Led Zeppelin

what is this dude yellin about. lol. wahh wahhh awhhhhhh . Says alotabout booomer mentality

What an absolute masterpiece. For a first album to contain so many perfect songs (Good Times Bad Times > Babe I'm going to Leave You may be the best album opening of all time) is INSANE. They blend genre so well in a single song and knock your socks off!

I was lucky enough to never listen to classic rock radio stations, so literally no song was "overplayed" for me before I really got into music. Not even "Stairway to Heaven" - I overplayed that one for me myself. I discovered these songs like a caveman discovering fire. I wrote that previous paragraph like 5 hours ago and forgot where I was going with it so let me just say that this isn't my favorite Loop Zoop album (IV all the way, then Physical Graffiti and II tied for second place) but it's still incredibly good. These guys just randomly spawned from the mist in 1969 and decided to change musical history forever while dedicating 30 seconds of every song to Robert Plant having an orgasm. With songs like "Good Times Bad Times" and "Dazed and Confused", how can this be anything but a 5/5? That's why I'm giving this a 4/5. For any inquiry please contact me at: sexbreasts.gov Do not click that link if it somehow exists, I don't know where it goes.

Is there any greater opening to a first song on a first album by a legendary band? The opening notes of Good Times Bad Times just ROCK. This is a band that kicked ass from their first moment. The Led Zep sound was there from that first album: Plant's stellar vocals, Page's amazing guitar, JPJ rounding out the sound on bass and keys, and Bonham's thunder. It's also interesting to listen to how they changed the songs they covered (often without attribution...this album includes at least two future lawsuits - Jake Holmes suing over Dazed and Confused and Willie Dixon suing over You Shook Me and I Can't Quit You Babe). Babe I'm Gonna Leave You is a great example of how they took an existing song and made it their own. It was written by Anne Bredon and previously performed by Joan Baez (listen to her 1962 live album). It's a completely different song when Baez sings it and a good example of how a cover that significantly reinterprets another song can practically be considered a new song. In contrast, take a listen to the evolution of Dazed and Confused. The original Jake Holmes version (1967) has different lyrics (except the key "dazed and confused" but even that's slightly different) and a mostly different tune except for the key chromatic bass descent. BUT, the tune Led Zep uses is identical to how the Yardbirds covered it in 1968. To be fair, that was with Jimmy Page...in fact, Led Zep was originally supposed to be "The New Yardbirds" so were they really "stealing" it from the Yardbirds? But anyway, the Led Zep version is nearly identical to the Yardbirds' version (right down to Jimmy doing the violin bow thing) but the Yardbirds used Holmes' lyrics. How did the Yardbirds come to start playing it? Holmes opened for them in 1967. According to Wikipedia, Holmes said, "That was the infamous moment of my life when 'Dazed and Confused' fell in to the loving arms and hands of Jimmy Page." It wasn't until 2012 that Holmes got writing credit from Led Zeppelin. So, were Led Zeppelin inveterate music thieves? Well, yeah. But their originals are amazing (standouts on this album: Communication Breakdown, Good Times Bad Times) and the covered songs are almost always taken to the next level - just a shame they didn't give credit where credit was due (until sued). Either way, over 50 years later their sound remains unique while setting the standard for every hard rock band to follow. And they did it right from their first album. 5 stars.

Best Rock Drummer, Top 5 singer, Top 5 Guitar player, Best 6th man in John Paul Jones. Can’t do better than that. I’m always amazed that this album came out in 69’, it ahead of its time. Early metal, with some folk, lots of blues and a little middle eastern. There are some epic compositions, great breakdowns, solos, hooks. Pretty great album. “Good Times Bad Times” best drums? good hook, good solo. Babe I’m Going to Leave you, best riff? Gage me goosebumps. “You Shook me” was a little tough after blues fatigue—but I have to look at this objectively, and objectively it’s dope, with a great drum fill at the end. “Dazed and Confused” best breakdown? “Black Mountain Side” some fun middle eastern vibes. “Communication Breakdown” is a classic who style rock song. “How Many More Times” great groove. I don’t know if it’s because it’s been two of my favorite bands, but wow, two 5 stars in one week.

You already know

Led Zeppelin de Led Zeppelin est ce que j'appelle un très bon album. Je n'ai malheureusement pas pu l'écouter dans les meilleurs conditions et vais vous détailler le pourquoi du comment. Ce matin, le restaurant de suhis à volonté que je convoitais depuis plusieurs jours, censé ouvrir à dix heures du matin d'après internet, n'était pas du tout ouvert à l'heure indiquée et n'allait ouvrir qu'à midi. Il me restait donc deux heures à attendre dans la rue le ventre vide. J'en profitai pour lancer Led Zeppelin. Malgré l'évidence de la qualité de ce projet, chaque piste qui le compose soulignait à quel point j'avais besoin de manger des sushis. Good Times Bad Times ? Manque de makis concombre-avocat-fromage. You Shook Me ? Pas assez de sushis saumon-riz. How Many More Times ? Absence totale de beignets à la banane. Une écoute frustrante qui fera certainement date.

I can appreciate the musicianship here, but this album wasn't really for me.

The live version of Dazed & Confused, with the 5 hr. drum solo, is as boring as watching paint dry. The album version, on the other hand, is only 4 minutes too long. Using a violin bow to play a guitar solo sounds like a fun idea but it doesn't sound any good. The cherry on top is that they stole the song. The whipped cream around that cherry is that they stole it from a TV commercial jingle writer. Why would anyone steal from a poor sum bitch like him? btw, this is but one of many stolen songs on this LP and they don't just steal from poor jingle writers; they also steal from former band mates. Communications Breakdown tells all you need to know about this band musically. Page carries the song with excellent leads and Bonham's playing is quite competent and entertaining. Jimmy's acoustic work on Black Mountain Side is top shelf. Likewise, Communications Breakdown would be a lame song if it weren't for Page's solo and his solos on I Can't Quit You Baby make the argument that his playing is in the same league as Hendrix's. Plant wouldn't have made it past Horseshoe size venues without Page. The last song on side 2 is a slot where you often find filler. No exception here. Am I the only one who, half way through the song, thought that it should be named "How Many More Minutes"? Definitely mixed feelings on this one. Page's guitar playing is too good for this rating but the song thievery and all the yawning brought on by the last songs on each side don't leave me in a generous mood.

Never really clicked with Led Zep but it's been a while so let's see... Well, the music is hard to argue with. Takes rock music back to the blues while also being ambitious and new. They play soft, they play hard - it pretty much all works. However, hearing Robert Plant doing his rockstar screeches "baby baby baby baby", "my woman shook me all night", "baby baby baaaaaaaaby" ruins the whole thing and makes me queasy. I'm starting to realise this is the reason I don't like much mainstream rock. If only instrumental versions of albums were a thing, like they are in hip-hop. As it stands, the vocals start off cheesy but become annoying around the 200th time he squeals "baby". 3/5 for excellent musicianship.

Led Zeppelin is the biggest group of thieves in music history. 6 of the 9 songs on this album are ripped off or stolen. Look it up. I literally makes me want to throw up when I hear them.

“Zeppelin Rules!” - Otto Mann

This album keeps the misery of the blues without any of the accompanying spark. Everything is over-played, probably to hide the lack of much else. The riffs seem endless, and not in a good way. Just because you CAN play it doesn’t mean you SHOULD. Turgid.

Hell yes! Hard to believe this was their first album and they weren’t even signed yet. They had it all: the swagger, the musicianship, those vocals, Robert Plant in ladies’ blouses. A no brainer 5

Oh wow. I've always liked Led Zeppelin but I think I've only actively listened to what has come up on the radio or on a playlist for classic rock. I don't think I've ever listened to a whole album. If I would have listened to this as a teenager it would have absolutely blown my mind. I really like it as an adult who knows I like this type of music.

Good shit! Simpsons: Yes

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 1001 ALBUMS- # 1 Having never listened to an entire Zeppelin album from start to finish, I was struck by the heavy dose of blues throughout this record! Wow what have I been missing all these years…There is much more to enjoy here than I would have thought, going in with a preconceived expectation of simply hearing a pure ‘classic rock’ sound. 🎧 Classic Track: Good Times Bad Times 🎧 Deep Cut Gem: Black Mountain Side 🎧 Personal Favorite: Dazed and Confused Sure there is much sampling, however isn’t that what most great artists do in some form or another? Their specific take on those specific songs was rocking to my ears and my foot was tapping all the way through. I’m looking forward to experiencing further deep cuts and hopefully a few more surprises by this legendary (indeed classic rock) band! 🖼️ Album Artwork: Iconic 💿 Worthy of adding to your vinyl collection! Click the thumbs up icon below if you enjoyed my take on the album :)

Pretty good. Not a fan of Robert Plant's voice, especially when he's screeching all the, "Ooooh baby baby!" stuff, but the music itself is good and even awesome at times.

Maybe this is a hot take or whatever, but I’ve got almost no interest in the first two Zeppelin records. They’re ok records (even if the Zeppos did some “borrowing”), but I just never really found them that interesting as a band until Led Zeppelin III. From there, up through to Presence, is where I think they were the most interesting. Great album cover, though.

Given my musical and cultural tastes, I should love Led Zep but I can never get into them. I struggled to finish this album, and I never play them independently. It's annoying because I want to like them but I just don't, really.

Honestly a little disappointing to me, knowing some of Led Zeppelin's other songs. Most of it sounded more like a band just noodling around in a jam session rather than well-developed songs. Also the bluesy songs got annoying.

the kinda album best experienced over FM waves on speakers in a garage.

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Great

10

dope

Torn between 4&5. It's really good so I'm leaning towards 5 since pretty much every song rocks. They're overplayed and over blown but man are they good. I was so into this growing up that I tend to stay away from it because it's lost it's magic. But it really is great.

Meditation on infidelity and communication between partners- interesting reflection of the times. Digging the psychedelic aspect of their stellar music

Top album.

One of the greatest Debut records ever

Led Zeppelin Although this is probably their most straight ahead blues rock album, the skill, sense of power and conviction takes it way past what any of their peers were doing. A lot of the blues rock tropes are here in the riffs and re-working of old blues songs, but Page’s guitar, Bonham’s swing and power and Jones’s overall musicality are far superior to many of their contemporaries, and Page’s skill as an arranger and producer elevate what could be a generic plodding blues rock album into something far more interesting and exciting, with changes in texture and tempo giving it much more sophistication and texture and nuance than might be expected. I know we’ve talked about Plant’s voice before, and it did take me a while to appreciate it, but there is much more skill, subtlety and range with real sympathy for the songs than I really understood until quite recently. They just wouldn’t work as a band without him. As a bit of catchy blues rock Good Times Bad Times is great, the energy and force of the whole album is very apparent when the guitar solo kicks in. Babe I’m Gonna Leave you is also superb, the almost spanish style rhythms giving it a fantastic sense of drama/melodrama. What an opening 1-2. You Shook Me has a good groove to it, although it does tread the line of pedestrian blues rock. The organ and drums do give it some shade and texture to stop it being too lumpen though. For a long time I never really got Dazed and Confused, but over the years I have started to appreciate it more and more to the point of now thinking it is great. The slightly unsettling dream-like feeling and psychedelic elements alongside the rockier sections is actually brilliantly atmospheric and exciting. I can now see how its popularity as a quintessential Led Zep song has come about. Your Time is Gonna Come and Black Mountain Side are nice examples of the folk influence that would become more prevalent on LZIII and LZIV. The organ and acoustic and steel string on the former and the tabla, Indian style drone and the Bert Jansch ‘inspired’ acoustic on the latter giving lovely contrasting texture to the heavy riffing either side of them, particularly the frenetic but absolutely banging Communication Breakdown. I’m a little more ambivalent about I Can’t Quit You Baby. Similar to You Shook Me, it veers pretty close to generic heavy footed blues rock, particularly in the guitar tone, although the drumming is excellent as always. How Many More Times might be fairly straightforward riffing, but it is done excellently, it has a fleetness amongst the heavy rocking that gives it dynamism and interest, and it’s a great moment when the riff comes back in at the end. I don’t think it is quite at the level of LZII and LZIV, but it is a notch or two above LZIII. I gave that album 4 stars, so I think I need to give this 5 (even though I’m also likely to give II and IV 5). It may not have the musical variety of LZIII, but as a debut record of intent and conviction it really is a fantastic, coherent listen - it really does feel like a proper album. 🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈 Playlist submission: Could be a few, Babe I’m Gonna Leave You and Dazed and Confused are up there but I’ve been really into it today, so I’ll choose Your Time is Gonna Come

On a second pass 3-4 years after I first listened to it, this pass illuminated this as a bit more of a standout for me. A lot of very cool tracks and particularly strong musical choices for a debut.

You can make a solid argument that Robert Plant might be rock's all-time greatest front man. Just as you could Jimmy Page its greatest guitarist, John Paul Jones the best bass player, and John Bonham rock's greatest drummer. Zeppelin is the ultimate super group. This isn't my favorite Zeppelin album, but it's simply one of the best debut albums ever. "Good Times Bad Times" is as great of a side 1, track 1 you're going to hear. I have Led Zeppelin IV way ahead of this one, but what I keep coming back to is imagining what it must have been like to hear this for the first time in early 1969. I was lucky enough to live through the time when GNR's "Appetite For Destruction" and Nirvana's "Nevermind" seemingly came from out of nowhere to jolt the system. Those albums benefited from MTV exposure. It took a few months before this album cracked the Top 15. They didn't need MTV, and I'm quite certain they wouldn't have bothered with music videos anyway. But movies? That's another ball game.

This is such a great primer for the bands upcoming career. Bonham's drums stand out every time I go back to listen. Favorite songa are: How Many More Times and Babe I'm Gonna Leave You.

I can see what makes them interesting, I liked it

I like that you can still here the blues and other roots in this

My favourite Zeppelin album - a masterclass in rock 'n roll, and a cautionary tale why you need to rehearse before you go into the studio. This legendary album was recorded AND mixed in 36 hours! It's also one of, if not THE, best debut of all time. Coming out the gate with heavy artillery with the scorching "Good Times Bad Times," which tell you in its first couple minutes why Zeppelin are such a fucking badass band - John Paul Jones' earthshaking bass breaks; Jimmy Pages' pyrotechnic soloes; John Bonham's depth-charge beats and Robert Plant's divine vocals. It also raises some the issue of the dark side of rock music, too, most importantly white musicians ripping off black musicians for profit and without giving credit. I'm not the world's biggest Zeppelin scholar, but I feel like they could've done a better job giving credit where it's due. How many people realize "When The Levee Breaks" is an old blues tune from the 20s? That's sort of the definition of cultural appropriation. Still giving this album 5 stars, though.

I listened to many of these songs separately, and listened to The Yardbirds often in the office. I was today years old when I figured out the band originates from them. Idiot, or what people say when I walk around dazed and confused. This is a very good album - what an album should be. Your time is gonna come, Black mountain side and I can't quit you baby ... are my favs.

Led Zeppelin wasn’t a significant part of my musical world growing up. My parents leaned toward the Beatles and Elvis while I was beginning to get immersed in grunge. I knew the hits but missed the band’s deeper lore. Starting with their debut album feels fitting—it sets the stage. Let’s be honest: Bonham is a force of nature, Page’s guitar work is immaculate, Plant is larger-than-life, and Jones holds it all down like a rock. The chemistry among the four is electrifying. Bonham’s thunderous yet precise drumming on “Good Times Bad Times” revolutionized rock rhythm, while Page’s guitar solo in “Dazed and Confused” became a blueprint for heavier, experimental rock. Plant’s emotive vocals in “Babe I’m Gonna Leave You” balance raw power with delicate restraint, and Jones’s bass and keyboard provide essential depth. Tracks like “Communication Breakdown” burst with proto-punk energy, and “Dazed and Confused” showcases their improvisational prowess. Even on their debut, Zeppelin arrived with a fully formed sound and swagger. However, the straight-up bluesy “I Can’t Quit You Babe” and “You Shook Me” feel unnecessary. While they may have been groundbreaking at the time or truly came alive on stage, they haven’t aged well. In an era where every song is readily available, it’s easy to appreciate the original blues masters—Muddy Waters, Willie Dixon, Howlin’ Wolf—directly. That said, Zeppelin’s moments of innovation far outweigh the derivative ones. This album marks the genesis of a band that became a blueprint for rock music to follow. For that reason alone, it’s essential listening—most of my favourite rock acts wouldn’t exist without it. - Did I own this release? No. - Does it belong on the list? Yes. - Would it make my personal list? TBD—one Zeppelin album should make the cut by law. I just need to figure out which one. - Will I listen again? Occasionally.

No. 71/1001 Good Times Bad Times 5/5 Baby I'm Gonna Leave You 5/5 You Shook Me 3/5 Dazed And Confused 4/5 Your Time Is Gonna Come 5/5 Black Mountain Side 5/5 Communication Breakdown 5/5 I Can't Quit You Baby 4/5 How Many More Times 4/5 Average: 4,44 This is an excellent debut album. Plant's voice, Page's guitar and Bonham's drum really shine through.

If Led Zeppelin is so good, why haven't they made a Led Zeppelin V?

Crooning lead singer Ed Zepp encapsulates the psyche of the times. Punching lyricism that will leave you pondering if this is an allegory for the Vietnam War or if he was just a massive gooner. "Babe, ah-ah,ah-ow,ah-ah,ah-ah-ah,ah-da,ah-ah-ah-ah-da-da" ("Babe I'm Gonna Leave You") and "Ah,ah,ah,ah Aah-ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, aah, oh,yeah,alright" ("Dazed & Confused") Would be 10x better if each song was 4minutes long

There's nothing special about this album.

Pretty good but there are better Led Zeppelin albums.

Hard rock + renaissance fair=Babe I’m Gonna Leave You Brits playing blues - John Lee Hooker = Dazed and Confused x I Can’t Quit You Baby Hard rock + raga - George Harrison = Black Mountain Side

By default I should despise this type of music. Middle class white men whingeing. My prejudices haven't changed much after listening to it. I didn't know the Glyn Johns connection. This still doesn't rescue it. You need some Roll with your Rock. This album lacks any rhythm. I felt like I was listening to the soundcheck for a ropey pub covers band.

Zeppelin at their rawest. Phenomenal debut, iconic songs.

Classic Rock album, 10/10

What can I say about one of my all-time favourite albums? I listened to the shit out this album since my late teens. My neighbours have had to put up with my clumsy attempts to play along with every single song on this album on my Gibson Les Paul, a guitar I bought because of Jimmy Page, who is in my opinion one of the top 2 guitarists of all time (I flip-flop between himself and Hendrix a lot for pole position). Zeppelin exploded (pun intended) into the world of rock music with this album, mixing blues tunes (played to perfection) with folky numbers and heavier, darker sounds that became blueprints for heavier rock and even metal down the line. I can only imagine what it was like to hear Zeppelin for the first time back in '69. They took things to a new level. This is a collective of some of the best musicians of all time. Jimmy Page is, as I've mentioned, one of the best guitarists of all time (if not THE best). John Bonham IS the undisputed best drummer of all time. Robert Plant has one of the most powerful voices in rock history. And lets not forget the genius of John Paul Jones. With these four making music together, it could only be one thing: epic. The blues standards on the album are taken to a new level. Page's guitar is ready to burst to life at any given moment. It feels like he's trying to tame his guitar from taking off at any point during "I Can't Quit You Baby", and he eventually fails, and his guitar soars all over the song. Think of the build-up to his solo in "You Shook Me": we're treated to John Paul Jones' stellar hammond organ work, then Plant's fantastic harmonica (with added grunts), before Page takes over, and even his solo is a slow build-up to the explosion of energy it becomes. Then at the end of the song, we have the intense moment when Page and Plant start their vocal/guitar duel, with reverse echo, making it feel like we're hearing them battle instruments from another dimension. The rockier "riff-driven" songs like "Good Times Bad Times" and "Communication Breakdown" are instant classics. But Zeppelin show they can do acoustic too with the absolute masterpiece of "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You" and the witchy reworking of Bert Jansch in "Black Mountain Side". And there's a sneak peak at some of the folkier songwriting that will be more visible in later albums in the criminally underrated "Your Time Is Gonna Come". I really enjoyed reminding myself just how good that song is. "Dazed and Confused" is the centerpiece here. That main riff is so dark, it feels like it came straight from the darkest depths of Mordor. And then after an avant garde break for Page to bow his guitar, the song takes off at an insane pace. Again, I can't imagine what it must have been like to hear this in 1969, it still feels ahead of its time today. "How Many More Times" is a great way to finish the album. The main riff is catchy as hell, then we're given a glimpse of the "song-ception" that Zeppelin became so good at during their live gigs: throwing more songs into the middle of performing one of their own, making long, winding medleys. The middle section of this song goes into another extended bow part, before we're transitioned into another couple of songs, "Rosie"/"The Hunter", in the middle. When Bonham's drum comes in here, this is one of my favourite musical moments - what a beat, mixed with that riff, just amazing stuff1 And then it transitions further until we're back at the main riff again to finish the album off in style. A perfect album from start to finish. What a way to arrive.

The debut album from the greatest band of all time

Led Zeppelin has a near perfect discography. This record is incredible. "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You" has always been the stand out for me. 18/19

What can you say but one of the most incredible albums by one of us not the most influential rock band.

Awesome album, one of the best

Led Zeppelin always great. Crazy that this debut album came out in 1969 and still rocked this hard.

All freaking bangers, every one of them!

I could go into a detailed discussion about how so many of these songs are absolutely amazing, and also the realization of so much of many greatest hits compilation is in this album. But lets just say ridiculous amount of amazing songs for one album full marks.

Yeah

5/5 one of the best debuts ever

Sure, they stole a ton of stuff from so many people and bands, but they still put a great sounding record together. Hell, Clapton stole the same stuff and put out mediocre trash for years.

Classic

I didn’t expect to enjoy this so much. It’s so very well crafted. It meanders, but always comes back. It’s just a great bunch of musicians exploring their sound. Not bad for an early effort.

No notes. Zeppelin was amongst the gods.

Doesn't even need a listen. One of the best debut albums of all time.

Obviously this is a watershed album in ROC history, and in my view it holds up extremely well even today. It’s only of those albums that the general population understood so much better at the time than critics - the lukewarm reception by music critics at the time is laughable today. As time goes on LZ1 goes toe to toe with LZ4 in their discography for me. I for one prefer these two and LZ2 over Physical Graffiti, and while I used to have 4 way out in front this record sounds better to me almost every time I hear it. It also has such an iconic album cover that still looks amazing today. My highlights here are Good Times Bad Times, Dazed and Confused, Your Time Is Gonna Come, and Communication Breakdown. The entire album is timeless though, it’s a stone cold classic that will outlive us all.

It’s the least perfect in a perfect run of albums, I’ll survive

legends

Venia de una racha de discos ignotos y me sale con tamaña obra maestra.

qué comienzo de carrera

SO GOOD HOW HAVE I NEVER LISTENED TO THIS BEFORE??? Also I feel like Jeff Buckley was influenced this because I’m definitely feeling the vibes

A perfect rock album.

Probablemente uno de los tres o cuatro mejores discos de debut de la historia. Probablemente el mejor. No lo sé. Es el comienzo de una carrera impecable. Un disco trascendental para el final de los sesenta y la década siguiente. Una banda absolutamente formidable en todos sus aspectos.

The first 4 Zeppelin albums, beginning with this one, changed hard rock music forever.

What a debut album. Is it as good as II or IV? Probably not, but what is?

Soft 5. I would absolutely fuck with this if I was around in 1969. I also absolutely fuck with this now.

26.09.25 #3 Favourite tracks: good times bad times, black mountain side Rate: 9.9/10

Among the best of all time. Great listen!

I was sheltered with music as a very young teen. Only really introduced to Led Zeppelin by a school friend when I was 17. I Went out and grabbed a Zeppelin compilation tape that was on constant play in my car. A couple of songs from this album on that compilation. Brilliant album, one of the very best

- Listened to studio and live albums - They sound surprisingly similar :) - Wild range of styles - Awesome album, I'm sure I'll listen again, but I don't "need the vinyl"

Favorite Song: Babe I'm Gonna Leave You Least Favorite Song: Black Mountain Side

Rien de plus à ajouter que sur le dernier Led Zep, j'aime beaucoup la personnalité du groupe et des sons, des gros tubes sur cet album (Babe I'm gonna leave you, Dazed and confused, Communication Breakdown) qui sont toujours sympa à re écouter (le solo de guitare de D&C mamma mia)

Amazing album! Solid rocker all the way through. There's a reason so many bands list Led Zeppelin as inspiration. This one opens strong and stays strong all the way through. My rating: 5/5

5-

Legendary rock n roll. Guitar heavy, world class drums, a baseline for days and a lead singers voice from the heavens.

It's the first effort from a great band. Not in full flight yet but when you hear tracks like "Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You" or "Dazed And Confused" you get a glimpse of what is to come. It's big and loud but surprisingly deft and soulful. Zeppelin are announcing themselves and their intent to the world.

Let’s note that this album was made in the same years as man landed to moon. This album belongs to stars!

I'm in a bit of a quandary as to how to rate this album. On the one hand these were great musicians who really blew up the blues rock genre with a series of classic albums, reinventing the blues in a way, a heavy way. On the other hand, in the years since release, whole swathes of their albums turned out to be uncredited covers (aka plagiarised) of other artists' work, in many cases requiring legal action to restore writing credit. But then again, Led Zeppelin made such a swaggering take on the music that they virtually reinvented the songs. Well, upon reflection I reckon this is a 5 star album

Sublime Led Zeppelin Rankings: IV I III II Best Song: Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You Rating: 9/10 Stars: 5/5

Imagining what it would've been like when this album first dropped. Basically the birth of heavy metal, especially as around the time Deep purple and Black Sabbath were starting out. You can hear a lot of the blues in there, with a lot of Robert Johnson style guitar playing. Its by no means Led Zeppelin's best but its probably one of the best debut albums. and it just blew the doors so wide open for every hard rock and heavy metal band to follow.

This is one of the greatest albums ever written by the greatest artist ever

Didn't think I could underrate Zeppelin, given their place in history, but this ruled

This is probably in the bottom half of Zeppelin albums for me. Don't care still a 5.

Excellent.

Mästerverk.

I thought, “This will be fun! Zeppelin 1 is not my very most favorite Zeppelin album, so it’ll be cool to hear how it stacks up.” Now I need to downgrade almost all of my other album scores. Jimmy Page’s guitar wizardry and studio alchemy is well known. And Robert Plant’s absolutely maniacal, but always perfectly placed, wailing is the stuff of rock legend. (What gave a 19-year old kid the idea that he could come into the studio and sing with such abandon? It could have gone so wrong.) But what’s really most amazing on this blusiest of the Zep campaigns is Bonham’s drumming. Sure he’s beating the crap out of his kit. But his drumming is also extremely artful, tasteful and creative. He’s really the best rock n roll drummer that has ever been. This album, an homage to American blues, is like nothing that came before it. Hands down, a 5.

Goated

There is nothing anyone dead or alive could have done to make this album any better

This album rocks. It contains some absolute masterpieces, and starts off with two bangers. Awesome hammond organ and harmonica solo in "You Shook Me". I absolutely love the intro to "Your Time Is Gonna Come", which sounds like they attempted to recreate (or at least sound similar) to the sound of a church organ, which fits the title of the song nicely.

They’re all 5s?

We already know.

The perfect balance of rock and blues