Led Zeppelin III

My first LZ album and wow this was great

A classic

Yet another album I have never heard in its entirety but am glad to have had the chance. What an opening with "Immigrant Song"! Rating a four just for that!

Yes. Boss album. Not heard a whole Led Zep before.

It's another 5 - can take them for granted but listening to the records they're just the best rock band going.

4.5

This album starts of with the Immigrant song, one of the greatest rock songs ever if you ask me. Its a hard song to follow and this album has some songs that I would rather skip but that's mostly to get to some of the other really good songs still left on the album. Its a really mixed bag for me but all and all I enjoyed it as a whole with some great stand out songs.

Really good

boringggg

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

4 because Zep 1 deserves 5

I like Led Zeppelin. They were a fine heavy rock band. I don’t understand why they are held up as huge innovators, The Beatles of the ‘70s, and I hate that they stole songs wholesale from the likes of Willie Dixon and that some biographers continue to justify the theft because “they made them better songs.” Then again, those biographers also reveal that the band, particularly Bonham and Page, along with manager Peter Grant were basically horrible cunts. That said, rant over and getting back to the music, they did make good records, and Page knew how to produce them. This may have been the first LZ studio album I heard in full (I had put The Song Remains the Same on my Christmas list, thinking that as Deep Purple’s Made in Japan was them at their best, Zeppelin live would be similar - they’re not) as a school friend had it. And it is excellent, one of my favourites. It was poorly reviewed due to the number of acoustic songs on the second side but, Page being a better acoustic player than on electric, it is these numbers that really shine - listen to the space in the lovely “That’s the Way” or “Tangerine”. Never the blues master that Clapton, Taylor, Green and Beck were, Page does shine on “Since I’ve Been Loving You” and “Immigrant Song” is the original Viking metal around which a whole sub-genre has grown. LZ III is a proper album, not just a collection of songs - the way the bubbling synth at the end of “Friends” carries into “Celebration Day” and then disappears forever is excellent. So, when you strip away all the mythology and cultish worship, what you have is a damn fine album by a damn fine rock band. No more, no less, but that should be enough.

This was a surprisingly tough album for me to get through. The strangest part being that this album is pretty standard when it comes to runtimes and was competent on the whole. However, for some inexplicable reason, I'd tap out almost immediately whenever I'd try to put this on. Led Zeppelin are one of the bands I've had in the deepest reaches of my backlog and this isn't a very promising start, I must admit. On the bright side, these guys singlehandedly invented my favourite make of song: the 5+ minute-long rock epic, so I'm still open to giving these guys a go. I definitely have to as far as this list is concerned. Immigrant Song is a track that I've become pretty familiar with in passing, though I was expecting the song to be a lot more substantial than it wound up being. Maybe throw in a sick minute-long guitar solo and an epilogue as the invaders move towards new pastures and we'd be talking, but I was pretty shocked to discover that it ends abruptly after 2 1/2 minutes. Regardless, it still stands as the best song on the album by a wide margin. The rest of the album is comprised of tolerable acoustic tunes that all blend together, which was a twist I was not expecting.

Das letzte Lied hat fünf Sterne ruiniert :(

First of all, listening to Immigrant Song alone in my car instead of with a bunch of middle aged white men yelling along was a weird experience. It was overall more enjoyable than I expected. Lots and lots of drawn out, somewhat uninteresting, drum and guitar instrumentals in the first half of the album but what’s to be expected from classic hard rock. But then Tangerine hit and I forgot I was listening to the same album. From there the rest of the album was great in my opinion and I still liked somethings from the first part of the album but I wouldn’t go back to it because it wasn’t really interesting to me.

My golly did this album have some bangers. Also was not expecting the album to turn folk all of the sudden there?? But I lowkey loved it. Score could def become a five with more listens, I liked this way more than I was expecting

Nice enough but didn't grab me

The hits were amazing. The rest of the album, I was distracted and didn't really pay that close attention. Which to me says.. I wasn't a huge fan.

Wow! Starts so strong with Immigrant Song, which I know so well, but then ramps down from there. My lean is definitely towards their later stuff, so it's interesting to listen to the turning point.

Some classics that I grew up hearing, fine to listen to, but not something I'd seek out.

Synes det meste av Led Zeppelin er ganske døllt ass

1. Immigration song 2. Since i've been loving you 3. Tangerine One of the best opening tracks of any album. Aaaaaaaa aaaa!

Cracking album start to finish. Very varied and altogether hits.

What a sick fucking album, can you imagine hearing this for the first time in 1970? "In the ghetto" by Elvis is a top 20 hit (admittedly there are some great rock bands on that list but nothing as heavy as LZ), and all of the sudden you hear Immigrant Song for the first time?! It must have been a complete mind fuck. Even now, 55 years later, this album made me feel like the coolest and strongest guy at the gym. It just gets you pumped the fuck up. Out on the Tiles is my favorite from this album.

I'm pretty burned out on most "classic rock" bands due to oversaturation, and Led Zeppelin is no exception. However... Immigration Song, Celebration Song, Since I've Been Living You and Out on the Tiles.. are just incredible rock and roll songs. Tangerine and That's the Way are beautiful, especially back to back. And then the album ends with two acoustic blues songs that are also really good, if not out of left field. The only skip for me is Friends, which isn't a bad song either It's hard to argue against Jimmy Page's talent. And Robert Plant's voice is about as recognizable as Brian Johnson's. There are many imitators. But only one RP (unless you count his female counterpart Janis Joplin). I honestly didn't expect to like this album as much as I do. The sequencing is a little weird, but that's a pretty small complaint.

Zep were untouchable from 69-73. This album is the black sheep/dark horse of the group but i rank it pretty high in my LZ stable. As much as i love hearing these guys rock their balls off (“Immigrant Song”, the incredible singing in “Since I’ve Been Loving You”, the funky-ass drumming Bonham has going on in “Out On the Tiles”), I like how the second side simmers down into acoustic beauties. The only real notes quibble I have here is they should have thrown “Hats Off to Harper” into the nearest dumpster and replaced it with “Hey Hey What Can I Do”, a song that was cut from this album that is better than a good half of it. And I won’t pretend “Celebration Day” and “Out On the Tiles” are up to the standards of their best work. Oh well, they still appropriately ROCK

This is a good album, but I can’t rate it very high knowing there are better Zeppelin albums out there. It seems like it’s mostly on the list because it’s a departure from LZ I/II, which were pretty straight-ahead ass kicking blues rock. I like straight-ahead ass kicking blues rock. Frankly if John Bonham isn’t trying to destroy his drumset, then why listen to LZ?! Nary a bad song on this record, but nothing that elevates it for me.

Own it, love it, always have, always will! Released in my mid teens as I was making my way through the end of school and finding my way into college, right about when I started learning guitar and was infatuated with video games. “Girl From Mars”, “Oh Yeah”, “Angel Interceptor” and “Kung Fu” are some of favourites. All were perfect for my teenage angst, lust and confusion. Solid 5 for this one.

One of my rotating fav zep albums, 3stars

I’ve actually only ever heard Immigrant Song off this album, pretty sure. I’ve listened to other Zepp albums but not this one. Not as many bangers as Zeppelin II but lots of great stuff on here.

I really liked Tangerina and Friends, incredible album

Holy cow this is my 4th album in a row that will be 5 stars. Gallows Pole to Tangerine to That's the Way is one of my favorite 3 song runs ever, and I think the last of those is maybe an underrated Zeppelin song. In the context of the subject matter, these lyrics consistently draw tears: "And yesterday I saw you kissing tiny flowers / But all that lives is born to die / And so I say to you that nothing really matter / And all you do is stand and cry"

In my review for Led Zeppelin IV I stated that Led Zeppelin did not miss on their first four albums. I forgot about 3. This one was a slump in the first four albums. There’s a few great songs on here, the rest are b-sides at best.

out of all of the albums ive listened to so far, this is a bit more my usual style (for the most part). overall i enjoyed this quite a bit

Nice

It’s Led Zeppelin, you know what you’re going to get. 55 year old album but doesn’t feel dated. Since I’ve been loving you is a great example of the masterful guitar work of this band. 8/10

Classic zeppelin. I first listened to this album on my first flight to Japan 20 years ago. Something about this album captures the feeling of flying over the middle of nowhere to some mysterious place. Weird place and weird week. Zeppelin 3 is the soundtrack of that feeling for me

These guys sound like Greta Van Fleet

2.5. Boring boomer shit as per usual.

If it didn’t end on such a dud it would be the best led zep. Immagrant song is of course a classic but it’s consistently good from beautiful acoustic tracks like friends and tangerine and riffy ones like celebration day and out of the tiles a few others and blusey masterpiece since I’ve been loving you 5/5

Yeah, what else can be said, this was amazing. Been a while since I listened to a full album from LZ and gladly, this is front to back bangers. I’m in awe of the performances across the board, and there’s such a great variety of sounds throughout the album. Rating: 5

I don't know how to put into words the thoughts I have on Led Zeppelin. They're very enigmatic for somebody who didn't grow up listening to them. I feel like a lot of people say the like Zeppelin because they think they're supposed to. There's lots of musical talent to appreciate here but there's also something...lacking and I don't quite know what it is.

favorite - since i've been loving you. one of led zeppelin's most compelling pieces of work 4/5 almost perfect for me

Brilliant. Rock, folk blues. They could do it all. And with feeling!

Right off the bat they are screaming about Valhalla, hard to beat that. The rest of the album was enjoyable as well, maybe it's time for me to give Led Zeppelin another chance.

Immigrant song is forever tainted for me because of that one guy who would get up, sing & dance along to it whenever it played during a screening of Thor Ragnarok I was at in the dominion. 4 songs added to my playlist, 6 added to the 1001 playlist.

Pre: 2007, Christmas time, my brother got Mothership by Led Zepplin for CD and I remember him almost discarding it aside (this was peak kerrang and emo at this time), but it led to me absorbing everything there. I fully believe the opening to Good Times Bad Times (the album opener too) led to me drumming a few years later. It's still hard to think of drummers competing for best drummer with Bonzo. It was really my gateway into Rock I think, or at least Classic Rock. A couple Black Sabbath CDs, some Blue Oyster Cult and Machine Head by Deep Purple and pre-teenage me was locked into 70s rocks for years to come. 2007 also had Guitar Hero 3 and I don't think any year before or since has affected me as much as that Christmas. Anyway some years down the line Spotify happened, and whether that helped or hindered musicians as a whole aside, I got to go back and revisit all the artists I learned from Games, films and Best-Of albums I knew front to back. Annoyingly this is my least favourite of the numbered Led Zepplins but still I haven't dug into it as much as the others so I'm excited nonetheless. There's a few songs here that I've listened to so much that they've detached from the Album completely so it'll be good to see them more in context, not that Zep albums have every really prioritised cohesion of songs. Post: John Paul Jones man. I think I overlistened to Immigrant Song for too long that I started skipping it. I can't believe I missed the bass on that. It's interesting how orchestral Friends is, it really feels like the precursor to the later highs of Kashmir and No Quarter. Bonham on Since I've Been Loving You feels held back in a way that really helps propel that song. His drumming feels so much more deliberate and it really helps being a good sense of unity from the group as it builds and builds. Out of the Tiles is not a held back Bonham and it too is glorious. Yet another album that trends from one genre to another so I guess I was wrong about Zep albums then! The latter half really goes more blues until it's the only thing left. Hard not to think about the creditation of the songs at this point but that's a whole other matter! On the whole though I liked this better on this listen than past times. It's not Zep IV or II but I'll come back to this more than I used to. Highlight: Since I've Been Loving You

We were thinking about going to see the Led Zeppelin documentary that’s in cinemas just now. So I stuck a playlist with early stuff on and listened to some of this again. It seemed that all the good stuff was on the other albums though. A bit too much noodling around here for my taste again. In other news, we decided not to see the film.

Weaker than I, II and IV. A low 4/5

Take all the stars. I'm sure there will be plenty of people saying Led Zeppelin and this album is overrated. Those people are dumb. Banger after banger from start to finish.

Excellent all around.

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

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

Good rocking. No further notes needed.

Good bluesy rock with the occasional folk influence. Immigrant song and since i've been loving you are the top songs.

Love me some acoustic Zep. Since I've Been Loving you and Bron Y'aur Stomp are two of my all time faves.

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

I realize it’s controversial but it’s my favorite Led Zeppelin album and I will not apologize for it

Zeppelin is one of my favorite classic rock bands of all time, so it's pretty hard not to give this 5 stars. However, I feel like this one doesn't have hit after hit like some other Zeppelin albums have. All my favorites - like Immigrant Song (straight jam), Since I've Been Loving You, and Tangerine - are kind of spaced out. The other songs in between are deeper cuts that I'm not as familiar with. I agree with everyone that I'd put this one on the 2nd tier of Zeppelin albums. Strong 4.

Starts as a 5, dips to a 2, lands at a 3.5

C’mon, it’s Led Zeppelin. How could it be anything but 5 star

Favorite!

I love Led Zeppelin and I don't care who knows it. I think this is my 2nd or 3rd favorite of theirs, but an awesome and fun listen Best Song: Maps Rating: 7.5/10 4 Stars

Good album I saved 3 songs. I like the instrumentals they have in the band and the drummer is great.

Unique album- a little repetitive but with a few absolute golden tracks. I almost hate myself for giving 4 stars. I think it deserves 4.5.

Led Zeppelin at their most subdued, but each song still incredibly well written and interesting. This record focuses on traditional folk once the chaos of Immigrant Song is over, which is enjoyable but leaves little room for Bonham to shine. Best Tracks: - Immigrant Song - Out On The Tiles - Tangerine Worst Tracks: - Hats Off To (Roy) Harper Rating: 7/10

Really enjoyed this album. I liked the variety between the tracks. Starts out strong with immigrant song then had some nice more acoustic tracks.

Bright & Well-textured. Great guitar solos and Robert Plant vocals, as always. Standout tracks are “Since I’ve Been Loving You and “Hats off To (Roy) Harper”

Really enjoyable and enjoyed the acoustic guitar on some of the songs. However I think this is probably ranks 4th album in their catalog.

dontt know much about the history of this specific band up until this point but its obvious whatever they communicated wasnt being accepted by whoever

Better than expected

Great mix of rock and acoustic tunes, showcasing the bands versatility. Combined with pages vocals and I really enjoyed this album. Immigrant song and Tangerine two all timer songs

The best guitar album we've had by far, enjoyed this one.

Not my favourite LZ album

Liked this

Solid album but a few too many slow tracks for me. Led zep 4 is way better

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH AH

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

Day 21: Led Zeppelin III - Led Zeppelin. Led Zeppelin Album 1/5. Ah, yes, The Led Zeppelin tetralogy. Led Zeppelin burst into the music scene like fire. Their run of four self-titled albums is impeccable, and I cannot think of any artists besides Peter Gabriel who came close to having a run of four self-titled albums like that. Some time ago, I believed that the most essential music one must listen to is the Led Zeppelin tetralogy (I now believe that The Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd is even more essential than the Led Zeppelin tetralogy). The third album of the tetralogy is often regarded as the weakest one. However, I find it very difficult to rank the four albums, for they are simply so amazing. Led Zeppelin III features both Tangerine and Immigrant Song. Both of them are among my personal favourite Led Zeppelin songs. I love the more folksy structure of the album. It is very dynamic, and it flows very well. As usual, the instrumentation is fantastic. I believe that everybody should listen to Led Zeppelin's first four albums at least once. What a collection! Personal Enjoyment: 5/5. How Much It Belongs Here: 5/5.

Initially disappointed grew to enjoy it throughout the day … it doesn’t have the spike hard non stop energy of I but it’s beautiful in its progressions , the guitar is forever amazing … the folky mellow tracks are a weaker spot imo but it is distinctly and in all the good ways , led zeppelin

more led zeppelin! and another contender for a legendary rock album that must be preserved for generations to come. from the moment the record starts till the millisecond it ends, this album is consistently good. sir robert plant is a wailer, and he's going to make sure his voice leaves a permanent mark in your brain. there's so much gold in these 40-something minutes... do these guys have a bad album?

his voice is super annoying

Nice one.

Thor and Bob Dylan

1st Side - Fantastic 2nd Side - "Hey guys, check out these cool open tunings"

2.8 best track - immigrant song , by miles

As with a lot of Zeppelin albums, this is a mix of some of the greatest, most totemic songs in all of the rock canon, mixed in with songs so forgettable that they always seem new to me.

Classic mix of electric and acoustic songs. Almost perfect

Um clássico sempre será um clássico. A virtuosidade da guitarra impressiona demais!

Best song of the album was the first song. Felt pretty plain to me.

It’s pretty righteous throughout - maybe top ten openings with Immigrant Song, but goes on to hit right on different registers.

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

This is definitely a classic album. I grew up listening to this album. Immigrant song has so much amazing energy behind, but on the flip side it’s a little misleading because no other song on the album really matched that level of energy. Either way, these guys were amazing musicians.

Huh, two Led Zep in a week, that’s interesting. Anyway, this is a better album than IV. It has more variations in texture and mood, and it has some gentility and mysticism that is very appealing. Every song is interesting in some way. Must-listen #62

A solid rock album, sort strong with Immigrant Song, and has som other hits and nuggets (Since I've been Loving You , That's the Way) but of rme not one of their better works (See LedZepplin, Houses of the Holy, physical Graffiti)

Had Led Zeppelin II two days ago so wasn’t expecting Led Zeppelin III so soon. Led Zeppelin II blew me away but this one was a bit underwhelming. Immigrant Song is a banger way to start an album but it wasn’t quite as entertaining as Led Zeppelin II. It was still a solid album but probably because I had LZII so recently, it was hard to get that one out of my mind and I kept comparing it to that

High 3 or low 4. I've gone generous because I will be back despite not being a fan of Since I've Been Loving You. This is clearly the track the album is built around and "real music" fans seem to love it. I'm a plastic princess and I got bored. It might be a song that requires talent but so is juggling and that's shite as well. Rest of the album is grand

Some classic Zep. Solid through and through, but not my favorite entry in their catalog. Solid 4 / 5 territory. Immigrant Song is such a great album opener. Love that they left the subtle count-in on the recording. I've talked about songs evoking motion before, but this is among the best in that category. Propulsive and infectious. Since I've Been Loving You is among my favorite Zeppelin songs. Love the slow bluesy nature of it and how much emotion they pour into it. Out on the Tiles is a solid follow-on with a deeply sunken bass-riff and some fantastic grooves/fills from Bonham. Have to say, I really love Bonham's style and how they mic'd his kit in recordings -- not always flashy, but so satisfying. Love the build-up on Gallows Pole. Just a solidly written song... Tangerine is a plodding / thick sounding song with some country twang to the guitar -- once again, a solid song. Bron-Y-Aur Stomp > Hats off are both eclectic songs to end the record. The former has more classic appeal, while the latter is ghostly with the use of vibrato.

Hard to not give this a 5 stars. Great songs. Immigrant song and Tangerine were classics in my music listening when in high school. I could always throw this album on for a listen.

Probably my least favorite Led Zeppelin so far on this list, but it was still awesome. Guitars shred.

This one from Led Zeppelin seems like their most stripped down and raw album of the 1-4 but in a great way. Just seems like these were songs written and recorded so quickly but it works so well. Something I really like about this album is that you can hear a lot of the live recordings in the background at the beginning and ends of songs. Makes it sound like it was all done in 1 take from front to back. In my second tier of Zepellin albums, but still a great one to throw on every so often

Honestly so easy to give every Zeppelin release a 5. All chock full of mf'in jams. This one has one of my favorite Zeppelin tunes of all time in Since I've Been Loving You. Pretty much every song on here is at least above average too. Some good ol gettin the Led out. High 4.

I fucking love Led Zeppelin

Gallows Pole might be my favourite Led Zeppelin song.

Immigrant Song!

I know this album well so I didn't have to listen to it this morning, but did so anyway. :) It's not my favorite Zeppelin work though it contains one of my favorite blues songs, "Since I've Been Loving You". I understand that Page got so mad when it was criticized that he withdrew and wouldn't speak to the press for over a year. Thankfully the next album made up for it. :)

Starts out with a bang on Immigrant Song, but the rest of the album is not up to the standards of LZ's other albums. That's probably an unfair benchmark, but it's hard not to judge this one on the basis of those. Still, a solid album regardless.

Perhaps not their most inspired work, but still good - they wanted to explore a creative direction but found a bit of a dead end. Kudos for trying tho

3- Stars (7/15)

Mid Zeppelin.

Listen-worthy for Since I've Been Loving You alone. Led Zeppelin is heavily prominent on this list because they've changed so much from album to album. They cram a lot of styles into this album that showcases the variety, skill and talent from this ragamuffin collection of studio musicians. 4/5

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

One monster song, the rest good/not great. Immigrant Song is a stud, and I do love it. The rest is easy listening with a lean towards the Blues.

3.75

Iconic start to an album.

I didn't expect the range shown on this album. The heavier rock and blues stuff I was completely expecting, but the folky and country stuff threw me a curveball. I really wasn't expecting banjo and mandolin, spoons (?) and bongos (?). The steel guitars was also a surprise but didn't seem that crazy. There's a lot of depth here, the harder stuff rocks, the slower stuff rocks, even the acoustic stuff has some experimental vibes and that all rocks.

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

I loved it so much. Listened to it all weekend. I had never listened to this full album before so it was a treat. I’m very much a fan of the folksy, acoustic, bluesy sides of Zep and this album offers it. If I could swap maybe Celebration Day and Hey, Hey What Can I Do? It might be a perfect album for me.

How you gonna start an album with an absolute fucking banger like Immigrant Song then roll into nothing but sleepy time snoozers. This album gave me the equivalent of rock & roll blue balls. 2.5 ⭐️ rounded up for Immigrant Song

As they're not all classic rock radio staples, I don't really know many of these. Still an entertaining listen. I like the folkiness in some/mos(?) of the songs, specifically "Bron-Y-Aur Stomp." "Since I've Been Loving You" is probably the top track....it's gonna be hard for me to rate any Led Zep less than four.

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Not my favourite Led Zeppelin album, especially when compared with II and IV, but does contain some standout tracks; the Blues Rock "Since I've Been Loving You" and the Folk Rock "Gallows Pole".

Some good tracks on here but must confess I’m not a huge fan of Led Zeppelin’s

My favorite Zeppelin. Tangerine, Bron-Y-Aur Stomp, Immigrant Song. So varied and doesn't grow as stale as II and IV

“Immigrant Song” is probably my favorite Zeppelin song. It n my least favorite Zeppelin album. Rest of this album is filler.

Love Bonham's drumming always but the production sounds crummy - as it does on all of Led Zeppelin's studio recordings. Why?

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

Great album, however Led Zeppelin have a lot of other albums that outshine this one. It starts off really strong with "Immigrant Song" but it goes a bit downhill from there. "Since I've Been Loving You" is a real banger as well though.

Early Led Zeppelin can simply do no wrong. On this one, they deliver all the punches from their first two albums, but now with more folk and less blues rock - a great win for me, someone who really quite likes folk and really quite dislikes blues rock.

What a voice and so many bangers!

One of my favorite albums from the 70s.

De cualquier banda de rock de los setentas, de la que menos me veía escuchando (y gustando) de un album era Led Zeppelin. Estuvo bueno. No es psicodelico, más bien místico, por la manera en la que manejan la acústica dándole ese sonido típico de folk tradicional a lo que es el rock que hace Zeppelin. Since I've Been Loving You es un temazo y uno de mis favoritos. Es bien sensual. Pero sin dudas mis canciones favoritas son del lado B, ya que se escucha más de este sonido acústico, mis canciones favoritas siendo Tangerine y Gallows Pole. Veo que este album marcó un cambio de sonido importante en la banda, así que quizá escuche los álbumes previos para ver que tal.

Probably my favourite album as a teenager. Despite Bonhams squeaky drum peddle making the occasional appearance, an easy 5 stars.

Music of all times and all kinds.

I like Led Zeppelin but I must admit it is difficult to listened to Robert Plant's high-pitched scream for half an hour.

4.7 2x catch up 1/6/25

5/7 Clasico

Second album (1/2/25) is Led Zeppelin III. To this day all I really know about Led Zeppelin is the shit I know from playing guitar for like a decade. Stairway to Heaven, Immigrant Song, etc. The hits, yknow? That, and it's one of those kinda... lughead hard rock albums that seemed to define the 70s. Never was big on it growing up but half of doing this is trying to broaded my horizons! Roxy — Today at 6:02 PM Listening to Since I've Been Loving You, it's just a remember that I've always had a weird relationship with blues. As a guitarist and bassist I have this massive respect for the genre, but actually listening to it... Feels like homework, I guess. This isn't much different, unfortunately; it's technically good, but I don't enjoy it lmao Roxy — Today at 6:15 PM Of course, then the rest of the album is much folkier... Which you would think I would like, considering my alt-country preferences, but like... This just feels very RenFair (derogatory).

Good stuff

I liked it! Immigrant song is haunting. The rest of the album was upbeat and rock.

This is one of the first albums I bought. Judging by the year of release, it must have been relatively old at the time. But I thought the music was great, the cover art was fascinating and I had enough pocket money for it. Now, after a long time, I've listened to it again in its entirety. Even though I've rightly forgotten about it a bit, I still think it's great. Maybe I'll listen to it more often now. 5/5

I mean - not as good as II, but solid.

Tremendous band. Powerful stuff.

It's interesting how this is listed as a "metal" album. Page plays a lot of (brilliant) acoustic here, which is the opposite of metal. No mention of Blues? That is a truly psychedelic cover, complete with what looks like a bagel spread with cream cheese on it! There are some great riffs on III. I like this album, but it's not consistent enough for me to give it a 5. It's still pretty darn good. Liked Songs Added: Immigrant Song Since I've Been Loving You Out On The Tiles That's The Way Bron-Y-Aur Stomp

Noisier than I remember… getting old

The worst of the first four Zep albums, still slaps

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

gonna give this a 3 but its more of a 3.5 tbc hard rock vocals over folk rock is a cool experiment. like most hard rock i get the appeal but it doesn't really do much for me. ngl the more folk influenced tracks were my favorites on this album

Nothing comes close to Immigrant Song + Since I've Been Loving You.

Some outstanding tracks on this album. The guitar solo alone on since I’ve been loving you is probably worth 5 stars. Some of the later acoustic tracks aren’t at that level though. Probably 3.5 stars but rounded up. I think they’ll have better albums to come in this list.

I am not a Led Zeppelin fan. I've attempted discography listens over the years and find Zeppelin generally lacking. This record, though. This is definitely Zeppelin's most restrained record, as most of the tracks are acoustic or on the more quiet or laid back side. The sequencing on this album is insanely good. Songs that don't seem like they should follow each other work inexplicably well. The transition from "Immigrant Song" to "Friends", followed by the zany rocker "Celebration Day", effectively. closing the first suite The slow build of "Since I've Been Loving You" reintroduces the album, though this is the kind of thing I don't like about . "Out on the Tiles" swaggers "Tangerine" just...feels good. Nostalgic and heartfelt. The only disappointment is the last two tracks, but they almost completely put me off.

Immigrant Song and Since I've Been Loving You are two miear perfect songs. Favourite Songs: Immigrant Song, Friends, Since I've Been Loving You, Tangerine, That's the Way. Least Favourite Songs: Hats Off to (Roy) Harper.

Immigrants

Godt album, men skærebrænderen gør bare ikke noget særligt for mig.

Et lidt ligegyldigt udspil fra Led Zep. Eneste nummer der stikker ud er Imigrant Song

Very solid.

Had this album on repeat along with The Doors - ST and LA Woman in my early 20s. Good times, good times. Absolute banger

powerful and furious album. love it.

Led Zeppelin are a band that I like but don't listen to very often so I've liked coming back to their (many) albums on this list. This one isn't my favourite but is still very very good. Kind of suffers by starting with Immigrant Song because nothing else on it comes close. Fav tracks: Immigrant Song, Bron-Y-Aur Stomp

pretty cool loved immagratin sonf

i always go into zeppelin albums thinking/hoping that i’m gonna LOVE it. and i just don’t really. i do like it and immigrant song is one of the best album openers maybe ever - but overall there’s just something missing for me to truly love them

Lourd, dramatique, juste assez malpropre ; innovateur sur le plan rythmique sur une base plus traditionnelle de blues et de folk

all reality this album is fucking weird, doesn't have real flow, it's just songs mish mashed together that being said i fucking love this album

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

What more can you say about Led Zeppelin and Led Zeppelin III that hasn't already been said a million times. If you like Zep and their music you will like this one. Page's playing is pretty amazing. Another great album by an amazing band.

what a GREAT album opener

Sometimes fun, sometimes boring. Mostly boring.

Trying to wax poetic, but just simply want to describe this is, fantastic Rock N' roll for Rock N' Rolls sake. Metal, ballads, Pop Rock that doesn't reek of corporate radio engineered influence (even though it might). Will always remember a super random, yet enlightening introduction to SINCE I'VE BEEN LOVING YOU. While eating fries at the O in Oakland (Pittsburgh), a weathered woman sporting a mostly lit cigarette, drew this up on the jukebox. Not sure why it caught my attention; allowing a song to narrate what she was enduring in that moment. Was it a melodramatic examination from a 12(?) year old kid? Probably, but I can pinpoint that moment... and that's the power and grandeur of music.

Love Led Zeppelin although III isn't as strong as some of their other work I don't think Robert Plant's voice really suits the folk style of a lot of these songs, it's a bit intense and works better in the heavier tracks for me This is certainly not bad though, some of the guitar playing is amazing and any band willing to evolve their style and try different things should be commended. Suppose I just can't help comparing it against II, IV and Physical Graffiti which are classics

Immigrant song deffo slaps but also feels diff to the rest of the album Other songs i liked are Gallows pole, since ive been loving you and Friends

Too bluesy. Not a fan.

Going into this and I wonder if I’m going to keep my opinion that Led Zeppelin makes great songs that are just too long. Well I was totally wrong. I really only feel that way with Since I’ve Been Loving You. Liked That’s the Way.

A lot of great songs

Banging.

Whereas I really like Led Zeppelin despite never really listening to them…

I have a little problem with Zeppelin... After many years listening to their songs, i'm not able to listen to a single album anymore! So thanks 1001albunsgenerator! You made me do a Zeppathon today... 5 stars of course.

Gut aber nix besonderes beginnt gut

I'm conflicted on this one. The only song I was familiar with was Immigrant Song (and WHAT a song), so I was excited to hear the rest of the album. It opens so strong with Immigrant Song, but then nothing really grabbed me after that, so I decided to give it a second listen. Second time through I found Friends, Tangerine, That's the Way and Bron-Y-Aur Stomp were stronger (better? more interesting?) than on my initial listen. This one is definitely not my favorite Led Zeppelin album.

"Led Zeppelin III" is the third album by English rock band Led Zeppelin. The band wanted to show they could play any style and upon a retreat to a Wales cottage, lead vocalist Robert Plant and guitarist Jimmy Page wrote and created more acoustic and folk-based songs. They also used a wider range of instruments including synths, organs, mandolins banjos and spoons. Amazingly the album initially had mixed reviews but is now acknowledged as a turning point and milestone for the band. Commercially, the album hit #1 in the UK and US. Not all is acoustic and folksy as the band comes out roaring in "The Immigrant Song." Page and bands' driving riffs and beat. Plant's howling vocals. The song was inspired by a trip to Iceland and is about the Vikings' invasion of England. Page brings out the folk-acoustic guitar in "Friends." There's a pyschedelic edge. John Paul Jones adds a string arrangement. A moog synth connects directly into "Celebration Day." A monotone guitar drone gives way and the band kicks in. Lots of layered guitars. A great pace to this song. "Since I've Been Loving You" is their only bluesy jam on the album. It's slower with Jones on the organ. It's one of my favorite blues song from them. John Bonham wrote "Out on the Tiles." Once you know that, you really notice that he's really playing lead drums. Page and Jones follow his drum parts. A start-stop-start tempo. A very good deeper cut. The band stresses the acoustic on Side Two. "Gallows Pole" is a traditional English song. Acoustic guitar, banjo and mandolin. The song builds with the pace picking up. Backing vocals and Page on the electric guitar. The acoustic guitar sets the the mood for "Tangerine." One of the album's highlights as Plant's vocals are emotional. He layers them too. A dreamy electric guitar solo. The album closes with "Hats off to (Roy) Harper." Page's guitar has an interesting distorted sound, kind of fusing folk and psychedelia. Plant's vocals are fed through a vibrato amp. It's a blues covet and a tribute folk guitarist Roy Harper. This album goes through a number of styles: rock, folk, blues, folk and pyschedelic. The songs don't just rely on Page's guitar with the added strings, organ, strings, banjo, mandolin and even spoons (Soungarden was taking notes). Plant really showed his vocal range on the second, acoustic side not just relying on his howls. The band took some chances and mostly everything worked. I can't say it is most favorite Zeppelin but I do reach for it quite a bit. A great album.

Hard and folky rock from 1970.

A really good album. Probably not where I'd point someone just starting with zeppelin but I do think this has sole more of their restrained and thoughtful songs

A few great songs, a few meh songs

tempting to call this the best led zep album because of since ive been loving you and friends. both are the band at their best but something like immigrant song is them at their worst - riff, screaming, section a into section b, the nerdiest lamest lyrics from guys trying to look oh so cool. an important step in their discography as they showed they weren't afraid to go acoustic/soft - imo this is where their strength really lies, on IV going to california is miles better than rock and roll.

вот тут буду кратка потому что можно уложиться в три слова Я ЭТО ЛЮБЛЮ а если поподробнее то мне всегда нравились лед зеппелин но я знала только их хиты и вот я впервые слушаю не сборник а конкретно их альбом и теперь останавливаться вообще не хочется,дальше надо слушать 1-4 ледзепы и сравнивать какой нравится больше и тд я чувствую себя совершенно там где нужно когда слушаю эту потрясающую музыку

красота музыки видна в этом альбоме, спасибо вам

Che merdata dio lercione ladro robert plant morisse di leucemia diostronzo

aaAAAA a bastaaaaaaaaaaaa

Non c’è la canzone “Led Zeppelin 3” ma si perdona

Leading off with Immigrant Song is wild

frekar tilþrifalítið. inflytjandinn er samt flottur, það mega þeir eiga. á ekki upp á pallborðið og á ekki von á fleiri yfirferðum.

Classic rock album. Can't go wrong with some Zep.

Very Classic. To be honest, I didn't listen to it again because I know it so well. And it's hard to say much about it apart from it's very very good. The electric side vs the acoustic side is a neat idea. I mean... yeah! It's Led Zep 3! Maximum points. Five flaming zeppelins out of five.

Classic!

My friends called this the "guitarist album" which I never really understood. Just classic driving rock n blues

shit vad bra det här var. bara hört immigrant song innan. men since ive been loving you var ju en jäkla fullträff. gallows pole och thats the way, bron-y-aur stomp är också fett bra. jag gillar att det är lika olika stilar på låtarna och verkligen inte enformigt utan att det blir spretigt.

Nice

Very solid

16-year-old me was a fan, opinion unchanged after this listen! Since I've Been Loving You, Bron-Y Aur, Immigrant Song 👌🏻

Not really my style

A classic for all eternity!

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

Okay, I'm a Led Zep fan now, does that mean I have to get a Zoso shirt? This album is really good, not quite Physical Graffiti, but good!

An underrated Zeppelin classic which sees the band venture into more blissful, folkish sonic pastures. It doesn't have as high of peaks as Led Zeppelin I or IV, but it's a consistently beautiful record that features some of the band's most interesting and unusual songs such as Friends and Gallows Pole, some of the most beautiful in the form of Since I've Been Loving You and That's the Way, and some straight-up rockers in Immigrant Song and Out on the Tiles. Certainly the prettiest and most pleasant Led Zeppelin ever got and maybe the album that has the strongest aesthetic identity in their catalogue alongside the debut. After some time of not listening to Led Zeppelin consistently I always forget how great they are at songwriting - it's one of those classic bands that one almost starts underrating and overlooking as times goes on because of their status, yet every time I come back to their music I get pleasantly surprised without a fail. This is an album that I myself don't appreciate enough because their bigger records take the attention, but I adore the deeper cuts such as this that always remain fresh and make you look at the band with a new set of eyes every time you rediscover them. Not one of my absolute favorites but a stellar record nonetheless.

This is one of my all time favorites. Zeppelin at their most varied, including crushing blues, heavy metal, acoustic and folk. Since I've Been Loving You is among my all time favorites. 5⭐️

my favorite zeppelin album ^_^ i listened to this soooo much as a teenager so my fondness for it is a little clouded by nostalgia but i do think it's a great record and frankly underrated in the zeppelin canon. i just looked at the wikipedia article and i was surprised to see it described as folky but i guess that IS why it appeals to me—i like the gentler, lighter sound, the acoustic guitars and the mandolin. robert plant’s crazy ass voice contrasts well with the acoustic-ness. i think “tangerine” and “that's the way” are two of the most beautiful songs in the world… FUN FACT: “bron-y-aur stomp” is about robert plant’s dog who was named strider after aragorn in lord of the rings. fav tracks: tangerine; that's the way; gallows pole; celebration day

That was cool but I’m bummed I didn’t find any tracks on here that I love as much as Immigrant Song. I think this skewed a little too folk/blues for me and I kind of like their usual harder sound actually, but I did enjoy hearing those influences in their music because it felt like connecting the dots between blues and rock and roll in a way I don’t usually hear. Fav tracks: Immigrant Song, Tangerine

Just perfect. Especially played through. I love how you can see IV developing after the natural progression of the first three albums.

Led Zep records come in two varieties : A. This album FUCKS B. This is an album for nerds who read Books. Namely, Tolkien. Well, where does this one fall on the FUCKS - BOOKS spectrum? Ask the puddle on my chair

Fine. Drones on a bit and blends into one. Fave: Out on the Tiles

Rarely encountered in the wild, but now I have, yes, this is just excellent. I do not like the screaming vocals, they just annoy me, but the musicianship, of, so very very niiiiice. Thank you world. Another album to put into my 'i enjoy this very much' pile.

Great album!

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

Me gusta mucho este álbum, melódico, suave, plus las vocales de Plant me encantan.

very cool guitar and drum fills and just overall great music

This was a bizarre album. It felt really incohesive.

Listened to it before. Pretty good, not their best. 7/10

No. 293/1001 Immigrant Song 5 Friends 4 Celebration Day 4 Since I've Been Loving You 5 Out On the Tiles 5 Gallows Pole 4 Tangerine 5 That's the Way 4/5 Bron-Y-Aur Stomp 3/5 Hats Off to (Roy) Harper 3/5 Average: 4,2 For me the last 2 songs couldn’t keep up in quality with the other songs. Otherwise an excellent record. I'm excited for the day I get IV.

I love this album. As a coherent album, it's among their best. Every song is where it should be and flow seems nearly perfect. "Hats Off to Roy Harper" is the only track the album could really lose, but it's still a fun closer. The transition from "Friends" into "Celebration Day" might be my one of my favorite transitions ever, and still gives me goose bumps every time I hear it. I also always loved the spinning inner cover sleeve too!

Never been a fan of Led Zeppelin and this has not changed that. Don't hate it but don't care about it.

I enjoyed it more than I expected, hopefully it will grow on me

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

++*: Friends ++: Immigrant Song, Celebration Day, Since I've Been Loving You, Bron-Y-Aur Stomp, Hats Off to (Roy) Harper +: Out on the Tiles, Tangerine, That's the Way 9,1/10

The album's first track Immigrant Song is face melting and you spend the rest of the album recovering. I don't mind. Bron-Y-Aur-Stomp is a jam and my favorite. Solid.

当背景音乐听有点太吵了……吵吵……

Always good to hear. (And always a tiny bit disappointing on side 2)

The acoustic leanings stand out. A gentle departure from the usual chaos, but not entirely. Shades of Pentangle meet the weight of rock. There’s a playful looseness here. It’s raw but deliberate.

This is my fave of the self titled zeppelin albums.

Immigrant Song 4.3 Friends 3.7 Celebration Day 4 Since I've Been Loving You 4.1 Out on the Tiles 4 Gallows Pole 3.8 Tangerine 3.5 That's the Way 3.2 Bron-Y-Aur Stomp 3.4 Hats Off to (Roy) Harper 3.5 Score: 3.75

Zep is the best!

Immigrant Song and then the other stuff

It was alright

Ahhh, what a great album! There are so many five-star tracks on this. Since there are a couple of four-star tracks, though, and one zero-star track, I can only give it four stars overall - despite the sheer brilliance of Since I've Been Loving You, and Tangerine, in particular.

One of their more random assortments. Immigrant Song is great but what’s with that mix? Then two strangely happy, good times songs. Then blues. It gets around.

Primera escucha impresiones: Es un álbum en general no tan mal, tiene una primera mitad bastante buena, con un par de bangers y en el resto del álbum se nota la creatividad y experimentación resultando en canciones como mínimo decentes. Eso si, cuando leí que la segunda mitad no era tan buena no esperaba que se notara tanto. Lo hace, es como que en cierto punto perdí el interés de repente, no sé si es porque me distraje o si realmente las canciones simplemente se vuelven lo suficientemente buenas. teniendo en cuenta que la primera parte es realmente muy buena, posiblemente le de mas escuchas y quien sabe, tal vez el resto de canciones crecen en mí. Album completo: 69 Immigrant Song: Conocía ya la canción, obviamente, aunque creo que nunca la había escuchado completa y mucho menos prestando atención. Si, es excelente de principio a fin, muy llena de energía, es inevitable moverse todo el tiempo de escucha. 95 Friends: Instrumentalmente y de composición realmente interesante, se siente bastante diferente, pero funciona. Me dio la sensación de ser tensionante en todo momento pero incluso más llegando al final. y termina con una transición muy buena a la siguiente canción. 80 Celebration day: Una de las canciones más bluesy del álbum, divertida, pero no nada que me llame demasiado la atención o que yo haya notado en primera escucha que sea algo más que típico blues rock, teniendo en cuenta lo poco que sé del género, 65 Since I've Been Loving You: Esta canción me sorprendió y eso que ya habían partes que conocía, de todos modos excelente, me encantó. 100 Out of the Tiles: Un sonido bastante sólido, pero nada muy fuera de lo común para mi gusto, Tal vez demasiado ruidoso en partes, pero necesito darle más escuchas. 75 Gallows Pole: Otra canción bastante bluesy, y esta me gusto mucho más, me gusta como empieza tranquilo y se va alocando y termina sonando bastante bien en general. 80 Tangerine: Nada muy interesante. 50 That's the Way: Vibras a música de fondo. 50 Brion-Y-Aur Stomp: Después de no haber prestado tanta atención a las dos canciones anteriores hice un esfuerzo extra por realmente entender esta. Es interesante que la voz esté tan bajita sin dudas, no se si me gusta tanto pero tampoco me disgusta, solo me descoloca un poco. Aparte de eso no encontré nada que valga la pena destacar en la canción . 60 Hats off To (Roy) Harper: Empecé pensando que interesante sonido y que por ahí estaba odiada de más pero después de un rato escuchándola se vuelve realmente molesto y me da ganas de sacarlo. 35

I’m pretty sure I said this when I got their 2nd album, but Zeppelin is probably my favorite classic rock band. Something about their style just always clicks with me. This was 40 minutes of just fantastic music, and it makes me wish more classic rock acts clicked with me the way they do.

Classic, great

My least favourite of the Led Zepp we have done so far - was lacking the sauce in comparison

11/17

人生中第一次聽齊柏林飛船的歌！ 結果專輯第一首就超熟悉 雷神索爾的電影配樂 超好笑 這張專輯比我父母還老 70年代搖滾有點鄉村/ 真的很好聽喔 不愧是傳說中的神團之一 充滿搖滾巨星的反叛精神 摔爛面前的書桌啦！草

This may arguably be the weakest of their first four albums (for me), but hell if it isn't a masterpiece anyhow. Out of the gate with Immigrant Song is one of the strongest openers in all rock.

I have to look the truth in the eye, here: I don't really like Led Zeppelin. I thought I did, I own two albums, but I can't say I had a truly good time with this. As another reviewer put it nicely, they're somehow so exhausting. Like they've begun to occupy the same space as the Stones - I love some songs, but long exposure to their ouevre annoys me. MUCH better music than the Stones, but so dialed up to 11. Now, III is a fairly relaxed affair, has two of those songs, Immigrant Song and Gallows Pole (the next two are also nice), which puts it well enough II, but that's just enough for rounding up a good 3.

Unsurprisingly, very good.

First time I’ve listened to a Led Zeppelin album in full. Love the wide range of styles, especially vocals and guitar. The blues through-line particularly appeals to me and makes what would otherwise be a somewhat scattered mix of songs cohere. Listening notes: (1) I was today years old when I realized that “Immigrant Song” is not by Rush (lel). (2) Celebration Song sounds like it could be on White Stripes’ self-titled (‘99); I never appreciated the LZ influence on Jack White. (3) Tangerine <3.

It’s hard to know how much Led Zeppelin rules and how much they’ve carved a valley in my brain from when I was 12. Immigrant Song has to be one of the best opening tracks to a rock album of all time and a top 5 zep song. The hiss/echo effect in the beginning is also incredibly cool to build into the riff. All the little things. On this listen I was really struck by Bonham and JPJ. They have 3 songs where Bonham doesn’t play…which is crazy but also a testament to them as a band. When Bonham plays he’s just so good…his personality comes out in “Since I’ve been loving you”. The kit sounds so good and the panning they do across the kit makes the fills sound so good. When your drummer is that good you make him loud and get to hear all his nuances. The more Bonham rips the more JPJ matches him and some of his bass lines are nuts. Along with all the other arrangements he does on non bass instruments. It’s not their best album but anything less than a 4 is an insult to how good of a collective band they were at this point.

Spoiler: Led Zeppelin 1-4, Houses of the Holy and PG are all 5/5 for me. This is the second LZ album we’ve had and this one falls a little short of Physical Graffiti. Reading this was received with some hesitation from critics because they started branching away from strictly hard rock, which hadn’t occurred to me having consumed all this music in no particular order. I think as a result of adding the new genres this one in particular did feel a little disjointed at times. Led Zeppelin rules.

In some ways this exercise has greatly expanded my musical taste, but it’s also been great to re-confirm what I already knew. Which is that Led Zeppelin fucking rocks. You can clearly tell they’re making a conscious effort not to rock so hard, minimizing the heavy drums, the feral moaning of Robert plant, and screaming solos. But it doesn’t matter. They can’t help it. It still rocks.

Just before we started our 1000 albums journey, I went through LZIII. This album is different and eclectic. I genuinely appreciate the mix of ROCK, true blues and rock folk more than I wouldve expected. I think what stands out the most is the final 4 tracks. From Tangerine all the way to Hats Off, im totally sunk into the grooves and forget that its some mega band. They really showed they capability to span genres and bring new and firey energy to whatever they did. 5 stars because its gotten better with each listen.

I'd never heard a lot of this. Some really cool stuff in here. Highlights for me: 'Friends' has such an unsettled feel to it – I'd be curious what musical trick they're pulling to achieve that effect.

Of the two we’ve gotten so far, I prefer Physical Graffiti by quite an bit. At the time I didn’t really enjoy that album but it’s one of my top replays overall since. This is an interesting side of LZ with the shift to more acoustic guitar-led songs. I’d be lying if I said I didn’t miss the rhythm section a bit in the back half, it just doesn’t rock as hard as PG, but it’s nice as an album that stretched their sound. Tangerine is one of my favorites, and have always loved Immigrant Song. The slow burn to the peak of Since I’ve Been Loving You into Tiles hits so hard. Cool as hell to think about Page and Plant, fresh off a huge tour, hanging out at a family cabin off the grid, going on walks by the pond and writing many of these songs together. The classic rock junkies in this group will have more interesting takes here I’m sure. I’ll just be over here listening to Pere Ubu.

The folk songs are actually pretty good but I still can’t stand the hard rock voice. I’m sorry. Favorite song: That’s the way Least favorite song: Celebration day

There are song on here that I thought I knew. I knew titles and associated them with other songs. I really don’t know these songs like I thought I did. Apparently all I really know is I, II, and IV. This album sounds so much more produced than IV. It’s kinda wild that they stepped back sound wise. Tangerine is probably my favorite song on this album. Ok, it might me Bron-Y-Aur stomp. Wow is this a great album.

Super fucking sick

Frábær plata. Welcome to the 70's segi ég nú bara. Legendary upphafslag, samið á Íslandi eftir vellukkaða tónleika. Ekki eins mikið rúnk og ég bjóst við af þriðju plötunni. Trommurnar eru náttúrulega númer 1,2 og 3 í þessu.

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

Great to listen. But again I can't add anything to the conversation. Classic.

some really great guitar tones, especially for 1970 generally found singing quite annoying, however did hit the spot on a few songs and doesn't really overall affect the performance (immigrant song, since I've been loving you, tangerine) around 7/10

6/10 Some hits, some misses Very consistent album

4 songs in had me feeling like it is no surprise at all why this was my dad's favorite band when he was young. The first half of this album is absolutely ridiculous. I don't like "Tangerine" at all, and the back half gets a little too folksy for me personally, but it's still pretty good (if you remove "Tangerine").

Some excellent drum and rhythm work here. The album maybe could have used one more genius song. Still, very solid throughout.

Solid album, was good to listen to again after a long hiatus

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

I'm not sure I'm a massive fan of the enhanced Bluesy elements of this album. It's weird, I feel like I should enjoy this album more than I do and I've tried very hard to do just that but it's not clicking. Like most albums I've had on this list, it's just meh. Nothing really stands out at me - Immigrant Song was good when I first listened to it a few years ago but the more I listen to it the more tedious it gets. I'll always respect Led Zeppelin for the inspiration they've given for so many great bands. I'm sure there'll be an album or two of theirs I'll like more.

The most bluesy album Zeppelin put out. It doesn’t have as many of their biggest songs, Immigrant Song is probably the biggest song off of it, but there are so many great tracks. My favorite album of theirs and, in my opinion, the most underrated.

S'a pretty cool album all in all, but I feel like it could have given a little more. Best Song: Since I've Been Loving You Worst Song: Hats Off To (Roy) Harper

I enjoyed the range they present here, they are very versatile and willing to dive deep to explore different genres. It's also its biggest flaw because it feels very uneven. Torn between a 3 or 4, but... Best song: Tangerine Worst song: Hats off To (Roy) Harper

Do I like this album more than Physical Graffiti probably not but its still a great album front to back. Stand out tracks: - Immigrant Song - Celebration Day - Since I've been loving you - Out on the tiles - Gallows Pole - Tangerine - That's the way

This is the album where Zeppelin learned to harness their superpowers

This is definitely the best Led Zeppelin album.

6/10 immigrant song is good, the rest of the album is underwhelming. The more I listen to led Zeppelin, the less I like them. 11-04-2024

This CD is amazing, I've heard it many times before. It feels in many ways like an experiment, a prototype that would lead Zep from their perfection of hard-rock blues on I-II into the new terrain of IV and "Houses of the Holy". And like any good experiment, not everything works - but overall it's a success. The CD opens strong. In fact, "Immigrant Song" is like the gold-standard of a strong opening. Listening to it again, I noticed there's a connective thru-line between the first three songs - "Immigrant Song" is connected to "Friends" via the odd sort of "radio-static" production flaw, and then "Friends" just segues into "Celebration Day". Between that and "Since I've Been Loving You", which is probably the most emotionally powerful song on this CD, side one really hooks you in before you even have a chance to think too hard about it. Side two is the more experimental, with the exception of the solo on "Tangerine" it's pretty much all acoustic. I love "Gallows Pole" and "Bron Yaur Stomp", they just inject so much passion and energy into the arrangement. It's almost an afterthought what makes Zep good overall. Plant is at the peak of his vocal prowess here, and he's the gold standard for 70s rock vocalists. Page's lush overdub forests really expand on this one vs. I and II, so on e.g. "Celebration Day" he manages to weave together what sounds like about a half-dozen different lines. Of note, this CD is, like all of Zep, pretty guitar-dominant, but on only one song ("Tangerine") does Page actually just lazily strum cowboy chords (despite lazily strumming cowboy chords being hitherto the bedrock of most rock music). He does something unique and interesting, rhymically or harmonically, on every song, even when (as in the case of say "Gallows Pole") the underlying structure is very straightforward. They've got the tightest rhythm section you can imagine. There's also quite a wide diversity of sound, both in terms of instrumentation (like on "Friends", "Celebration Day" and "Tangerine") and recording techniques, toggling between amplified and acoustic, lo-fi and hi-fi. I can't quite give it a five though. It just doesn't peak high enough.

Led Zeppelin should have a B-side issue but they don't. While you might approach them like The Who, The Talking Heads, or The Rolling Stones, they are so much more than just the hits. Every song is a hit. This album is no exception, if anything it's the rule. Fav Track: Since I've Been Loving You

Revisiting this after many listens as child/teen. John Paul Jones & John Bonham (Squeak King pedal appearance!) are the only reasons I'd ever enjoy Led Zeppelin these days. They both sound good here as usual. They are moving towards the Led Zep "Folk" style on 1/2 the tracks which is not my preference for them.

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Great album, but I'm gonna go with the orthodoxy that is not quite up there with II and IV.

Nice old school rock

Great album

My fav album from them. Too many good songs. His voice fits perfect for his classic rock era and almost all songs shine with it. Great guitar work

Not my favorite Led Zeppelin album in fact I believe it to be a weaker album for the group. It starts with an incredible high not only for it to taper into some of the groups more forgettable tracks.

A great album. I really enjoyed the more stripped down tracks in the back half.

Not it

6/10 Highlights: Immigrant Song Since I've Been Loving You Tangerine Friends

There are better bands in their era but not sure there is one as popular

One of the strongest openers to an album imaginiable. Incredibly solid. I've always found the band's self assessment of "we just played the blues really fast" such an undervaluing of themselves.

Songs I Liked the Most: Gallows Pole and Tangerine (an all time favourite song) Songs I disliked: None The second half of this album is *chefs kiss* and the first half is great too. Actual Rating: 5 stars and one I already own

AMazing and Classic Album. This one would get 5 stars for Immigrant Song alone.

Great album with some legendary tracks.

Possibly my favorite Zeppelin album? As I said about Sabbath 4, you know a band is good when they can take their foot off the gas a little bit and not lose any of the horsepower. So much nuance here, and every moment is pure glory.

Everyone’s entitled to their own opinion, but if you don’t like this album, your opinion is wrong. 5/5 Highlights: Immigrant Song Since I’ve Been Loving You Gallows Pole Tangerine That’s the Way

This is another classic for those times when I'm in the right mood. Still a few I hadn't heard before, but it's very easy to get through.

Underated overall in the Zeppelin catalog in my opinion. Not the most consistent, but the highs are very high here. Can't go wrong 👍

FUCK YES LOOP ZOOP I always describe, if you want to listen to heavy-ish 70s rock just always go for Led Zeppelin, all these other fuckin bands just sound like them and trying to copy their style, but Led Zeppelin did it first and did it the best. (LOOKING AT YOU GRETA VAN FLEET FUCK U) Immigration Song Friends (this song is so cool and bluesy wtf Led?!) Celebration Day Since I've Been Loving You Out On the Tiles Bron-Y-Aur Stomp Hats off To (Roy) Harper Super cool and more blues than I thought it would be? Some small duds so thats why not the perfect score but still fantastic.

Buena revisión de un disco tan clásico. Conocía "Immigrant Song" (tremendo clásico), pero también me sonaban otras como "Since I've Been Loving You" y "Tangerine" (otro clásico). Un buen descubrimiento fue "That's the Way", me gustó el rasgueo de fondo, sobre todo cuando cambia de acordes rápido. En este disco veo con más claridad el paralelismo con Greta Van Fleet, suenan parecido a varias canciones, como por ejemplo las partes cantadas de "Celebration Day". Algunas canciones que no conocía tenían una onda distinta de lo que esperaba de Led Zeppelin, medio country o menos rockero.

I used to have this on vinyl when I was 14 😭 LOVE

Perfection Standout tracks: - Immigrant song (one of the best songs of all time) - Since I've been loving you - Gallows pole (OBSESSED) - Tangerine (chills, especially bc it's so misty outside today) - That's the way (once again, chills)

The fifth best Zeppelin album is so f#@king good.

4.5

feel crazy. despite my relatively anti-rockist tastes and inexorable state of zoomerism, i love Led Zeppelin's hits. "Immigrant Song" is iconic. "Out on the Tiles" rocks. "Tangerine" is surprisingly effective. "Bron-Y-Aur Stomp" is ok enough to put on a playlist. then every single one of their deep cuts sounds the exact same. it's either a kinda meh flowerchild folk song, an even more meh blues jam, or weird genre attempts like "The Crunge" or "D'yer Maker"* on later albums. people hold enough stock in these deep cuts to rate them relatively high on RYM and put it near 3.96 (as of 10/21/24) on the evil known as 1001 Albums, but i just don't get it. "Immigrant Song" is incredible, but surely it's not enough to turn this album into a classic? i am glad that nobody is excusing "Hats Off to (Roy) Harper", though. awful, awful song.

Love this album, another one that reminds me of car rides with my dad. Immigrant Song is a strong opener. Leaving room in the rating in case there are other Zeppelin albums on the list. Rating is a 3/5 among other Led Zeppelin albums. A solid 5 against other albums that we have already heard.

This is not my favorite Led Zeppelin record, but it is still great. Need to go back and re-listen to I and II but I feel like III is where the band started showing the range they were capable of.

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