Led Zeppelin

Atmospheric and melodic, not as heavy as I was expecting based on it's reputation. Interesting melodies but little that's instantly memorable

Not heavy metal Dad rock with blues vibe Good Time Bad Times - Great track Dazed and Confused - Decent but too much moaning, gets awkward Black Mountain Side - Only good for a piss break Communication Breakdown - Best solo on album

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

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

not a single harmonica in this album, good stuff from the lads

Communication Breakdown is my favourite from the album, I definitely prefer the faster tempo. Bro also legit nutted at the end of Dazed and Confused. I think I got PTSD from You Shook Me. The harmonica returns, thank you Bob.

Led Zeppelin? More like Led Balloon! Can see why people like it but it's not for me

Banger after banger. There is a reason I asked for the box set for Christmas. Yea they stole a bunch of blues stuff but at least that added their own thing. What a treat.

This is a pretty good album. Pretty much sets the tone for future LZ albums to come later.

1969 - Crazy. Definitely a leader in this sound. The album was really good. No stand outs, but generally awesome.

This album is fine. I was hoping for more from them but it’s not a bad listen

Great, but... I was expecting more? 8/10

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

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

Blows me away this was 1969 , every guitar slide, every crack in Plant’s voice, every Bonham stomp still feels alive.

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

Excellent.

Classic all time great rock and roll album, every song is a hit

I thought that this was my favorite Led Zeppelin album but now I'm not sure. There isn't really one that stands out to me as being better than the rest. I think I have to relisten to Zeppelin 4 and Physical Graffiti again. Anyways this is an obvious classic with obviously classic songs. 8/10. Favorite track: Babe I'm Gonna Leave You

Mästerverk.

fantastic debut album. I was a Zeppelin fan from an early age, although I started young with "Presence". I was familiar with this album, and I think the first side is rock solid. I honestly prefer Cream; and while I like other Zep albums but this is a powerhouse that has stood the test of time. Favorite tracks: Good Times, Bad Times , I Can't Quit You Baby

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

Goated

pleasing to hear

8/10

4.5. Not as good as LZ IV

OK Zeppelin.

Ekki fyrir mig en mjog skemmtilegt undirhljoð

Crazy how this album isn’t even in LZ’s top 3

What can we even say about LeD ZePPeLiN that isn't a superlative? They exploded on the scene and changed things for everyone. Every band after was inspired by them, whether they realize it or not.

The voice, the guitar, the bass, the drums. Zeppelin fuckin rules. Not a bad song on this album imo. I slept on the song Your Time is Gonna Come, now it’s one of my faves. I can only imagine how many brains melted the first time this shit hit the airwaves

Prettyyyyy pretty good. Lots of standards, but some skips if I’m not in the right mood.

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

Had a small Led Zeppelin phase and now coming back to these songs... they are even better than i remember

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

A fantastic debut to a fantastic band. A level of sound and energy, alongside a beautiful musical arrangement that captivates you one minute into the album. Great work. ⭐⭐⭐⭐1/2

They’re all 5s?

We already know.

The perfect balance of rock and blues

what a fantastic album, great crossroads of blues and rock. robert plant can suggestively moan at me any time.

So much fun stuff going on. Blues is Jazz, but for the peeeeeople.

Debut from the greatest rock band ever. This album bangs from the the 1st beat of Bonzo’s drums, add the grooving bass, eclectic guitar, and those soaring vocals. Six stars !!!

love this one!

That damn guitar does something to me honestly. Not as good as Led Zeppelin IV but it’s a REAL great album :)

The big tracks are great, I hoped the 1st album might not have as much of the the indulgent slow stuff but it is still there

Stop trying to make Led Zeppelin happen, it’s not gonna happen.

The classic album of all classic albums.

My ratings thus far have shown Led Zeppelin IV is the best. Pretty awesome for a debut, tho. 4/5

A beast of a debut album - hard blues rock doesn't get any better than this

3.75

Listened to this album hundreds of times. All time great. Literally, first note to last.

3/5

hell yeah LD1, that cover is punk as fuck. Communication Breakdown has always been my fave song by them. from start to finish, the beats of this record are timeless. its been forever etched into the HUMAN zeitgeist, way beyond just music. since i first heard it, I've had a fascination for Babe I'm Gonna to Leave You. its such a clean buildup - no pretention, no gimmicks, no dead space - just a solid song that no one had seen before that. I don't love every song, and i don't really like this band, but this is the best thing they have ever done imo. Good Times is an okay opener. i don't love all these songs, but in order, everything is here. Black Mountain Side shows that this isn't fad music but has some experience to justify all these choices. i like the meandering ending. its 4/5 but pushing it so close to 5. i like the gospel choir feel of Your Time Is Gonna Come.

Probably underrated in Zep's discography. I think this is top 3.

great from start to finish, some brilliant bluesy tracks, I cant quit you babe and dazed and confused. Its not even their best album, merely a taste of whats to come.

Is there a better opening to an album out there? Is there a better debut album out there? Fuck it, is there a better album out there? If there is, I can't wait to find it on this list. The only downside to it is how you can look at your own life and realise how useless and talentless you are. Closest thing I've heard to perfection, and they're not even my favourite band. 5 all day long.

Gutes Album, sehr stimmig alles und auch noch echt kurzweilig. Ging schneller zu Ende, als ich es erwartet habe. - "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You", "Dazed and Confused" sind mir sehr aufgefallen / hängen geblieben 4/5 4 – Hat mir gut gefallen 👍 Ich hatte Spaß beim Hören, einige Songs bleiben hängen. Könnte ich mir gut nochmal anhören.

They rocked so hard they made a blimp crash.

they play the instruments well

A classic, although not quite my favorite Zeppelin.

Rockin!

Standouts Good Times Bad Times Babe I'm Gonna Leave You Dazed and Confused Your Time is Gonna Come Black Mountain Side Communication Breakdown

8/10 Favorite: Good Times Bad Times

Музыка: 9/10 Разнообразие: 8/10 Тематика и вайб: 8/10 Цепляемость (отдельные песни зашли): 6/10 Реиграбельность (можно ли рандомно врубить на фон): 8/10 Итог: 7.8

This started out strong but then devolved into more white men singing the blues. It lost me at that point.

Great album. Heavy, bluesy. Sounds a couple of years later than 1969. Would have been 5 stars but some of the songs are overlong.

literally reached the third song and i was dying i couldn’t finish it it’s not for me gang

You can tell it’s their debut album cause it feels so raw and unpolished - but hey how awesome huh. I rate this album and it’s def above the pack for the era it dropped in.

Such a great raw and great rock sound. For a debut, this gotta be one of the best, no wonder they got so big.

Oh this one is easy. Another all time favorite. The sound is as distinctive in 1969 as it is today. One of the albums my mind has memorized after repetitive playing. Intro to the album with the hammering of Bonzo, leads to Robert crooning thru blues infused lyrics, of women done wrong. Jimmy with his guitar licks, hammers, and bow, making music never imagined before. Not to leave JPJ out with his soaring organ intro to “Your Time is Going to Come”. As familiar as this music seems now it was the likes never before heard.

This brought back some great listening memories!! This album is filled with soul and Robert Plants vocals are just amazing. Zeppelin, to me, will always be at the top of the charts. What a pleasure to listen to a lot of these songs again.

I love this album! Drums, guitars, keyboard, harmonica, and lyrics are crafted into music new to the ear but reminiscent of the past. I love the lyrics and the bluesy take of the woman done wrong. Hard to believe but from 1969 to today this still hits strong.

Lucky me, Led Zeppelin again! This album had more of a blues feel, but still so many recognizable classics for the band’s debut album!

John john bonhamme’s drum leadoff on babe im gonna leave is still my favorite thing on any zeppelin album

Really good all-around rock album. Not LZ's top one, in my opinion, but still a great listen with some awesome songs. It's worth some added consideration since it's their first ever album as a group. I've already talked about LZ and my affinity for guitar-heavy, blues-based rock quite a bit in prior reviews, so not a lot new for me to say here. That makes up the majority of the album, so I was happy. I'll note the added instrumental track, Black Mountain Side, was an interesting change up from the rest of the album. Being more critical, I have to again note the number of covers/re-arrangements take away from my ranking. As happens often with LZ, there is some dispute about how much of their work is truly original compositions. Even so, they still do it incredibly well. For me, it's pretty simple- just listen to it and rock out. It's a really good record for that. Just a few minor qualms keep it out of 5-range for me, especially comparing it to some of their other albums. Overall: 4.25/5

This album has been reviewed to death and there's nothing I can add that hasn't already been said by someone more eloquent than me. However, as a biased Zeppelin fan, there are a few songs on this album I don't love, which stops it from being a full 5/5.

Led Zeppelin but they’re still figuring it out

Great album, bangers start to finish. I really thought about giving it five stars, but landed on four because I gave five stars to Led Zeppelin IV, and although this album is great, I do think that IV is better!

It sounds like the essence of rock and roll.

Raw, bluesy and energetic. Loved this although it wasn't as versatile as Physical Graffiti.

Seems derivative and self-absorbed. Not a fan.

some great guitar riffs, I like how the songs lead into the next and the voice is not bad. However the lyrics are wandering and unoriginal and some songs just go on forever repeating the same words. 5/10

I've already listened to his album (3). Still rocks to this day.

Great album and joining the list of this being an insane debut. Babe I'm Gonna Leave you is such an incredible sound and it following Good Times Bad Times starts the album off so strong. This is a tough one since there's better Zeppelin and they didn't invent their sound but the way they merged styles and brought a huge change in music has to take into account on the rating.

These guys love the blues. It can feel a little more bare bones at times compared to where they would get to. An interesting debut album. Dazed and Confused is the best track here. This isn't as strong for me when they are just doing the more basic blues songs. There are moments with Led Zeppelin where it's like Greensleves English traditional folk music meets the blues. Which I also find interesting. I'm giving this a 4 just comparing it to future albums, but still great.

It's good, but they got better

Another good Album. More blues than I would have expected

Just a really good rock album. It's not Led Zep 2 though.

Great classic album. Lots of hits that I have heard a million times. It's great but I hear these songs often enough in my daily life that I would never think to put this album on. It's one of the best albums that I will never listen to again.

Only made it about halfway through but definitely enjoyed it and will finish at some point

From the opening stabs of “Good Times Bad Times”, you know this album is going to rock. Led Zeppelin strolled seductively across the stage so that heavy metal bands could run. There would not be an Iron Maiden feature Bruce Dickinson and his eternal and youthful energy without Led Zeppelin’s greasy, heavy blues rock. Other standouts include “Babe I’m Gonna Leave You”, the simultaneously sexy and trippy “Dazed and Confused”, and “Communication Breakdown”.

Preferable to the last album by them. I even like another track by them. You Time Is Gonna Come is very nice indeed.

Powerful stuff, it almost feels/sounds like that with this album Zepp brought an end to the 60s and ushered in the 70s a year early.

Great musicianship, solid tunes, as usual though, I’m never over excited by Zepp and fail to get the hype. They are good, they albums never strike me as great.

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.

Led Zeppelin, being one of my favorite bands, any ratings are going to be biased. This is a solid introductory album and has some incredible songs, but it’s not their crown jewel. Hovering between 4 & 5 here; will change later if I need.

Good Times Bad Times - 9/10 Babe I'm Gonna Leave You - 10/10 You Shook Me - 8.5/10 Dazed And Confused - 9.5/10 Your Time Is Gonna Come - 8/10 Black Mountain Side - 8/10 Communication Breakdown - 10/10 I Can't quit you baby - 9/10 How Many More Times - 10/10 91/100

Favorite Zeppelin album so far! Easy 5.

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

So good, so cool

Some real bangers on this one, regardless of how insufferable Plant is after awhile.

Most excellent. Loved the instrumentals here. Overall fun album to listen to!

Finally took the time to listen to it

I like when they sound like Greta Van Fleet

I understand why they are as big as they are

Well damn, for a debut album this one goes hard. I honestly went back and forth on the review for this because there were aspects of the album that I didn’t like and got tired of but then the very next part of a song was so good. High 4. I guess I like Led Zeppelin now.

No huge hits on this one but a handful of decent songs. Not my favorite Zeppelin but still better than a lot of the other stuff on here. 7/10

too much led zep recently

I can't give this anything less than 5 stars because of how groundbreaking it was and how listenable and amazing most of the work still is. Yes, it has some "white boy blues" on it, but it also has guitar, vocal, and drum work on it that still stands up today, as well as riffs that are still as rocking as ever.

Deep Bluesy

Led Zeppelin

Oooo I’m looking forward to this one. Pretty low key opener for a band like LZ…until the guitar solo comes! And ‘Babe I’m Gonna Leave You’ just so much heart and soul. We have arrived. And ‘You Shook Me’ for the blues substance. Each song just a complete journey. Drops of a bit for ‘Your Time Is Gonna Come’ and ‘Black Mountain Side’ but nice to mix it up. Some bangers on here and a great album as a whole. Welcome LZ!

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.

Amazing album

Ok

For a 1969 debut, it's quite fully formed. It has strong songs with quite a bit of layering to them, no filler, and very strong instrumentals. It's a confident record. That being said, I find blues extremely boring as a rule. The Willie Dixon songs (You Shook Me and I Can't Quit You Baby) grind the record to a halt. From an objective standpoint, they're strong showings; from my subjective one, they threaten to bring this record down to 3 stars. I'm feeling generous though. Your Time is Gonna Come is the other song I'm not quite sold on. The remaining tracks would be great songs at any point of any band's career. There's quite a progressive feeling to some of these, like in Dazed and Confused. This is best seen in the magnificent How Many More Times, easily the album's best song. I appreciate that Page wasn't afraid to write longer songs that showed off the band's playing, where every other band tried to make a bunch of singles. I never realised before what a standout drummer Bonham is. I think the production also really lets his (and the others') playing sing. Great record. I enjoyed this more today than I did the first time listening to it. I may even be warming to Plant's voice. 4 stars.

10/10

This was really interesting! Love that it was their debut as a group. The genre blending of the album really worked and I loved how all the rhythms just sort of rolled and worked together. I’m less into the yell-singing but I understand that’s kind of a vibe of its own. Overall a very solid album!

Duh

5 for Dazed and Confused, and also Black Mountainside.

Up there as one of the greatest debut albums of all time. No crumbs

Not the strongest Zeppelin album, but still full of solid hits

To do the Zeppathon, you gotta start at the beginning ... and, really, is there a better introduction in rock history than the opening notes of "Good Times Bad Times?" Fuck no. Zepp was here to kick ass and take names.

Now this is Led Zeppelin! Unlike my last album of theirs (IV) this one has the raw sound and emotion I associate with Led Zeppelin. Plus, this album was groundbreakiing for the time and really demonstrated tbe bands talent and vision. So many hits and only a handful of "filler" songs". Overall- powerhouse album. Personally a 4.5/5, but given how groundbreaking it was, it can be bumped up to a 5

It's Zeppelin - of course it's a five. But really, can you imagine listening to this in 1969? Nothing this immediately heavy existed at the time (yes, there was Blue Cheer, but they were on the downer side of things). It must've been mind-blowing. 5.0/5.0: Iconic

fantastic album

Amazing album...I just wish they'd given credit to the original writers such as Willie Dixon

One of my favorites

This was a great album for this series. Led Zep is one of those great bands I’ve taken for granted and never given a close listen to. This album is the sound of classic rock in my head. It really highlights the link to blues in a way I didn’t appreciate.

I’ve lost count of how many times I’m listening to a song and think, “damn this song is rocks, who is this? Oh I hear it, it’s Zeppelin, of course.” I get into the songs that dive towards blues and find myself tapping and bobbing often, maybe some air guitar. I can feel why my dad loved zeppelin so much, picture him cruising around in his van

I felt societal pressure to give this more listens and change my rating. It’s a great album, I jumped the gun and was riding the wave of rating everything I listened to either a 5 or a 2. No more middle of the curve ratings, I said. But then I just listened to some thrash metal, hated it, and realized this was a far superior listen and deserved more. It’s theatrical and dramatic, a bit too much wailing, surprising blues, and a little more rock than I tend to want to listen to. I still stand by my original review though: “It’s just not for me, and that’s okay.”

Good

Hadn't actually listened to this before. They really like having a chill first half of a song, and then goin wild.

I want to like Led Zeppelin more than I do. But I just don't. They have a few really great songs. This album does not contain them. That said, it's still good enough for an average rating. Of the songs on the list, I think I liked the first one, "Good Times, Bad Times" the best.

Classic.

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.

Learning to be a fan

It's alright. Not their best. Stand out song - How many more times

Great music from a great era.

Love love love this album!! I think my fave led zep to be honest (at risk of being controversial)

7 / 10 - Good time bad times is one of the greatest drum trades ever written, and half of this album slaps, the rest is just a spead up blues album. Not the greatest thing they’ve done but still a good album regardless

dazed and confused as well as good times bad times are stella, the rest kinda mid.

This made me want to go to 1969 and experience this record sung live

This might be music perfection...mic drop

An incredible debut from one of the greatest bands to ever do it. More bluesy than I remembered it being, but it works so well. Not much else to say, just a fantastic piece of music. 5/5

Some classic Led Zep songs here on their debut, but also a few that put me to sleep. It’s still good, and for any other band this would be the high point of their career, but by Zep standards, they would go onto bigger and better.

Yet another album that is this site does not have enough stars for.

It's a good start but a little meandering. Some great tracks (Babe, Dazed, Communication). How Many More Times great closer (and references Plant's work witj exis Korner and the song Steal Away). Is it a 4? Not quite.

Really struggling between 3 and 4 here. Objectively this is a great album. I know I would be happy if someone else puts it on. But I don’t think I will often, if ever, have the urge to put this on myself.

In my memories this was full of meandering middle 8 that's drift off into nothing like a doors album might, but on this listening I just enjoyed it all. The first 4 tracks are all killer, there is a bit of a drop off before communication breakdown, but all in all it's enjoyable, not there best, but good. Although as always with zeppelin I wonder how many of these songs they ripped off other people. Probably most of them.

One of the important rock albums ever and it bangs

Great psychedelic blues rock. Some classics on this album, really fun time.

Just an incredible album to put on any time.

Amazing sound, constantly interesting. Worthy of being a legendary album

Apart from a perverse evening with In Through the Out Door, I've never properly listened to a Led Zeppelin album. The debut is a great place to join them in starting their journey. And, hopefully, the generator will continue sharing the band in order. Right from the off, Led Zeppelin I hits with the certainty of people who’ve already been in a hundred bands, played a thousand pubs, and found the one combination that finally works. It is a strong, impressive opener, especially Bonham's assured introduction to Good Times, Bad Times. They sound like they’ve been doing this forever, which, given their session backgrounds, is more or less true. That job is to sound like the people in the room have always been a unit. Thus the playing is tight to the point of claustrophobia at times. Brilliant claustrophobia. But then, brilliance without brakes has its limits. The polish, the power, the sheer talent do start to overtake everything else. There's no question they can do extraordinary things with just four players, perhaps the apex of what a four-piece can do with few overdubs. Still, in the way that ELP and The Nice might end up burlesqueing a classical piece, this music feels like prog rock by people raised on blues records. There's real force and intelligence here, but it often serves performance more than purpose. There is a fair carp about how Zeppelin stole blues riffs and full songs without giving credit or passing them off as arr. LZ. I excused or glossed over similar behaviour in the previous New Order review, so won't litigate it again. However, the burlesque does become a little ugly in Robert Plant's lyrics: he is wronged again. And again. And again. Women are always cheating on him and treating him bad. She "made me mistreat my only child," just a fancy version of "She turned the weeuns agin me." If this were coming from some battered Mississippi bluesman in 1931, you'd nod and feel the ache. The guy's probably no saint, but times are hard. However it’s Robert Plant: ethereal, shirtless, already mythologising himself by album one. At a certain point, if all your relationships are failing, you might consider the common denominator – it's either you or the jeans. But he’s not trying to confess anything. These aren't diary entries. They're postures, costumes, performance. He sings these things not because he's revealing himself, but because he and his band are playing music they love, and playing it better than almost anyone else ever has. And that’s its own kind of truth, even if it’s not confessional. I don't mean to slight anybody by saying Plant's medieval use of the word rambling makes his persona minstrelsy in two senses. He’s the troubadour as fantasy figure, wandering and wounded, peacockery and pageantry. So, yes, it's brilliant. But it’s also a bit ridiculous. And occasionally that ridiculousness curdles. Still, the power is there. Something enormous is starting to move. It is all artfully done, but, until - hopefully on some later record - it is done in the service of some artistic ideal, I can only enjoy it so far. Ramble on Led Zeppelin II. 3.5 How neat that our first of the six(?) Led Zeppelin albums on this project is the debut. Dazed and Confused was one of the first Led Zeppelin records I really loved but my first introduction to it was Remasters rather than this album. In fact this may have been one of the last Led Zeppelin albums, along with the late, terrible ones, that I listened to. It is certainly one of the best. It is questionable whether this album actually has (any) ‘good songs’ on it - lyrically it’s all of a (distasteful) piece; poor Robert Plant being misused by ‘little girls’ and ‘sweet babies’. Some of it is blues procedural. Dazed and Confused was plagiarised. Your Time is Gonna Come is just rotten. But then there’s the band… These four musicians at their best, as they are here, could spin poop into gold. The frequency of delightful details in these tracks might justly be compared with the Beatles approach to hit-making; assume the audience will be falling asleep after 30 seconds - give them a musical nudge. The differences are that Led Zepp do it sometimes across 6 or 7 minutes and do it mostly off the cuff. The brilliant thumb-hits on the guitar before the second verse of Your Time…; the flurry of double-kicks 3 minutes into I Can’t Quit You Baby; the comically expressive harmonica solo (or any of the other solos) in You Shook Me; the mesmerising bowed guitar on How Many More Times or Bonham’s introduction of a new, delicious drum pattern 6 minutes into the same track; everything John Paul Jones does. They are just wonderful and although the sublime economy of Good Times, Bad Times and Communication Breakdown makes a strong argument against the excess of most of the other tracks here I wouldn’t like to edit much of it. 4/5

Look, I have my issues with Led Zeppelin. They are personal, aesthetic, political, and more. But for this one, driving for hours in the BC mountains, I just let this sort of happen (and did not focus on the lyrics--never focus on Led Zeppelin lyrics), and holy motherfucking fuck. This is their *first* record? Some of these songs are really pretty awesome.

Turn it up! This is one of those albums just sounds better turned up. Sadly, it was not until now, was I able to listen to this album through high quality speakers (in comparison to my high school Nissan Sentra's speakers). Had a renewed appreciation for the musicianship and mix. Funky baselines, precision drums, and picking that has been attempted to be replicated at Guitar Centers across the country. Classic. Would be on my short list desert island records. My roommates were not as pleased. "Daddy that music is too loud. You are being inappropriate." Haters going to hate.

The lyrics get more and more embarrassing every year, and the stink of middle school hangs over a lot of this, but there is so much of this that is amazing instrumentally and recording-wise. Drum sounds are legitimately incredible. A big part of my world. Also the playing. Insane and profound grooves. All very organic and alive.

I don’t own the album but know most of these songs—it really is packed with classics. Robert Plant’s voice is insanely good. One star off for the mean anti-woman stuff.

A classic. Absolute in any music collection.

I cannot believe this is Led Zeppelin's debut. I'm hard pressed to find another, more iconic artist that knew their sound in the beginning and came out of the gate swinging. Several of these songs are often on the radio, and I wouldn't have guessed they were on their debut. But it's not like Led Zeppelin peaked on their first album like a lot of other artists. They just kept getting better and better with each subsequent album! At times I can't tell this was their debut album. Other times I can and I'm fascinated. They've got that hard rock down pat, but they also played with the blues and progressive, too. All artists have to find their way, and Led Zeppelin is no different. Still, what they touch is always gold because they still make blues and progressive music stellar.

Looking at this album incredibly objectively, it's evident that Led Zeppelin got better as they went on -- this is not their best work. That said, it is STILL an outstanding, trailblazing album and debut. "Good Times Bad Times" is an epic album opener, and a peak Led Zeppelin song in general. Looking at it all retrospectively, this song set the stage to let people know exactly who Led Zeppelin was and exactly the quality of music they would come to know from the band. "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You" and "Dazed and Confused" are both nearly 7 minute long epics that, in my opinion, are the other crown jewels of this album. Led Zeppelin also immediately lets people know with these songs that they are unafraid to let their songs be uninhibited jam sessions, but without letting the song grow stale. On the other end of the spectrum, you have fast and short "Communication Breakdown", another favorite of mine on this album; it is almost unhinged, and it's perfect. The album does slump a bit in parts between these mentioned songs, but their slumps are still good. There's something poetic about this album specifically popping up for me now; I'm nearing the end of my 1001 journey, and this is my final Led Zeppelin album on the project, so it all kind of feels a bit full circle. Even though I point out this album as being Led Zeppelin not at the top of their game and talk about it slightly critically, that's only because they just set the bar so high in their career. But compared to other artists, they're an upper echelon band, period. And among debut albums, "Led Zeppelin I" is definitely legendary, and is undoubtedly home to some legendary songs; it is a greater achievement than many bands would ever know in their careers. Even Led Zeppelin's "upper-mid" work is far and away some of the best music to ever be created.

just like iii it doesnt do anything for me

Not my favorite LZ, but a classic and the one that started it all.

It’s pretty good it’s kinda like the first sabbath album but bluesier and less fun lol 7/10

You Shook Me has been my favourite blues-adjacent number for years now, an easy 4*

Did not blow me away, which I kind of expected it would. The first 2 tracks are incredible, what an opening. But I got bored by the slow bluesy "You shook me". And it goes on like that: 1 or 2 great songs, then a boring one. Even so, I will listen to it again. 4/5

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

Viel bluesiger als die späteren Led Zeppelin Alben. Großartiges Debut!

Come on now, five stars. Their first six albums are all timeless classics.

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.

dazed and confused solo still goes hard they nailed their sound immediately and that great acoustic work, black mountain side is fun hard not to fuck with

A great debut album. Just imagine how it would have been to have listened to this album for the first time in early 1969! 5 stars. Would I listen again? Yes, I do regularly. Would I buy this album? I did! Side One 1 "Good Times Bad Times" - A great introduction to the album. It starts, sounding very much of its time but then it veers off. Great drumming. - 5 Stars. 2 "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You" - Lovely introduction. The dissonate acoustic guitar catches the attention after the introduction. - 5 Stars 3 "You Shook Me" - Oh yes they did! Brilliant. Straight blues. The solos of Organ, Harmonica and then guitar are quite wonderful. Robert Plant is the star of this track though. - 5 Stars 4 "Dazed and Confused" - The menacing, spooky opening bass line is iconic. By the time we get to this track we know we are dealing with something special. Great solo , Bonham in the background and then back to the riff. - 5 Stars Side Two 1 "Your Time Is Gonna Come" - Lush organ and keyboards. I've always thought the chorus to be a little off, or clunky, compared to the rest of the song. - 3 Stars 2 "Black Mountain Side" - Nice instrumental with some excellent guitar and bass guitar. Adding some musical diversity to the album and indication of future intent. - 4 Stars 3 "Communication Breakdown" - And we're back! Punky riff. Dazzling guitar solo. - 5 Stars 4 "I Can't Quit You Baby" - Brilliant Blues rock. - 5 Stars 5 "How Many More Times" - What a bass line. My favourite song on the album. - 5 Stars Total - 42 Average - 4.67

I like

bangers

If only there was a little more sexy guitar and a little less Robert Plant moaning

A part in Dazed and Confused reminded me of the intro to Paranoid A very solid album

I've been zeppd

Ok

I'd realistically give it 4.5 stars, so I'll just make it 5

They just don’t do it for me. I suspect you have to get into them when you’re 18.

Liked this!

My 3rd fav Zep albums - blues tinge makes it great.

Amazing album

Such a killer first album, there’s a reason that Plant and Paige are still legends today.

4.5 - Great

I like Led Zeppelin, and one album is enough. I dig the blues roots and appreciate the impact they had, both positive and negative impacts. I'm not sure if I can distinguish differences in their albums, but I hope to try through this project.

A little overly self-indulgent at times with the oohhhs and aahhhhs but excellent debut from Led Zeppelin. Amazing how Jimmy Page’s guitar complements Robert Plant’s vocals and they almost mimic one another.

One minute I’m rocking out, the next I’m dancing, the next I’m taken to church. A mixture of different vibes but all consistently loud.

I already have a few songs from this album on playlists I listen to often so its not something new to me. Its a good album from a great band.

Very solid debut. No real bad song on here, Although i will say that they get a lot better later on.

Perfect album. Led Zeppelin nails that bluesy rock sound. They're just weird enough, but their sound is universal. GOAT album by a GOAT band.

Really awesome mesh of blues and rock. The riff in dazed and confused is iconic. Jimmy page loves a chromatic walkdown. Lots of fun sequences that keep some of the longer performances entertaining

led zeppelin spila blússlagara. finnst þetta allt í læi.

Good classic rock. I like the bluesy feel to it.

Rawk.

All of British blues-rock was just building up to this album. Once LZ got involved, well, it was going to be tough for anyone to top them. The genre would eventually wither and die.

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This is my third Led Zeppelin album so far. Each one has had one or two really good songs - on this album it's Communication Breakdown, but I find the rest a bit plodding and samey. Led Zeppelin is a slightly more interesting album than IV or Physical Graffiti with a light psychedelic influence, but it's still not enough to get a four. A greatest hits band for me.

What can I say :)

I have a complicated relationship with Led Zeppelin. I've spent a lifetime being ambivalent towards them. I've learned that I like Led Zeppelin III, thanks to this project, and Houses of the Holy outside of the project. I've also learned that I absolutely despise Led Zeppelin II. Which brings us to Led Zeppelin's S/T debut: The Bad. There are songs on the albums that were exactly as I expected them to be: kind of shitty. I *hate* "Good Times, Bad Times" so fucking much. Incredibly irritating. "You Shook Me" is equally annoying in how it robs the album of its momentum (the killer keyboard solo couldn't save it). These are some of LZ's worst tendencies. Then, there were things that defied my expectations: "Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You" features an empassioned vocal performance from Rober Plant, likewise with "Dazed and Confused", a song I previously thought I hated (I actually really enjoyed the psychelic detour before the drumps kick back in). "Your Time Is Gonna Come", despite being a bit repetitive, was delightful, and the transition to "Black Mountain Side" was perfect; the track itself is light and breezy. These were all gifts when I expected to enjoy nothing. Fairly middling album with pretty high peaks, but tremendously low valleys. My inner critic says 2, but I'm still shocked I like Led Zeppelin at all, so a 3 it is.

I first heard this album in 2002, pushing 25 years ago now. It felt huge to me at the time. I really enjoyed it, even if it wasn't my favourite Zeppelin album. I don't often return to it so this is definitely a fun relisten. I mean, what else to say, it's seminal, and completely foundational for modern rock and eventually metal. 5 stars

So many good songs. Every instrument compliments each other and gets it's moment. Designed for the live show.

Masterpiece, everything's good here. Seminal bluesy album that set the foundation for the hard rock to come.

Got the led out

Dødsfet. En haug med kule låter, ikonisk tromming, og god variasjon. Litt for mye vokalonani til tider bare. Beste låt: Dazed and Confused

Led Zeppelin came roaring out the gates. On paper, it doesn’t sound like the band should work. A veteran guitarist looking to continue the legacy of his previous band, a well-known session bassist looking to break out, a 20 something runaway, and a self taught drummer who was recommended by the 20 something runaway. But by god did it work. It’s hard to rate this album knowing just the heights the band would reach later in their career, but it’s still an incredible rock album.

I love led zeppelin. But honestly, this isn't that great an album. With hindsight, you can hear where they'll end up. But the album itself is a little slow and not that great.

It as I remembered from the 70’s. The tracks are overlong and self indulgent.

Epic album. Led Zeppelin II was the first album I heard, then this one, back in the early 90s when I first started getting into rock in junior high. Back then II was my favourite, but this one has grown on me overtime based on the strength of songs like Babe I'm Gonna Leave you, Black Mountain Side and How Many More times--all kind of sleeper tracks I wasn't as into back then. Obviously, Good Times, Bad Times, and Communication Breakdown are classics--the kind of thing I loved when a teenager especially. And Dazed and Confused. Probably the weakest moments are I Can't Quit You Baby, and Your Time is Gonna Come. You Shook me has its moments. 5/5 because this album changed rock, and started an incredible four album run before the chinks started to shine through the armour of Led Zeppelin.

Probably the weakest of the Led Zeppelin albums I’ve gotten so far on this challenge. It’s still a really solid album, but definitely not as good as the other ones I’ve had selected to this point. 3.5 / 5

Amazing. One of my favorites in rock

Fun, but didn't always keep my attention.

Iconic

Communication Breakdown

Delightfully bluesy

Impossible to believe this is a debut album. If you told me this was their third or fourth, sure, but first?! Wow. Nothing but hits and such a distinctive sound.

Classic for a reason! Guitar is impeccable and Robert Plant doing what he does best. Love how he cannons the guitar in dazed and confused

jimmy page had sex with a 14 year old girl

Possibly the first heavy rock blues record or certainly the one that spawned a whole genre. Having said that it is all a bit samey with the odd stand out track. Again great musicianship and hoping too see more of them in the future list.

Not as good as some of the others but still really solid. love the last song too

Zeppelin’s debut gets an automatic 5 stars because it’s Zeppelins debut. Great album

overhyped album by an overhyped band. tries to sound revolutionary but flops every time i listen

increíble no por nada es una de mis bandas favoritas

Ted!!!!! I know you like this! Give it up. Not much that needs to be said but this time through Babe I’m Gonna Leave You fucking ROCKED. And between Plant and Bonham the sound is so huge it sounds like literal rock giants are playing. Decent debut album… Top 2 or 3 Zep albums maybe?

I think Robert Plant might be a cuck. Have you guys ever noticed how nearly every song on this album is about a woman either being untrue or cheating? And then Robert wailing in agony/ecstasy over this fact for 5-6 minutes. Something to consider.

A hall of fame debut album for the New Yardbirds 😂 These are almost all gigantic classics… Babe Im Gonna Leave You really stands out to me. Goosebumps God, reading the wiki for this reminded me of how young Plant was - 20 years old when he met Page.

Ok I’m on board with this Led Zeppelin album. It still isn’t my favorite type of rock but can’t deny the greatness

Maybe one of the best opening tracks of any album ever, and one of my favorite LZ songs. I’ll say there were moments on this album where I thought it sounded like generic blues rock, and like they’re still finding their own sound, but that thought never last more than a verse. GTBT, Dazed and Confused, Your Time, and Communication are my favorites this time through. I know some songs but I’m not an old LZ fan, so this has been a fun ride. Thinking PG still stands above the pack for me but need to give them all a listen sometime soon.

Solid album. But I haven’t forgiven them for being time travelling thieves and ripping off Alfred Yankovic’s masterpiece Trapped in The Drive-Thru. 4/5 stars

harmonica poppin' off waaaaahhhh waaahhhhahahhaahhhh (same) i cant tell if its just not for me or i've been traumatized by too many guys that listen to zeppelin to enjoy it oh this one is good (black mountain side) how many more times? no more thank you im full not really my jam but i can appreciate the musicianship of it all

realmente muy guapo, no habia escuchado led zeppelin pero m sorprendio

Fab-u-lous

good album over but didn’t like the abrupt endings to the songs they seemingly had no transition between tracks

Still one of the best debuts of all time. There are just hits on the first side of the record.

I listen to a lot of rock so this I graded this one toughly, a lot of the music sounds really samey and I feel like they forced guitar solos in multiple sections the first four tracks were extremely notable of this. The album undeniably made a huge impact on the rock genre so I have to give it points for that. The album was very boring to listen to from tracks 2-4 and I often felt like they lasted too long, I feel like this album is good to put on while working, and the rest of their songs are good. 8/10

Classic hard rock

Good riffs

Ekte kul plate. Holder seg veldig godt og fullstappet av bangers. Må definitivt høre med på Zeppelin ja.

A perfect debut from a pretty perfect band. 5/5

Zeppelin. Enough said.

Excellent album, a classic

Ech fends no geil wie Led Zeppelin Intromänt isetzt. Das führt dezue, dass e Song ned eifach t Melodie esch, sondern vorallem dör t Komposition vo dene Knstromänt, wie e hüülendi Gitarre oder es Keyboard met Orgletön speziell werd. Leider hends aber jetzt ned so die ifahrendste Melodie. Sie send zwar okay aber ech ha jetzt nie dänkt boah die Melodie esch jetzt hüte guet. Au tendierts möngisch dezue öberlade z si, sodass es scho fascht Krach esch.

Solid debut album with some amazing tracks. Page and Bonham.are great on the guitar and drums. Copied songs and Plant's cacophony brings it down for me. Rounding up to 4

Really good but not their best album.

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.

Fantastic - you can see why they rose above their contemporaries. Brilliant instrumental work, glorious vocals, and a real variety. Dazed and Confused and communication breakdown are absolute gold classics and the rest are nearly as good. Low 5

taylor’s just mad i like all sorts of music.

Listened to this many times while playing wow

Best self titled album ever made

Solid Zep. 3.5/5

not as good as zeppelin 4, but still great

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.

What a fabulous album. people must’ve gone crazy for this. I’m not a huge Led Zeppelin fan, but they really do have a fantastic sound. I am nerdy enough that my first real introduction to Robert Plant’s voice was sea of love in 1986 or so. Really great to hear him in a Real rock ‘n’ roll setting. And yes yes, I know the cultural appropriation implications of Led Zeppelin singing the blues, but damn they did a good job.

Absolute classic! Nothing bad to say about it at all! Favourite Songs: Good Times Bad Times, Babe I'm Gonna Leave You, Dazed and Confused, Communication Breakdown, How Many More Times. Least Favourite Songs: Black Mountain Side.

Pretty solid. The first track actually didn’t hook me, but I really liked the second one, and it kept up from then on. From what I’ve heard of this list, I think Led Zeppelin’s albums are more consistently enjoyable than some of their contemporaries. Favorite: Babe I’m Gonna Leave You

#5 Led Zeppelin ~ Led Zeppelin Alongside the gradual implosion of the Yardbirds towards the end of the 60s, guitar rock music in Britain had its slow evolution out of blues into more ambitious territories. Eric Clapton continued his tradition of psychedelic rock by going for more dreamy, laidback and trippy solos with his band Cream. Jeff Beck took his seminal distortion techniques and dressed his sound with a jazz fusion flavouring. Jimmy Page decided to stick to the basics: a blaze of technical riffs and solos, just louder than what he had done with the Yardbirds. And so the New Yardbirds, later dubbed Led Zeppelin after a suggestion from the Who's Keith Moon, was founded. Its destination was mostly the same as with the Yardbirds: rock and roll. Page and his new bandmates, singer Robert Plant, bassist John Paul Jones and drummer John Bonham, all have the chops to do something dazzling. Good Times Bad Times is an amazing starter for the album to showcase the technical strengths of the band: an appetiser for the next 8 songs. And throughout this album, Led Zeppelin perform, almost as if a live concert, blues song covers and originals in a heavy, bombastic heart-pumping rock. And man does it sound quite fucking amazing for a debut. The sound of this album is much more subtler than future releases as the band scouring through multiple variations of their sound from psychedelia to the rock akin to CCR. It's quite obvious that although the band works as if one, they aren't sure about their vision for their sound as of this record, and this is may be because Page is still hesitant about Led Zeppelin as a working project. Take into context, the death of the Yardbirds marked a turning point for rock, and critics were very critical of the thought of reviving such a band, even under a new name. And because of this already hostile backlashing, some of the songs here may seem overcompensatory. Page can drag on a bit without any substance, and Plant's voice can also feel a bit held back. I'm not being totally critical of what happened in this album, I commend the great ranges that Led Zeppelin have tried out here, but there's definitely still moments where the band needs to be a bit more tighter and less meandering with their sound. Cause I must say, Side 2 can feel like a chore to listen through. Not many bands can hit quite this hard for a debut, and not many bands can enter the scene with great ambition. Led Zeppelin's debut is a record that represents the great strengths of a band that is quickly ironing out their clinks, and feel determined to take the world by storm through sheer power-riffing and solos.

No false moves in this one - 5

Very revolutionary, but a lot of the blues tracks start blending together like a cigarette fog. Favorite Song: Babe I'm Gonna Leave You

One of the best and most influential albums of all time. An absolute masterpiece. I like how bluesy this album is compared to their later work.

Classic

Classic 60’s/80’s rock. Will always be relevant. 10/10.

Whatever

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.

I own this album on vinyl and have heard it a few times. It still blows my mind that Led Zeppelin came out of the gate with this album. Good Times Bad Times is so amazingly good, especially for the very first track anyone heard from a brand new band, and the rest of the album is no slouch either. This is an excellent album with no skips. Five stars.

A classic. Great debut album.

Awesome

Masterpiece

Liked it more than I remember, but Zepplelin has never been my favorite. 3.5 stars rounded down. It is weird to pick up on all the blues in the old music. Also, didn’t care for the weird news article song.

Led Zeppelin tends to be hit or miss for me. This one was more hits.

Helluva debut and a classic for sure...just feel like it doesn't have the replay-ability of their following albums. Still 4.5 stars.

Nothing much to say, it’s Led Zeppelin

One of the best debut albums from the 70s

Objectively solid, not my thing

Can you imagine coming out of the gate with this banger of an album?

Possibly one of the greatest Blues Rock debut albums of all time, with a little bit of Folk thrown in for good measure. So mnay great tracks on this album particularly "Dazed and Confused".

Great album. Fantastic debut. But I think they’ve got a couple better albums. Similar to the recent stones album, I think they’ve got better, so it’s not perfect for me.

This was a good album today, enjoyed listening to it a few times while I worked. Never had a problem with Led Zeppelin songs, and this album stand strong still. I dig it.

Pretty fucking banging album. If this isn't a 5... what is?

Glad this one came up, actually. I've heard this one so many times that I rarely think about putting it back on these days. Makes my remember why I've listened to it so much, and it still calls me back home. Solid tracks start to finish, and it's dripping with the raw bluesy sound that cemented Zero into rock royalty.

Pronti partenza via, quest'album si deve comprare.

oh hey, it's the band that plagiarized like half their songs Good Times Bad Times - 4/5 Babe I'm Gonna Leave You - 5/5 You Shook Me - 3/5 Dazed and Confused - 5/5 Your Time Is Gonna Come - 4/5 Black Mountain Side - 3/5 Communication Breakdown - 4/5 I Can't Quit You Baby - 3/5 How Many More Times - 3/5 Average score: 3.8/5 (rounding down)

Not my favorite Zeplin album, but a classic jam the whole way through either way.

4 stars A classic, but flawed album. You can see elements of why they became one of the most influential bands of all time, but they were still working through some filler. Huge and inventive, this is an amazing debut. Perhaps if they did not rise to the level that they did this would be seen as more of a perfect album, but compared to their later releases the filler stands out much more.

good but blends in with lots of rock from this time🫣

Close to a 4

This feels like one of those albums that was super influential when it was released. I’m having a difficult time grading it though because I am already familiar with much of the music that it influenced. Overall it’s pretty good, although the vocals get a little too much for me at times and the music gets a little meandering for my tastes. 3+ stars but not quite enough to round up.

Still an amazing, powerful debut album. A band that’s properly recognized but it’s still an incredible start to 5 album run that doesn’t disappoint. Killer stuff, up there with early Sabbath and CCR for an amazing amount of awesome music with no filler.

It was pretty interesting, and really cool. The songs were quite interesting

I really like Zep. Plants voice may grate some people but its rock n roll. jimmy Page is arguebly the best guitarist in the world with his licks which this album is full of. he manages to play lead and rytham effortlessly and the drums are so tight by Bonam arguebley the best drummer in the world at that moment in time.

Yeh, fine

Dad loved this album. What a debut. More bluesy than I expected. Your Time is Gonna Come is my highlight so far. 9 songs, everywhere from 2:27 - 8:28 in length.

Hard to believe this was a debut album. Truly a masterpiece. While all of their albums are top notch, I believe this was their top release.

Kinda what I would expect...its ok, will I put it on again...unlikely.

Classic rock, nothing else to say. 10/10

++*: Good Times Bad Times, How Many More Times ++: You Shook Me, Dazed and Confused, Black Mountain Side, Communication Breakdown, I Can't Quit You Baby +: Babe I'm Gonna Leave You, Your Time Has Gonna Come 9,5/10

They were a bombastic band from the start. Maybe because of the skill and experience they already had, but it feels like they were a fantastic, fully formed idea from the beginning. I would have felt like the cool kid for sure if I put this on at a party when it came out. Although it would have been hard not to break that illusion as I would have probably done some air guitar at some point. Would have been amazing to see live.

There is so much variation in guitar styles out of the gate all, exquisite. Then bam, Dazed and Confused, the drums, the bass, the guitar, the vocals... the little call-and-answers underneath are just lovely. The blues standards that could have just been filler they really added something to! Also just really nicely recorded and remastered.