Physical Graffiti

Yes

4.5 stars. Hard rock, funk, blues, prog. There's a lot in here and it showcases all of the musical talent of the group. "Down by the Seaside" is underrated and "Kashmir" and "Houses of the Holy" are the two standouts.

First time actually listening to this one but I know all the bigger songs. Zeppelin is fucking great regardless and there’s a couple stretches on this album where they’re just knocking it Out of the park. There are some lulls and the album could be trimmed a bit but it’s a great listen.

Zeppelin is good. I'm not sure I understand the hype, with the exception of Kashmir, none of the songs on the album were anything I would put on. I'm certain they would be amazing in concert, but I just don't see myself ever putting on a Zeppelin album.

Uneven, but some absolute bangers too.

Some of the album was repetitive, but some very good songs on there too

Another nostalgia album for me

Great

Great! I love Led Zeppelin

My uncle lent me his copy of Physical Graffiti when I was a kid and I remember being captivated by the gatefold sleeve. When I finally got to New York years later I did go and take a look at the brownstone building just because. On the music this is a colossus of an album and Kashmir is one of the great moments in rock history. Yes it's bloated and overblown but sometimes you just have to let that pass.

Awesome!

3.5, bom álbum overall

Buen album. Distintos

Like most double albums, this has bloat. Personally, the bluesier numbers could have been left out (Custard Pie opens and is a pretty disgusting metaphor for pussy eating—for better and worse Robert Plant oozes horniness), but man, once Kashmir hits, this thing takes off. The ascending looping progression creates black magical tension, beautifully relieved by the descending chorus. In the light is a perfect companion to Kashmir with a spacey beginning followed by one of the sickest riffs in rock. Ten Years Gone, again, is a compositional masterpiece just bursting with complementary ideas. Still, one wishes this were pared down into the impossibly good album it could have been. One can really feel just how much of a “band” these guys were. It feels like you’re in the room a lot of the time. Even though much of it is elaborately composed, it feels loose. The drums swing and the whole group swaggers together piratically. It goes without saying that Led Zeppelin delivered a sound that was near impossible to duplicate. Technically virtuosic yet

Solid. Very catchy songs, ended with a couple wiffs

Led Zeppelin is the best rock band of all time. I do like other rock bands more than Zeppelin, but objectively, this is the most talent assembled into a rock band ever. And I say that as a massive Beatles fan. Now, Physical Graffiti is not their best album. In my opinion that's Led Zeppelin II. This album was puposefully expansive to allow the boys to explore and indulge, but that does result in some bloat with tracks like Boogie with Stu and Night Flight. Meanwhile, this album has songs like The Rover, Kashmir, and Ten Years Gone, not to mention Houses of the Holy ended up on this album! The Rover has tendrils in so many future rock songs. I hear that main guitar riff everywhere. Trampled Under Foot is the best track in my opinion. Just fabulous and I would guess Franz Ferdinand would agree.

Some great songs here. I think Led Zeppelin is a band I’m going to need to check out a lot more of.

There is probably a 5-star album buried in the double album, but too much filler. Extra point for Kashmir.

This really does feel like Led Zeppelin’s “White Album.” Double album in which every idea was tossed onto the final track list - rock epics alongside joking-style filler. Interesting listen but doesn’t quite rise to their best work. I gave LZ2 a 4 (probably deserved a 5) and LZ4 a 5 so this has to be a 4. Kashmir, Ten Years Gone, Houses of the Holy are all LZ canon, great stuff. Trampled Under Foot is an F- song.

old piece, heard it many times

exceptional album, final 3 songs put it off a 5/5

Wait, am I actually enjoying a double album from Led Zeppelin? I've changed, man.

One disc full of hits and powerful songs, another one dominated by fillers. What can we do with that? A real 3.5 case. Okay, it's an important record in the history of rock. Let's go to 4.

I can't believe these bozos ripped off Greta Van Fleet!

Cat: This fucking band. Bonham is a truck. Page is incendiary. Plant is a God. Jones is so solid. This is rock n roll. As far as this album goes, of course it’s good. Wouldn’t say it’s top 3 zeppelin albums for me, but it has some fantastic stuff. AJ: ☝🏻

Yeah some good ones on here isn’t it

Man, this list really loves Led Zeppelin, eh? This is the 4th album of Led Zeppelin I have now in my list. Compared to I to IV I think 'Physical Graffiti' has more ups and downs. This is due to its nature as a collection of songs for other albums. Sure, we have 'Kashmir' on this one but also some not so interesting songs like 'Custard Pie' or 'The Rover'. An issue for me is the mixing. Robert Plant's voice often sounds like he put through a tunnel which diminishes his high-pitched efforts as one of the best singer in rock music. Hence I give this 4 instead of 5 stars (like the other albums).

Solid, classic Zeppelin. Not my favorite of their albums, although this one is close.

The Rover, Trampled Under Foot, Kashmir, and The Wanton Song. Some great songs and some okay songs. Alfa drumming by the Alfa John Bonham.

Crunchy, funky and electrifying. It’s a grower for sure.

Really enjoyed this.

Too much filler

I really like this album. It’s good rock with well done blues influences. I think this isn’t quite the genre for me, but I do like the blues and folk influences. 4/5

classic rock decent

4.75

Banger

When they're staying true to their genre, they're great. When they experiment outside their element, it's not pretty or entertaining. But there is enough classic Zeppelin on here to overcome their flights of fancy. I've never been a typical Zep "fan", but this is a pretty good album worthy of "1001" status.

Personal Enjoyability (out of 40): 30 Consistency of Quality (out of 25): 13 Keeps Interest (out of 25): 18 Album Flow (out of 10): 8 (consideration for it being released on four sides of vinyl) Overall 69/100 ★★★★ Quick Review: Lots of variation of style that keeps it interesting. Some songs were a bit boring which is to be expected of a double album, but only at side four did I think the actual album dragged a bit. Kashmir is the obvious banger but there were a couple of other LZ songs I'd not heard before and loved.

I’ve listened to only one Led Zeppelin album before today, and I unfortunately found it a little underwhelming. Today’s album is around 90 minutes long, so I can’t say with any honesty that I’m hyped for this. Let’s listen! Songs I already knew: Kashmir Favourites: Kashmir, In The Light, Down By The Seaside I enjoyed this a lot more than I expected! The first few songs didn’t stand out as great so I thought it might have been a slog, but then I started getting into it more and more as the album went on. The guitar playing and tones are excellent. The singing was very unique, but I suspect it could be a little grating for some. Overall, a significantly better album than I expected today!

Despite there are not so many hits here, I like this album more that the numbered ones.

Rock in!

Interesting if sprawling album. Agreed with reviewers below that it could have been cut off at an earlier point. All the same, love Led Zepp and I was very happy listening to this. In My Time Of Dying was probably the best moment for me.

Kashmir amazing. Can see why thought one of their best. First side pretty consistently good. Attention drifted a little on side 2.

Офигенный альбом, не считая песни кашемир. Раньше было лучше

Near masterpiece

The music here is fantastic My main problem with the album is that I adore the sound of Plant's voice on their first 4 albums, and it just sounds so much more worn and coarse. Some songs are better than others. Everyone else in the band is in absolute top form, of course. There are some brilliant tracks on this one. In the past I'd have given a 5, but at this moment I'm feeling a 4. Could swing back though

First Zep record of the list. What a fucking treat! Starts off with some of the Jimmy Page dirty crunch and by the time the harmonica hits - the game is fucking on and it’s time to dive in! Following up with the Rover is another hard rocking hit and I’m noticing some audio compression on the digital track, aside from that the ripping solo puts this song in the appreciation zone. The arpeggio backing guitar kinda gives this track a punk note, unusual but not unwelcome from the Zep I’m used to. Then you’re smacked in the face with an 11 minute power house, that would have you believing you just finished a record, but no this is just the beginning! What’s this? Houses of the Holy on Physical Graffiti?! It doesn’t make sense, but be damned if this song doesn’t rip and fit right in on this record! The riff and organ-keys in trampled under foot are cosmic and the guitar flying into accent them just pumps everything up! Hitting Kashmir I’m realizing it’s not my favorite Zeppelin track, and realizing how long these songs really are. The second half of the album takes a beat and the tempo slows, by the time you arrive at bron-yr-aur you begin to think you’re at a concert and Robert is resting the vocals, hopefully for some powerful closers. Nope… down by the seaside is an interesting song for the album, and then Ten Years gone seems to be when the record begins to amp it back up. Still some slow, departures from the rock with Night Flight and we get a glimpse into how the sound is progressing into a new type of rock, perhaps they were trying to reinvent their sound and take a note from the Beatles. The Wanton Song brings back some of that wonderful Jon Bonham drum work and we are back in business, baby! Boogie with Stu and no we’re in the ragtime saloon, strange. The first half of the album is a solid 5, the second half is not bad, but it doesn’t quite fit with classic Zeppelin or this new progressive rock. Overall, the album has some serious power and is a remarkable highlight to the later years of the rock gods. One an only imagine where they would have ended up without Jon’s passing, but perhaps the second half of Physical Graffiti reminds us that the first half isn’t always followed up with an equal second.

My brother was early in on the return of vinyl, and gifted me Physical Graffiti on a double LP in the full cutout packaging. Not great condition: it a was well-played used copy with plenty of crackle and hiss and one bad skip on In My Time of Dying. I babysat it through a good play recorded to cassette and took that (for once, legal) tape with me to college and listened to it many, many times. Later one of my first digital purchases was a Zeppelin "box set" - from some (I assume) long defunct MP3 store with a brand name that was recognizable in the early Ohs that I can no longer remember. I am well acquainted with this album. It had been quite a while since I gave this an end to end listen though and I have to say it held up much better than I expected. There is for sure a bit of typical double album filler, but even the B side material all has something going on, little iconic riffs and lines that earned rent free space somewhere in the resources of my mind many many years ago. And the best of it is up there with the best of Zeppelin and for that matter early heavy metal rock, period. It's a great album.

It would be a sin to give led zeppelin anything below 4 stars

Unwieldy as double albums often are, but with moments of incredible beauty and majesty. The end of Zeppelin’s truly classic period.

Like it, but not for more than 1 listen

-custard pieeeEEEeE -literally so funny i Love it sm -this is so different from van halen but at the same time similar -favorites so far are in my time of dying, -love the guitar here so much MORE than other rock bands i’ve listened to

Zepplin's penultimate album. Not as good as 4 though.

Collection of lots of different sounds. Good candidate for "stranded on an island" album. Fully developed Led Zeppelin sound. Well rounded. 4/5

Great album. The first record in the double album is absolutely amazing, the second record lets it down for me a little bit.

Maybe Led Zeppelin’s best album? Proof that they can make a solid hard rock album without ripping a bunch of people off?

I really like this album Great instrument mix Some tracks were a bit weaker then others bit still a great classic rock album

I feel like a bad person for saying this, but despite the fact that Led Zeppelin has a lot of iconic songs, their albums also inevitably contain a good chunk of filler. This record had its fair share of incredible tracks. Houses of the Holy, Trampled Under Foot, Kashmir, and Down by the Seaside. As for the rest of it, there were a lot of strong stuff too. The only problem is that the other songs don't quite reach the heights of the best tracks. Dare I say the album dragged a bit? Maybe if it was trimmed down to less than an hour it would get another notch up.

Pretty pretty pretty good. 4

A solid 4/5. Not my favorite Led Zeppelin album, but this one rocks. The first half was much better than the second.

8/10. Pretty good, pretty long

Good

- Heard this album before years ago - Grown on me since then, thought it was very good but I still prefer their debut - Kashmir is one of the best songs of all time - Fav songs: Kashmir, In My Time of Dying, In the Light

Not the best Led Zep album, especially if it’s the first one you hear but still a cracker for the afficianado.

It’s got the big rock, funk, blues and pretty songs PLUS Kashmir. Many pieces overstay their welcome - 4 minute ditties please! The arrangements are a bit busy too. For example I’d have preferred a slightly stripped back Trampled. Led Zeppelin II remains the benchmark. A low 4?

Some of my all time favourite Led Zeppelin songs are on this album. Was great to revisit this classic.

Couple of absolute classics but the individual pieces blended in a bit too much for me. Maybe I didn’t pay close enough attention

Vraiment aimé l'album, même s'il est un peu long. Les compositions sont vraiment bonnes, la production et le mixing sont parfaits. Facilement un 8/10 voir 9/10.

You know the album is good because it's Zep.

An artistic height for the band - and I saw then in 75 promoting this album - but I long for the the first four album.

Het is Led Zeppelin, dus sowieso heel goed. Maar toch vind ik deze minder dan de eerste vijf albums. Ik weet niet zo goed waarom eigenlijk.

Kashmir is epic. So fucking lengthy this album, but pretty good it seems.

Pretty good. Not my favorite Zeppelin record, but still good.

This is somehow different from the other Led Zeppelin albums I've heard already. More funk? Less hard hard rock? I can't quite put my finger on it. The middle of the album (songs 6-8) felt like it went back to older Zeppelin, but then the songs went back to this newer unplaceable sound

4 legends in their prime here. Not much else needs to be said. Vocals, guitar, bass, drums and even keyboards are next level here. Stopped short of giving this five stars because of the deplorable Boogie with Stu. I have to say it. Kashmir should’ve stopped at the four minute mark. No need to go for four more minutes when you’re just recycling the same parts again.

Huge fan of the first half of the album. So many hits! Great songs. Second half... Definitely lost me a little with the deep tracks. If the album had ended at kashmir, would have been much better! Because of the second half, I'd rate it 3.5 if I could do half stars, but I can't so I'll round up.

I have never given this one a full listen through. I am familiar with Kashmir of course. I didn't realize Trampled Under Foot was a Zeppelin song! Robert Plant makes a lot of "WHUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!" sounds on this record and I think it might be his trademark. Also a trademark of Zepplin: beautiful guitar parts. They have some really great range in sound. One detail that I especially enjoyed was Bonham playing the absolute shit out of his drums for most of these tracks. It's timeless. It's one of a kind. I look forward to more Led Zeppelin records on this list!!

Slaps

Ah yes, the band that has ripped off tons of songs from other artists. This album is perfect for re-varnishing the vintage boat that your elderly father passed down to you. Been a good ten years (gone) since I sat down and listened to some Zep. Surprisingly, I haven’t really cared to dive into their stuff at any point. Seeing this album in the light, however, gave me some good perspective on why they get the legendary status they do. The musicianship is tight, and when they lay down a tasty rock riff, the songs are excellent. Trampled Under Foot has been and will always be my favourite song of theirs, period. The clavinet keyboard at the beginning is *chefs kiss*. Once they get bluesy, like at the tail end of this record, it’s kinda weak and doesn’t hold interest. Without surprise, the guitar takes centre stage in this one, much like their others, as Jimmy is one of the best to ever do it. However, they lose me on some of their going-nowhere songs that surpass the 8-minute mark. I could have considered a 5, but peep the bizarre lyrics from Bobby Plant in the last song of the album talking about a specific teenage girl he had an eye for. Kind of made me sick (again) to my stomach.

This album was great.

A masterclass in rhythm. Arguably In My Time of Dying is greater than the eponymous Kashmir. Not the same standard as 1-4, but a great album overshadowed.

Good shit, like a zeppelin victory lap

One of Led Zeppelin’s best albums. The guitar work is the part the stands out the most to me. Cool riffs.

I love this album. It has lots of Page's fun recording tricks on it and the strings and horns in Kashmir crush it.

Not bad but not great either. I like certain songs a lot, but there also feels like a lot of filler on there, and there's no reason for it to be a double album. 3.5/5

fun time

De belles tentatives mais préfère plus péchu

PREFS : Custard Pie, The Rover, In My Time of Dying, Houses of the Holy, Trampled Under Foot, Kashmir, In the Light, Down by the Seaside, Ten Years Gone, Night Flight, The Wanton Song, Sick Again MOINS PREF : Boogie with Stu

It's good but damn is it too long.. The passage of In My Time of Dying, Houses of the Holy, Trampled Under Foot and Kashmir is some of the best rock ever. The groove is just amazing, makes my head bop like crazy, the rythmic section on this album is something else. But then... it just drags on, repeating itself over and over again. Too bad, because it largely diminishes the awe generated from these four songs (as well as some other gems here and there). 4/5

i mean it’s classic led zeppelin of course it’s gonna be good. rush still clears though

I don't think I have a single original thing to say about Led Zeppelin. They are ketchup. Everyone knows what ketchup is. Most people like it. Some folks don't care for it, or even avoid it. The people that REALLY like it, are a bit weird. This album is a Zeppelin album. It is a pretty good in fact. Although "Kashmir" gets all the love, almost every song on this album is well done. I stopped putting on entire Led Zeppelin albums to listen to a long time ago. I am not in the "REALLY like ketchup" club. The one song on this album that stood out on this listen was "Trampled Under Foot". It will be going into my "get up and get down" playlist. 4 stars.

Maybe too much of a classic rock album for my taste, but it had some great songs like The Wanton Song or The Rover

Led Zeppelin are one of the all-time greats, and I’m sure they’ll have a 5-star album down the line, but this is too long. I feel like this would have been a great 10 song or so album, but there was too much here. ‘Kashmir’ is an all-time great, however.

This is a classic white guy rock album. Super talented musicians bring a long ass double album filled with plenty of variety. It probably should be shorter but there are some great songs on here. Robert Plant's voice does get a little grating after a bit, as he loves 'singing' ooh and ahh a lot.. but the other guys carry this shit so hard, as they have through every album.

I honestly put off listening to this album for a while and for some reason, I was expecting it to be a lot better than it actually was. It starts out with some of Led Zep's best tracks but it just kind of fizzles out going into the last third. Still, it has some interesting tracks sprinkled throughout that last third where they go outside of their comfort zone and I can definitely see the appeal of some of those tracks as well. Still, I was expecting this to be their "The Wall", but it's more like their White Album.

Geweldige plaat waarop je goed hoort hoe Them Crooked Vultures aan hun sound komen.

Vet hor! Hier gingen ze al wat meer de prog hoek op. Helemaal in mijn straatje!

4 sterren, gewoon omdat Led Zeppelin altijd tof is. Al hadden ze van dit album wel een minuut of 25 kunnen schrappen en er een nog veel puntiger geheel van te maken.

Yea the guitar riffs do it for me here.

Pretty damn great. Band sounds awesome, really showcasing their immense musical talent across a range of genres (never expected them to sound so funky) and Plenty truly has one of the best rock voices. And whilst occasional tracks feel a bit cut and paste or unfulfilled, The rest especially the majestic Kashmir make up for it.

High 4. Great album.

YOOOO! ROCK! I like it. I like the length of the album. A high 4.

Full of bangers, razor sharp riffing and playing across the board, no one does this better than LZ

Not their best, but pretty close. Kashmir is worth it by itself. Also fun hearing the extra "b-sides" they threw in to flesh out the album.

I appreciate Zeppelin more as I listen to more Zeppelin.

I forgot how good this album is. The variety of styles of music is impressive. The placement of the songs keeps you shifting gears, from a rocker like the Rover to the haunting In My Time Of Dying So many rockers, and ballads throughout It’s amazing how many songs became concert staples, Kashmir, etc

Favorites: Kashmir, Down by the Seaside,

Rating: 8/10 Best songs: In my time of dying, Kashmir

Solid blues-y rock album, fell off towards the end

Led Zeppelin is always good, but this isn't my favorite of theirs. Kashmir however might be my favorite of their songs. Tough one to rate.

listened to again still very underrated as a later album

It’s a very good album. Solid tracks and excellent musicianship.

When this album came out, I am mediately bought it. I probably went right home put it on the turntable and put on my headphones and listen to it front to back. Looking at the liner notes and album jacket. I remember thinking that about half of it was really good and that the other half was just pieced together and just unfinished and under produced. Thinking about it now, I enjoy hearing stuff that's unfinished and under produced, as well as finished products. Kashmir, ten years gone, rover, trampled, so many good songs. It would probably be easier to list the few songs that I don't like.

Like earlier work better, but still a great album

Classic Led Zeppelin album, which used to be my favourite. First half 5: Second half: 4. Overall 4.5 -> 4.

Sona bé, poc dur i més rock

An iconic album that showed even more depth and extended jam ability from one of rock's most iconic groups. With the longer tracks like "Kashmir", "In My Time of Dying", and "In The Light" we begin to see the evolution and growth of Led Zeppelin from shorter more rock forward pieces.

Album went a bit too long. The number of songs was correct, lots to get lost in, and they go a lot of different places, but the songs mostly overstayed their welcome. c. 2012 I was using Pandora a lot, and for some reason it was absolutely obsessed with serving me up instrumental covers of “Kashmir”. Which I guess was fine, just confusing.

banger

This one has some obvious classics and merit. Waaaahahay too long for me to ever want to listen to it in its entirety again but an impressive exposition nonetheless 🧐🤌

Can’t believe I never listened to this one! The guitar riffs are unreal. 4.5/5. Just a tad too long.

One of my favorite zeppelin records. Never loved them as much as most do but I can still appreciate what they did for music.

Led Zeppelin is een goede band. Maar dit album is niet persé hun beste werk

I’ve always enjoyed Led Zeppelin. I think my fav on this album is Night Flight. I will revisit this album!

whirl, teeter east, west, up and down gentle brawn

LP

Would be a 5 if not for the radio ruining so many of these songs. Well put together double album

Même si Led Zeppelin ne fait pas partie de mes favoris, je respecte leur influence et j’aime que leur musique soit « lourde » (pas dans le sens de musique heavy, mais de vraiment pesante)

Some absolute bangers are found on this album.

Lots of great songs with a handful of duds. Still a classic.

Cool alternate tunings, slide guitar, time signatures, tempo changes. Trippy. Kashmir is a banger. Bron Yr Aur is nice. Ten years gone good too. 4

ok

No sé por qué nunca le di una oportunidad a Led Zeppelin, I like it

It's definitely a great album with some essential material ("Trampled Under Foot", "Kashmir"), but as an album listen it's too long. Since its a double album, it does have some logical breaks which helps out. I think this comes from the history, it seems like they had enough material for 1.5 records so they added in b-sides/outtakes from earlier recording sessions. All of the songs hold up, but its definitely overstuffed.

A classic

Standard rule applies. A double album that could have been a better single album.

y no led zep VI tho

It’s Zeppelin

I think Kashmir kind of carries this album but it is still absolutely supreme. Gotta drop a star because, you know, they stole all these songs from Black people. But what a great album.

Solid rock but this pedophilia lyrics are a major turn off.

The review that said 10 songs in a 15 song bag is pretty accurate. Disc 1 is solid top to bottom (though In My Time of Dying starts to wear out its welcome a bit), but Disc 2 starts to get repetitive and and side 4 is underwhelming. The Rover is the underrated track on this album, Kashmir is the climax, and In the Light is experimental but still Zepplin-y.

It was ok, but now Spotify things I really love Led Zep

4/5. Mostly the songs are really good but near the end they start to sound similar and don’t stand out enough. A shorter album would have been better.

Not the most iconic album. Still really good, but I don't resonate with the reception at the time when comparing it to the other standout albums.

Back when I was in school, Kerrang did a four-part booklet for the '100 greatest heavy metal albums of all time', with this surprisingly coming out at No. 1. https://www.facebook.com/rockcandymag/posts/in-january-1989-kerrang-came-up-with-100-greatest-heavy-metal-albums-of-all-time/689402001261021/ At the time of the list I don't think I had a copy, at least not an original and it was a bit of a holy grail for a time. It's a strange album. I love it, it has some of their best songs and it's incredible that so much of it is cast offs from other albums. It's not perfect, there is filler, especially towards the end, and I often skip the last few songs.

Custard Pie is a bit crap (the song, not the pie), and I can take or leave everything after Ten Years Gone, but most of the rest is excellent, in different ways. Bron-Yr-Aur & Down by the Seaside were lovely new discoveries, and Kashmir alone is worth a couple of stars, I reckon.

Awesome

Good guitar and vocals.

tight, tight, tight!

Great album, loved the vocal performances.

I had never listened to a LZ album before. I’m impressed by the polyphonic nature of their music: voice, bass, guitar and drums each playing independently but coherently together. Something classical too in their tempo and volume changes, their exploration of orchestration, their variety of style. Despite myself, I’m impressed!

If this was just the first half of this double album, it would've been a full 5* album. Unfortunately the second half doesn't have the impact of the first half.

So much incredible material, when they're on they're really on. But like any double album, also a fair amount of filler. In particular the whole 2nd half outside of "Ten Years Gone" and "The Wanton Song" is pretty dudly. Which overall means this has a lower hit rate than either I-IV or Houses of the Holy. This might be the best double album ever made, but that is to say that there aren't any double albums that aren't loaded with filler, certainly nothing as tight as II or IV. But this is close, and if they had cut this down to a single album it might be their best, and one of the best ever made.

Not as good as some other Zep but it's hard to deny that it's still awesome.

bra shit

One or two of my top 20 songs on here, but also a few that are very prone to be skipped

Custard Pie - solid opening track. The Rover - not my favorite but not bad. I didn't recognize the title but definitely knew it as it continue to play. In My Time of Dying - love the long jam. Houses of the Holy - meant to be the title track of their last album, fun groove and a nice light feel after the longer previous song. Trampled Under Foot - not a big fan of the clavinet bluesy main groove. Kashmir - a classic. In the Light - cool trippy instrumentation half way through. Didn't know this one beforehand but like it. Bron-Yr-Aur - beautiful acoustic guitar instrumental. I'm guessing this was originally the end of the first LP. Down By the Seaside - haven't heard this one before. A nice laidback vibe but then about 2/3 through breaks into a different bluesier song, which I ended up liking. Then, goes back to the laidback verse. Ten Years Gone - I don't remember this one specifically but has that classic Zeppelin feel. I like it. Night Flight - I haven't heard this one before. Not bad but not amazing. The Wanton Song - I didn't recognize the name but a classic Zeppelin song. Boogie With Stu - Really fun song, sounds familiar but not sure if I knew it beforehand or not. I guess it's a cover of a Ritchie Valens song. Black Country Woman - Decent foot stomping acoustic bluesy song. Nice pick up on the drums about half way through. Not a big standout for them, sounds like an easy one for them to kick out. Sick Again - Weird lyric about 16 year old right off the bat which always takes me out of it, though it sounds like maybe he wasn't trying to glorify that based on an interview quote from Robert Plant. Very standard Zeppelin style song, cool heavy drums but pretty forgettable.

A little long but some bangers Kashmir obviously a classic, I loved In the Light right after it and Custard Pie was a really strong start Might be unfair but think they have multiple better albums than this Soft 4

Great music throughout lot of great songs but the album is a bit overfilled and some song run longer than necessary making the album as a whole very impressive but not as great as its height's.

Eventually I will run into a Led Zeppelin album that I can't give a 5 to. Is this it? This would've been another masterpiece if they just stuck with the 8 original tracks. Conventions and run time be damned. The first two sides kick serious ass, even with a couple tracks not from the original 8 - Houses of the Holy (really should've put it on that album, it is great and that album needs more greatness) and The Rover (my least favorite on the first two sides). Trampled Under Foot has so much boogie (Custard Pie too), it's one of my faves. And then In My Time of Dying and Kashmir are epics; never have I ever wondered when those two tracks would end despite their almost 20 minutes of playing time. But I sort of shrug from time time listening to the last two sides, especially for the tracks not from the original 8 - Down by the Seaside, Night Flight, and Black Country Woman. Bron-Yr-Aur has some deft musicianship though and Boogie with Stu is also a nice jam but the recording quality is a bit weak. They just don't have the same energy and fit as the songs originally intended for this album, like The Wanton Song (similar boogie as Trampled Under Foot) or Sick Again. Granted, In the Light falls a bit flat for me, though I like the somber musical stylings in Ten Years Gone. This just feels like one of those times where a single album would've been better (super tight) than a double one (stretched a bit thin). I hate to do it, but can't give it a 5 - very close though.

Led Zeppelin is just such a solid band! While it might not be their best album, I vibed with every song and there was great variety!

While this was a good album I don't think it lived up to the other Zeppelin albums we've had. I still really enjoyed it though.

Good album. Heard a lot of Zeppelin I hadn't before and was not disappointed.

Tough one to rate, this. There are some brilliant songs there, really good bluesy-rock, and Kashmir just sounds incredible. On the other hand, almost every track is long-winded to the point of self-indulgence, and an hour and 20 is just too long for an album. There's a fair bit of variety in style from song to song, which in most places works well but occasionally feels a bit jarring. Loses its way towards the end as well, not much there after Ten Years Gone. Despite all those flaws, I think it does just about merit a 4 - the highs are so high.

This list make me realise how many classic bands/artists I've never really listened to. I actually enjoyed this a lot more than I thought I would. Especially the first half.

The first half is full of great solid rock songs and would be a 5. Kashmir I knew before but I also really liked Trampled Under Foot and In My Time of Dying. The second half is where the mark drops. There are some good songs like Ten Years Gone and the acoustic Bron-Yr-Aur, but you also get annoying segments of music during In the Light and Down by the Seaside.

Solid album would listen again.

Guitar

4.5

Excellent, a classic and you can hear influence in all modern rock music

4.5/5

Good Led Zeppelin.

Finally listened though a Zeppelin album for the first time. As classic rock as you can get. Great sound. Felt long, but I read it’s a double album. Really enjoyed it. Made me want to be in the 70s

Led Zeppelin is a great band of Rock'n'Roll. In this album I prefer "Houses of the Holy" and "Kashmir".

I do enjoy listening to the old Zep.

I don't think I've listened to this one much, actually, so it was nice to build up some familiarity with it. Absolutely solid Led Zep - at the top of their game! Loses a star for being unnecessarily a double album - there's definitely some filler that could be dropped, although arguably Zep's filler is up there with most bands' killer... Fave track - well, "Kashmir" has long been a fave, awful Godzilla movie notwithstanding. On this play through "In The Light" takes the title....

Some great shit

🤘🤘 A classic. Some underdogs I liked were Houses of the Holy and In the Light.

Great album. Went on a little long and it's not my favorite Zep album. But still. Really stong.

Strong Zeppelin record, albeit a bit too long. If they had disregarded the need for adding material in order to make it a complete double album, this might had been in the discussion for their best. The run of 'Houses of the Holy', 'Trampled Under Foot' (if only they had recorded many more funk-inspired tracks!) and 'Kashmir' is incredible, even for them.

Led Zeppelin at the peak of their creativity. There is an abundance of legendary tracks on this and side two (Houses through Kashmir) is absolutely ridiculous. It might have proven better had they left the 4th side blank, but this is nonetheless a show of sheer strength. Also, how beautiful is Page’s playing on “The Rover”?

Great album. A must listen for anyone that likes good ol rock n roll

The three song run of Houses Of The Holy, Trampled Under Foot, and Kashmir is just fantastic. Brown-Yr-Aur is a beautiful guitar piece, and I’m into the vibe on the laid back Ten Years Gone. Boogie With Stu is also fun. There are some flat numbers…for Led Zeppelin. The opening 3 minutes of In The Light is a bit bizarre. And the second half of Down By The Seaside is much better that the first. Black Country Woman and Sick Again are just OK. Just OK for Led Zeppelin is still pretty damn good. The 1001 list done fucked up though by putting this album, and not Houses Of The Holy, on the list. BIG oversight. I wish I could make it so when you read BIG the letters get bigger and bigger until they consume the entire screen while an alarm sounds and an ominous voice says, “big, Big, BIG!!!” BIG OVERSIGHT!!!

Classic

There’s definitely a feel here if later Zep. While not my favorite still some great tunes on this album. Always a good day when Zep or a similar artist pops up. You know what you’re getting and it’s usually pretty good

8/1/2022 - ALBUM #186 Today's Album: "Physical Graffiti" by Led Zeppelin - As someone who knows the popular hits from most of Led Zeppelin’s catalog, but have only fully listened to Zeppelin 1, I feel a bit strange jumping all the way forward in their career to this point. However, this album really impressed me with it’s variety and consistency throughout it’s double LP runtime. To me, it doesn’t have the super hit potential of an album like Zeppelin 4 or even Zeppelin 1, but I think for what it lacks in straight hits, it makes up for great solos, killer bass progressions, and powerful drums. In terms of what it does serve out in terms of hits, the track Kashmir is an all time Zeppelin classic and even it still has far more subtlety to it than many of the other hits by the band. The track Houses Of The Holy is also a stands out among the track-list for it’s traditional rock and roll sound and smooth vocal performance. If I am being honest though, reviewing a Led Zeppelin album sort of feels like reviewing the Bible: anyone who likes this music knows why it fucking rules and doesn’t really need to have that explained to them and anyone who doesn’t already know how much they rule is not about to be convinced by me talking about ‘traditional rock sound’ or whatever tf. I know for how highly I am about to rate this album, I should have more to say to justify the claim that it's good, but I feel like music history already knows Zeppelin rules and I am sure there is someone more qualified than me to tell you exactly why each of these tracks is legendary. Overall, I think this is a fantastic album for Led Zeppelin and stands as a monument of creative output and instrumental prowess for the band at this point. It’s runtime makes it a little bit difficult for any one song to jump out at me as important over the rest or a standout hit to add to my playlist, but as you can see from the highlights, almost every track on here was good enough for me to vibe with it at one point or another and the overall album listening experience is incredibly rewarding. Give this one a listen if you dig Led Zeppelin. They’re great. Highlights: Custard Pie, The Rover, In The Time of Dying, Houses of the Holy, Trampled Under Foot, Kashmir, In The Light, Bron-Yr-Aur, Down by the Seaside, Ten Years Gone, The Wanton Song, Boogie With Stu, Black Country Woman, Sick Again Score: 8.5/10 It’s a goddamn Led Zeppelin album ofc it’s gonna be good like…???

Classic Led Zeppelin, I love Bron-Yr-Aur from this album, such a catchy little guitar song. Big fan of this band and heard the album before

Not the best Led Zep, but funky as hell—way funkier than it has any right being! I forgot how much I liked "The Wanton Song".

- Love the guitar in the chorus of Rover, and the instruments in Kashmir and In the Light - Most of the instrumental music is great - I do not really enjoy the style of the vocals

I really love some of these songs. Favorites are Trampled under Foot, Kashmir, In the Light, Bron-Yr-Aur, and Down by the Seaside. And that's after only listening once. The music has a driving, rhythmic beat that is satisfying, and I like how some of the songs play a tune for awhile and then veer off in another direction.

It's a great album, make no mistake. It has a distinct vibe that flows throughout the whole album. A vibe that I'm for sure here for. The musicianship on this album, in particular, is exceptional. The best Zeppelin has ever played on an album. It's progressive and thoughtful and skillful. Really great stuff. That said, there aren't really any stand-out tracks. Nothing that makes you sit up and pay attention. "Kashmir" is probably the closest thing to a hit on the album and even that drags on a bit. It's great, don't get me wrong. But it doesn't demand attention the way other Zepp monster hits like "When the Levee Breaks" or "Black Dog" do. I'll listen to this on repeat in the background all day long, but it's just shy of a true 5-star album. 4 and a half stars, for sure.

Groovy album, the kind of expectations one is accustomed to when listening to Led Zeppelin. This is the album that gave us "Kashmir" but this album is also not I, II, III, and IV. That tetralogy stands by itself. "Physical Graffiti" may not have been a departure from that, but the title and change in design would suggest that maybe it was. The music did not seem to hit as hard, perhaps a victim of the remaster or a listen with Sonos instead of headphones. After the tetralogy, this review tends to see LZ's contribution to 1001 as being very obvious, that perhaps any of their catalog beyond that is superfluous, and to give 997 albums a chance. Objectively, the album is Led Zeppelin and there is not much more that can be said about it. In a way that is a testament to their consistency, but also a sign that their star, while still amazingly bright, started to show that slow burn out.

Kashmir aside this record has all the Zeppelin fixin’. The iconic single is not only the best song here but one of the bands better track full stop. A great listen even if a little too long overall.

Was good! sounded very familiar

Ikkje da besta av led zeppelin, men fortsatt bra

Led Zeppelin’s grandest and most bloated recording, “Physical Graffiti” is their obligatory double album. It’s full of their classic bombastic rock as well as some more ambitious and varied pieces. As with most double albums, it does not need to be the length it is. Many of these tracks feel a bit perfunctory: a 1975 round of Zeppelin by numbers. They could have been doing “Custard Pie”, “The Wanton Song” or the queasy “Sick Again” in their sleep by this point. The acoustic-driven blues numbers (“Boogie with Stu”, “Black Country Woman”) are a bit tired and don’t add much three sides in, and I’ve never got much out of the 11 minute epic “In My Time of Dying”. Popular as it is among Zeppelin fans, it doesn’t take me on the same journey as some of their best songs do. That said, the run of songs from “Houses of the Holy” to “Night Flight” is sheer perfection. It contains the most eclectic mix on the album, from the breathless funk of “Trampled Underfoot” to the exotic grandeur of “Kashmir”, the gorgeous ballads “Down By The Seaside” and “Ten Years Gone”, and one of the most underrated Zeppelin epics “In The Light”. Plants voice is certainly not the powerhouse it was in the band’s early work, but the hoarseness to it works to the benefit of the material. His more melodic, natural range does wonders for tracks like “Ten Years Gone” or “Houses of the Holy”, which work their way up slowly to his trademark howl. Jimmy Page is obviously as deft a guitarist as ever, whether through rip-roaring leads or a lighter touch (lovely open-tuned acoustic instrumental “Bron-Yr-Aur”). John Bonham, of course, is suitably explosive on the drums. But one of the reasons “Physical Graffiti” works so well is in its willingness to push further away from the band’s comfort zone at times. Bassist John Paul Jones is one of the key ingredients here: the band’s most underrated member, he contributes multiple keyboard and string arrangements to give many of these songs an added depth. “Kashmir” and “In The Light” in particular are made by this: it sets them apart nicely from the core Zeppelin combo. It’s a long set, but “Physical Graffiti” more than holds its own six albums into Zeppelin’s career. As a single disc, it could have been their best ever: instead, it settles for very very good.

Kashmir is epic. Some of the other tracks just sounded like... Led Zeppelin.

Fun listen! Would have been higher if the songs weren't so long

Greta album - there’s just something about his voice

Made a terrible mistake of not listening to full albums of Led Zeppelin before. Physical Graffiti is a wonderful journey. It's lengthy, but meaty and full of great sound. Loved the guitar (Jimmy Page checks out). A solid recommendation. Highlights: In My Time Of Dying, Kashmir

Szczerze, druga strona płyty podobała mi się bardziej niż pierwsza z mniej rockową, ale ciekawszą muzyką. Higlight: "In the light", ach ta linia melodyczna.

Very good.

Fantastic album by zeppelin. They really dig deep into the heir style with this one as it’s heavy in the riffs and rock blues style. This album may not be my favorite of theirs but it’s one of the best compilations of songs that are everything Led Zeppelin. 8.3/10

I can see why this album is both good and important, but I wonder how often I would listen to it if it came out now.

I've been a Led Zeppelin fan since I was 15, but this was never one of my favourites of their albums, and I haven't listened to it since then. Interesting to give it another go 8 years later. 1. Custard Pie - Fairly weak opener in my opinion. 5/10 2. The Rover - Good song in what I would consider to be the classic Led Zeppelin style, but it's not a stand-out. 6.5/10 3. In My Times of Dying - Looooong song. Good though. 7/10 4. Houses of the Holy - Liked it. 7/10 5. Trampled Under Foot - The instruments on this are sooo good. 8/10 6. Kashmir - Absolutely iconic. 10/10 7. In The Light - Love this one 9/10 8. Bron-Yr-Aur - Nice, folksy sound. 7/10 9. Down by the Seaside - Does what the title implies. Could definitely see myself listening to this at the seaside. 6/10 10. Ten Years Gone - Long, but wonderfully constructed. 8/10 11. Night Flight - Good song, but honestly this album is starting to drag, length-wise, at this point. 7/10 12. The Wanton Song - I love the word "wanton", it brings out my inner historical romance obsessive. 7/10 13. Boogie with Stu - Fun song, 7/10 14. Black Country Woman - Interesting one. 7/10 15. Sick Again - Disappointing ending to a good album tbh. 6/10 Bit of a chore to sit and listen to purely because of the length, but I liked most of the songs even though they don't match the level of my favourite Led Zeppelin songs. Fav tracks: Kashmir, In the Light, Ten Years Gone Least Fav tracks: Custard Pie, Sick Again Initial rating 4/5

J’adore led zep, mon band pref, mais pas mon pref, 4.85

It is really great, there are just a couple of songs I don't know very well yet.... 4/5.

This album is great! Not shocked given the artist

For Kashmir alone, it's great. Some true classics on this record, but there's some filler.

in the bottom 50% of their catalogue but zep are graded on a different scale.

Physics Graffiti is a sprawling album that contains some of Led Zeppelin’s most straightforward hard rock songs as well as some of their most exploratory and experimental such as Ten Years Gone and Kashmir. There is also a good deal of slower folky and bluesy songs that round this album out as a full representation of Zeppelin’s range. It runs a bit long but it’s well done.

This is not my favorite Zeppelin album, but it's still very good. A couple of perfect tracks!

A bit meandering and self-indulgent. That is to say, too long. There's a great single album in here somewhere. I mean, it does have both Trampled Under Foot and Kashmir. Back-to-back no less! Yet I appreciate some of the diversions that likely would have been axed if this were just a single album. Not ashamed to admit I ride hard for Boogie With Stu.

Rock de Led Zeppelin. Ningún megahit rotundo. Un 4.

Although, side 1 is not my favourite, side 2 is full with beautiful but long tracks like Kashmir and trampled under my foot. Kashmir especially is probably one of the best led zeppelin songs ever, as well as in my time of dying which is also a 8 minute thriller. Robert plant constantly has amazing boosts of energy scattered variously throughout the album making it incredibly entertaining! As well as the constantly refreshing solos from page in what it seems like every track. Side 3 also has a few highlights like ten years gone which is my personal favourite of the album. Lastly, the album finishes strongly with a classic led zeppelin song “ sick again” overall there is a layer of consistency with some brilliant songs, however some songs seemed a bit dragged out and sometimes this made the album feel dreary and repetitive, apart from that I loved the album and I would give it a 8.4 out of 10!

Good album but I suppose I was expecting something more. Kashmir probably the most known song on the album. 7/10.

hella good, but admittedly a lil too long

Not their best album but still…

Not their best but still worthy of a 4.

Really enjoyed this album. However, it loses a star for being too long for me, but it gains the star back for good album artwork.

A scraped 4, high points are great but too long.

This is the one with Kashmir. This band is hard to dislike.

These 70s rock albums are almost so much more boring than their reputation seem to be. Whole first half was a bit underwhelming, but of course "Kashmir" is quite good, and "Bron-Yr-Aur" is pretty good too. Great guitar. It turns after Kashmir and gets pretty okay. Oh, but this is actually interesting, damn I'm pleasantly surprised. 4 I need some more time with this for sure, but I don't especially want to spend that, so I'll give it the benefit of the doubt.

Oooh I like the rifts, bit Rory G like

A little too long for my liking and a few filler tracks, but when there's also Trampled Under Foot, Kashmir, In The Light, The Wanton Song and my anthem Boogie With Stu then that's more than enough to boost it up.

Listened to this a lot when I was 19, still rate it.

great album, dense and solid

A tough one to rate with some of zeppelins hardest bangers mixed with some pretty simple bluesy tracks. In many ways it deserves 5 stars, but I think the album would flow better if some of the weaker tracks were removed.

Lauded as the second best album by Led Zep, I was keen to listen to this one again. Strapped on my Senn HD600 and warmed up some tubes... Play... Urgh.... Switched out to some Beyer DT880s and the whole world changed. These are some quality tunes. If you ever want to talk headphones, wind me up and watch me go. If you ever want to talk riffs, I'm there just as hard. These tunes are built for lap slide. DADGAD FTW! Kashmir, oh my

This was a solid 3. Then Kashmir came on.

Not my favourite as Zepp album, but great anyway.

I really dig it. Some might say it's too similar to Black Sabbath, but they would be wrong and maybe partially deaf.

A very good almost great album but not my favorite LZ. Ranks behind 1, 2 and 3 ... on a par with IV and HotH. I admire the varied influences but for me the songs are not that strong. Even the much beloved Kashmir, while a very good song barely cracks my top 10 LZ songs. 4 🌟

A lot of classic zeppelin songs

Einu sinni hefði ég gefið henni fimm stjörnur. Nú finnst mér Plant einum of hás og trommurnar mixaðar of framarlega. Samt góð, en seinni platan er þó nokkuð skemmtilegri.

Nearly perfect album. It hurts to give this 4. Tracks are banger after banger. If the album started with "The Rover" and ended with "Ten Years Gone", or maybe even "The Wanton Song", it would have been 5 for sure. We got banger after banger. Led Zeppelin is notorious for blending so many genres together with such a hard sound to make for the classic rock experience. Screw anyone who pulls a "Seinfeld is unfunny" card just because radio stations like Led Zeppelin too much. No one was able to rival LZ, and by the late 70s, hard rock was already moving on to glam metal and arena rock, so there was no opportunity for people to sound like the high production art we see here. And on the of chance people do sound like them, people quickly take note of that. You can't possibly convince me other people made something that sounded like "In My Time of Dying" or "Kashmir." The main appeal to me has always been Jimmy Page, the legend himself. Led Zeppelin songs were the first time in my life where I paid attention to the lead guitar more than the vocalist. But the whole team is superb. Robert Plant always put passion into each of his songs; he's honestly one of my favorite vocalists. The way he is able to belt out loud lines, his extensive use of grunts and interjections, his ability to switch to softer, slower lines... I always saw him as a compliment to Page's guitar. Where Page goes, Plant follows. Meanwhile, Bonham is absolute killer on the drums. My favorite drums on this album are "In My Time of Dying" and "In The Light." It's hard to tell what I love most about this album. There's diversity between the tracks, some hard and some soft, some lofi ("The Rover"), some psychedelic ("Down by the Seaside"), and many operatic. This album has more songs I love than any other, but that's not fair because it's a double album. Being a double album is both a blessing and a curse. On one hand, there are more great LZ tracks than any other studio album, and also the tracks aren't restricted in length. You have four super long tracks, yet all of them deserve their length. On the other hand, you're not going to have enough material for an hour and 20 minutes. The reason why I'm giving it 4 stars is because the last few songs absolutely suck. Everything after "Ten Years Gone" (except "The Wanton Song") is boring and uninspired. You got a rockabilly track in there but still nothing exciting. Also, the opener "Custard Pie" is pretty weak too. It pains me whenever the inclusion of songs hurts a score, but there are just too many to ignore. Regardless, I love this album and I'll be playing this time and time again. If anyone wanted to get into classic rock, I will show this album. I can say something about each of the tracks until "Ten Years Gone," which is something that could only be said in a few other hard rock albums (one of them being LZ4). Favorites: In My Time of Dying, Kashmir, Down by the Seaside, Ten Years Gone

The Zepp. In My Time of Dying and Kashmir are among their greatest tracks ever. But let's face it, this package drags on a bit.

Good record to just put some headphones on and relax and enjoy. Kashmir is one of my favourite songs of all time. Some Zeppelin's always good.

The first album on Swan Song Records, Led Zeppelin's very-own label after their contract with Atlantic Records was up. Atlantic was ultimately still the distributor for Swan Song, of course, but that's neither here nor there! New label, new beginnings for the Led Zepp. What would they put out first? Physical Graffiti is a sprawling double album, with a very strong first LP and a slightly less strong second LP. They maintain their blues rock roots with a hard rock sound that defined rock must for...the rest of time? Hard not to understate Led Zeppelin's influence, they really set the bar; Physical Graffiti is no exception. This album also has the Arabic-inspired epic Kashmir that elevates the whole product, really. A classic through and through.

Kashmir is absolute gold, and I've always liked this album. Fav new (forgotten) track: Boogie With Stu

This is a great album, really. I don't have almost anything to say against it. However, it's too long and does not have a clear "thematic" line. So, when I finished the listening session, I was a little bit tired, even after listening to some of my favorite songs.

nice album, if you're familiar with Led Zeppelin nothing will surprise you from this album. Mostly blues rock songs

Brilliant album. I love Robert Plant’s voice. Nearly a 5* but definitely high 4*

Yes its good. But it is slightly overblown and the quality does drop off...

The first half of the album is amazing - song after song. Kashmir is legendary. The second half is pretty good, but not as great as the first half. Still an awesome album.

Great start. Dirty Blues. Often I overlook this for earlier ones, but will rotate this one more.

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.