Physical Graffiti

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

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

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

Boring white man rock.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

It certainly is an album by Led Zeppelin!

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

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

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

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

Almost any Zeppelin album deserves to be on this list

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

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

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

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

One of my all time favorites. Five stars.

This was the last of their truly great albums.

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

phenomenal opening talented musicians don’t love the vocals on the rover but love the yeahs the build… in the 3rd song yeah okay pretty okay middle love the yeahs some of the songs didn't need to be that long down by the seaside's opening needs to be longer we really didn't need the blaccent

all i hear when i hear robert plant is like mamapleaseeaaauufudhehhrueuuuuhhhhhhhhhhwhwhhhhwhwhwhhhhhhwwwwwhhhhhahshshreeeeaaaa

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

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

All timer

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

Didn't blow me away.

Not my favourite Zepplin album

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

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

10/10 The full stop to any debate on the greatest rock band ever. None else comes close to this (and the albums that preceded it). Is it too long? Probably, but actually no. There is so much here, the cup runneth over. Most of the "weaker" later tracks would have been celebrated if they came from any other band and the first couple of sides are another level. Contains my go to reply to "What are the best three tracks in a row on any?" - Houses of the Holy, Trampled Under Foot and Kashmir". Imperial, stomping rock at it's absolute best. Love it

One of my favourite Led Zeppelin albums! Fantastic band, spectacular music. I'm very looking forward to seeing more their albums here:)

For an album made up of out takes from the band's previous five albums, including the unused title track from Houses of the Holy, this is a surprisingly good hour and half of music. Indeed, it says something when an album made up of songs not considered good enough to be used previously ends up being better than the albums produced by most other bands before or after. Is this the Zep at their peak, like Robert Plant seemed to think? Maybe, maybe not. But whether it is or not, it's still worth a full five stars. It's that good.

Another album that feels like something I should've listened to by now, but somehow haven't. The only song I recognise before listening is Kashmir. • The first couple of songs have been extremely good, especially Custard Pie. • In My Time of Dying did not feel like it lasted 11 minutes • I really like the main riff in Houses of the Holy • Trampled Under Foot sounds nothing like any other Led Zeppelin song I've heard, the clavinet gives it a really unique tone. • There aren't a lot of songs as instantly iconic as Kashmir. Its main riff is so catchy, and it draws you in with how odd it sounds. When I was learning about hemiolas, this was always one of the first songs people mentioned. The instrumental break is also iconic, and I love how the riff continues underneath, and hasn't restarted yet by the time the melody ends. The instrumentation of the song is also great, featuring strings and horns which really elevate the track and make it feel like even more of a spectacle. • In the Light kicks off the second half of the album and makes it clear that the changeover has happened, with it taking almost three minutes for the majority of the instruments to kick in. • Bron-Yr-Aur is a really nice acoustic instrumental, and the only song on the album under three minutes long. I think it was a good choice to put a song like this after two very lengthy songs. • Down by the Seaside is another nice, lowkey song. The chorus reminds me of the Beach Boys. Then, the second chorus ends and the song shifts gears into a more upbeat rhythm. The drums are easily the star of this section. • During Ten Years Gone, I noticed that I was starting to pay less attention to the music, and letting it fall into the background a bit more. This isn't too surprising seeing as we're now over an hour into the album, and double albums can absolutely feel like they go for an eternity on a first listen. There are only five more songs left, though, and each of them are under five minutes long. • The Wanton Song comes out the gate with an awesome riff and drum beat. Some really interesting chords going on during the instrumental break too • Boogie With Stu is a nice little track I've always known Led Zeppelin are a good band, and I've always liked the songs I've known, but this album is very good. I'll probably need to listen to it again at some point to let some of the tracks grow on me a bit more, but nothing on this album stood out to me as bad at all. For my first full Led Zeppelin album, this left a very good impression, and I'm extremely keen to listen to the other four. Favourite song: Kashmir

Started off thinking the ranking was so high only because of familiarity with the band, but then it actually hit so fucking hard

It may not be their absolute best album, but it’s got several of their best songs (Kashmir, Ten Years Gone, Down by the Seaside, etc.) and showcases their versatility maybe better than any other album. In addition to the hard rock and blues rock they’re known for, there are some hints of funk, psychedelia, and folk. Unlike many double albums, I feel there’s no song out of place.

As others have said, although perhaps not as immediately accessible as other Led Zeppelin albums, it probably is the best demonstration of their range of songwriting talent. Obviously the 70s were rife for great bands but Led Zep had to have been right at the top.

They’re just top tier. This one is a little weird as the second half seems like a letdown compared to the high bar set on the first half. Yet I still think all the songs are pretty great. Ranking their albums seems like such a headache. Rating: 4.8

So I said in the last Zeppelin review, I listened to their whole discography not but 6 months ago and thus I have pretty clear opinions set in stone. So, what do I think of PG? This may shock you, but I think this album is... really good. I said already that Houses of the Holy is my favourite Zep album, but this was my favourite ahead of the relisten. As I have done before I will start with the partial negative, I think this album doesn't particularly justify the length, almost entirely due to the second side. The first side is straight perfection, some of the best material Zep ever made and The Rover is straight up my favourite Zep song. If they had made this album 45 minutes with the entire first half + Ten Years Gone this would be the highest rated album so far. the song Houses of the Holy is great, Trampled Under Foot is surprisingly almost funky and Kashmir needs no introduction. Now let me be clear on this, the second side is not bad. I just think the first side is insanely good. I also think there are maybe 3 or four songs the album could live without i.e Night Flight and Sick Again which are no where near as good as the rest of the album. The Wanton song sounds like the Immigrant song except I don't hate it. I actually quite liked the first part of the second side on a fresh listen, it's a lot less heavy and quite a bit more experimental but I actually quite like that. If the album were those three songs shorter and maybe ended the second half on Ten Years Gone I would call this the best Zep album but for as we stand it's number two but still an actually incredible album. Top 3 rated so far. I think I like Band on the Run more but this album just has too much to offer. Best songs: The whole first half + Ten Years Gone Worst Songs: N/A Rank compared to everything else so far: 3/69 (above Band on the Run, below Purple Rain)

Perfect album

One of the greatest records ever and by far Zeppelin’s finest. It exemplifies everything that made them great. Hard rocking songs like the opener and “Houses Of The Holy”, grooving orchestral rock of “Kashmir”, the beauty of “Bron-Yr-Aur” and “Down By The Seaside”, the catchiness of “Night Flight”, and so much more it’s just a perfect rock album

Led Zeppelin's last great album. I saw them perform this live and they were amazing. Kashmir and In My Time of Dying are just two of the classics on here.

As with much of Zeppelin's work, the blueprint of music in the decades to follow are readily apparent in Physical Graffiti. For me what sets this album apart is the quality of work, from start to finish...no easy feat in a double LP. Nevermind the fact that over half the songs are outtakes left off of previous records, the deep cuts on this record far exceed what most bands would count as the best work in their entire discography.

Amazing. Guitar vocals drums are all fantastic. The riffs are so good. If this album was a lady I’d make sweet sensational love to it.

Hammer of the gods

This is a long album and does contain same just ok tracks, but any album that contains "Houses of the Holy", Trampled Under Foot", "In The Time My Dying" and even "The Wanton Song" and "Boogie With Stu", can't be a bad album. However, "Kashmir" is fantastic, it's got to be one of my favourite songs.

No. 90 Downright amazing . I was wowed by every song

Holy crapballs. It’s the big one. I love Led Zeppelin. And I love Physical Graffiti. It and Houses of the Holy occupy my top two favorite Led Zep albums. They switch periodically. Sometimes I think Physical Graffiti is a little bloated, but then I listen to it again, and I think, what song do you leave off? It’s got bangers on it. It starts out with two great rockers, Custard Pie and The Rover. One about…..pie and the other about how the world would be a better place if we could just join hands and love each other….and share pie. Reading on Wikipedia, where we all get our information, and we deserve what comes of that, I see the band only released one single from the album, Trampled Under Foot. That seems odd, though by this point Led Zep were probably the biggest band in the world and didn’t need to release singles to sell albums or concert tickets. In later years, rock radio would play Kashmir, the huge, 8 and a half minute masterpiece that probably single-handedly started the punk movement. In My Time of Dying is a great old blues tune by Blind Willie Johnson about a man on his deathbed asking Jesus to take him home so he can die easy on his deathbed. Robert Plant sings this like he’s literally on his deathbed. You can hear the longing to be saved in his voice. And then the song ends with a dying cough, or something. The album proves an incredible showcase to John Bonham’s drumming, but then again, every member gets their chance to shine with 15 songs. But Bonham really does great work. I love the way his drums sound. Drums don’t sound like that today. The album is great and a masterpiece, and easily one of the best 1,001 albums ever created. This came out as a double album, as several songs were over 6-8 minutes long. In 1975, that meant the album came out as LPs, or records, meaning there were two sides to each, and four sides overall. Not only that, but seven of the songs were essentially outtakes from past records. Bron-Yr-Aur was recorded during the Led Zep III sessions. Down by the Seaside, Night Flight, and Boogie With Stu were recorded during the Led Zep IV sessions. The Rover, Houses of the Holy, and Black Country Woman were recorded for Houses of the Holy. Can you imagine Led Zep IV with Down By the Seaside and Night Flight on there? I think my favorite side is side three because perhaps my favorite song on the album is 10 Years Gone. Years ago, I was listening to this as I was tending to matters of the heart. In other words, I was sad and the song felt sad and made me feel better. So if not Side three, then maybe Side two? Houses of the Holy, Trampled Under Foot, and Kashmir? It’s hard to figure out. Anyway, listen to this album if you haven’t already about 1,000 times. It’s the last really great album by Led Zep. The next two had some good stuff, but from start to finish, this was the last masterpiece. No more needs to be said other than hear this before you die!

So rad. Had me memorized from Vegas to Barstow

Gets better with every listen and it's quickly moving up the ranks of my favorite LZ albums.

A Masterpiece. That is all.

A sprawling masterpiece. While owning this album for nearly 30 years, I don't think I had ever listened to it completely straight through. This project finally sat me down to do it - once wasn't enough - I had it on fully through three times. And while there are occasional times when I start to drift away and lose attention, they manage to hit me with a hook, a riff, or some other sound that brings me back to remind me how good what I'm hearing really is. This is the kind of album that makes me realize what a 4-piece rock band can really do.

Led Zeppelin quoi !

The rare Led Zeppelin album that has risen in my unhumble esteem, 'Physical Graffiti' is a double album that rocks. (It's also my second fave Led Zep album behind the underrated 'Houses of the Holy'). I've enjoyed the mellower tracks on 'Physical Graffiti' as I've aged while still loving probably the two best raucous Zep tracks ever. Top tracks: "Kashmir," "Trampled Under Foot," "Ten Years Gone," "Bron-Yr-Aur," "In the Light," "Custard Pie"

10 - EXCELLENT

My favourite Zeppelin album. Every song is fantastic.

Man, how does a band even do this? 'Physical Graffiti' is Led Zeppelin's 6th masterpiece in a row, and it's a double album no less. So, not only did they give us twice as much material as they have on past albums, but it's literally all killer and no filler. Okay, in all fairness, about half the songs on here were leftovers from previous recording sessions. But still, what does that tell you about a band when songs that they initially considered to be throwaway tracks on previous albums got included on an album that some fans view to be the best in their catalog. 'Physical Graffiti' is similar to 'Houses of the Holy' in that every song leaves you wondering what you're going to hear next. The first disc overall seems to contain most of the harder rocking tracks. Every one of them is electrified and full of that signature Zeppelin swagger, from the grooving opener "Custard Pie" to the iconic plodding "Kashmir". This disc also contains arguably my favorite of Zeppelin's all out blues rockers "In My Time of Dying". The second disc is the more eclectic of the two, and whereas the first one had most of this album's classics, this disc features the bulk of the album's deep cuts. Admittedly, for a while I didn't really enjoy this disc as much, but just like 'Led Zeppelin III', I've found myself really appreciating it nowadays. In fact, some of my favorite songs from the album are on this disc such as the hard rocking "Wanton Song" and "Sick Again", the eerie and progressive "In the Light", and the classic "Ten Years Gone", which might be one of Zeppelin's best moody melodic rockers. I know I sound like a broken record at this point, but 'Physicall Graffiti' is yet another fantastic album from beginning to end, and is one of the all time classics of 70's hard rock.

Classic

9/10 – Great

Very good first listen. Want to listen to more Led zep

YESSSSSSSS

One of my favourite albums of all time. One of the all tie bests. And I'm never wrong.

Masterpiece!

Stone cold classic. Zep’s greatest album and their peak. not a bad song on the album.

awesome album. so many great zeppelin songs.

Classic!!!

5 out of 5 1 hour and 20 minutes double Led Zeppelin album? And the one released 3 weeks after my birth on 2/24/75? I couldn't ask for more! Incredible album.

Really seems more of a compilation than a full album. But the great songs in here keep it 5/5 for me

I said it before, as I will do now, I just can't rate ANY Led Zeppelin album less than 5 stars, while actually this is more like 10/5!

I loveddds this. The Guitar amazing!!!!

It's a good, even great, double album that could have been one of the greatest of all time as a single album. Everything up to Kashmir is the best opening of an album that I have ever heard. Then up to Ten Years Gone isn't quite as good compared to what comes before, but still great. Then it falls off a cliff into experiments and mediocrity. Cut the last 5 tracks and you have one of the best. As it is, it's a low 5 that hurts for being a double album.

Damn, this album reminded me that Led Zep freakin rocks. What an excellent album through and through. I can put this on in literally any mood, for pretty much any crowd. It will always be good because it is simply good. The only ocd thing I have to say- I wish this album was called Houses of the Holy, and Houses of the Holy was called Physical Graffiti. Too late now, obviously. But, not only is the song Houses of the Holy on PG, but the famous cover art of PG features NYC townhouses that tourists revere as holy. St.Mark’s is considered sacred ground to a certain set, even if it’s really just trashy sushi places and knock-off bag stores in reality. Simply put, some rock fan on a pilgrimage takes a picture of the townhouses on this cover every damned day, and they have for over 40 years. If you sit outside at one of those trashy sushi spots, you’ll see the tourists flood by. You’ll also get parasites from the food. The cover of HotH has those freaky kids climbing the rocks. That kind of looks tattooish or tattoo-worthy, I guess. The title PG could work for that. Growing up, I thought the names of the albums were reversed for several years, and it’s because it’s completely illogical to me that you’d have houses on the cover of the album containing a song called Houses of the Holy, but have another album called HofH. Ok, rant over. Clearly, this has bothered me for my entire life.

My favourite album of all time. This is easily their most sonically diverse album but it's also insanely consistent. I love all four sides including side D, which seems to catch a lot of dislike with songs like Boogie With Stu and Black Country. Boogie With Stu is probably my least favourite here but it still rather enjoyable. The instrumentation is obviously outstandingvut from a songwriting this album has some of the band's best works ever like Ten Years Gone and Kashmir. The sheer amount of sounds this album covers in just the genre of rock is extremely impressive. They continously made a great album across 15 tracks and about an hour and a half, also including some of my favourite songs ever like Down By the Seaside, Ten Years Gone, and Kashmir.

This is my favorite band and listened to this album many times. This album was released the year I was born. Many great songs on the album, including “Ten Years Gone,” “In the Light,” and “Kashmir.”

Beautiful classic album. Ten Years Gone is one of my favorite songs. Wish it was a little tighter on the second half but I won't complain for getting more Zeppelin.

One of the best albums ever

excelente!

This, for me, is Led Zeppelin at the height of their powers, opening with a fairly traditional blues tune ("Custard Pie") and evolving into some of their most exotic and experimental work ("Kashmir", "In the Light", "Ten Years Gone"). Some of it is classic '70s excess, to be sure; "In My Time of Dying" is a fascinating journey from slide blues to an electrifying series of rhythm section variations, but it definitely didn't need to be 11 minutes long. And, as with almost any double album, there's some filler material; the tracks on side four are fine, but don't stand out among the great music that precedes them. But for the most part, this album shows that Zeppelin were worthy of their previous success and were continuing to evolve. My personal favorite part is "Ten Years Gone", particularly the opening moments when John Paul Jones' bass drops in to provide a fantastic deep counterpoint to Jimmy Page's shimmering chords.

Classic

Amazibg albulm - still sounds fresh in 2025. 10 incredible tracks that showcase the 70's Led Zep sound. A well deserved classic!