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One of those epic debut albums.
I absolutely LOVE Led Zeppelin. and my silliest break up story is due to my bf at the time playing the second song to me in spring, and me believing it was him hinting to a break up that i had to act first. thanks Led Zeppelin for the funny memories!
1: You Shook Me 2: Dazed and Confused 3: Communication Breakdown
Not a huge fan of robert plants voice. Good riffs tho
An explosive debut by a quartet that would change rock music forever. A solid album that really exhibits the talents of all four musicians. Love it. Highlights: "Good Times Bad Times", "Communication Breakdown" and "Your Time is Gonna Come"
Unlike actual zeppelins, I'm not sure this is as cool as people say.
Certainly in the conversation when people talk about the greatest debut album ever. These guys hit the ground running and never looked back!
Top 25 all time album - maybe top 10, have listened to it in its entirety so many times, maybe 200 - 40 years at 5 times a year? May be a lot more. Listened today while power skiing (nearly rage skiing) & sung most of the album while jamming hard, made me miss Shady a lot.
8/10
good sure but often annoying or boring and from what i’ve read much stolen. i do understand the appeal but not crazy about it
Un álbum muuyyyyy sexy. Me imaginé escuchándolo en una cafetería, manejando, caminando, haciendo cosassssssss indebidassss!!!! wowowow bello álbum debut, debo decir que no es mi favorito de Led Zeppellin pero es un álbum que te invita a un viaje interesante
My second Zeppelin album on this list and one I’m familiar with from years ago, but haven’t listened front to back in a long time. Filled with so many great now classic rock songs. Such a defined sound for a band to have for a debut album. Great guitar solos, great vocals. Kick ass drumming and bass play. What else could you want in a classic rock sound. Definitely one of the greatest rock albums of all time, especially influential in so much that came later, and only Zeppelin’s first album of a string of greats. Love the Blues sound mixed with their energetic hard rock. It’s great. It doesn’t have some of that whimsical folk acoustic Tolkien inspired sound you hear on some later albums, but this really doesn’t need anything like that. There’s really nothing bad here. An easy 5 for me on re-listen. And makes you just want to listen to more Led Zeppelin.
I grew up in the Midwest during the 70s. Albums like this were standard issue. It's almost perfect as far as debut records go.
My second Zeppelin here. Very good, just as the previous one was. From all the classic rock acts I've heard, Zeppelin easily has the most "timeless" feel. Great music, although not a fan of Plant's singing.
I was very much late to the party with Zeppelin! When I started collecting vinyl on 2014, my intention was to use it to work backwards in my musical knowledge. Within a year I owned the first 3 Zeppelin albums and they were one of the early 'winners' of the process. Incidentally, the these 3 albums were bought in 3 different countries (France, Spain and Italy), with this one being bought from a market stall in Pisa. I don't know which album of theirs is my fave, it tends to be the one I'm listening to but I admit I'm a complete sucker for the raw, unpolished bluesy-ness of this debut and it contains possibly my fave song of theirs in Dazed and Confused. There's just something about that descending bass-line and squalling guitar that gets me! I had Jeff Beck's album, Truth in this challenge a couple of weeks ago and whilst it preceded this and many would argue that Zeppelin heavily borrowed from his style. For me they just do it much better though and that's epitomised in their shared cover of You Shook Me which is a stand out track here. But the whole album is just chocked full of brilliant songs, from the thunderous, bluesy bravado of Good Times Bad Times, through the fast, frantic blast of _Communication Breakdown_to the tormented blues confession of I Can’t Quit You Baby, I just don't think they put a foot wrong here and it's easy to forget with the success that quickly followed that this was a debut.
One of the most perfect debuts a band could ever make. Led Zeppelin bust out of the gate fully swinging with their signature sound that they would build on throughout the years. Not a single wasted moment, even the filler songs serve a purpose. There's a tight rawness in Jimmy Page's guitar sound that for some reason never got revisited on later albums.
Not their best album, but still great
classic
Every song is a classic
Этот альбом, как глоток хорошего вискаря. Вот прям как нужно. Правильный. На полочку в любимые однозначно.
Strong start but I lost interest as it went along. Solid 3.
Good times, bad times, you know I've had my share. The mad thing is that they'd take this formula and make four even better albums over the next few years. (I'll take this one over Houses Of The Holy.) In spite of the better technical playing on 3 and 4, the greater range of experimentation and improvement in production on Physical Graffiti and the higher pure fun and air guitar factor on 2, I will always hold this record dear. I borrowed my Dad's Zeppelin records in my first year of uni and realised that while he'd obviously played them around us plenty in my childhood, I'd never stopped and properly listened. The debut is a reminder of how my 19-year-old mind was both blown and magnetically drawn closer. Page is arguably the best guitarist that ever lived, Plant's voice is incredible and they had an untouchable rhythm section to boot. And yet. And yet. Led Zeppelin were somehow even greater than the considerable sum of their parts. And How Many More Times is quite simply one of the best rock songs ever made.
I could give it a 4* given it’s not my actual favourite Led Zep album, but seriously it’s amazing
Classic. Pretty much every track would be on a Led Zep best of. More psychedelic than I remembered, lots of echoplex and phase/flange effects. Some days this is my favourite zep record
Totally my bluesy jam
The relief I felt turning this off at You Shook Me and putting 6Music on for CMAT to be playing.
Their FIRST album...pretty much hit the ground running didn't they!!? ...and continued to rock for a few more years after. Babe I'm Gunna Leave you has everything a rock song requires...I ain't jokin' woman!
Blues rock ripoffs in the best possible way
Legendary band's legendary debut album. Pitchfork: 9.1 Rolling Stone: Top 500 Albums #101 Best Songs - so many.... Good Times Bad Times Babe I'm Gonna Leave You Dazed and Confused Communication Breakdown I Can't Quit You Baby
Pretty good, some songs dragged on a bit but sti enjoyed it. God few saves
Patiko, tekstas apie 10 vaikų crazy.
It has been way to long since I have listened to LZ. I forgot how much I love their music. Easy five stars
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.
Ground breaking hard rock with blues inflection. Great vocals and great guitar playing!
This is it, my favourite Zeppelin. What a debut! 5/5
My least favourite of their first 4, but still has some great moments
I have not listened to this before, there were a couple that I quite liked. The last 2 songs seemed to go on forever….
FFS…unlistenable!!!!!!!
Oh so good, what a way to introduce a band
The first 3 LZ albums are all great, but I think they don't compare to 4 or Physical Graffiti. So this, along with 2 and 3 gets a solid 4 stars.
Tämä on mielestäni yksi parhaista ekoista levyistä millään bändillä. Kaikki biisit on killereitä ja tätä on tullut jo 80-luvulta kuunneltua koko ajan. 6/5.
How old were they when they recorded this? Between 20 and 24? I didn't know who played the keyboards on this album and had to look it up. Jeez JPJ was talented, I had no idea. Of course they all were. It's a great debut album. Yeah some of the tracks are a bit long (You Shook Me) and slow blues has never really grabbed me by the balls, but there's no doubting that they started something big, and even Dazed And Confused became an earworm. Whooda thunk. 4½
I enjoyed it
Another legendary album. I truly believe they haven't made a bad album or even a bad song. Top tier musicianship and band
The OG rock album
Hell yeah! Great album top to bottom. A lovely hazy mix of blues, rock, and psychedelia. Each song is crafted excellently. For a debut, this is top notch stuff. Only complaint is that it can be a little overblown and screechy at times, which takes me out of the zone a bit. 9/10
This album is just four incredibly talented musicians fully flexing the freedom that their insane skills afford them. Every instrument is bursting with personality. Are they saying anything all that profound? Not lyrically, but musically, yes. This album feels present and alive. Another band with incredible personality is the Beatles, but whereas the Beatles personality seem to stem from the boys themselves, their voices and melodies, Zeppelin's personalities live in their actual instruments. Pick any of the four at any point in any of the songs and each will tell you a different, captivating story while still supporting the whole.
I like Led Zeppelin a lot more once they become less Blues Hammer, but it's hard to deny the power of this debut, even if it could stand to have 30% less simulated orgasms from Plant (in fairness, their second album is worse in this regard). Page's production is almost perfection, giving the elements space via innovative mic placements in order to capture the overwhelming live energy of the players. I could stand for more bass in the mix, though. Favorite song: Black Mountain Side
Rating is mostly down to personal taste and knowing their career trajectory. They’ve got much better stuff in the tank.
монументально, молодцы, но пока кажется не мой жанр (хоть и не бесит)
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.
Super Dope
lo volveria a escuchar 4/5
Really good, although I've taken a better liking to the "rock style" ones rather than the slower paced ones. Which is ironic given the fact that the first the song by Led Zeppelin I've listen to was Stairway to Heaven. Amazing vocals and instrumentals.
It is hard to overestate what an extraordinary debut album this is, with Good Times, Bad Times arguably being the greatest introduction to a band ever. The music on this album blows away just about anything that was in the mainstream at the time. The uncredited use of so many blues songs by Black American artists has to be acknowledged and no matter how much that level of uncredited usage (I think its complicated in music to call this “stealing” but that’s not out of bounds imo) was the norm at the time, it was a shitty thing to do. It did have an impact on the awareness of these artists and their formative influence on rock and roll, but Led Zeppelin gets little credit given their choice to act like they were the full authors of these songs. The album remains a musical triumph that changed rock music. I’d give it 4.5 stars if I could.
*listened before the project* Taking off! And you already knew that:)
I must be one of the few people in the world who doesn’t get LZ?
Kind of thought this wouldn't be up my street, it is a fairly decent listen but isn't something I'm desperate to come back to.
Loud.
Great one for sure. 4 stars.
Not my favorite Zeppelin album, but a great one to be sure.
When I was a teenager (wasn't this originally music for teenagers, by the way?) I didn't like this record as much as II or IV, finding it too bluesy... I find it more satisfying now, definitely at the level of the best Blues-Rock of the times (say, the Stones...) but heavier...
This is the debut from Led Zeppelin, including three tracks that are heard often on classic rock radio: “Dazed and Confused”, “Communication Breakdown”, and “Good Times Bad Times”. Also on this album are some old blues songs which have been converted to heavy metal. Overall a good debut album, not quite four stars.
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!
I liked this album but didn't love it. A couple of good songs and a nice sound but not really engaging for me.
Solid classic rock
LZ needed to be better about attribution but my two faves - Communication Breakdown and Good Times Bad Times - are all their own.
Not many albums from 1969 hold up like this.
A masterpiece
it's iconic and it's not endless, so sure
I'm not usually a big zeppelin guy but I can't deny that this one rules
Good, but they got better and more interesting later.
Hell yeah. I love singing along with Robert Plant.
4.5
Like the solid foundation of a motif etc that’s goes throughout, but little intricate improvs make it so satisfying I listen to. A few very nice chords choices. And so many points where I’m hearing the basis for other well known songs. Hearing beastie boys and Aerosmith and the who to name a few
Led Zeppelin is a solid 6/10 for me in general, I always tolerate it and sometimes enjoy it, but never put it on by myself. This album was decent though.
Meh.
“iconic album cover and cassette beloved by 1980’s Camaro driving kids”
Best Songs: Babe I’m Gonna Leave You Your Time is Gonna Come Quite samey
Good Times Bad Times ist ein großartiger Song, danach hat mich nichts mehr so umgehauen. Gutes Album, 3 1/2, ich runde auf.
easy 5 GO NEXT
This has to be the best debut album of all time. I love every second of it and would give it 10 stars if I could. Led Zeppelin were the band that got me into rock music and honestly just music in general. I never get bored of Robert Plant's incredible voice and Jimmy Page's electricrifying guitar playing. This album has no skips but my favourite songs have to be: babe I'm gonna leave you and dazed and confused
Kids in high school will always listen to this album.
Phenomenal. Debut albums like this are difficult to put in words. I thought I was blown away by Guns N Roses’ Appetite for Destruction but this is on another planet. Rock, blues and more. Robert Plant’s voice. All of the instrumentation from guitar to drums to harmonica! The heart & soul in it all. Just wow.
Blues and Rock truly melding. Good Times Bad Times Dazed and Confused Communication Breakdown
Just not very exciting to me. My third Led Zeppelin album on the list, and least favorite so far. Still a classic album for a reason but not something I need to revisit personally. Just really tired of this sound. Top Songs: Dazed and Confused, Black Mountain Side
All of Led Zeppelin is masterful. This record is much more subdued than I recall. For a debut record , this is a remarkable achievement. No one did blues infused rock and roll better than Zeppelin. Only reason I’m giving this a 4 instead of a 5 is that this is not the best of the best, and “You Shook Me”can get a tad tedious. (Maybe just that one). Basically Zeppelin gets even better and this album isn’t “perfect” like arguably some of their other records are. So I need to leave room for those other even mor
Wall to wall bangers
Song after song of excellence.
Oof. What a debut
not a fan of hard rock, if only they knew how to make folk songs
The blues, the classics rock, the innovation of the music. Epic. No notes
goeie, soms vond ik dat die iets meer mocht zingen ipv te schreeuwen maja whatever
Hmm, cv nog wel. Over het algemeen is het een enjoyable album, enkel de eerste 3 nummers zijn een beetje te lang waardoor ze te repetitief lijken.
Used to love this. Doesn't do it for me anymore
I know these guys are huge but I personally am not obsessed. I didn’t add a single song to my liked playlist.
I respect the talent but more so than other hard rock acts I just found this particular album to be especially masturbatory and posturing, like I couldn’t describe a worldview. I say this as someone who likes their later albums.
Yeah some good early hard rock, really fun. 4 stars
5/5
Sounds good!
If aliens came down and I had to describe rock and roll to them I would just give them this album
Great debut record that crafted the beginnings of modern rock vocalist is very balanced, guitar work is fabulous Great standouts, Dazed and Confused and Good Time Bad Times Maybe a relisten is necassry, but not my favorite yet, and I think Zepplin has better albums after, particulary IV
Nothing crazy, just some sexy rock.
I like this album bro
Classic!
excellent, 4.5/5
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.
The macho masturbatory guitar solos, the lyrical content, and the well known behaviour of the band members all combine to make me feel that this is what toxic masculinity would sound like if you turned it into music. And all the wailing and moaning just sounds risible to me. Very much not my cup of tea.
love led zeppelin <3
Turned out I already liked one song from the album, but enjoyed some of the other tracks as well
- Good times bad times, the part were they sing the title is catchy and fun. And the guitar is amazing. The combination of both makes this a fun listen. -Babe I’m gonna leave you is a great rock heavy song with amazing performance. - You shook me contains an long and gripping instrumental part, ending not my favorite part. - Dazed and confused contains small ‘beat drop’ at the start. Also guitar rif followed by drums going ham. Second part includes another drum and guitat part that is outstanding and energetic. Favourite song so far. - Your time is gonna come, beginning feels like I’m in a churg. Great switch in music after the churg. First song where I am focussing on lyrics and the message and the delivarance is realy well done. Great and catchy chorus. Another standout song! With a fun transition into -Black mountain side, which is a shoter song with no lyrics and something that sounds like bongo’s?? - Communication breakdown, Hype intro and vocals are really rocky (what you expect in rock music), includes a guitar solo, also a little shorter track. - More relaxed with few guitar and vocal ‘shocks’, the guitar is going wild on this track. - How many more times, 8 minute track. Familiar beat, but amazing. Voice is something else around the middle. Great final 3 minutes. Thoughts: Album I didn’t realy expect to realy like, but I did. There were even a few outstanding songs, so overal for a first listen without focusing that much on lyrics it definitely suprised me.
4.5! Great album. Insane for debut.
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.
Amazing album. Not my favourite LZ but I don’t think there is a bad one.
Yup. This wasn’t my generation’s music, nor something my parents exposed me to. Nevertheless it’s been a key influence on my musical tastes for the past 35 years. 4.5 stars
This one isn’t really a question.
pretty good
It's a classic for a reason.
This is very, very good music, and it's kind of crazy it came out in the 60's. This is most definitely an influential album that 100% deserves to be on this list.
One of the greatest first albums in history and one of the ones that didn’t lead to a string of albums that were never as good as the first. That’s the only criticism I can give this album is that led zeppelin came out with the second album the same year and just blew this one out of the water. This album still deserves its flowers though, dazed and confused was one of the first metal riffs, babe I’m gonna leave you has entrancing folky verses and a hard rock chorus. In saying that the production is a little hap hazard but was immediately fixed the next album. Not a perfect album but no qualms about anyone putting this as a 5
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.
I liked this a lot more than Physical Graffiti. I could definitely get into this.
Had heard most of these, but I enjoy 'em
3.75 I like some of it, chill rock, some songs feel similar to other bands of the same era (‘68), like Traffic and The Band and some of The Rolling Stones songs. Only issue is that the songs I like the sound of are really long (like 6 mins), which is kinda annoying. Maybe some if their other albums would work better for me
Great debut, with a great first side. It kinda falls off into standard blues rock "baby baby baby ohhh woman baby" Robert Plantisms in its worst moments. Which isn't bad, don't get me wrong, but isn't the best Led Zeppelin has to offer.
Great for it's time and later, just kinda clunky now
It's not my cup of tea but it's a fantastically original piece of craft for its time
10/10 My favorite band of all time tied with the Beatles, absolutely love their first record too, I know some people dismiss the blues cuts “you shook me” & “I can’t quit you baby” but I think they are essential to this album & showcasing the bands roots. “Good times bad times” may be the best first song on a bands first record, that E power chord & John’s drumming are just so damn iconic, “dazed and confused” is the song that got me into this band when I was in high school & it blew my mind, especially when I’d get stoned, “your time is gonna come” is an absolute gem that I’ve really grown to love over the years especially when I’m feeling down & need a song to sing along to and get myself going & yeah of course-the rest of the album rules too. Favorite song: good times bad times Least favorite: black mountain side
Its an ok introduction to Led Zeppelin, but its not their best.
Amazing
Great album
Love the Led
Led Zeppelin album for lovers lowkey
А powerful debut album, the guitar riffs are iconic, Robert Plant’s voice is powerful, and full of emotion
Yeah pretty good. Didn’t love it, but didn’t hate it.
i mean what can i say, a literal classic.
Everyone wanted to be a blues band
Incredible album. Loved it from start to finish. I loved the blues influences all over this album. You can hear the sounds that would go on to influence modern day music. Sonically it sounds amazing. The instrumentals are captivating and they really have space to shine through. The singing sounds amazing and i will be returning to this album
You can tell the greatness to come from this album.
Not really my type of music.
38. fine
Some songs were better than others, but every one felt too long
What can you say about this, their debut album? Insanely brilliant - setting the standard for everyone else to follow.
Now that's an album !!!
10/10 - incredible album, babe I'm gonna leave you a particular highlight
Хороший альбом, особенно как дебютник
Excellent
The one that started it all. Hammer of the Gods.
All timer
did these guys cheat, lie and steal their way to the top? maybe a little bit. it's well-known by now that a lot of songs in the Led Zeppelin discography were, um, heavily inspired by pre-existing material. most notably for this debut album of theirs, "Dazed and Confused" is pretty much directly stolen from Jake Holmes, and Holmes has never, ever been properly credited on any issue of this album as the song's author. (the closest LZ has come has been saying the song was "inspired by" Holmes. what a joke.) plus, the guitar arrangement of "Black Mountain Side" (adapted from the folk song "Blackwaterside") was stolen from Bert Jansch, who has also never been credited. ion_eye's popular review goes into the specifics if you're interested. long story short: there's definitely examples of plagiarism throughout LZ's discography that are worth criticizing, but the extent of, and intent behind, many of the misattributions in the songwriter credits on their records are often blown out of proportion by people seeking to discredit them. plus, there's no denying that these were four guys who could play the absolute shit out of their respective instruments. on that basis, this is a tremendous debut album which, despite being released just a few months after the band was formed, often feels like the work of a group fully realized. Jimmy Page not only directs a lot of the action here as the band's guitarist, but also as its producer. this is one of the first rock albums where the engineering and mix really starts to feel like something that a rock band making a record nowadays would still seek to emulate. rock albums throughout the 60s often have a much lighter, boxed-in sound; by comparison, this album sounds raw, all-encompassing, and it often borders on the metallic. for as much as we've heard some of these songs a bajillion times, the degree to which LZ were pushing the envelope with the sonics here definitely needs to be appreciated. even the acoustic guitars sound kinda heavy! and for all the plagiarism allegations plaguing the material, the true originals really shine here, especially the shorter rockers. I start to tune out just a little bit on some of the slower, longer jams like "You Shook Me" (co-written by J.B. Lenoir, another artist Led Zeppelin forgot to credit until much later). light 8/10.
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2.5
Such a classic, so many perfect tracks. Blues me please
Give Jake Holmes his flowers 💐 https://open.spotify.com/album/2uexYVF5u0JixQ61uN8kS6
Pretty good
Amazing, likely the most authentic LZ sounds
What if you took a seasoned studio session guitarist who had some success with another band that fell apart, grabbed his friend who was also an experienced session musician on bass (and keys and an arranger), then added a 19 yr old kid as your singer, who started singing at 16 and was in another not very successful band, and then added the drummer from the singer's band? You get a group that in retrospect is, without a doubt, one of the greatest rock bands of all time - where each member is widely regarded as at least top 5 at what they do. This album is a 5 star rating with no hesitation. It's a perfect album with no skips, that never gets old. All 9 songs are classics. It's amazing that this is this band's first album. They came out with such confidence and expertise. Many of the songs on here would be any other band's peak but this is them just getting started. The opener (Good Times Bad Times) is an original song that announces what Zeppelin is and starts with an unforgettable heavy guitar and drum riff. They add organ (by bassist John Paul Jones) to several songs - with particularly great effect on "You're Time is Gonna Come" - to take these songs in a unique direction. They also add an instrumental song ("Black Mountain Side") which is just an acoustic guitar and tabla. The album has 5 inspired reworkings of classic blues and folk songs - alongside 4 incredible originals. The whole album showcases their melding of blues, folk, and hard rock with complex arrangements into something all their own, with totally unique singing. Over time, you can see how the future Led Zeppelin albums continue to expand and improve on this starting point AND entire genres of rock and roll were inspired by this, with current bands (in 2026) still mining this sound - 57 years later! Liked songs on Spotify: 9/9 (Perfect Album) Rating: 5/5
I feel similar about this as I do about Led Zeppelin III
Hell yeah. Some slammers on this one, I don't intend to lie. I don't think I'm the hugest zep fan but this album rocks. A solid 6.7/10
fav songs: - Babe I'm Gonna Leave You - I Can't Quit You Baby least fav song: - Good Times Bad Times musings: - I feel like Dazed and Confused would hit crazy after 2-4 beers at a dive bar - Communication Breakdown would be a great song in the background of a movie where a couple is fighting or something - I really thought I wasn't gonna like this at all but it grew on me rating: 6.8/10
Wonderful album, heard it years ago on a less capable audio system, and now on a much better system, I felt things that I didn't know were there. Blew my mind all over again.
fav so far
It has been too long since I listened to Led Zeppelin on any album and this has reminded me of how much i love their music. I followed this up with the second album on Vinyl.
This rocks
Banger. Would happily listen to this entire album again. Good Times Bad Times ★★★★★ Babe I’m Gonna Leave You ★★★★☆ You Shook Me ★★★★☆ Dazed and Confused ★★★★☆ Your Time Is Gonna Come ★★★☆☆ Black Mountain Side ★★★☆☆ Communication Breakdown ★★★★☆ I Can’t Quit You Baby ★★★★☆ How Many More Times ★★★★☆ Average Album Rating: 3.9/5.0 ★★★★☆
Classic!
Surprisingly very blues coded! Loved You shock me and baby i’m gonna leave you were my favorites
Good but not really my style. Nice for a BBQ.
Not really my genre of music, but impressive guitar
I have to start by saying that I really like Led Zeppelin. However I never dove really deep into their works. I feel blessed hearing the creativity in those songs. Overall I would never guess the release date of that album to be'69. I really wonder how this album was greeted like in '69. Already listening to the second song, where the singers voice shines through. What a wonderfull singing voice. I really like the mixture of squeek and grit in his voice. Honestly the song lenth of some of the songs doesnt bother me, as long as I'm listening to the record as a whole. I have to say I love this piece, but how am I going to rate it? If I consider that it came out in 1969 it would easily be a 10/10. But But But since then a lot happened (Creed and Nickelback) so it will be 8,5/10 (4stars)! I'm happy I got Led Zeppelin before any beattles Album. I think the beattles are not good!
Bangerrrr yet another one dad got me into at a young age
Know your history. They didn’t invent the blues. But this is still pretty awsome.
It really is ahead of it's time for 1969
10/10 MALDITA SEA LEVITE TODO EL PUTO ALBUM
Very good, very psychedelic. This album was very interesting and the music was so different and colourful! Favourite song: Dazed and Confused. I like this song anyway but it was nice to see how it flows with the album as a whole
Enjoyed Dazed and Confused the most. It’s a great rock album but probably not one I’ll come back to.
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.
Not sure the first Monday morning back at work after Christmas break is the right time for Led Zep. Can tell is groundbreaking, influential etc but maybe just not my thing.
Increadible
pretty good !
A good album, not really the sort of music I gravitate to, but I can appreciate the style. A single track didn’t really stick out to me, maybe that’s because it’s a well composed album, maybe that’s because they all sound similar, who’s to know
i tried listening to this a few years ago and i never really got into it but like,, ofc it's good... it's more blues-y than i expected. i'm not sure i'll ever listen to these songs on their own but i might sit down and listen to the album from time to time
Absolutely unreal. Bluesy, emotive and full of creativity.
Favorite Songs - Baby I'm Gonna Leave You, Dazed and Confused, Your Time Is Gonna Come, How Many More Times
There is quite some pretentiousness on this album, but somehow it fits the vocal style of Robert Plant like a glove. Great debut, with lots of very nice songs on it. 5/5
Never heard the album before, kinda what I expected.
5/10 - Favorite song: I can’t quit you baby
I'm not sure if it's the case that I'm not into the blues, or it's a case that I don't care for Led Zep's attempts at it. Favorite song: Black Mountain Side
Breakthrough, ahead of its time. Shows why Led Zeppelin are true masters of their craft
first album on the list, soooo good even if i’m not that into rock. 🥸
Ipnotico, amo il mix tra rock e richiami alla musica spagnola. Richiamo alla musica psichedelica di quegli anni
5/10, I love the guitar but I just don’t like the style or pace that much .
I appreciate the album, just not really my vibe
Honestly, I didn't know what to expect frome Led Zeppeling besides their absolute greatest hits. Was enjoyable classic rock with lots of talent and variety.
Thought I'd heard them before, but this seemed new to me.
Not my favourite zep but Babe I’m Gonna Leave you and dazed and confused bring it to the next level
Je connaissais que le deuxième titre, le plus connu "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You". Je l'avais jamais écouté en sa totalité et j'ai beaucoup aimé l'évolution de la place de l'intensité dans chaque morceau.
Dazed and Confused
What can I say? It's Led Zeppelin. Brilliant songs, fantastic playing, great voice. The fact that this was their debut album is amazing! My fave tracks include 'Babe I'm Gonna Leave You' and Dazed and Confused'.
I didn’t like this album to much. Skipped passes a lot of songs. Just to much for me.
yeaaaaaaah i’m rocking with this
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.
Classic, jam-heavy hard rock. A little too unrefined and wild for my liking - I prefer the later Zeppelin albums. Unbelievable that these guys were only in their early 20s when they made this.
An amazing debut by an immeasurably influential band. Still sounds fresh.
An all time great debut rock album
literally the worst band of all time absolutely no relevance
The best of their records, which isnt a huge compliment, but some good, some uninteresting
Great. What a debut
Gran debut de un grupo fundamental en el rock con muy buenos discos hasta el final. Un hito
This was the first Led Zep album I heard, probably drawn in by the Hindenburg cover photo like a moth to a burning airship. Still stands up. More adventurous material was to come, but a mad amount of charisma was uncaged on what, on the surface, is mostly blues covers, reflected in their original branding as “Yardbirds 2”. Now, I like the Yardbirds, but this is something much bigger, wilder, still new.
Back in the day I was dreading this (as a big fan of III and IV so far), anticipating one of the many dull blues workouts I had endured politely before from lesser artists. Luckily it blew me away immediately and remains my go-to Zep hit. What a cover! What a sound! What an opening track! Not a second wasted. I don't care who wrote the songs originally, have they ever sounded this good? I have a half-baked theory that "Marquee Moon" is sequenced to mimic the structure of this album. Feel free to roll your eyes.
A very fuck you, you suck, wishing you the worst but also…. Maybe ??
Led Zeppelin debut album....c'mon now. Top tracks: Good Times Bad Times, Communication Breakdown, Your Time is Gonna Come, Dazed and Confused
Not too shabby for a bunch of studio musicians.
As Jack Black once said "Zeppelin's chill...Zeppelin's chill." Favorite Tracks: You Shook Me, Your Time is Gonna Come, Communication Breakdown, How Many More Times...,,,Black Mountain Side
I enjoyed every song on this record, however there are songs on other Zeppelin records that I certainly enjoy more. I'm torn between giving this a 3 or a 4. I think my actual ranking is a 3.5. Given that 3.5 isn't an option though, I'll round that up to a 4. It may not be my favorite, but it is incredibly good for a debut album.
Not for me
I actually groaned when I saw this was the first album I got. It’s a classic, and maybe because I’m divorced from the context, I sometimes feel like these iconic albums aren’t that great. Then I feel like I’m just being contrarian… which is annoying. Kinda happy to say I enjoyed this one, though. I’m honestly way too young to know Led Zeppelin. My only reference was 13-year-old me getting hyped when their song played in Thor: Ragnarok. On the album itself: I was disappointed by the first track. I thought, "Oh, that’s it?" But then the second track hit, and… wow. That’s when I caught their bluesy vibe and knew I’d like it. "Dazed and Confused" and the vocal style really won me over—I love eccentric vocals, and knowing that would continue made me love the album. So yes, it’s a good album. In fact, a great one. The only frustration is that some songs meander, there’s no reason they needed to be six minutes long.
Listened before?: Only heard “I Can’t Quit You Baby” Favourite song: Your Time Is Gonna Come- makes me feel hopeful for the New Year. Probably the song that aligns most with my music taste, kind of Fleetwood Mac-esque Vibe of album: Dancing alone in a dark dive bar with an all-black outfit on, great road-tripping album, something really sexy about it Other thoughts: Seems really ahead of it’s time, felt like the first song was quite 60s but it got moodier as it went on, prefer the darker 70s vibe to the 60s one
I know the hits but don't much else, no titles off this album rang a bell for me when I started listening. I knew Led Zeppelin was rooted in blues, but wow, I didn't know they started off this bluesy. You Shook Me into Dazed and Confused is textbook blues and their Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf influences are on full showcase here. I Can't Quit You Baby - no idea this was them. I swear I've heard another version/cover of this before though?
nope
The less Harry Potter shit this band gets into the better. Good album.
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
This is one of the most acclaimed debut albums in history and I can hear why. The talents of all four Zeppelin members are there and making a great effort on hits such as Good Times Bad Times and Dazed and Confused. Yet while I find this to be generally good, their later stuff shines far brighter for me. Maybe bluesy Zeppelin is less my thing though they do it better on other records, but here, it’s a big influence. I’m not too crazy on You Shook Me or I Can’t Quit You here though they offer good opportunities to hear great soloing. The closer, while having a kick-ass riff, goes too all over the place. Maybe my problem is with how rushed the sequencing feels, I don’t know. The real highlights are HIGHLIGHTS however. Good Times and Babe, I’m Gonna Leave You are classics. Dazed And Confused is probably my favorite track. Your Time Is Gonna Come, Communication Breakdown: great stuff. But compared to the other record in the quad set, I don’t resonate with it as much. All it is is a fitting introduction to one of the greatest bands to ever do it and that’s enough. By II, the world was theirs for the taking (8/10, 4/5 on this scale)
This is certainly a "cool" album. It's not what I always want but it does have a few great gems. Great vocals. Good to throw on in the background when cooking or cleaning!
a lot of screaming in the morning
It's a good album, that's well documented, I'll give it it's 5 stars, that's not really up for debate. I'm not going to sit through it again though; I had my Led Zep phase back in college, that was enough for me.
Great album, what a great band. Listening to it in the context of the rest of this stuff really underlines how outstanding they were, and I was particularly struck by Robert Plant's vocals. Unbelievable.
Loved it! Surprising as I thought Led Zeppelin was more hard core rock, but a lot of the songs on this album were easier listening
good times bad times - looooved the guiter so much in the background and then they hit me with 2 guitar riffs and i start ascending from my seat. highkey wish it was longer. 9/10 babe im gonna leave you - the way this song started calmer than the previous one you'd think we'd keep that vibe until we get the drum parts but they start hitting the drums and you get out of that daze - going along with how the lyrics are talking about theyre leaving their partner. getting out of a relationship is kind of like the calm before the storm in this context. 7.5/10. really loved the drums!! you shook me - this song is slower than the other 2 and somehow feels different but its really not ? idk how to explain it maybe its the harmonica ? but this song feels like the one theyd play tuesday night at a bar and you're on a date and its going well . love the play on how hes been singing about a bird at the beginning of the song and then he makes bird noises during the end as if to emphasize that hes the bird all along ? idk i might be pulling shit out of my ass. 6 or 7 /10 depends on my mood dazed and confused - listening to the other 3 songs and then getting into dazed and confused is perfect especially for the "dazed" part. the person in the lyrics is pushing the singer away and giving the cold shoulder treatment right after "shaking him" and then him thinking he might leave them for good, and that really emphasizes the daziness and confusion. really loving 3:40-5:00 part !!! 7/10 your time is gonna come - hearing wedding/chruch bells at the beginning of the song you'd think your time really is coming ; either you're dying or you were thinking of a wedding and how you were gonna marry this person and end your life with them until it hits you with "lying, cheating" and that hits you like a truck out of nowhere because you dont know what to do now unless you end it no matter what. repeating the same sentence at the end really captures the unforgiveness and emphasizing of his own feelings that no matter what he'd hate this person because of their betrayal. 8/10 black mountain side - absolutely LOVED the transition !!! came out of nowhere but i liked it. feels like an interlude i might be wrong tho. communication breakdown - like the beat a lot. feels like something id play while getting ready in the morning (added it to the playlist) might feel like a simple song because its short but imo thats how it feels like having a communication breakdown; you have a lot to say and dont know how to get the words out and it gets very frustrating especially during an argument and that makes the other party not exactly get what youre trying to portray. 8/10 i can't quit you baby - not being able to quit the person you love the most even after they keep breaking your bond, trust, love and heart has got to be the worst feeling ever. melody for this song gives me same vibe of tuesday night bar date. 6.5/10 how many more times - funny how after saying their time is coming and how theyre never forgiving them now theyre trying to win them back by giving treats or anything they want. then the beat drops and it looks like he's the one who cant the resist the cheating now ? lowkey liked the first part of the song more not really vibing with the second half rn. beat drops again (kinda) and then hes back to saying he wants her to come back ooo ok thats interesting. i like that a lot as an album outro tho very clever its like how even tho hes still mad hes very conflict and still dazed and confused over his own feelings. 7/10 => a very short album but it feels like you've gone through the 5 stages grief with him upon finding out the person you've loved the most betrayed you and that is portrayed in a very raw and beautiful way i liked how i am also left in a daziness and conflicted state of mind.
Um gênero musical muito distinto dos quais eu estou acostumado a ouvir. A experiência de ter ouvido foi muito legal.
Hann inte lyssna men har lyssnat innan och ÄLSKAR!
Blues rock with a side of plagiarism. Still hits in parts.
What a feat.
Wow wow wow, still simply outstanding! There is no more simple test for the greatest of recorded music, than the question: could I listen to this once a week for the rest of my life? The answer here is a resounding YES! Oh baby it’s hard to believe 4 guys could put out such a great sounding recording. We also need to acknowledge a slew of American Blues artists who wrote and inspired many snippets (some not credited). At least Willie Dixon got some credit for his work.
Didn’t stand out
Ayuh, we should be hearin’ some fuckin’ Zeppelin!!!
Probably second favourite led zep
Great debut from an all-time classic band. But they got even better over the next few albums, so I'll go with 4 for this one.
Alright but a bit boring.
Love it
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
Not a very consistent album but great nonetheless. It felt like they didn’t have enough ideas for a fully featured release, so some part are just kind of random. That transition from Your Time Is Gonna Come to Black Mountain Side sounds goofy, and that thing they did a couple of time when the guitar was trying to replicate the vocalist’s moans, and many more. That being said, the good ideas on this album are fantastic. There are a bunch of great riffs, and the drumming is incredible. Very energetic and catchy album. The vocals were a hit or miss for me. He’s way too obsessed with the word baby/babe on this album specifically, for some reason, and that gets pretty annoying. The choruses are great, though. Still, this is easily a top 3 Led Zeppelin album for me, maybe even my favorite.
I used to like LED Zeppelin, then I heard Greta Van Fleet and it made me really not like LED Zeppelin.
I am a bit disappointed, I had a fond memory of this album, and found myself underwhelmed by most song on this album. Babe I'm Gonna Leave You is still one of my favorite rock song since I first listened to it a few years back. Fav: Babe I'm gonna leave you
Introduces the world to Bonham triplets first song. Good times bad times slaps. Lyrics suck.
I liked it but not my fav LZ album.
Pretty good!
Mjölkar ännu mera riff lika överjävligt som förra gången, kanske aningen bluesigsre inte för det är särskilt förmildrande
Bättre än tvåan, men lite sämre än Physical Graffiti. Bäst i låtar med tydliga raka rockriff, som de två inledande, samt orgelbaserade Your time is gonna come. Tre långa sega blueslåtar för mycket.
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.
Som Zeppelin II, fast lite sämre.
Jimmy Page is my favorite person in the history of forever. Love Zepp, and love this album!
Get me a motorcycle.
This one is pretty bluesy, but it has some rocking moments as well. I enjoyed it a lot but it's still not the best by them. However, it's pretty hard not to enioy something when Robert Plant sings.
No sé cómo no lo había escuchado antes. Me ha encantado. Puro hard rock con psicodelia y blues y solos interminables. En Madrid a 20 de diciembre, un sábado en la linea 3
dazed and confused 💯💯💯
When you find shirts in hot topic with this album cover on it, you know it's pretty much perfect
Brilliant album. Whole thing is a bop. Helluva debut album, damn. Revisiting it has been a joy.
Good album, not their best job
The first glimpse of this band capacity. A sound that is robust, solid and powerful. With carisma and a British flavour has some mark here that make this band unique.
I said in my Physical Graffiti review that there were at least 3 top tier Zeppelin albums and this is definitely one of them. LZ1 is so punchy and straightforward, yet it still displays the genius of the band. This is one of the best rock debuts in the history of the genre. While it’s a masterclass in blues and hard rock, I think it just barely misses the mark due to some awkward pacing and transitions.
Love this album soo much actually just love all of led zeppelin 🫶🫶
Greatest debut album ever? Definitely one of them at least.
Some absolute bangers, but there are a couple tracks I could do without. Overall an amazing debut album. Favorite track: Good Times Bad Times
After many years of really trying to get on with Led Zepp, today's homework has finally landed an answer as to why I just don't: it's Robert Plant's sex noises that dominate the vocal delivery, that's the issue! Will always remain a 'Best Of' band. Heard before ❌️ Listened this time ✅️ Revisit ❌️ ★★★☆☆ (5/10)
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
Great vibes. Chill. Classic for a reason
Et av de største bandene jeg fortsatt har til gode å sjekke ut. Ekte rockepionerer. Solid men inkonsistent hard rock her. Dazed and Confused bærer dette albumet på sine skuldre. For en vanvittig god sang! Top 3: Dazed and Confused, Communication Breakdown, Babe I’m Gonna Leave You
When I started listening, I mainly intended to listen to new music and artists I had never heard of. Now I see a new benefit. I finally get to listen to some of the greats that I had previously not bothered to do a deep dive into. Nice blues feel and objectively an incredible first album by any band.
What can you say, the start of the next wave of rock and a view into what they’ll do going forward. Not perfect but they get there
5 stars for deservedly being on this list and the impact. The opening notes and build up is just something else. Actual rating would be closer to 4 stars, later led Zeppelin is no doubt better and not every song is 5 stars worthy, but the complete package and impact is undeniable
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
Great fuxking album
This was easily recognizable as a Led Zeppelin album.
Really solid, 4th best zeppelin
Don't understand the hype ngl
This album is a magnificent combination of incredible vocals, mesmerizing electric and acoustic guitar playing, those drums, plus other perfectly matched instruments thrown in there. I don't know if they sold their souls to the devil for music, but if they did, it surely worked!
Not my fave but definitely a good album to listen in the background when with friends or at a party. I liked "Babe I'm gonna leave you" the most.
Solid rock baby! All the so gs we gree up on.
It's fine. Classic old-school rock. As a youth, I didn't like Zepp because everyone loved them. Contrarian from birth! Over time, as I heard more of the non-radio cuts, I grew to appreciate them for their musicianship. I still don't ever pursue Zepp songs/albums, but I don't just turn them off either. Obviously, the classic singles are good, but most of the rest are good too. I think it's a shame they ended this with "How Many More Times" because it's the weakest track on the album. Sort of a let-down. The musicians are really great. They took chances and experimented which really changed the original blues they were based on. It's a quality album that I won't try to listen to again, but probably will hear most of the songs again. I'm giving it a 4 because while it is quite good and obviously influential, it doesn't quite stir my soul and R Plant says Baby a bit too much.
Always always loved this album
This album is iconic. 5/5. No doubt.
Led Zeppelin é a maior banda de rock da história. Simplesmente uma revolução no mundo. Isso por conta da formação surreal que teve. Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, John Bonham e Robert Plant. Quatro gênios nas suas respectivas funções. Lendas que inspiraram gerações de músicos que vieram depois. Falar que foram os melhores de todos os tempos nas suas funções não seria nenhum exagero. Dadas estas atribuições, espera-se que a discografia desta banda seja perfeita, e é de fato o caso. Apesar de ter existido por apenas 12 anos, Led Zeppelin possui 9 álbuns incríveis, sendo este o seu lendário álbum de estreia. A aura desse álbum já começa altíssima só por conta dessa capa, uma das mais memoráveis da história. As músicas são tão incríveis que eu tive que colocar "Communication Breakdown" como a pior. Tudo é perfeito. Composições, mix, dinâmica, sequência das músicas. Irretocável. A qualidade desse álbum só não é surpreendente porque é Led Zeppelin. Melhor do álbum: "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You". Pior do álbum: "Communication Breakdown".
Um debut é um debut
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.
You know, I had rock lobster saved in my library already and I have no idea why. Added 52 girls as well. I hadn’t really thought of them as new wave because I’ve mostly listened to British new wave, but I might’ve saved rock lobster off of a new wave playlist
This isn't the best Zeppelin album(that's IV all the way), but it's still an early Zeppelin album. And early Zeppelin albums are always full of excellent hard rock songs. The musicianship is undeniably excellent, and it sounds pretty much exactly like you'd expect from Zeppelin, with gargantuan guitar riffs, thunderous drumming, and high-pitched rockstar vocals. Unfortunately, this loses points for plagiarism. It's still an excellent album, despite having some flaws.
Classic
I didn't realize how much I was going to enjoy led Zeppelin. Real musicians not just playing chords
I liked black mountain side - more diverse range of songs on the album and more blues like than I thought this would be - honestly cannot tell how much I like it I think I enjoyed it but probably wouldn’t put it on myself again not super my style
Classic
Loved the voice.
Album from which I discovered Zepp in my adolescense. Feels like a blueprint of everything that will come later. The bass from dazed and confused will forever live.
I get it, I promise I do, I just don't really care too much
6.5/10 Super heavy on the guitar, long songs but I enjoyed most of them! Liked Good Times Bad Times best. Learned that the album cover is Hindenburg which was manufactured by a company called Zeppelin (hence the band name). Also learned that their drummer, Bonham, died at 32 from choking on vomit which led to the eventual break up of the band. Stairway to Heaven is the most popular song of theirs. Immigrant Song is also popular and goes hard.
12/11/2025 Stoked to get this as my very first pick. This is a fun listen. Mind melting long ass songs and primal screaming and moaning back and forth with the guitar (end of You Shook Me and middle of Dazed and Confused). Goddamn I'm lost in the sauce. 6.5/10
Led Zeppelin being Led Zeppelin
Favorite Track: Good Times Bad Times