Led Zeppelin III

Immigrant song is amazing and such a great way to start an album. I liked the long 6/8 blues jam and the acoustic stuff on the backend but overall considering how well regarded they are, I didn’t connect with this album.

Tangerine is one of my favorite songs ever so this is going to get a high score on that alone

Quite good but not my vibe, i did enjoy the beat of all the songs

Fun album to listen to in its entirety. I've never listened to a full led zeppelin before. I understand the hype. Late 60s is a fun time for music.

not a fan especially with Leadbelly and blues hard to justify Zeppelin sometimes?

This album contains my absolute favorite song of all time which is the sound of the Gods at full power- Immigrant Song. A song heavier & more powerful than any heavy metal song ever recorded, angrier than any punk and more beautiful than either could even begin to imagine. If Led Zeppelin III contained nothing but filler after this bulldozer it would still be a 5/5 album the fact that all of the other 9 songs on Led Zeppelin III are absolute gems, well you get the idea... As beautiful and as feral as 20th century music ever got.

...hence my journey of listening to all led zep s/t albums ends here. 4/5

I mean yeah like of course. Led Zeppelin. 3 might honestly be my least favorite of their catalogue but you won’t catch me complaining at all.

pleasantly surprising, back half gets better after 'since I've been loving you'

Classic classic rock album, energetic from start to finish!

Personal note; as a 6 year old my dad put my brother and I in the centre of the lounge and arranged the 4 speakers of his new quad system around us and played LZ2…. LZ3; 1. Immigrant Song 2. Since I’ve been loving you 3. Bron-Y-Aur Stomp

After the propulsive blast of “Immigrant Song,” Led Zeppelin III reveals a very different band from their first two albums. The blues influence is still strong—right through the unusual closing track—but it’s joined by a newfound embrace of acoustic, folk, and country sounds. Page and Bonham each shine on their respective showcases, while banjo, mandolin and steel guitar broaden the group’s range. The result is an album that expands Zeppelin’s scope beyond hard rock and paves the way for the masterpiece of Led Zeppelin IV.

I see why they went a slightly different route after this one. It feels a bit forced by round 3 and they are really stretching those last few songs to get in a whole album. Concept became a nice way to redefine this band. It's ok. Fun but a bit forced. That first song fucking rules though.

Favorites: Immigrant Song Friends Since I've Been Loving You

Cool album! Anything that opens with immigration song is a win

love it - Robert Plant vocal masterclass !!!! Aged like a fine wine

A timeless classic, im always in awe of the amount of nuanced detail and mastery of musicality and instrumentalism led zeppelin are. The medieval origins shine through apparent and the fantastical element to there spmgwriting is continually in the foreground, which is no bad thing. Bonzos drumming is impeccable as always but still not fully realised, in contrast however, Plants vocals are at an absoloite pinnacle on this album. Loved it.

szczerze underrated, przeze mnie również; chociaż o wiele bardziej wolę pierwsze dwa albumy to - immigrant song, since i've been loving you, tangerine, bron y aur stomp są absolutnie świetne, ale też friends i celebration day mi się podobały :3 jakoś tak powoli zaczynam lubić bardziej akustyczne, folkowe nawet klimaty; więc 4,5 jeśli można to oceniać wgl, bo jest iconic, nawet jeśli mniej niż I, II i IV oo i to chyba jakieś przeznaczenie, że akurat led zeppelin za pierwszym dniem :D

Immigrant Song is awesome and a classic, the rest of the album was decent but not legendary and I kinda disliked the final track. Overall 4/5

Nothing like starting a Tuesday morning with “Immigrant Song”. Zep really is the quintessential rock band. Zep III seems to be more subdued than their previous albums notwithstanding the first track (possibly the hardest track in their discography). Celebration Day and Tangerine being my two favorite.

do i really need to tell anyone that it’s great

An undeniably phenomenal album opener, and great music throughout. God that voice is grating.

Tangerine and Since I’ve Been Loving You are arguably the only perfect songs on the album. Not a no skips album. 4/5.

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

Not my cup of tea.

Love it! I'm a fan!

Title track is pretty good, the rest is very uneven. Not all bad, but surely not a classic.

Adding in the acoustics. Good album. Not my favorite Zep but has one of the all time rockers, Immigrant Song.

Love it, all time favourite

Pretty good but not my favorite by them

Finally. I wonder if this is my favorite LZ album

Not my fav LZ album(probably HoH or Physical Graffiti. But what about IV, and 1 is so good(and underrated )And don't sleep on In through the out door) , looks like I know what I'm doing for the rest of the day. 5 stahs.

awesome album. i still prefer led zeppelin IV over III as a whole, but id probably also put this over II. standout tracks: since ive been loving you, gallows pole, tangerine

Hell yeah! It’s always a good day when I can throw on the vinyl rather than go to Spotify. Zep’s third outing hits you in the mouth with the Immigrant Song and you know you’re in for a good time. III also shows their softer side with Tangerine and That’s the Way. This one probably isn’t the best Zep album, objectively, but it’s a top 3 for me.

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

Great sound legendary album

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.

Fantastic! Never heard this Zep album before but I will be returning, Immigrant song is a fantastic opener, and then slowing it down with Friends was a great transition. Vocals are amazing of course, really love the strings on Friends.

Wish it would've kept going. Really liked both the first and second half. Didn't think I have ever heard the type of sound they made like folk rock almost the second half, really liked Tangerine and Bron-Y-Aur-Stomp specifically.

lz folk, immigrant song + bron yr aum stomp

Not their best, but such a damn good album. Songs I've heard but didn't know the names of. 8/10

Seemed a little more bluesy than the others I’ve recently listened to. Very good.

It is literally impossible to listen to this album all the way through since Side 1 Track 1 is "Immigrant Song"; I just enc up listening to that over an over even if I'm not what Ragnarok. I can only assume the remaining tracks also go that hard.

Been pretty skeptical about Zeppelin albums with my experiences, mostly due to the length but this was an overall enjoyable projects with some songs I was even able to take away to listen to again in the future.

This is a really interesting album and showcases a wide range of musical style. On the high temp rock tracks eg Immigrant Song, it's amazing how powerful a unit drums and base are. On other more bluesy tracks eg since I've been loving you, lead guitar is fantastic. This is one of the few albums in rock history that is highly rated by the critics because of the boundaries that are challenged, that I like!

Zep III is just as important as ZoSo in my opinion. Great mix of songs kicked off by immigrant song an finished off with Bron-Y- Aur Stomp (one of the most slept on Zep songs)

Led Zeppelin III has the misfortune of being sandwiched between LZ II and IV, two of the greatest rock albums of all time. That doesn't take away from the fact that III was still a great record with memorable Zeppelin classics.

TML

a mix of really good songs and some that are more mediocre

really good

Awesome as always.

I’m not sure if there’s much to say about Zeppelin that hasn’t already been said. Despite leading this album with Immigrant Song, probably the hardest proto metal song they ever wrote, this is overall a quieter and more gentle affair than their previous albums but is by no means sedate. They’re bringing in the folky influences here, the Eastern flavours, and yeah there’s so much myth making about this band, but goddamn, they pulled it off and still have this kind of mystical aura around them despite being the most canonical of rock bands.

Country fried Zeppelin. Bouncy. Lighter. Since I’ve been living you swings bluesy and then goes different. Tangerine good.

“We come from the land of the ice and snow from the midnight sun where the hot springs flow” In my opinion the most underrated entry in Led-Zeppelin’s discography. Led-Zeppelin III has two distinct halves. The opening half contains the kind of rip-roaring electric British Invasion tracks that the band were more known for at the time of the album’s release (albeit with a hefty folk influence which sets the tracks apart from Led-Zeppelin and Led-Zeppelin II). The back end of the record is far softer and takes a more acoustic turn. III opens on arguably Led-Zeppelin’s most famous track, Immigrant Song. Which I would argue more would recognise on just hearing it than they would Stairway to Heaven. It is likely the best classic rock album opener ever if not the best album opener full stop. The two sides are reflected perfectly in my personal favourite track Gallows Pole. It opens with typically softly sung lyrics from Robert Plant accompanied by gentle guitar strummings from Jimmy Page. I’ve always found that Led-Zeppelin in particular had a stunning ability to conjure images in my brain through their lyrics. This quality is ever-present throughout III and Gallows Pole achieves that as effectively as any of their other songs. As the song progresses the tempo gradually increases. We hear the introduction of a banjo supporting the guitar at an increasing pace. This eventually gives rise to electric guitar lines guiding Gallows Pole through its crescendo, which sounds more like something you would hear on the first half of the album. Beyond Gallows Pole there is a clear shift in energy as Zeppelin wind down into the quieter folkier back half but the songwriting and musicianship remain just as captivating. Tangerine is a beautiful and relaxing tune whilst Bron-Y-Aur Stomp picks up the pace slightly before closing things out with Hats Off to (Roy) Harper. Led-Zeppelin III holds your attention firmly throughout, features some of Page’s best playing on Since I’ve Been Loving You, and was the first of their albums to put their folk influences at the forefront of the songwriting. It was a crucial step on the journey to the next album, which I consider to be their masterpiece. Without the artistic leap taken here we may have gone without some of the greatest rock music of the 1970s. Led-Zeppelin III should be considered one of the most important albums of all time if only for this.

Still can’t get into Zeppelin Fav songs: Immigrant Song Saved a song: N RYM: Y (#1,066)

Not 4 me

Immigrant song is good, the rest is meh

Probably a 5, but feel like it wasn’t as good as LZ IV, so I’ve gone done one. Simpsons: Yes

Their other album was better, but this is still a 5.

Immigrant Song was good, the rest was a bit dull wasn't it? I only knew Immigrant Song from School Of Rock for the longest time.

Although it's not my favorite Led Zeppelin album, the dudes still created magic through most of these 43 minutes.

A 3 for 3. More acoustic but still rocking. Not my favorite overall of there’s but some excellent tracks

Pretty great love the focus on Acoustic guitar. I have a great memory of Mike Martin playing tangerine perfectly and signing it and when he noticed we were all watching him he stopped.

The albums whatever but that last song is so fucking awful omg

Only one song I was aware of before. I liked this album, but it wasn't incredible

Eh

these dudes rock. unfortunately a little frontloaded. peaks with immigrant song, and the back half is some good rock and roll but it doesn't REALLY get me goin

Rating: 6/10 Never heard Led Zeppelin III before (I’m sure we will get every album they’ve ever made on this list). These are decent songs and the album length doesn’t overstay, but I think the band is just a touch overrated for how much they’re revered. Still much better though than all of the classic rock of the next 15 years that they influenced

Immigrant Song goes hard but the rest is a chill banjo sesh as I phase in and out of consciousness to the sound of incomprehensible wailing vocals somewhere off in the distance 6/10

Certainly they have better albums, right? Not terrible though. 6 Lord of Lightning vs the Balrog out of 10 Lizard Wizards

just MMMMMMMMMMMMM :ah:

Classic Zeppelin sound. A lot of track I hadn’t heard before, which is somewhat embarrassing. Solid album.

Immigrant song, Fire

"Tangerine," one of like four songs I can play in its entirety on the guitar. I think at some point I would have lied that this is my favourite Led Zeppelin album. It's not, though I don't know what is. Houses of the Holy? What's the one where Robert Plant goes "AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHYYYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAA"?

Unexpected to hear Led Zeppelin have a folky sound, but I kinda dug it. I was surprised at the soul behind some of the songs.

Swingin' On The Gallows Pole 1001 Albums Generator 171 (11/27/2025) The black sheep of Led Zeppelin's 4 self-titled albums, Led Zeppelin III is certainly the one that I have spent the least time with. Although it opens with one of their most famous songs, the hard rockin' Immigrant Song, this is not representative of what much of the rest of the album has in store. You see, LZ3, especially its second half, is Led Zeppelin's "folk rock" album, which has mixed results. Gallow's Pole and Tangerine are up there with my favorite Zeppelin songs, but Friends and Hats Off To (Roy) Harper are really not great. The latter especially has some experimenting that just falls flat unfortunately. Meanwhile, we've got a few other lesser known hard rock songs here that are overall pretty good. Celebration Day and Out On The Tiles are really great deep cuts and Since I've Been Loving You is really soulful and honestly, quite beautiful. In general, the second half of the album is just weaker and is probably the weakest side of any of LZ's first 4 albums, but it still has some great tracks. Led Zeppelin III deserves its reputation as the worst of the first four albums, but it should not be overlooked; there is a lot of quality here. 3.5/5, rounded up to a 4. Favs: Immigrant Song Since I've Been Loving You Gallows Pole Least Fav: Hats Off To (Roy) Harper

Immigrant Song carries a lot of this album, but the rest was still pretty enjoyable to listen to.

Led Zeppelin is always a good listen. This isn't my favorite of their albums, but it is still great.

Didn’t hit as hard in the backend

Led Zeppelin has such a distinctive, mystic, powerful sound. I’ve listened to all the albums over and over. Tangerine is so beautiful, and Immigrant Song undeniably cool.

Maybe Zeppelin just isn’t for me but I’m glad I know this one start to finish now. Just always a bit one-note.

Better than anticipated! Has immigrant song, and an eclectic track list

Bangers only at the beginning but most of the rest was pretty forgettable

3.5

Maybe my favourite LZ album

I thought we’d already had this but no, we had a different Led Zeppelin album that sounded the same.

Listened to this along with a few other Zepp albums about a month ago and I must say that my rating for this one has vastly improved from that time to this. I have finally trounced my Led Zeppelin apathy! There was a time they were my favorite band and I cherished the fact that I knew every single one of their studio recordings well. Once I went to college and started listening to more contemporary music than classic rock, I fell out of love with this band hard.

Led Zeppelin truly is one of the greatest pure rock and roll (and blues) bands ever. There is not a weak link. Each of the musician is an absolute master at their craft… Plant, Page, Bonham, Jones. Just unreal. And this music has stood the test of time. Just as relevant and perfect as it was when it was created. And this album… can you beat the opening cut? Immigrant Song is an absolute beast!!! And the record just keeps going. From the blues-y perfection of Since I’ve Been Loving You (preach Jimmy Page!) to the raucous fun of Bron-Y-Aur-Stomp to the beauty of Tangerine. Just amazing.

The drums deserve a good remaster.

i really like the music and it’s construction but honestly sometimes the lyrics just don’t do it for me

This is definitely a top 3 Led Zeppelin album for me, just after Houses of the Holy and Led Zeppelin IV. For some reason I didn't really discover it until adulthood and didn't really appreciate until later adulthood. Tangerine is also a top 3 LZ song alongside Over the Hills and Far Away and, sorry not sorry, Stairway. I still don't quite get Hats Off to Roy Harper, but let me mansplain to you that Roy Harper sang lead vocals on Pink Floyd's Have a Cigar which is an infinitely better song. Also don't f with the Immigrant Song.

Sehr gut

Qué banda, lpm. 8/10

They set the bar high with "Immigrant Song" and never reached those heights again on this record.

Feels good rock in the most classical sense. It’s not exactly my kind of music, but I really can’t think of too much rock music that I’ve liked more from a holistic stand point. Very solid album.

Decent 3,5

Very good, huge improvement

4 de 5

Great album, solid and classic throughout.

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..

Classic, but only really remembered one good number, should be a 3.5 for me

Strong country and folk inspirations, which admittedly are not my cup of tea. I do appreciate the blues rock on "since I've been loving you". I liked the first half, but from gallows pole onward the country/folk influences take over and I started nodding off. I don't think the singers voice really fits this more quiet style of music I'd give the first half a 4.5 and the second half a 2.5. overall that rounds out to a 3.5. Because i dislike albums that arent cohesive in quality I'll go with a 3. However, I have found some new songs I am adding to my catalogue.

Immigrant song: a classic, amazing song, also a great energetic opener to the album Friends: Celebration Day: Since I've been loving you: Out on the Tiles: a very "standard" upbeat led zeppelin song. Just good Gallows Pole: een meer acoustisch nummer dat wel nog lekker de energie Hooghoudt. Lekker catchy Tangerine: wat langzamer en mellow. De bas draagt dit nummer erg goed. That's the way: draagt erg sterk nog de country roots waar led zeppelin vaak op terug grijpt, wat langzamer. Bron-Y-Aur stomp: een leuk country nummer niet heel bijzonder Hard off To (Roy) Harper: een erg experimenteel nummer. Het is duidelijk dat led zeppelin later in hun discografie terugkomt op dit nummer met: in my time of dying, die dezelfde riffs ook gebruikt als in de opening van dit nummer. Heb genoten Van dit album, voor mij 1 van de led zeppelin albums die ik niet zo goed kende vergeleken met sommige van hun andere albums. Maar nog steeds heel erg led zeppelin.

Not my favourite Led Zep album, but still top stuff. Does feel like the transitionary album between II and what follows. Tangerine and That's the Way were my highlights.

Yeah, i am going to have to figure out my fav. Zepp at some point.

The Folk Album:) The rest of the album is a great follow up to The Immigrant Song

Zep gonna Zep, which means lay down absolutely undeniable riffs, gorgeous guitar work, and display an obscene amount of talent in Plant’s voice. A couple of tracks on here don’t stand out so it’s knocked down a peg.

Love the eclectic nature of the album. Hidden gem in the LZ catalogue

Absolutely incredible album from Led Zeppelin, as all of their first 4 albums are. Starts powerfully with Immigrant Song, and powers through some absolutely killer tracks. They shift the pace a couple of times to good effect on this album too, Since I’ve Been Loving You being the first indication of a slightly different approach to their first and second albums. The acoustic numbers are great too. Soooo close to a 5/5, but just marginally short in standard compared to I, II and IV in my opinion. 9/10 it is.

One of the great album openers. But one of zeppelin's weaker albums imo.

Led Zep III fût sans contredit un album révélation pour moi à ma première écoute dans ma prime jeunesse.

Moins aimé que II et IV, je trouve c'est plus un album de jam que de tounes bien construites. Même Since I’ve been loving you m'accroche pas pour le moment... J'ai aimé le genre de Sea shanty Gallows Pole. Ce que j'aime par-dessus tout de Led Zep c'est le côté "live" des enregistrements, et le musicianship.

Mon préféré de Led Zep à date. Ça commence en force avec Immigrant Song et le cri primal de Robert Plant. J’adore aussi Since I’ve Been Loving You, une de mes favorites du groupe. Y’a même quelques acoustiques plus tard dans l’album pour montrer leur versatilité! Wow! Ça donne envie de réécouter IV. Je pense avoir été trop rough au début de ce projet.

Yeah there only needs to be two Led Zeppelin albums on this list and this is definitely not one of them

Favorite track(s): Immigrant Song, Since I've Been Loving You, Gallows Pole Heard before Previous rating: 7/10

Tämä täyden kympin levy on kulkenut mukanani jo 80-luvun puolesta välistä, eikä ole vanhenut pätkääkään. Bändin rytmiryhmä on mun Top1:ssä. Tällä levyllä on todella klassikko biisejä.

Classic. Tangerine is my favorite song

much more varied than its reputation deserves - some gentler vibes, but all with swing and drive

Led Zeppelin would be a top tier band if that annoying guy would stop singing and just let the sick guitar riffs flow.

Not my favorite Zeppelin, but, it IS Zeppelin.

11/11/25. Happy Veteran's Day! Glad I got to revisit this one, some lesser-known songs (to me) that include great gutar work by Jimmy Page. I'll have to pick up my guitar and learn a few of these. The acoustic tracks are my favorite!

Perfect.

Super Dope

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

The bland of RnR, blues, folk, and even country to some extent. The mix of styled makes this record a joy to listened from the start to end. I will easily give all Zeppelin number albums a five. No question about it. Each album finds it way to my ears now and then, always picking the one Im in the mood for. What I'm in particular listen to in this album is Jones blossom from the bassist in the back to a multi instrumentalist of delicacy. The star of this album, if you ask me.

One of the best albums ever recorded

Even while I would consider Led Zeppelin III one of the weaker albums in Zeppelin's original run. It still miles better than many other albums in this list. Quality song after quality song.

5, probably my favorite zep album

Sandwiched between two albums which rightly hold legendary status in the annals of rock history - "Led Zeppelin II" and "Led Zeppelin IV / Zoso" - this record is arguably underrated and sometimes overlooked. But it is every bit as strong as its predecessor and successor, and there are very few of its songs you couldn't recognize as stone cold classics. Smack dab in the middle of a truly astounding run of albums by one of the greatest, if not the greatest, rock bands of all time.

Classic, prime zep

Pretty class. First time listing to it. Couple duds in there though

Pretty good, Immigrant song carried

Gallows Pole was very good and rest was also soothing to my massive brain

Not my favourite Zep album. Immigrant Song the only real stand out for me. However, worth a listen…

Amazing guitar playing and some great tunes. Classic songs like ‘Immigrant song’ and ‘Since I’ve been loving you’.

Really enjoyed - mix of rocky/bluesy tunes. Some naughty guitar riffs.

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

6/10

Not a big fan of rock but I liked Immigrant Song

My favorite album from the band I rank as the third greatest of all time. Yet another Zeppelin masterpiece. 5

Anything less than 5 stars is an insult.

Very nice, but probably not my fav LZ

Probably not their best album, but still well deserving of five stars. This one starts strong, before changing tempo, throwing in a few different sounds, but ultimately having the same epic vibe and delivery as the first two albums. Strangely, I always imagined that Led Zeppelin only put out a few more albums, but Wikipedia tells me that they went on to push out five more studio albums after this one, eight in total!

Not as good as I was hoping for, but still good.

I like this one, but it is not my favorite Led Zeppelin album. I remember my parents having this on vinyl and it being the only LZ one we had so I am very familiar with it, but I prefer II and IV.

Classic

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

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

Loved the opener - their trademark driving heavy Rock bluesy styie which I think they do better than anyone - and the slightly more psychedelic song following it. The rest of side 1 was more perfunctory but I thought the folkier side two was excellent, it's Wild just how much Jack White channelled this vocally and thematically. Thats the Way had nice almost Pink Floyd touches and twangs.

Well there’s immigrant song, and I kind of liked tangerine, but as usual I find Zepp just fair to middling. The blues tracks are done better elsewhere and I’ve never been a fan of the vocals. Not worthy of making this list IMHO

Laut :-)

Один з кращих оупенерів в історії. Єдиний мінус, що пісня задає настрій на альбомі, який практично на ньому не проявляється. Зловив собі на думці, що я поважаю фолкову варіацію Led Zeppelin, проте не можу сказати, що люблю. Є також блюзові композиції причому з досить такою класичною його формою. Думав буде легка 5, а по факту виходить все-таки 4

Я обожнюю лз і - на відміну від більшості батяроку - вони дуже різноманітні майже на кожному своєму альбомі. Так і тут - від рок-хіту immigrant song до дивної friends (одна з улюблених пісень в них), фолку gallows pole або класичного блюзу since I've been loving you. В їхній дискографії нема слабких альбомів (окрім коди).

Three stars.

Not necessarily the most fond of this album, like other Zeppelin records. However, their standard of greatness is as high as any of the greatest bands ever, which objectively, I believe they deserve to be in that conversation. So a less than stellar Zeppelin record, is still a damn good record. Yes, 1,2,4 are in my opinion, better, which seems to be a popular opinion, but that's for a reason. Those 3 are peak Rock music. This lags just behind. 4/5

Not my favourite Zeppelin album. The all out, rip roaring, rock out moments are too few and far between. When they happen they are immense though. And I do enjoy some of the quieter acoustic moments, with Tangerine being a particular highlight. Since I've Been Loving You is epic and Immigrant Song is insane. These songs alone make this album a solid 9/10.

Penúltimo penúltimo día de octubre y vamos con el tercer disco de Led Zepellin, banda que se ha repetido varias veces en éste reto. Y tiene un porqué. Para éste momento, la banda se encontraba en su peak y eso se nota en el álbum, lleno de temazos. No puedo más que agregar que es un gran trabajo. Sí debo reconocer que es una banda que en estos momentos de mi vida no me conmueve como antes pero eso no le quita el recuerdo de cuando lo fue y de esa época de alegrías y búsquedas. Gracias y hasta mañana, Halloween mediante.

Good but some of it is a tough listen

Surprisingly disliked immigrant song the most out of the album. Friends 11/10

still so good after all these years

Not much to say about this album other than it's underrated in Led Zeppelin's discography. Is it essential, though? Not for me to decide I guess.

Another great Zeppelin record, and an awesome album overall. Gret song, now classics, and a show of mastery of the craft. Not a lot to add, I really really liked this one. Context: I know of better LZ albums, imo. This is saying a lot, because only LZ could make a better LZ album. That being said, I am comparing them to themselves against my taste, And there are other LZ albums i prefer.

eigentlich no kuul, paar bangers, aber teilwiis chli weird oder streng zum lose

I like the Immigrant song. Although I don’t usually like rock, this was very listenable.

I've been listening to this one for a long time. There was a time when Led Zeppelin was my favorite band, and this was my favorite album by them. I've always been a little disappointed in Page's production, especially on the opening lick for Immigrant song, which I've always felt was too weak for the tone of the song and needed much more chunky punch. I still feel that way, but I was surprised at the deep level of detail on the rest of the album when I listened to a good mix on a good system and then through good headphones. There's a lot more there than was evident on the speakers in the 1988 Datsun on which I used to listen to this record. Any way I slice it, this is an unappreciated banger. Five stars.

Every music fan has a favourite Led Zeppelin album. Most think it's 4 because of stairway to heaven. Many think they peaked with 2, I prefer 1 & 3. I guess I'm just odd.

I'm somewhat ashamed to say in my life of 40+ years, I've never fully explored Zeppelin's discography until this project came along (yet another reason why I love this project). This record is an incredible journey through music. So many moods, unique sounds, instrumentation, vocals, ambiance, all of it. I recognize Zeppelin has stolen a good bit of their music from other artists over their tenure, and that's something that happens in music. This album captures such creative and passionate spirit with respect to music-making and it inspires a lot in me. Can't wait to listen to this again.

Least favourite Zeppelin album

Love these guys.

Immigrant Song! Plus a bunch of other songs...

Led Zeppelin. Great music, weird lyrics. This is a great album for good reason, but it feels a little incoherent. The bits between the tracks. Is this an attempt at a tip of the hat towards a concept record, or are they standalone moments of sound art? The filow of the songs is odd and nonsensical? Is that intentional or not? Maybe these things can be explained by the lore behind this LP, which I have no interest in uncovering.

Contains multiple indispensable songs from the Led Zeppelin canon: "Immigrant Song", "Friends", "Since I've Been Loving You", "Gallows Pole", "Tangerine" But even the lesser offerings, such as "Out on the Tiles" and "That's The Way" are great. Except for "Hats Off to (Roy) Harper)" which I don't really care for. This album tends to fall between the cracks of their discography, since it's surrounded by albums that weigh heavier in the cultural context. However, I appreciate the more folk-focused offerings. This album feels like it's secretly Jack White's main inspiration for The White Stripes more than other LZ albums. I own this on vinyl, but I listened to the hi-fi version on Tidal. Standout tracks on this listen: Tangerine, Gallows Pole, Bron-Y-Aur Stomp

This album was a lull between the raw energy of Zeppelin albums 1 & 2 and the absolute banger that was Zeppelin 4. Although not as accomplished as the other 3 albums it still contains classic tracks. It goes to show how brilliant Led Zeppelin were that this album could be seen as a dip in form, it’s still a bloody good album.

The best Zeppelin album? Definitely the best of the numbered albums. This album sounds a lot darker and angrier than a lot of their other stuff and I’m all for it. Since I’ve Been Loving You is probably my favourite Zeppelin song, and I could easily listen to a 20 minute version of it. Solid stuff.

Not their best work but still very enjoyable

I wasn’t that big a fan of the more acoustic tracks

Loved it. 4/5

Blues

[6/10]

Thoroughly enjoyable I loved how it seems like every song had a different feel

Damn good album. A little over the top and self-indulgent at times, which I guess is typical for Zep.

Great album. RIP J Bonham.

Listened on my train to Trenton from Norfolk. Started off strong with a song I knew—Immigrant Song. I enjoyed Since I’ve Been Loving You. That’s the Way reads queer tbh. My listening was interrupted by a call from Alyssa. Gonna rate this album a solid 6.5/10.

some real classics and i like the country twang Would I listen again: yes Deserves to be on this list: i really only think 1 and 4 should be on this list 4.1

That's 5 stars, nuff said.

Not the best Zeppelin, but still ok

Yet another familiar and well listened album. I've had it in my collection for about 30 years now, not the most listened to album, but well loved. I've got nothing new to say about this album, except that I like it, for the most part a lot. Only the bluesy slow songs are not my thing, even those sometimes grow into bangers towards the end of the song.

led zeppelins foray into folk-esk rock, but still heavy in a zeppelin kind of way.

Classic rock. I can jam.

Great album. Enjoyed listening to it front to back. Recognized some of the songs that were in movies. You can never go wrong with led zeppelin.

I was pleasantly surprised by this album. It had a good mix of genres. That's the Way was the best song IMO but Hats off to (Roy) would have won out if the audio didn't only come out of one side! Still it was a good album

Great album! I like Zeppelin's mix of rock and roll and southern. Good inclusions of banjo and classic rock song.

Ahh the Led Zeppelin folk album. Some cool songs, some forgettable ones. Overall a good addition to the Zep discography. My left ear really loved that last song.

i've heard this toooo and i like it. Led zeppelin means a lot to me like memories and as a great musical discovery, and this album is one of the best from discography i think. Not my favourite, but i really like "since i've been loving you" and other songs from this. Honestly i didn't single this album out for the first time i listened to it, but today i listened to it again to refresh the memory and remembered how it's good actually. Clearly 9/10, not 10 because for me 10/10 it's led zeppelin I

This is a favorite band of mine, so it's nice to get their albums.

This is clearly not Zeppelin’s best album, but it’s still a Zeppelin album. 3/5 in my books.

Each Led Zeppelin album I've heard has had a great opening tune or two and a rather mediocre rest of the album. This had a great opening tune, but the rest of the album was pretty decent too.

Starts on the right note and barely lets off the gas

Not my favorite band but a decent album.

Maybe the best LZ album?! Immigrant song to the deep blues of since I’ve been loving you…to the acoustic jams and pure dedication to real delta blues style rock. Everything I love about LZ in one album.

definitely one of the greatest, but not my number 1 go from Zep

Classic Led Zeppelin, one of my favourites, would be an all time classic but the final track let's it down.

'Immigrant Song" is a great thesis statement, "Out on the Tiles" their struttiest, "Tangerine" a sleeper great tune that makes me happy every time I hear it. The maypole folk songs are good, but not what I board a heavy dirigible for. A lot of the rest is nice enough bluesy soundtracky mood pieces I've publicly thought might be Pink Floyd until the vocals hit.

On Led Zeppelin III, the band shifted away from the bombastic blues-based hard rock of their first two albums and explored folk and quieter sounds, forever diversifying their sound from that point forward and laying the path for its most interesting work. It’s my favorite Zeppelin album along with Houses of the Holy and Physical Graffiti. “Out on the Tiles” is the only slight weak link, an uptempo rocker that doesn’t fit with the rest and sounds especially jarring coming after the heavy pathos of “Since I’ve Been Loving You,” a blues rocker I will forever associate with a painful episode in high school.

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Oh Led Zepplin III, what an odd project you are. I have always had pretty mixed feelings about Led Zepplin II and III but I feel on this relisten I have actually gained much more appreciation for this album as a whole. It may not be as exciting or energetic as I or II, but damn it does this album slowly build up on you and really hit you with some killer compositions and song structures that have you on a whole other level. The writing really gets to shine here as I would say Led Zepplin III has some of the band's best written songs from what I can remember about their discography. I mean come on, just listen to Tangerine and tell me that song isn't gorgeous on every level you can think of. I know not a lot of people enjoy the final track Hats Off to (Roy) Harper, but y'know what I actually found that track to be quite fascinating even with it being the obvious black sheep of the album. Much like the rest of this album, it is a departure from what we knew Led Zepplin could do while also keeping a lot of the core elements of the band we all know and love. Led Zepplin III is a risk in nearly every way you could imagine, and I can see that still being shown in the overall reception of this album. The ratings are all over the place and my own rating will add to the sporadic nature of this album's reception. I implore you all to give this album another shot as I originally thought this was the weakest of the tetralogy but now may just happen to find this to be the best one of the 4. I will have to see how much I enjoy Led Zepplin IV, but what I can confidently say now is that I will surely be returning to this album much more than I did before as I now see this as quite the spectacle I never appreciated fully before.

great album

A classic that still sounds fresh.

Shockingly I've never really listened to Led Zeppelin. Yes, I know Immigrant Song and Stairway to Heaven. Enjoyed this one. Varied styles, interesting instrumentation. Looks like there's more opportunities to get to know them in this list.

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First zeppelin album i listened to

A phenomenal album by an incredible band that continues to be politically relevant.

Not my favorite Zeppelin. Though Since I've been loving you and that's the way we're highlights on here that I forgot about. Oh and immigrant song is pretty awesome. One and two and 4 are just so consistent and physical graffiti and houses of the holy also have more bangers.

Ganske bra! Står mellom 3 og 4 da jeg syntes dette er det dårligste av de 4 første, men velger å runde opp her.

Great album, starts off iconically and keeps going.

Led Zeppelin are one of the few bands in rock history that are ubiquitous with rock; with each project being just as iconic as the last. led Zeppelin III is no exception: the combination of Plant's dynamic range, Page's blues injected riffs, Bonham's heavy fills, and Jones' perfectly serving basslines creates the perfect blues rock album. Led Zeppelin III opens up with the iconic guitar part from Immigrant Song, but the real gem of the entire album is found in the latter half of it when Page's magical acoustic guitar shines next to Plant's vocals.

Cool.

I liked it, just not quite as much as the first two

Cool

Some of Page's most memorable and recognizable work. Plant is a force of nature.

I was surprised by the folk-y sound of the back half of this album. For my personal taste it opened strong and got weaker toward the back of the album. Standouts were “Friends” and “Tangerine”

Amazing Zeppelin. Has a handful of their biggest hits and the other songs are really solid even if they didn’t get the same recognition as the others. Probably my second favorite Zep album. 9/10

Listened Before? N Wow, this is a really solid album. I much prefer this to Zeppelin II, and it is nearly as good as IV. LOVE Since I've Been Loving You. New favorite zep song for now. All-around good sound - lots of bluesy stuff mixed with actual hard rocking songs. A+ Added to Library? Y Songs added to playlist: Since I've Been Loving You

One of my favorites albums of all the times!

great

Tsja, ik snap de Led Zeppelin liefde nog steeds niet helemaal. Het is prima? Ik vind dit wel het prettigste album van hun tot nu toe, maar ben nog steeds niet echt weggeblazen. De zanger maakt zich schuldig aan het glam/hairmetal schreeuwzingen van de jaren '80. Misschien is dat wel het punt? Dat ze dit al in de jaren 70 deden? Das knap hoor, en ik hoor hier juist niet alleen maar de pure hair/glam metal. Je hoort ook wat variatie en soms een beetje meer folky muziek? Het is allemaal knap en interessant, maar het is ook allemaal niet heelerg mijn ding. Het is prima. FAVO: Celebration Day, Tangerine

I enjoyed this but I thought led zep ll > lll. Hoping IV pops up soon.

The most varied of Zeppelin's early work, with an ambitious breadth not matched until Physical Graffiti. Careens noisily around for a side, then settles and chills out up by slate mine in Gwynedd for the other side. Best bass tone on a Zeppelin album? Favourite tracks: Immigrant Song, Since I've Been Loving You, Gallow's Pole, Tangerine,

Pretty fun to listen to. The talent behind the group is incredible. Jimmy Page’s guitar playing is a masterclass of music performance, and the roaring drumming of John Bonham never ceases to amaze. That being said, this album isn’t exactly my cup of tea, but I will not deny it is an incredible piece of music.

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Fett med noe Zeppelin ja, starter jo veldig sterkt det albumet her. Immigrant Song og Friends er bangers. Litt opp og ned etter det, men jevnt over så liker jeg det ganske godt. Vipper litt mellom 3 og 4 for min del, slenger det på en 4/5 fordi jeg tenker at Led Zeppelin skal være kult.

8/10 Favourite: Since I've Been Loving You Least Favourite: Friends

-this is the second Led Zeppelin album i’ve heard from here this week and i’m not complaining bc shit’s fire. they’re a band that has seriously grown on me and this is another really cool album -i love how Loud and Intense the whole thing is. 3.5 for now but could definitely grow on me more -Favorites: Immigrant Song, Gallows Pole

Jo, ist halt wieder Led Zeppelin und klingt so wie das vorherige Album Led Zeppelin II. Man bekommt was man erwartet oder befürchtet

Schwächer als Led Zeppelin II

Banger.

I’m torn between a 3 and 4 tbh. There are some forgettable songs on here and some that don’t work for me. But I mean, Since I’ve Been Loving You and Tangerine might push it over. I really think Zeppelin is at their best on those softer tracks

Great album although not as good as I remember. 4 but probably only because it's led Zeppelin. The bangers are amazing though

This album is a little "hit and miss" for me, but undeniably good

It's great.

massa stora känslor

Första halvan definitivt bättre än andra, men andra är inte heller pjåkig! Mycket mera folkigt, man märker att de är påväg in i deras experimentella fas. Sida 1 är så otroligt bra, bara banger efter banger och sida 2 växer nog på en :)

I’ll just say what I mean and hope it doesn’t come off like it sounds in my head: I’ve never thought of Zeppelin as “cool”, precisely because I most associate the group with people with comparatively low personal grooming standards. As it happens, the only thing that stinks is my attitude. I owe some dudes an apology. “Immigrant Song” is an ice cool blast of proto-Madchester, proto-Beastie Boys white man funk that sounds like a theme tune for a TV show about a superhero with the power to blow shit up just by winking suggestively at it. There’s no guitar solo in that one, which feels like a refreshing bit of restraint from the lads. Conversely, the record’s other highlight “Since I’ve Been Loving You” is effectively an extended, gloriously textured guitar solo. It sounds, for me, like a night spent with a superhero who can blow shit up just by winking suggestively at it. The rest of the record does what Zeppelin does; which is to say – a lot for a lot of people, but not a lot for me. Still, I’m grateful for having had another long held assumption dismantled – Zep’s cool. Wink wink.

classic 3.5/5

Fantastic, great classic rock album. Since I've Been Loving You is so monumental!

Not my favorite Les Zeppelin album, but that’s like saying strawberry isn’t my favorite ice cream - there are no bad Zeppelin albums. I do love “Bron-Y-Aur stomp”, “Tangerine” and “Immigrant song” (am I wrong or that song sampled everywhere?), and groove to the rest even if they’re not as melodically captivating.

In my top 5 zeppelin albums. This used to be one don’t immediately reach for but every time it’s on, I love it. I can’t quit you babe is perfect as is out on the tiles, tangerine, and bron yar stomp. These guys were such powerhouses at this time- hard to believe it was still only the early 70s.

Incredible album. "Since I've Been Loving You" is the band's magnum opus in my opinion — Page's dynamic wizardry in a duel with Plant's supernatural vocals, gospel-like organ and bass from Jones carry us through the track while Bonham's beat leads us down the steps into the underworld. You can taste the whisky and smoke while your heart is being ripped from your chest. The band was completely unafraid of invention and each explored their deep bag of tricks for this album. Starting from the rock anthem "Immigrant Song" all the way until the Celtic folk magic of "Bron-Y-Aur Stomp", it's just jam after jam.

It's fine, I dont get the hype.

this shouldn't be a full 5/5 but it has Immigrant Song so it gets a pass

Pretty great album. First 2 songs are the best imo and the song later on with lots of slide.

No bias, totally. But still not their best album

Not Led Z's best album, but it has some of their best songs (Immigrant Song, Tangerine, Since I've Been Loving You). Absolute classic.

immigrant song and since ive been loving you are incredible, otherwise it's cool music but nothing special tbh

masterclass

I’m a fan. I do prefer their heavier, even proggier stuff and this is not among my favorite of their releases. Hard to dispute that the opener “Immigrant Song” isn’t among their best. “Since I’ve Been Loving You” is straight-up blues, but it’s a good one. The rest of the album is very folky, and fades a bit for me.

Little to say about this one , it’s just really good

Amazing. No notes.

Good album, started strong, ended a bit weak

3.5 stars I was going to give this one 3 stars. Because my recollection of it was that it was a 3 star album, propped up by the megastar tracks “Immigrant Song” and “Since I’ve Been Loving You”. The first side has a lot of filler. The melodies on “Celebration Day” and “Out on the Tiles” (aka the intro to “Black Dog” on How the West Was Won) are just not great. However, just how good the 2nd half had slipped my recollection. Everything but “Hats Off” is phenomenal. I thought the album was slight, but those lighter songs carry a load. The filler weighs it down, but this album still hits.

первая песня сразу бомбаааа, дальше ну обычно. но в целом норм прикольно

The less popular songs really lean into the blues huh. Still, I was tapping my toes

There are few opening tracks that can equal "Immigrant Song." That said, the rest of the album is more blues rock, and I also love that. This is still not my favorite Led Zeppelin (which is IV), but it still gets all the stars.

This album has some great, foundational sounds and iconic individual songs, but I don't think I'd go back to listen to this as an album again. The hit singles off this album shine much brighter on their own than this album does as a collective, not to say that the music itself is bad. A solid listen for one time through, though.

7/10

I have said in previous reviews that I have never really ‘got’ Zeppelin but I actually enjoyed listening to this one. Not the most clever lyrics but sang with feeling to be sure!

My favourite of theirs!

Great music, there is a little too much falsetto for my liking but it's ok if I pretend the voice is another instrument.

I was not looking forward to Led Zeppelin albums. I figured there had to be a few of them, possibly more than a few. The only record of theirs I willingly listened to when I was younger was IV, and I mostly enjoyed it. But I had never gotten into them the way so many people my age did back in the 70's and 80's, constantly hearing the band on rock radio stations (later called classic rock radio stations I suppose). I couldn't stand Robert Plant's screeching voice over bluesy rock riffs. I do like his voice when he's not trying to hit those notes, but it felt like every song was an excuse to get that sound out of him. When this album started I totally felt the same way, thinking I'd be trashing this in my review. But the truth is, I actually liked some of the songs I'd never heard before. They were understated (by their standards) and not just bashing you over the head with the drums, guitar, and that voice. Of the ten songs on the record, I actually liked about five of them. There was only one, Tangerine, that I really enjoyed and would consider listening to again (but not enough to put on a playlist), but they weren't bad. If this is how the rest of their albums go, I guess I'll think they're not too bad and the radio hits were the outliers.

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

The final Led Zeppelin album of the 4 self titled, and the first I won't be giving a 5 to. I really don't think there's much on here that screams "MUST LISTEN" outside of Immigrant Song. This is still a good listen and probably a requirement when perusing their discography, but this record really is carried by its lead single. Led Zeppelin were such a groundbreaking band even to the point that what I consider as one of their worst albums is still getting a 4. Pretty good stuff.

OOoooOoooOoo mamamamamama YEAAaaaaaaeeeeaa YEA YEA YEA ooooOooOo little girl I wanna OOOoooo little girl I wanna YAEEAYYEAAYYEAA hepebophiliah isn’t the same thiYEAAHHAA weoooOooooOoOoo

Phenomenal album with no skips but since ive been loving you is such a masterpiece that it puts the album into perspective and nothing else really holds a candle 9/10

Opens with one of the biggest singles the band Led Zeppelin ever made, arguably one of the defining songs of 20th century rock. After that, the album becomes a much more intimate affair than you would think if you only know that Immigrant Song was on this album. The band play with a number of genres here and while instrumentally the band can navigate these changes with ease, I am not sure that Plant's vocals do as good of a job moving between musical styles. However that last point is probably just my personal distaste for Plant's vocals. Put nicely, I think they are a bit much but on a song like Since I've Been Loving You it's basically perfect. It is difficult to overstate the mammoth impact that LZ have had and I fully expected to listen to this and come away unimpressed but it is a clear demonstration of why they are the quintessential rock and roll act of the 20th century. Though no song comes close to the barrage that is the opening track, they don't have to. They have done the hard rocking thing on the last two albums and their foray into other genres pays off here. A great album, and one that you truly do need to listen to before you die. I have always thought this album cover looks like total ass, though. Highlights: Immigrant Song, Since I've Been Loving You, Tangerine

Out of their first 5 albums, this is the weakest out of them all. Sure, it's got some great tracks and some legendary ones, but on the whole, it falls far short of what was given to us in Led Zep IV or even close to Led Zep II's masterful work. 3 out of 5 stars

Immigrant Song brings this score up tremendously

not my favorite Zepplin album, but they are icons and I can hear a lot of later music that they definitely influenced with this album

Not a huge fan of the vocals, but most tracks are nice.

It's a great album. I slept on Led Zeppelin for a long time. The instrumentation is fantastic. But I don't come back to it again and again. 4 stars.

What’s not to like. Classic sound from an iconic band.

definitely not my fave led zeppelin

Excellent, j'aime beaucoup ce groupe parce que je trouve que leur son a une identité par rapport à d'autres groupes de hard rock et même chaque chanson est reconnaissable. Les instrus de batterie sont au top, franchement banger

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

J'ai pas été très concentré sur cet album pour être honnête, ça m'a amusé d'entendre le premier titre qui était le générique de Complément d'Enquete ou un truc du genre... "aaaAAAAAH AHHHHHH" 3/5

Amazing range of influence

Almost perfect

So fuckin good!

Outstanding

Optimally epic

i meannnn it’s led zeppelin, it’s got tangerine and immigrant song on it which are brilliant. reserving my 5’s for absolute favourites but it would be a 4.5

Absolutely amazing. A full on Zeppelin experience. A little more acoustic than their other albums, but basically wall to wall bangers. Such a great listen.

"Immigrant Song" is, of course, awesome, and there are lots of hints at what's coming in IV, but this stands on its own really well with great energy and range.

Even the songs I don’t add to my favorites list are still almost perfect songs, just not entirely my taste. Each song oozes with cool. I think of when I first really listened to Zeppelin in high school. I always so all the shop kids wearing their t-shirts and never really got it. Then the summer after I graduated a friend of mine and I hung out before he went to Basic. He shared his extensive collection of 60s and 70s classics and I was literally amazed at how familiar and new Led Zeppelin seemed to me. And now as I listen to this album again, it’s like, how can you not want to take off your shirt and run into a forest screaming a barbaric yawp!?!?

Zoso and Houses of the Holy fully triggered something in my adolescent brain which eventually led me to grab each Zeppelin album as it popped up in our local used CD store (Weird Harolds represent!) What they start here will fuel all of their best music moving forward, but of all of the pantheon albums, I find III to be the most uneven and least essential. "Friends" and "Celebration Day" are bonafide staples, but they've never clicked for me, which more or less stops the whole project from ever being something I ever listen to front and back since they're tracks two and three. There are a dozen songs in their catalog that sound like "Out on the Tiles," and all of them are more inspired. "Hats Off to (Roy) Harper" benefits from hearing "Shake Em On Down" (the version I found was by RL Burnside) but the stereo separation and vibrato amplifier are unsettling. I could see it messing with someone on the wrong substances. If they'd swapped any of those out for "Hey Hey What Can I Do," a b-side to "Immigrant Song," I would approve. All that said, it contains some of the very best Zeppelin: "Immigrant Song" which always seems like it's too overplayed, too over-the-top, but then it kicks into gear and kicks a$$ all over again; "Since I've Been Loving You" swelters into a groove that I imagine pairs well with the *right* substances; "Gallows Pole" and "Tangerine" are Robert Plant at his best; "That's the Way" never mattered to me until it was situated with the right visuals in Cameron Crowe's Almost Famous (and now matters to me a great deal.) I'll save my most effusive praise for "Bron-Y-Aur Stomp," possibly the single Zeppelin song I most look forward to running into all these years later, after the call to head banging has faded and there is no one to simply drive around with listening to music with the windows down. Page's guitar is so propulsive and Robert Plant's vocals are so sly. The breakdown in the second half of the song is absolute dynamite. It's enough to wish they had a full collection of all of their songs performed acoustically. Three stars + an extra star for "Bron-Y-Aur Stomp" sounds about right.

I had forgotten just how much I love this album. Its perfection from the first note to the last. Tangerine is one of my all time favourite tracks. The album and in fact Zeppelin havent dated a bit.

Ooh, I've had the full quadrilogy now. Zeppelin are the masters of the art of the album. They have a balance of rock and blues that keeps you hooked. It's a whole mood. They suck you in, and this is as close to perfect as I think you can get. I said the exact same for the other three. And I don't even consider them one of my favourite bands... I think I might do now.

Very good

When I saw Led Zep III come up yesterday, I thought this was going to be easy, as I’ve heard this album about 100 times. I became familiar with it when Robert Plant and Jimmy Page got together for their Jimmy Page and Robert Plant Unledded tour thing. They took about a dozen Led Zep songs and re-arranged them acoustically or using weird instruments. One of the songs they did was Gallow’s Pole, which I had never heard, and it was on LZ III. By the Way, what happened to John Paul Jones in that deal? JPJ is a badass and was a huge part of that group, but consistently gets overlooked. But I digress. The first thing that kind of strikes you about LZ III is that it has a few more softer/acoustic songs on the album, and the lore says it's because LZ wanted to prove to the snobs who had their noses up the butts of Crosby, Stills, Nash, and quite possibly Young, that they could also write cool folky acoustic rock songs. At the time, most critics were lukewarm, at best, about LZ III. Of course, most critics were lukewarm on LZ I & II and by LZ III, LZ were arguably the biggest rock band in the world. It shows you what critics know in the heat of the moment. Now of course, just about every LZ album is universally loved and deemed a classic. For me, the standout on LZ III is Since I’ve Been Loving You, mostly because I’m a huge blues fan and this song is white boy blues at its best. All the songs on the album were written by the boys in the band except for Gallow’s Pole, which was based on an English old-timey folk song, and Hats Off To (Roy) Harper, which was based on an old blues song by Bukka White. A song called Tangerine is on this album, which didin't mean anything to me until I saw Almost Famous and now it's one of my favorite LZ songs. Fills me with such sweet melancholia. LZ III isn’t my favorite LZ album, but it is great and there isn’t a song on it that I’d skip when listening to it. When I was listening to this fervently back in 1994-1995, I wasn’t really paying attention to lyrics, because it wasn’t until yesterday that I found out the song, That’s The Way, wasn’t just a love song about Plant having to leave a girl because he’s got to ramble or whatever. No, That’s The Way is about a mother telling her little boy not to play with the little boy from across town because he’s got long hair and is literally from the bad side of town. Plant wrote it after LZ toured America because the group would get harassed because of their long hair. Man, could we go back to the days were people just cared about the length of your hair? Anyway, That’s The Way still has a message for us idiots today. That's The Way is also in Almost Famous and it just fills me with the same sweet melancholia. Man, I love Penny Lane. LZ III is an album you have to hear, but I expect we’ll see at least 3-4 Led Zep albums in the list.

I'll never understand why "Hey Hey What Can I Do" was relegated to obscure b-side status but they kept "Hats Off To Roy Harper" on this. That being said, another great Zeppelin album. Lots of great acoustic stuff on side 2. Definitely paved the way for Stairway.

I like getting the Led out every now and again this is a good album. Nice riffs I like the slow down versions and less manic stuff where Plant shoes off his voice. Not a patch on IV but still a good one.