Led Zeppelin III

I mean ok sure it’s Led Zeppelin

Immigrant song is the only song I knew it's very iconic still don't like it Enjoy the instrumental of out of tiles Liked Tangerine not enough to add to my playlist though Enjoyed That's the way I like the guitar part of bron-y-aur stomp

Didn't think I was going to like it, tried to keep an open mind, still didn't like it. Some of the softer stuff was alright, like Tangerine, but otherwise, too much dudes yelling. The classic rock dads can keep this one.

I recognize it was different at the time of release, but to me this just sounds like generic, run-of-the-mill rock

Decent songs but the vocalist is hard to listen to

The first minute of this album writes a check the rest of this album can’t cash. If it weren’t for Immigrant Song, this would be a one-star album.

Very slow album although it’s only 5”43 minutes. The first song is great but the rest just don’t live up to what the first song brings to the table. The songs are too long anything over 4 minutes is automatically to long and drawn out especially for his style of music

ehhh kinda not my vibe

at this point this is my third led zeppelin record, and I can't really distinguish this one from the others. sorry to led zeppelin

Immigrant song - no explanation needed, probably gonna be best song on the album, popularized in modern culture, fucking odin pops up as I listening to it Friends - India shit , pretty decent but not much going on, a little bit rock painted with spiritual shit Celebration day - guitar overlayed is pretty tuff, two guitar two sides, lyrics a little bit confused or I'm just dumb SIBLY - smells the blues from miles away, John P jones is cooking with this one, nothing interesting musically, feels like a jam, chord changes is pretty nasty, Robert is COOKING Out on the tiles - riff & rhythm is pretty cool Gallows Pole - Disney shit, 1876 American? Tangerine - out of sync with others That's the way - same as tangerine, not a fucking children toys instrument Bron-Y-Aur Stomp - its just page show off atp, weird, this is perfect for road trip ngl, Wales shit eh Hats off to Roys - Robert Johnson, love the south's slide tho, what in the fuck is this 2.5/5 ok album not much tho

Led Zeppelin is very derivative. Mostly from the blues. Nothing really new. I really don’t understand why they are so popular Lyrics aren’t very good at all. Softer than most Led Zeppelin albums Immigrant song is catchy. No other songs stand out. Imaginative album name. Not very good. Two stars.

Good, but not typically what I listen to.

2,5

musicas fav: immigrant song, friends, out on tiles

낫마스 ㄹㅈㄷ IMMIGRANT SONG이 있네요

High school.

It was completely new to me. I had never tried to listen to this kind of music before. It was heavy rock of 70s and perfectly fit the 70s vibe. It didn't exactly resonate with me mostly because rock has never been a genre I'd usually give a listen to. There were two songs whose instrumentals stood out to me 'since I've been loving you' and 'that's the way'. It's not really my vibe. But it was brand new world for me.

Still can't stand his voice. And the music mostly doesn't do it for me either.

It is great, but not my style

Officially confirmed my assumption that I don't like hard rock

Not good ngl

Not exactly a fan…too vintage, which is an odd thing to say as someone who loves older music, but it’s true. Feels like an old antique store with nothing interesting to offer. Obviously well-produced, guitars sound lovely, but it’s so, so, so boring. Just uninteresting. Feels like background noise. Auditory equivalent of talking to an older person who just won’t stop yammering. Wouldn’t return to again.

Esta bueno, pero no me gusta

Meh

overrated?

First 3 tracks are good… and then “Since I’ve Been Loving You” shows up, pisses in the punch bowl, and the rest of the party never recovers.

Get out yer pitchforks, I'm giving this a 2. Everyone who's anyone has heard the must-listen material from this album already. The rest of the (mediocre, divergent) filler doesn't make the singles better. In fact, it recontextualizes them around milquetoast experiments or bog-standard blues, and thus construes them more as happy accidents in an experimental recording process, not the masterpieces rock radio purports. I find no story arc here, just a hodgepodge of music produced to varying degrees of completion. Take the closer, Hats Off, as an example. Why mix the guitar and voice in such a divergent, hard-panned expanse? The "missing middle" screams "unfinished". If we're supposed to accept this as a complete, self-contained song, mix it like one. It sounds like the missing element was left on mute during the mixdown process. I can't take this album seriously.

didn't enjoy much

I'm not sure if I like it yet, but of all the songs from the album I quite fancy 'Since I've Been Loving You'. I personally haven't listened to many 70s albums so this is one of the very few, I will listen to more! I'm only rating it low because I'm not used to the genre.

i've already forgotten it

An okay album, I liked Gallows Pole and Tamgerine the most.

Хлам если честно. Прям заставлял себя слушать

Een aantal jaar geleden nog wel, maar tegenwoordig ben ik gewoon totaal niet meer onder de indruk van zo'n Led Zeppelin album. De stem van Robert Plant zint me eigenlijk niet en de nummers zijn geruisloos aan me voorbij gegaan. 5/10

Eh.

Me gustaron más las canciones más lentas del álbum, mención especial para Since I’ve been loving you

Tasty guitar, a surprising amount of it acoustic, but Robert Plant's voice makes my skin crawl

First song: Immigrant Song very famous been in lots of movies. Less metal than I remember.

MEH

Not my favourite Zep. Immigrant song leads off the record with a bang, and it never really maintains any momentum. Physically graffiti is just way more interesting to me.

I bet Zeppelin fans were so relieved when IV came out after this.

Not the biggest Zeppelin fan. But wasnt bad. Nice car parts. Had some funky parts. Songs a little too long for my taste. But all around decent. 4.75/10 68.92%

Partially known. Fine.

i did not realize led zeppelin were so country pilled

I mean, es un clásico de led zeppelin, temas iconic tipo inmigrant song y eso, pero otra vez, no es mi cup of tea. Sonidos inconexos, melodías que no conectan entre una canción and the next, los lyrics (que es de las cosas que más me importan cuando escucho cualquier canción) están buenardos en algunos temas pero los instrumentales los ahogan, which i don't like. Siento que tenés que ser mas fan del rock en general para disfrutar esto, which i'm not

1. zong - 2.5 2. friendz - 1.5 3. day - 1.5 4. loving - 2.5 5. tilez - 1 6. pole - 1.5 7. tangerine - 2 8. uuay -1.5 9. ztomp - 1.5 10. hatz - 2

My first reaction to seeing this selection, “Led Zeppelin! Yes!…three?!?! Why?!”, and I stand by that assessment. Of all the incredible albums in their catalog they chose this one? Not the record-setting 4 or the solid 2 or my favorite Houses of the Holy or the impressive debut or really any other selection. This isn’t a bad album, messy in places, but not bad. It just isn’t their best in my opinion.

Led Zeppelin isn't my thing.

meh

No soy fan de este tipo de sonido, y al tener 10 canciones con una vibra muy similar se me hace algo aburrido de escuchar, tiene una canción icónica pero ninguna irá a mí playlist

With a few rare exceptions, whenever I hear any Led Zeppelin, my immediate inclination is to go find the "isolated drums" version of the song on YouTube and listen to that instead. The muted tone of most of the tracks on *LZ III* result in some of Bonham's least spectacular playing, so aside from "Immigrant Song" and "Out On The Tiles", there's not much here that holds any real appeal.

top 3 - Immigrant Song, Out on the Tiles, Since I’ve Been Loving You. Have listened before, can’t really get into it but maybe I have to be in a certain mood for it. Immigrant song is a classic though. I haven’t listened to all of their albums and there’s multiple on this list so I’m hoping I like those better -.-

2.5 - not as good as I remembered

okei // okei høydepunkt: immigration song, celebration day, since i've been loving you

Yalan olmasın çok büyük hayranı değilimdir albümü biliyordum da xd

Кантри какашка. 3 трека слушабельных

Not for me

Not for me but also not horrible

Mildly interesting. “Immigrant Song” was the only track that grabbed me.

Should be one of the most influential albums even for me but somehow I don't really dig most of it

Good music at it’s core, the guitar was insanely good- would not come back to listen to any songs again.

Starts off strong with the classic ‘immigrant song’ then everything else… kinda falls off in comparison of where the first song leaves you. I didn’t expect this to be more acoustic than not but it doesn’t really work. Put it on in the background from working and no songs really stuck out besides the only song that is starred on Apple Music, immigrant song.

I've been listening to Led Zeppelin for 30 years.. They just aren't my thing. There are sparks of good things on here, Immigrant Song is OK. Tangerine is one of my favorite LZ songs. Mostly though, these songs could possibly be really good if Robert Plant didn't screech all over them.

Some classic songs although not consistent. Enjoyed the experience though.

i didn’t really like it

It was ok just not interesting. I only really liked the immigrant song.

- More pedos/SAers. - Other than Immigrant Song (and Tangerine and maybe the other slower songs later on the album), I find this album pretty overbearing and boring in equal measure. - Often sounds like he’s singing in a different key than the songs, possibly because everyone’s always doing too much.

2/5

Just rating this now start of August but its 2026 amd I dont mind this congratulations

Immigrant Song incredible. Everything else blah

I’m just not a zeppelin head

didnt like plants vocals. the guitarists were great, as well as the drums, but couldnt really shine most of the time

не нравится вокал на почти всех песнях. инструменталы не хватают за душу, да, может быть, они мелодичные, но на мой вкус никакие. единственная песня, которая хоть как-то для меня зазвучала, — tangerine.

The LED just aren’t for me. Immigrant Song is great as are a few other tracks but can’t listen to Plant’s voice for that long. Nails on a chalkboard spring to mind.

Immigrant song: very famous, I think I like but I’ve always said I’m not a big Led Zeppelin fan, we will see what happens. I’m on song number 3 but I don’t really like it

Great guitars bit rocky for me but liked song since I’ve been loving you

Not my cup of tea.

I don't know. Some songs are not even good as background music. Just barely 2/5 i guess.

TML

Not 4 me

Eh

It's weird. I don't really care for Led Zeppelin. And I don't really care for country music. But apparently when Led Zeppelin does country music ("Bron-Y-Aur Stomp") those 2 things cancel each other out. For me though that was the one highlight on this album other than the "Immigrant Song" which is pretty much the only Led Zeppelin song I like.

This is a bit screamy. Nothing really stood out and caught my attention. I'm not really into this type of rock. Not something I will listen to again. I found myself wanting it to be over. Lots of wanky rock riffs and I found this as tiresome as Led Zeppelin II. Tangerine was the standout song. Tangerine, Thats the Way, Bron-Y-Aur-Stomp gave the album some semblance of listenability for me, but I think it is still 2.5 stars

Immigrant Song is the blueprint for the album. Killer guitar riffs, pretentious lyrics and no proper ending, it just tapers off. 2 stars ooh yeah, ooh yeah.

Uncle Terry probably likes Led Zeppelin. He has a beard.

Very stylish & influential but, apart from a few stand-outs—(obviously) Immigrant Song, Gallows Pole, Hats off To (Roy) Harper—it just isn't really doing it for me all-around.

J’ai mis du temps à l’écouter… j’avais un peu la flemme Je crois que j’avais écouté un album entier. C’est sympa mais sans plus, en tout cas cet album m’a ennuyé

Most interesting of three Led Zep albums I've encountered - more earthy acoustic sounds and original approach to the arrangements. But still not much here that I'd ever choose to listen to.

not for me

Its kinda amazing how time changes things. This seems to me, a young, that zep was demonic devil music in their time. And now its insanely timid to my ears. Like immigrant song is pretty good but nothing else really grabs me in any real way. This feels more like southern rock than hard rock or some proto metal thing. Filled with twang and some slide guitar its just not what I would think of when I think of Zeppelin. Its not bad per se but not all that interesting either. Since im loving you is pretty good until it drags on and on ad nauseum for what feels like forever. And its just slow all around. Nothing that drives the record forward. It just kinda meanders around at its snails pace and then ends. Im surprised to be so down on this one but its what I heard and thats that.

It opens with a bang but, by mid way through It just felt droning on. I wanted it to end. The last 2 songs took a surprising turn. They were completely different from the rest of the album and they were my favorite part. This is not their best album.

Je n’aime pas beaucoup le rock and roll.

I like it less than II. Just don't get excited from listening to it, acoustic songs were a bit meh and the louder songs lack memorable moments. Since I've been loving you is the best song.

I enjoyed the softer tracks - things the girls out on the floor would have a tough time moving to. Stuff like That's the Way. But the rest didn't move me.

I've never been a fan of Led Zeppelin. I understand it's a me thing, but I've never understood the love of this album. It's a classic rock record, that's all.

high highs and way too many low lows that make you go "ugh get fucking on with it"

really not my favorite led zeppelin, but immigrant song is STILL stuck in my head. 2.5

Immigrant Song is fun and then this just keeps going

Oh nooo. I'll give them this: the album cover is fun and visually appealing. The album name, on the other hand, is vaguely threatening (if it's anything like Now That's What I Call Music III...). I never would have been able to ID it, but I know 'Immigrant Song' well from introducing a slow-mo action scene in like 5000 movies. As with many classic rock bands, they sound to me like a more boring version of Rush (slower, more guitar breaks). Not my vibe. Relative highlight: 'Out on the Tiles'

Meh

Okay, so I admit I come into this with a bias--I already know enough Led Zeppelin songs to know I am not a fan. This album didn't do anything to improve my impression of them as rambling stoner music. There are some good ideas, catchy riffs and pretty moments, but they are drawn out into oblivion until they just become nothing. Led Zeppelin clearly needed an editor lol. This album just feels so fucking long, despite only being forty-five minutes. I know this is """"blasphemy"""" or whatever, but I'm giving this a 2/5. I just don't get Led Zeppelin.

Opzich ok, maar te oud en niet mijn smaak.

If you look in the dictionary for a definition of "uneven" this album cover pops up. Half the songs are good, bordering on great (and my god Soundgarden lifted a lot from Led Zep). The other half are truly terrible and cringey. "Tangerine" felt like the obvious inspiration for Spinal Tap, for instance. I'm not sure this album needed to be on this list.

Some good songs but a bit dreary

solid energetic playing but yea the blues blaccent feels more offensive the longer it goes on highs: immigrant song, out on the tiles lows: the last couple tracks

Not the biggest on Led Zeppelin, honestly, but am a fan of some of the songs that played on this. Largely unbothered, though.

He's obviously a great guitarist but as a band I think they are massively overrated. Robert Plant is so annoying! The best thing about them is John Paul Jones and his orchestral arrangements, especially on 'Automatic For The People' which I listened too once I'd struggled through this!

Okay

Not their best

Maximalist but also somewhat uninteresting. Lacks the shakedown grooves of Houses of the Holy or their live albums, which I like more. Mixing is very spacious, the drums sound killer, but its almost too dry in places. Sounds a bit flat and would like a bit more sludge. Guitar tone on Celebration Tone is amazing. Kind of gives me a headache. Favourite track: Celebration Day Least favourite track: Friends

ok really this should be a 3 but the last song triggered me for some reason

I have never been a zeppelin fan. I tried again by listening to this album. I still don't see the appeal. It is slightly better than expected but I won't waste my time listening to it again

Immigrant song and celebration day are pretty good but it's downhill from there for me. Robert Plant's upper register is a nails-on-chalkboard sound to me. Extremely talented musicians playing music I don't enjoy. Similar to Faces in that regard?

Heard it before. I have a massive nostalgia for Immigrant Song because of School of Rock. But as I get older I realize that I'd enjoy Led Zep's music more if it wasn't Robert Plant's vocals. I know he's regarded as one of the best rock singers ever but... something slightly annoying about his vocals to me 2/5

weak, Immigrant song rules, nothing else stod out at all.

It is interesting. I can sense why the hype. Blues tinged. Good riffs. But for some reason it has never floated my boat. Maybe the high pitched singing, the music s good though s bit overblown at times.

Avarage

Pre-listening thoughts: half expected to get either another Neil young album today or our first Bob Dylan album. Scared for a potential onslaught of both of them later down the line I suppose. But anyways Led Zeppelin always reminds me of this group of boys in high school who swore it was the pinnacle of music, and the guy who runs the Inn that my bakery is attached to. He shamed us for listening to “girl music” (pop from 2000s on) and insisted we put on some Zeppelin. I did not do that, and kept playing Carly Rae Jepsen shamelessly, for I am, in fact, a girl 😱😱😱. People like idolize this group but my shameful fact is I know three Led Zeppelin songs and that is it (Immigrant Song (which is on here), Fool in the Rain, and Going to California). I couldn’t even tell you what Stairway to Heaven sounds like if you had a gun to my head. Oops. Post/during listening thoughts: wow okay maybe I’m a villain because I didn’t really enjoy most of this. I think the lead singer’s voice is annoying as shit. Like almost as bad as Axl Rose for me. I like the folkier and slower stuff but most of the rockier tracks I didn’t enjoy. 4/10 DID I NEED TO HEAR THIS BEFORE I DIE: no Fav tracks: Since I’ve Been Loving You, Tangerine, That’s The Way Least fav tracks: Out on the Tiles, Gallows Pole, Hats Off to Roy Harper

The immigrant song gave me ptsd flashbacks.

Cool cover. But just not my guys. I want music that makes my feet move or makes me sit in captivated silence. This lands in that uncomfortable middle ground of standing up, arms crossed, head nodding, nothing going on below the waist. And such indecipherable lyrics. What you on about Bob?

Kende wel meer dan ik dacht Zijn wel de typische top2000 die ik dan beetje NPC vind. Staat dan wel weer in top2000 met een reden. Als paar nummers los aankomen prima, maar ga niet per se voor m'n lol een heel album luisteren

не зашло ничего кроме первой

Starts of with one of the best songs ever made but then quickly goes down hill. Far too much of this album strays from there strengths and down the prog rabbit hole that is just incredibly dull. Highly recommend skipping this album the other numbered albums are better in every way. 2 out of 5

Some great tracks - immigrant song and gallows but not there best

boringggg

Nice enough but didn't grab me

Synes det meste av Led Zeppelin er ganske døllt ass

5eme album de Led Zep proposé dans la liste. Quelques hits énergiques : Immigrant Song Out on the Tiles C'est peu sur 10 morceaux. =>2/5

Some amazing standout tracks but not enough to offset the rest of the record sounding too similar. 2.9 stars

his voice is super annoying

All told, feels like kind of a lightweight album. Some real and incredible highs surrounded by what seems like a lot of filler. Somehow, I was exposed to the fact that you can hear John Bonham’s kick drum pedal squeak during Since I’ve Been Loving You and now it’s all I can hear. Ugh.

Eh, alright. I liked the strings in friends, but it didn't quite gel with the rest of the song. immigrant song is obviously the most famous of the songs on the album, and it's fine. I swear it stole all of the energy in the album, so you have one super high energy song and a bunch of sad deflated hacky sacks for the rest. I liked the vocals of that's the way, it's nice to see something different from led zeppelin. 2/5 stars.

It is a bland Zeppelin album. Immigrant Song is such a good opener then falls flat. Not for me.

Used to be into Led Zepplin when I first started getting into music. Then I moved onto other music and now generally find straight rock pretty bland. Zepplin III was never my favourite of theirs but on relisten I found it quite boring and devoid of the classic rock which I remember them by (despite what I said above there is still a time and place for generic rock). There are some fine ideas here but nothing that gripping - idk 2/5

I suppose the primary deficiency of listening like this is losing change and continuity over time. Anyhow, this is good! But it doesn't hold a candle to the first.

I just dont fw with it. Kinda a gut feeling thing.

Sometimes fun, sometimes boring. Mostly boring.

Too bluesy. Not a fan.

Album meia bomba. Esoterismo ingles no mais alto nivel, em outras palavras.... UMA MERDA. Isso nao tira o fato do album ser historico, contudo, ser historico nao significa ser bom. O album é fraco melodicamente, fraco é elogio. O album é um bebe asmatico. Eu sou uma bomba de Hidrogenio.

This was a bizarre album. It felt really incohesive.

If they’d just played Immigrant Song 10 times then it’d be a 5 star album. They didn’t.

Fullreynt, þessi tónlist er ekki fyrir mig. Þurfti að bítla mig út úr þessu.

Again I’m not the target as this seems more acid rock than the Moody Blues-ish rock. The principal sings at a constant falsetto scream, interesting in one song not the whole album. Also the scream approach makes every song sound the same, with the exception of That’s The Way, which sounds Indian inspired. So in all, interesting for one song but too samey for the whole album (except song above.)

Not it

I listened to Led Zeppelin in my high school years. My recollection of Led Zeppelin I through IV albums was that they were very good. I just reviewed Led Zeppelin I the other day and it was as good as I remembered. However, this album is not as good as I remember. Okay album.

I don't like Robert plants vioce.

Generischer Rock. Langweilig.

It’s good, not great. A few very good, memorable songs a few weird sonically experimental songs.

The voice annoys

Crazy how much I liked Physical graffiti and how annoying I found this

Strong start that the rest of the album fails to live up to.

Immigrant Song is obviously really good Since I've Been Loving you is ok Everything else is like blandly fine but completely unmemorable idk why people think this album is so great

Kanske världens mest överskattade band.

This was mediocre

So, II is my "favorite" Led Zeppelin album, but this is also a band as a whole that I'm quite content never hearing again. I don't mind blue-influenced rock, and they were definitely wearing it on their sleeve, but they're like the Deftones in that any intricacies in the songwriting that could be appreciated by my dumb brain are blown away by some fan, unprompted, going "OH THEY'RE HTE FUCKING BEST DOOD" (no I'm not fixing that typo). Should I let someone else's opinion dwindle mine? No. Except when it goes beyond playing something ad nauseum. Much like tube TVs had a percentage of static coming directly from the background radiation of the universe, Americans have a not-insignificant play of Led Zeppelin in their collective conscience. ... Right. This was about a single album. It's fine.

Immigrant song is a classic, the rest fell pretty flat for me

was nice

Ok there's a couple of great songs on here, 'Immigrant Song' obviously, and 'Since I've Been Loving You' was a good time too. Outside of that they just seem to lose the plot, especially towards the end. When they're just going acoustic the songs are just big balls of nothing, doesn't evoke anything from me. I've struggled to get into Led Zep for the longest time, and the re-listens this challenge has made me do hasn't changed my mind in the slightest.

Boring Rock with no outstanding Features

Eh.. this was a bad Zeppelin album. The start of the album is fantastic with Immigrant song, but the rest of the songs are just meh if not very underwhelming.

Greta Van Feet has a cover band?!

Overrated. Only immigrant song and since I've been loving you are worth it. Definitely the worst from Led Zeppelin I-IV

First two songs are best, followed by a lot of underwhelming typical Zeppelin. Screechy Plant vocals.

I get a doomsday-vibe listening to this album, and it hits me how much inspiration Guns n' Roses have drawn from Zeppelin.

Can't dig on too much Zep. Blame 101 The Fox

Of all the pedophile rapists in the world, Robert Plant is certainly one of them.

От стерео в последнем трэке у меня закружилась голова ((

Every time I hear zeppelin I imagine a bunch of pimply Bevis and Butthole lookalikes playing Dungeons and Dragons in a damp basement with shag carpeting.

I'm so fucking over these sorta albums. This is probably a decent album, it was a bit more interesting than others in the genre. 2.5/5

Not my favourite Led Zepplin album, II and IV are much better

Pretty boring

There is such a drop off from the banger that starts this album could i write poetry to this? n

tbf not rly sure how you are supposed to follow immigrant song as an opener but it wasn’t that

Has immigrant song but otherwise kinda 👎

If I could listen to Led Zeppelin without the vocals, I might like them.

Immigrant Song is great. After that, there is nothing noteworthy, just aimless rambling. 2/5

Think I've always had my fair share of oppositional defiance when it comes to Led Zeppelin. Years and years of dudes telling me the full extent of their classic rock royalty status and that just never being met when I actually sat down to listen to them. Probably doesn't help that my two favorite Zeppelin songs are "Fool in the Rain" and "D'yer Maker" which are like the least Zeppelin, Zeppelin songs. Having to start what will be a long piecemeal revisit of the band's discography with III is probably the worst place to begin. At the end of the day I don't care about how much of an alleged sex symbol Robert Plant was at the time, or even how much of a guitar G-d Jimmy Page was because Zeppelin was corny as hell. "Immigrant Song" ruins it's hammering blues-stomp with dumb ass viking imagery, "Gallows Pole" is an atrocity. At the very least they haven't gone full Tolkien here, but their pale blues imitation at times really doesn't work for me, "Since I've been Loving You" is about as close as I get and even then Plant's vocals take me out of it.

More acoustic than I thought. Robert Plant has a unique voice, but of course that's nothing new. This album manages to blend folk, blues, psychedelia, and rock into a mixture that matches the cover. Definitely meant to be listened to as a full album project.

Talent a good album does not make. I'm not sure what the planned effect was here, but this is a chaotic, disjointed album in about every sense. Almost every song feels as though 2-3 separate songs are playing at the same time. The wailing and cooing and murmuring of the vocals on top of that just leads to a mess, frankly. I recognize the skill, but this isn't it. Fav tracks: Immigrant Song, Tangerine

I still find LedZep massively overhyped, for relatively short songs they go on forever! Best track, Immigrant song which is fortunately track 1 so you can then skip the rest.

Really only like the Immigrant song.

I'm not a huge fan of classic hard rock, so that influences my rating of this album. I'll give the genre some time to work on me. That being said, I thought it was insightful to the band. I only have a surface level knowledge of the band, and really have only heard their greatest hits. I always thought their codas had a hard blues echo to them, but listening to this album made it clear to me how they think about the genre. Like anyone else, I like "Immigrant Song", because it's hard and goes aaaaaaaaa, but my favorite track to listen to was "Since I've Been Loving You". It was straight up blues, and I thought sounded great how aggressive the band were, and Plant's shrill sounded desperate compared to the desensitized vibes I get from most blues artist, even those I like. Maybe "Friends" wasn't a bad song—there are plenty songs that I enjoyed a lot more after a first impression—but on my first play through, I did not like listening to this song very much. I could hear "Kashmir" being dreamed up within it, but Friends sucked so that Kashmir could slap.

There's a lot to like here, I just can't bring myself to care, I've never been able to get into Led Zeppelin, despite how much people worship them.

I’ve just got to accept that of all Led Zep’s output I’m only ever going to really enjoy Kashmir. Sorry.

Apart from Immigrant Song, I don’t know this one. Gloomy and didn’t really grab me although I feel disloyal saying this. Whats going on in the weird last track? Listen to again (not sure I really will tbh) - Friends

so so not really into it

Rock on you Led Zeppelin

Wie so oft: Ganz nett, aber keine einzige Melodie ist mir im Gedächtnis geblieben. Tut nicht weh, lässt bei mir aber nicht das Allergeringste aus. Irgendwie ist das schon sehr frustrierend. Ob noch mal ein Album kommt, das mich in Begeisterung versetzt?

Musically it was fine, singing was terrible. Falsetto is gross. A whole album is insufferable.

There are other, better Zeppelin albums.

Not feeling it.

Not a Zeppelin fan and this didn't change my mind.

Didn’t realize what immigrant song was; heard it so much in movies but finally put it together. It does go ape tbh. It’s a good classic rock album. I’m not a fan of classic rock. Like its quality as a whole piece. It’s like I’m half into it, half not

Not for me

2.5 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

This is tough to rate. To me it's "lesser Zeppelin" but lesser Zeppelin is still very good. I'm just rating it low-ish because of the real state this occupies in a list with such a limited space. There at least 4, maybe 5 LZ albums I'd rate higher for the list.

Round two. Great. Wait, it's a completely different sound. While certainly more listenable, still bored me with the last two songs

Liked track 1. Tried twice but this album didn't sustain my attention. Felt like it's juts noodling and noisy. And I like led Zeppelin, or so I thought.

Meh.

One or two good songs but had heard the album before and was never really into it. It’s fine.

Not a fan of Zeppelin, but this was tolerable.

I enjoy some songs from the Zepp but overall the album seemed like one big bluesy-rock song. Wish it switched up a bit more but wasn’t too bad.

Hercules performed many feats, this album was one of them. Of course it was cool to find out that the immigrant song track is from here, but I don't like both it and the rest of the album. I've never understood Led Zeppelin fans, if God created music, why do they listen to production projects?

Some good tunes, not a particularly good listening experience.

Was a little surprised to realize that this album was actually kind of annoying to me? I just didn’t enjoy it at all after Immigrant Song. I’ve never loved Robert Plant’s vocals but somehow even less tolerable on this album. Idk man

2.5/5

Like a ton of stuff from this era - when they nailed it, they produced some of the best stuff ever. But there's so much guff in this.

Boring

My Mum used to have this record. I remember because I used to like playing with the moving sleeve when I was a kid, not because it ever got played. Apparently it was a not particularly welcome birthday present from my Uncle back in the 1971. It ended up at the tip along with the rest of my parents' vinyl. Had it been played, I probably would have had the same opinion as my Mum and much preferred rocking on my rocking horse to the Monkees, the Beach Boys and Leo Sayer. It's more down my alley now than when I was 5, but I still think Led Zep are vastly overrated. This album in particular did not click with me. Rating: 2/5 Playlist track: Immigrant Song Date listened: 23/01/23

They are obviously really talented. For me too much is happening at the same time.

smor

OK

Not a Led Zeppelin fan, although I liked since I’ve been loving you

2.5

This is one of those albums I know really well even though I never intentionally listen to it. I must admit, I just don't get why this is so beloved. I don't hate it but I find it a bit of a sleeper.

Immigrant Song was good. The rest of this reeks of stealing from black musicians. With some cool riffs, I will admit. But yeah. Won't be revisiting most likely.

This is an inferior led Zeppelin album. In my mind it doesn't come anywhere close to I, II, or IV. I don't know how many led Zeppelin albums are going to be on this list, but it surprises me that this one is.

I do not like Led Zeppelin.

I approach Led Zep with dread. I feel like they're a band that I should know inside out. Album after album of classic recordings, all part of our shared history. But I'm always too scared, not knowing where to start and what I might find. The band have been elevated to God like status. Gawd knows why. This just droned on and on. It picked up a little around the more folky moments. But it wasn't for me. Oh well. That's one more band not to waste my time over.

Not a big Zep fan. II was better

Meh

very meh

Beetje vage rockmuziek. Volgens mij hebben we al eerder een album van deze artiest gehad, en daar was ik destijds niet heel enthousiast over. Ook dit album kan mij niet heel erg bekoren, al voelt het niet zo slecht als het vorige. **

I really love their debut album but I did not enjoy listening to this album… there were a few redeeming moments but mostly I hated listening lol

Int jätte intressant, flowar lite dåligt imo

I prefer the heavier Led Zeppelin Highlight Tracks: 1, 3, 5, 9

Estujo bien...

So I've actually never really cared for Led Zeppelin. I feel like they're in my wheelhouse but it originates from being an edgy teenager that didn't want to like popular bands. So when I was assigned this one I was excited to finally have an excuse to experience them for myself. I went in with an open mind and... I just don't get it. The album was really boring. I can hear the technical guitar playing if I really listen. The subject matter is interesting I guess. But I was just bored the whole time. It leads me to think there's there's something wrong with me.

Kicking off with the immigrant song.... the signature sound that everyone knows is as good as ever. And .... the rest of the album is crap in my opinion. Sorry not my type of music.

Not their best. Not their fifth best.

There are some songs that I quite enjoy -  e.g. Since I've Been Loving You and Gallow's Pole. Just for fun I dug up Lead Belly's version of this song, aka Gallis Pole,  (circa 1940) and I kept listening to Lead Belly; it was more enjoyable than listening to Led Zep III!  Lead Belly also did Black Betty. Apologies if you were hoping never to think about  Ram Jam again.  OK, Time to reign in my ADHD. I like when  virtuoso electric guitar players display their acoustic abilities. e.g. one of the reasons Tommy is such an excellent LP is Townshend's acoustic playing on Side 1. (I'm getting initial drafts ready for when the algorithm starts sending Who LPs!) Page's acoustic work isn't as consistent as it is on other albums such as Physical Graffiti although it's ass-kicking on Bron - Y- Aur Stomp. (Isn't that song name also on Phys Gr?)  The acoustic slide work on Roy Harper is also impressive although the song doesn't really work. Whatever technology game they were playing with Plant's voice hasn't aged well - or perhaps wasn't good to start off with.   I never really liked Immigrant Song.  It's nice to listen to a Zeppelin LP that isn't overplayed but I don't like the hit, don't like the other rockers and only half like the acoustic / blues songs. 

No es lo mío, no

i'd only heard immigrant song, so i thought the rest of the album would be more or less the same, i was kinda pleasantly surprised by the variety but it's still not rly my sort of music

Eh

More warbelling about babies from the Plantmeister. Not nearly as many on this one, but I'm sick to death of Led Zeppelin coming up on here. Three times already. At least that means only one to go.

Rocky

Not my cup of tea

It feels wrong to rate Led Zeppelin so low. Immigrant song and Friends are fantastic, but I notice that no matter how hard I try, I can't get engaged in the rest of the album. I listened to it twice, but it just doesn't hit me. :(

meh

Most of it is not really my thing. The high pitch singing from Robert Plant gets annoying to me after a while. However, tangerine is an exception, love that song. And Imigrant Song as the opener is also great (or maybe I'm just not yet tired at that point).

I know it’s quality and all that, I just don’t enjoy listening to it.

fucking hated that

Trivia from Uncle Dale, a Zeppelin fan from the first days. Black Dog was a jam session, making up words, that got recorded. Someone saw a black dog running while at the studio, giving it the Black Dog title. It was put on the album never anticipating it would become a popular hit. The band had to go back and listen to the recording to know what the words were and chart the music in order to play it at their concerts.

Don’t like

There's only one good song (Since I've Been Loving You). The rest is poor. I still don't understand why Led Zeppelin are rated as highly as they are.

Boring

Im so sorry I couldn't finish this

Nope, not for me

A bit if a snore fest apart from immigrant song

Niet voor mij.

Pas du tout aimé

Nope! Next...

MEH

Not my style.

All I can hear is adult rockstars kidnapping teenagers

The album opens with an amazing rock anthem. The driving drums and bass, and Plant's banshee wail make you feel like youre riding into Valhalla. Unfortunately, it's all downhill from there. The voice that was perfect for the proto-metal of The Immigrant Song becomes an unlistenable screech behind the confused country/folk/blues meandering of the rest of the album. There is no cohesion to the songwriting, with guitar, bass, and drums often clashing against each other. The slowed down blues of Since I've Been Loving You is a nice reprieve until Plant's caterwauling takes over again. The renaissance faire hoedown of a cover of traditional folk song Gallows Pole suffers a similar fate, and like many on this album, devolves into abject nonsense by the end. The only trace of rock & roll on the album is the opener, and there are much better folk, country, and blues bands out there.

I don't get it. They just robbed over peoples work. Robert Plant is also a massive knobhead as he tried to pull the 'Do you know who I am card?' to a friend once..

For the third time, the lead balloon is going down.

Il existe des dogmes dans le monde du rock, des vérités gravées dans le marbre que l’on n’ose contester de peur de passer pour un hérétique. L’infaillibilité de Led Zeppelin en est un. Et au sein de leur discographie sacrée, l'album "III", sorti en 1970, est souvent présenté comme le joyau de la couronne, la preuve de leur maturité et de leur génie polymorphe. On nous parle d’une audacieuse escapade acoustique, d’une retraite inspirée dans la campagne galloise de Bron-Y-Aur. Pourtant, à l’écoute, délesté du poids de l’adulation collective, le constat est sans appel : cet album est une œuvre prétentieuse qui symbolise la domestication d’un genre musical qui se voulait, à l’origine, sauvage et contestataire. Mon aversion pour Led Zeppelin n'est pas un caprice. Elle est le fruit d'une indigestion, d'une surexposition subie durant ma jeunesse dans les années 80 et 90. À cette époque, quelle que soit la porte que je poussais, je trouvais les mêmes disques sur les étagères de mes amis. Les mêmes compilations, les mêmes visages, les mêmes riffs tournant en boucle. Cette uniformité m’a toujours paru suspecte. Le rock, dans son ADN, est une musique de rébellion, une rupture avec l'ordre établi, et notamment avec celui de la génération précédente. Alors, comment peut-on prétendre incarner cet esprit en écoutant religieusement les mêmes groupes que ses parents ? Led Zeppelin, devenu une institution, un passage obligé, est l'incarnation parfaite de cette contradiction. C'est du rock de patrimoine, aseptisé et validé par le système. "Led Zeppelin III" est sans doute le symptôme le plus flagrant de cette institutionnalisation. Après la furie électrique et la puissance tellurique des deux premiers albums, qui, malgré tout, possédaient une énergie brute indéniable, le groupe choisit de ralentir. De poser les guitares électriques pour embrasser le folk. Sur le papier, l'idée d'une introspection acoustique pouvait sembler séduisante. Dans les faits, elle accouche d’une série de titres pour la plupart anémiques et d’une platitude désespérante. L'album s'ouvre sur un leurre : "Immigrant Song". Deux minutes et vingt-six secondes de pure adrénaline. Un riff acéré, une rythmique martiale et le cri de guerre de Robert Plant. On se prend à espérer, on se dit que le monstre est toujours vivant. Mais l'illusion se dissipe aussitôt. Dès "Friends", on bascule dans un folk psychédélique aux arrangements de cordes pompeux qui sonnent aujourd’hui terriblement datés. La suite n'est qu'une longue agonie. "Celebration Day" est un rock générique, un pilote automatique sans inspiration qui semble tout droit sorti des chutes de "Led Zeppelin II". Puis vient "Since I've Been Loving You", archétype du blues démonstratif et surjoué que je leur reproche. C'est une caricature de blues, étiré sur plus de sept minutes, où la virtuosité technique de Jimmy Page et les vocalises larmoyantes de Plant écrasent toute émotion sincère. La face B, le fameux versant acoustique, est supposée être le cœur du réacteur. C'est en réalité le cœur du problème. "Bron-Y-Aur Stomp" est une bluette campagnarde, sympathique tout au plus, mais d’une naïveté confondante. "Tangerine" est une ballade sirupeuse, interchangeable avec des dizaines d'autres de la même époque. "That's the Way", malgré la qualité de son texte, est une berceuse d'une tristesse infinie qui invite plus au sommeil qu'à la révolution. C’est la bande-son d’un groupe qui s’ennuie et qui, malheureusement, partage généreusement son ennui avec l’auditeur. Pourtant, au milieu de ce désert créatif, un titre justifie à lui seul de ne pas jeter le disque par la fenêtre. Ce miracle s'appelle "Gallows Pole". C'est l'unique éclair de génie de l'album. Sur ce morceau, et uniquement sur celui-ci, la magie opère. Le groupe s'empare d'une chanson folk traditionnelle pour la transcender. Le tempo s'accélère progressivement, le banjo et la mandoline installent une tension dramatique, une course contre la mort. La montée en puissance est magistrale, culminant avec l'arrivée de la batterie de John Bonham qui transforme le morceau en une cavalcade épique. La voix de Plant est enfin habitée, non par la performance, mais par l'urgence du récit. "Gallows Pole" est un chef-d'œuvre de narration musicale, sombre et intense. Sa réussite fulgurante ne fait que souligner la vacuité du reste de l'album. En définitive, "Led Zeppelin III" est l'œuvre d'un groupe au sommet de sa gloire, mais au creux de son inspiration. En voulant à tout prix s’acheter une crédibilité artistique et prouver qu’il était plus qu’une machine à riffs, Led Zeppelin a accouché d'un album majoritairement fade et suffisant. Pour quiconque attend du rock qu'il bouscule, qu'il dérange et qu'il soit le porte-voix d'une contre-culture, cet album est une profonde déception. Il marque le moment où le groupe est passé de prédateur à dinosaure de musée. Un conseil : téléchargez "Gallows Pole" et faites l'économie du reste.

1/5 did not enjoy most of the songs, gave me a headache.

Immigrant Song in 2025 just gives Marvel movie. The imitation southern twang from a British band feels inauthentic. Dive bar energy

Yeah led zep isn't my thing at all. Would I revisit: nah.

*A stress inducing album. Instrument banging and screaming vocals. Yuck

Umm, kind of just like a worse version of Led Zeppelin 1, which I don’t love anyway. A lot of the songs are too long/boring or really gross, the high points aren't as high. Still definitely some enjoyable aspects.

This is the 15th album I’m rating. This is the second Led Zeppelin album I have gotten and I am pretty unfamiliar with it. I’ve really only listened to the Immigrant Song which I think is overrated. Immigrant Song - Not Adding to my Playlist. Like I said before, it’s overrated. Friends - Adding to my Playlist. This song is barely good enough. Celebration Day - Adding to my Playlist. About as good as Friends. Since I’ve Been Loving You - Not Adding to my Playlist. Long and not that good. Out on the Tiles - Not Adding to my Playlist. Boring and not memorable. Gallows Pole - Not Adding to my Playlist. The song is fine and a bit annoying. Tangerine - Not Adding to my Playlist. This is not a good album. That’s the Way - Not Adding to my Playlist. This is just not good. Bron-Y-Aur Stomp - Adding to my Playlist. This feels like Bron-Yr-Aur. Hats Off to (Roy) Harper - Not Adding to my Playlist. This is weird and annoying. All in all I liked 3/10 of the songs. My standards might be too low I feel like I’m giving out too many 3 stars. This is a little better than The Bends.

Che merdata dio lercione ladro robert plant morisse di leucemia diostronzo

not my fave, i think one song that im genuinely gonna listen to they sound tone deaf af yeah no i do not fuck with any song on here except one and even that is MID, like genuinely i do not get their hype. i am so sorry.

Led Zepp's legacy is gargantuan, they are loved by people of all ages. Their body of work is eyed with envy by multitudes of artists. I never got into them (should I admit to that?) This album was a severely average, I don't mind 'Immigration Song' its not their best, but listenable. The rest? It was a yawnfest and I couldn't wait for the album to end. However, at the end, I quite liked the vocal tremelo effect on 'Hats off to Roy Harper' but that was about it. A 1 star poor effort.

Led Zeppelin's music is solid. Robert Plant's vocals sound like someone put a cat in a bag and proceeded to kick it for 45 minutes.

Gefällt mir nicht.

I’m with Brenda from Bristol on this. About as entertaining as the other one that’s already been from this list.

Robert Plant is unlistenable, too much noodling guitar, Immigrant Song is a good opener though.

Vooral het nummer Friends was een positieve verrassing.