Led Zeppelin III

Second Led Zeppelin in a five day span. Had IV last week and III today. Maybe II will be next. Fingers crossed. On my list of the first four classic Zeppelin albums its evens over odds. I prefer II & IV to I & III. It’s just splitting hairs though because I love them all. This one though may be the one I’ve spent the least time with. Immigrant Song sounds like its from another album entirely because after that epic opening the rest of the album leans heavy on the acoustic folk vibes with occasional diversions into bluesy distractions. Also, is Immigrant Song on the Mount Rushmore of Side 1, Track 1 openers? It might be on mine. Fiiiiiiiive / Five for sure.

(5/5) This is the weakest of the legendary first four (I - IV) Zeppelin albums, IMO. They get really experimental with their folksey/Celtic-lite sound and lose a lot of their edge, for a spot. It's *still* Zeppelin and in anyone else's hands it wouldn't be as good, but there are a few tracks I don't mind dropping.. "Hats Off.." and "Friends" rank as some of my least favorite Zep tracks, and "That's The Way" is pretty low on the list. There's still a ton of talent and energy. "Immigrant Song" and "Gallows Pole" *are* favorites, it's just that the album on the whole is one of their weaker entries. I ALMOST considered a '4', but knew the rock gods would strike me dead if I did.

240. Led Zeppelin III - Led Zeppelin (1970) 10.20.26 Variety: 5 Adequacy: 5 Listenability: 5 Uniqueness: 4 Emotionality: 5 = 4.8 rounded up to a 5 "The hammer of the gods/ Will drive our ships to new lands/ To fight the horde and sing and cry/ Valhalla, I am coming" As so happens occasionally with the list, this is another case of an act showing up very quickly after we just had them. Led Zeppelin IV was the pick just five albums ago, and got the very much expected 5-star bump. I mentioned in that review that it was not my favorite, and this one isn't either, but it is way up there. Maybe my number two. For the record in a recent conversation ( about IV) I put this out as my hastily unconsidered ranking: 1. Houses of the Holy 2. III 3. II 4. Physical Graffiti 5. IV = 4.6 rounded up to a 5 6. I And to be clear, I think all of those would end up being a 5, whether straight, or rounded up. Which is not to shabby for a run of albums (Presence is a HUGE drop off in my opinion) that anyone would be proud of. Those are Beatles numbers, y'all. I'm fairly confident in the rankings despite how little thought I gave to them, but I'd be more than happy to prove myself wrong on these re-listens. It boggles the mind that Houses of the Holy is not on the list though. That's insanity given that everything else is. And pretty egregious considering how unconcerned the list makers seem to be with a) quality control and b) artists with a number of albums on the list that FAR outstrip both that quality and their influence ( I have serious doubts that beyond the first one, that solo Morrissey albums were THAT popular, even in England - but I can't be arsed to go check). The reason I think I ranked III do high is that in my mind it's the first album where the band really expands its sound, and variety and experimentation are two things I place a lot of value on. The first two are great ( and II is arguably their objective best), don't get me wrong, I just honestly get a little bored with the "Oooh baby, baaaaaaby" horny blues rock stuff after a while. Those first two albums I much prefer listening two in a playlist, all mixed together. They are teh band's first complete phase on my eyes, with this and IV being where they open up a bit and bring in so much of the accoustic and folky stuff I live so much. Then teh two after that are just them going hogwild with all the new ideas. An exhausted burnout seems to follow, and every album after that feels like a hangover. So while I don't expect too much of a change in those rankings, I'm a bit excited to see if it happens anyway, and will try my best to be open minded about it. Who knows, though. It's been a good ten years or more since I've made my way through the discography, and likely longer since I did it all in such a compressed time period, so my old age and rewired brain might have different priorities now. THE TRACKS Side one "Immigrant Song" - With it's iconic tandem bass and guitar riff, and Plant's equally iconic howl, this might be THE most recognizable Led Zeppelin song. It's one of their best regardless, and is on the shortlist for best album openers of ALL TIME. Even the ambient hissing at the end is burned into my brain. If you don't have yourself a couple of giant Marshall amp stacks to stand between and have your bones shaken, then at the very least do yourself a favor and listen with some decent headphones. Rapacious, bloody colonization has never sounded so cool. I think in order to even get close to how awesome this one is you'd have to pair it with something almost as awesome like "Run to the Hills", with it's anti-colonization message in order to reset your brain. "Friends" - One of the band's most atmospheric songs for me. I absolutely ADORE the string arrangement on this, which I think gives it an eerie, menacing flavor which seems at odds with it's pretty generic, cheerful seeming message. Jones is responsible for the "string arrangements" so not sure if that means he actually played them or not. Guessing not per the specificity of the credit - so kudos to the uncredited session players who I think really make this one. Bonham plays congas on here which add a bit of a psychedelic accent to the whole thing, which is underscored by the weirdo Moog line that closes the song out, and bleeds into the opening of teh next track, and almost seems like it would be more at home on a Pink Floyd album. But it still works. "Celebration Day" - There's a bit of a return to the classic blue rock format here, but there's an underlying bit of funkiness in the bass, and some very Delta blues inspired slide guitar that is pretty distinct, and which makes it hit a bit of overlap with some of the Southern Rock that was brewing around this time. Nobody's favorite I think, but it's still pretty great and keeps the variety going. "Since I've Been Loving You" - I mentioned Pink Floyd earlier, and I'm reminded once again here. I think people forget that that other group also was heavily influenced by the blues, and can be heard in David Gilmour's slow and steady soulful approach. To me Paige is looser, and heavier, and faster, but he slows things waaaaaaaay down here, and manages to tug on some of those same soulful strings as Gilmour. He's not as clean as Gilmour, and keeps up his more unfettered style, but this is much more on the blues side of things than the rock side, and makes for a nice contrast to their harder blues stuff. Plant especially kills the delivery and you get some real pain in his voice. Jones's organ playing on here is the secret sauce though. And that's not even mentioning Paige's VERY underrated ( for them anyway) guitar solo. "Out on the Tiles" - The opening vocal line on this reminds me a lot of the opening line of "Good Times, Bad Times". So much so that this song, as good as it is, feels like the band doing a pastiche of their own material. There some "Black Dog" DNA mixed in here as well. That still doesn't change the fact that the guitar riffs are epic as hell, and the chorus is damned catchy. Side two "Gallows Pole" - The first of two out and out cover songs, though with the band's usual greatly altered arrangements, this one is peak folk-Zeppelin for me, and up near the top of my favorites. It starts extremely simple and pared back, with just some acoustic strumming and Plant's yowling. And when it picks up and adds those extra layers in ... man does it get exciting. Mandolin, electric bass, banjo, and drums all join in and build and build and build it's fun as hell in spite of the dark lyrics and would be easy to imagine playing at a demonic hootenanny. There's a great version from Paige and Plant's Unledded album that is worth checking out. Here's the video from the MTV Unplugged source ( with extra hurdy-gurdy!): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGYbfJsz8YI&list=RDaGYbfJsz8YI&start_radio=1 "Tangerine" - More accoustic awesomeness, and I think one of their best songs. That vocal melody in the verses in this are god-level and are maybe only equalled in the sadness in Plant's voice by his performance in "All of My Love". The addition od the pedal steel guitar only makes the acoustic parts standout that much more and add some amazing dynamics. Very underrated Zeppelin track. "That's the Way" - And holy shit, they follow it up with another equally as good accoustic folky number. This is it guys. This vibe is why I love this album so much. We get a much different side of the band that's been previewed on prior albums, but never to this extent. I mentioned the Paige and Plant Unplugged album earlier, and I think one of the reasons this acoustic mode hits so hard for me is that that was maybe the biggest impression the band had made on me up to that point as I am fairly positive I bever heard a whole album before that 1994 tv thing. And it was mostly all their acoustic stuff ( including this one) and even some great acoustic versions of their non-acoustic numbers. This is very pretty and I can definitely see why it turned a certain segment of their fanbase off enough that the album regularly ranks pretty low in lists. Not for me though. I eat this shit up. More please! "Bron-Y-Aur Stomp" - That's the stuff. YEEEEEEE-HAAAAW! We get some very heavy country folk vibes on this one and I'm tempted to get up and clap along and stomp my feet at the craxy hoedown ryhthms on this one. It's infectious, and in the running for my favorite track in the album, but as we've already established, it has a lot of competition. And it's also about Plant's dog Strider, which he named after Aragorn form Lord of the Rings. C'mon! "Hats Off to (Roy) Harper" - We get some very processed sounding old school blues to close things down, with Plant's voice coming at us all warbled and watery, and Plant tearing up the slide guitar for a very effectively weird and somehow more accurate version of the blues than the guys traditionally get up to. It almost feels like some sort of ritual to try and summon the ghost of Mississippi Fred McDowell ( who would still be alive for another two years after this was recorded). McDowell's version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64T6ugyWXAA&list=RD64T6ugyWXAA&start_radio=1 Bukka White version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPp-KCrmBkU&list=RDlPp-KCrmBkU&start_radio=1 HIGHLIGHTS - "Immigrant Song" - "Friends" - "Since I've Been Loving You" - "Out on the Tiles" - "Gallows Pole" - "Tangerine" - "That's the Way" - "Bron-Y-Aur Stomp" - "Hats Off to (Roy) Harper" MIDLIGHTS - "Celebration Day" ( and only in comparison with everything else) LOWLIGHTS - FINAL THOUGHTS Just as great as I thought it would be. The variety alone on this should be enough to keep anyone making their way through the discography keep going. They were slower than some bands to change and evolve but not too much I guess when you consider that the Beatles had just as many of more "baby, yeah, baby" albums than these guys before branching out and exploring other vistas. After this this would take their victory lap with IV, and pretty much cement themselves as one of the greats. The whole album is spectacular, but the second half especially is what really pulls me in with the big shift into primarily acoustic based stuff, and when they lean into the folk sounds ( even when it's fast and energetic) I think the band shines. Not as much of that stuff got played on the radio when I was a kid either, so it sounds slightly fresher to me than the big rockers. I could make a whole playslist of just the folky stuff and be perfectly content with that. Not to mention is holds up better to my ears, even more so than the bread and butter blues rock stuff, which still holds up much better than similar stuff by their peers. So this one holds its place at number 2 for the time being. We've got three more to go, so there could very well be a couple of surprises. Though not on the list, I'll wait and re-listen to Houses of the Holy last to see how it all pans out. Possible turn-Offs might include: - way less cockrock if that's your thing - a lack of super megahits You Might enjoy this if you: - like the band but wish they would switch things up a bit - dig yourself some acoustic folk folk - want to hear the band's softer side PLAYLIST ALTERATIONS - Nope. FURTHER LISTENING Precursors: - The Best of Mississippi Fred McDowell by Mississippi Fred McDowell - The Complete Sessions 1930–1940 by Bukka White - Death Chants, Breakdowns & Military Waltzes by John Fahey - The Guitar Player by Dave Graham - Jack Orio by Bert Jansch - Twelve-String Guitar: Folk Songs and Blues by Fred Gerlach Contemporaries: - Stormcock Roy Harper by Roy Harper - Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs by Derek and the Dominos - Idlewild South by The Allman Brothers Band - Future Blues by Canned Heat - Ton-Ton Macoute! by Johnny Jenkins - Lie Back and Enjoy It by Juicy Lucy - Workingman's Dead by Grateful Dead - Open Road by Donovan - The Garden of Jane Delawney by Trees - First Utterance by Comus Descendants: - Little Queen by Heart - The Great Radio Controversy by Tesla - Kingdom Come by Kingdom Come - The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion by the Black Crowes - The Edges of Twilight by The Tea Party - Cosmic Egg by Wolfmother - Acoustic Recordings 1998–2016 by Jack White - Anthem of the Peaceful Army by Greta Van Fleet - White Buffalo by Crown Lands

#275 Heard Before? Of course. At this point, classic rock is like smog: you take it in with every breath, it obscures better things, and you have to lock yourself in to avoid it. Notes: - as i often say: THIS LIST NEEDS A TWO-ALBUMS-PER-ARTIST LIMIT RIGHT NOW! - "immigrant song" did briefly trigger a desire to have a muscle car with an 8-track player. - the whole is less than the sum of its parts here. I'm not opposed to the absurdly hard-hitting drumming, the blues pastiche, the wicked bass, the yowling vocals. these songs aren't just overplayed, they never did coalesce into anything exciting or meaningful to me. - if you want to hear John Paul Jones accompany some different demonic howling, please check out his album with Diamanda Galas. truly thrilling. Verdict: The Zep at their least varied and innovative. Also heard it too many times. Listen Again? Not by choice.

Important, foundational band for so many, but I’m not certain this is the strongest offering tip to tail. The silmarillion folk prancing gets a bit intense, even for me.

Ignore Side One to this album; you're here for Side Two and more specifically Tangerine / That's the Way / the Stomp song, but you need the Gallows song to set the stage for Tangerine and you can probably pick up the needle after Stomp because the last track is a little too much but by then you're blissed out and not as cranky, so you listen anyway.

Doesnt really matter what I think of this

Gallows Pole -> Tangerine ✔️

Who is this folk-rock band and what have they done with Led Zeppelin?

In amongst these 1001 different albums, this single entry displays 1001 different things you can do with a guitar. Packed with riffs and catchy hooks, and a voice as powerful as any I’ve heard. Not been a LZ fan before, but have been awaiting an album from these daily selections that grabbed me at the first listen and demanded I take notice. Finally found it.

I have never listened to an album by Led Zeppelin. Not because I was avoiding them it's just never came up. Not sure if this is "the one" I should have started on (I'm sure my friends who are fans will have a view on this) but yeah, it was alright. Very of it's time and you can see the influence it's had but as with a lot of music from the same time I think it over venerated. Three, but only because I can't do 2.5.

Immigrant Song is a total banger and dominates the start of this album, its almost a shame. The other tracks are an eclectic mix of styles, leaning heavily on the blues (and by leaning heavily i mean plagiarised from...) but no matter, its still a great listen.

My favorite track by Led Zeppelin is "Immigrant Song," so it's a 5/5 opener. Rest of the album is good, but the whole "ripping off the blues" aspect of their music finally clicked when I listened to the second half of the album. Still good, but I feel like I could get better blues from going back to Muddy Waters. Overall 3.5/5.

It's just a great album.

III was a bit of a deviation for Zeppelin compared to their first two efforts. It was much more acoustic, folk-y, and low energy (with the exception of course of "The Immigrant Song"). Because of this though, I think this was an important turning point in the band's career. It showed that they can incorporate different musical styles, and do it well, in a way that worked. It shifted them away from straight blues rock to something more. Tracks like "The Rain Song" and "Kasmir" may not exist without this album paving the way.

Did not like this one at all, found the singer’s voice extremely obnoxious.

Mais um clássico do Led Zeppelin. Única ressalva fica por conta das duas faixas de encerramento, que considero uma sonoridade antiquada.

I like it

Never been a fan, but this was a really good listen!

i mean its good, but i dont understand the praise it gets based on just this intial listen.

classic

Pretty good, but not the biggest fan

I thought this album was really great. Nice variety and some very clever lines

Get it roond ye!

It was good but not great in my opinion.

Peak

Not too bad! occasionally VERY rock and roll but other times quite calming like tangerine and that’s the way. i don’t mind this album and enjoyed listening :)

Great all the way through

The least great of the first three led zeppelins

this album was better than i thought it was gonna be! i liked the experimentation happening here. only song i really knew beforehand was the first one (immigrant song, with the massive yells) but my favorite track upon really listening to this rn was "Since I've Been Loving You". the last track was also very strange, and i also heard some reversed sounds in one of the songs towards the end that was awesome, felt a little trippy

Already feels a bit more groovy and rythmic and less straight bluesy rock than other LZ albums (cf Friends) Celebration Day is some kind of bastardised funk Gallows Pole is this albums Stairway. Oh but so is Tangerine! Best track - Friends, Gallows Pole 3 stars - a Zepp album that I can see why it exists

JL : 2, Immigrant Song

I'm not a big fan of Zeppelin, but I have always liked this album. They had a formula and knew how to master it!

Immigrant song a banger, rest not my favorite

!!!!!

They coulda named this album something cool like tangerine or smth like that. Just saying

Having just had IV less than a week ago (and Fleetwood Mac's Rumors the day before that one), I was happy to see another old friend drop by for an extended visit. While this one isn't my personal favorite of theirs (that would be Houses of the Holy), this one still earns the Bronze medal in that category, with a variety (I've seen some call it "incongruous") that I find appealing and compelling, and I appreciate that it's this album where the band really begins to lean into the storytelling ballads (Gallow's Pole and That's the Way), that would make their next few entries so legendary. As with almost all of their albums, it's an easy 5/5 that I've revisited a lot, and will continue to.

Hauntingly beautiful background instrumentals. Bard-like quality, hypnotizing guitar solos. Country influences. Favorite track: Since I've Been Loving You/ Immigrant Song

Even better than I remember.

Only one of two albums (the other being Tommy) that I can remember buying in some detail. On release day I had been on a work outing and was desperately hoping I would be back in time to buy the album. The coach arrived back in Wakefield just before 5pm and I had just about had the time to run to the Wakefield Record Bar and buy the record. So i still have to this day a first pressing and the iconic sleeve with the volvelle (rotating image disc) Just checked this today and I must say it is still in remarkable good condition despite many plays and journeys. On that particular day and for many subsequent plays it was played on a battered Dansette record player so just how it has survived so long and to be in such good condition is probably down to how good pressings were in those days as well as how I have treasured the album. Musically, as part of the great quadruple set of Led Zeppelin albums I personally would put it number 4 but only by an ant’s cockhair. There are some great tracks on here which do feature on my best of Led Zep compilation playlist. My favourite track is Since I’ve Been Loving You which features one of Jimmy Page’s finest guitar solos. Also the John Bonham’s squeaky bass drum pedal which on a Dansette remained hidden from me for many years until I purchased a better turntable. 5/5 19/10/26

I liked some of these songs, particularly the ones with more of a blues/groove feel. But this is not my favorite.

Love zeppelin!

Not my favorite Zeppelin album but Tangerine is in my top 5 favorite Led Zeppelin songs.

It's Zeppelin. Starts off with a banger in Immigrant Song and just keeps trucking. Since I've Been Loving You is among their best songs; a 5* song for me. Over half the album is 4* or higher. Hard to get much better than that.

Led Zeppelin is the iconic early 70s band...with music so good, people who discovered it in the late 70s or early 80s might have thought they were a new band or producing new music...they were just that far ahead of the curve. Immigration Song...man...

Det är ingen tvekan om att Led Zeppelin är ett klassiskt band med klassiska låtar och skivor. Men det är inte detta. En trea

Aside from immigrant song I don't think this album is all that. Nothing else stood out or was particularly interesting to me.

interesting listen. first half is pretty normal as far as zeppelin goes, and that's far from a bad thing as far as i'm concerned. i'll gladly listen to robert plant wail over ten minute jams all day second half took a (relatively) chill folky turn, and while i found it somewhat weaker than the first half, it did balance nicely with the high octane classic dad rock of the first few songs favourite songs: celebration day, since i've been loving you, gallows pole least favourite song: that's the way

I'll be honest I've heard enough classic rock and too much about led Zeppelin to want to finish this one beyond the first two tracks- it feels like there's no hook to most classic rock. I'm here to experience new music but i know when something just isn't clicking with me. So I suppose this is as good a time as any to state how im going about listening- whenever there's an album I don't finish or skip, OR on the very rare occasion I've already fully listened to the album before, I'll be picking a replacement album via random number generator from the user submitted list. My replacement album for this one was Dogrel from Fontaines D.C.

I made a similar comment on my review of Johnny Cash's Folsom Prison record that some sort of cultural smarminess or generational resentment seems to have impacted my view of certain artists. I would put Led Zeppelin as one among them, who I like but people convince me it's actually dumb to like and they just stole all their music from blacks and suck. That to say, I was pleasantly surprised by a lot of this album that I've never actually heard before. Tangerine, Since I've Been Loving You and Out on the Tiles are fantastic to say the least. However outside of these highs these fucking mandolin stomping hobbit songs really drag the album down and suck. Bron-y-aur stomb which i dont even know how to pronounce and gallows pole just make me angry. High quality rock taken asunder by gaelic ramblings around a maypole.

This is probably a 4 if I'm being fully honest, and I don't think I should give every Zeppelin album an automatic 5, but I'm fundamentally incapable of being objective about this band. Led Zeppelin was my dad's favorite band and the closest thing I had to religion growing up. If I'm going to give any of their albums less than a 5, it would be this one or Physical Graffiti, which I already rated a 5. I, II, IV, and Houses of the Holy (somehow not on this list) are all legendary. This album has Immigrant Song, Since I've Been Loving You, Bron-Y-Aur Stomp, and Gallow's Pole, all songs that I love, and Tangerine which I mostly love but the chorus is a little grating. So really it comes down to whose opinion I care more about: my recently deceased dad or all you internet randos. 5 it is!

not quite ready to write it all down but there are three other Zeppelin albums for when I am

Own this album. Listen in occasion

A fine rock album especially by Led Zeppelin's standards. Not very hard for hard rock.

The worst of the four "Led Zeppelin" albums, but it’s still Led Zeppelin.

Banger

Someone grease John’s drum kick.

Day 66 Let Roy Harper be a lesson for every aspiring musician on how to fuck up a potentially 5 star album Fav track: Since I've Been Loving You

As with most Zeppelin, the album is really good. This however is a little down on their catalog for me. Immigrant Song is one of my favorite songs by them though and I love jamming out to that song every time it's on. The album as a whole is lacking compared to some of their other albums though. Regardless, still an amazing album.

Very happy to see Led Zep have learned to exercise restraint in their run time

Strong start, average afterwards.

I’m not a zeppelin fan, burned out by a dad who loved Stairway to Heaven. That being said, this is probably the closest I’ll get to enjoying a full Led Zeppelin album. Immigrant song is a classic banger to open with, and I’ve always had a soft spot for Tangerine. This was varied and quick, good time had.

Immigrant song is classic and when I first got this album it was the only song I knew. After years of listening to it, I think Immigrant song is probably my least favorite song - and I still LOVE that song! The album is brilliant and full of truly amazing songs. 5/5

I like that Led Zeppelin existed - they were an important band at the time and their legacy has positively shaped much that followed. They seemed to help bridge that gap between the 60s and 70s, and apparently invented stadium rock en route. I can appreciate what they achieved, and I'd give them all a hearty slap on the back and say well done, but I really don't want to have to listen to them. Not ever. I'm sure it all made perfect sense back then, but it's a stodgy, bluesy sludge these days.

Yawn.

I've listened to this a lot, but it's been a while and it was a nice album to get. Still holds up, still a great album.

Immigrant Song is the opening track of the album. That alone warrants a five star rating. I didn't realize or perhaps I forgot how good Zeppelin III is. I've always believed that Led Zeppelin doesn't have a bad song and it has yet to be disproven. The riffs in combination with Bonhams drums is just god-tier music making and then you add Robert Plant's vocals and it's just peak.

Wonderful way to start the day, it's always a good time to get the Led out! Plenty of variety on this 3rd LZ album, with some more acoustic sounds coming in and John Paul Jones pulling all his instruments out of the back of the van. Cracking 5 star album.

I am not a fan of Led Zeppelin. I hope this is the last album on the list.

I had previously heard Physical Graffiti on my own. I didn't hate it, but I also don't love it. I hope I enjoy this more than that! 01. Immigrant Song Come on. it's Immigrant Song. Even if you don't know this song, you know this song. 02. Friends Such a positive song. Brings a smile instantly. Love those strings. 03. Celebration Day Favorite so far, honestly. Really fun, which a really catchy instrumentation! 04. Since I've Been Loving You So. Fucking. Sexy. Nearly eight minutes of FUCKING music. I will say; working four hours a night and calling it a "drag" is pathetic. 05. Out On The Tiles Following the previous one is a hell of a monumental task. This is by far the weakest so far, but it's still pretty decent. 06. Gallows Pole This is so fuckin' good. Every part, with every instrument they bring in, it just gets better! DAMN! 07. Tangerine Absolutely beautiful. I don't care for the chorus TOO much, but I still like it. 08. That's The Way BY FAR the weakest so far, but it's still pretty good. Just not my favorite. 09. Bron-Y-Aur Stomp Not my favorite, but is still real fun! 10. Hats Off To (Roy) Harper A super interesting way to end the album. for 1970, this feels really ahead of its time. I really want to give this five stars. But it just didn't stick the landing. It ends off with its three weakest tracks. Otherwise, this is a BLAST. I loved nearly every track!

Disappointing. A rock album with 1 rock track.

3.5

4.5

“Immigrant Song” I enjoy enough on a catchy level. It’s almost got an early heavy metal vibe with its lyrics and sound. Little goofy but it’s fun There’s a song by Moby Grape called “Never” that “Since I’ve Been Loving You” ripped off some of the lyrics from. Prefer the Moby Grape song but this isn’t terrible. If I would have heard this song first maybe I’d like it more. The instrumental is good but Robert’s voice does grate on me when he goes really high pitched That’s The Way was definitely my favourite track and I enjoyed the next one Overall 3.5/5. I’m not a big Led Zeppelin fan but I’ll Admit when an album does its job well.

It's fine, but a long way away from great.

favorite Zepp album, love the folk stuff

Erstaunlich abwechslungsreich

Oooh baby, we're getting some serious 70s action this week, and I couldn't be happier. I haven't been waiting all that long, really, but I'm so stoked to get my first Zeppelin album on this journey. I haven't really listened to many of their albums all the way through, and I now see what some other reviewers noted about this one having a few strong points, but not being strong all the way through. It starts off with a banger, kind of lost me in the middle, and then got me back with "Tangerine", one of my favorite songs of all time (hot take, I know). I do like the folk/blues elements of this album overall, though. Maybe not the best Zeppelin album, but still great. Favorite tracks: Immigrant Song, Tangerine, That's the Way

Underrated

was always my least fave LZ record when i was into them

I think this might be my first complete listen to Led Zeppelin III. I've tried enough of their other stuff to know they're not really my thing so my interest was never there. I drew this album and was hit with an overwhelming sense of, "here we go again." Immigrant Song is kind of the perfect litmus test. I'm sure if you listen to this song and light bulbs/fireworks go off then Led Zeppelin might be the band for you. My general feeling is that it's okay -- the signature "Ah" kinda annoys me, I don't really care one way or the other about the lyrics, and the production feels muddy. At least it's short and doesn't run its ideas into the ground like the tracks on Physical Graffiti were so often guilty of. On the positive side, Robert Plant's vocal delivery doesn't bother me as much on this record. I still don't like the screechiness of his higher register, but it's less sustained here. I liked some of the guitar on Tangerine, but there are some elements of that song that feel like they clash for me. The only thing that really works all the way through is That's The Way. It's got some great vocal harmonies and a melody that carries it through. The worst moments are probably Gallows Pole and whatever the hell is going on in Hats off To (Roy) Harper. Just aggressively unpleasant listening. This might have been the best time I've had listening to a Led Zeppelin record and I still didn't enjoy it much. Probably enough for the lightest of 3s.

There are some of my favourite Led Zeppelin songs on this album

One of the reviewers above compared this album to a Lamborghini, suggesting it was overall just a bit too much for everyday listening. I scoffed at this analogy originally, but having listened to this album in totality - as opposed to listening to its individual tracks on occasion I'm inclined to agree; it's overwhelming and abrasive. A set of great to fantastic tracks that are less that the sum of their parts.

i am my dad at heart

Норм тема Иммигрант сонг это база Любой хач под нее стену трампа снесет

The hammer of the gods.

I suddenly understood where Jack White got his inspiration from.

dare i say this is the best led zeppelin?

9.5 - not the best zeppelin album out there but still outstanding

Fantastic album. Love the blues influence.

It's definitely good, but really knocks it out of the park with Immigrant Song then never really comes close again. Not their best, but still really solid.

Immigrant Song 3 Friends 2.5 Celebration Day 3.5 (JH) Since I’ve Been Loving You 2.5 Out on the Tiles 4 (JH) Gallows Pole 3 Tangerine 2.5 That’s the Way 2.5 Bron-Y-Aur Stomp 2.5 Hats off To (Roy) Harper 1.5 Total 2.75

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Aura

So nice

Much like Led Zep II, Led Zeppelin III has hits and misses for me. Maybe misses is a bit strong - there's nothing bad on here, but songs like Celebration Day, Since I've Been Loving You and Out On The Tiles don't particularly interest me. Immigrant Song is the track that I already knew, Gallows Pole and Bron-y-aur Stomp are both decent folky stomps and Tangerine is a decent acoustic offering. Favourite track though is Friends due to it's complexity and originality. Its all fine enough, but I'm still wondering if I'm ever going to really discover the reasons for the Led Zep reverence. A high three stars, that i would usually round up to 4, but there are higher expectations at stake here!

Led Zeppelin is classic. Immigrant Song is the big one here. Putting it as the lead off song does make everything after it kind of pale in comparison. Maybe that is why I can only go as high as a 4 here,

They’re playing around with style more, but they’re still going over like a Led Zeppelin. Their baseline is insanely high.

Classic

Has always been one of the few Zeppelin albums I actually really like! The switch-up into folk rock suits them really well, Jack White made a career trying to sound just like this record.