Led Zeppelin III

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.

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.