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Typical Led Zepelin... good but not great. I am just not a huge fan of their sound.
It's not their best. It's got some good Willie Dixon covers, though.
Not as good as I would think
Baby Baby Baby Baby Baby etc...
3.5
IM A ROLLIN THUNDA
Mediocre mind numbing rock. Did you know that Jimmy Page was supposed to be on the Hindenburg on 5/6, but he missed his flight because of a hangover?
Zeppelin’s never been for me. I’ve tried a bunch of times, I tried again here and I still don’t like ‘em. Oh well.
Led Zeppelin more like Bad Zeppelin I had a root canal today I'm very tired
Classic rock just is not my favorite genre
not my thing 1.5 rounded up
I don't know why but I've never really liked Led Zepplin. Not sure this is changing that much. I know they are a good band but maybe it's his voice that just throws me off them. Also too bluesy which I am also not a fan of. I know they are like a legendary band and helped pioneer hard rock but I really don't like them. They do belong on this list but they are not for me. I couldn't even get through this album, it's been forced on me more times than I would have liked so I already know how much I hate it. 2 stars for being pioneers of music I do like.
Was hopeful it'd pull my ear a bit more, but I really only ever want to listen to Good Times Bad Times to hear Bonham's footwork on the bass drum. I think this list is just teaching me I do not love the blues because it always sounds the goddamn same to me. Even reggae has more variety.
literally just hooting and hollering
Disappointed to have to listen to two albums of theirs consecutively. Also bang average in my opinion
I knew going in that this was one of my least favorite LZ albums, but hadn’t revisited it recently enough to double check that. This listen has confirmed it. To me, this sounds less like an album and more like hanging out during an LZ jam session. A lot of the songs are too long and too directionless to hit. Standout Tracks: Good Times Bad Times, Communication Breakdown Rating: 2.5
Way to aggressiv, absolutely not my taste, to much, like the cover tho
not for me
Sorry, Led Zepp misses. A few good songs, but I turn it off before the album finishes. **1/2
Its ok
I watched Becoming Led Zeppelin recently. It made me realize that during their debut album era, the band had only one real weakness: the mediocre song material. Plus, I really can't stand Robert Plant's voice or lyrics. On a more positive note, John Paul Jones and John Bonham are flawless, and "Stairway to Heaven, one of the worst songs in human history, is not on this album.
Ok
(It’s my opinion) I did like the vibe of the album BUT some of the songs just didn’t click on me I liked 2 songs overall 5.23/10 ty for reading <3
like this better than lz3 which is in some ways kinda disappointing. pretty bland
Too long didn't finish
This was kind of boring and all the songs sounded the same to me. Maybe I have an untrained ear but it felt unimpressive.
You know those bands where you know everyone is extremely talented, but when they come together, they just don't make music you like? Led Zepplin is at the top of that list for me. The super-long basic blues tunes really dragged this album to a halt for me. When the album was rocking, it was ok, but still not my cup of tea. I expect I will hear more albums as time goes on. I hope that getting away from the 60's psychedelia will help somewhat.
Zeppelin's debut roars out of the gate with a rocker featuring a killer guitar solo. As someone who is generally lukewarm on the band, I wish the album continued in that vein instead of immediately following it up with not one, not two, but three slow, drawn out blues songs. I don't feel the band brings much to the blues that blues artists didn't do better, and the guitar in many places feels simple in comparison. There are some rocking parts thrown in, yes, but they feel like afterthoughts. The second side has better variety and the closer is the one long song whose length feels earned with its several distinct sections. But overall there's too much blues and not enough rock here. I don't dislike this one, but the band would go onto much better things.
will re-rate if needed (as in if I remember to re-listen to it)
Me re embolé
This is the thing with the blues genre. There's a point at which a solo becomes pure masturbation. I cannot listen to a straight minute and a half of random guitar wanky-ness. Fuck off. Other than that, I didn't mind this. The heavier tracks off this album resonated more with me than the more intricate ones but I still saw how talented they were. Pissed off they cut the first track so short. Cool album art though. Favourite tracks: Babe I'm Gonna Leave You, Dazed and Confused 2.5/5
Whelp, at least now I've listened to this thing. And I know that it's obviously for some people - but the songs I actually kind of enjoyed are the ones that they heavily "sampled" (but really just straight up plagiarized from).
Repetitive guitar and lyrics in many songs. Impressive vocal range and guitar (Black Mountain Side) ability. No favorite song
kinda okay not my steez tho
I thought I would like this more than I did. Again, I think their talent is wasted on my ears
Well, what am I supposed to think of this? Admittedly a big name, but to be honest, I find the music disappointing.
bueee, es mucho rock para mi really. Es un rock sueve y chevere me gusto haberle dado la oportunidad y terminar de escuchar el albúm , me fui adaptando y me gusto más. Pero no es algo q escucharía a cada rato. Pero si estuvo bien escucharlo, fue una experiencia acústica que hay q tener.
you think i would be more impressed, im really not. it wasn't stand out. they get some plus points because this is LITERALLY led zeppelin
Great album! I don't many Led Zepplin albums that are bunk.
Not my first time listening to this album but I wish I didn't have to listen to it again. Plant screeching like a parrot on You Shook Me while Page answers with his guitar has to be top 10 worst sounds ever. It's not all bad, I just don't like Led Zep as a rule 2/5
2.5 - not bad but nothing amazing.
I have friends who looooove this band. And they're not even 55 year old men! But it's just not for me. I am not interested in the guitar solos and most of the lyrics are misogynistic at worst, stupid at best. Yes they can all play and sing but it just doesn't add up to anything appealing to me.
Having listened to very little Led Zeppelin before, I was sort of looking forward to this being life changing or something but it was, well, alright. A few cool riffs, specifically the first and last tracks. A couple of blues numbers that are a little feeble. I think they would work better in a voice that's not Robert Plant's high-pitched thing. It fits alright, but like. Say, Howlin Wolf singing I Can't Quit You Baby may just fix this whole world. Hell, I just listened to Willie Dixon do it and uh yeah, I'm definitely in the camp of Dixon on this one. The Otis Rush version is lacking in recording quality but that voice just fits the blues better imo. That's a motherfucker that's got the blues. Led Zep doesn't have the blues. Wasn't the biggest fan of tracks 4-6, at least not right away, but I'd be willing to give Dazed and Confused another shot maybe in the right headspace. Maybe if I'm high or sleep deprived or something. Can't imagine listening to that 30 minute live version. Communication Breakdown is a lot closer to what I thought I'd be getting this album, and it's probably the track I enjoyed the most. The rest is a mix of decent licks and 60s white Brit blues, which can work on rare occasion. But never as well the og Chicago blues covered here, or any blues from the American South invented by black people, which I feel will pretty much always blow Brit blues out of the water. So didn't change my life. It was alright and there's plenty more Zeppelin on this list, I bet. I'll try some more if I get there.
Ah, le premier Led Zeppelin ! C'est un cas particulier. J'aime Led Zeppelin, dans l'ensemble, même si deux gros problèmes se posent : - Robert Page est sorti avec une gamine de 14 alors qu'il était bien adulte, - leurs débuts débordent de plagiat et si par la suite, ils se sont bien plus basés sur leurs propres compositions (en sortant au passage leurs meilleurs albums), c'est honteux de piller les compositions des autres sans les créditer. Peut-être que c'était de la naïveté de la jeunesse, mais le fait qu'ils n'aient jamais par la suite crédité qui que se soit et qu'il y ait même eu des poursuites judiciaires en dit très long sur l'éthique de la démarche. Et le problème il est là : les deux tiers des chansons ici reprennent des titres d'autres personnes en les faisant passer pour celles de Led Zeppelin et c'est carrément dégueulasse. Alors oui, c'est très bien joué, les guitares sont plutôt monstrueuses pour l'époque, mais ça n'excuse rien. Et puis de base, j'ai jamais trop aimé cet album, que je trouve trop mou et pas assez aventureux par rapport à ce qu'ils feront par la suite. S'il n'y avait pas eu cette histoire de plagiat, j'aurais mis 3, eut égard à l'influence du groupe, d'ailleurs je comprends pourquoi cet album figure dans la liste, mais la démarche du groupe est honteuse et je peux pas en tout honnêteté mettre plus de la moyenne. On en reparlera aux prochains albums de Led Zeppelin (j'imagine qu'on aura les 4 premiers) quand ils arrêteront un peu leurs conneries.
My stance has always been that Led Zep are shite, but tried to approach with an open mind. Clearly, they're an amazing bunch of musicians, but the end product on this record is quite annoying. It's definitely at least in part due to Robert Plant. Bonham and Jones are very enjoyable, and the guitar is sometimes great, sometimes showboating. In the end, my concentration slowly drifted off as it's not that interesting overall.
Not a huge fan.
1. good - 1.5 2. babe - 3 3. zhook - 2 4. dazed - 2 5. time - 1 6. black - 1 7. communication - 2.5 8. baby - 1.5 9. timez - 2
I didn’t know any songs on this. I just don’t get the hype of Led Zeppelin.
A lot of toying with guitar melodies but no memorable songs.
I liked half of the album
This made me feel nothing. I guess some of the instruments are good? I swear I’ve heard better songs of theirs but I guess they’re not on this album
I listened to this album on my most productive morning in awhile; I woke up well-rested at my first alarm with enough time to eat breakfast at home before work. The temperature outside for my walk around the public safety facility was warm, but not too hot. As the third Led Zeppelin album I have come across on this list, I can not help but view this album in comparison with III and IV, the two albums I am familiar with at this point. So far, III remains my favorite by far; this first album doesn't match the versatility or songwriting of the third installment, and it feels like it lacks the power of the fourth. The flow of this album is also very strange and inconsistent; some songs end rather suddenly, fading out in what feels like the middle of the track, while some songs seem to flow together seamlessly with well-crafted transitions, and then some others crash into each other haphazardly, with a new song playing over the end of the previous one in a way that just feels messy. Maybe I'm burnt out on hearing so much Led Zeppelin in such a comparatively short amount of time (three of their albums withing a month and a half out of a 1089 album list!), but nothing here is as interesting to me as their later albums, and some of the bitterness towards women and ex-girlfriends in the lyrics makes me feel even more disconnected than I already felt. Highlights: Good Times Bad Times
1: You Shook Me 2: Dazed and Confused 3: Communication Breakdown
As a much younger dude I used to really like Zep. Now I was ready for this to be done long before it was. Interesting. That being said, Bonham and John Paul Jones still come across as bad ass, but Plant and Page can go pound sand for all I care. Lol.
I have not listened to this before, there were a couple that I quite liked. The last 2 songs seemed to go on forever….
Some of the slower songs on the album were okay I guess, but I really couldn't get into the rockier ones, especially You Shook Me. I hated that one. I felt like it was kind of pointless for some of the songs to be as long as they were.
Loud.
I coulda sworn we had this already. I guess that was just Led Zeppelin II, III, and IV (scowl). But of course they're gonna have the debut on here; every band has their debut on here. I went in expecting to hate it, and my expectations were... met. This felt a little more mellow than their other albums, though maybe I just had the volume lower. So it was a little bit boring, a little bit bad. Not even any Gandalf references to amuse me. Bring on Led Zeppelin V!
Best Songs: Babe I’m Gonna Leave You Your Time is Gonna Come Quite samey
Re-listening to this album has reaffirmed I can't stand Led Zeppelin. Especially Robert Plant's "baby baby baby" shit. It's all so "epic" and self-aggrandizing. Bonham's drums sound nice though.
I’m taking a two-pronged approach to rating this album: 1. Personal Listening Enjoyment: 0 I was never a Zephead, nor am I a fan of ’70s hard or psychedelic rock in general, so that bias should be noted. I’ve also never enjoyed Robert Plant’s voice—whiny, screechy, and perpetually melancholy just isn’t my thing. This album attempts to fuse rock, blues, and folk—but which genre is it really? “Nobody knows” (Credit to Nate Bargatze—an amazing comedian I thoroughly enjoy and highly recommend. If there’s ever a Top 1001 Comedians to Watch or Listen To list, he’ll be on it, but I digress.) While I genuinely like rock, blues, and folk individually, I don’t enjoy the way these sounds are blended together here. The combination simply doesn’t work for me, and as a listening experience, it does nothing to pull me in. 2. Influence: 5 This album is a perfect example of the whiny ’70s rock sound I can’t stand. That said, it was undeniably ahead of its time and helped define the decade’s rock landscape. As much as I dislike the 17-minute self-indulgent guitar and drum solos, I’ll admit that parts of them are absolutely incredible—just far too long. That excess ultimately kills the momentum for me. John Bonham and Jimmy Page are very likely top-three drummers and guitarists of all time. Unfortunately, that talent often feels buried under indulgence - fuelled by alcohol and drugs. Despite my personal distaste, Led Zeppelin has transcended generations and is rightly regarded as one of the top 5 bands of all time. Credit where credit is due. Side note: If I were going to listen to a Zeppelin album, it would be Led Zeppelin IV, not this one.
It still grinds my gears that Page wrongly claimed songwriting credits for songs here (Anne Bredon, Bert Jansch, Jake Holmes) and took many years to make restitution to Bredon and Holmes. Bert Jansch did not receive the credit, or the royalties, that he should have had. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Bredon https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/guitarist-led-zeppelin-jimmy-page-really-ripped-off/ https://www.covermesongs.com/2019/01/the-story-behind-led-zeppelins-dazed-and-confused.html Also, on this listen, the album doesn't sound great. It's historically important, obviously, but for theft of credit it is marked as 2 stars.
Not really my type of music.
38. fine
2.5
Not really my genre of music, but impressive guitar
Never been a fan of Led Zeppelin. Can’t give it more than a 2, because it’s obviously not horrible but I don’t care for it.
I appreciate the album, just not really my vibe
I didn’t like this album to much. Skipped passes a lot of songs. Just to much for me.
Not for me
nope
Couple good ones but overall not for me. Felt like every song was them just jamming for 1.5-2 minutes too long TOP 3: Babe I’m Gonna Leave You, Dazed and Confused, How Many More Times
I really do not like blues
Amazing music but had to force myself to not listen carefully to the lyrics... in this day and age they feel whiny and almost make me understand the origins of the male loneliness epidemic... idk, great reference, will probably not listen again
Jag har varit positivt överraskad av LZ på de album vi fått tidigare. Har också tänkt att desto tidigare i karriären desto bättre. Antingen är detta undantaget som bekräftar regeln eller så får teorin kastas överbord. De må ha varit tidiga med den hårdare rocken men det hjälper ju inte om världen mått bättre utan det. Tråkiga riff, blues som inte håller måttet och en sång man kan vara utan. Det finns stunder som låter bra, t ex Your time is gonna come och I Can’t quit you baby. Men de blir tyvärr alltför få. En stark trea förra gången blir nu en svag tvåa.
i cannot get into led zep at all, used to love them in high school when i first got into rock but i just can't do it anymore
album rock des années 70 qui est surement billant dans sa catégorie mais sincèrement pas mon style de musique. Beaucoup de solo de guitares/ batteries très impressionnants mais pas sure que je réécouterai les chansons plus que ca... les paroles ne m'ont pas transcendées, a part les instrus qui sont vraiment folles pas de coup de coeur Ma chanson pref : Black Mountain Side, chanson plus folk qui se concentre sur les instruments, plus douce que le reste de l'album (et donc plus mon style) Note perso: 2/5
This self-titled album starts strong with the guitar intro of Good Times Bad Times, enticing the listener with the catchy beat but falls short on the other songs. Most of them just sounds jumbled, borderline overstimulating. Now, I'm no prick who would hate on an artist's entire discography just because of one bad album but this is my first time listening to Led Zeppelin intentionally (I, of course, have listened to Stairway to Heaven but who hasn't) and this is not a good introduction. I haven't heard a lot of songs from the blues rock genre but there's got to be some that are way better than a lot of the songs in this album. Skill wise, they're obviously talented. But the mix and the timing of some of the riffs just feels off. They place it in places that make them feel flat, if you get what I'm saying. Also the lengths of these songs! You can cut them in two and have two songs. I get trying to build up to the climax but at a certain point it just gets boring. The song(s) I liked the most are Communication Breakdown and How Many More Times (without that loooooooooong riffs in the middle, it gets too repetitive and boring). The song(s) I liked the least are Baby I'm Going to Leave You, Dazed and Confused, and I Can't Quit You Baby.
No way. My fourth Led Zeppelin album, and the first where the real Led Zeppelin makes his appearance on the cover. Guess this means IV will be the final Led Zep album to grace my list. Not a bad album to send the band off. Stairway to Heaven is more or less the progenitor to the "long song" format, which is one of my favourite makes of song when done correctly. Anyways, I'm getting too carried away. This album cover reminds me of that Battlefield 1 glitch where the blimp is destroyed in an increasingly comedic fashion (https://preservetube.com/watch?v=FfipmRWAuJI). The Hindenburg disaster was only the prelude to such a tragedy. I don't remember much about the previous Led Zeppelin album aside from it being kind of a bore. Hopefully this is a pick-me-up. Quite an interesting album. I don't remember the band being this varied, particularly in the case of III, which was more or less just a folk album after Immigrant Song. There's a general blues influence in here too, which I don't remember being as pronounced on their other albums. Anyways, this is fine. I didn't really feel one way or the other while listening to this and it lost me pretty heavily during the second half, though I can still admit that this is solid. The vocals are good as always, and those guitars and undeniably gripping. 44-minutes is by all means a respectable runtime, though truth be told I felt that the lengthier tracks dragged on for longer than they were worth. "Good Times, Bad Times" is pretty cool. The songwriting is good, though the guitarwork is where it's truly at. The subdued, yet all-consuming sound in the first half of the track is great. "Your Time Is Gonna Come" is good. I like the chorus, and the acoustic guitar is solid throughout. "Black Mountain Side" is a cool interlude, though the rest of the album kind of blends together. Book time. Nothing much in there beyond this being their debut and establishing the benchmark for their superior follow-ups. Like all the other Led Zeppelin albums, I'm favourable to this inclusion. Five albums seems like the perfect number of inclusions for a band of this caliber. I cosign this inclusion.
I just don't get the Led Zep thing. I'm sure they were all great musicians but to my ears the sound is laboured and the vocals painful.
This project keeps sending me Led Zeppelin albums and the same thing keeps happening: I don't like them. I thought their debut could have a better shot, because maybe it was rawer and the band hadn't yet gone fully up their own asses, but nope! There's still stuff on here I actively hate, like when they get slow and bluesy ("I Can't Quit You Baby," for instance). I liked the more rocking parts of "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You," but I still find Led Zeppelin insufferable. No thanks.
So much screaming!
this shit is shit 2/5
Not for me
The second song on the album is good but not good enough for me to check what it’s called
There are some near-universally acclaimed bands that I’ve never listened to and this list is my first real exposure to them. This is one of them. It may have been revelatory when it was released but to me it sounds like a competent blues album with a couple of hard rock tunes.
I don’t really have anything else to say about Led Zeppelin that I haven’t said about the other albums. I probably would have liked this one a little more if we were getting slammed with all LZ albums at once.
Fine? Not a huge fan of the vocals but there is some real musicality there. Throwback vibes, reminded me of the music we listened to on the record player at the bottom of the Grand Canyon. A time capsule. I would probably skip because the vocals were whiny but if it were on at a coffee shop I wouldn’t care too much. Not hugely into lyrics so I have no idea what any of it is about since I couldn’t really understand and didn’t look up.
Really good drumming on this album.
If Led Zeppelin has two modes, one endless blues rock riffing with sexual innuendos and wailing, and the other tolkien epic battle narrative .... this album was all mode one and it dragggged for me.
an incredible snoozefest given the reputation at play
this was fine. i like led zepplin a normal amount. i am so tired of this list
whatever
So overrated. The vocals are sometimes great, sometimes grating and the rhythms are mostly the same in each song. The guitar work is skilful of course, but it is attention seeking to an unnecessary degree. It blows my mind that generic twaddle like this can gain so much respect. It’s not awful, so I can’t award 1 start but I have absolutely no desire to listen again because nothing here impressed me.
I wanted to enjoy this more. I like Led Zeppelin III and IV well enough (at least what I remember of them) and hoped this album would be another on that list. I'm not sure if their first album just isn't as refined, or maybe it caught me on an off day... but I found myself bored. After the first couple of songs it was a bit of a slog to get through. Don't get me wrong, the songs were all fine, it wasn't unpleasant - but it didn't feel particularly special or cohesive in any way worth noting. I may give it another go some time, and I'm certainly looking forward to some later offerings from Jimmy, Robert and the Johns when they come up.
not a single harmonica in this album, good stuff from the lads
pleasing to hear
I don’t know how you could listen to this album without a good dose of LSD. The song You Shook Me needs double dose. I was a young teen when Led Zeppelin did its thing. Songs like Rock N Roll and of course Stairway To Heaven, which enjoy, were on the radio. The pop friendly Sticks album is more my speed.
Baš sam se prepala nakon prve dvije pjesme da ću ovim plagijatorima i pedofilima morati dati recimo 4 zvjezdice. Onda je, na moju sreću, postalo dooosta gore. Do mjere da se jedva sluša. Džaba krađa ideja i svega kad se ništa pošteno ne zna.
just like iii it doesnt do anything for me
I just don’t think I have it in me to enjoy a Led Zeppelin album. They’re all very good at the instruments they play, but every song is just so boring to me. There’s only so many times I can listen to noodling guitar solos and shrieks of BABY before my brain checks out and wishes it was listening to something more entertaining and enjoyable.
I like the sound of this album but I can't love it because it feels like every song is just moaning about some woman. Waaaaaa she did this, she did that. Brother get a hobby
Not too fond of metal rock albums because of the lack of progression in a lot of the songs, where this is a similar story. There were maybe 1 or 2 interesting pieces but nothing stood out for me.
Meh
Good music, terrible vocal and lyrics. Also - why is every song at least twice as long as it needs to be?!
This may be a famous rock band/ singer, but very not my style. I do not like the screechy vocals nor the rock vibes. 2
Overrated as always
Hard rock headbanging sound from '69.
Not for me!
I can appreciate the musical quality of Led Zeppelin, and I really liked the unexpected organ intro in "Your Time Is Gonna Come", but I feel that all the songs drag on a bit too much for my taste. However, I am not usually rocking with classic rock, for no particular reason. I can see how it would hit as a dude in the 1970s. Doubt I'll listen to this album ever again, but honestly made for a pretty productive hour of work as it was good background noise.
Couple of killer tracks, and a few cool sections surrounded by boring blues garbage sung by a laughing hyena on helium Not terrible enough to warrant a 1 though
I did not know any of the songs on this album. I would not listen to it again.
Didn't care for most of it tbh
Fine. I liked Good Times Bad Times.
cracks me up when plant gets all i'll-have-what-she's-having mimicking page's guitar. corny shit!
Bleh
I recognize their musical ability, but unfortunately that's where it stops for me. While I am generally a fan of rock, there is just something with Led Zeppelin that does not click for me. They do not feel like a coherent band, rather 4 people who happened to be in the studio at the same time and each do their own thing. It pains me to say, but I find myself waiting for the album to end. 1.5/5, which I round to 2 for the cool cover and the legendary status of the band.
dissapointed was expecting more but i’m sure it’s bc it’s just their debut. was lowkey boring but had like 2 good songs. i can appreciate and realize what they were doing tho. still good for that time period for sure.
This album had glimmers of what they would become, but they were still finding themselves at this point.
I can't get over how mid this is
One of my favourite ever queen songs is Killer Queen; but I also have never really listed to queen outside of the hits. It was great to listen to how this album develops from the very first song. Freddie’s voice is incredible.
Look I’ll be honest, not my fave. It just keeps going on and on with the instrumentals which just get tiring. The last song is about 10 minutes long and most of it is just wailing. I liked the history and context but just didn’t enjoy it. 2/5 awful
I hate Led Zeppelin and always will. Couple of decent instrumental moments and Robert Plant on first track was ok and then at the end he did his screech voice. This is a 2/5 for me (I assume all their albums will be this) for others it’s probably a 3 or 4 among Led Zeppelin fans. This has got to be Top Ten Bands I don’t get. It’s fine but it’s not pleasant to my ears. Yes they can play but I don’t like their songs and this kinda 70s rock (or I guess 1969 rock)
Meh, I wanted to like it more but couldn't really get into it.
Wearing. Man, I want to like these guys, and I frequently do, in small doses. The guitar and drum sound are phenomenal by any measure. But I just can't abide Robert Plant's caterwauling vocals for more than about ten minutes at a time. I thought this was going to earn a high score but by the end I was relieved it was over.
Track rankings: 1. Good Times Bad Times - Inoffensive / 2. Babe I'm Gonna Leave You - Bit unsure. I liked the upbeat instrumentations at parts but didn't particularly care for it otherwise / 3. You Shook Me - I quite liked it at the start but the goofy ahh flute went on WAY too long (over half the song holy shit) / 4. Dazed and Confused - Didn't stand out to me / 5. Your Time is Gonna Come - kinda bad lol / 6. Black Mountain Slide - ??? / 7. Communication Breakdown - This one was pretty decent, best one so far / 8. I Can't Quit You Baby - liked some funky guitar riffs, but did not care for the song. also this guy is freaky ahh / 9. How Many More Times - kinda skipped through bc it was boring but yeah / The only one I added to my playlist was 7, but I will listen tomorrow and might remove idk. I will relisten to 2 tomorrow and might reconsider. Overall this album was largely just inoffensive and I didn't care for it at all, but I also didn't particularly hate it. I would probably give it 2.5/5 stars if I could, but if it's between 2 or 3 I definitely have to go with 2. I may or may not write this meticulous of a review for future albums, we'll see.
Bit disappointed with this.
Quite a bit more bluesy than I expected, but their signature sound is still apparent. They get better.
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.
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.
please for once in my life let me listen to something nice
Mediocre album for rubes by a middle band full of musical thieves.
Very underwhelming
They have better
An ok album
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
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.
Fannst hún frekar einsleit og heillaði mig ekki.
this is just not for me lol
Rock and heavy on the blues which I wasn’t expecting. Dazed and confused is such a memorable track
Lead balloon
Not too bothered about listening to this again. Clearly influenced a lot of bands who did it better.
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.
Led Zeppelin's in the sphere of music I usually love, but it's maybe a bit too blues and a bit too shouty for me, without much unique to pull it back. There's some great riffs on here - noted in Good Times Bad Times, Babe I'm Gonna Leave You, Communication Breakdown, and How Many More Times. Other tracks I hated - Your Time Is Gonna Come is too repetetive, and You Shook Me is miserable. Lyrics is a big deal for me also, and the only thing I really remember from this album is him crooning 'Woman' over and over.
I was expecting to really dislike this, but a lot like Led Zeppelin IV, it’s better than I expected. I see why Babe I’m Going To Leave You is so highly regarded and Good Times, Bad Times was pretty good, too.
I didn't care for this album as much of the other of theirs that I've listened to as part of this project. The solos went on too long and I got bored listening to them.
Same as the last zeppelin album, lots of good bits that have been covered or sampled elsewhere but altogether, not amazing.
Ehhhhh. There's a certain amount of sleazy charm, and I guess technically the music is good, but honestly listening to it felt more like a chore than pleasure. Too long, too stretched out, woeful lyrics with a slight sprinkling of period misogyny. The world "baby" has lost all meaning for me. Alas, this is too out of my time.
Led Zeppelin were huge throughout my childhood and high school. I never liked them. Based on multiple hard rock bands, typified by Led Zeppelin, I thought I didn't like electric guitar AT ALL and realized I am not a rocker-girl. Never liked Robert Plant's voice, and still don't. I appreciate them more now... liked the bluesier, more stripped down parts of songs (You Shook Me, I Can't Quit You Baby -- lead me to Willie Dixon), really appreciate that they didn't like to release singles, have 6+ minute songs. Still not my jam but appreciate that they're great.
Faves: Good Times Bad Times, Communication Breakdown
Kyllä tämä paremmin maistui kuin IV. Henkinen puoli tähteä lisää.
Black Sabbath does it better. What's rich is that I would rate this album higher, if it weren't for Robert Plant sounding like he's being kicked in the balls repeatedly. Can't stand the man's voice, even if the instruments are flawless.
I hear a lot of Jack White in some of these. Didn't realize "Good Times" and "Communication Breakdown" were from their debut album. Some songs are okay, others are pretty mid. I can see why this was impactful, but I can't listen to Plant caterwaul for more than one song. 2.9
No thanks
Rooms for improvement!
Interesting because of what we all now know was coming; but on its own merits its a group of really exceptional musicians feeling each other out over blues standards (uncredited though they be).
less good than IV
Led Zep - Again! Rolls eyes Stifles yawn Still not converted.
Not for me
Not really a fan of Led Zeppelin
Not my type of music
Known Before: Standouts: 2
Raskain, elastisin ja rytmittömin kuviteltavissa oleva tulkinta bluesista. Plus paikoin vaikuttavaa kitarointia ja pari kivaa rokkivetoa (ok, yksi helvetin kova), jotka eivät ihan pelasta kokonaisuutta.
Not my thing.
mid
I’ve known a lot of Led Zeppelin fans throughout my life, and even been related to some of them. I personally couldn’t name a single song by them or pick one from a list. I’ve heard them listed as Hard Rock or even Metal but after listening to this album, I’m not sure I see the appeal? I’m willing to give some of their other albums a fair shot but I don’t see how this one has gotten so many 5 ratings. Way more blues riffs than I thought, not nearly as “hard” as I’ve been “Led” to believe. It’s certainly listenable, but not one I’d be choosing for myself.
Hab schon wieder vergessen. Guess hat keinen Eindruck hinterlassen
Listened to a lot of Zeppelin growing up, mostly II and IV. Honestly find this one annoying as fuck.
I’ve never liked Led Zeppelin. When I went through that inevitable pre to early teen classic rock phase, I somehow managed to completely avoid Zep and a few years later I got into punk rock and Led Zeppelin was the least punk band in existence. I try to listen with a more open mind these days, but I still don’t care for this band. Electrified blues played by white people is a style of music that doesn’t interest me in the least and holy shit I truly don’t care for the way Robert Plant shrieks with that baby baby baby shit. So I might not like what they do, but I will admit that they do it very well. Dazed and Confused is the song I’m most amenable to, mostly because it sounds like Black Sabbath. I also don’t mind Your Time is Gonna Come because it reminds me of Lynyrd Skynyrd, another band I like better than Led Zeppelin. The third song I’ll say something nice about is Communication Breakdown, which ironically has a very punky riff and apparently was a big influence on Johnny Ramone’s playing. But yeah, overall this sounds like a big dumb cover band with an annoying singer playing a style of music that doesn’t do anything for me. Baby baby baby ooooh wah yeah yeah yeah.
Tråkigt och Robert plant e hemskt... helt chill om man bara sku ha instrumental
Meh
This is another album that all sounds the same to me. Long drawn out ballads of rock that flow into each other. Plus I'm just sick of some of these tracks that have been played to death. Definitely an iconic album, I get that. Just not something I'll listen to on repeat.
Whole lotta wank. Good musicians, entirely derivative music, and not enjoying it at all. I do like some of their songs, but none on this album.
A classic obvs.. but it only sort of holds up- there are so many wonderful live versions of these that the originals feel stale.
Boring blues-matadors. 2/5
Interesting that I had The Stooges yesterday. Two visions of how the sixties were coming to a close and how music would move on. One chaotic and giving birth to punk, new wave and so on. The other a mix of testosterone and guitar wanking. Can't say I'm a fan. Well executed though.
все, что я слышал ранее у них вызывало у меня большой интерес. этот альбом каким-то скучноватым мне показался. некоторые работы очень короткие, но звучат невыносимо затянуто. где-то 2+, пару треков на 3-4
That is not an album. That was 9 criminal acts in music industry. I could listen this piece of… history only at background.
Good
This is not for me. I don't think I've ever listened to this record the whole way through, probably because it's just a bit too noodly and bluesy for me. I guess I can say it's certainly a strong debut album and clearly the lads are talented, but man is this so boring. I'd be fine to never had to slog through Dazed and Confused again.
I realise this is going to lead to people thinking less of me, but I got bored and turned it off.
Sets the groundwork for what followed but as an album is not great to me
Quite boring actually, more nostalghia
Tycker att det är ganska påfrestande musik. Visst, de har gjort Stairway to heaven och Kashmir och de är ju bra. Den här plattan hade ett par skapliga låtar, inte mer. Inte sämre än hiphop dock.
I just got generated Mudhoney's excellent Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge only to find its global ranking to be under three. I fully expect this album, like every Zep album, to be a high three or perhaps a four on the global ranking. I honestly find this absurd. I can't believe any thought goes into the lionization of Led Zeppelin's catalog. It really feels like an emperor's new clothes situation to me. I haven't heard a single Zep album as good as Mudhoney's Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge.
Babe I'm Gonna Leave You is good. The rest is just doing absolutely nothing for me. Some great riffs but they get lost in tedious wailing. Led Zeppelin are very talented but none of this is making me feel anything. That's just me though.
I can see the value of it all but cannot get that much into it myself. Robert Plant's singing mannerisms get old quickly and the lyrics are subpar at best. There's no denying the production value or the honest fun of Babe I'm Gonna Leave You, Dazed and Confused and Communication Breakdown, but the whole album gives too much away of its unauthentic, laboratory-formulaic structure. No soul or sparks here.
It probably is a historically significant album, but it didn’t stand out to me.
Good times bad times is good. Rest of the album — meh. Nice album art. I think they have a unique sound and the guitar work is very nice. I think it just reminds me of stoners in high school.
Not my band, not my singer, pretty dissapointed.
Over rated.
Was alright I want to like them more than I do. They have some cracking songs but not on this album.
Couldn't get past the non-stop creepy dirtbag lyrics. Including such gems as "'Cause I got a little schoolgirl, and she's all mine", "Said you messed up my happy home/Made me mistreat my only child", and "Lots of people talk, and few of them know/Soul of a woman was created below, yeah". I've had enough Robert Plant beleaguering his girlfriend for a lifetime.
An ok album, but quite boring in places. Well constructed, but in the end more background noise than truly interesting.
I wasn't especially fond of this album when I first got into Zeppelin, and I'm actually less fond of it now. I never really liked blues rock all that much, though there are certainly outliers. This album is way too blues heavy that it feels plodding and much less exciting than the band they would become in a very short time. I can understand why this album is held in high regard, but its just not for me. There are several better albums by the band, this one can be largely ignored I my opinion.
Safe to say, I'm not a fan.
Álbum de blues rock correcte, llarga i exageradament sobrevalorat
I’m surprised at how little I enjoyed this; moments of really great guitar frequently ruined by launching into pompous widdly bits, and the wailing vocal proved difficult to tolerate by the end. At its best when things are kept punchy (Communication Breakdown).
They havent quite hit full stride in stealing riffs and song ideas
The elements are all there but not fully connected.
Eh, it didn't stand out and just wasn't very unique
Another hmmm. Some good songs, some quite annoying. Probably 2.5
i went through a zeppelin phase, i can't even remember where this album sits in the hierachy of led zep albums but its probably in the middle thanks to communication breakdown and good times bad times. it was a decent album to have on while i put fascia panels on the garage. every now and again when i could hear it i'd hear a snippet of a good tune and think, oh yeah zeppelin maaan, and the other times i'd hear something unremarkable and i'd just carry on hammering.
Guitar noodling and bluesy rock. Not my bag.
BABY BABY BABY BABY BABY BABY BABY BABY BABY BABY BABY BABY BABY BABY BABY BABY BABY BABY BABY. You simply have to conclude that Robert Plant fucks babies.
Can't stand early Zeppelin and Plant's constant caterwauling.
ahh led zeppelin. one of those bands i don't listen to but i don't live in under a rock so i've heard a lot of their songs. we'll see how many i know on this album... i dont love them, i dont hate them. pretty indifferent.
Production: 12/20 Songwriting: 8/20 Innovation: 9/20 Bangers: 5/20 Emotional response: 5/20 =39 Overblown pompous white man sings the blues. Quite liked the opening track though.
I know Led Zeppelin is supposed to be one of the iconic rock bands of their time, but they're not exactly my cup of tea. Sorry Zeppelin fans.
dont like led zeppelin
Was not a fan. Too slow, not good sounding music to me.
No just not I do not like any of his vocals.
It’s okay
Not my thing snd I don't like the big dih on my screen
Played.
Idk about this one. Not my kinda music.
i like the 4th song dazed and confused. 1. first song has the most streams. 2. second song is nice but not allat. 3. third song is way longer than it needs to be. 4. fourth song is also as long as the third song but its very bearable. 5. fifth song is nice, kind of listenable, still not making it to the list tho. 6. sixth song is just a basic indian classical music beat and im sure white ppl glazed the shit out of this but its rlly not all that, making me sleepy inface. 7. seventh song was mid too, sounded just like another rock song, it was probably fire when it came out tho ngl. 8. eigth song has a LOVELY guitar solo, very long, its a SOLO SOLO. but the song is boring except for the solo, sleepy. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!LAST SONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!(bro its nine mins long ill kms) 9. this one has a 2 minute DRUM solo. "cus i got me a little schoolgirl and she's all mine" yeah ggs unc fuck led zeplin old uncs who was even alive in 1969 man go back to caveman ages man pissing me tf off at night.
No thank you
The beginning of the end
Only one of these left to go, I will truly rejoice the day the last LZ album shows up. I think it really speaks that I have to unblock them on my Spotify each time I get one of these. Trust that I've already blocked them again as I'm writing
Oh, you meant the Led Zeppelin album? The one with the big blimp on the front? Yeah, that album stinks.
Very self congratulatory. Dull guitar solos and lots of yowling. Did not enjoy
More like zed leppelin. cuz this album is a 0
STOP. SHOWING. ME. LED. ZEPPELIN. also I knew they were weird with kids but I wasn’t expecting them to fully say it out loud in a song
C’est reparti, encore ce foutu dirigeable de plomb qui refuse de s'écraser, de sombrer une bonne fois pour toutes dans les limbes de l’histoire. Je me retrouve aujourd'hui face au premier album de Led Zeppelin. la genèse du mal, le patient zéro d'une épidémie de testostérone rance et de solos interminables qui ont pollué les ondes pendant des décennies. Je m'attends aux hurlements des puristes, à leurs litanies sur la « virtuosité », le « groove » ou le « génie » du guitariste. Mais après une vie passée derrière le comptoir d'un disquaire indépendant et dans les studios d'une radio qui avait vraiment quelque chose à dire, je refuse de cautionner ce silence complice. On va mettre les points sur les i et je vais vous expliquer, par A + B, pourquoi Led Zeppelin, et ce premier album en particulier, représente tout ce que je déteste dans le rock. Ce n'est pas juste de l'animosité gratuite — enfin, si, un peu, ça fait du bien — mais c'est surtout une question d'hygiène mentale et de cohérence artistique. I. Le pillage organisé ou l'art de ne pas citer ses sources Commençons par le plus flagrant, le plus honteux : le plagiat car ce premier disque n'est pas une œuvre mais un catalogue de vol à main armée. On nous vend du « Blues Rock » novateur, j'y vois du colonialisme musical pur et dur. Le groupe a pillé les maîtres du Delta avec la subtilité d'un bulldozer dans un jardin d'enfants. On nous vend ces morceaux comme des créations originales, mais ce ne sont que des reprises à peine déguisées. S'approprier la souffrance des vieux bluesmen pour en faire un spectacle de foire pour stades bondés me soulève le cœur. On est loin de l'authenticité d'un blues crasseux car ici, tout est passé au vernis brillant d'une production boursouflée. C'est du blues pour les gens qui ont peur du vrai blues car chez Led Zeppelin, le blues ne sent pas la misère, il pue le patchouli et l'argent facile. II. La voix : L'elfe sous hélium Et puis, il y a la voix. Mon Dieu, cette voix... On nous l'a vendue comme l'instrument ultime, le cri de la liberté. Pour moi, Robert Plant est juste un elfe égaré qui aurait inhalé un ballon d'hélium avant de se coincer les parties intimes dans une porte de studio. Ces glissandos permanents, ces petits cris orgasmiques poussés à tout bout de champ au mépris du ridicule, c'est une insulte à l'intelligence. Dans ma discothèque personnelle, j'ai besoin de profondeur, de noirceur, d'une voix qui porte le poids du monde, qui raconte une vérité, aussi sombre soit-elle. Ici, le chanteur ne raconte rien, il fait juste de la gymnastique vocale pour flatter son ego et celui de ses admirateurs. C’est une performance de cirque, pas de l’art et il n'y a aucune émotion réelle dans ses hurlements, juste une démonstration technique agaçante qui cherche à masquer le vide intersidéral des paroles. C'est l'école du cri pour le cri, le début de cette tendance insupportable des chanteurs à vouloir prouver qu'ils ont trois octaves dans le gosier alors qu'ils n'ont rien dans le ventre. III. La branlette de manche érigée en système Parlons-en de la « virtuosité » car on arrive au cœur du problème : la branlette de manche. Jimmy Page est le précurseur de cette maladie mentale qui consiste à penser qu'un solo de guitare est plus intéressant s'il dure huit minutes et qu'il utilise toutes les notes de la gamme sans aucune retenue. C'est l'antithèse absolue de ce que j'aime. J'ai toujours préféré le minimalisme, la puissance brute, la texture sonore ou la dissonance travaillée. Là où chaque note devrait compter et chaque larsen devrait avoir une raison d'exister, chez Led Zeppelin, le solo est une fin en soi. C'est de l'auto-congratulation sonore, on est dans l'exhibitionnisme pur. « Regardez-moi, je joue vite, je joue fort, je mets un archet de violon sur ma guitare parce que je suis un artiste mystique ». C'est pompeux, c'est lourd, et surtout, c'est d'un ennui mortel. Le rock, pour moi, c'est l'urgence, c'est l'accident, c'est la tension. Ici, tout est calculé pour impressionner le bourgeois en mal de sensations fortes. Et cette démonstration de force permanente n'est que l'aveu d'une immense faiblesse créative. IV. L'ego surdimensionné et le folklore de pacotille Il y a une arrogance insupportable qui émane de ce disque. Dès 1969, ces types se posent en demi-dieux. Tout est trop gros : le son de batterie, les riffs, l'imagerie. Ils ont engendré ce monstre qu'est le « Rock de Stade », une machine à cash déconnectée du réel. Leur côté « mystique » avec des références aux sciences occultes ou à la fantasy de comptoir, c'est le degré zéro de la pensée. C'est du folklore de dortoir car quand je cherche de la radicalité ou une démarche intellectuelle dans la musique, je me tourne vers des univers autrement plus complexe, pas vers des décors de théâtre. Ils jouent aux sorciers alors qu'ils sont juste des rentiers qui s'achètent des châteaux. Une imposture qui a ouvert la voie à toutes les dérives du hard rock bas du front. V. Le Rock n'est pas une musique de pantouflards C'est peut-être là le point qui me fâche le plus. On nous présente Led Zeppelin comme le summum de la rébellion. Putain mais quelle blague car il n'y a absolument rien de contestataire dans cette musique, c'est une musique de confort, c'est la musique que vos parents écoutent en tapant du pied, persuadés d'être « rock'n'roll ». Le rock est né pour faire chier le monde, pour bousculer les codes, pour être une menace sociale. Led Zeppelin, c'est la musique de l'establishment qui se déguise en rebelle. Ils ne contestent rien, ils profitent du système jusqu'à la moelle et ils encaissent les dividendes. Le punk, quelques années plus tard, avait tout compris. Il fallait brûler ces idoles de pierre, ces « dinosaures » qui occupaient tout l'espace avec leur suffisance. Pour moi qui ai grandi avec des sons plus rugueux, plus honnêtes, Zeppelin est le frein qui a empêché la musique d'avancer. Ils ont figé le rock dans un moule réactionnaire où la technique prime sur l'idée, et où l'apparence prime sur le propos. Écouter la même musique que ses géniteurs, c'est la mort de l'esprit rock. VI. Une production qui vieillit comme du lait au soleil Techniquement, cet album est une agression, mais pas la bonne. Page en producteur omnipotent, a voulu créer un « mur de son ». Résultat ? C'est une bouillie sonore où tout essaie d'être plus fort que le reste. La batterie écrase tout, la basse est reléguée au rang de simple figurant utilitaire, et la guitare sature l'espace de manière hystérique. Il n'y a aucune nuance, aucune respiration, c'est juste du matraquage. J'aime les productions qui gèrent l'espace, le silence, la tension, j'aime quand le son est une architecture pensée. Ici, c'est juste un empilement de parpaings et c'est épuisant à l'écoute. C'est une démonstration de force qui ne sert qu'à masquer la pauvreté des compositions. Enlevez les fioritures et les hurlements, il ne reste pas grand-chose : quelques structures de blues basiques et une envie furieuse de faire du bruit pour épater la galerie. C’est du son gras, sans aucune finesse, fait pour être craché par des enceintes de mauvaise qualité dans des chambres d’adolescents boutonneux. VII. Pourquoi je refuse le respect imposé On me répète souvent : « Oui, mais il faut respecter leur influence ». Mais quelle influence ? Celle d'avoir engendré des milliers de clones sans talent ? Celle d'avoir transformé le rock en une industrie de la performance ? Si c'est ça leur héritage, alors je préfère rester sur le bord de la route Je préfère mille fois la dissonance, l'expérimentation ou la transe industrielle. Car ces musiques me parlent de ma vie, de mes doutes, de la complexité du monde. Led Zeppelin me parle d'un monde qui n'existe pas, peuplé de clichés sexistes et de postures d'un autre âge. Ce premier album n'est pas un chef-d'œuvre, c'est l'acte de naissance d'un conservatisme qui se fait passer pour de l'avant-garde. C'est un disque paresseux qui repose sur le pillage et sur l'esbroufe. C'est le triomphe de la forme sur le fond, du paraître sur l'être. On est au cœur du système de la « rockstar » dans ce qu'il a de plus détestable : l'éloignement total du public et de la réalité sociale. Conclusion : Le dirigeable est vide Bref, je n'aime pas Led Zeppelin. Je n'aime pas ce qu'ils représentent, je n'aime pas la manière dont ils ont dévoyé le rock, et je déteste par-dessus tout cette idée reçue qu'ils seraient intouchables. Sur ce point, il y a aussi Pink Floyd mais... ce n'est pas le sujet. Mon passage en magasin de disques et en radio m'a appris une chose essentielle : la musique est une question de sincérité et d'urgence. Et dans ce disque, je ne sens ni l'un ni l'autre. Je sens de l'opportunisme, de l'arrogance et beaucoup de vent. Ce premier opus est une baudruche. On souffle dedans, on fait beaucoup de bruit, mais à la fin, il ne reste qu'un tas de caoutchouc froissé au sol. Rangez-moi ça au rayon des antiquités, à côté des trophées de chasse et des vieilles gloires du passé. Moi, je retourne écouter des disques qui ont une âme, pas des disques qui ont juste un ego boursouflé. Led Zeppelin I ? Un naufrage auditif, une imposture historique. C'est une musique de poseurs pour des gens qui veulent se donner des frissons sans jamais sortir de leur zone de confort. Le rock mérite mieux que ces quatre-là. Il mérite de la sueur, du sang et des idées neuves, pas des reprises de blues survitaminées jouées par des types qui se prennent pour des sorciers gallois. Et non, je ne changerai pas d'avis et peu importe le nombre de fois où on me passera ces riffs éculé car ce sera toujours vide, vain, et surtout d'une lourdeur insoutenable.
embole perrito
Not a fan.
Led Zeppelin belongs in the academy of the overrated in my opinion. Robert Plant’s screechy voice combined with mediocre songs just don’t do anything for me.
Zeppelin is one of those bands that people consider rock and roll gods that always left me cold. The first couple of songs were OK, but starting with You Shook Me, the album degenerated into a series of long, monotonous boring songs. I think the only way to enjoy this album is be stoned.
The relief I felt turning this off at You Shook Me and putting 6Music on for CMAT to be playing.
FFS…unlistenable!!!!!!!
I must be one of the few people in the world who doesn’t get LZ?
Meh.
Music today is very formulaic, often built with a mechanical sense of order. This album stands in direct opposition to that. It is chaos, specifically emotional chaos. Listening to it can feel jarring because the music does not follow a familiar structure or resolution to me. Instead, it moves like an emotional outburst that constantly shifts and evolves until it finally ends. It’s of course still deliberate but follows a more unconstrained folksy feely format. Almost primal way of performance (which is not a criticism). What stands out most is the fusion of styles. There is a clear blend of Woodstock-era rock, blues, and something closer to bluegrass, and I find myself leaning more toward the bluegrass influence. Still, the genre distinctions almost feel secondary. The album does what it has to until it finds release. I am used to music where the artist shapes the music to be as accessible and digestible as possible for the audience. This album does the opposite. It feels unconcerned with ease or clarity and instead functions as a pure release. That lack of restraint is what makes it unsettling. I can’t help but imagine polishing many areas of the songs but I suppose the chaos is part of the beauty.
Didn’t stand out
Mjölkar ännu mera riff lika överjävligt som förra gången, kanske aningen bluesigsre inte för det är särskilt förmildrande
Som Zeppelin II, fast lite sämre.
Jeff Beck Group 2
No good
If this was now you'd find them in what used to be called The Cartoon Club in Croydon while you wait for your friend's band to play and then you'd never hear from them again. They're only successful because they broke through in a time when there was very little choice of music and no one had heard blues properly.
Led Zeppelin? More like Led Balloon! Can see why people like it but it's not for me
Stop trying to make Led Zeppelin happen, it’s not gonna happen.
literally reached the third song and i was dying i couldn’t finish it it’s not for me gang
Maybe it's just me, but I don't see what's so great about that band or album. I didn't really like it. it's boring, noisy, the lyrics aren’t good, and the vocals aren’t either. It's definitely not for me.
I think I have given this more than a fair try - I almost quit after the third track, but took a break instead - but I find Plant's voice unbearable. No thank you.
I feel like objectively this band is good and the songs are good but this band is just not for me and I can't get into it and I really tried.
It as I remembered from the 70’s. The tracks are overlong and self indulgent.
Nä, Zeppelin är tydligen inte min grej. Oj så tröttsamt. Särskilt de rena Blues-låtarna är usla. Distad boogie woogie och en trummis som älskar sina cymbaler. Bästa spår: inget som utmärker sig.
Holy shit this was trash
First 2 tracks were OK but after that it fell off a cliff. All sounding the same, long mid song intermissions on 6+ min tracks with bizarre sounds and just generally boring. I'm sure if I took an A4 sheet of Acid and smoked a pound of weed it might appeal but I really don't see the hype. Zero interest in ever listening to this again.
Overrated - to keep ballance - one star
British guys singing blues badly, many such cases. All the songs are 5 to 6 minutes.
Meh
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
meh... not sure that this album should be in this list.
Not really my thing…
Boooooooooooooring.
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.
OK.
not listening to this..
So tired of LZ
Geht auf jeden Fall besser los als das andere, das ich von ihnen gehört habe, zweiter Song dann aber direkt stinklangweiliges und träges Geklimper und Gejaule. Buh.
Round three, and I'm ready to throw in the towel. So apparently the songs are stolen and the only question I have is why out of all things on earth you would steal this. It's like shoplifting raisins - it's not the act of stealing you should be ashamed of, but your poor taste. Compared to Physical Graffiti this album is almost twice as short so I thought maybe it would end quick enough to not drive me insane. Compared to Physical Graffiti Led Zeppelin III was somewhat good so I thought maybe it's one of those cases where it goes downhill with every album. This album shatters expectations. I might be a demon, because interacting with this sacred album in any way hurts me. It hurts to listen to, it hurts to type this review because earlier I was trying to crack walnuts with my hands, it hurts to see people rating this high just because it’s Zeppelin. I'm sure if I were to look closely at the Rorschach inkblots on the cover I'd see my dead pet or Akali Bonbi. I'd call it thought-provoking.
ahhh its bad. significant but dont like it at all, never wanna listen to it again Significant 30/88 Liked 14/88 Added 4/88 YNN
Not a fan. It’s a lot of hollering, moaning, and nonsensical noises and repetitions of the same word of phrase. The instrumentals are great but there’s 90% music with 10% singing. Not my style.
diddlers
I came into Led Zeppelin thinking I wouldn't like it, and came out of Led Zeppelin knowing I didn't like it. It was good to listen to the album as a musical learning experience, but I don't need to listen to it again. Quick note: I did like Black Mountain Side, but I think that's just because there's no singing on it.
I've always heard of the group, and know a few songs so I'm excited I like the cover, I'm such a visual person so I think I always pay more attention to the album cover Hmmmm so far this album might not be for me.... Like babe I'm gonna leave you, found the vocals kinda irritating 😭 maybe the super slow and then yell, just not my vibe Okay we're on Your Time Is Gonna Come, might be more my vibe Ooooo instrumentals of Black Mountain Side is really nice, makes me think of the kinda drum you'd hear in a dholki Really like Black Mountain Side omg maybe because there are no vocals 💀💀💀 Don't like the vocals for the album
really?
Eh
Ripped off music with an over-singer. I cannot stand them. Just pretentious crap. His voice irritates me so much. Go and listen to the actual blues artists they are copying instead of this watered-down British junk with no soul.
This should be on the '1001 albums you shouldn't listen to before you die' list.
I listened to it and still have absolutely nothing to say.
Awesome album cover . Didn’t care for the music. They were like a combo- blues ,rock, acid rock, mixture of stuff
Easily the most overrated band of all time. I like Communication Breakdown but everything else is just the same blues rock dribble.
Not great
Rock and Roll all time classic album