Physical Graffiti

There are multiple songs on here to save, will need to come back and listen again

Love Zeppelin and this album! So many epic songs

Starts off strong, rocks hard, and then runs on for about an hour too long.

Great album. Kashmir and in my time of dying both killer songs. Some of the lesser songs drag a bit along the way.

Not my favorite classic rock album, but there are definitely a few good songs on it (especially Houses of the Holy).

Turns out LZ had a lil twang era. I shouldn’t be surprised by their blues & folk influence yet here I am. Also, love that rock & roll piano in “Boogie with Stu”

it's been a long time since I listened to an album that was just fun

Physical Graffiti is Led Zeppelin at their most expansive, ambitious, and completely untouchable. This double album isn’t just a collection of songs — it’s a full showcase of everything the band could do, and they do all of it at the highest level. “In My Time of Dying” is an 11-minute blues-rock epic, and Jimmy Page’s slide guitar work is absolutely feral — raw, haunting, and hypnotic. It’s one of the heaviest and most soulful tracks they ever recorded. “Houses of the Holy” brings groove and swagger, a funk-inflected rocker that somehow didn’t make the album it was named after but feels right at home here. “Kashmir” is the crown jewel — massive, majestic, and totally unique. That hypnotic riff, Bonham’s thunderous drumming, and Plant’s commanding vocal performance all swirl into something that feels mythic. And then there’s “Bron-Yr-Aur”, a short acoustic interlude that adds a moment of serenity — delicate, earthy, and beautifully played. From bombastic rockers to tender acoustic moments, this has it all. It’s not just a great Led Zeppelin album — it’s the Led Zeppelin album for those who want to hear the full scope of what the band was capable of. Favorite song: In My Time of Dying

Freaky banging

i wish this album was just kashmir on loop for 90 minutes. it unfortunately isn’t that and other songs on the album exist

I won't rock but this album is so authentic

One of the very best.

One's certain that one's deep love for this record has nothing to do with hearing it for (more or less) the first time when doing ecstasy for (more or less) the first time. And that fact may also explain one's misremembering the "In the Light"/"Bron Ya"/"Down by the Seaside"/"Ten Years Gone" as side 1. (One'd loved every other Zeppelin record to death but came late to Physical.) This sequence of songs holds as much peronal meaning as any other in all the rock canon. What a set of songs, what gaudy/grungy hooks so expertly executed. Page the wizardly puppet master here, Plant the high priest, nee' official Rock God. JPJ and Bonzo just rock-solid when necessary, and fluid and agile as need be. Hard to fathom teh breadth and depth of skill and quality and power. "Houses of the Holy" and "Night Flight" and "Trampled" are also terrific, with "Custard Pie" and Kashmir" and "Wanton Song" and "Boogie with Stu" and "Black Country Woman" and "Sick Again" offering value a touch down from the top tier, and the latter providing some necessary variety in tone and mood. In the cold light of decidedly non-ecstasy-fueled middle age, one recognizes how this record's length takes it feel at times a good bit less than fully sublime. Pound for pound, it's not quite as good as I-IV, a bit more baroque and sprawling, but showing clear evidence continuing exploration and evolution. Or it might be that one feels slightly uneasy giving his teenage-self's favorite band an automatic V (5) for each and every record. However, by anyone else's standard, this would be an undisputed masterpiece. [Sidebar: one's never before noticed that the opening of the epic "In My Time of Dying" was stolen outright by (stupid) ACDC for their moronic anthem "RnR Ain't Noise Pollution." Fucking sacrilege.]

3.5/5

Boring

To come back to - but based on early listens. 8 Jan 2025.

Sounds huge. Long as fuck, about the length of a movie Special shout to The Rover and Kashmir and absolute monster of a song Jimmy Page cool as fuck

Very long album but maybe because I didn't really enjoy it. I didn't know any of the tracks. Just not for me 😕.

Classic

Good listen

Very cool rock albu

Their weakest album is 110% better than most of the shit I’ve listened to from this project and I’m 750 albums deep.

So many great songs, this album brings a complexity and intrigue that had me putting it on repeat multiple times.

strong rock album 3.5/5

1/6/25. Fantastic album, all of LZ's work is top-tier. And at this point in their career, you can see how much they've grown and not stick to the blues-based rock & roll.

Dad core. Isn't all graffiti physical? 2 discs? FOH with that In My Time of Dying has a couple of good minutes within 11 goddamn minutes of masturbation Kashmir is an all timer, not gonna pretend otherwise

what if every bad rock cliche was stretched out into an 8 minute song. fuck this

am sitting down to listen to this while i try 2 help my friend w a poem theyre writing lets go. man i enjoy this (custard pie is so crunchy!) but we are just gettin unrelenting dad rock arent we. at least its back in "cishet man who seems to kinda like women" territory w better sex innuendos. okay the rover is [catbop] [catbop]. this is the dad music of basic technical competence i see (do NOT AT ME abt the stones i do NOT want to hear it until we hear a stones album that doesnt suck ass). i do rlly love the chords/moodiness of the rovers pre chorus. in my time of dying i love how bendy the guitar is [checks timestamp] okay but bro. MORE eleven minut e songs even if youre the thinking dads rock youre not telling me u couldntve shaved a couple seconds even off this one. okay houses of the holy is reasomably short and kinda fun. the crunchy guitar that was so charming on the first couple seconds of custard pie (which i keep wanting to call custard apple for some reason??) is kinda blending everything together at this point tho :/ i say rigjt before trampled under foot comes on ROCKING. this feels like a song that Should be abt gay sex (maybe all the refs to leather + automobile engines) but its merely abt boring heterosexual sex probably. ohhh i think ive heard kashmir b4 bc i felt dread as the climbing chord motif started n was like god this is 8m long isnt it lo and behold,. okay kashmir has 2 either be heavily sampled or played OR its reffing smth specific itself right? or is it just that its hitting the most prime stereotypical "we r western musicians grabbing some asian/north african musical motifs with both hands" motifs 2 go w the name + lyrical imagery n thats why its familiar, its the exact same little chromatic turnarounds that Everyone uses + theyre now in "unoriginal fantasy desert region" music (like in their incorporation into westerner composition 2bc their use in the original cultural music of asia/africa is most definitely original lmao)? oh good in the time it took me to write that it ended. NOW theres a WHOLE OTHER SECOND ALBUM OF THIS SHIT. oh my god in the light just picks up the same place as kashmir left off fuck me. im not hating this comparatively but im not gonna be loving it in another forty fucking minutes. okay i love the ominous upscale n creepy stretched out harmonized vocals. dude im just asking if u can maybe pick 1-2 songs to b in the 8-11m range not like...fuck bro what is this the 4th by now? at least? i get it bro im an overdrafter! im 25k words into a game script thats like maybe 1/3 written + im gonna have to edit it down by at LEAST half the wordcount when im done. but also jfc ykno sometimes editing for brevity improves the artistic power of ur ideas right! i think 1 or more of these tracks could really grab me by the throat but theyre like stuck supervillain monologing allowing me 2 sneak away OH SHIT ITS A 2M 6S SONG LED ZEPPLIN TURNED AROUND AND CAUGHT ME HALFWAY OUT THE DOOR oh its an instrumental im fine. ill take it tho this is lovely. okay another 5m track as led zeppelin recollect their days down by the seaside ive cut the ropes hiding me to this chair n tiptoed out to hide behind a large potted plant while the guards go rushing out. CMON U WERE ROCKING FOR A SECOND DOWN BY THE SEASIDE. have been informed that this is the one led zeppelin album they DIDNT edit for brevity oh goodie me...like i like this stuff on a second to second basis okay but i might need a tolerance break from dad rock. maybe its better as bg music? is rhat heresy? oh i love the intro to ten years gone...okay but again. maybe i need to listen to this as bg music but as what? like i guess if i were in a movie its gr8 movie montage music but i live in real life unfortunately. like aimlessly making out? maybe that would be too pretentious / not fun / gay / weird enough 4 my preferred brand of canoodling (<-- has never put on bg music during any romantic activity so has no idea). maybe writing but not if it was a high emotional intensity scene. cooking? NOT cleaning n prolly only coding or art if i didnt need to lock in. its like perfectly good in the bg im sure but trying to listen to it and have thoughts makes me focus on the ways in which it doesnt work as focus music. okay night music here we go this is like road trippy bopping bug fixing code energy level! see i dojt have time for as long of a complaint tangent in the middle CMON CMON NOW MEET ME IN THE MORNIN WONTCHA MEET ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGH NIGH NANANANIGHT. i rlly do still love the crunchy electric guitar thruout im like vaguely cultured enough to kno thats like an LZ specialty. oh ive heard boogie w stu at some point maybe? yeah im just out of steam can i get an editors cut of this one. i want the vers of these songs that are just [GESTURES PUTTING HANDS ROUGHLY SHOULDER WIDTH SPACING APART AND THEN SCOOCHING BOTH ENDS CLOSER TO THE MIDDLE LIKE IM PUTTING THIS ALBUM IN A TRASH COMPACTOR OR HYDRAULIC PRESS] scoooch it in, yknow,. im reminded that maybe in my data entry job days i couldve grown 2 like this thru captive audience stockholm syndrome (phone has to stay face down on desk) but i just generally have too much agency in my life now im no longer the man who listened to every single sufjan stevens song on spotify (as of 2019) in chronological order. (DONT do this. HE HAS TEN (10) XMAS ALBUMS OF 10 SONGS EACH.) YAAAAYY im done. uh i have to rate it. 3/5 (like its higher than the cure in that more of the music is actively enjoyable but only slightly bc its also even fucking longer). would i buy a physical copy of this? if the vinyl looked cool sure but mainly so i looked smarter than i actually am, maybe that wouldve worked on my exgf. standout songs: the rover, trampled underfoot, night flight, abt 30s of most songs. critical weakness: girl its just too fucking long. i cant even call it padded more like its a block of raw unpolished marble you didnt finish taking the elephant out of. [kneeling to say bedtime prayers like 1950s boyscout] can i get a shorter and different genre album tomorrow god or santa claus or whoever?

From the late 60s/early 70s era of rock I feel like most of the notable groups all have a signature feel to their grooves. The Stones at their peak had a kind of sinister edge and forcefulness to their sound, the Beatles at their best sounded precise and measured, CCR had the assured rhythmic chug of an old big band, but my overwhelming sense of Led Zeppelin (no doubt colored in part by my childhood interest in them) is just FUN. They play so loosely around the beat, each little fill or interjection could playfully add triplets or some weird chromatic passing chords. There's an attainable looseness to their sound, a misleadingly relatable and easy sounding approach that makes me want to join in. And while this album is not LZ operating at their songwriting peak, that spirited creativity in their performances just makes this such a pleasing and easy listen. I'm not going to wax poetic about each of the band member's contributions or how John Bonham's feel and sound is still underappreciated, too much ink spilled on those topics already, so the rest of this will just be little observations I've noticed across the songs as I listened (a surprising amount of this album was fresh to my ears, despite being a led zep fan I've only listened to this whole album a handful of times before). Kashmir is really the only song here I've listened to enough to have burned into my brain beyond any ability to listen to it with fresh ears. The sweet little major key phrases over that terrifying chromatic guitar riff still work to this day, and to my mind the song is one of the key tentpole examples of just how flexible mixolydian as a mode is, because this song can run the gamut from terrifying to ecstatic to reflective just by shifting whether it wants to be in D mixolydian, B minor, or G major. I forgot until I was really doing a focused listen through just how flipping long the bridges ("oh, all I see turns to brown...") are in this song, they're almost half the track's runtime! And idk, I get in part that the length and lack of resolution to the song are part of why it has the kind of hypnotic quality that it does, but I'm left feeling more than ready for the next track we'll before it wraps up (with all due respect to a harmonically adventurous classic!) Also this song would have sounded better with well-recorded strings instead of whatever awful synth patch they use In the Light was a new discovery for me on this one, even if the endless major key section at the end wears out its welcome several minutes early. I still have to love and appreciate the unexpected musical pivots throughout the song, and I love when led zeppelin (bands in general) take a stab at writing musical idioms that aren't in their stylistic wheelhouse. The eerie vocal multitrack that robert plant enters on imo makes really interesting choices that set an excellent contrast to the evil sounding blues that follows. And however stiff and awkward the playing was, the synth harpsichord interlude to take us back into the major key vamp is really unique and memorable. Led zep is at their best when they let their cultivated mysticism and love of renaissance musical idioms inflect their hard rock to make something a little richer and more nuanced. Of the "shut off brain and go into minor pentatonic world" tracks, In My Time of Dying was the obvious standout, Bonham's coming in with a half time feel at the end feels like such a proto-metal thing. I'm not even much of a "viscerally rocking out" kind of guy, and by the end of that 11 minutes I'm ready to run through walls. From an objective standpoint a cool document about how playing around the beat on different ways affects the whole tone of whatever you're playing. Just a banger showpiece for how well they fit together as an ensemble I feel like relative to other Led Zeppelin albums I hear more inspirations from music contemporaneous to them, Trampled Under Foot has the obvious Stevie Wonder clavinet as the underlying rhythmic motor of the song, Down by the Seaside has its swooning beach boys qualities to it. It's just especially disorienting with Led Zeppelin for me in particular, which always felt to me when I was young like some platonic ideal of rock that existed perfectly formed and untouched by anything else (save for the blues and roots music it liberally stole from). As double albums go, this sure is a double album. Personally I could lose the first two songs and the last four and not feel like the soul of the album had really been touched at all. This doesn't have the same peaks as Led Zep II or IV of course, but the musical ideas here are immediately memorable and well thought out. A band this good playing off-peak is gonna still be able to put out 4 star quality work like this, and the moments that fully click are just incredible.

Is Led Zeppelin more high on their own bullshit than anything else? Yes. Would understanding the meaning behind most of the songs annoy me? Yes. Do I want to hear Kashmir with a full orchestra so loud that it melts my face off? Yes. (Rounding up to 4 from ~3.5)

As time has passed, I’ve become less of a Zeppelin guy year after year. However, this drew me back in. The longer songs don’t feel like longer songs because they never lose momentum. The run of tracks from “In My Time of Dying” thru “Kashmir” is an all time great four track run and features so many of their best moments as a band. Obviously each member of the band is amongst the greatest of all time at their respective craft, but the drums in particular stand out the most as John Bonham just absolutely kills it on this record. It’s wild that so many of the tracks on Physical Graffiti were cut from III, IV, and Houses of the Holy because they somehow still feel cohesive on this album, which feels like a step above the others. I will happily revisit Physical Graffiti until I die because I love this album front to back.

Hell yeah, the album where Zeppelin let loose for a bit. Led Zeppelin was the first band I was ever like “whoa you can do this with music?” band and they’re still an all time fave of mine. This is a weird one since it’s an album and a half and then some rarities, but it’s a band who had burned so bright so fast and then just wandered down another path for a second half. This album is the peak of them just being like “hey what else can we do besides blues”. Said a lot of this in the chat but this is an album of extremely high highs and extremely mid lows. The songs that I love from this album are some of the band’s best, and then there’s a lot where I wonder if it could just get released later on the box sets. “In My Time of Dying” is still Top 3 of their work, just absolutely blasting blues better than anyone of their era. So dark, so hardcore, so punchy. John Bonham is KILLING it on the drums. It’s truly an incredible tune, one of my faves. Also on my good list is “Houses of the Holy,” “Down by the Seaside,” “Ten Years Gone,” and “Black Country Woman.” “Sick Again” gets an honorable mention because what a fucking riff but yeesh the lyrics. Down at the bottom are “Trampled Under Foot,” “Night Flight,” and “Boogie with Stu”, but that’s splitting hairs because I’m still bobbing my head to all of them. Anyway, I can’t fully divorce the nostalgia and vibes of Zeppelin, but this definitely isn’t their peak, and I totally get some of the lower ratings that’ll come.

i'll never forget dragging my family to go look at these buildings on an NYC trip when i was 13. Zeppelin were the first band i properly found on my own when i stopped getting my taste from video games or whatever was being played around me, and this album in particular had a real hold on me for a while. i spent a lot of time in middle school talking this up as my all-time favorite, and while that doesn't ring true anymore i still find myself drawn to the same things about it this record draws from both the rugged sound of their first two eponymous albums & the mystic introspection of the latter two, and would be my pick for the album most representative of the band overall. it makes sense considering that a number of these songs were taken from sessions for previous albums, and the sequencing here does a great job to keep that balance intact & not lean too much into one particular sound. the exception to that is the final side, where they cram all the shitty blues rock songs into the last 15 minutes (on that note, Sick Again has somehow the grossest lyrics of any song so far) JPJ remains the unsung hero of this band, and the varied sound of this record is largely due to his contributions. Bonham rarely sounded better than he did here; the presence of the drums on tracks like In My Time of Dying/Trampled Under Foot/Night Flight is just so effective. the kick squeaks so much! this is a double album that doesn't feel its length to me, which is especially impressive given the 11-minute song. the stretch of tracks from the beginning til about 10-11 songs in has some of their best moments in their catalog music, and a level of consistency that i don't think quite exists on any of their other records. it holds up quite well for me & i'd probably put it 1st or 2nd among their albums; i guess we'll see for sure when other ones pop up on this list god chase utley was so cool

I've heard this album before. Some great songs on here, and Jimmy Page's guitar talents are on display throughout. But overall the songwriting isn't consistent enough to support a double album. Though, ironically, the very fun Boogie with Stu, recorded previously, was only included because it was a double album...Page said he'd never put it on a "single album". The same is likely true of Black Country Woman. With apologies to Mark Ratner, I'm only going to give this one 3 stars.

A bit too hit-and-miss for a 4, so it's a 3 for me. Some things that I like and some that I can't even remember listening to immediately after they end.

Although Physical Graffiti is supposed to be Led Zeppelin's peak album, I don't like it nearly as much as their earlier numbered albums. Other than a few standout songs, the rest of the long album kinda falls into background music mode. It doesn't have the catchiness or strong rhythms of their earlier works - they branched into a lot of different styles here that don't connect as well for me. Kashmir is a cool song though, especially at the 3:24 and 6:40 minute marks.

Aside from relentless punishment with endless Cohen and Costello, one of the good things about this list is that it caused me to listen more directly to Led Zeppelin. I was initially not a fan, largely due to relentless overplay on the radio during my youth, but working through the albums here and listening more, I have come to appreciate them much better, so when I saw this album come up, I had high expectations. Too high, apparently. It's OK, and has some really good songs like Kashmir, but overall it just didn't live up to my expectations. I find I enjoy the blues-ey songs (Kashmir, Ten Years Gone) to the hard rock songs (Custard Pie, The Rover). If I was putting together this list, THIS is the Led Zeppelin album that I would say has to be on the list: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kAC5Yod-akX6an6LvT_805xSSf2iis3U0 (for just a sample, start with song 6).

Great album. Would rate it a 5 if the best songs were in a regular length album, but downgrading the double album to a 4 because it gets a bit diluted by some of the weaker songs. Kashmir may be the perfect song. Still get goosebumps when it gets quiet again after Plant's long scream.

Can’t say that any single really stood out except Kashmir but during the entirety of it there were gorgeous guitar tones which I enjoyed. Think my anticipation to like Led Zeppelin boosts it from 3.5 to 4

Fucking hell, that is an amazing album. I've listened to a few Led Zeppelin albums via this site and they are not at all what I expected. This is the best of them so far, and I am struggling to believe it's possible they could top this one. I've immediately put the album back on again for a second listen. One of the easiest 5 stars I've given so far!

This is my sixth-favorite Zep album but it’s still five stars.

Day 77 - Generated sometime in January (forgot when) And when I moan into the microphone, it's a problem. 4/5

One of the best ever

Zeppelin is divided into three eras: before PhyG, PhysG, and after PhysG. IV was an amazing album. Houses carried over much of the same pathos. For me, though, Physical Graffiti was the Greatest Album of All Time! Where earlier LZ albums were infused with opulent & often nefarious lifestyle choices (they wrote the book on how to ‘party like a rockstar’, e.g. Red Snapper Incident) Graffiti was LZ at their most focused, most experimental, more international...their most everything. Kashmir is pure masterpiece and, in my extremely biased opinion, the best song ever recorded (sorry Bach, Mozart, Paul, Bob, Dylan, Miss Bareilles). I remember the exact moment and location I heard it when I was 14. Ten Years Gone is an epic ballad of blues-influenced storytelling and guitar mastery. Wonton Song is as much fun to play as it is to listen. Boogie With Stu (stolen/influenced by Ritchie Valens) is a ‘50s throwback for the ages. Black Country Woman is a bluegrass soaked jamfest. I could go on about every song. This album has just gotten better with time. If someone ever asks, “What’s rock ‘n’ roll?” Hand over the headphones and blow their minds.

This is the last great Led Zeppelin album. And boy did they do it right with a double album. This album keeps surprising me and showing me new gems still today. As I continue to listen and re-listen to this album and I always find new songs that I like better than previously. "In My Time of Dying" is probably the best example of this. While it was the live performances of this song that truly captured me it was a wake up call to an absolutely classic Zepp song that I missed on Physical Grafitti upon first listen. There are so many great tracks here. Two of my favorites from this album have always been House of the Holy and In The Light. Lastly, this one holds a special place in my heart due to my friend's love of the album and specifically Kashmir. He's so awesome he even bought me a vinyl copy that is displayed on my wall and is a treasured part of my collection.

Banger! Illmatic was a banger too

This is very good. I played the heck out of it when it first came out. It does suffer from a bit of bloat but still is a good listen.

So impressed by Led Zeppelin's ability to take from the blues and somehow make it sound like some of the most boring, soulless and absolutely gaudy style of music ever made. I don't like this cock rock stuff and everything it inspired whether it be prog or hair metal, or even Queen, just fuck all of it, also I can't stand their lyrics which are always either a twelve year old's idea of sex or these mid-wit fake profound "big topics", I HATE Led Zeppelin, I wish to god this awful corny band never existed

Not my favourite rock. Kashmir is a good tune with voice balanced against instruments so that screaming isn’t required. 4/5. Other tunes not memorable. 3/5 overall

Quality mix of hard rock, prog and stripped down songs. Probably a bit long but the variety and pacing of the album keep you interested.

Didn’t listen to it, but have listened before. Not my favorite, but it’s still Led Zeppelin

I know it's heresy to say this, but I got bored with this album a little over halfway through.

Standard boring to bad rock

I enjoyed this. Some really good songs and a couple that I've added to playlists in the past. Ten Years Gone is so good.

Just solid fuckin' rock n roll tunes. Love the way Bonham's kick sounds.

Great!

Not the most obvious of the Zeppelins, but one with some of the grooviest, most experimental and interesting songs - and while the bombast of the band is ever present - they always still know how to make songs out of them - something a lot of their contemporaries didn't. Even now, it sounds fresh and timeless - whereas other 70s bands of their scale sound stale, and dusty. Loved revisiting it - probably the album I know most songs of, but the record I know least.

Sehr gut. Einfach consistant fast jeder Song ist mindestens gut und Kasimir isn vollkommener Brecher. Irgendwie ist das mixing unfassbar Clean. CD1 aber villeicht besser als CD2

Pari ok-tason rallia, mutta ei tätä tule toiste kuunneltua.

Incredible. Kashmir and Ten Years Gone are my standouts, but there's so much to love here. In my book, this is better than II but it isn't as good as IV. I'd give it 4.5 if I could, but my policy is to round down when on a half star.

very high 4

Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti First album that I heard from them and it's ALMOST perfect. Only the first disc would have gotten legendary status, but the rest of the album is pretty great too. Even though the last 3 songs don't really hit as hard, they are still better than any song that was made back then, so the quality really was up there, including the lows. Overall, this is amazing! 1.- Custard Pie = 9/10 2.- The Rover = 10/10 3.- In My Time of Dying = 10/10 4.- Houses of the Holy = 9/10 5.- Trampled Under Foot = 10/10 6.- Kashmir = 10/10 7.- In the Light = 10/10 8.- Bron-Yr-Aur = 8/10 9.- Down By the Seaside = 9/10 10.- Ten Years Gone = 10/10 11.- Night Flight = 8/10 12.- The Wanton Song = 9/10 13.- Boogie With Stu = 7/10 14.- Black Country Woman = 8/10 15.- Sick Again = 8/10 FINAL SCORE: 9/10

Unbelievable 1. Custard Pie: Really good rocker with a great riff. 2. The Rover: I love the crunch of this song. It gets me head-banging. 3. In My Time of Dying: the definitive version of the song in my opinion. One of my favorite 10+ minute songs of all time that builds to an ultimate climax. 4. Houses of the Holy: honestly would have fit perfectly on the album of the same name, but it is still a really pleasant romp. 5. Trampled Under Foot: hot take incoming: this is in my top 10 Zeppelin songs ever. One of my favorite grooves of all time; it gets me excited 👀 every time. 6. Kashmir: While I don’t think it’s the greatest song of all time, I still love it and it’s (top 5) riff. 7. In the Light: My favorite song on the album and in the conversation for my favorite Zeppelin song ever. It’s a testament to their talent and ability that they can dip into Progressive(ish) rock and ace it immediately. 8. Bron-Yr-Aur: A great acoustic refresher on a pretty heavy album. 9. Down By the Seaside: this might be even closer to progressive rock than “In the Light” with its loopy guitar and its distorted vocals. Amazing song. 10. Ten Years Gone: Wait, is this my favorite song on the album? Probably not, but it’s another beautiful song that is up there with “The Rain Song” as one of their most emotional songs. 11. Night Flight: A really underrated song, and (honestly) should have been the last song on the album. 12-15: None of these songs are bad, and if they had been dispersed throughout the middle of the album, maybe I’d like them a little more. However, with this track list, it makes the album finish on somewhat of a whimper. Still, this is one of my favorite albums of all time and is a big reason why Led Zeppelin is in my top 5 artists of all time.

Not as good as the other Led Zeppelin albums I've gotten so far. But Kashmir always rocks. Felt more like British band rockin out over blues riffs, but still a great album overall.

One of the all time greats. Almost TOO MUCH...but just almost.

Not my type of music but I can dig it.

'Physical Graffiti' is a Zeppelin album that I've had to warm up to over the years. The diversity of musical styles on this album is just unreal, with each track hitting you in its own unique way. At first, it didn't grab me the same way Led Zeppelin II or IV did. This another one where the first half is full of great stuff and the longer it goes on, the more I wish it had stopped. This is an amazing ten song album, but there are fifteen songs. Still…4⭐️

Listened Before? N Now THIS Zeppelin album I can get behind. It has less hits - therefore it's less overplayed on classic rock stations. I really grooved to this one as I've only heard a few of the songs before. Also, I really love Kashmir! A classic! Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: Kashmir

Fairly exemplary hard rock album. It's overall a solid release for the genre with apparent ambition put behind it, seeing as this is a double-album. However, that side of this is a complaint for me here, as it does start to meander more and dip in quality towards the end of the overall project. The biggest highlight here is easily Kashmir, thanks to its Bond-esque symphonic instrumentation. I'm not sure if I would revisit this, but I definitely understand the hype behind it.

Every time I listen to some Led Zeppelin, I need to listen to more Led Zeppelin.

I think In My Time Of Dying is slept on. That's all I can really add to the discussion. Zeppelin rules.

I couldn't get into this album for the longest time eventhough I really liked their albums before this. This one's good tho once I've got into it, but like it's Led Zeppelin so of course it has to be good. My only complain is that it feels more like a compilation than a coherent album. Also double LP is kinda too long, esp with the weaker second half. Fav tracks: In My Time of Dying, Houses of the Holy, Trampled Under Foot, Ten Years Gone

Not the best Zep. Overlong, plodding, with lots of eight minute songs that don’t particularly sound different from each other.

i can’t sit through this whole album. i’m sorry but i hate led zeppelin so much. robert plant’s voice makes me feel anger. and i hate jimmy page. kashmir is an ok song though

Opening like this tells one that Zeppelin wants you to feel at home while your socks are being removed. Is this album the high point of the band's achievements and of '70s guitar rock? I was lucky (smartly prescient?) to have mostly avoided their music in the '70s, preserving somewhat a fresh approach to hearing them then and now. It really helps to not be satiated, instead feeling only vaguely familiar (and often in awe) with it all, except for the monster's like Kashmir. By the way what a way to conclude side two. And we're just getting started.

I understand that this was pioneering and it is undeniably great music. The barrier for me was always Robert Plant’s voice - very difficult to get past.

There's just no way around it, this band and this album, are one of a kind. Amazing that these four musicians found one another — each is so iconic on his own. Damn, that clavinet on "Custard Pie" is just filthy. John Paul Jones is a beast. Interesting how buried in the mix Plant's vocals are on "The Rover." Bonzo's drums on "In My Time Of Dying" are the secret sauce to that tune. I could go on about each individual song, but "Kashmir" alone makes this a classic, must-listen album. This is not even my favorite Led Zeppelin album and it's a 5 without having to think much about it.

I'm not a huge Zep fan, so take my comments with a grain of coke. I've always enjoyed this album, but other than Kashmir, it's pretty much loaded with B+ Zep songs. They're all decent, but they mostly fail to thrill (although I do love Night Flight). I think the production has something to do with that. There's a muffled quality to it that softens the band a bit and makes them seem a bit sluggish at times. OTOH, this one isn't overplayed the way their earlier albums are, so it's probably my favorite of theirs, even if I don't rate is as high as Zep IV. But again, I'm not a huge fan.

Double album Led Zeppelin...what's not to love?!

The three-album run of Houses of The Holy, Physical Graffiti, and Presence are Led Zeppelin's best. This may be the pinnacle of the three, given the consistent quality through both LPs. If you like Zeppelin at all, this is probably in your wheelhouse.

I have never got into much of Led Zeppelin, it was never my cup of tea. This album felt very long but I did enjoy the instrumental parts throughout the album. Many people say they like the first half better but I prefer the second half. My favorite song is Down By The Seaside. My mom loves Led Zeppelin, she said it sounds better when you’re stoned.

Not my favorite of the Zeppelin albums but it’s still a 5 star in my book.

Top 100 ever album. Not Led's best yet would be the masterpiece of any of the other 99% of bands in history. Amazing, innovative, unpredictable and holds up the test of time sounds like if it was recorded last year. Must listen to any decent music lover.

This one is for getting the Led out occasions only. Should you listen to this in a garage with a beer in hand, you might ascend to nirvana. Otherwise, its just kind of a slog.

It’s good, no deny. I still won’t worship at their feet like my many peers. But I listen when forced, and sometimes enjoy it.

This is a fine album, I just didn't feel that every track landed, and it's quite long. "Kashmir" is rightly revered, but the rest doesn't do all that much for me.

So good

6/10 I used to love led zeppelin. I still love Kashmir. 12-16-2024

Classic album

Isn’t all graffiti inherently physical? It’s created on tangible surfaces, after all! Ironically, Physical Graffiti features none on its (admittedly iconic) album cover. The 1970s were the heyday of the double album—a creative canvas and a commercial flex. Advances in recording technology and the album-oriented rock ethos allowed artists to explore sprawling works, while vinyl's physical limitations necessitated multi-disc releases. Seemingly everyone tried it: The Rolling Stones, Stevie Wonder, Elton John, George Harrison, The Who, Pink Floyd, Genesis, Chicago, Miles Davis, Marvin Gaye, and Isaac Hayes all delivered double-album opuses, with varying degrees of success. Double albums tend toward self-indulgence, and Physical Graffiti is no exception. Packed with incredible highlights, it showcases each member of Led Zeppelin doing what they do best. Kashmir stands head and shoulders above—arguably the pinnacle of this album and the band’s entire discography. Tracks like Custard Pie, Trampled Under Foot, and Ten Years Gone see Zeppelin exploring fresh sonic territory without abandoning their essence. Meanwhile, Houses of the Holy, Sick Again and The Wanton Song showcase their rock 'n' roll swagger at its most potent. But here’s the rub: while the album shines when Zeppelin plays to their strengths or experiments, some tracks overstay their welcome (In My Time of Dying) or rely on repetitive riffs with little variation (The Rover, In the Light). These aren’t bad songs—still impressive in isolation—but they don’t stand out in the band’s wider discography. Many of these tracks were outtakes from earlier sessions, which might explain the uneven nature. While Physical Graffiti delivers brilliance in places, it’s not Zeppelin’s most consistent effort. Enjoyable, but not my favourite. Did/Do I own this release? No Does this release belong on the list? There are better Led Zeppelin albums, in my view. Would this release make my personal list? No Will I be listening to it again? Some tracks are truly epic.

ну что сказать. это база

Led Zeppelin continues to be an act I "get", but am unenthused by. It's a good record and I understand why they're looked upon with such reverence as a pillar of classic hard rock. The playing is good, the production is good, the composition is fine, and it's only too damn long by a small amount. In the context of greater musical culture and how I, personallt, interface with it, Led Zeppelin continues to be "Hard Rock Beatles" - a band I "get" but don't care for. This album won't be the album that convinces me to rave over Zepp as an all-time great. That album doesn't exist. But it is good.

Definitely some good material here, but does it really have to go on for so long? You can feel Zeppelin starting to sag under their own weight by the end of it. Best song: Houses of the Holy

Nice texts, many references to sex, but also to religion. Nice folk and rock elements mixed

So many double albums feel bloated, but not this one. Led Zeppelin waste absolutely no time on this album for its entire runtime of 82 minutes. Every song brings something interesting to the table, and still flows seamlessly.

Вроде норм, но не мой вайб

I thought I loved Led Zeppelin but I guess I’ve never ACTUALLY closely listened to them? I don’t know what to do with this. Once again this list leaves me feeling confused about life.

More Zeppelin songs that I've never heard of. Pretty interesting how some of them are like 2-3 songs in one. I liked it better than Led Zeppelin III though!

I suppose I’m one of few who consider late Zeppelin every bit as exciting as early Zeppelin. With Plant’s voice no longer the extreme juggernaut it once was, they were simply forced to branch out in ever-exciting ways. This is one of few rock double albums where I think every moment screams with utter beauty and significance. Still blows my mind, coming from a world when Zep was the undisputed, unquestioned best band ever (Deadheads like me had to resort to emotional, irrational appeals), that some folks haven’t even heard of them these days, much less listened. Ah, to discover for the first time.

Great album with a range of sounds and styles. I actually really like some of the slower tunes during the homestretch as much as the hits during first half.

First half of this album is great, but honestly a few of the tracks a longer than they needed to be. 2nd half of the album is a bit down hill with a lot of filler. It's hard to go below a 4 based on the opening half though.

Fantastic overall album. Houses of the Holy, Kashmir, Ten Years Gone By, Down by the Seaside, all easy 5s. The addition of the extra songs / outtakes from earlier album brings this one down to a 4.5 for me. Like most double albums, if you chose the top 9-10 songs it’s an easy 5, but a few too many “average” Zeppelin tunes on this one. And they didn’t do “average” very often.

A few songs really grabbed me, liked it more than I anticipated I would.

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

Classic

this is definitely a lot to take in at once. both the newly completed songs and the older cuts included to fill this out to double album length present a smorgasbord of sonic ideas, making this perhaps Led Zep's most eclectic release. there's a couple progressive epics here in "Kashmir" and "In the Light", but also plenty of their signature bluesy hard rock sound, particularly on the A-side. elsewhere, "Trampled Under Foot" and "The Wanton Song" feature a prominent funk influence, there's a few acoustic cuts like "Bron-Yr-Aur" and "Black Country Woman", and even a few more straightforward cuts that still come together really successfully like "Down By the Seaside" and "Houses of the Holy". if you like any aspect of the Led Zeppelin sound, you'll be able to find it represented here in some fashion. when these four guys really strike gold, the results speak for themselves. that being said, whether or not you feel this needed to be 15 songs and 84 minutes long will depend on how many of these different sonic experiments actually pan out for you. for me, it definitely loses some steam by the end. the first two sides are by far the strongest in my mind, although sides C and D each have at least one really strong song apiece: "Ten Years Gone" and "The Wanton Song". "Sick Again" is deeply uncomfortable and I'd be happy to never hear it again. if I wind up returning to this album as often as other, shorter albums in their discography, I'll most likely cut it off before "Boogie With Stu". decent 8/10.

It's been over a year since I last reviewed a Led Zeppelin album, but here its, my fifth and final album of theirs to review. I own this album on CD, and I've listened to it in its entirety before, but it's not an album I've ever come back to. I know "Kashmir" really well, but I imagine a lot of these songs will sound pretty unfamiliar to me. Either way, I'm excited to listen to this today, and I'm curious as to how I'll feel about it. Based on the description of this album, it shouldn’t work. A lot of these songs didn’t make it on to other albums, and found their way to Physical Graffiti. A wide variety of styles are utilized on these songs. John Paul Jones was considering quitting the band. This album should sound like a patchwork of songs that had been left on the scrap heap. But instead, it sounds like a culmination of the five albums that came before it. Physical Graffiti is a magnum opus to musicianship, held together by the common thread of hard rock, and it’s really enjoyable to listen to. Led Zeppelin were fully committed to their craft, and you can feel that in every part of this album. Yes, some of the longer songs overstay their welcome a bit, but in the end, it didn’t take away too much from my enjoyment. I went into this, thinking I wouldn’t like it very much, and I think some of that feeling is because I feel like House of the Holy should be on the list, but that this album took its place. As far as my favorite songs on this album, I’m torn between “Trampled Under Foot,” “The Wanton Song,” and “The Rover.” The clavinet on “Trampled Under Foot” is excellent, and the funk elements make it one of the most unique songs in Led Zeppelin’s catalogue. The guitar riff on “The Wanton Song” is great, and I love how infectious it is. “The Rover” has my favorite guitar playing on the album. The guitar part during the chorus is fantastic, and it’s the perfect contrast to the main guitar riff of the song. Physical Graffiti, while not my favorite Led Zeppelin album (that distinction still belongs to IV), is a fantastic testament to the band’s career. While this was not their last album, it still manages to serve as a swan song to their career. Full of ambition and meticulous execution, Physical Graffiti is a journey worth taking.

old but gold

Overlong but with some extraordinary songs and sounds. My one complaint is the metallic and flangey guitar sound throughout much of the album

Not my favourite Zepplin album

I'm actually a bit surprised how limited this album is. At their core, I really like the sound of Led Zeppelin, but a lot of this album feels like the same classic Zeppelin shredding that we're used to hearing, and it's wild how quickly that can turn into more like background noise.

side three is pretty good. the rest sucks.

Really catchy melodies. Those guitar riffs... man. Really good. The strong tracks are super strong and outweigh anything else. It gets better and better as the album progresses. I've had way more great albums lately, the algorithm is on my side. Highlights: Custard Pie Houses of the Holy Trampled Under Foot Night Flight Boogie With Stu

If it’s not Kashmir, what are we even talking about dude?

Yeah this album is pretty much perfect. Side A is completely flawless. "In My Time of Dying" may be one of my favorite Led Zeppelin songs. "Kashimir" is a classic. Kinda shocking that this isn't Led Zeppelin's best work. I hope we get to listen to "Led Zeppelin IV". It is....absolutely stunning. Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones, and John Bonham are essentially a supergroup by themselves. I also thought "Bron-Yr-Aur" was super interesting and not a song I would have expected for them to make. Probably a 4.5 because I know it gets even better. Liked Songs: "In My Time of Dying" , "Kashimir" , "Trampled Under Foot" , "Houses of the Holy" , "Ten Years Gone" , "Custard Pie" , "The Rover"

Liked songs (as in, actually added to Spotify Liked Songs list): Trampled Under Foot, Kashmir, In the Light, Ten Years Gone Not much to say about this album. No dislikes. 4.5

Not for me.

I've listened to this album many times. I never really checked the runtime, and was surprised it's well over an hour. It never feels like it. I was going to list the best tracks, but it would be over half the album. Today, In the Light and Ten Years Gone hit the hardest, with the latter being one of my favorite Zeppelin songs. What an incredible run of albums leading up to and including this one.

Well. Not my favourite. But I might be bias as I'm not a Led Zep fan. Technically a good album. I always enjoy Kashmir

mid - kashmir - mid

Too long, sometimes repeating parts to the point of tedium. Robert Plant's vocals reaching the highest notes is like nails on a chalkboard. The only good points in this albums where the most subdued songs like Ten Years Gone or Down by the Sea Side because it didn't spend time in the same hard rock excersises the other songs did. Just not the thing I want from rock, even older rock

Its got its high points to be sure, come on it is Led Zeppelin, but quite frankly it’s not as good as their earlier albums and being a double album makes it feel like a little too much of not as good a thing. I’d rather quality over quantity.

I feel like once you've listened to one Led Zeppelin album - you've listened to them all Started off well but it was so long and repetitive that I got bored. I only knew Kashmir before listening so that probably didn't help with the rating I was surprised to see a song with a Welsh name - Bron-Yr-Aur! I never knew the history behind that track, so that was a nice find. Nice guitar song too Overall this album was ok. Wasn't their best of what I've heard so far 3 ⭐️

4.5

Like many 70’s double albums, it’s a bit fat. Starts blandly, finishes weakly, but there is a banging full length album in the middle starting with the timeless Kashmir which offers lots of musical variation Its a hesitant 4 from me which only marginally scrapes above 3 due to the volume of filler tracks

Great

I liked the variety of the songs

Picture it. Summer 98 living in Halifax in an apartment in park Vic, taking classes by day and working at Wendy’s with a murderer by night. I had just bought my first beater acoustic guitar and listened to this album constantly, trying to learn the songs by ear. The last great zeppelin album. The solo on rover is magnificent.

An album of lost dogs that just casually drops “Kashmir”.

Iconic, pleasant listening experience the whole way trough for a double album. Very stong start but fading a bit towards the end, I enjoyed all songs however. 88/100

Well it definitely sounds like a Led Zeppelin album. Unfortunately it feels kind of like a slight, lightweight Zeppelin album -- fortunately that's a pretty nice curve to be grading on

A few songs I really liked and a couple I found less interesting

Many solid tunes

Hard rock / blues / folk, quite a mixture. Kashmir the outstanding track

Their equivalent to The Beatles White Album, a long double album that's a little incohesive as it feels like all manner of shit was thrown to this particular wall to see what would stick, where the highs are so so so good ("Trampled Under Foot", "Houses Of The Holy", "Kashmir", "In My Time Of Dying", basically all of disc 1), but the lows are pretty meh ("Down By The Seaside", "Night Flight", "The Wanton Song", "Boogie With Stu", "Sick Again", basically all of disc 2). But it's Led Zeppelin so you can forgive most of it.

Not bad but you definitely have to be in a Led Zeppelin mood to have a good time

A monumental album, lots of fun for a Led Zeppelin newbie to experience a sprawling album by a group of obvious masters. Fuck though it's long and brutal, the couple softer easy-listening tracks like Bron-Yr-Aur and Down by the Seaside pop up feel like you're coming up for air. But overall the song writing, the riffs, the drums... it all goes so hard and in so many different directions.

Kashmir - The Rover - Ten Years Gone - In My Time Of Dying - Night Flight - Houses Of The Holy - Bron-Yr-Aur - The Swan Song - Custard Pie - Trampled Under Foot - In The Light - Down by the Seaside - The Wanton Song - Boogie with Stu - Black Country Woman - Sick Again

If I'm being honest, this is somewhere between 2 and 3 for me.

A great collection of songs and styles, albeit collected from various album outakes

Best one so far

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

The Good: We’ve been informed that Graffiti can be Physical… The Bad: We can’t figure out which song really explains this concept to us… The Ugly: This leaves us wondering if LZ is just trying to pull one over us… When I saw the cover of the album this morning, I fist pumped the air, then played the record, and again, and again… and it dawned on me what a tremendous drummer JB is. I mean, holy crap good. There’s a reason LZ is considered one of the best rock bands ever, and this album highlights all that is great about them! 5*

The kings of rock. They give with gusto every time.

messy but in a nice way

I’ve never been much of a Led Zeppelin fan but overall this album made decent background music as I worked.

Ultimo gran lp de led Zeppelin.

There are definitely some beside tracks on here, but it’s still Zepplin at its best

5 stars

Discazo!!! Con 4 bombazos de rock duro: "Trampled Under Foot", "Kashmir" , "Ten Years Gone" y "The Wanton Song".

Every song is amazing. I listened to the complete album twice at work. 10-31-2024

A couple great songs mixed with... Well, mix.

If they had trimmed it down they would’ve had a 5⭐️ album.

It's middle of the road Zeppelin. There's better Zepp records.

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

An obvious classic. Lots of bangers on here. I was never a zep fan bit this is good. Il let other people be more eloquent.

I need to give this one another listen, it was just a good album. Very creative and emotionally intense, a classic understandably.

A breathtakingly diverse range of sound. But for me? One song was enough.

I think I have pointed out earlier that I do not enjoy Robert Plant's voice. Because of that I had never listened to this album and that was a mistake. This is clearly their apex and maybe the apex of rock n roll? I think I would play this album if an alien landed on earth and asked for the best and clearest example of R&R--it's just about perfect and I've only heard it once.

i can’t tell if it’s a 3 or a 5 so i’m giving it a 4

Quite boring

The best led zep album? Maybe

Iconic rock Robert Plants vocals are just great, Jimmy Page, Jones and Bonham just insane talant. Stand out tracks: - Custard Pie - The Rover - in my time of dying - drums are amazing - Kashmir - Bron-Yr-Aur - Ten years gone - The Wanton Song - Sick Again

Such a distinct singer, great rock n roll band.

FUck yeah now we talking. I'll take Led Zeppelin over The Stooges any day! Ooooh Kashmir is on this album! Led Zeppelin is one of those bands that have the ability to transport me through time and makes me really feel those times somehow. Hard to describe. I can't believe Kimberly doesn't like them! The guitar in Bron-Yr-Aur is amazing! Ten Years Gone is really pretty too. Yep 5 stars!

This album goes crazyyyyyyyy

10/25 fuck yeah. Basically a guitar riff greatest hits collection.

Zeppelins magnum opus. I especially love its variety and depth.

Favorite Track: Ten Years Gone

It’s Led Zeppelin. Probably enough said. Not a bad listen. "Kashmir" definitely stands out as a particularly good track. I would definitely listen to this again. Double album though so it’s just a lot in one sitting.

Mid-pack of the Zep catalog. Which is still four stars.

Increíble. Un álbum doble glorioso y con unos riffs imposibles en cada canción. Una maravilla.

Already know this is brilliant.

Not for me

More low key than the albums I know better, but still a great listen.

После божественного во всех смыслах концерта Ника Кейва я повстречал даму, которая, оказывается, большая любительница Лед Цеппелин. И она сказала, что последнее время ее любимый альбом группы - это Presence. Но в целом, IV тоже супэр. И вот я здесь, чувствую нужду любить музыку группы Лед Цеппелин, потому что заработаю поинты "охуенности" как минимум в своей голове, ведь дама естественно совершенно не догадывается о моем внезапном интересе, возникшем только на основе того, что ее любимый артист прямо сейчас - не Сабрина Карпентер. Лучшая песня - Kashmir.

The diversity of musical styles on this album is just unreal, with each track hitting you in its own unique way. These songs just feel like the culmination of Zeppelin's unparalleled songwriting ability and overall musicianship.

I wish someone had introduced Led Zeppelin to the concept of editing. Not every song needs to be 8 minutes long, and 45 minutes is a perfectly acceptable length for an album. Sometimes less is more. This felt like a great album stretched to the length of two. Like butter spread over too much bread. Give me less bread, Robert!

Oooft a bit long and just not as good as I’d like it to be. Kashmir is a tune, but LZ have others that I prefer. Simpsons: Yes

Couple of decent songs and a lot of alright songs that went on for far too long.

Surprisingly solid

This sounded exactly as I expected. 1 / 10

It’s Zeppelin, so it’s great. But I don’t think this is as great as they can be.

great

10

I find all of the LONG songs a little much for me now lol

classic. really good. better than I thought it would be

Classic hard rock but a bit repetitive as it went on

Maybe I’m just getting used to Led Zeppelin after they keep cropping up on this list but I thought this was the best of theirs yet. The most I’ve bopped my head along to them anyway! But by god it’s a long one 😮‍💨

As usual, a boatload of all-time, incredible tracks here, however, also quite a few that aren't particularly interesting, like "The Rover", "Boogie With Stu", and "Sick Again". It's funny. When I hear a Zeppelin song that I'm not completely blown away by, I feel very confused. Like my brain can't understand why the song I'm hearing isn't better. It happens to the best bands. Everybody has a few clunkers.

The second half is much better than the first

Hard rock but also folk and kinda prog Comically long Singles go hard

Not their best. Seems like just a bunch of random songs they through together.

This is a Led Zep Album I should listen to more.

With led zeppelin, the riffs are great but hearing them for 10 minutes long feels rapidly repetitive. The album is not bad but is exhausting after a while

There are brilliant moments on here but man, it's just too flipping long. Daunting.

Alright

One of the first albums I ever listened to, and it still is awesome. Might be my favorite Zeppelin. Opening riff of Custard Pie is awesome, Houses of the Holy is a Mt Rushmore LZ song, and Night Flight is stupidly catchy.

This is the music I cut my teeth on when I was in high school. I've always loved this album, and all the LED Zeppelin albums. 4 stars

Beyond a doubt did my parents lack in their musical upbringing of me by not letting me explore the greatness of Led Zeppelin to the fullest. They had many albums of the greats (of their time) and many of the albums featured on this list. However, this album, though they are Zeppelin fans, was not in their collection. The range that Zeppelin proves they have here is amazing and absolutely stunning. I am, obviously, biased in the greatest sense of the word.

Really liked the range. This is one that’s perfect for a long drive, and luckily I was on one when I was listening.

Of course it's five stars. It's Led Zep!!

Great album. For some reason it was the first LZ album I listened to all the way through so I've been a fan of this for years. Jimmy Page's guitar work is great and there is an incredible diversity of styles that show how great a band they are beyond the signature hard rock It's a quirk of the vinyl era that they added a few tracks to pad the length out, and I do think the first disc is stronger, but not the extent that I wouldn't give this 5*

An amazing album of blues and hard rock. Kashmir and Houses Of The Holy were standouts

Har så förjordat svårt för Led Zeppelin.

Hmm, I mean it wasn’t bad but it just wasn’t very interesting

Fantastic performances throughout . A true classic.

I do listen to Zeppelin from time to time and I am a big fan of this type of music, but it might be controversial, but Zeppelin is not my favorite band, I found that I could find them to be boring sometimes. So this is the first time I have listen to a Zeppelin album from start to finish in a long time. It has made me appreciate them more, the drumming in particular from John Bonham is amazing, I know he is always regarded as the greatest rock drummer of all time ( I'd be more of a Keith Moon man) But John Bonham and John Paul Jones, create a monster of an engine for all the songs, that it lets Robert Plant and Jimmy Page shine! Can see why this is regarded as an amazing album, and my reservations about Zeppelin been a boring band have been thrown out the window! A song like Trampled Under Foot, shows the versatility that Zeppelin has, a mix of hard rock, Motown, and psychedelic rock, this would be a hard feat for any band to pull off, but they pull it off with ease. Then to have a song like Kashmir, nearly like an operatic song. Has tension and suspense behind it, a monster of a song and an amazing feat to be able to pull of! I will be going back and revisiting Zeppelin again and really listening to them!

Thought I would like this. Loved it. Some classic well known Led Zep bangers as well as some more varied, genre busting softer tunes.

Standard Zeppelin. I love Kashmir, the rest is okay. IV will always be my favorite

Zeppelin are legends for a reason

3/5 , didn't listen that intensely, maybe 4/5 if I did

I'll be honest, I absolutely cannot be partial on this album. I love rock and metal, I love 70s rock specifically, and I absolutely love Led Zeppelin. I love and play the guitar, too, so Jimmy Page is a bit of an idol (for guitar only, save yourself and never look into him as a person). Robert Plant has an amazing voice, John Paul Jones was doing cool stuff with the bass and taking a way more active role than his contemporary bassists, and John Bonham was just a stupidly talented and innovative drummer that has influenced drummers for generations now. I've listened to this album front to back dozens of times, and certain songs on it, I've heard a billion and one times. Getting a 5, perfect album

I did not think I would enjoy a led zeppelin album, I stand corrected

I’ve talked about synchronicities on here before. Just yesterday I started listening to this album while cooking dinner so this is kind of blowing my mind. What a week. I’ve recently started wondering what a list of my favorite songs would be because of how much I love Kashmir. I say that because I just woke up to it since it’s my alarm. In fact, in order to make a song your alarm with Apple you have to have it in your library (not a playlist) so I had added Physical Graffiti to mine earlier this week hence me listening while cooking. Coincidence? As I listened today, I started wondering if this is my favorite Zepplin album. I ended up keeping the first 6 songs in a row and I think Kashmir might be my favorite Zep song, but then Whole Lotta Love…that’s a whole different conversation. But then a couple popped up that I wasn’t a huge fan of and then got a few more good ones with Night Flight and The Wonton Song. This has been a good week of music so while I’d probably call this a 4.5, I’m giving another 5 star.

Another banger from the goats. Lots of people rank this as their best album, and though it's not that for me personally, I can't really argue. Some genuine bangers throughout this, ESPECIALLY "Kashmir," easily one of my favorite Led Zeppelin songs. I shouldn't even have to describe what this sounds like because we all know these songs, right? Or is that just me? Anyway, classic album. Not a five-star from me, that's reserved for the first couple installments of the self-titled series. But awesome album nonetheless. Favorite tracks: Kashmir, Houses of the Holy, Trampled Under Foot, The Rover, In My Time of Dying, In the Light, Down by the Seaside, Night Flight. Album art: A couple of squashed apartment buildings, in New York these would be called brownstones I think, in the UK maybe flats? I like the vinyl copy of this dad has because the windows are actually cut out and you can see through to the inner sleeves. Pretty cool. 4.5/5

I think this might be the best Led Zeppelin album in their discography. Over an hour of absolutely killer songs. Magical guitar melodies, pounding drums, mesmerizing bass lines, and iconic vocal performances. One of the best albums ever released, period. Captures such a wide range of styles and sounds while maintaining an iconic proto-metal style. The best from one of the best to ever do it

An above average album, although just an okay album for Zeppelin standards. Plenty of highlights but also a little bloated

Just a truly epic album from one of the greatest musical acts we'll ever see

#70 - Liked it! Very classic while breaking in a way. I should come back to it.

Most people think the name of this band came about because of the phrase "that'll go over about as well as a lead balloon", except using a zeppelin instead in order to increase the magnitude of just how ludicrous the situation was. But that's wrong. As you can plainly see, it's "led" (past tense of the verb "lead", which rhymes with "read", the present tense of the act you are performing right now), not "lead" (the metal, which rhymes with "read", the past tense of what you will have done with this increasingly lengthy sentence when you finish reading it (Parenthetically, I think it's important to point out that "reading" does NOT rhyme with the city in California named "Redding", just in case you were getting confused. Come to think of it, I could have just used the word "red" above to make things clearer, but hey, it's already written and I have more to say, so I'll leave it that way)). That's an important difference. One of the big problems with zeppelins is that they are subject to the whims of the wind and breeze, like when the Hindenburg was blown into that mooring rig and came down like a real lead (the metal) zeppelin, not to mention all that fire complicating the whole process. I imagine it was probably hot enough to melt lead (the metal, that is), but I'm pretty sure the Hindenburg was NOT made of lead, because that would be, frankly, a stupid thing to use in something that is supposed to be lighter than air, which lead (the metal) is most definitely NOT. Anyway, what this is all leading (rhymes with "reading" not "Redding", see above) to: If you actually lead a zeppelin (that's "lead", the present tense of "led"), magic things can happen. For one, they won't crash into mooring rigs and catch fire. People can get to their destinations safely and comfortably. That's an allegory for the stratospheric success of this band - similar to a led zeppelin, they were able to deliver results - some really awesome tunes over the years, a pretty cool documentary about them, and a legendary stage presence (although their album "Presence" went over a bit like a lead balloon). Or maybe they just had poor spelling skills?

Not my favourite LZ album, but this is clearly a demonstration of how they matured and found their sound. Great listen

Loved it!

A bit long but nice bluesy hard rock

Definitely not one of my favorites by them.

Rock. The first half of the album was better than the second half, almost felt like they could’ve been two different albums. Still good though.

This was a slog. The first of the double album is pretty classic Zeppelin, not the band at its height - but pretty darn good. Once you get to the second album it feels like casts off. A lot of forgettable songs. I guess it probably marks the beginning of the end of the band.

I always battle if this album is too long or not. Not every song shows up at the same level but the skill and balance across genres really showcase how the band grew and what they could do. Kashmir is one of the best songs of all time. The worst Zeppelin is better than almost any band and this is some of the best Zeppelin. Ten Years Gone is such an easy song to get lost listening to. In The Light is the song I still feel I have the most to unpack in.

This album makes me want to grab my harmonica and jam along. With Led Zeppelin IV I said "They use the Blues, Rock and Folk music as a strong foundation and build a castle on that foundation." And the same is true here. The first disc goes harder but, the melodies still feel cohesive on disc two. Things are kept fresh with the change of pace. The song Black Country Woman is a bit of a stumble. I give this album like a 4.8 rounded up.

Not sure I gave it a fair shake, but didn't make it past the first disc and nothing jumped out at me.

Trampled Underfoot and The Wanton Song still my favorites. Good album but some songs are way too long. Felt redundant to me.

love but becomes repetitive, Good chill listen or background

Rating: 10/10 One of the greatest double albums of all time and possibly Zeppelin's best work. This album is a culmination of the band's best attributes: Plant's charismatic vocals, Page's amazing guitar riffs, Jones' melodic bass lines, and Bonham's groovy drumming. Despite its length, almost all of the songs are excellent. A timeless classic. Favorite songs: pretty much all of them. Least favorite song: Bron-Yr-Aur.

82% Best: In My Time of Dying; Houses of the Holy; Trampled Under Foot; Kashmir; The Wanton Song Must-Hear? Sure

It’s maybe a tad too long, but there are some really, really great songs here.

"Physical Graffiti is one of the corner stones of rock history" and "Jimmy Page is a horrible human being" go together like a horse and carriage.

Some good, some not very good....not their best.

Probably would’ve been better off cutting half out side 2 out and making it a single album but pretty damn good nonetheless

4.7 I dont know why I feel guilty about giving this 5 stars. I kept trying to justify a 4 stars but I cant. This is soild from top to bottom, front to back and side to side. There is not a song on this album that I wont turn up when it comes on or when I put it on.

Every song is absolutely amazing. Favourite Songs: The Rover, Kashmir, Ten Years Gone, The Wanton Song, Boogie With Stu. Least Favourite Songs: NONE.

Excellent album front to back. Excellent guitars and snappy, toe-tappin’ tunes. I can see some elements of the heavy metal (for those that believe that Led Zeppelin is the grandfather of Heavy Metal), but it isn’t super obvious. A classic Rock & Roll album that is relistenable. 5

Really good but not great. A bit over the top at times but some undeniably great hits and music playing. 8/10 (4/5)

I've been busy while listening, but me likey

The smash hits in a row threefer of Houses Of The Holy, Trampled Under Foot, and Kashmir gets Physical Graffiti on the 1001 list. The rest of the doesn’t compare. Better now then when it came out. We’ll be listening to Zep again before the list is completed (3.9*s)

A bit long...could have trimmed it down to 1 disc and would have been better. The album does have some iconic songs like "Kashmir" and Houses of the Holy." The boys cover some ground with multiple music genres and lay down some jammers but this album (and the band's work to follow) starts their fade out. I will not be disappointed if the list has all their albums as the complete Zep catalog is a must listen before you die...4.0.

Despite being a huge Zeppelin fan I've never had any prior fondness for Physical Graffiti. It was always an ignored entry that I looked upon as bloated and represented the beginning of the end for LZ. When scrolling track listings, greatest hits albums, playlists etc. there was lessrepresentation from Physical Graffiti when compared with their earlier albums so it was often overlooked on my part. I am very happy to say that this album held up much better than I remembered. While it doesn't have a huge amount of hits/singles, it is loaded with great deep cuts. Zep was firmly established in the upper pantheon of great musicians after their rise and sustained success through their first 5 albums. At this point and they were highly respected musicians and their sound had been fully developed and mastered. Disc 1 is so solid as very song is good, some of which are great. Second disc doesn't have the same luster but still has a number of tracks that I am fond of. They really lean into it in some of the longer songs. While I would often skip these (any many other longer songs) when listening on an iPod in my youth, I was glad to refamiliarize myself this time around. I've always loved Zeppelin but haven't been listening to them as often the last couple years. This definitely rekindles some of the reasons why they were my favorite band growing up. This was a really fun listen. 3.95

As much as i like weird and experimental albums (if they are done right). Sometimes, all i need is a good traditional rock out album to be happy in life and Physical Graffiti did fill that void. Every song felt fun enough to just rock out while driving or heck, doing any activity. The guitar riffs also felt really technical and interesting with many songs having cool and unique sounds to them all. Granted, the album was a long one at around 83 minutes and i did begin to lose track of the songs that were being played but i still had fun listening to this one. Best Song: Kashmir Worst Song: In the Light

1. disc is besser

I don't love Led Zeppelin's folk-y acoustic material as much as their heavy metal/hard rock stuff. Their albums are normally a mixture, so I find them somewhat inconsistent. I find that they venture slightly into 'overly long wank fest' at times and 'In My Time of Dying' is guilty of that. It sounds like they were just jamming in the studio, someone pushed record, and it ended up on the album. Some solid stuff on this album though. 'Ten Years Gone' is great and Robert Plant's vocals absolutely shine on 'Night Flight'. 'Kashmir' is a classic but not the best on the album. That belongs to 'The Rover'. It has a fantastic riff that drives the song forward with such a swagger and attitude. It's a 5 star 45 minute album if you trim the fat a bit. Don't want to give in to the Led Zeppelin tax and there are better Led Zep albums than this so it's getting a 3. A very high 3 mind you.

Good songs, classic band

Really enjoyed the soft rock, psychedelic Pink Floyd-y vibes. Masterful. would listen again!

hey Robert Plant can you please stop talking about 'love'. 'woman as a car' is a song category I thought was too dumb for even Led Zeppelin but it's my fault I'm surprised. I don't think Kashmir is anything close to Led Zeppelin's good songs. Whole thing sounds a lot more dated than their earlier albums. Less woaah ohhhh womann vocal solos but it sounds a bit like they're trying to do Queen songs. Led Zeppelin has 2-3 good songs per album, which you are to find and put on a shuffle playlist. In releasing an album this long (possibly with no good songs? I can't tell after this much Zeppelin) they have committed a crime against the listener. music: hated. (⌐■_■)

There were times that this got into some of the more interesting places Led Zeppelin is able to go. There were also times this got into 11 minute songs that started 9 minutes of JPJ playing a noodly synth solo. The bad times outweigh the good, and the sum total of the times is over 80 minutes, which is entirely too long to have to listen to Led Zeppelin for.

Classic double album.

I really like Led Zeppelin, but some of their songs in their albums are a bit meh. I absolutely love a few songs from each album, but because I am rating the whole album, I can't really give it 5 stars because it would have to be absolutely perfect, whereas some songs feel a bit meh compared to the major hits.

Meandering on A pleasantly rowdy way Of belted hard rock

Does feel at times like a dump of material from various sessions/periods, but the highs are so stratospheric that it's impossible not to give it the full 5.

Excellence

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

I got this albums on a Friday and returned to it a few time over the weekend. It was a 4 after the first listen, but became a 5 after a couple more listens. There is just no bad song on this album, nothing worth tracking over. It's a great album of mostly deeper Led Zeppelin tracks.

It was okay. Not their normal stuff. Seemed a little more experimental.

Alright

I love Zeppelin, and this album is no different! Probably more like a 4.5 stars rather than 5. Big riffs, loud drums and some beautiful melodies. My only gripe, and something that has really made me think twice before blasting out Zeppelin in recent years is Bonhams squeaky bloody pedal. It crops up in most of the albums and once you hear it once it's THERE, there's no escaping it! These guys made mega pennies and yet didn't grease their bloody drum pedal! *Power riff* *squeak*. Sorry if this spoils future Zep experiences for all that have read this, but I needed my say.

Not my favorite Zeppelin album.

Great rock album

Long but didn't feel it! Very much enjoyed

It’s good but it’s not great.

It's really painful listening to these classic albums for the first time, only to come out extremely underwhelmed by something so critically acclaimed. Like I really want to love Led Zeppelin, and this album, but I can't dig it at all.

Disc 1 is a masterpiece from the peak of one of the most talented bands ever… if only the 2nd half maintained that level of quality and eclectic nature. Still, Kashmir alone makes this is a 4. More like a 4.5 in total for me

Solid, but not their best.

I like Led Zeppelin but this is one of the albums I've never connected with. Apart from Kashmir is standard fare.................

Not my.thing

Very good in places. A few bangers and some good bluesy sounds. But also a bit too long, and not as good as peak Led Zeppelin.

I’ll keep no secrets here; I have never been a big Led Zeppelin fan. I like a chunk of their work, and appreciate the sheer talent involved. But overall, they have always been somewhat overrated in my book. I honestly couldn’t tell you sometimes what songs belong on what album. And on top of that, my view on double albums still stands even with ‘Physical Graffiti’; double albums can be a double edged sword. They’re either absolute masterpieces or they’re musically stretched too thin. For me, ‘Physical Grafitti’ completely falls into the latter. I do find some tracks to be fine work: ‘Houses Of The Holy’, ‘Kashmir’, ‘In The Light’, and ‘Down By The Seaside’ are actually phenomenal and really highlight the band at their strength. Plant’s vocals are arguably at their best, there is fantastic hard hitting riffs, and great guitar solos throughout. I just can’t help but feel had they not frankensteined a long record from previous rejects not only would this be a better listen, their later output could also have been marginally improved. It sounds as if I don’t like ‘Physical Graffiti’ all that much, I know. I actually do like it. It just runs into the same problems a lot of double albums do; it runs out of steam and the variety in musicality needed to keep a massive project like this interesting just isn’t there. So I give this a 3. It can be appreciated by pretty much everyone, and I know a lot of people hold it in HIGH regard, but most of it just doesn’t click with me overall; and I find a lot of their earlier work far superior.

This album comes on day one of a very intense week, and to be honest, I was disappointed by it. Maybe I just didn't need Page and Plant's wailing and squawking, but it felt like it was much more self-indulgent and unfocused that the earlier numbered albums, which have all been top drawer so far.

Great album, real variation of songs but all led zeppelin.

Probably my least favorite Led Zeppelin album so far. Just wasn't a fan of most of it. There were a couple good songs like The Rover but overall the album felt too long.

Cool cool

Perfect record that still resonates today.

First time hearing this entire album.

Starts bluesy, get amazing. First song on the second disk is great

Some pretty good music.....and then Kashmir .....bloody good song!

Meh

i dont know if i liked it but i'll give it a 4/5

Het betere kreun- en krijswerk. Lang uitgesponnen over vier plaatkanten, de heren nemen er de tijd voor om al hun rifjes en likjes en al het andere gitaarwerk te laten horen. Het had leuk geweest als er ook iets met de wauw-factor tussen had gezeten, het loopje uit Kashmir is het enige wat echt blijft hangen.

Zo, geef hier maar even een cijfer aan. Ik heb er even over gedaan. Het is op alle fronten meer ingehouden dan ander werk dat we van deze lui kregen. Minder uitbundig gecomponeerd, minder vol geluid etc. Het zijn eigenlijk normale nummers. En ergens vind ik dat wel fijn. Je blijft de kwaliteit ervaren. Het laat zien dat de basis bij deze band gewoon op orde was. Maar tegelijk duren de losse nummers nog steeds heel lang. Zelfs een nummer als Kashmir dat de uitsmijter zou moeten zijn heb ik halverwege al wel gehoord. En daardoor duurt het album als geheel mij ook te lang. Twee volle Led Zeppelin nummers tussendoor had mij wel beter door het album geholpen. Mis het blijkbaar toch. Na een week heb ik het nogmaals opgezet. De proef op de som. Vind ik het fijn om een tweede keer te luisteren? Het album gaat toch vrij snel af. Daarmee wordt het een 3.

Ik heb Led Zeppelin al 3x een 5 gegeven, maar dat gaat deze keer niet gebeuren. Ik ga dit album afstraffen omdat het aan een aantal basisregels niet voldoet. Het is namelijk volstrekt overbodig in de snoblijst, want er staan al genoeg Led Zeppelin albums in. Het mist vervolgens ook een hit. Ik tel Kashmir niet mee, want dat werd pas echt bekend toen Puff Daddy het gebruikte voor de Godzilla soundtrack. Ik kan dit album heel prima opzetten hoor, maar in de snoblijst horen albums die je gehoord moet hebben, voordat etc. En daar hoort dit album simpelweg niet bij. Een vergeetbare 3 zal het oordeel zijn.

Has some of my favorite Led Zeppelin songs and riffs. Love that it's a double album but not all the songs on here interest me as much.

Love Led, and I ran this one around twice, but nothing on it really grabbed me or stuck. Just good listening.

A solid Zep album, even though it's a bit bloated.

Great first half, mediocre last half. 3.53

You gotta be kidding me, Beatles, Muse & Zep one after another? I'm a big Houses of the Holy apologist, but at least one song here ("Trampled Under Foot") is a retread of a HotH song ("The Crunge") but done much better. In terms of songs evoking a beach, I'd take "Down By the Seaside" over "D'yer Maker" "In the Light" and "Ten Years Gone" have grown on me substantially since I heard them years ago, which makes me wonder whether the intimidating length of this album bothered me more back then. My favourite Zep (if not this or Led Zeppelin IV) is their III, so “Black Country Woman” & “Bron-Yr-Aur” are fantastic breaks from the Rock And Roll 🪨

Far from being Zeppelin's best album. Always thought this was a bit of a step down from everything else that came before. The first LP is fantastic, but I find a lot of the material on the second LP, especially Side D, not to be their best.

I have a strange relationship to Led Zeppelin. There are tons of brilliant moments here and there — atmospheric psychedelic sections, iconic riffs and grooves like no other white band. And then I am trying to figure out why I never listen to them on purpose? The answer, I think, is that Robert Plant rarely sings a traditional melody. He is a brilliant front man, and when he sings melodies they are often beautiful. But for me, it is a central aspect of what separates brilliant bands from lesser bands. As an example — The chorus to The Rover is awesome, but I don't really care for the verse. Another thing, that they sometimes gets right but not always, is exploration in longer tunes. Just because you like jamming high volume blues riffs for ten minutes, does not mean you should (In my time of dying). And then there is Kashmir, where they just get things right! The same goes for In The Light — these are two long songs that deserves the time spent. Also some of Page's riffs gets a bit same-same, which I think is why many Led Zep copycats suck. Just because Jimmy Page wrote some of the most iconic riffs of all time, don't mean all his riffs are great. However that opening riff on Wanton Song is amazing. And there are tons of amazing guitar parts — usually when he departs from straight blues material. The opening to Ten Years Gone are beautiful, and again: KASHMIR! So all in all an objectively good album that thought me quite a bit and gave me a few new tracks to listen to in isolation. However, this would have been better as a single disc record.

Tycker det är ganska mycket filler på det här albumet, inte så bra som alla påstår enligt mig åtminstone

It’s good. Not THAT good.

Not my favourite Led Zep album, but this is still a 4.5.

My 7th favorite Zepp album (8.95) ★★★★

I am not a particularly big fan of Led Zeppelin, and even though this has my favourite Zeppelin song, Kashmir, it is both uneven, too long and too often descend to pointless riffage and guttural screams

Great album. The last side is pretty inessential, but there's a ton of greatness on the first three sides -- Custard Pie, In My Time of Dying, Houses of the Holy, Trampled Under Foot, Kashmir, In the Light, Down By the Seaside, Ten Years Gone -- these are some of the bands greatest songs. The last side keeps it from 5 stars, but still a 4.5 for me.