Led Zeppelin III

Different, slightly more subtle than I and II, but just as clear, sharp, and beautiful as Led Zeppelin music is. Can’t tell you how many times I’ve spontaneously come out with “Tangeriiiiiiineeeee” in a silent room. It seems like side A says “we’re still zeppelin” and side B says “but we’re trying something different”. Immigrant song is deceptive as an indication of the rest of the album — it starts with the familiar harder blues and rock influences (the zeppelin we know), and slowly transforms into crisp, bright folk and acoustic. And that’s the point of this album; a style shift, a refinement. And it works. The acoustic side has a cinematic, folklore-esque mystique that feels like lord of the rings, which we know Robert plant loved. This is my first time experiencing the full album, and I think it’s great. Not quite as awe inspiring as I, or as “damn” as IV, but still zeppelin and an important piece of their discography. Favorite Track: Tangerine Favorite New Find: Thats the Way Honorable Mention: Bron-Y-Aur Stomp

I really like Led Zeppelin and I really like folk-y type music, so I should love this...But honestly, I don't think it's that good. Since I've Been Loving you is a genuinely fantastic song (and completely different from the rest of the album). The Immigrant Song is silly but on brand. The rest of the album is folk-meets-Zeppelin. I really like the version of Gallows Pole, but most of the album just doesn't really work for me.

Ziemlich nices Album. Immigrant Song als erstes ist offensichtlich ein Banger, aber der rest ist auch echt cool und abwechslungsreich. Alle die das Album schlecht bewerten sind nur mad, weil es nicht 10 mal Immigrant Song ist.

HOORAY it’s Celebration Day! (see what I did there?) Finally, a palate cleanser after a bit of streak of comparatively shitty albums. Led Zeppelin, a cocktail of brilliance. Confident, promiscuous, fun and uninhibited. Attributes that I consider to be life winning personality traits as well as ingredients for a great album. If we are what we consume and with this album we are these things, life is good. A community of happiness, deep thoughts and giggles too. This album starts strong, hightails it out of the starting gates, then cools it off so that you don’t , like a pubescent male, climax too early. It then settles into a rhythm that makes this album feel like a long lasting good time with no regret. A finger tracing peaks and valleys, fast then slow, slow then fast, moaning, screaming, hair grabbing, a little cuddling, and a sleepy smile, yes, that’s the way. All and all, the funnest of ride’s……..cigarette anyone? Would I buy this album if I saw it in the $5 bargain bin - ohhhhh yeah!!!!

🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗 (rounded up, though I’m holding myself back with both hands around my feet and two feet wedged in the doorframe—and why?) Man, Led Zeppelin fucking rocks. Why do I always forget? When I got excited that III was today’s album, Emily told me she never really thought of Led Zeppelin as a band that I liked, which I thought was crazy until I remembered how often I take extended breaks from the band. When’s the last time I listened to a Led Zeppelin song? Probably “In the Light” from Physical Graffiti, but only because my Dad recommended it. Before that? I’d wager “Hey, Hey, What Can I Do?” probably five, six months ago because I put it on a playlist for someone. Beyond that, they just don’t come up for me all that much, and I’m guessing it’s because—clench up, this is heretical—I think IV is waaayy overplayed. Trust me, I listened to it just as much as anyone else and then some more in Middle School, and I think I just really burnt out on it. Even so, I think Led Zeppelin lands relatively high in my completely futile band ranking—there’s bands that are my untouchable absolute favorites, then there’s bands that pop up into the favorites tier but return for a time, and if Led Zeppelin isn’t in that category, I’d say they’re just below, and that’s because my nerve endings are just so fried from how much Led Zeppelin I listened to as a middle schooler. I’ve only listened to the first four in full, so I can’t say for sure, but my pained controversial take is that III is my tentative favorite. IV might objectively be the best, what with how impossibly stacked its lineup is, but when it comes to a cohesive whole, III ekes out on vibes alone. Yea, “Immigrant Song” is on this one, but ironically, it’s one of the songs I come back to the least (maybe I never need to with the amount of airplay it gets, but I genuinely do like it—it just isn’t my favorite)—maybe this is just a tragic consequence of its incessant needledroppage, but to be honest, I think it’s the only song that doesn’t sound like it belongs on this album. I think that’s because this album has such a distinct sound, even amongst Led Zeppelin’s stuff, and what a sound it is. The best description I have for it is “electric frolic,” although given the recent tumblrization of that word, I’d hesitate to stand by a description that could neuter III. In reality, there’s something really difficult for me to capture, exactly, about why I like this style so much—it’s kind of how I wanted Black Sabbath’s Sabotage to sound when I’d only just heard “Symptom of the Universe” and “Hole in the Sky” (see “Out on the Tiles”), but it’s still distinctly its own—a very sun-stained yellow-green strain. Maybe it comes from such dark, downtuned, and thumping guitars playing (mostly) rough-around-the-edges romping music. The result is oddly very crisp and alpine to me, although if this was flipped—like, if someone asked me to describe what mountain music would be—this would be the last thing I’d think of. Though I have a distinct association with listening to this in early Spring of 2021, just thawing from covid anhedonia, here’s sort of a “summers past” essence to it—specifically, saturated, mountain summers with film grain spring to mind, though not entirely idyllic. Rather than tipping too hippy-dippy, I think there’s a great gradient between chugging electric (“Celebration Day”), chugging acoustic (“Bron-Y-Aur Stomp”), brooding acoustic (“Friends”), and brooding electric (“Since I’ve Been Loving You”). And yea, for as happy as this album makes me, that brooding gets HEAVY. I somehow managed to avoid hearing “Since I’ve Been Loving You” for most of my life, but when I first heard it, it instantly dethroned “When the Levee Breaks” as my favorite bluesy Zeppelin song—for as blackened crunchy as “Levee” is, “Since I’ve Been Loving You” has all of these almost operatic swells that don’t lose an inch of their stylistic grit in the process. Most of the time, though, even the blues have a dare-I-say playful and occasionally psychedelic flavor (“Hats off to (Roy) Harper”) that might ultimately be why I love this one so much. I’m going to listen to it two more times—it’s been long enough, right? 1: Bad | 2: Below Okay, No Desire to Revisit | 3: Good, Conditionally (OR Inconsistent Mix of Qualities) | 4: Great (OR Technically amazing but missing the sauce emotionally) | 5: Amazing

Veldig lei Gubberock nå.

I honestly did not listen to this completely because i did not feel like it, lol. but i guess i will do so one day... maybe.

Pero que obra de arte ameo! No puedo creer como cuando salió fue criticado mal. Tremendos temazos. El gran: "Mira de quien te has burlado"

I just can’t do metal man

3.8 out of 5 stars for Led Zep III. While this album doesn't get as much as attention as Led Zep 2 and the magnificient Led Zep IV, it's still pretty damn good. The blues rock and blues are still very prominent, but you start seeing Led Zeppelin branch a bit more on the hard rock and Eastern influences, with songs like Friends, which blends perfectly into Celebration Day and one of the best album opening songs of all time, Immigrant Song. The roots of Physical Graffiti are in this album and it's definitely one that everyone should hear before they die.

For those heretics among us who aren't huge Zeppelin-heads, there are simply too many of their albums in this collection for a fairy-rock band (really, any band). And despite the classic opener "Immigrant song" (awesome, especially set to Viking cats), this is really one for the cutting-room floor. Definitely Zeppelin in transition from straight up rock to something more iconic and acoustic-focused, and it's mildly interesting to hear the addition of synths/strings at times and to see the days of olde slowly creeping in (with the likes of "Gallows pole"); also interesting to know that they listened to Bert Jansch as they worked on the album in the quaintly rustic Bron-Y-Aur cottage. The best of the lot (for me, at least) are the radio classics--the aforementioned "Immigrant song" and "That's the way"--and perhaps also "Celebration day" and "Bron-Y-Aur stomp". A solid album for the completists in this project, but not their best, and frankly not really worth including in this collection (hence the two stars).

immigrant song fuuuuucks!!!! enjoyed this overall. hell yeah

Good

Zeppelin III always felt like the odd duck when it comes to the first four albums. But it's still pretty good, it's just mostly deep cuts. A fine album.

one of favorite Led Zeppelin albums

This is great, just rocks a little harder than I personally prefer in everyday life. Once in a while of course it's a world-historic all-time rock album. But for me, it's generally one that I can appreciate periodically without necessarily ever loving.

I love the abrasive nature of this LP with even the more acoustic tracks having a slight edge to them that help them fit well with the project. Robert plant has a voice that is just electric and how his vocals just catch your attention every time is amazing I really enjoy the double tracking on his voice as well in most songs it was blowing my mind listening to him. The instrumentation on this LP is great to there’s not one bad recording on here and the talent of the Band really shows. Fav tracks: immigrant song, friends, celebration day, Since I’ve been loving you, and tangerine

An easy 5/5. Some of the later Led Zeppelin albums were a bit patchy, but this certainly wasn't.

It was fine, nice enough, not going to get excited by it

This just isn't for me, but I can get why someone would potentially like this. The lead singer's voice just isn't very pleasant to my ears. I don't exactly know what you'd call it (maybe vocal fry?), but I just don't like it.

Good album. What a voice!

Another better than I remember bunch of songs from a band I stupidly used to hate.

Immigrants Song is a really great way to start any album let alone a classic rock album . Plants whiny vocals fit perfect with acoustic guitars and is that a mandolin . Tolkien rock at its best

Back in the day I loved it!

Excellent all around

Also have this CD in my car

Had a good time

Like the quieter guitar parts as well as the heavy ones. Nice variety.

Good at end, beginning is ok.

There are several great songs, that's a fantastic album!

This for me is peak Led Zeppelin. Having heard all their albums (albeit not for a while) this one does stand out. The classic Immigrant Song as the opener followed by one of my favourites from the album, Friends. The highlight has to be Since I've Been Loving You - I think this is a top LZ track and the way it builds is fantastic. Easy 5/5

At times this is great, but at others it falls flat and struggles to get out of first gear. Still, it's never actually bad to listen to and I'd never tell someone to turn it off.

Vraiment cool mais need une réécoute

7/10

This is my final Led Zep album from.thr generator and you can't really improve on the way the kick off the album with Immigrant Song. Its a very solid album with a fair bit of musical variety. Other highlights were Gallows Pole and Tangerine.

Best band of that era and that sound, but just not my cup of tea

Exceptional

Another 70s pedo band, but you can dance to Gary Glitters.

Like many this is not the Zepplin album I normally return to, but who doesn’t love immigrant song? And I was really impressed with friends and some of the other songs in between immigrant and gallows pole

The best

Ik zou het 4.5 geven als het een optie was

Opener is een absolute banger. Rest viel beetje tegen

Heel hard en mooi maar ik denk dat die op een andere dag beter klinkt. Ik ga hem nabezoeken. Voor nu 2 bangers

Tror introen på "Immigrant Song" traff ganske bra i 1970, ja. Middels ellers.

Immigrant song - hit Some good vibes and others fillers

Immigrant Song is a fantastic track. Sadly it’s also the best track on the album by far. Very far. I feel bad for giving Led Zeppelin such a low score, but this album doesn’t really warrant much more - even with Immigrant Song on it.

Two days after listening to it - I can't really remember much of it - So only a three

I really enjoyed this album. Not sure I have much to say about it other than what I’ve already said for Led Zeppelin albums before. I will say I don’t think so many of them need to be on the list, but that’s not the fault of this specific album. I really like the guitar playing. I think the album manages to be quite varied. Just had a really nice time listening to it. Fav song: Friends Least fav: Hats off To (Roy) Harper

How many led zeppelin albums do we really need to listen to. I mean come on. It’s good but come on. Specific rating - 4.1 Fav song - immigrant song Least fav- hats off to (roy) harper

I feel the same way people seemed to feel when this first came out- I don't like it as much as the other Led Zeppelin albums I've heard. Favourite song: Out on the Tiles Least: Hats off To (Roy) Harper

Led Zeppelin III is an album I ended up liking, although I’ll admit it took me a little while to figure out what I was listening to. Coming into it expecting the heavy, blues-driven sound that Led Zeppelin had established on their earlier records, I was pretty perplexed by how often the album seemed to change direction. At times, it genuinely felt like I had accidentally started listening to a completely different album. That unpredictability is probably the most interesting thing about Led Zeppelin III. Songs like “Immigrant Song” immediately bring back the aggressive, larger-than-life Led Zeppelin sound, with its pounding drums and Robert Plant’s unmistakable vocals. But then the album suddenly moves into much softer and more acoustic territory. “That’s the Way” and “Tangerine,” for example, have a warmth and almost pastoral quality that feels worlds apart from the heavier songs. Instead of sticking to one style, the band explores folk, acoustic rock, blues, and hard rock, sometimes within the same album. At first, I found those shifts a little confusing. The transitions can make the album feel inconsistent, especially if you’re expecting something that builds on the heavier sound of Led Zeppelin II. But the more I listened, the more I started to appreciate that this contrast is really the point. Jimmy Page and Robert Plant were becoming increasingly interested in British folk music and acoustic instrumentation, and Led Zeppelin III gives them the freedom to experiment with that side of their sound. The centerpiece of the album for me is “Since I’ve Been Loving You.” It brings together a lot of what Led Zeppelin did best: slow-burning blues, incredible musicianship, and a huge emotional performance from Plant. It also feels like a bridge between the heavier and softer sides of the record. On the other hand, “Gallows Pole” is probably one of the clearest examples of the band refusing to stay in one lane. It begins relatively quietly before gradually building into something much more energetic and chaotic. The album does have moments where the experimentation doesn’t completely work for me. Some of the softer tracks can feel almost disconnected from the heavier material surrounding them. But at the same time, I think that sense of disconnection is part of what makes Led Zeppelin III memorable. It isn't necessarily the most cohesive Led Zeppelin album, but it shows a band that was willing to take risks rather than simply repeat what had already worked. Overall, I’d say I like Led Zeppelin III, even if I’m still somewhat perplexed by it. It’s an album that constantly makes you adjust your expectations. One minute you’re listening to a heavy rock song, and the next you’re somewhere completely different. That can be confusing, but it also makes the album feel adventurous. Rather than being a straightforward continuation of Led Zeppelin’s earlier work, Led Zeppelin III feels like the band testing how far they could stretch their sound — and even when those experiments don’t completely land, they make the album interesting.

Starting off strong. Thor Ragnarok. Great movie. Why is this so ominous. Something wicked this way comes. Hello? Lowkey this whole thing is evil as hell. If I was old when this came out I woulda thought it was the devil himself. Ok since you've been loving me. You sound very annoying tbh. You can stop being loving me. I'm ok with that. Lowkey unremarkable. Wait hold on. I can get behind this. This is good. Just hooting and hollering. Screeching and screaming. This guys blood pressure is probably through the roof omg. I like tangerines. My favourites are mini oranges. Ok pretty good not bad just unremarkable for me. Meh. Favourite: Immigrant Song Least favourite: Hats off To (Roy) Harper

Much more than simple heavy rock

Bra! Gillar Led Zeppelin väldigt mycket. Detta album är bra rakr igenom. Immigrant Song är kronan på verket!

Immigrant song singlehandedly carrying this extremely mid album

Immigrant Song is an amazing opener, and I've always loved Tangerine, but overall I don't think this is as great as their other classic albums. Maybe its just John Bonham's bass pedal hitting maximum squeakiness on Since I’ve Been Loving You.

Hm. Irgendwie mehr vibes als Banger

Great, not perfect. I love the initial fuzz that comes on before "Immigrant Song" kicks in. Encapsulates a certain anarchic energy that Zep have their best, despite being some of the most precise, skilled rock musicians who have ever lived. I don't love a few of the bluesiest, slower tracks ("Since I've Been Lovin' You", "Tangerine"), although they don't offend. The most "far out man!" tracks don't grab me, but they, too, don't offend. Otherwise, this rocks. Genii, these men. Best tracks: "Immigrant Song" "Gallows Pole" "Out on the Tiles" "That's teh Way" "Bron-Y-Aur Stomp" Worst tracks (relative, still good): "Since I've Been Loving You" "Tangerine" "Hats off To (Roy) Harper"

A bit underwhelming. The acoustic songs lacked some variation to keep them interesting

okay this one i do know. did these absolute mad lads really name their first three (maybe four) albums as numbered self-titles? how did i not know that? anyway i've loved Immigrant Song since i heard it as a kid but don't recognize anything else on this album christ was Immigrant Song really 1970? that's even crazier, tbh; that feels early. song still fucks hard i might have heard Friends? this kind of jangly proggy guitar rings a bell. and it's good Since I've Been Loving You goes some PLACES i think i've heard Gallows Pole? it's awesome even if i'm not entirely sure how i feel about the banjo Hats off To (Roy) Harper is WEIRD. in a way i'm not sure i'm into. i don't like it when things are mixed all in one ear, generally. my left ear hurts. i'd like it a lot more if not for that there's more, like... almost bluegrass influence here than i was expecting? which is to say, not a ton, but not zero. i don't think this is a perfect album; i think it meanders a little. the highs are very high, though

Not that I listen to much of Led Zeppelin’s stuff but this one’s a classic.

Fantastic. It's Led Zeppelin. 5 out of 5.

Who up swinging from they gallows pole? Good!

Soooooo sick 4.4

(2.75)

Broadens the range and contains some absolute classics, but not everything measures up.

Very good album

2nd best Led Zeppelin album, only Led Zeppelin IV is better

“The Immigrant Song” is fabulous. Jimmy Page’s Guitar 🎸 on “Since I’ve Been Livin’ You” is excellent. “Tangerine” and “That’s the Way” are fine but I prefer loud drum Zeppelin. I really enjoyed “Bron-Y- Aur Stomp.” I don’t have this album, so it was a welcome surprise for me. “Out on the Tiles” and “Celebration Day” are loud like I like their music. Lyrically, the song writing seems better than most loud rock songs. I like this album better than Led Zeppelin IV. More energy.

Funny story about the day I bought this album on vinyl I finished college early one Friday and since my bus wasn't leaving for another few hours, I decided to go into town and have a look in my favourite record shop. So I headed into town on one of the local buses but with it being a Friday afternoon, it was very busy and there was lots of traffic. As a result, a journey that should have taken half an hour took well over an hour. By the time I arrived in town it was quarter to 4 (my bus leaves at 5). I probably should've left at that point but it had taken me so long to get there that I decided to get off anyway. I ran down to the record shop so fast that I got there in less than 10 minutes (it would normally take my more than 25 minutes). I wasn't planning on buying anything but I had a look anyway and as I was flicking through the classic rock section I came across this gem and I just couldn't leave it, I had to buy it. I quickly went up to the counter, bought it and then ran back to the bus stop but when I was on the way back it started lashing rain and I and my new vinyl got soaked. When I got back to college where my bus home was leaving, the bag slipped out of my hand and I dropped my brand new vinyl on the ground. I was heartbroken and so worried it wouldn't work. Anyway, I just made the bus by about a minute. When I got home I put the record on my player and it played perfectly. So that's the story of how I nearly missed my bus home because of my love for this album

Led Zeppelin III has "Immigrant Song," which already earns it four stars in my book, but Led Zeppelin II still has the edge.

not their best by a long shot

I quite enjoyed my listen and really vibed especially at the start. However Led Zeppelin falls into the trap of kinda becoming very similar sounding. It was a well put together album tho and I happen to really like the specific style they have.

I'm gonna say the instrumentals truly carried this album, I like Led Zeppelin but the vocalist can get a little... annoying? No, not the word. Repetitive? at times. I don't know, I didn't always enjoy the singing, but I love the way Led Zeppelin uses their instruments. So that brought this album to a 4.

que portada tan cool mis standouts: Immigrant Song, Since I've Been Loving You, Tangerine 7/10

Not a bad song on it. I was in the car tho so idk

I mean, it’s Led Zeppelin. They’re a big deal for a reason. For me, the beginning and end of the album were gripping and the middle lost me a bit. I vibe heavily with the intro on Friends–who else can make acoustic guitars go that hard?? Other stand-outs were Bron-Y-Aur Stomp—which did indeed have me stomping and clapping—and Hats Off to (Roy) Harper with its insane production and heavy blues influence.

Not my favorite Zeppelin album, but it's good stuff, definitely the album that feels least like them to me

Siin on häid lugusid ja Led Zeppelin on alati kuulatav. Aga ta pole nii tugev plaat kui teised. Suur hitt siin on muidugi "Immigrant Song" ning mõni üksik jäi ka veel kõrvu, aga võiks revolutsioonilisem olla. 3.5/5

Heck of an opening to an album with that drum beat on Immigrant Song. The rest of the album is good but it just can't match the energy of that opening track.

Incredible as always.

You can never go wrong with Zeppelin. I like the acoustic guitar which is a change of pace for them. 8/10 Top song... Immigrant song

Not as good as LZ IV

Nice album, but didn’t pay a lot of attention to the last tracks Fav: Tangerine, Immigrant song

Led Zeppelin? More like Bread Zeppelin.

Pretty impressive for a band's, what, 5th best album!

I'm not too upset that Led Zeppelin is seeming to be one of the bands that we will likely hear most of their discography by the time this is over. I think I like this slightly less than the last two that we've heard, but it was solid throughout, and the last three songs particularly piqued my interest. Strong 3 to a light 4

Can't really imagine Led Zeppelin without Robert Plant at this point, can we? Wouldn't be Led Zeppelin then, would it? And, at this point, 50+ years in, I'm about as used to his voice as I'm gonna get. And, truly, I don't hate it the way that I used to. But I'm never gonna love it. And that's probably the single biggest reason why this album gets 4 stars from me. Everything else is truly topnotch -- the songs, the musicianship, etc., etc. I'm tempted to say that this might be my favorite LZ album (in part because, while I definitely recognized a few of the songs, there were none that I've heard 1000 times, as with some of the other albums). Still (because of Plant's voice, in particular), younger me would have rated this lower, possibly much lower (a 2?), so, in a way, I've come a long way. But, I suspect, this is as far as I get, in my appreciation for LZ. Also, quick aside: 1970 was a GREAT year for music, don't ya think? Or, like 1968-72? Anyway, really good stuff, and enjoyed listening through, twice.

I'm reluctant to rate another LZ album highly because. . . . I don't like their music THAT much. But it's another good album so what am I to do. There's great blues playing and lovely folk stomping. You're pretty much guaranteed excellent musicianship from these four. I prefer the acoustic to their straightforward rock. I love that pedal steel on "Tangerine." I mean I always love pedal steel it seems. It's great on "That's the Way" too!

generalno nisam fan led zeppelina, ali album stvarno ima neke opasno dobre pesme, ne sve naravno, a i uzimajuci u obzir vaznost albuma dajem pet

Easy 5 star, just like I'd give for pretty much any one of Zeppelin's impeccable catalogue. Also especially have love for Zep III of their first four self-titled run, as it's probably the wackiest and most varied of the bunch, and still solid throughout.

3.5/5

I always found this one a bit ponderous. I liked bits of it, but I didn't like others as much. It's still great though let's be honest... But I think if I'd been around when it came out, I would have been disappointed

i'm not a zep fan but i can be talked into it by led zep 4 which this website recommended to me two days ago. no clue why it would recommend led zep 3, which fuckin sucks by comparison, in such short order

Tento album je výborný. Páči sa mi oveľa viac, ako physical graffiti...

2nd listen and it’s SO PEAK. it’s my least favorite out of the zeppelin series, but it’s still perfect 5/5

It is utterly a classic. From start to finish a masterpiece of early hard rock.

Some songs were quite good but most were not

wanted to like it a lot more than i did. drags quite a bit in the middle.

Overshadowed by Zeppelin 1,2 and 4. It’s the middle child that doesn’t get as much attention as it should. It’s a solid album, not as rocking as 1 or 2 ( with the exception of Immigrant Song) and not as epic as 4 or their later work. It’s a bridge album towards all that that shows them moving away from the blues and into more expansive territory.

un classique j'ai reconnu beaucoup des melodies j'ai passé un moment pas désagréable je sais pas si je reecouterais

3 for led zeppelin 3. i did really like this and i love them in general but i'll be honest i'm probably only listening to "immigrant song" and "tangerine" from this album (the ones i already knew).

Zeppelin always a 5/5 for me

Probably my second LZ album after Physical Graffiti. They show their range and it 100% benefits from an increase in democracy with the writing of the songs. This is, for me, where they show their genius.

Didn't feel it

Definitely one of LZ's better albums, but probably not top 3. A different vibe from their first two; more acoustic/folk tinged. The guitar parts shine through as usual, and some of the low key songs are already good, but there are a couple songs I could do without

La mayoría de los temas en este disco me suenan a improvisaciones folk. Tendré que darle una segunda vuelta.

Excellent album

As a fan of Led Zepplin, I will honestly say this is not one of my favorites of theirs. Other than perhaps the Immigrant Song to me, I could pass over this album any day in favor of others. But I appreciate the relisten for this list.

The catchy songs didn't have anything to say, and the frilly songs weren't pretty enough to catch me as folk rock. For me this fell slightly tediously between two stools.

this has some of zeps best mistral-esque work

pity 2 star for immigrant song and last song but this is not my type of music

So for me this has been my personal favorite zep album because of the diversity of styles and genres and the showcase of actual songwriting talent. I love it when an artist takes risks and it pans out. Celebration, friends, tangerine, and that's the way are 4 of LZ's great deep cuts. That's not to mention the sheer power of immigrant song and Plants vocal performance on since I've been loving you. Gallows pole and bron yar stomp are awesome foot stomping hand clappers . 5/5.

rym 3.78 Folk Rock/Hard Rock 噢第一张飞艇。真是那个年代的独有的风骚。但应该不是飞艇的名声该有的最高水准，期待后面的其他专辑。 pick: Since I've Been Loving You, Celebration Day

The side closers A + B are the only thing holding III back from a V.

Third Zeppelin album I've gotten on this generator. The first that deserves to be here. If Zoso shows up, I'll be angry.

Starts off incredibly strong with Immigrant Song, then turns into an okay folk album. Weird pivot, but whatever. Favorite Track: Immigrant Song

I’ve never been a huge Zeppelin fan, but there’s no denying how talented these guys are. There are probably four or five songs on this album I think are pretty great. Not surprisingly, I like the acoustic, folk inspired songs the most. I thought about giving this a 3 but I have a hard time putting this in the same 3 star category as some of the other albums I’ve given 3s to. I try not to compare albums across bands when I’m rating them, but I’m going to today and bump this to a 4.

Now we are talking! Some of the best rock from the 70’s came from this band and Zeppelin III is rife with bangers. Musically gifted in so many ways, the band created this album using a number of different instruments showcased primarily by Jimmy Page but let’s not forget that Robert Plant’s range is just stupid good.

The title is also the review. It’s Led Zeppelin. It’s a 3. It’s a high 3 but too much noodling and not enough substance to get it to a 4 for me.

Monster band. Rock music with nerdy renaissance faire lyrics. They create worlds in their songs and leave the door open for us to enjoy. So many great songs on this album, this would be the pinnacle for most bands, but for Zepplin it only scratches the surface. Hard time rating this, my initial thought was to rate Zepplin albums against one another which would have this at a 3 (note: the zepplin scale is 3 - 5). Then I thought, well, it's not their fault they're so much better than other bands. Why should I give something a 3 on the Zepplin scale when it's a 4 in the real world. All that to say there are far better Zepplin albums ahead, but even at their mid they are so much better than the rest.

Im just impressed. First time rock.

A band I've heard of but never listened to. Not bad, but not one I'll seek out again in future, probably. Also I maintain 3 min 30 seconds is the longest a song should be. 7 minutes? C'mon guys, that's just EXCESSIVE.

This is one of my favorite Zeppelin albums. My son and I recently did a full listen through of their works on a road trip. Immigrant song is classic. This album has no skips for me. Also special as it was released on the day I was born.

A to to.

Zeppelin III was one of the great sidesteps in music history. Moving to a more acoustic and folky sound wasn’t as drastic a departure as it seemed on the surface though. It’s not as big a shock, if you had paid attention to some of the music they produced on the previous two records. “Babe I’m Gonna Leave You”, “Your Time Is Gonna Come”, “Black Mountain Side”, “Thank You” and “Ramble On” paved the way for the “unplugged” side of Zeppelin that we’re treated to on this masterpiece of a record. It starts off in familiar territory on side one though. Plant’s iconic blood-curdling screams signal the start of the Viking invasion that is “Immigrant Song”. I mean, this is an absolute classic. JPJ’s bass goes into overdrive during the chorus. “Celebration Song” is pure joy, with its frenetic, jangly guitar, a verse melody that resolves in the most pleasing way, and a chorus that will turn a bad day into a good one. “Since I’ve Been Loving You” is a sprawling seven-and-a-half minute slow blues number that keeps you on your toes in its structure and form. Page’s understated rhythm guitar fills are as impressive as his blistering solo, but it's Plant’s voice that's the star of this. “Out on the Tiles” is so much more than just an intro to “Black Dog” (which is what it became in their live performances). It's a perfect blend of dirty riffs, dance-enducing drumming and catchy vocal melodies. In the first half, only one song gives any indication of what's about to come. “Friends” is a quiet acoustic number, but it still feels very different to the direction that the rest of the album will take. It's darker and leans heavily on the background orchestral strings. A bright acoustic guitar starts off side two with “Gallow’s Pole”. Tempo and momentum build up as JPJ’s bass comes in. And just when you're fully expecting the band to explode into familiar hard rock territory, instead the song bursts to life with banjo, mandolin and other folky textures. It's an amazing moment. The rest of the album is made up of bright, lively, and frankly incredible folk rock numbers, performed by some of the best musicians of all time. “Tangerine” and “That's the Way” are lighter and more reflective tunes before we get to the big closers. “Bron-Y-Aur Stomp” starts off with plucked harmonics, before Page’s lightning finger picking riff takes over. In no time, it evolves into a foot-stompin’, feral hootenanny. The energy of this tune is unmatched. It’s home to the best moment on the entire album, when Page’s slide comes in halfway through the song. This song is a lot of fun to play on guitar, and it’s worth the effort of the custom tuning. Not content with all of the surprises they’ve already thrown at us during this record, Zeppelin end on the strangest song on the album, “Hats off To (Roy) Harper”. Sounding like a delta blues number that’s been beamed in from another dimension, Robert Plant’s tremolo-affected vocals compete with Page’s absolutely fantastic acoustic slide guitar. Fun fact, I once met Roy Harper after a gig and got him to sign my copy of Zeppelin III. He also signed my copy of Pink Floyd’s “Wish You Were Here”. In retrospect, I should maybe have asked him to sign some of his own music too. I remember reading “Hammer of the Gods” as a teenager, and being fascinated by the description of the band heading off to Bron-Yr-Aur cottage in rural Wales to get away from it all for a bit. No running water, no electricity, just acoustic guitars and a battery-powered tape recorder (that they had to heat batteries over a fire to try to squeeze the last juice out of). Just sitting around all day and night, eating, drinking and playing music together. As someone battling with burnout at the moment, it sounds like a dream setup. I’m off camping this weekend, and we’re going to stay in an off-grid cabin a couple of weeks after that. To get away from it all, to try to reset. I’m going to do my best to squeeze my guitar in amongst my dogs and the ridiculous amount of stuff we’ll inevitably pack our car with. When Zeppelin forced themselves into an “unplugged” mindset, it resulted in this absolute masterpiece of an album, and one of the best sidesteps in music. I’m sure the exact same thing will happen to me this weekend. Hearing this album for the first time changed my whole perception of the band. They were no longer JUST a “hard rock” band (albeit one of the greatest of all time). To me, this album fully revealed them as a deeply layered, multi-faceted band that played intricate music from a range of genres. They were the masters of blues, rock, experimental and folk.

The third in a string of albums starting with the debut and going all the way to their last one with Bonzo, that has only been equaled or, depending on your opinion, surpassed by a handful of groups. Groups like The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who, CCR and a few others that I could name. All of these bands had one thing in common with Zeppelin, their entire discography was made up of bangers.

Started off strong but disappointed.

I wasn't moved the way I expected to be. Nice after some questionable albums but may have heard it too many times in a classic rock block

Album 290. Led Zeppelin III (https://open.spotify.com/album/6P5QHz4XtxOmS5EuiGIPut?si=tXWEQfCCQrmkBEvDCRdOGQ) — Led Zeppelin (1970) Absolute comfort classic album. Led Zeppelin for me is almost perfection. Somehow I can't give the highest rating for specific album, but the band itself is definitely 5/5. It has different style, complexity, layers and just sounds good. Goated hard rock that I can endlessly appreciate and consume with a great pleasure. 4/5 Liked: — Immigrant Song — Since I've Been Loving You — Out on the Tiles — Tangerine

Couple of solid songs on here!

Zeppelin 3 sounds like a summer break when you’re a kid to me. Right off the bat, the rattling chaos reverberating off of the guitar, drums, and lyrics feels as chaotic as a final dismissal of a teacher. Friends and Celebration Day are similar to friends and the 4th of July (USA). Since I’ve Been Lving You is the midsummer slow song that musically represents the dog days of summer. Towards the back half you get mellow thought provoking tunes like That’s the Way and Tangerine; two songs that feel like wishing things in life went slower and re-dos were real. That feeling of wanting things to reverse track is what all teens feel in August and these songs emotionally represent that. A roller coaster of emotions, that’s what makes Zeppelin so great. They can make us feel a season of emotions in just one album. Since it makes us feel hopelessly optimistic, it’s only right that it’s a season like summer. Of course, this is subjectively presented and objectively not right, but it was fun… like a Zeppelin album.

Some 5 star songs and impressive diversity. Top notch musicians.

Absolute classic

I mean it's Led Zeppelin for crying out loud. It's not perfect and it's not their best album, but it's still great.

It's no Led Zeppelin II, but it's still soooo fucking good

starting off strong with that one song from Shrek!! totally fine, not my thing but not awful 2.5 (rounded up to 3)

All things considered, I'm not the biggest fan of Zeppelin, but the first 4 tracks are brilliant. Immigrant song is a classic, Friends and Celebration Day were unexpectedly enjoyable, and Since I've Been Loving You is an absolute showcase for Plant. It does trail off a little as it goes on - i'm not a big fan of the country rock side of things, but it's ok. Its right on the 3/4 boundary, just gets a 4 because that opening stretch is sooo good.

Not as good as other stuff, Tangerine and Immigrant songs are bangers

Led Zep! Have tried to get into them before (with I think IV?), but didn't succeed the first time. Dad loves them though, so there's gotta be something I'm missing. Another rock album, but more classic rock, which I'm not as familiar with. Feels wrong that III is #4. Feel like that's a missed opportunity. Also more numbered albums so yay. 21, 3. Starting with Immigrant Song. Best track: Tangerine 8/10 - Robert Plant isn't shouting on this one. Very nice acoustic track. Was apparently at the end of Almost Famous, which makes sense. Fitting as a credits song, which also happens to be my favourite. Since I've Been Loving You is epic. Think it's finally clicked on the third listen. Love the keyboards. Epic guitar solo. Actually really like it. Seems inspired by I Want You (She's so Heavy) to me if I had to guess (came out a year earlier. Something about the doomy-sounding slow guitar motif that goes through the song. Worst: Hats Off To (Roy) Harper - 3/10 - This was a 1/10 on first listen tbh. Barely sounded like a song. Weird demo guitar sounds paired with a baffling vocal effect. Kind of got it on the second listen, but doesn't really go anywhere and still don't like the vocal effect. Not my favourite. Understand Led Zep a little better now, but still struggled to get into it. Can't vibe with Robert Plant's voice that much. Especially when he's shouting. Got into the bluesy acoustic guitars on this record eventually. Think I am sorely missing context from their first 2 albums, as apparently this one is more acoustic than normal. Immigrant song is a rocker, even if the lyrics are a little cringy. Still probably have 3 more chances to fully understand them. Bad tracks are bad. Good tracks are good. Still willing to give them another shot. They've grown on me slightly. Final score: 6/10

I listened to this album once 10 years ago, and didn't really care for it and haven't listened to it since. I'm excited to see if my feelings on it have changed, because it's the only album of led zeppelin's first 7 albums that I don't really like. On a second listen (and a better appreciation for folk music), I do like this album a tad more, but it is still the weakest of Led Zeppelin's original run of albums. There are only like 3 or 4 songs that I would consider good/great and the rest of them are just average/fine. This is right on the edge of a 4. Low 4.

Instrumental très vibey qui part en kiff total. Le chanteur porte extremement bien les chansons. Sons préférés : Gallow Pole , Hats off to (Roy) Harper

Led Zeppelin III starts out very strong and ends up being a good but not great album, not nearly as great at Physical Graffiti or Led Zeppelin IV.

I mean... it's Led Zeppelin... of course it rocks.

It comes out hard at that start and peaks there. There’s nothing massively interesting past that compared to many of their other songs.

Superlative

The generator gave me 3 days between Led Zeppelin albums, lol. I'm still figuring out what to say in these reviews - I mostly just know what I like and often can't explain why. Tried something different this time, so here are some thoughts on listening to this for the first (and second) time while a little high 🙃 - I resent Marvel a bit for making me think of Thor every time I hear "Immigrant Song" - I enjoyed "Since I've Been Loving You" more and more the longer it went on. - I like how much of a folky vibe is in a lot of these songs - For some reason "Celebration Day" kind of just passed me by both times - it's fine I think? - Tangerine is great, almost psychedelic? - I like whatever guitar (and mandolin?) stuff is happening in "That's The Way" - I think I definitely like folky Zeppelin better than full hard rock Zeppelin, but a mixture of both is good. I'm going to pretend the last track is a bonus or something, since it's the only one I would skip.

goo

Tangerine is an all time classic, and since I’ve been loving you.

It's funny - got this the day after I got Led Zeppelin IV. It's definitely more uneven than IV, but overall a good listen. Immigrant song is definitely the highlight for me and I like Since I've Been Loving You.

Has some of my absolutely favorite Zeppelin times. Also some of my least. Still great.

Love this album. Definitely took me back to a place in time.

Tangerine ❤️

Talvez se eu estivesse chapado isso aqui teria mais musicas marcantes além de "immigrant song". "Celebration day" tem um instrumental de guitarra gostoso de escutar. Pulei algumas musicas por achar chato mas reconheço o trabalho que foi colocado por trás. Vai tomar um 3 msm, dane-se. Combina com o titulo do álbum.

Alright, but not for me.

copado, auto

Not the best Zeppelin but still great.

Fantastic songs, amazing band. Side B felt a bit repetitive, but Side A alone is worth the ticket

Never a big Zep fan. However really liked this album. I've heard nearly all their album but enjoyed this one the most. Good mix of blues rock and folk.

75

Clássico

I like this album, i like zeppelin. Good stuff

Not even the best Led Zeppelin album. (IV - Physical Graffiti - II - I - III - Houses of The Holy - Presence - In Through the Out Door). It's still a classic. Led Zeppelin are the greatest rock band of all time.

a few great tracks, would listen to again

não consigo entender como isso aqui não é facilmente entendido de primeira só por ter uma pegada diferente de tudo que eles fizeram no i e ii porque eu acho que esse é sim o jeito de ter um comeback depois do seu álbum de sucesso + transição pra melhor fase da banda + me faz FELIZ que é o que importa

I whole-heartedly understand everyone that says this album deviates too much from Led Zeppelin I and II, but that's what makes them the greatest rock band ever, well, surely to me they are. Fav. Track: Since I've Been Loving You

the band everyone wants to be. it's a shame this album will always be known for Immigrant Song, albeit a classic, but the folky blues tunes like celebration day and thats the way are fantastic.

Slightly overhyped tbh. It’s a good album but it doesn’t have the consistency that would make me want to give it a 4+… 3.5/5 maybe on a good day.

Peak Led Zeppelin. Everything else has been written in all the other reviews.

Geht auch immer!

Fast vier Sterne, II und IV finde ich einfach noch stärker.

bleh

Don't love it but I don't hate it either. I almost like it, actually.

Liked this, didn’t love it

First, I am just not a Zep fan. Immigrant song is amazing but the rest of this album is a low point compared to other albums by them.

Obviously it's good and ahead of its time and immigrant song is amazing, but you can't just give me every zeppelin album. They just aren't THAT incredible or different from one another.

Yeah. They're pretty good I guess

guitar heavy, interesting political themes, blended rock blues and folk, crazy instrumentals first title named 'immigrant song' - ' will drive our ships to new lands' don't know how in love I am with white old guys commenting on ethnic struggle but who knows. track 2 'friends' - long strumming, interesting tempo, not my fav kind of eerie COOL ASS BLEND INTO TRACK 3 track 3 'celebration day' - hype as fuck, cool loopy guitar, fun and energetic 'my my my im so happy im gonna join the band, we are gonna dance and sing in celebration, we are in the promised land.' track 4 - since ive been loving you - ooo that a intro guitar is smooothhhh as fuck damn, loving this slower smoother vibe, 'ive been working from seven to eleven every night, I said it kinda makes my life a drag drag draggg', 'but baby since ive been loving you, im bouta lose my worried mind.' reallyyy loving this cant lie SAIDDDD IVE BEEN CRYING, oh my tears they fell like rain DAMNNNNN that was smooth, super interesting chord progression love some blues n rock blend track 5 'out on the tiles' - ok groovy, out on the town, I like it, think this would grow on me track 6 'gallows pole' - also groovy, lyrics are interesting, feels like a bargaining of some sort, asking for a friends help??, hangman as in hanging?? bargaining for his life, cool story, don't know how much I like/resonate but definitely interesting track 7 'tangerine' - ooooo very pretty guitar in the beginning, does she still remember times like these, to think of us again, and I doooo, and sick guitar bridge, beautiful track 8 'thats the way' - light airy feel, like childhood;I cant play with you no more, I don't know how im gonna do what mama told me, my friend, the boy next doorrrr, 'and yesterday I saw you standing by the river, and weren't those tears that filled your eyes, and all the fish that lay in dirty water dying, had they got you hypnotized??' wow 'and yesterday I saw you kissing tiny flowers, BUT ALL THAT LIVES IS BORN TO DIEEEE' wow this is pretty lyrically beautiful, the outro instrumentals are so perfect track 9 'bron-y-aur stomp' - cool strumming to start off, gradually gets heavier more substantial, adds in a nice drum beat, oooo groovy as fuckkkk, 'hear the wind whisper in the trees, telling Mother Nature bout you and me', this is nice and fun track 10 'hats off the (roy) harper' - ok funky instrumentals, idk how I feel about it to be honest, not my favourite, 'no brown skinned woman gonna make no monkey outa me??? excuse you????' OVERALL : id say track 7 8 and 4 rly stood out to me, and I may revisit those songs, overall the album didn't really resonate with me, I found it relied on strong instrumentals (which I enjoyed) but wasn't lyrically focused which is something I usually gravitate towards, the style isn't my cup of tea and I don't think I connected with the album as a whole

Prefer the mellow ones. Vocals get a bit annoying when he’s constantly screeching. Immigrant Song is a headbanging intro 🤘 and Since I’ve Been Loving You and Tangerine stood out.

Certainly not me fave but some crackers. Since ive been loving you is a top 5 song i reckon. Tangerine is very pretty. Could give or take immigrant song

Immigrant song is great and pretty much carries the weight of the whole album. Other good songs too, but its still one of led zeps weakest albums. One i never actually feel like playing. 3.5

surprised how little I liked this. To have such a banger of an opener. And then go nowhere. Rest of the album was Boring if anything. Listened to it a couple more times and it imoroved. Generous 3 after initial disappointment

"Immigrant Song" is an absolute classic. The songwriting here is REALLY hitting a stride and is so fun. "Friends" is great. This album feels more emotional than just a rocker tho, which I really appreciated. There is a lot more acoustic music here, which is so fun! Liked Songs: "Immigrant Song" , "Friends" , "Celebration Day" , "Since I've been Loving You" , "Out on the Tiles" , "That's the Way" , "Bron-Y-Aur Stomp"

Can't go wrong with Zeppelin, the blues rock is blues rockin' here. Probably their most varied album out of their big legendary run, enough folk mixed in to keep things interesting. Immigrant Song is obviously the highlight, but everything that follows is super underrated.

On the strength of Immigrant Song, I think. Goddamn, I love that song.

Zeppelin, so automatic 5, but so fun to go back and listen to all of these songs again and just be reminded why they are legends. Groove and feel and great jams.

I liked the beat and the vibe of the album in general not my fav album but I enjoyed it

This album has some of the best Zeppelin songs ever recorded. Jimmy Page's guitar work on this is out of this world. However, it suffers from inconsistency, so I can't quite give it a 5. A 4.5 would be perfect.

Another Billion play with "Immigrant Songs". This whole album is a classic!

Led zep 3. Good album, nothing more to add.

Probably my favourite Led Zeppelin album but doesn’t quite have the consistency of led zep 4.

They have ripped off the bluesmen to get their sound they wanted but they couldn't do it, if they couldn't play. This guys can do just that. Legendary & this doesn't even have the hits. 4

Great way to start things off with the mighty Led Zeppelin! I actually knew more songs on here than I thought, about half of them actually. I remember my dad playing this on cassette tape on road trips and vinyl at home when I was a child. The heavy opening single "Immigrant Song" is much different than the direction most of the album goes after that. My favorite track overall but I enjoyed the more acoustic bluesy swagger of the following tracks.

really liked the album didn't listen too intently but was very much music I like. 8.3/10

an underrated album full of gems. "Since I've Been Loving You" is absolutely epic. A mellower more bluesy Zeppelin here, but still epic.

This is somewhere between a 3 and a 4- I think on a re listen it could be a four. Bron Y Aur Stomp, Immigrant Song and Thats the Way are very cool.

Fue el primer disco que escuché entero de Led Zeppelin y me gustaron mucho sus canciones acústicas. Gran disco, no el mejor de ellos pero merece la pena escucharlo.

Zeppelin experiments with folk. Great stuff. “That’s the Way” was on our wedding playlist.

A mixed bag here for me, one song I already knew, a couple that were new to me that I liked, and some real stinkers. “Since I’ve Been Loving You” in particular just makes me want to listen to “Ball and Chain,” the superior version of this song. The song also features perhaps the worst rock drumming I’ve ever heard. I added “Immigrant Song,” “Friends,” and “Tangerine” to my library. ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️

Went into this thinking this was near the bottom of the original 4 Led Zeppelin albums, but was hoping it would change my mind. Unfortunately, that was not the case. Still really good, but just not as great as IV and II. Favorite Songs: Immigrant Song, Friends, Gallows Pole

One ace song. Obviously the first.

07/27 Classic album but prefer Led Zepplin IV

Anoter Zep, starts strong with the first two tracks, the bluesier it gets the worse it is. Settles into a mostly unremarkable flow. 3.5 rounded down Heard before? Some Owned: No, 97/367 (26%) Will I get: No

Monday, 27 July, 2026 Back to back legendary albums. My nostalgic favorite of their albums as I listened to it probably 500 times in undergrad. Now, I enjoy IV better, but it is still a great record.

Led Zeppelin. They are so solid. This album is simply good. This period is pretty amazing how consistent they were. 4 Boolean: True

I enjoyed the acoustic and folk like sound. I have always been a fan of Led Zeppelin.

Maybe my least favorite of Zeppelin 1-4, but still an amazing sound. They took such a turn with their sound on this one instead of coasting with the same heavy hooks from the first two years

Kinda mid considering their overall quality

Rock n Roll Zeppelin style

creo que necesito más escuchas. ahora mismo me gusta pero todavía no termino de sacarle el juguito.

*A man sits in a chair at a table outside in a freezing courtyard. Off in the distance, a battle cry slowly emerges. "Ah-e-aahhhhhhhhhhh, ah!" The man takes a look at his frozen coffee mug. "This is fine.", he says nonchalantly

Solid album. I'm not a big Led Zeppelin fan, but I appreciate their contributions to the world of rock and metal. I once listened to all the Led Zeppelin because I never had and I remember this album being a standout for me. Friends became an addition to my jukebox repertoire. No complaints here.

The one with the Immigrant Song

perhaps their most varied album? every song is a classic, except for maybe the closer, but it's a fun psychedelic way to end the album. it rocks. it's laid back. it's got banjo and pedal steel. it's got norse mythology. what more do you people want.

tesao do carai

gave us everything and left us with nothing..? immigrant song and since ive been loving you set the bar so high and then it just kind of goes down hill

Real good

i have so many strong and frequently pontificated on opinions on led zepp considering that i never had a big led zepp phase and ive always been so up and down on them. i think three out of their four members are hideously overrated, yet im drawn back to the chemistry between them. i think their songwriting is often a bit too loose and vague, but i always seem to come back to the big Space their tracks offer. i always make fun of them and dismiss them, but i really only dislike two, maybe two and a half of their records. i'll prob never fully resolve it but i do hold a handful of their discog relatively close to my chest, including this one...in particular because this is probably the closest any of their albums get to having strong, interesting track sequencing...hey, its Almost a sticky fingers hard side/soft side, i love when thats on an album thats not sticky fingers! the songs are also just always reliable and, immigrant song aside, not overexposed in a way that wears down the raw power of the musical ideas. even in its harder or more dramatic moments its still the best LZ album to cozy up with...and probably the most creative, both stylistically and compositionally, of their records that arent self-consciously an eclectic mess. idk if Love is the right word for my feelings on this (or really any zepp album not called In Through The Out Door) but i Like it in a very warm way. as far as im concerned This is their actual placetaking fantasy escapist record. fuck off Four Sticks get outta here

fucking hated that

Yeah, never really got the Led Zeppelin thing

Great energy

This was my second Led Zeppelin in a week. I'm normally not a classic rock guy, but this was ok.

This is a whiny album, but it’s still real good

Seriously why does he sing like that

strong start -love immigrant song. 5/5 love this album

Pre Listen: This month just keeps giving me banger albums good lord, it's all downhill from here. I got a few songs from here on my playlist, but it still isn't my favorite Led Zeppelin album. I've listened to it a good number of times, but it has been a while, so I'm ready to give it another go. Notable Tracks: Immigrant Song - Golden classic right here. Is it overplayed? Maybe, yeah. Do I still love it? Yes :) Since I've Been Loving You - My favorite track on here. Peak rock blues, very few songs out there that are better than this for the genre. Tangerine - A very close 2nd favorite, I adore the twangy sound it has. I think this is one of Zeppelin's sleeper songs. Hats Off to Roy Harper - Least favorite song on here. What were they cooking with this? Was this really the intended outcome? Post Listen: Led Zeppelin my beloved. I enjoyed it as much as I thought it would. Classic! 5/5

Not quite what I was hoping it would be after loving their debut so much but it was good enough. Immigrant Song is overrated.

"Immigrant Song" is otherworldly, but the rest of the record are noodling (early experiments with synthesizers sound interesting just not very good). Always felt that this was by far the weakest of their "classic era."

Not the type of song I usually listening to, but I liked it and Led Zeppelin is so iconic

I’m not a massive Zeppelin fan, Jimmy Page is a paedo, something that people just seem to ignore because Zep had great riffs or whatever. To be fair this is a good album, Tangerine is a favourite of mine and immigrant song is a great way to start an album 3.7

4.6/5. My favourite zep album.

Classic record by probably the best to ever do it. The only song I'm not that fussed about is Hats off Roy Harper. That aside, it's pretty much perfect.

I think I couldn't finish it, I liked it and i usaly like rock but this one is not muy style. I know that I heart it before jut for the artist name and i recognise the first song in a second even I had a song of he in my play list but still I do really like it

pretty neat i think there are better zeppelin albums right. there's some stomp clap on this it's okay, somewhere in the 3pointsomethings to light 4, i'll give it a 4 because there's defo some worse stuff out there on this list of 1001 albums YOU MUST HEAR BEFORE YOU DIE APPARENTLY

Irgendwann im Juli 2026 Habs abends beim Kochen komplett durchgehört. In der Küche. Bei Temperaturen von 1000 Grad. Essen hat gekocht, ich hab gekocht und Led Zepplin hat 1970 gekocht.

Donnerstag, 23.07.2026 Ausnahmsweise mal in der Bibliothek und tatsächlich auch mal wieder zuhause im Bett

I enjoyed the variety on this album. It’s Zeppelin and this showed some different sides of the band.

They are one of the most talented bands and it is clear in this album

I think I'm a Led Zeppelin fan. This was incredible. I was kinda skeptical at first cuz everything said it was more laid back and that "Immigrant Song" was the most hard rock track on the album (which is true). But this is by no means a bad thing. I feel like the songs are just as hard hitting, you just have to pay attention to them more. "Since I've Been Loving You" is a phenomenal track. The acoustic feel to the whole album works super, super well, it doesn't drag, it just helps it feel much more personal. I really have no complaints.

Really enjoyed the blend of sounds, instruments, & music.

Immigrant song is straight heat. The rest of the album is just as good! 8/10

la vrdad es un discaso, no me doy cuenta lo mucho que me gusta led zeppelin. tengo que entender que realmente todo lo que escucho de ellos me gsta mucho!!!! muy versatil, me ecnata.

Immigrant song - 5 Friends - 5 Celebration day - 4 Since i've been loving you - 5 Out on the tiles - 4 Gallow's pole - 5 Tangerine - 5 That's the way - 3 Bron-y-aur stomp - 5 Hats off to (roy) harper - 3

Much better than their first, very background 70s movie but also has some western vibes to it - it wasent too bad

Was disappointed to see this pop up as my first album. Then “Immigrant Song” started and I was like, “Hell yeah!” It went downhill until the end of Side A (“Out of the Tiles”), and then got better again. I like the rock stuff better than the folkier and bluesier stuff. But Bron-Y-Aur Stomp had me tapping my toes. Highlights: -Immigrant Song - Out on the Tiles - Gallows Pole - Bron-Y-Aur Stomp “Since I’ve Been Loving You” was an interminable slog. Album closer “Hats off to (Roy) Harper” - I like the experimental nature of it but it’s not fun to listen to. Love the cover art. Crazy how much Jack White took from all this!

Truly one of the greatest bands of the 70s. Iconic bangers on this one. Always a great time listening to Led Zeppelin

One of my favorite Led Zeppelin albums - not too obsessed with pretending to be Bluesmen, not fully in Lord of the Rings mode. Super heavy at times but not afraid to go light and acoustic. Since I've Been Loving you is probably my favorite of their songs. Must admit there is a lot more filler than some other Zeppelin albums but it's pretty fun filler.

I liked this better than a lot of the Led Zeppelin I have heard. It had less chest-beating

I mean ok sure it’s Led Zeppelin

One of their technically best albums, though it doesn’t quite have the same impact on me as IV.

It was a fine listen.

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.

Good hiking music

Love since I've been loving you and immigrant song but the rest didn't really do it for me

Gallows Pole thru Bron-Y-Aur Stomp is one of their best 4 song runs.

I have a secret: I don’t even like Immigrant Song. Honestly, Since I’ve Been Loving You is the best track here. If you were to ask me to imagine classic rock, I would hear and see Led Zeppelin. Classic is the best word to describe Led Zeppelin 3.

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rock rico, canciones diferentes pero con muchísima autoridad. para escucharlo con ganas y pasar un muy buen rato

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.

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

I enjoyed it, but the songs got repetitive and the constant falsetto got old.

Awesome album, but given it's my first album I'll give it a 4 to be on the conservative side. Overall, enjoyed all the songs. The first half of the album is more rock-like. A wide range of instruments were used to create funky instrumentals and the vocals are strong.The vocals are strong. Immigrant Song and Since I've Been Loving You are the highlights and they are awesome. The second half of the album mellowed out to be more like folk music and Tangerine and That's The Way are both very lovely songs. I also quite enjoyed these more acoustic songs.

Awesome album from one of the most well known and important rock bands ever. I had actually never heard this full thing before, just the singles. Immigrant song is the easy highlight for me, but Out on the Tiles also got me this listen. Carries a nice groove throughout. Jimmy Page is an incredible guitarist on here, yet I wanna highlight Joh Bonham's drumming especially on Out on the Tiles.

Underrated!

Not.my favourite, but still a cool Zep album

Don’t like

I don’t think this is peak Led Zeppelin, but it’s still good! Even if each song doesn’t always stick the landing, I appreciate how this is more blues/folk and a left turn from their typical sound. Likes: Immigrant Song; Since I’ve Been Loving You; Gallows Pole; Tangerine; Bron Y Aur Stomp

Immigrant Song carries, but to be honest I might prefer the folky songs outside of the rocky songs (besides Immigrant Song), because the hard rock songs felt weakly composed/performed to me.

It's been a while since I've heard some of these songs. Obviously "Immigrant Song" is huge, and what seems to have been the only single from this album. "Friends" is a banger - that acoustic riff is too sweet. "Celebration Day" is one of my favorite Zeppelin songs. I thought I might be sick of "Since I've Been Loving You", but no. It's a great blues rock tune. I like the riff of "Out on the Tiles", if not the production so much. "Bron-Y-Aur Stomp" is another fantastic acoustic song. A little bit less stands out about the latter half of the album, but it's still very good. I'm not the biggest Zeppelin fan, but I can't deny that this is an excellent album. More realistically probably a 4.5 or 4.75 to me, not my favorite Zeppelin album but still very good.

# Led Zeppelin III: A Comprehensive Review Released in 1970, *Led Zeppelin III* stands as one of the most pivotal and misunderstood albums in rock history. Following the earth-shattering success of their first two heavy blues-rock masterpieces, the band took a sharp left turn into acoustic folk, Celtic mysticism, and experimental textures. Initially met with confusion and critical dismissal, it has since been re-evaluated as a vital artistic statement and a crucial bridge to the legendary *Led Zeppelin IV* . --- ## Background and Recording: A Retreat to Wales The story of *Led Zeppelin III* is inseparable from its place of creation: the remote Welsh cottage, Bron-Yr-Aur. After two years of relentless touring, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant retreated to this 18th-century farmhouse, which had no running water or electricity . This isolation was a creative necessity. > "When they finally got to take stock in such tranquil and picturesque surroundings, they got to explore exactly what it was they wanted to get out of their music." Free from the constraints of amplifiers and the pressure to replicate their previous sound, Page and Plant wrote much of the album in this pastoral setting. The lack of electricity forced them to focus on acoustic instruments, fundamentally changing the album's sonic DNA. As music journalist Jonathan Wingate noted, the album's "folky" feel could only have been created at Bron-Yr-Aur . Robert Plant later called this period a "great rupture" that allowed the band to move beyond the blues-rock formula of their first two albums . --- ## Music and Production: A Tale of Two Sides The album is famously structured as a "Tale of Two Sides"—Side One leans into electric rock, while Side Two is predominantly acoustic . The production, handled by Page, marked a shift from the raw, live-in-the-studio sound of the first two records. It is noticeably cleaner and more polished, emphasizing clarity and texture over sheer heaviness . | **Track** | **Style / Themes** | **Key Highlights** | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | **"Immigrant Song"** | Viking heavy metal anthem | Thunderous riff, Plant's iconic war cry, explosive energy | | **"Friends"** | Eastern-influenced psychedelic folk | John Bonham's tabla, Middle Eastern orchestration, exotic drones | | **"Since I've Been Loving You"** | Epic, slow-burning blues rock | The definitive blues-rock song; Page's masterful guitar, Plant's raw vocal, Jones' Hammond organ | | **"Gallows Pole"** | Traditional folk-metal adaptation | Builds slowly, adding instruments like banjo and mandolin; frantic conclusion | | **"Tangerine"** | Sweet, dreamy folk rock | Saccharine, emotional, psychedelic guitar solo, one of their most dewy-eyed songs | | **"Bron-Y-Aur Stomp"** | Upbeat, country-side acoustic jam | Inspired by Plant's dog; foot-stomping, hand-clapping energy; feels like a rowdy gathering | | **"Hats Off to (Roy) Harper"** | Experimental acoustic blues | Odd, psychedelic mishmash; Plant's vocals through a vibrato effect; considered the album's weakest track | --- ## Lyrical Themes The lyrics on *Led Zeppelin III* are a departure from the blues-rock swagger of their predecessors. The album is drenched in themes of mythology, history, and pastoral romanticism . - **Mythology and History**: "Immigrant Song" famously recounts Viking voyages, a theme that would become a Zeppelin trademark . - **Tradition and Folklore**: "Gallows Pole" is a direct adaptation of a traditional folk song, exploring the themes of bribery and execution . - **Love and Emotion**: "Since I've Been Loving You" is a beautiful, sincere plea of heartbreak, while "Tangerine" and "That's the Way" showcase a softer, more emotional side of the band . Jimmy Page considered "That's the Way" a breakthrough for Robert Plant as a lyricist . --- ## Influence and Legacy Despite its initially lukewarm reception, *Led Zeppelin III* has had a massive and lasting influence. It pioneered the "unplugged" genre, inspiring artists like Peter Gabriel and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young to embrace more acoustic and folk-inspired sounds . The album was a necessary artistic evolution. "It was a very necessary turning point for the band... where they leave their raw sound behind," one reviewer noted . Page himself reflected on the album's ambition, stating, "We were so far ahead that it was difficult for people to know what the hell we were doing" . The critical backlash also affected the band deeply, leading Jimmy Page to refuse press statements for over two years and fueling the mystique surrounding their untitled fourth album . --- ## Pros and Cons ### Pros - **Artistic Evolution**: A bold and necessary shift that prevented the band from becoming one-dimensional . - **Musical Diversity**: Showcases the band's immense range, from the bombastic hard rock of "Immigrant Song" to the delicate folk of "Tangerine" . - **"Since I've Been Loving You"**: Widely considered the band's definitive blues track and a standout in their entire catalog. It is a masterpiece of slow-burning emotion and musicianship . - **Masterful Acoustic Work**: Jimmy Page's acoustic guitar playing is virtuosic and pioneering, changing how the instrument was used in a hard rock context . ### Cons - **Inconsistency**: The album has some of Zeppelin's greatest tracks but also some of their weakest, making it their most inconsistent record up to that point . - **Weak Closer**: The experimental "Hats Off to (Roy) Harper" is a universally criticized, odd, and empty-sounding end to an otherwise strong album . - **Initial Misunderstanding**: The shift to a cleaner, more acoustic sound alienated fans and critics at the time, who were expecting "Whole Lotta Love 2" . - **Dragging Tracks**: Some tracks, like "Bron-Y-Aur Stomp" and "That's the Way," can feel monotonous or drudge along, especially compared to the energy of Side One . --- ## Conclusion *Led Zeppelin III* is not their greatest album—it's too uneven for that—but it is arguably their most important. It was the album where Led Zeppelin shed their skin and proved they were more than just a heavy blues band. While it features the explosive energy of "Immigrant Song" and the gut-wrenching emotion of "Since I've Been Loving You," it is the quieter, folk-infused tracks that defined its legacy and paved the way for the acoustic odysseys that would dominate their later career. It is an album of risk, reinvention, and rural magic, and its influence on rock music is undeniable .

Dad listened to this a lot when I was growing up. I know all the songs already. When I was younger this sound made me feel woozy and carsick. Although now I can appreciate it much more, the sense memory is still there - I feel anxious and unwell. I will appreciate from a distance.

a good zeppelin album not a bad track

i don't think i like classic rock very much

This one is pretty mid for me. While listening I mostly felt bored. The album tries really hard to be raw, emotional, and acoustic-heavy, but it comes off as exaggerated and overwhelming in a way that just feels dull. It’s very raw and scrappy, which can be a good thing, but here it feels messy rather than powerful. The lyrics are quite weak, and Robert Plant’s vocals often sound more strained and struggling than commanding and heavy like on their other records. Overall it just doesn’t hit like their best work. A few tracks do stand out and carry the album — especially “Immigrant Song,” “Out on the Tiles,” “Gallows Pole,” and “Tangerine” — but they’re not enough to save the whole thing from feeling like a bit of a letdown compared to other albums. Not one of their best by a long shot.

What I put down on my first listen: "More folk-rooted than their previous hard hitting records. Robert really carries with his voice." I remember it being more slow, but actually it's less intense than their first two records. Has more of an introspective mood for sure that's added by the folk rock sound of this album (3.5).

A great old rock album, it has suck a enchanting and relaxing vibe Fav songs - Immigrant Song, Tangerine 4/5

Not bad I just don’t think I’m a Led Zeppelin guy, but I see the appeal just not for me. Won’t be coming back to this, but obviously, I know this album had its fair share of influence.

This is the last of their big 4 to be generated for me, and I gotta say, I think it's my favorite. Such an awesome evolution of their sound. The wide range of instrumentation gives each track a unique character. The guitar/keyboard riffs are always catchy, Bonham's drumming always on point with a little extra swag, and Plant's vocals sounds phenomenal. Overall, a really impressive and enjoyable display of musicality and creativity.

fuck!!!!! i thought i was gonna hate it but it was too good. the way the drums are mixed, the guitar solos, everything. i loved it so much. lyrics were kind of weak but my god are these songs beautiful. Sucks that such terrible men made this. Seriously what an outright shame. I wish men were better.

Of the pre-In Through the Out Door albums, LZ3 is the underdog. Anyone whose family had a copy was probably fascinated by it, with its rotating die-cut cover, but it's probably the one folks heard least. Sure, Immigrant Song is an iconic beginner, but even the other popular track, Gallows Pole, is among the lesser known hits. It was certainly spun less often than most of its peers. Maybe because it's an allegory for the corruptability of justice, maybe because it's of the “25 minutes to go” school of songs that just keep speeding up, unstoppable, anxiety causing. Immigrant Song is more classic, but Gallows Pole is probably one of Zep's better folk-adjacent songs. 3 also has Since I've Been Loving You, which is one of their purer blues songs and honestly my biggest surprises. “Hats Off…” also mines a similar bluesiness, but more of a slide guitar, folksong blues… there's more of that acoustic vibe on Side 2 than I would have expected from Zep. And there's also Out on the Tiles, which is pretty dramatically similar to Good Times Bad Times. Weird album all around for the boys. At this point, LZ3 is unsurprisingly at the bottom of the pack, outside of those weird stragglers at the end of their career that I'm simply not overly familiar with, but Zep did their thing well enough that that still nets them a strong ⭐️⭐️⭐️, maybe a 3.5. I'll be giving it another spin to get better acquainted, but it really is set apart from the best of the catalog

It's the music that the people that used to beat me up in high school listened to.

I went through a big Led Zeppelin phase in 9th grade when I collected all their albums on CDs. I remember finding this one used at a CD shop in Colorado. While it has Since I’ve Been Loving You which is one of my all time favorite Zeppelin songs, it also has the weakest second half of any album — Hats Off to Roy Harper being one of their weakest tracks. This listen through pretty well confirmed my previous take, though I forgot what a great track Celebration Day is — that might be my second favorite. The solo in Tangerine is among the best Jimmy Page has put down on an album.

Led Zeppelin is another band that I’ve never heard a record from up until this point. I’ve heard Immigrant Song many times before, so much so that I sort of have to get it out the “overplayed” area in my head. It is a driving, high-energy track that opens the record on a great note. I was convinced I was going to completely love this album four or five tracks in. The production is outstanding, the intensity and cinematics had me in awe, and Plant’s performances added everything I could want and more. Unfortunately, the last few tracks of the record were a step down in every way and this inconsistency knocked it down a point. No more than that, though, because the high highs were so impressive. 1 listen Favorite Tracks: Since I’ve Been Loving You, Friends, Immigrant Song, Tangerine, Out on the Tiles

Expectation: -> Led Zeppelin is one of those bands that everbody loves but I don't really have an opinion either way. Maybe I form one today. After listening: -> Still mostly ambivalent and don't feel connected. Really liked some moments but most of this was just playing in the background while I did something else. I'm realizing that I never recognize when a Zeppelin song is playing on the radio or streaming. Immigrant Song is a standout on this album. Track ranking: Immigrant Tiles Tangerine That's the Way Loving Gallows Celebration Stomp Friends Hats

Perfection, definitely one of my favorites

What a great album. I like it better than their first two...and while I think people want to say this is a softer album, it's not soft by all that much. It's true that nothing hits as hard as Immigrant Song and there's more acoustic guitars throughout, it's not exactly easy listening. Celebration Day hits pretty good. Since I've Been Loving You absolutely sears. Out On The Tiles absolutely moves..it's got some funk drumming hidden under it before the chorus hits and the outro is hard, too. Gallows Pole, while acoustic driven, absolutely smokes after the buildup. Hats Off To Roy Harper is dirty, greasy blues. But Tangerine, are you fucking kidding me? You're gonna slide a country song in there and do it AS GOOD OR FUCKING BETTER THAN ANYONE MAKING COUNTRY MUSIC AT THE TIME? What an amazing song...they show unbelievable restraint, Page doesn't try to launch into a face melting solo, Bonham doesn't try to pulverize the drums into oblivion...they just nail the absolute feeling of that song so goddamn well it's unbelievable. It's so hard to rank their albums, a lot of it just depends on the day and mood, but of their first 4 this is probably at the top for me. It's where they expand and push into different areas but also still show their teeth throughout. Those teeth aren't as always as available as they are on Immigrant Song but they're still there.

Sou muito fã da banda e já tinha ouvido. Mas é sim um grande clássico e tem uma das músicas mais influentes de todos os tempos (alguns diriam), Immigrant Song

3.5, this album is technically very very good. The guitar work, whew. Aside from Immigrant Song, I like Friends and Since I've Been Loving You. I appreciate the artistry, but the band and their music don't resonate with me as much as I would like.

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.

I love led zeppelin SO MUCH I LOVE THEM AAAAAA I don't care what the neighbors say this is a great album.

it's alright, definitely a blast but I wasn't really blown away by it.

This album is great, such a classic, but still one that is such an enjoyable one. Led Zeppelin really have a nice touch at mixing hard rock with some psychedelic sounds, and their music really combines wonderful elements in such a magnificent way. They are a pleasure to the ears. And this album is a symbol of that. Not my favourite Led Zeppelin album, but surely one that is a highlight and a must to listen to at least once in your life. It's got also some fantastic songs. Wonderful, that's the word for this Led Zeppelin III.

Immigrant song is cool and stands out to me, but the rest is just classic led Zeppelin sound that you're either into or your not

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.

It was alright. Good music tones. Slower than expected.

Led Zepplin dude. Insane opening track, great album.

Good album but my least listened to Led Zeppelin. I like Houses of the Holy more, and III is my lowest ranked of the first four. Still Zep and still good but this one is a 3 for me

Not the best zeppelin but still pretty good