Led Zeppelin

really strong first half, then it dies down a little too much. cmon LZ you gotta keep that heat all the way thru !

This is an album full of screaming and that little fucking organ plinking away. It's not NOT good, but it's also not my favorite thing to listen to.

Starts off strong, Zeppelin as a rhythm section thundering along. Some of the rare Jimmy Page that stick to the burst of chaos & skip the tacky move of trailing off into high energy blooz. I thought this first outing might be the Zeppelin to get four stars. Funny to go right from that last verse of Good Times, Bad Times right into Babe I'm Gonna Leave You, still not a bad song if you can put up with Robert Plant. They had to ruin it pretty quick with You Shook Me, and after that it seems like about the same awesome/garbage mix as the other three albums. Black Mountain Side is a nice arrangement of Black Waterside. Would be nicer if Page hadn't said he wrote it. Led Zeppelin had an interesting run of four albums from 1969 to 1971, a steady three stars for their mix of excellent rock, unethical conduct and terrible taste, before they disappeared completely off the face of the earth. An intriguing tale. music: ...appreciated. (⌐-_-)

Alright this is the last one on the list (I think). In the end, it’s my favourite one. It’s probably like a 3.4 or something. Some of the songs rock so hard, Good Times Bad Times especially. What an opener for a debut album! But also there’s a lot of stinkers, and I still simply to not care to hear Robert Plant Doing His Thing. Goodbye Zeppelin it’s been fun, sort of.

Putting all the standard blues stuff aside / some jewels still stand out / rough and raw / love more the songs that came later / BUT: „Dazed And Confused“ / monster song

not bovved but not shit

A nice start. Can't go wrong with Led Zeppelin. Not my favorite of theirs but still a great one!

44 minutes of robert hollering and jimmy showing off his epic guitar skills

Listened to this while playing Isofarian Guard. I didn't actually recognize any of these songs...but that's not surprising as I didn't grow up with any of this music. It was a lot more bluesy than I was expecting.

I guess it takes a fair bit of self confidence to come up with this swagger for a first album.

I really like the first track and communication breakdown. But it just annoys me how they’re constantly ripping off old blues songs. They are the 20th century’s most brazen plagiarists.

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.

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.

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.

Not bad at all! Was expecting a little bit more energy

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).

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.

3/5

I was expecting a lot more and it just didn’t go there for me.

very good listen. not generally my style

surprisingly..... this was kinda cute. kinda boring at times tho 🥴

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.”

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!

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.

Lots of good songs on here. Better than LZIII imo.

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.

Classic album but isn’t my fav sound.

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.

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.

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.

59/100

Cheers

a lot more bluesy than I thought

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

Surprisingly I'm giving this a 3.

bland compared to yesterdays masterpiece...

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.

:-)

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.

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.

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

Classic old-school rock

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.

Dazed and confused I can't quit you baby How many more times

There are a couple of great songs, but the rest are disgusting and embarrassing me, 3/5

Sounds like Led Zeppelin. Page and Plant were meant to find each other. Not my favorite, but undeniably a great album.

idk i canr get into led zeppelin too much. still good though to listen to

This is good, wasn’t blown away.

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.

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

I absolutely get why this is on the list but it’s not for me.

Better than III, I guess

This one is ok

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

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.

3.5

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!

Good toooons

There are better Zeppelin albums out there. The lead track on this one is known, but I can skip the others.

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.

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.

Babe im gonna leave you rocks, the rest im mostly ambivalent about. Glad i listened tho

Classic Led Zepplin. Not as experimental or refined as later albums, but a fan wouldn't be disappointed.

Legendary band with a great album here.

I like Led Zepplin but this isn’t my favourite of their albums. Listens: 1 Fave Track: Babe I’m Gonna Leave You Rating: 3

Rock mit ordentlichem Blues-Anteil. Ich müsste es eigentlich mehr mögen.

Listened Before? N Well, I had a history lesson today... about the formation of led zeppelin and the relation to the Yardbirds. The fact that these guys weren't some garage band was news to me, they were formed from the ashes of the Yardbirds and knew LOTS of famous musicians who helped them get a start. They were even considered a "supergroup" somehow, which is also surprising. Enough about all of that - The album is good. It's probably not LZ's best work, but they were still finding their sound at this point. Very bluesy with moments of acid and hard rock, it was a good foreshadow of things to come. I really liked it - I find it better than LZII from a personal opinion, but I find it falls short of LZIIII. Anyway, a solid effort. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: Dazed and Confused

Great songs here and there.

Highlights: Good Times, Black Mountain. In a nutshell: Band is top notch. Bluesy, occasionally sludgy, sometimes swirly. Jimmy's wailing and use of "baby" was a bit much for me though. Overall: 5/10

A good album, but I feel like I never have to hear Led Zeppelin again. Forgot how influenced by the blues they were and it's all over here.

Starts off strong but the second half was kind of weak.

This is undoubtedly a good album, however yesterday was just NOT a Led Zeppelin day, so I skipped it. Too much chaos. They fuckin rock tho

Just okay. The instrumentals were good but there's just too much British rock on this list and everything melts together. Favourites: Babe I'm gonna leave you and black mountain side. 3/5

I mean like it's Led Zeppelin. Idk what else to say. It's pretty good, I think if I hadn't taken a break (to grind uni assignments) I wouldn't have liked it as much. High 3/5, I wouldn't add any songs to any playlists but I liked it lol. Favourite: Babe I'm Gonna Leave You (😢😢)

Back to regularly scheduled programming with this one (all male English rock band). Hooray. I will say though that I've been wanting to listen to Led Zeppelin's music. It was okay, favourite song was Babe I'm Gonna Leave You. You Shook Me and I Can't Quit You Baby (chill guitar solo) were also pretty good. Listened to this album like 3.5 times through, but I think it's going to be another 3

Muy chabon

A masterpiece

Was fine.

It's an okay album! Listend this this back in 2020😭‼️‼️ 1st half is banger while the end half not so much

actually liked this a lot more than I expected to. If I am honest, this whole challenge has made me appreciate Led Zeppelin far more than I have over the years. I have tried with them before and never fully connected, but revisiting these albums properly has changed that. This debut is raw, heavy and full of confidence. Yes, some songs stretch out longer than I would prefer and there are moments where the guitar solos feel a little indulgent for my taste, but there is no denying the power and presence of the band. Good Times Bad Times is a brilliant opener and Dazed and Confused has that dark, hypnotic edge that really works. The blues influence is clear throughout, but it is delivered with real intensity. Favourite songs: Dazed and Confused and Good Times Bad Times Least favourite song: You Shook Me Album artwork: Legendary cover. Instantly recognisable and perfectly matched to the weight of the music

Derivative

great album, just not my favorite Led Zeppelin album which would be led zepp lll

7/10

Meh. I like Led Zeppelin but this album didn’t really do it for me.

Very solid album, though I think they have some better. Really liked the couple of blues type songs. You can tell they are going to be a great band.

Good musical sections with the guitar and drums, blues feel, nice tempo changes throughout. Says the word baby too much

Aquest àlbum per mi té tot el que caracteritza la qualitat i l'estil de Led Zeppelin, però és com un diamant en brut. Hi ha temes molt molt bons però es nota que s'ha de polir. Expected Lorenzo rating: 4

Fun, not memorable

Bangers with a few lenghts in between

I should like Zeppelin on paper. I like British blues rock. I like guitar solos. I like monster drums. And I have to say I like this more than any Zeppelin listening experience I can remember, but it's still not something I'd choose to listen to personally. Maybe it's Robert Plant's vocals. Yeah, it's probably the vocals.

cool

Paar nummers wel heel nice maar de rest een beetje vaag

Good but I prefer 2 and 4. Communications breakdown is really good.

Exactly what you remember.

dasidjasdjas

Hard to judge objectively given how entrenched in the culture these songs are. I listened to this record a lot as a teen and really have no need for it going forward, but it's hard to deny what an earth-shaking monument and artifact this record is.

3/10

Eh

Slide guitar on "Your Time is Gonna Come" is a nice touch - really like this track as its one that hasn't been played to death on the radio - organ is so good Good album but radio play has killed some of the tracks for me

Not a huge fan of Led Zeppelin but I didn't feel the need to skip any songs or stop listening. Just average experience for me.

C'mon, it's Led Zeppelin! Boring ... ok, first part was cool.

I would not really listen to it but it's quite okay (one of the better ones till now)

This is a lot of instrumental, long riffs, just chilling album. Not their best, but if you are a fan, a must, if you are a casual fan, skip it.

Best song: babe im gonna leave you (not even close)

neither good nor bad, doesnt stand out

3, nice to listen to and 1 banger

Not a hard rock fan but I could handle this one time

Never been a fan, but also I didn't hate this as much as I thought I would.

Good for music whilst doing other chores, some standout songs but I wouldn’t sit through all of them if I was listening to music as my main activity.

1/4/2024 Favorites: Good Times Bad Times, Babe I'm Gonna Leave You, Dazed and Confused (Cool but a long bridge with a lot of effects). Some of the tunes are heavily blues based.

Some classic jams. Some tracks are overly long and self indulgent.

LED Zeppelin's debut album shows where the band was heading musically years later. There is still blues-inspired music here in many places and Robert Plant's vocals are not yet like those on later albums. In this respect, this record has historical value, but it doesn't go beyond average quality.

No groundbreaking thoughts

It’s reheated yardbirds and stolen Jeff beck. Apparently beck was in tears when he heard it. 'What the hell, Jim? I thought we were friends!' The Jeff beck group took what cream and the who were doing, combined it and made a rocking album or two. Then Beck bogert and appice extended it. If plant and jones and bonham weren’t so good it’d be awful. But they are that good. Page is as well. But often he’s the least interesting player. Which is really saying something. A great guitarist, sure. But compared to what jones and bonham do ... And there’s a sense where it’s magnificent. Good times bad times is one of the best album openers of the rock era. Having said that, it’s more a portent of what was to come than a finished product. So 2 out of 5. Maybe 2.5. Should have been 4. But they stole most of it.

Decent. I've come to accept that Led Zep will probably never be really for me, but this has some pretty cool songs on it. Can't get into Robert Plant's vocals, but... There's a whole lot worse out there.

Nyt en osaa sanoa, onko nää jotkut riffit pöllitty vai ollaanko tässä edelläkävijöitä - ei tietty blues-jutuissa mutta vähän sabbathmaisissa kohdissa.

I know it's an unpopular opinion, but I still can't get into Led Zeppelin. I'll be the first to acknowledge their talent and fame, I like other bands from the same era and genre, but for some reason these guys just don't do it for me. For years I've tried to figure out what I'm missing but for the life of me I can't figure it out.

There's a lot of base elements that have clearly influenced Hard Rock. However they feel less cohesive.

More mellow again than Led Zeppelin III.

“Babe I’m Gonna Leave You” is my favorite Led Zeppelin song. That’s all I have to say about this album.

Another debut album by what would become one of Britain’s rock ‘n’ roll greats completely larded up by a couple of awful, wannabe, white boy blues garbage tracks. The fact that you shook me is sandwiched between babe I’m gonna leave you and dazed and confused is one of the worst crimes in Led Zeppelin‘s entire career, statutory rape, not withstanding.

"baby"

It was fine. I was expecting great things because I've never really listened to them before but it didn't really live up.

It was decent, could hear how it influenced a lot of early heavy metal. Liked some of the blues references as well.

Definitely see why this had as much impact as it did. Doesn't overstay it's welcome and the wild, free-wheeling riffs never completely lose control. It's just never gonna be wholly for me, but that doesn't diminish the power. Three and a half. Fave track: Good Times Bad Times

Pretty chill i guess

half the songs were too long for me! bit liked the shorter ones

Great mix of rock and blues with some classic well known songs. May be overplayed these days, but still holds up in the end. 3.5/5 Would listen again.

Pretty solid debut album, though I wanted to like it more than I did. 3.25/5

Showing off all their talented music skills on this record has aged well, unfortunately some misogynistic messages have not.

Mixed bag. I'm not that crazy about the slow bluesy ones.

Led Zeppelin doing led Zeppelin things. Couple bangers but some songs really go on for forever. Great for putting on a record in the background but actively listening gets a bit tiring after a while

Eh. It was fine.

It was alright, i liked some of the guitar melodies though

It's alright, kinda slow for my taste

A lil bit flat for me. All Led, very little Zeppelin.

It was pretty good but I’ve never been a big zeppelin fan

I like this record a lot, but it suffers from poor pacing. It swings from fast tempo to slow tempo too often and that prevents it from sounding like a cohesive record. Communication Breakdown is an all-time favourite, though.

I mean I wanted to really love this album. I mean you can tell how talented these guys are but the songs definitely ran a little too long. I loved Good Times, Babe Im Gonna Leave You (My favorite), dazed and confused, and Your time is gonna come. Still liked it and it just might be one of those albums where I just have to listen to it again

I'm glad I have this a listen, but I just can't get into Led Zeppelin. They have everything I like - guitar solos, epicly long songs, interesting sounds, many genders blended together, including blues. Giving it 3 stars over 2 since I'm trying to be optimistic

When Zeppelin hits it, they really hit it. This album is a little early and for me, doesn't quite hit it.

Ill be honest, I enjoy some Led Zeppelin from time to time, and I enjoyed this album for what it is, however this being their first album makes it seem like they haven't fully found their footing yet, I mean this was 1969. I would say that following Led Zeppelin albums are better and feature better tracks, however I don't think this album was bad by any means, just a little bit more boring than their following albums. Overall I would probably give this album like a 3 outta 5, not bad, just not my favorite either.

It was alright. Not my typical style

Baby

An album of covers from artists who didn't want to be covered. It's almost a joke in the case of Dazed And Confused. This album contains a lot of "baby". Still... a legendary album we'll never be able to get rid of. Well interpreted and played, tho.

Some songs have so much energy and some are really beautiful. I really actually love this album. Also I read that J.R.R. Tolkien likes Led Zeppelin, so they get extra bonus points because I'm a nerd. I'm not a huge fan of the vocals or lyricism though.

Thought I'd like it better. The hits are fine, and I liked Communication Breakdown

Had this playing while cooking. Wish I paid more attention to it. But it set a good vibe for cooking

Solid rock album.

i've never been a huge led zep fan, though I like a handful of their singles. this album was fine but didn't do much for me. the instrumentation seemed technically proficient but several songs in particular were like three minutes too long and didn't really go anywhere. the lyrics all being like "baby, baby, oooohhhh whoooooaaaa, baby be my woman tonight" were not exactly riveting. favorites: good times bad times, babe I'm gonna leave you

Some great stuff here, especially Good Times Bad Times, but there’s also a lot of wanky blues that just goes nowhere. Track 3 in particular just drags so much

Never heard of this, will a Led Zeppelin actually fly? Sounds like an old blues album if you stripped away all the soul, 11 stars!

yeah i liked it

Less rock-like than I expected. I'm learning something new about this band ngl

dałbym 4, ale niektóre piosnki to niepotrzebne darcie ryja. gitarka fajowa

rocoso el 20% del tiempo aburrido el resto

Leur premier album. La fusion du blues et du rock toi. Ça a moins levé que je pensais. Not bad, pas super commercial. Je pense qu'ils ont d'autres albums que je vais préférer avant lui.

Like..... the guitars are good, but it's not like a thrilling listening experience anymore.

Babe I’m Gonna Leave You // Your Time Is Gonna Come // 3.5/5

As much as I wanted to enjoy it more, it was still a good listen with some obvious favourites.

it's ok

Pretty average

I have a hard time lingering to Zep without thinking about they and cultural appropriation. They didn't borrow licks from blues. They stole them and made it big with them. This album is good, as all of their records are. But it's tainted.

There's a lot about this album that I don't love, but there's a lot about this album that I do love. It makes rating this one particularly difficult.

Ei mullistava kuuntelukokemus. Ei oikeastaan edes pysty hypettämään, mutta ei tästä mitään huonoakaan löydy. Kultainen keskitie 3*

Good debut, Plant cums all over the place, but it only gets better from here...

Idk. Maybe this was like mind melting in 1969. But since I already know what Led Zeppelin sounds like, it kinda just sounds like a pretty mediocre collection of Led Zeppelin songs.

Lot of ups and downs on this album. I love Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You and Dazed and Confused (though listening to Robert Plant jizz in my headphones has never not been awkward), and Communication Breakdown. Rest of the album is decent. I'm rarely in an entire album of Led Zeppelin mood anymore, but would probably give this another whirl some day.

Good album, but lingers in the blues-y stuff a bit too much for me. Good debut for sure though. I just prefer later albums more. 3.49/5

3.4/5

Don’t tell me you guys’ve never gotten the Led out.

didn’t like it that much but i can’t say it’s bad music just not for me

It's ok

Have only listened to LZ3 in addition to this and while this album still has some good songs I was a much bigger fan of the rock acoustic sound of the 3rd album compared to the bluesy sound of this album.

It's a solid album but not their best material. You can certainly hear the beginnings of what their sound will evolve into.

I can see why this album is well rated. You can hear the star power and beginnings of what would become one of the highest rated bands of all time. But the album has aged poorly, and has some really misogynistic overtones. Not my favorite.

Combinatie van rock'n roll en blues. Niet meteen mijn favoriete muziek, maar goed te luisteren op de achtergrond. De zanger is wel wat schreeuwerig.

🙉

Ja Led Zeppelin by Led Zeppelin is goed maar ook niet meer dan dat? de grote schijven zijn niet aanwezig op dit album?

Excellent blues rock and musicianship, but some cringey vocal antics. Quite disjointed in places. Led Zeppelin II is better all round.

Chaos muziek, maar wel een paar vette solo’s!

Niet echt mijn muziek maar ik vond dit beter dan ik had gedacht.

Ожидания – самое отвратительное, что может быть в 1001...

Not as good as the other zepplin album

Honestly, it's better than I expected

Parts of this album got a bit tiresome.

Led Zeppelin is the debut album by English rock band Led Zeppelin. The band did such a great job of fusing blues and rock while embracing the emerging hard rock sound, that it payed off with this album being a critical and commercial success. This is considered by many to be the best Led Zeppelin album, and it was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2004. This album has been certified platinum in the US and UK. I like Led Zeppelin, so it was great to finally listen to their debut album in its entirety. Their debut album is exploding with hard rockin' content, and it's also nice to see how much the band has progressed since their earliest work.

Bit proggy for me, one or two bangers

I know there great and all, but was left a little bored on this listen.

Escuchable

Escuchable

A wee bit shouty/noisy. Not the sort of music I would normally gravitate towards, but I definitely appreciated some tracks. Enjoyed Black Mountain Side, I Can't Quit You Baby.

3.8 + Dare I say, I found myself a little bored? Being a so-called “super group”, their musical chops are obviously unimpeachable. But their fascination with electrified blues is pretty par for the era. They tread where countless Brits explored before and since, which makes songs like “I Can’t Quit You Baby” sound tired and overblown to my ears. Still, there are plenty of amazing moments throughout so it never feels like a complete bust to return to this. I especially love the guitar sonics on “Dazed and Confused.”

3-4

A good listen, very Led Zeppelin. Not their best songs but I appreciated listening to their debut front to back, quite sure I've never done that before.

Solid

decent album, bombastic yet a bit forgettable. could have used lesser meandering but was otherwise a solid hard rock album

Another chance to dig out some old vinyl for this list. I like this, I've been a Zeppelin fan since I was a kid. It's clearly an important album in heavy metal and rock history. I'd put II, III, IV, and Physical Graffiti ahead of it in quality and importance on my own Zeppelin list though.

I definitely respect what this did for music, and the fact that this is 1969 is amazing. It's a bit too bluesy for me, and many of the songs are a bit too long. Still, there's some jams on this album. It starts out very strong. Unlike some people, I don't really mind Robert Plant's voice. This record just didn't truly connect with me, except for a few songs. Maybe I'll like some of their other albums on here more. My favourite songs were Babe I'm Gonna Leave You and Dazed and Confused.

Opens with a belter “Good times bad times” then becomes samey precursor to much better things

This one is interesting because you can still hear the bluesy influence in some of these songs, something that definitely phased out as the albums went on. Sadly, that isn't a great thing in my book, as blues isn't exactly my favorite genre. This album was alright, and I think Babe I'm Gonna Leave You may be my favorite rock-centric Led Zeppelin song I've heard, but a lot of this album felt it went on quite a bit longer than needed, despite it's small amount of songs. And while the guitar and vocals were excellent, sometimes there was just too much empty space, due to the blues influence mentioned earlier. Overall an alright album, but you can definitely tell Led Zeppelin only got better with time, at least in my opinion!

Solid. Holds up both as DNA to everything that comes after it and as a stand alone album

good times bad times - ok! 6/10? babe im gonna leave you - não sei pq mas acho que a natalie tinha essa no wrapped? mas não prestei mta atencao porque tava preocupado com a tarefa de otimizacao aqui da pós entao sei la ?/10 you shook me - po essa tem uma parte muito reconhecivel depois tenho que dar uma olhada qual é found it ok!! not really my style but better than i expected

Jimmy page is the saving grace on this album

I mean, it's ok...

No es mi disco preferido, pero es una gran debut para semejante banda. Siempre me molestaron esos gritos de Robert Plant pero también me he preguntado qué sería de Led Zepelin sin éstos.

Mjeh

Good mix of rock and delta blues that mostly scratches the riffing itch. The longer tracks do tend to drag on - the band is at its finest on the shorter rippers like 'Good Times Bad Times' where it can barnstorm a riff and chord change. The longer tracks become monotonous after a few reps and drag down the momentum.

Imposter syndrome usually sets in when people know I like rock music and play guitar, as I’m not particularly a fan of any Led Zeppelin songs I’ve heard. It seems to be a key point in rock music to talk about Led Zeppelin with other guitarists. That being said, I don’t recognise any songs on this album so let’s see! Songs I already knew: none Favourites: Dazed and Confused, Babe I’m Gonna Leave You It’s going to sound like I’m being purposefully contrarian, which I promise I’m not trying to be, but I just don’t get it. Perhaps if I was a teenager when this album came out then it might have rocked my world, but when listening to it now it just feels very mid. The vocals are certainly very good, but the rest of the music definitely doesn’t blow me away. It seems blasphemous to say it, but I just don’t find Led Zeppelin to be that good! I’ll go hide somewhere now.

One of my least favourite LZ albums. Individually everyone sounds great, especially Bonham, and it's a great sounding album overall. But it's always been too straight, too traditional for my tastes. At last when they nicked everything from the old blues guys on later albums they put their own stamp on it. So much of this first album sounds like an album of blues covers plus a couple of folk covers. Much greater things were to come.

Things would only get better. More druggy, too.

Solid rock music 3/5

It was good but nothing mind blowing for me. Tool is a lot bettee

Some good songs, but a good deal of filler. It’s their first album, seems like they were still developing their sound.

yeah, great stuff. Awesome start obv, but I find bits of the album drift here and there. Overall great to re-listen

Some great songs here, but weighed down by a whole load of other dross which sound pretty much the same. Excess is probably the way to describe it; the vocals, the solos, the length of songs. Sometimes the excess makes a great track, as in the first two examples, but the rest of the time, it's a bit annoying.

Not a fan of super loud music, especially rock-related genres (it just seems a little too much and too unpredictable in my opinion). I do gotta say that the instrumentals were pretty cool (especially the guitars in "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You". The blues airs here and there in the disk are also quite agreeably welcome. At the end of the album, I do have to say that none of the songs really strike me as memorable. I did not particularly like any of the songs either, but this is most likely a matter of my own musical taste. Both songs I liked most were both with the strongest sense of Blues and instrumental rather than vocals. Fav Tracks: - You Shook Me - Your Time is Gonna Come

Solid hard rock album. Just not a fan of the singing style (subjective) and boring lyrics (objective). Nice riffs and stuff, i guess. FAV tracks: Babe im gonna leave you, dazed and confused, good times bad times Least fav: black mountain side - i thought an ad started playing when this came on wtf

A handful a great tracks where they next level their Blues origins and some OK ones which are saved by Robert's vocals. A decent listen.

3.5

Alright, didn't fully click with me though.

Babe i’m gonna leave you - mega vibe worth the build up Dazed and Confused - 2nd half is where the songs goes good Mellow album

defo something I would like to listen to occasionally, maybe even try to play it myself.

Led Zeppelin, doing Led Zeppelin.

Not my favorite. Didn't realize LZ was bluesy (which I don't mind). Would probably be nice to listen to live.

Heard it a lot. Heard it again.

I thought it was alright, not really my genre of music, somewhat entertaining, at least some aspects. I enjoyed the back and forth between the lead and the guitarist on the second or third track. Overall I'd say 6/10, I'm glad I listened but have no plans to revisit.

It is good but I probably wouldn’t relisten to it. Not super my style.

stop stealing songs

This clearly would have turned a lot of heads in 1969 with it's heavy, aggressive sound and over-the-top vocals. I remember reading that, when Ritchie Blackmore of Deep Purple heard this (DP sounded more psychedelic & proggy then) he came to the band and said "this is what we are going to sound like", and fired their singer. In many ways the sound of Rock Music changed after this album. I've heard all of the songs separately but hearing it all together, it's bluesier than I remember, and a bit folkier as well. "Good Time Bad Times" is a great lead off track. My favourite is "Dazed and Confused", and it's good to hear the composer got paid royalties 41 years after this release.

I’ve never been a big fan of Led Zep so 1,001 has forced me to listen to a Zep album for the first time in its entirety. Turns out it wasn’t too bad and I recognize most of the songs. I find the heavy blues / hard rock mix to be interesting, but I can do without Plant’s shrill vocals.

I do like LZ, but I sometimes get a bit Planted out.

Deres første, meget indflydelsesrigt, hard rock, lidt blues

Mało do dodania. Ledzi są zawsze świetni, choć to nienajlepszy z ich albumów, jakoś tak przeleciał

Good, not great. Bluesy sections felt inauthentic. Any time there was an acoustic guitar was a plus. Vocals got on my nerves.

i understand it is their first album but it was definitely not spectacular, but of course the talent was there.

Whole album is endless instrumental solos

2.5, I guess. Probably their worst album out of the ones I've heard so far.

Not their best but still classic.

First time listening to any Led Zeplin albums and the opening tracks were more British blues rock than I was expecting. Dazed and Confused, and Communication Breakdown were on the heavier end and better for it. Interesting first album, with some great vocals and guitar, but not the revolution I thought it might be. Looking forward to their later albums

This is definitely a rating about my own personal enjoyment of this record. There's no doubt it needs to be here. However, I personally find this album a bit bloated and indulgent. It's got hits, but leaves a lot more to be desired for me. Favorite tracks: "Baby I'm Gonna Leave You", "How Many More Times"

When Led Zeppelin rock hard it is genuinely thrilling to hear such high octane, guitar and drums driven blues rock, originating so much we take for granted today - quiet verse, heavy chorus, thrashing guitar chords and cymbal heavy percussion. It’s quite brilliant hearing Good Times, Bad Times, Babe I’m Gonna Leave You and Your Time Is Gonna Come. Where Led Zepp come unstuck is their attempt to sing the blues which really comes off as a bad tribute to blues pioneers. There’s only so much one can stand from Robert Plant talking about all his Babys and Babies before it becomes ridiculous. How Many More Times is especially grim with his school girl fetish; I Can’t Quit You Babe is a pale imitation of twelve bar blues; and the Plant call / guitar response on You Shook Me is cringeworthy. Pioneering and influential for sure but it may be sacrilegious to say there’s a better band somewhere in there…

I really struggle to enjoy Led Zeppelin. They're obviously superb musicians but I don't really like Robert Plant's vocals and I find some of the slow blues numbers are a little bit boring. I like their folky side more; 'Black Mountainside is an enjoyable acoustic raga track but it's a short side trip rather than a main event. Thankfully this element is more prominent on later albums. The quality of the band playing together is undeniable but my 3/5 rating is probably more out of respect than enjoyment factor.

Classic bluesy rock but somehow not everything it should be

Kind of a disappointment. Some absolute bangers (the opening 2 tracks) with some overly long, stodgy, and outright plagiarism.

Deze lang niet in zijn geheel geluisterd. Klinkt toch wel wat gedateerd, maar nog steeds wel erg goed.

4 original songs, 36 hours of recording, not bad debut.

A okej mi je ovaj album i okej su mi oni. Pitchfork molim posao

Po sjećanju

Was ok but not really my taste.

cool

Not for me. A classic tho

6/10

This one is just kind of okay

Czyzby Zeppeliny beda kolejnymi beatlesami listy, bo jesli nawet debiutancka plyta z 69 pojawila sie w zestawieniu, to bede zawiedzony jesli reszta dyskografii rowniez nie znajdzie sie na liscie, bo przez 10 lat wspolpracy wyplula tle dobrego materialu, wiec jesli chodzi o debiut to najwazniejsze w nim jest to, ze taka banda w ogole sie zawiazala i nie rozleciala po stworzeniu mocno sredniego pierwszego krazka, bo 45 minutowy album zdecydowanie nie pokazuje na co stac zespol, jedynie 5 z 9 trakow to autorskie kompozycje, reszta natomiast to covery klasycznych bluesowych i folkowych utworow, wiec znajdzie sie tam i cant quit you baby czy you shook me, ktorym zeppelini nadali o wiele ostrzejszy charakter, bo jednak ostre i surowe brzmienie jest dobrym okresleniem na muzyke zeppelinow z tamego okresu, ale nadal jest to szukanie wlasnej tozsamosci muzycznej, nawet pan Plant nie brzmi zbyt charyzmatycznie poza kilkoma momentami, do ktorych mozna zaliczyc singlowe kawalki plyty, wiec otwierajacy good times bad times i communication breakdown z naciskiem na ten pierwszy, ktory swietnie dziala jako otwieracz, jest to takze debiut pana Page jako producenta, a jak wiadomo nie od razu pitrkow trybunalski zbudowano, wiec brzmienie tego albumu miejscami skrzypi niedociagnieniami ze strony produkcji, ale tak to jest wlasnie jak sie eksperymentuje, bo chyba byl on jednym z pierwszych producentow, ktory uzywal nagrywania w roznych odleglosciach od zrodla dzwieku, a taka wypadkowa miedzy dwoma nagraniami dawala ambientowy dzwiek nagrania, ale jakich cudow jeszcze on przeciez nie probowal, jak to odwrocone echo z wspomnianego juz you shook me, wiec nie tylko pod wzgledem muzycznym jest to mocno eksperymentalny material, ale takze technicznym, takie swobody moglo zapewnic tylko samofundowanie plyty, bo przed wydaniem nie byli zwiazani z zadnym lejbelem i sami musieli pokryc koszty nagran, ale to juz miejsce na calkiem inne opowiadanie o el generalisimo bandy czyli panu Grantowi, na plejke leca kawalki singowe albumiku, mam nadzieje, ze reszta dyskografii rowniez pojawi sie na liscie, bo to dopiero 2/9

Maybe I expected too much from the first album, but it wasn't anything special.

Peaks at the very beginning with the first 2 tracks. Then it's mostly downhill from that. Still very good as far as debuts go but Led Zeppelin made much better albums than their first one.

I could do without a few of the blues covers, and i could definitely do without Robert Plant screaming like a giant baby on most of the songs.

Is a rock album

Classic sounds that still sound amazing today. Really impressed that these were the sounds from 1969.

Can see why it was a game changer Jean genie bass line appears

Kinda classic and influential rock record, but toooooo boring imho

Led Zeppelin's eponymous debut is a staple in the hard-rock and blues-rock genres, and deservedly so. It's greatest strength lies in it succesfully combining searing guitar riffs and speedy drums with slower time-signatures that make for an intruiging and engaging acoustic sound... for the majority of the tracks on here. The main critique on this record is that the instrumentally focused parts on Dazed and Confused slightly overstay their welcome, that Black Mountain Side does not fit at all with the rest of the record, as it is quite a boring listen. 3/5.

// Favs: – Score: Light 3

Good times, bad times: short and rockin' Babe I'm Gonna Leave You : more blues-y, the quiet bit is a bit silly sounding nowadays. You Shook Me: blues shuffle thing with some screaming. Doesn't do a lot for me. Dazed and Confused: I like this much better - maybe a bit more modern rock. Your Time Is Gonna Come - far out organ, Man. Recognise it when guitar stuff kicks in. This one is good. Black Mountain Side - pointless banjo Communication Breakdown - this is. a bit more like it! rocking. I Can't Quit You Baby. - very blues How Many More Times - quite fun. I think I like this. Sounds good blues-y but a bit harder

Hm, not sure exactly how to rate this one. Based on just the music alone, I really like it. The classic blues/rock riffs hit just right, and I honestly didn’t realized how much this album influenced the shape of rock until I listened to it. Great for running. But I have difficulty rating it very high because of how many of the songs were ripped off from black blues artists without credit. Music is all about influence and borrowing and reacting to your surroundings, but this album is a notorious example of completely ripping off. I guess it gets a 3/5 weighing quality vs context.

I understand why people like Zeppelin, but it’s not my thing.

It’s not really my thing, but I understand the appeal. Tracks are too long.

Rock'n Roll 🤟

Good stuff

Didn't get the hype, alright rock album

Hmmm. Some great, some not so great. Amazing this was around at same time as Beatles - feels very accomplished and new for a debut album.

I liked the songs, they weren't super unique from one another. However they weren't all the same, which is great. The singer has a very distinct(NOT BAD) voice. The songs don't seem to be anything super special, but I enjoyed them.

First I was excited because I've wanted to give LZ another chance for a while. But most of the songs really just don't excite me. They're not bad, but they feel very meandering without going anywhere and end up being pleasant but mostly forgettable.

Was never a chore but was never blown away either - enjoyable

Great listen, even if it wasn't my kind of sound. Never knew they had blues-y songs.

A tad disappointed, but a lot of these sounded pretty similar without a ton of direction. I think he says "baby" about a thousand times. The influences are all there, and you get a look into what they're gonna become, but this one might be a bit overhyped Liked: Good Times Bad Times

Saved Prior: None Off Rip: Good Times Bad Times, Babe I'm Gonna Leave You, Your Time Is Gonna Come Cutting Edge: Dazed and Confused, How Many More Times Overall Notes: I preferred the more acoustic LZ III, but this was still pretty good. I didn't like the blues covers very much, so I'm glad they focused on their own material as they grew as a band.

Until now I never realized how much Robert Plant wishes his voice was an electric guitar. The Page/Plant call and response is on full display here. Everything they do here they do better in future albums, whether it’s softer and folky (III), riff heavy (Physical Graphitti), propulsive (II), or extended (Presence?). I don’t care if they “stole” songs from American bluesmen. B

Not bad. A little too slow for me. I prefer later LZ

The guitar intro gives you a good idea how this album is going to go. This is why Page is a god.

Det er Zeppelin detta. Ikke de største låtene på dette albumet (imo), men grei skuring dette også.

3.5 | Me siento raro porque siento que estoy a punto de elogiar algo demasiado y hacer que el número parezca que no tiene sentido, pero en mi cabeza lo tiene. Creo había escuchado este disco completo quizá hace más de 20 años y es bastante curioso volverlo a escuchar ahora. Escuchándolo se nota más lo que venía que lo que era el grupo en ese momento. Se siente mucha calidad y bastante innovación, y a pesar de que aquí se siente que se está creando la plantilla de cómo va a sonar el Rock (creo es aquí donde no queda duda que se pierde el "And Roll") me da algo de gracia ver cómo cada canción suena MUY distinta, como si estuvieran aun experimentando y decidiendo realmente a qué rayos suena esta banda. Hay rock pesado, hay blues, hay psicodelia, hay una canción que si no la conoces suena tal cual a una canción que podría estar en el primer disco de Black Sabbath. Tienes la voz extravagante de Plant, el bajo de Jone, los solos de dios de guitarra fuertemente distorsionados de Page. Por último, tienes la increíble batería de Bonham, en la que demuestra que es el mejor baterista que jamás haya tocado haciendo con un solo bombo lo que la mayoría de los bateristas no pueden hacer con dos. Toma todo esto y júntalo en una producción clara que permita escuchar cada instrumento y terminas con algo que viene a cambiar todo el juego. Tambien tienes la plantilla para la power ballad en "Babe I’m Gonna Leave You". Tienes guitarras acústicas y eléctricas. Tienes canciones sobre chicas y perder a esas chicas. Es en resumen un disco que inició muchísimas cosas. A mi gusto, sin embargo, es como el intro, la exploración y el prólogo de lo que vendría. Quizá se aplica demasiado eso de que en retrospectiva todo se ve 20/20 pero comparado con lo que hicieron después no es lo mejor de ellos, a pesar de lo impactante que seguramente debió de haber sido cuando salió por primera vez.

This is more my speed, though I have never really sought out Zeppelin much. I did notice that I put it on that then worked and it is so much in my wheelhouse that I hardly noticed it and then it was over. I started it up again and paid more attention. Like I said, never really sought them out, so not my favorite, but I did like the strings they integrate into a lot of their songs.

more bluesy than what they're known for and still good

Really nice album

Por la fecha en la que salió, podría apostar a que fue un estilo de rock innovador. Me agradó la fusión de blues con rock y los efectos que le dan a la música, haciendo que las canciones tengan mucha dimensión y profundidad. Si no conociera más de ellos probablemente le pondría 4, pero estoy seguro de que deben haber al menos un álbum más de ellos aquí.

3.5| Personalmente no creo que sea 'LA' banda mas grande del rock pero cada que escucho algo nuevo y mas un disco completo de ellos me hacen dudar de mi mismo. Aunque están experimentando con muchos ritmos creo que ya sabían a donde se dirigían.

I had never heard this album before. Was nice to listen to. The sound that I expected from Led Zeppelin.