Reviews (page 10 of 15)
this is so good dude, I love the blues influence woven throughout, and as far as debuts go this was such a good way to show off the band's abilities. Plant's voice is absurd on this album, some of my favourite from him for sure
I haven't listened to this in ages, but it just reminded me that their debut album was pretty solid and worth a listen from time to time as well. 3.5 stars but rounding it up to 4 because I love Dazed and confused
Another good album from Led Zeppelin. I think III is the best of the bunch that I've heard so far, but this is up with with II.
This was my first listen to a full Led Zeppelin album. Honestly, I am all for acoustic guitar under a strong voice - one reason I love Babe I'm Gonna Leave You. I do think that the tracks got perhaps a bit dissonant for the lack of a better word especially on the guitar front. Still a fun listen, would rate it a 3/5.
This is definitely not the first time, nor the last time I'll listen to this album. Led Zeppelin is a great band, and this is a great album, but I won't give it 5/5 because it's not my favorite album by them.
The first album of the legendary career of Led Zeppelin. I never realized how Blues influenced Led Zeppelin was until I listened to this album. There's definitely some HEAVY blues featured here. There were times where the guitar sound gave me a headache, as well as Robert Plant's voice. He just hits a specific pitch that pierces my ears and goes straight to my head. When comparing the guitar solos to the Muddy Waters album, I now have a greater appreciation for Muddy and how clean his solos were. Overall, this album was okay. If I can give it a half star, I'd give it a 2.5/5. But since I can't, I would say that this album was on par with Metallica's "Master of Puppets" album, which was a 2/5.
Jimmy page oh my god. No notes!!!! 10/10!! I know I said I didn’t like blues but when they do it it’s sexy
Gema
I’m a sucker for blues based anything
Really good rock and very much full of the seeds of great things to come. LED in development.
Not the best Zeppelin album to me. Zeppelin overall is a bit overrated. Not saying they're bad, but I don't get where all the mega hype comes from.
Good, but I prefer later Led Zeppelin albums over this one 4/5
This is great, and for a "debut" album ... it set the tone for generation to come
rocky
Ah yes. The epitome of the genre dad rock. I appreciate the heavy guitar solos, the drums, the sound. Visually, I appreciate young Robert Plant's long curly hair, the bare chest outfits, the oversized buckle belts, obviously attracting the eyes to the sexual bits. Emotional cries into the microphone. Lots of theatrical drama. I just... I like all that on mute XD. Robert Plant's voice annoys the heck out of me.
Yeeaahh 🤘 starts strong with "good times bad times", it has a few great hits, quite diverse album, good memories
Not bad at all! Was expecting a little bit more energy
Yes!!
How Many More Times can I listen to this? This is not a Communication Breakdown. And no, I am not Dazed and Confused.
classic
Eeeeeeeeeeeeelska þessa fkn plötu. Fullkomið rokkalbúm.
UGH! I tried, I really tried to keep an open mind with this one. I even listened twice! Led Zeppelin is the most OVERRATED rock band in the last 50 years. Zero stars
I'm kind of disappointed by this album. Led Zeppelin III and Led Zeppelin IV are fantastic, and I expected this to be the same. But it's just okay. It isn't a bad album by any means, but there are plenty of better rock albums out there (and a few much better Zeppelin albums).
Its not their best, but so hard to give this anything other than a 5!
Totally rifftastic from the opening bars. I don't need to explain this stuff, it's Zeppelin.
Over 6 min songs are a crime against humanity. However, some of the crimes in question are pretty good. At least there is some variety. Still, I'm not super eager to listen to any of the songs again.
Great
This is a decent album but I’ve never fully understood why LZ are so revered. Other than Babe I’m Gonna Leave You I don’t think there’s any big songs.
10
Decent. 3.667
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.
One of the great Side 1 Track 1 songs on a debut album of all time.
3/5
Meditation on infidelity and communication between partners- interesting reflection of the times. Digging the psychedelic aspect of their stellar music
Liked a lot of this, but didn’t love anything
Good shit! Simpsons: Yes
Top album.
I was expecting a lot more and it just didn’t go there for me.
very good listen. not generally my style
Take the blues, put it in rock band instrumentation, and turn it up to 11. Absolutely insane debut album!
One of the greatest Debut records ever
Much as I would like to say otherwise, its very good. Feels somewhat misogynistic but overall it's a 5 star
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times… Good Times Bad Times; what a great start to the debut album of a soon to be legendary band. Was too young to be paying attention to R&R when Zep I dropped, but know the album. Some smash hits, some filler. Better now than through the 70s and 80s, but we’re still Dazed And Confused. Solid (4.0*s) Incidentally, they get better.
This scores very high marks (bc it's LZ) but for a debut album it absolutely wrecks it. I would have loved to witness the reception when this first hit the airwaves and literally broke peoples' heads right off. So just to summarize, an unknown quartet rises from the ashes of The Yardbirds in late 1968 and 3 months later releases this mighty beast changing music and human's inner ears forever. Cool, got it.
When Led Zeppelin hit the music scene it must have set the world ablaze like the Hindenburg. The band was a combination of guys who had mastered their craft but also where just having a blast. This album shows their bluesy hard rock direction and also includes a softer guitar track by Page. Versatility and skill abound. No other band was hitting it as hard as this at the time and once arrived, they were not going anywhere for a while...4.2.
As much as their other albums get deserved attention I've always loved Led Zeppelin's debut album. It's one of the strongest debut albums ever and upon a re-listen its very evident how polished they were as band right from the get go. While their production and presence grew as they got more popular it's pretty clear they were something special right out of the gates. All 4 members established themselves as masters of their craft over the band's lifetime, but the fact that those vocals came out of a 20-year old Plant is truly astounding. I love the hits, particularly opening track Good Times Bad Times, but always thought some of the deep cuts really help cement the album. Babe I'm Gonna Leave You has been climbing my personal Zep list for years and You Shook Me continues to surprise me how overlooked it is with the harmonica solo and Page/Plant guitar/vocal call-and-answer. Side A is one of my favorite album sides and while Side B isn't nearly as strong it still holds up. Zep I isn't their best album but has such a special place in my heart, and the Hindenberg album cover has been so iconic and present in my personal life for 20+ years as I'm currently staring at it on my wall as I write this. What else needs to be said? 4.25 stars
Fuck yeah
please for once in my life let me listen to something nice
people with interesting/unique vocals always make me excited and the guitar playing was really impressive! also it makes me laugh to think about how much robert plant hates his own music
liked this more than i thought sorry. maybe rockers need rights.
surprisingly..... this was kinda cute. kinda boring at times tho 🥴
Dang, this is still pretty good. I listened to a lot of this band in high school and this album still holds up pretty well. Not every song is five stars on this album, but its strongest songs are so freakin’ good.
In semi-recent (like 10 or so) years, I have become a much bigger fan of Zeppelin than before. I really enjoy this one as well, although I don’t think it lives up to anything that came after (the next 3 albums are light years ahead of this one in my opinion) but there’s plenty to enjoy here.
I have the same perspective as last time: Jimmy Page is a fantastic guitar player Robert Plant’s vocal aren’t my thing It can sound pretty same-y and I don’t dig the sound enough to not care. However, this album had much higher peaks for me. I freaking loved “You Shook Me.”
Just one of the all time greats. I mean it’s just amazing what they were able to do with their instruments on that album. Totally ahead of their time and trailblazing the new sound for rock n roll.
Didn’t have the major zeppelin hits on here but I still really enjoyed it. Since I’m not on lcd or heroin, some of the slower ones really dragged on. Interesting fact, you can clearly hear the similarities between “babe I’m gonna leave you” and “25 or 6 to 4” and so I looked it up and apparently 25 came out a year after babe and the Chicago writer was asked about the similarities and he had no comment. So that’s sad cuz I really like Chicago.
Solid, good album. Zeppelin is one of those bands that people always throw in their favorites. It was fun to listen to a full album from them. We’ve already listened to a number of self-titled albums. I actually liked Iron Maiden better than this, so I am going to put it at a high 3!
Fantastic album. A handful of great songs that are surprising to be from a debut album and a ton of variety. Enjoyed every minute of this one, but I know Led Zeppelin has more to offer so I’m sticking at four.
Love me some Zeppelin! I don't think I've heard someone call them this before, but I think they're just a jam band. A hard rock cruise through some awesome songs. There aren't really any peaks or valleys. Just a long plateau. I'm more familiar with Led Zeppelin II, so this was awesome to listen to for the first time.
I never really listened to LZ but thought I'd give it a proper go. Loved it.
You know, this might just be my favorite Zeppelin. It’s so much simpler and more stripped down.
Zeppelin album
Way better than 4
It’s a great god damn album. Hard to beat around the bush. Super fun guitar parts, interesting writing and delivery while being catchy. The layers of guitar are really the star in my eyes, wailing guitar over a steady picked line, with some spanish influenced guitar off to the side. It is so beautiful.
Absolutely stellar album from start to finish. Hard to believe this was their debut. I like it better than IV
Truly a classic!
Excellent blues rock album. Led Zeppelin is arguably one of the greatest rock bands of all time and they came onto the scene like a force of nature. The rhythm section of Zep is second to none. The combination of John Bonham and John Paul Jones is what gives the band their heavy sound, "The hammer of the gods". Add in Jimmy Page's amazing guitar riffs and Plant's powerful vocals and you can't wrong. It's the stuff of legends.
It’s crazy that this album, Willie’s “Red Headed Stranger”, Zappa’s “Hot Rats”, and Hayes “Hot Buttered Soul” came from the same era - a testament that this is a wonderful world! Mostly knowing Zeppelin from their hits as singles, this album sounds to me like an album Led Zeppelin took inspiration from to make the real Led Zeppelin albums.
Shuffle. Groove. Close.my eyes and this electric blues makes me smile. Bonham's liquid drumming, Page's guitar like an organic limb, Plant's wailing orgasmic voice...radio unfriendly song lengths that feed the ear like the heartiest meal.... So many essential tunes here. Babe I'm gonna leave you (I've got to ramble), You shook me, Dazed and Confused....ooof. what a fucking masterpiece of a song. There's so much to love here. But there are also some odd places where the band gets lost in its own maze. There's a diversity here that works, but signifies a band still insecurely experimenting with their emerging identity and stylistic power. But the elephant in the room? Plant's lyrics. Fucking garbage. Which is why I listen to his voice as a non-signifying instrument most of the time. If you ever want to make people laugh, read the lyrics to "Babe I'm gonna leave you" as a spoken word poem. Sigh.
One of the best debut albums of all time- zeppelin were pretty much fully formed out of the gate. Dazed and confused is unreal!
4.5 Some may have laid down the blues/hard rock road before Zep but I would argue nobody did it better. Bonhman was like what 19 or 20 years old during recording, that's crazy. JPJ is a stud and page/plant are page/plant. Should be a 5 but you can argue most of the songs are covers
The perfect album does not exi... What a treat of an album to tap into on a Friday. It is effectively a Led Zeppelin greatest hits album if you ask me.
Amazing! Bravo! Such a classic.
A few tracks near the end bogged it down a little bit for me. Still a great debut record from Led Zeppelin.
Lots of good songs on here. Better than LZIII imo.
A stoner fav and forever crowd pleaser. Never not a vibe
Very nice
One of my favorite albums of all time
Legendary.
Zeppelin's first four albums are all stellar and a joy to listen to. Easily 5 stars.
Meh...not terrible, but not for me. 3/5
Appreciate the musicians’ skill in Led Zeppelin, but I don’t enjoy this band as much as some. Love black mountain side.
get the led out!
The fact that this is Led Zeppelin's studio debut and it's already absolutely littered with hits is just ridiculous. This record could be any other bands greatest hits album easily, but they're bringing this heat right out of the box. It seems like the band immediately hits their stride with their brand of bluesy, rock and roll epics and they only transcend from here. As you can see, I'm a big fan of Led Zeppelin, and their status as one of the greatest bands of all time is just cemented every time I listen to a full album of theirs in one sitting. Notable Tracks: - Good Times Bad Times - one of my all-time favorite Led Zeppelin tracks - Babe I'm Gonna Leave You - You Shook Me - classic bluesy - Black Mountain Side - good instrumental - Communication Breakdown 9/10
One of the greatest debut albums of all time.
Mediocre album for rubes by a middle band full of musical thieves.
It's just good rock. Excellent guitar work, awesome vocals. I love the song structures, very non-standard. I could listen to Led Zeppelin for hours. The abrupt transitions between some songs is pretty jarring. Not sure if that's just the version I'm listening to or actually a fault of the album, though. The only thing this album is missing for me is a real banger. Like a song that absolutely blows me away or a major hit. But it's such a good album from beginning to end, that it's hard to fault it for that. Favorite Song(s): Good Times Bad Times, Dazed and Confused, Your Time is Going to Come
Classic album but isn’t my fav sound.
It is a classic but some songs aren't that great but others are awesome. Dazed and Confused being the best one and I consider it one of the few metal songs that existed prior to Black Sabbath
Oh. One of the classics I know but have never actually listened to. Decent album. Won't go into my heavy rotation, but it did give me an appreciation of why Led Zeppelin are still held in such high regard.
1001: Sabbath and Zeppelin back to back on this list. While listening to Sabbath vol 4 I had a hard time with the music feeling dated. Now this album is a couple of years older and more prominent, yet I don't quite have the same time gap problem. Although, I do still wish I could have been around to hear this during that time. I'm not sure exactly who or what may have come before this album but it would have been wild to experience this band in the 60s. It looks like Cream and Steppenwolf would be the most comparable for most of the instruments, but Robert Plant is such a unique vocalist. It would be hard to believe this album didn't change the landscape when it dropped. Like the Stones, it has a good mix of acoustic and blues influence to it. For my rating, I typically go based on the number of tracks I love, and try to limit the bonus stars for significance, but this one gets a couple bonus tracks just because it clearly did become a catalyst for a new genre. Favorite track "Communication Breakdown" 5/5
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
A foretaste of things to come. It's still pretty good.
One of the first LP's I gravitated to as a kid, pulled it from my dad's collection because of the awesome cover. Not a bad tune on it, absolute beast of an album, especially for a debut. Standouts "Good Times", "Dazed" and "Communication Breakdown" are radio standards while "Your Time", "Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You" are fan favorites. Solid top to bottom!
Really solid album from start to finish. Some great hits and a couple less popular songs. Just fun, classic rock and roll. John Bonham is so good. 8.5/10 (4.25/5)
classic
Lots of amazing stuff here, but a few meh songs pull down the rating. Looking forward to listening to the rest of their stuff. There’s some great potential.
Was für ein Brett als Debüt Album!
Good Times Bad Times 4.1 Babe I'm Gonna Leave You 4 You Shook Me 3.7 Dazed and Confused 4.4 Your Time Is Gonna Come 4 Black Mountain Side 3.4 Communication Breakdown 4.1 I Can't Quit You Baby 3.8 How Many More Times 4 Score: 3.944444444
I think Led Zep just aren't my thing, tried all of their classic albums and while none of them are bad, none of them really moved me either. I start tuning it out once it gets towards the end. There's some rockers on here, no denying that, but i'm not wanting to start it over once it finishes.
This is a go-to album for me. I've heard it so often but another listen never hurt.
59/100
A few decent quality standard blues tracks here in befitting of their debut album. The rest of it is Led Zep magic. A banger of an opening track, the awesomeness of Dazed and Confused, and the brilliant How Many More Times to close.
Cheers
a lot more bluesy than I thought
Wow
this is stunning, innit
This was a solid blues rock album. While I wasn't always into the songs with the slower breakdowns, it was still fascinating to listen to the guitar work. It's not an album I would put on regularly, but I also wouldn't turn it down if someone were playing it.
Dikke jarenzestigbluesrock, waar geen nootje verkeerd staat. Het is stevig en ademt de sfeer van vrijheid uit die jaren. D'r staat geen hit op, maar dat zorgt juist voor een goede flow. Goed bezig, heren, dit kan ik wel tien keer achter elkaar draaien. Deze keer ook nog eens een zeppelin op de hoes.
Het eerste nummer van hun eerste album. Het is gelijk een top-nummer. Het album wisselt vervolgens wat af tussen licht gitaargeweld en rustigere nummers. Die laatste zijn soms wat energietrekkend, zoals het refrein van Your Time Is Gonna Come. Pfff....Het is ook nog net de jaren '60... Maar nog steeds scoort het album makkelijk 4 sterren en verheug ik mij al op de volgende plaat van Led.
Als je je debuutalbum kan laten beginnen met een track als Good Times Bad Times, dan is de toon voor de rest van het oeuvre wel gezet. Alles zit er gelijk in, de basloopjes, de gitaarriffjes, de zang, de drumfills. En dan spreekt het knopje met 5 sterren voor zich.
fantastic debut fantastic band
Did not expect Led Zeppelin to slap this hard. I love Babe I'm Gonna Leave You because of the light-heavy, soft-hard interchange. Interesting use of the organ in some of the songs, I didn't know it could be used in rock songs. Plants' vocals are insane. On a whole it was a very interesting first listening, never got bored once.
It's always been incredible how they hit the ground running. Good Times Bad Times sounds so quintesential Zeppelin, and it's the very first song on their very first album. The rest of the album is great too of course, but I just find it so impressive that there was never really growing pains.
An all time fav
Ratings: 5: I will happily play this album anytime 4: I may occasionally play this album of my own free will 3: I will happily listen to this if someone plays it in the background 2: I will tolerate this if it is playing in the background 1: I will leave the room if someone plays this in the background 3 5's in a row? Must be getting soft. I don't know if I love this album as much as I did in high school (some of the songs drag a bit, looking at you, "You Shook Me").
Led Zeppelin's debut is held in such a legendary status for a very good reason. Not only were these four guys some of the most talented musicians in the whole country, but they were also hungry, full of energy and creativity. Though i'm not too much of a fan of the slower cuts, as they don't have much going on outside of standard bluesery with some agonizing crooning from Plant that, while impressively energetic, it gets tiresome after a while. I do love the intense moments in here, specially "Dazed and Confused" and "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You". The core compositions on "How Many More Times" and "Good Times Bad Times" are also very fun to listen to.
Parts of this are great, but it’s weighed down by the other wandering noodly parts that are sleep inducing.
Its spotty but rhe spots are really good
Very underwhelming
Surprisingly I'm giving this a 3.
A classic classic
Led is a 5 from me 🤷🏻♀️
Groundbreaking! Created a whole new hard rock genre.
bland compared to yesterdays masterpiece...
Hard rocking and breaking ground on the debut, love to see it :)
Led Zep - what can one say! So many bands have taken inspiration from these guys. Before their time!
Blues goodness. I prefer II or IV, the band developed a lot of resources and self-expression as they kept on advancing in their craft. I shows more of their influences than their ability to influence oncoming generations, but it's still a landmark.
Killer record, this is where it all started. They did rocked the hell out of those blues standards (minding the cultural appropriation controversies). One of the best debut albums of all time.
I solid album that led to even greater ones down the line.
pretty good. one of the better led zeppelin in my opinion
I love this album so much. I started listening to Zeppelin around September of 2023 and started with this album. Now I listen to these songs on a daily basis and can't get enough. How the hell was this whole album recorded in 36 hours! Maybe it's because each member of the band are the best at what they do. Jimmy Page is an amazing guitarist and his solos are legendary. JPJ adds great basslines that always are amazing. Plant's vocals are perfect. For me the star is John Bonham with his top of the class drumming. This is showcased in "Dazed and Confused" where he is killing it. These are 4 of the best musicians of all time and this album is a showcase of their genius. Favourite songs: Good Times Bad Times, Babe I'm Gonna Leave You, Dazed and Confused, Communication Breakdown, I Can't Quit You Baby Dazed and confused btw is one of my favourite songs of all time.
Can't deny the tracks and riffs are catchy as hell. Even the instrumental track. Banger after banger. I mean I don't think it's a 10/10 like LZ IV, but this is my favorite of theirs that isn't IV.
meh... not sure that this album should be in this list.
as much of a classic as it gets, not the biggest rock fan but i can appreciate it
Debütalbum von Led Zeppelin. Blues, Gitarrensoli, sehr schön!
This shit must've been crazy in 1969. But for every Dazed and Confused or Babe I'm Gonna Leave You or Communication Breakdown, there's a lame, meandering blues rock track that doesn't do much for me at all.
Some bands evolve and some just seem to explode. When I think about the greatest firsts, the best introduction on record to a new band or sound this album always comes to mind near the top. I cannot fathom what it would be like to have lived through the rock and roll revolution but to imagine myself getting a copy of this record with a burning Zeppelin on the front and putting it on with no previous reference point and ….. Zuh Guh!! Zuh guh!!! (Clink clink clink-clink clink-clink clink) ….. …..” in the days of my youth …….” It would have just sounded so crazy. There’s others. Purple Haze. The opening of Black Sabbath with the rain and the bells. Welcome to The Jungle. Break On Through. My Name Is. Blind. Head Like A Hole. Bombtrack. Blister in the Sun. But most of those came after. The excitement may be similar but I can’t imagine the shock being the same. Especially with no existing bar to really set it against. I’ll only remove a star because this isn’t in my top 3 Zeppelin albums. But it’s still in the top few hundred albums ever made and better than the other 50,000 plus albums of shit that exist in rock and roll.
:-)
They have better
It took me until I was about 45 before I finally made the (significant) effort required to listen to all the Led Zeppelin albums. Prior to that I wouldn’t give them the time of day, with Kashmir, Stairway and maybe Immigrant Song being the only tunes I could stomach. I felt then, and maintain now, that Jimmy Page is an average guitarist at best, and most of their music is too derivative to put them on the silver platter on which most rock fans see them. Yes, Plant has a unique voice and the strong frontman charisma needed in his role. Yes, JPJ clearly has genius musical sensibilities, and yes, Bonham is a monster behind the kit. However… Led Zeppelin is just NOT THAT GOOD! I can only assume they became rock royalty because there wasn’t anything else like them at the time. They upgraded heavy folk into the next era at a time when Sabbath was doing the same for metal and Purple for prog rock. Now, this first album - it’s way more than derivative. It is simply copying what was already on the airwaves,) with an additional injection of testosterone and arena-ready production. People say you needed to be a toker to listen to Pink Floyd. I think Led Zeppelin deserves that label more.
3.5 stars rounded up
Not their best album, but one of the best first albums of all time. A lot of really good songs on here, but nowhere near as refined as much of their later work.
An ok album
Listening to this, I've found out that classic songs are classics for a reason. Dazed and Confused and Communication deserve all the praise they get. Also, the two opening tracks are great. However, I've also found out that I utterly hate slow blues, so I Can't Quit You Baby is unlistenable. The rest of the album is just there, neither to enjoy nor annoy.
I wish I didn’t love this as much as I do
Good Times Bad Times+++ Babe I'm Gonna Leave You++ Dazed and Confused+++ Communication Breakdown+ Mais pas fan des autres morceaux (blues ou autres). Confirme mon opinion : Led Zep a écrit d'excellents morceaux que je prend plaisir à écouter ... mais dans chaque album ils sont noyés avec des morceaux que je trouve quelconques. J'ai trouvé un best off, et c'est ce disque que j'écoute avec le plus de plaisir de bout en bout ! =>2/5
This production sounds so good - really deep sound. And of course the songs and the musicianship. One of the greats.
This is what happens when 4 of the most virtuous musicians get together abd play some shit: a masterpiece. Led zeppelin's debut album is pure rock and roll. It has some clear blues influences, and in fact, some songs are blues or folk songs covers (Babe i'm gonna leave you being one of those). So it has a more bluesy sound than other Zepp's albums. I really liked the album, even though I found it a bit irregular. Robert Plant's voice is iconic, and one of the most emblematic rock voices of all time; Jimmy Page ia one of the greatest guitarrists in history, and for me (meh guitar player) is my favourite guitarist (But hell Page, those lyrics on the ending tracks were creepy), John Bonham drums really shine on this record, and songs like "How many more times" show why he's the greatest drummer oat. John Paul Jones' multiinstrumentalism doesnt really stand out on this record but he has some cool basslines in some songs. The only thing I disliked from this album was that is a bit irregular, because you have some masterpieces, and some songs, that without being bad, feel very weak, respect the other ones, for example "you shook me" isn't lame at all, but it feels a bit boring and bland compared to "Babe I'm gonna leave you" or "Dazed and Confused". Overall, I liked the album, and has to be considered one of the greatest debut albums of all time, and the start of a legendary band like Led Zeppelin.
Automatic 5/5. Such a great first album.
Listened to before, but not for a while. Fuzzier than I remember. These are classic Led Zeppelin songs, but not my favorites. But you can't deny the quality performances. Definitely a harbinger for things to come. "Got me a girl, and I kissed her and then and then Whoops, oh no, yeah, well, I did it again"
It was OK
OK, so some of the lyrics are uninspired and if I had a dime for every time I heard the words "baby" or "woman".... BUT. The guitar, drums, bass, singing all good on their own and together even better- the way the music isn't rushed and rocks deep and hard is sooo good. And this was their debut album!?
Too much Zep when I was too young to appreciate them. I can appreciate them more now, but some of these are like jingles that have been repeated too many times for me.
Unreal how great this still sounds over 50 years later. I can't imagine listening to this for the first time as a teenager in 1969 on the heels of the Beatles and Beach Boys...must have sounded like it came from outer space.
A lot more experimental than I expected. Really dug it.
Going out the gate with that first track on a debut album… What an absolute statement from Bonham. Not every track on the album is amazing, but the ones that work really, really work.
Fannst hún frekar einsleit og heillaði mig ekki.
Priem
Really good album
4.5/5.0 Def one of my fav led albums the blues and rock fusion works so well for me! really lovin it!
This was fun. I domt normslly like led zep but i preffered this to led zep 4 and also communicagion breakdown is my favourote song by them. Overall wuite good
Good Times, Bad Times, Babe I'm Gonna Leave You en Dazed And Confused zijn classics die ik al goed kende. Your Time Is Gonna Come in het midden is een specialleke, eerst een organ-intro van een minuut en dan een zeer meezingbaar refrein. You Shook Me voelt een beetje overbodig. Decent einde met How Many More Times, dat aanvoelt als een bluesnummer met hardrockeinde. Algemeen een goed en vrij gemakkelijk te beluisteren album.
Yes. Absolutely yes.
Bluesy as hell.
Bloody good album!
Oj, det här börjar riktigt bra. Skruvade upp volymen på direkten och njöt. Låt 1 och 2 är grymma. Såhär ska rock låta. Vid låt 3 måste jag skruva upp ännu mer. Det är så bra. Nu ska jag lyssna mer på Led Zeppelin. Lätt 5 av 5.
Dazes an confused är mkt bra. Samt your time is gonna come. Övriga håller ändå rätt hög nivå. Blir en fyra här också!
Älskar Babe I’m gonna leave you och överlag är denna, precis som IV, en riktigt bra skiva rakt igenom.
Classic old-school rock
I think my favorite album of theirs. Not many skips on this. Will I listen to again: 80%
Some bitchin rips in here! Kind of felt tedious at some points but I think that’s just my instantly gratified early 21st century brain at work.
This is very hard to argue with.
I was planning on listening to this album and the rest of the Zeppelin discography after getting Zeppelin II so I was excited for this. Not my favorite but still has some bangers.
I am a golden god!
Phenomenal debut. Led Zep was ALWAYS on the classic rock radio when I was a kid. "Get the Led out" was a staple. I am probably too familiar with these songs to properly rate the album. Close to a 5-star, but I need to leave some room for improvement to the glorious Led Zep IV.
I saw Robert Plant walking in Kidderminster when I was about 6. My dad pointed him out but I didn’t know who he was. Saw him again when I was 38 at my step daughter’s horse riding school. He didn’t recognise me. 4.4
leuk, om de een of andere reden dacht ik altijd dat zij veel meer hardere rock waren maar mooi album
Jajaja, echt een klapper van een album Vanaf het intro van Good Times Bad Times al hooked
Great
Not much I can fault here, top tier songs all around. Maybe a little dated. Solid 4.
Un amalgame convaincant de blues et de rock, juste assez sale mais pas trop
Great!
Good rock and roll. Enjoyable.
One of those iconic bands you know as soon as you hear them
Dazed and confused I can't quit you baby How many more times
Such a strong debut. Not as good as their second album but amazing how well they knew their sound right from the start. Rating: 4.7
There are a couple of great songs, but the rest are disgusting and embarrassing me, 3/5
Really good, but not Led Zeppelin's best.
Not really my thing…
Idk, more of a vibe than Paul McCartney
Good stuff
Hadn't listened to this entire album in quite some time. Felt like I was in a time machine. I think how many more times is one of the best jams ever. Just shocking to think that these guys had been playing together very short time.
Sounds like Led Zeppelin. Page and Plant were meant to find each other. Not my favorite, but undeniably a great album.
I've heard most of the tracks on this, but never listened to the album in full. I don't see how you can give this anything less than a 4.
This rocks. That’s all I can say. It just is rock and roll. I love it.
Just beautiful
Boooooooooooooring.
So angsty. All the songs had these subtle builds so you didn't realize they were taking you anywhere until you were there. What a fun ride.
Great. Heavily blues inspired rock album with classic after classic. Sometimes gets a little meandering in the middle of long songs but an amazing album.
idk i canr get into led zeppelin too much. still good though to listen to
Led Zeppelin is one of the greatest rock bands of all time. This is a solid introduction to them. Yes, they stole some stuff from the old blues men, but what they did with it was amazing. I’ve listened to this album hundreds of times and I’m not done with it yet.
This is good, wasn’t blown away.
Day 14 of listen to 1001 albums, one day at a time. It’s awesome to listen to the beginnings of what would come for this legendary band. I think the best way to just sum up this album is the album cover. The pure explosion and energy from the Hindenburg tells exactly what this album is. It also being of the rare albums that had full creative freedom during this time is awesome.
They just really hit the ground running, didn't they? Every song sounds so different to what went before, and yet it all feels so cohesive and it never puts a foot wrong.
Keith Moon was right...just kidding...5... obviously.
Looooooooooove
Classic album with great tunes.its incredible to think this was their debut album
One of my top 20 favorite of all time for sure. And probably the best debut album of all time. No mistakes e no surprises here. Just the best that rock n roll has to offer!
Didn't expect it to be THIS good, probably found a new fav band!
Now a led zeppelin fan - who would have thought it, I’ve been converted.
fantastic debut, one of my favorite bands
The only surprising aspect of this album is seeing that some people didn't rate it a 5. While I can understand giving it a 4, the 1-star ratings are baffling. How much of a hater can you to be?
So many absolute bangers! This album is THE hard rock sound.
Better than I remembered. Most of this album is good. I don't like the basic blues songs. There's a couple of those. I don't like the vocal acrobatics on some of the songs either. The production is not up to today's standards, but it's not terrible. Favorite song: good times bad times.
Holy smokes. This was recorded in 1968. I mean, sure, the Beatles were wildly ahead of their time with all their material, but compare their White Album to this earth-render of a debut album, recorded at the same time. It's like night and day. Or heaven and hell. Imagine what 60s youth were thinking when they set the needle down on side 1. First track: Good Times Bad Times. BOOM-BOOM. A stadium-shaking E-major chord rings out twice, with all three rhythm players playing in unison. BOOM-BOOM. The light drumbeat doubles in speed, adding dramatically to the tension and excitement. BOOM-BOOM. The percussion rapidly grows more complex and the texture begins to thicken. And just a couple bars later, we enter a flurry of instrumental showcasing, centred heavily around Bonham's in-the-pocket drumming. Man, what a great drumming track this is to start off Zep's career. It's a strong contender for my favourite drumming in any song, ever. Also, some incredible guitar, bass, and 60s-pop vocal with a Plantish flair. And for January of 1969? Mind. Blown. Then we have the wailing rollercoaster ballad of Babe I'm Gonna Leave You, the head-thrashing You Shook Me, and the monster Dazed And Confused (containing some of the strongest guitar riffs of all time) finishing off side 1. Side 2 begins with the whiskey-soaked, gospel-inspired crowd singing of Your Time Is Gonna Come, followed by Black Mountain Side: a short and exotic-sounding instrumental focused on the acoustic guitar and light, wooden percussion. Then we come to an excellent proto-punk tune, Communication Breakdown. Led Zeppelin returns to a slow semi-blues, a la You Shook Me, with the following track, I Can't Quit You Baby. Finally, we end with a jazzy rock jam in How Many More Times, and you're left wondered what the heck you just listened to, other than some of the greatest music of the 60s. Yes, the songs are a little derivative in terms of musical and lyrical ideas – but the raw energy and proficiency on the members' respective instruments is pretty obviously unmatched. And given how popular the band became in the years to come, it seems most people tended to agree with me. 5/5 Key tracks: Good Times Bad Times, Babe I'm Gonna Leave You, You Shook Me, Dazed And Confused, Communication Breakdown, How Many More Times
Классика рока, но последующие альбомы Лед Зеппелин все таки еще круче
Buen disco, el estilo es más cañero y tiene flow. Canciones dentro de la misma temática pero bien definidas. Quizás ninguna me llama del todo como para añadirla a una lista personal por no tener algo que haga que resalte, lo cuál esuna pena, pero desde luego es en general un disco que es fácil de escuchar
Third Led Zeppelin album I've rated, so I ain't spewin the same shit. It's good.
A few of the songs dragged for me, mostly bangers. Good Times Bad Times is basically drum porn.
Good Times, Bad Times, Babe I'm Gonna Leave You en Dazed And Confused zijn classics die ik al goed kende. Your Time Is Gonna Come in het midden is een specialleke, eerst een organ-intro van een minuut en dan een zeer meezingbaar refrein. You Shook Me voelt een beetje overbodig. Decent einde met How Many More Times, dat aanvoelt als een bluesnummer met hardrockeinde. Algemeen een goed en vrij gemakkelijk te beluisteren album.
Son inevitables.
Awesome.
I absolutely get why this is on the list but it’s not for me.
Better than III, I guess
The Yardbirds ended before their time, but in retrospect, they needed to move out of the way to make space for Led Zeppelin to emerge from their ashes. As the New Yardbirds had none of the original members, Page made the wise decision to rebrand. This powerful debut, without any label influence, sounds absolutely massive and still does. This album is an important piece of history connecting the blues to hard rock, even containing some completely reimagined blues covers on the way. This record is the first classic from a band that kept producing classics. It hasn't aged a day.
This one is ok
Are you ready to rock?
This album is solid throughout, with my favorite track probably being Dazed and Confused. What gives this the high ranking for me is not just the quality of the music. It is the fact that Page was so confident that he had struck gold with this assembly of players, that he basically financed the album himself and produced it as well- in 36 hours of studio time. Page is legendary player and a quite a visionary. I love his out of the box style and I learned so much about how he approaches his craft in the documentary “It might get Loud”. Looking forward for what is to come eventually too. It’s quite possible every studio album made the list.
I mean c’mon! An album this good for your debut? It’s just not fair. All those other bands and critics who say (and said) otherwise can stick a lead balloon where the rock n roll don’t shine. And to think that this sucker was recorded mostly live from the floor in just 36 hours of studio time. Anything less than a 5* would be rock sacrilege.
Man… keep in mind this was just LZ getting warmed up. What an unbelievable debut. It’s crazy to think these guys weren’t universally revered in their time. It’s unfair how much talent is in this band, man!! I bestoweth unto thee the easiest of 5s.
God dammit Led Zeppelin is great and this album is great. I could rave about the guitar riffs and solos, or the incredible drums or bass that just flows throughout or the great vocals. But you know all that so maybe a fun fact… Jimmie Page has become synonymous with the Les Paul. But he actually used a Fender to record most of this album. Specifically a 1950's Telecaster known as the “Dragon” guitar due to its bright, psychedelic hand painted dragon artwork. This guitar was originally owned by Jeff Beck who gifted it to Page in 1966 after Page put Beck forward to be his replacement in The Yardbirds. Pretty cool guitar to check out.
A kick ass debut with bangers galore from one of the greatest rock bands of all time? GTFO with anything less than 5*. 4.5/5
An absolutely perfect album.
listened to again still a banger
What an album. There is not a single second wasted on this thing, every moment, every song, everything. It all goes hard. The band work so well together, and their chemistry is so clear on just about every song. Not to mention how ahead of its time this album was. Music this heavy wasn't even dreamt of in the 60s, and on their first attempt, Zepplin had it in the bag and created what is STILL in 2024 one of the greatest albums of all time.
Led Zeppelin's debut album. A little milder than most of their subsequent efforts and consequently a bit of a easier listen. Rating: 3/5 Playlist track: Good Times Bad Times Date listened: 19/05/24
What a way to start something, Led Zeppelin! 1st album! And finally, one album that, no doubt about it, belongs on this list.
Always good to listen to.
I've never liked Robert Plant's voice which has always made entry into the Led Zeppelin catalog difficult. I appreciate a lot of their work (Dazed and Confused, Communication Breakdown are great), but this album (while groundbreaking at the time) is an I dunno. Maybe too many covers considering where the band goes? I'm much more interested in the crazy story of the end of The Yardbirds into Zep--WTF, nobody wanted to stay in that band. This one is a 3.5 for me, but trending down to:
I'm a hater for this band and I can't even deny this album. Dazed & Confused is a perfect song. B
Onhan tää hieno aloitus sarjalle, vaikke leppari LZ ole. Dazed on mainio. 3/5
Tykkään kyllä nykyään näiden toisesta levystä selvästi enemmän. Tässä noi chillimmät biisit on vähän meh ja niitä on monta. 3/5
Kyllähän tää debyytti edelleen kohtullisesti kolisee. 3.5/5, pyöristyy ehkä kuitenkin alaspäin.
3.5⭐️ classic rock
A clsssic. Did not realize at the time I was listening as a kid how much they were taking from other artists.
An incredible debut. Some genre defining material and some experimental jams that don’t achieve the same level. Regardless, this is rock 101 and stands as an exceptional showcase of 4 very talented artists.
this is just not for me lol
bam... wat een debuut album...hier staat weinig op dat de lat niet haalt..
This sounds mostly refined and complete for being a debut album. It's got the blues-rock inspired sound that many know Led Zeppelin for, plus big-sounding rock hits in "Good Times Bad Times" and "Communication Breakdown". Side two does sound a bit filler-y when comparing to the rest of the album, though.
Self titled albums either hit or miss. This one damn sure didn’t miss 🔥
Rock. Rock. Rock. One of the great ones.
Very good debut record and very consistent in quality.
3.5
Legendary. They got better, but out of the box, they recreated rock & roll.
55 yrs old and this album was already the future at that time.... this album will be still around for other generations to come. 6/5
A great listen. Good jams, powerful voice. Would recommend.
Classic band, probably classic album if this is your kinda genre. It’s not really mine but I did enjoy it for the most part! Some of the most iconic riffs ever!
Classic debut album full of blues rock. I'm a big fan of the Zep so I love all their albums, but this is an excellent start point. Awesome album.
Early and great bluesy proto metal.
A legend takes flight. One that, ironically, would not crash down as easily as the aircraft on the cover of this debut. Of course, Led Zeppelin is the ultimate "dad-rock" band today (grandad rock, even). And yet, they're also timeless. Jimmy Page was a sly fox, "recycling" (and sometimes pillaging, let's be honest) blues tropes to create something unheard of at the time. Robert Plant had the voice that could fit with the ones of both angels and demons--heavily sexualised, and yet so pure in the same hollers and inflexions. John Paul Jones was the rock from which the band could conquer the skies. And John Bonham was an absolute tornado. Who could have predicted that the "New Yardbirds" could pave the way to something so iconic and so groundbreaking? No one. And yet that's exactly what happened. Number of albums left to review: 194 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 348 (including this one) Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 202 Albums from the list I won't include in mine: 256
Every Led Zeppelin album is gonna be a 5. This is no exception. The only issue is that it's only 5 songs. Your Time is Gonna Come is incredible. This album is nearly perfect and I could literally listen to it anywhere, any time.
A near-flawless band introduces itself in the most emphatic way possible.
The band's name was chosen it was suggested that a supergroup with Page and Beck would go down like a "lead balloon"...The group dropped the 'a' in lead at the suggestion of Peter Grant, so that those unfamiliar with the term would not pronounce it "leed". The word "balloon" was replaced by "zeppelin", a word which, according to music journalist Keith Shadwick, brought "the perfect combination of heavy and light, combustibility and grace" to Page's mind. I love this story of the origin of the band name and they certainly satisfy with their combination of heavy and light. Combustibility and grace/flow? Check and check. Is there any music more sexy than Led Zeppelin?
Another solid LZ album. It’s really really good, not great. I’m going to use this space to complain AGAIN that Houses Of The Holy was left off for this album. It is a travesty.
There's no denying this is a classic debut album from one of the most influential bands in rock history, stacked with heavy hitters like "Good Times Bad Times" and "Communication Breakdown" as well as inspired blues and folk covers such as "Dazed and Confused" and "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You". The only problem is that it's still a debut album where the growing pains are evident, as the second half of the album loses momentum on "Your Time is Gonna Come". However, it transitions nicely into the instrumental "Black Mountain Side" before picking things up again. Overall, it's a solid fundamental album for the genre, and as such gets a recommendation for those into rock and proto-metal.
Classic mix of rock and blues. What a debut album! This is great music performed by great musicians.
Rock and heavy on the blues which I wasn’t expecting. Dazed and confused is such a memorable track
Pretty stunning debut
Led Zepplin
Loved this album, totally a classic 4 stars
Led Zep announce themselves with a mix of hard rock, blues and folk. The musicianship is next level. The tunes are bangers. What a band.
Lead balloon
Good toooons
There are better Zeppelin albums out there. The lead track on this one is known, but I can skip the others.
Did not enjoy it. Maybe it was good at the time. Do not enjoy the singer’s voice or the music itself. Maybe in small bursts or in the background of a movie scene to set the tone. But generally not something I want to listen to.
Very 12-bar-blues inspired, very obviously revolutionary. The songs I saved from this were Babe I'm Gonna Leave You, You Shook Me, Dazed and Confused and I Can't Quit You Baby. Dazed and Confused was my favourite.
Classic album that defined the genre
Not too bothered about listening to this again. Clearly influenced a lot of bands who did it better.
Crazy, that this album came in 1969. The drums and guitar parts are just excellent. However, I do not really like the vocal part - too much yelling. Good times Bad Times - superb opening
litty
The best
Classic, listened to that alot. Nice to rediscover
4.5/5
The instrumental is incredible Fav songs: You shook me
Look, maybe Led Zeppelin was a pioneer of blue-sy rock, but to me it all sounds the same. Not bad, but just doesn't vibe with me. Kinda boring.
Classic Rock. What else to say about one of the greatest, most impactful debut albums in rock history? The Mighty Guys with some of their finest work.
Summary - didn’t enjoy this as much as really any of their other work. Rough start, a band trying to find its sound. good times - hell of an opener. In hindsight you can tell this isn’t a rookie band. Thumping drums Babe leave you, nice second. Big change of pace. Plant belting out range, powerful Torturously slow Shook Me, with some raw edge to Plant’s upper, almost strain. Ooh keyboards! Ok this song just won’t end Dazed and confused: OG, trippy. Album version is nice. Live sticks around far too long You’re time is gonna come - this is some good shit Black mountainside- this album is all over the place. I thought jimmy had a plan. This is demo - level stuff. Like what they’d release if Jimmy passed and they put together posthumous songs I can’t quit you - blues masturbation. Good. Again, a band trying to find their place How many more times - riffing goodness. Slop. Sloppy slop splashing around. Love it. Also very masturbatory. Also endless no longer love it.
What a debut! Hard rocking blues "covers" and some rocking original tracks set Led Zeppelin up for a decade of hard rock dominance.
Head banging rock on
An extremely epic album. I’m going to have this one on repeat for a while. Fave tracks are “black mountain side” and “I can’t quit you baby”
Babe im gonna leave you rocks, the rest im mostly ambivalent about. Glad i listened tho
Absolute masterpiece of an album. Though I personally like it the least of the I-IV Zeppelin albums, which really highlights how incredible Zeppelin's entire discography is. The bluesy tone doesn't always land for me, but this album still has some incredible songs. Top tracks: Dazed and Confused, Communication Breakdown, How Many More Times
Classic Led Zepplin. Not as experimental or refined as later albums, but a fan wouldn't be disappointed.
great debut from the band, great tracks, great style before they switched to the folk rock. 8/10
Good record.
This isn't the best LZ album (I think nearly all Zeppelin fans will tell you this), but it's a rock-solid collection of original and blues cover songs that make up the debut of one of the most influential classic rock bands of all time. So yeah, duh - it's on the list! The first two songs are my absolute favorite here (I forgot how much I loved "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You" until I re-listened to LZ I again for this project. Jimmy Page's guitar work throughout is a stunning preview to what his style would become across the span of LZ's catalog. Some of the blues covers here are a bit "generic," but on tracks like "Dazed and Confused," Page's remarkable violin bow/guitar work and Robert Plant's epic wailing entrances the hell of out the listener. LZ I is a really great album that provides a delicious taste of the even better material to come from the band. 4 stars: I am struck by this album. Interesting Factoids from Wikipedia: *(Guitarist Jimmy) Page was reluctant to release "singles", so only "Good Times Bad Times", backed with "Communication Breakdown", was released outside of the UK. However, due to exposure on album-oriented rock radio stations, and growth in popularity of the band, many of the album's songs have become classic rock radio staples. *Led Zeppelin's front cover, which was chosen by Page, features a black-and-white image of the German zeppelin Hindenburg photographed by Sam Shere on 6 May 1937, when the airship burst into flames while landing at Lakehurst, New Jersey. The image refers to the origin of the band's name itself: When Page, (guitarist Jeff) Beck and The Who's Keith Moon and John Entwistle were discussing the idea of forming a group, Moon joked, "It would probably go over like a lead balloon", and Entwistle reportedly replied, "a lead zeppelin!" *Page used a "distance makes depth" approach to production. He used natural room ambiance to enhance the reverb and recording texture on the record, demonstrating the innovations in sound recording he had learned during his session days. At the time, most music producers placed microphones directly in front of the amplifiers and drums. For Led Zeppelin, Page developed the idea of placing an additional microphone some distance from the amplifier (as far as 20 feet (6 m)) and then recording the balance between the two. Page became one of the first producers to record a band's "ambient sound": the distance of a note's time-lag from one end of the room to the other. *"Babe I'm Gonna Leave You" was a re-arrangement of a song composed by Anne Bredon in the 1950s. Page had heard the song recorded by Joan Baez for her 1962 album Joan Baez in Concert. It was one of the first numbers that he worked on with Plant when the two first met at Pangbourne in August 1968. Interesting Factoids from SongFacts.com: *[On "Good Times Bad Times"]: When the band re-formed for a benefit show on December 10, 2007 with Jason Bonham playing drums in place of his father, this was the first song in the set. Bassist John Paul Jones told Rolling Stone magazine after the show: "That's the hardest riff I ever wrote, the hardest to play." *[On "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You"]: There is a Led Zeppelin drinking game where you have to take a swig every time Robert Plant sings "baby." This song leads to inebriation in that one, since he repeats "babe" or "baby" 31 times. *[On "Dazed and Confused"]: This was a showcase song at most of Led Zeppelin's concerts. They sometimes improvised on it for up to 40 minutes. *[On "Your Time is Gonna Come"]: Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones wrote this song, which is about an unfaithful girl who will pay the price for her deceitful ways. The lyrics reflect Jimmy Page's views on women at the time. He thought they were deceitful and inferior to men, similar to Aleister Crowley, who Page idolized...All four members of the band sing together on the chorus...British singer Sandie Shaw became the first artist to cover a Led Zep tune when she reworked this for her 1969 album, Reviewing the Situation. *[On "Communication Breakdown"]: This song became an anthem for frustrated youth. It was a popular live song that Led Zeppelin usually used to either open shows or play in an encore. *[On "How Many More Times"]: This was the last song on the first Led Zeppelin album. It was listed as 3:30 on the album, but the correct length is 8:28. The reason that the song was listed as only being a little over 3 minutes was to promote radio play. Jimmy Page knew that radio would never play a song over 8 minutes long, so he wrote the track time as shorter on the album to trick radio stations into playing it. Standout Tracks: Good Times Bad Times, Babe I'm Gonna Leave You, Dazed and Confused, Communication Breakdown
I've never listened to a full Led Zeppelin album before - but of course, I know many of their songs. There were some highs and lows, e.g. i felt You Shook Me was pretty weak and wished that Good Times was given the proper jam length that that was given. Still had a good time listening to it overall.
Legendary band with a great album here.