedom here that feels like the band knew they’d earned the right to do whatever they wanted, and for the most part, they cash that check with style. But for every mind-blower, there’s a track that feels like filler jammed in to justify the double LP runtime. “Boogie With Stu” and “Black Country Woman” might be fun in the studio, but they wobble next to the thunderous heights of the album’s best material. It’s not that any of it’s bad — Zeppelin’s floor is higher than most bands’ ceilings — but the sprawl dilutes the impact. Still, Physical Graffiti stands as a towering showcase of their range and power, even if it could’ve used a little more restraint and a little less “hey, let’s include everything.” A majestic mess, and a glorious one.
Probably a 4.5 for me. Some super tracks on this album. A peeling album that I've not listened to a whole let. I think it's more the production and how Robert Plant's voice sounds on this album that just bothers me a little to drop it to a 4...
Probably Led Zeppelin at the top of their form, this album covers every genre the band could really nail, there’s so much on offer here. Quite self-indulgent at times and I think it would have been a stronger album if they cut it down to the one disc, but you can’t deny tracks like Trampled Under Foot and Kashmir don’t just remind you why you like rock music in the first place.
LedZep at their height trying to prove they lived up to the hype. Had they just picked the best 12 songs, this would be an epic 5-star classic. Bonham pounds the skins so hard. How many did he break during recording?! It’s not hard to distinguish all four musicians so independently. They took their craft so seriously and tried hard to be artistes. The overindulgence on the lesser songs lowers this to a 4/5 for me.
Purer Rock mit genug Drogeneinfluß und einer ordentlichen Portion Blues um wirklich abwechslungsreich zu sein. Viel Energie. Gute Gitarrenarbeit!
70s UK rock. Pretty epic, as always for LED Zep. Very diverse, all high-quality.
It’s a bit bloated, but there’s a lot to like here. Very eclectic, like a sample platter of Led Zeppelin.
Zeppelin is remembered for their hits, but when you listen to a full album you get the full experience of their wild tastes. It's easy to remember them for their rock and forget the blues.
Could be a 5 if the second half were as strong as the first. All in all, one heck of an album
Great overblown, heavy rock. Contains some of their classic tracks. Definitely one of the outstanding albums of its time and of the rock genre
yeah honestly its pretty good. weird to think i had some assumption of led zep being so abrasive when its honestly very enjoyable and palatable rock. had a similar experience with black sabbath tbf, and im assuming that this was considered quite abrasive for the time. Really the only thing holding it back for me personally is that it is a tad long for my personal tastes. solid 7.2/10
Am I putting this at a four? Maybe......... It's not my favourite Led Zeppelin album but I really enjoyed it and Kashmir elevates anything. Fuck it, FOUR STARS!
Physical Graffiti sees Led Zeppelin at the peak of their infamy, proving their capability and creativity across two albums' worth of bangers. Mostly bangers - if it were the length of the previous two albums, then it'd be an easy 5! Favourite songs: The Rover, Houses of the Holy, Kashmir, Ten Years Gone, Night Flight
Good album that I’ll definitely want to dive into again. "Kashmir" is an absolute standout, and each listen reveals something new. It’s a rewarding experience that keeps you coming back for more!
Drags a little bit towards the end, but this is full with some of their strongest work
Really incredible, very consistent double album, more so than I remember.
Great album! I can't believe that Kashmir isn't influenced by the James Bond theme.
IMHO, Led Zeppelin was the greatest true rock band to ever have lived. So, this album is solid, and there are some absolutely phenomenal tracks here. I do think it's a much bigger listening commitment than other albums of theirs, and certainly not as instantly palatable. I feel like a lot of the songs (and, truthfully, the album as a whole) kind of overstay their welcome. But at the end of the day, it's still Led Zeppelin, and it's still a triumph. Fave songs: - Literally ALL of side 1 - Ten Years Gone
Classic old-school rock. Not one of my every day bands but definitely something I like and listen to from time to time.
This might be my favorite led Zepplin album so far. Funk pops up, and the inspiration for the white stripes is here as well. They keep the riffs coming. My only critique is that it is long. I felt little besieged by the end of it.
It drags a little bit at the end. But overall it's probably my favorite Zep album. It brings everything you want from them.
Overall good, but a bit long in the tooth for songs that generally sound a bit samey. Still, good instrumentals meet good vocal work here. 'Kashmir' was my fave.
Not my favourite Led Zeppelin album, but has some bangers.
The first half of this album contains some of the greatest tunes I've ever heard, genuinely masterful. Robert Plant's voice is remarkable and distinctive, perfectly complemented by the band's stellar performance. Unfortunately, the second half didn't hold my attention as much. The songs shift toward experimental styles that stray from the band's usual approach, feeling more like an unnecessary extension rather than a worthy continuation of an otherwise brilliant start.
Overall a solid album, but most of the good songs were in the first half, with my favorites being The Rover and the classic Kashmir. In general I think most songs were a little too slow, a little too long, and could have used some more dynamic drum parts, but the guitar solos made up for it.
Never listened to LZ, so I was glad when it popped up. I was expecting something a little bit more metal. Didn’t love it on the first listen, but it grew on me. I know they’re a foundational rock group, but it doesn’t sound like it. Lots of jams, but how did they decide one song was 8 minutes and another was. 4?
It's painful for me to give Led zeppelin a 4, but besides Kashmir this album was really dragged and repetitive.
Genuint bra med flertalet låtar som man ville lyssna på!!
Some great rock tuneage
Hab ich auf Vinyl, re-listen nicht notwendig
i’m not really a big fan of Led Zep, but there are some songs i end up enjoying. some notes; “trampled under foot” - did franz ferdinand get their inspiration for “take me out” from this song? very similar in style either way. “kashmir” - yeah i enjoy this one. g’wan. disc 2 is much nicer for me so far than disc 1. “in the light” has been my fave track so far. very prog rock and i do love that here! “ten years gone” - really enjoying this one! fave songs; kashmir, in the light and ten years gone.
Wanton
I truly enjoy Led Zeppelin, but 1 hour and 22 minutes is just too damn long. Could have cut this under an hour and been a much better overall experience.
Some really great songs on here but classic rock isn’t my favorite. My favorite song was “Kashmir”
Electrifying, with so many gems in the album.
Der zweite Teil ist besser.
01) Custard Pie - 8,5 02) The Rover - 9,0 03) In My Time of Dying - 9,0 04) Houses of the Holy - 8,5 05) Trampled Under Foot - 9,0 06) Kashmir - 10,0 07) In the Light - 8,5 08) Bron-Yr-Aur - 9,0 09) Down by the Seaside - 8,5 10) Ten Years Gone - 8,5 11) Night Flight - 8,0 12) The Wanton Song - 8,0 13) Boogie with Stu - 8,0 14) Black Country Woman - 8,0 15) Sick Again 8,0 TOTAL: 8,57 (86/100) Current ranking: 94/581
Pretty dang good. Kashmir is an all-time hit.
Siiick. Really liked this one. favorite tracks were Ten Years Gone, In my time of dying, and The rover. This is my first LED Zeppelin album I’ve listened too and I’m a big fan. I’d give it a 4.5/5 or a 9/10. I prefer it over Tracy Chapman from yesterday just because it was much more energetic and funner to listen to compared to the slower and more emotional Tracy Chapman. All great stuff
Good album, great classic/heavier rock. Longer songs than I thought it would have tbh but none of them dragged or felt too long
Not their best, but nvm that, still great. Kashmir is a delight as always
My 2nd favorite Zep album.
4/5
Solid rock album. I don’t know if it’s just me but I can’t understand him lyrically and that brings my score down because I can’t connect to the artist in that way. Everything else is on point and it’s a great listen musically, just no personal connection to it. I noticed that the streaming service has a lyrics section so maybe I will give it another listen in the future and look at the lyrics. Definitely worth multiple listens.
ten years gone, houses of the holy, in the light
"One day soon you're gonna' reach sixteen" 🤨🤨🤨 banger though
Zed Leppelin 🔥🔥
Solid Rock
Really cool listen. For how varied the album is, it feels incredibly bloated. Still an awesome listen and definitely up there when it comes to Led Zeppelin albums.
i do really like led zeppelin but there is just no compelling reason for this to be 80 minutes long. there's a fantastic 50 minute album in here but instead it just sort of meanders and repeats itself
In my time of dying Want nobody to mourn All I want for you to do Is take my body home
First time hearing the full album. Solid outside the hits.
Slaps
Another Led Zeppelin album, another positive review from me. "Physical Graffiti" doesn't get boring despite being nearly 1 1/2 hours long. Only very few albums have achieved this. But it's not enough for a perfect score. The second half could've been a bit better. 4 stars for "Physical Graffiti".
Overall: 8/10 Anyone who's ever read my reviews for double albums has likely picked up on the fact that I really don't like the concept of a double album. There's only so much time in a day and I don't like having to make room for such lengthy projects. However, this is Led Zeppelin. I will make an exception. The first half of this album would probably be my favourite Zeppelin album if it was it's own thing. Songs like In My Time of Dying and Kashmir are epic and tickle my brain in ways most other artists can't. The song Houses of the Holy, named after my personal favourite Zeppelin album, is also a favourite of mine. I adore Bonham's drumming so much. The second half isn't as good sadly. It's good enough that I can still give this a high rating, but the first half is better. I still really enjoy stuff like The Wanton Song and Ten Years Gone. Those songs are rockers. This was the last truly great album from Zeppelin. They had other great moments in the end of their career together but this is their swan song (how appropriate) in my opinion. It shows how great of a band they are that this is one of my least favourite of their albums. Fav Song: In My Time of Dying Least Fav Song: Boogie with Stu
Who knew I was a Led Zeppelin fan.
Kult album. Definisjonen på 70-talls rock. Startet greit, avsluttet på topp.
Good but all the songs were really long
good album, just a little long winded
Favorite Song: Kashmir
This band really tests my patience sometimes. Just because you can doesn't mean you should. They rock. It's undeniable, but diminishing returns are a concept gentleman. 7.8/10
First half is one of the all time greats, back half hits a lot less often for me. Favorite track: “Houses of the Holy” Least: “In the Light”
I really liked the variety of sounds on here. Album got noticeably better when I swapped from my car audio to my ear buds. Will be trying to listen in my ear buds moving forward.
4.5 stars. A bloated masterpiece. Undeniable classics on here, but a bit too much excess. Record 1 alone is a 5 star record if released on its own.
Weird album as I find I love it but peppered with weaker songs. Still great but only just makes the 4 for me.
Great opportunity to listen to this album critically in it's entirety although I already know many of the tracks. First disk absolutely rocks and is banging from start to finish. A real microcosm of Led Zep. I was reminded at how rhythmically complex a lot of led zeppelin tracks are, where phrases seem to overflow the bar and give a frenetic energy. The second disk I found to drag a bit more and by the end of it was ready for it to finish. Still a classic.
4+
Really good music, but 1h30 is a lot to ask and it didn't quite catch my attention throughout. Never a good sign when you keep checking how many songs are left.
It’s Led Zeppelin. It will never not be good.
This was a big one for me growing up and I consider it one of Zep's best. Some fillerbthere, especially towards the end (or side 4 as I think of it), but some of their best songs throughout, especially "The Rover," "Trampled Under Foot," and, of course, Chase Utley's walk up song "Kashmir." The last great album from the mighty Zep
Great classic rock here. Houses of the holy - trampled - kashmir is an elite run. It does drag for me towards the end and the last side is really weak. But overall, awesome listen, sits below Led Zeppelin IV for me but still one of the band's best. Will round up from 3.5 to 4
I enjoyed the entire album
One of those great examples of a double/triple album that would have been an amazing single. The highlights - Kashmir, In the light, Custard pie, trampled - are incredible, but there's a few dull little boogie extras that don't seem to add much. A much wider range of tones and textures than their early stuff, and still an incredible album, but you can sense they're starting to run out of ideas.
Man, oh man! Sometimes I’m guilty of forgetting how great Led Zeppelin were! This album is absolutely exquisite.
Leuk, wat lang maar meer aansprekend op twee listens dan de vorige LZ albums die ik heb geluisterd
A long record, but has some big hits and great guitar work and vocals.
overlong
The first ten songs are nearly perfect. Of the last five songs, "The Wanton Song" has some really sick guitar riffage, and the rest can be for the most part discarded. I get why they were added - physical constraints definitely played into making many albums less perfect. But it is what it is. Still one of Led Zeppelin's best ever collections; I prefer it over 4, Houses, and maybe even 1. Must-listen #141.
will listen again
Four
One of my favourite double albums - each track is cohesive and doesn't outstay it's welcome (impressive with the behemoths of 'Kashmir' and 'In My Time Of Dying'). This is Led Zeppelin at their songwriting peak - the highlights of the album are so high, where not one member misses even a quarter of a beat. The lows right at the end of the album are relatively unimpressive given the first hour. Best Tracks: - Trampled Under Foot - Kashmir - Night Flight Worst Tracks: - Boogie With Stu - Sick Again Rating: 8.5/10