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Trying to imagine how this sounded back in 1969 is wild. The use of acoustic guitars is great on Babe I’m Going to Leave You. On heavier tracks like Dazed and Confused Zepplin bridge the gap between late 60s greats like Hendrix/Doors/The Who … and the Rock n Roll of the 70s. An absolute explosion of sound. 4/5
Should have checked this album out years ago. It's probably just overlooked because of hit-laden later albums. Ahead of their time.
A buoyant, passionate, energetic debut which had me, someone who struggles to connect with blues tinged rock, nodding my head enthusiastically. I predict big things for Led Zeppelin.
Doesn’t quite reach the heights of IV for me but it’s damn good rock
Once in a while I start thinking Led Zep is overrated. Then I listen and I'm captivated all over again.
This is definitely a very unique album for its time. I don’t think there was anyone else back then mixing blues with hard rock the way Led Zeppelin did. The rawness of the music, driven by that blues influence, has always been one of my favorite elements of their sound.
A classic.
sure
Just, amazing. Better than I remember. Incredible drum and guitar work, and Plant’s vocals were never more powerful.
It’s tough to imagine rock music today with them. First steps of a band who changed a genre
Sure, about half of these songs are covers, but they're making those songs their own, so I'm not too mad about it. "Good Times Bad Times" and "Communication Breakdown" remain great and show their talent right out of the gate. We can argue over who gets credit for "Dazed and Confused", but the fact is nobody cared until Zeppelin took it and made it Amazing. The only thing holding me back from rating it higher is that they went on to make better albums, like II and IV. It's a strong debut though, and the influence and impact on music is undeniable.
pretty good overall! the pure instrumental songs (or maybe mostly instrumental? idk) are pretty forgettable, and the final song reaaaallly drags, but good aside from those small issues!
Nice to Rock out
Meh
classic and smooth
Dazed and Confused is fire, cool album, put me to sleep woke up still listening
4/5
the first two songs were pretty good but it just kind of fell off from there
Very good
Det hørtes akkurat ut som æ forventa, så det va helt ok å høre på, men æ har allerede glemt alt.
Certain bands become part of your DNA if you grow up with hearing them all the time, and Led Zeppelin is one of those bands for me. I don’t remember the first time I heard them or what song it was. I underrated this album when I was younger because it didn’t have as much of the interplay between folk, blues, and rock that came later, and that immediately drew me in. This album was more of a slow burn for me as I came to appreciate more of the roots of the music that they were exploring. The rhythm section of this band is one of the best in rock history - the Johns thunder, howl, and thump like a prowling beast
Really great. enjoyed it more than LZII
damn
Всегда великолепные альбомы у них, тут один трек прямо в сердечко
“Hey, I believe in God, man. I’ve seen him, I’ve felt his power. He plays drums for Led Zeppelin and his name is John Bonham, baby!”
Another BANGER! Zeppelin you've done it again!! (except this was the first one)
Nice
It’s fine music, just not my jam.
Holy shit this was trash
We all know rock came from blues. This album is a good example of it. It's mostly rock but they had to of grown up listening to the blues. This is a great rock album. I've had friends of mine ask me to give them a good rock album to start on. I will always give a shirt list and this album is on it. Perfect rock album.
Singing was super awkward, songs blend into one another and never seem to end...
Classic album. Way more soul in this one than expected. A lovely time spent
I really like the rock and blues mix. The vocals are really good and I like the guitar. Rating - 8.5
great album, love all the bluesy stuff. wasn’t aware of their plagiarism until today but i genuinely give zero fucks
Bum bum bum. Set the standard.
There's nothing special about this album.
Outside Plant’s vocals there’s not much here that is distinctively Zeppelin. It’s still pretty good, but this seems closer to the Stones or Hendrix than the Led Zeppelin of “Kashmir,” “Immigrant Son, or “When the Levee Breaks.“
I adore their music and this is such an amazing debut. The keys and guitar solos shine.
It’s a great first album by an iconic band. I have always listened to other albums by them more, so going back and listening to this one I was surprised at how more bluesy it was than rock and roll. Still a classic album though.
Great guitar solos! That voice…love it-
Really good
This is an excellent album. It's hard rock built on top of blues in the best way possible. Led Zeppelin had an amazing career, and they were well on their way even with the first album. There's not a single dud on here. The original songs are excellent, and the covers are very well done. They show they can get heavy even with acoustic guitars. I would listen to this album any time.
Hört tusen gånger. Deras två första av de "fyra" var väldigt blues-iga, vilket kan vara dåligt. Men i detta fall rätt bra. Ikoniskt. Utdaterat men tidslöst på samma gång.
klasyk
Awesome
I'm not a fan of Jimmy Page, less so the more I read about him, the bullying, the wholesale theft of other artists' work and the struggle to admit to it, the faux-witchcraft, the under age girlfriends. Compared to Jeff Beck, Ritchie Blackmore even Eric Clapton, he is a sloppy guitarist, on electric at least. But what is he is is an excellent producer, with an ear for sound and instrument placement. LZ I displays the beginnings of this. The album sounds good although maybe lacking in the bottom end that later albums have. "Good Times Bad Times" and "Communication Breakdown" display early metal blueprint, the former having a nice rounded bass tone and excellent bass drum work, both of which would benefit from a low end boost. "Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You", "Dazed and Confused" and "How Many More Times" are fine examples of the dynamics between the quartet and in the breadth of material. They are also the first examples of Page's tactic of claiming authorship of music because he arranged it slightly differently. It took over 20 years for Anne Bredon to gain a credit and back royalties. "You Shook Me" is a more obvious robbery as Page's Yardbirds colleague and friend, Jeff Beck had just released his version and was reportedly livid. At least Willie Dixon is given his due as composer and I have to admit that, while I prefer Rod Stewart's vocal and Beck's guitar, the arrangement and, especially, the mixing lifts the Zeppelin version above the Jeff Beck Group one. "I Can't Quit You Baby" is an excellent version of another Dixon song and (another stolen song) "Black Mountain Side" is a demonstration of Page's acoustic playing which would come to the fore on LZ III. My favourite track is "Your Time Is Gonna Come" which opens side 2. It offers the lighter and harder sides of Zeppelin in the same song, with the acoustic guitar to the fore on both and fine playing from Bonham and Jones, whose drone pedal tones on the organ anchor the chorus, a breather before the next section takes off. A really good album with better to come.
This freshman effort launched Paige, Plant, Bonham and Jones into the stratosphere and they never looked back. The vocals, guitars and drums just flowed together like they had been doing it for years. So many iconic tunes from this album, only to be joined by so many more to follow on future albums. Zeppelin will always be the gold standard by which all other rock bands will be judged! Coming out of the gate this album rocks and just keeps on rolling!
Haven’t listened to this album in years. I really enjoyed it, although it’s not my favorite of theirs. I didn’t notice when it ended Spotify started playing other songs of theirs, and I was liking those songs more.
The front half was interesting but the back half was kinda boring.
One of my least favourite of led zeppelin. Understandable since it's their first album, my personal favourite is led zeppelin ll. But my favourite song on this album is Your Time Is Gonna Come
Pretty decent! But probably my least favourite Led Zeppelin album, which makes sense as their debut and the fact they still had to find their footing.
Having now listened to the zeppelin quadrilogy, this one sits at the same height to me as II. There is flashy guitar play, dirty blues, belts that pierce all, and exceplent drums. The tandem of good times bad times and Babe I'm gonna leave you is the highlight for me for its sheer epicness.
More varied than what it seems.
not the biggest fan of hard rock 7/10
Some great band performances here but a little too meandering overall. Favorite track: Good Times Bad Times
Cutting edge record. A hard listen back in the day but it is classic now.
the Led Zep consistency continues
Good music, terrible vocal and lyrics. Also - why is every song at least twice as long as it needs to be?!
For e debut album, this is great.... Too many songs are "influenced" by other artists... but it's still a good album.
great album, legendary rock
Great variety yet consistent sound throughout, not overly reliant on singles, every track shines.
def need a relisten
Good.
Album was fire, little jammy, but obviously still great. Songs are incredible and true Rock n' Roll. 8.1/10
I wasn't really feeling in the mood for Led Zep but as I reached the third song, I was still hella into the album and really enjoying the groove. I think that says a lot.
The classic Led Zeppelin album. Not my favorite, but the foundational one. There are definetely some good songs in this one though.
Led Zeppelin I kicks the door in with a sound that felt massive for 1969—heavy, bluesy, and dripping with attitude. From the thunder of Good Times Bad Times to the sprawling Dazed and Confused, the album wastes no time showing off the band’s raw power and musicianship. Jimmy Page’s guitar work is inventive and biting, John Bonham’s drumming is seismic, and Robert Plant’s vocals are already soaring into rock legend territory. That said, while the highs are undeniable, not every track hits with the same force. A couple of the blues covers meander a little, and the album can feel like a band still finding their exact identity. But as debut statements go, it’s loud, confident, and laid the groundwork for what was to come. A strong start to one of rock’s most iconic runs
this is a no skip album. it’s insane the musicianship on this record. john bonham had only been playing drums for 4 years at this point and he comes up with something like good times, bad times?? just insane. john bonham is one of my biggest influences, and dazed and confuses was one of the first songs i ever learned. been using bonham triplets ever since in my own playing. this album is just insanely good to break out onto the scene with.
Pretty good
#581. Led Zeppelin made some great records, and this is one of them. 5/5: fantastic
still a killer album even if it's not my #1 by them
took until like the middle for me to get used to it but solid 🤘
ich hatte es nicht so gut in erinnerung! ich bin eigentlich kein großer classic rock fan, aber das ist cool.
I feel like after listening to this I finally "get" Led Zeppelin. Amazing guitar, the songs pull you in and toss you around and rise and rise and rise to a great guitar solo and screeching Plant vocals. "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You" is my favorite.
I like the tabla song
Legend!
I feel like I should like it, but I don’t.
Never much of a Zeppelin fan but I see why this one is a classic.
I enjoy this. I like the raw feeling and the riffs and drum lines deliberately meant to compliment the in your face vocals of Robert Plant. Led Zeppelin is one of the few '70's hard rock groups that I can listen to whenever.
its alright rock, not to eye catching to me
This may be a famous rock band/ singer, but very not my style. I do not like the screechy vocals nor the rock vibes. 2
Is this the best debut album ever? A possible contender, great album despite all the thievery that went on here 4.5*
Guitar go brrrrrp
Hard to not like some Zeppelin. I’ve never done an album of theirs from top to bottom before so this was fun. Cool to see them have their magic from the beginning. Lots to enjoy here but I’m not sure this is the one I’d come back to aside from a few tracks.
Overrated as always
Any Zep record is a mixed bag for me. The lows and highs on this one cancel Each other out. ***
Scrum
Everything to come was in full flower on this stellar debut album. Plant's wailing, Pages's guitar explosions, and the John's booming rhythm section. All of it coalesced into hard blues rock nirvana.
One of the best debuts EVER! HAMMER OF THE GODS!!!!!!!
music to be stoned in your room to
Finally after getting 2,3 and 4 we get to my personal favourite Led Zeppelin album. It might not be as boundary pushing as 2 or as perfect as 4 but there’s something else about this one that sticks in my mind. There are no skips on this album every song is incredible and the opener Good Times Bad Times might be my personal favourite song by the band tied with Fool in the Rain, Bonhams drumming on the intro is instantly memorable and every time I hop on the kit it’s usually one of the first things that I play, the bass work is stellar on this track. The vocals are powerful and soaring, the guitars are sweeping and sound absolutely massive across the record and the bass and drums are all time favourites of mine. Everything down to the album art is iconic and it’s easily a 5/5 for me.
Det kanske är dags att öppna mitt sinne. Nu eller aldrig? Jo, det började bra med skön sextiotalspsykedeliska låtar, med grymma riff. Sedan blir de ett av världens banbrytare med Robert Plants svulstiga skränande om babe och baby medan musikerna adderar plågsamt många solon. Det som är grejen med Zeppelin är det jag inte gillar. Dess inflytande är en 5a, i mina öron 2-3… tufft att sätta 2, den är ju bättre än supergrass
Fire
Good stuff, but not their best.
Some of the better sounding rock of that time 3
Cooler Sound, hat seinen Platz in der Geschichte der Rockmusik definitiv verdient. 4 Sterne
Ok, hab tatsächlich nie aktiv Led Zeppelin gehört. Schöne Musik, aber muss der Sänger in jedem Song 30 Sekunden einen Orgasmus haben? 4 Sterne, gerne wieder
1000/10
This album is awesome.
Amazing album, not as good as some of their others, but still a great listen!
Of course the ethics surrounding the amount of stolen(?) music is a valid discussion topic, but for my purposes, it doesn't matter. I'm taking it all at face value. The weakest song on this album is better than many, many entire albums on this list. Led Zeppelin is one of my favorite bands because they have so many albums that are this consistently awesome all the way through. Can you imagine listening to Good Times Bad Times in 1969? The next "changing rock history" album was going to be Abbey Road, which wouldn't come out for almost a year. Yeah, the Beatles were changing music, but these guys were creating an entirely different sound. I would have loved to have been present for this era of music. Blazing guitar, wild vocals, and maybe rock's best rhythm section ever would have put the 1969 version of me in a fucking coma. Easy ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Les moments forts sont forts. Très forts. Mais il y a beaucoup de blues pas inspirés et trop chignage. C'est pas le top de Led Zep, donc pas un incontournable. Saus Good times Bad times, qui est peut-être, avec I saw here Standing there, la meilleure première toune ever.
"Oh, the humanity!"
"No stairway, Denied!"
Not music that drives me crazy to have on in the background but also not something I would choose myself. I bet the lead singers voice could grow on me, but I found myself excited by the beauty and interest of the music and then a little annoyed by the voice. That’s the only thing that made me want to turn it off. But respect to what they’re doing because overall it’s a great and influential album, just not 100% aligned with my taste.
An iconic band with iconic cover art, this album and sound define the late 60s supergroup rock era. It's not my favourite Led Zeppelin album, so I hope I get a further opportunity to review them a little higher. Solid 3. Standout tracks - 'Dazed and Confused' and 'Good Times Bad Times'
I love heaps of tracks on this album, particularly 'Babe I'm going to leave you' which has personal significance for little 16 year old me as I was pining after the 'love-of-my-life' who had moved away, I cried to this song for weeks! The whole album has strong nostalgia vibes for my late highschool years. Reading through some of the reviews and doing some digging, it seems like a fair few of the tracks are covers, plagiarised or at a minimum very heavily influence by other songs/musicians - I listened to a bunch of the original songs these tracks are based on and musically the Zepplelin ones are far superior. I guess the issue is more that they were flogged as originals and musicians not credited - tricky with the blues, but the band still could have done better on giving credit where credit is due. That plus being creeps to women and underage girls gives this album minus one star. Love the music though.
One of the most powerful debuts.
Slow and rocky, pretty good but nothing special
Very enjoyable, love the instrumentals. Doesn't really have any bangers (other than good times bad times with that drumming) so doesn't quite reach the 5/5.
Oh, well, too bluesy, too few great songs. Also sounds old.
Love Zeppelin, love this album.
I grew up listening to Led Zeppelin, and they used to be my favorite band of all time. This is the second Led Zeppelin album I've came across during this generator, and I'm just going to go ahead, and say it: Led Zeppelin is a glorified cover band. Every song on this track is talented, from the sick guitar riffs from Jimmy Page, to the array of instruments from John Paul Jones, to one of the greatest Rock Songs of all time-so great, it got its own movie title("Dazed And Confused"). While there are some duds which will prevent me from giving this a five-star rating, I can't anyway because it surpasses the 25% rule. It's as simple as this-if 25%, or more of the songs on an album are cover songs from other artists, I won't give it a five-star rating no matter what. I have to deduct a star. This really isn't an issue with 99% of artists I come across, but obviously Led Zeppelin is a different story. For anyone coming at me with their pitchforks, I applied this same rule to the self-titled album by "The Rolling Stones"(which was also their debut album). This album is great from the perspective of sound, and production, but unfortunately, 33.3% of the songs were written from other artists, so it loses a star. The biggest knock against this legendary band is their originality(or lack of for that matter). Favorite Track: "Dazed And Confused".
Great album. I don't like the "roadhouse" songs as much, and Jimmy Page is a piece of shit. "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You" is my favorite song on the album because the guitar is fucking fantastic.
Just rock and roll
I listened to this while walking to pub quiz. It was a good time.
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One of my favourite albums of all time
I can appreciate the talent and skill here, but it isn't for me
Led Zeppelin. Classic. Good tunes, Great album.
First two tracks are stone cold bangers, though memory tells me this record is a bit patchy. Ah yeah, the covers. Just blues cloggers. The originals are probably great but this isn't what I want from Led Zep. Great playing of course, that goes without saying, so it's still enjoyable on that level. But we know what the band are capable of so let's get on with the original material. And to be fair How Many More Times is enjoyable. Dazed and Confused is an absolute monster. Kind of a precursor to the fantastic Since I Been Loving You. What a bassline.
Hard rock headbanging sound from '69.
There were a lot of cool moments on this album but none of the songs worked for me as a whole really except "Good Times Bad Times".
Once again, I’m learning I like led zeppelin
Classic in Rock, impenetrable quality, easy 5-stars
All the classics we listened to.
Great blend, nice to have as driving or background work music
Aged like fine wine
Same as previously reviewed: "Prefer LZ IV, but this is still a great album! So many great tracks. 4 for this one."
Pretty good!
A solid and groovy rock album! I love me some Led Zeppelin so I very much enjoyed this listen and would listen to it again. I would highly recommend this to others!
Good but probably wouldn't listen again. 4/5
Liked it. 4/5
First 2 tracks were OK but after that it fell off a cliff. All sounding the same, long mid song intermissions on 6+ min tracks with bizarre sounds and just generally boring. I'm sure if I took an A4 sheet of Acid and smoked a pound of weed it might appeal but I really don't see the hype. Zero interest in ever listening to this again.
Not for me!
Greatest band of all time. Unbelievable debut album.
I can appreciate the musical quality of Led Zeppelin, and I really liked the unexpected organ intro in "Your Time Is Gonna Come", but I feel that all the songs drag on a bit too much for my taste. However, I am not usually rocking with classic rock, for no particular reason. I can see how it would hit as a dude in the 1970s. Doubt I'll listen to this album ever again, but honestly made for a pretty productive hour of work as it was good background noise.
Pretty solid throughout, could listen to multiple times without wanting to skip anything necessarily unlike Gorillaz.
Very good. Dont think it's the best LZ album. Favourite song is a cover/rearrangement (Babe I'm Gonna Leave You). 4/5.
Exceptionally well made album with superb musicianship. I cannot, however, give this more than a 3: I simply hate rock. My antipathy is not due to the music itself. No, rather my hatred of this genre is owing entirely to the type of dude it spawned. I HATE guys who love rock. They’re all 40-60 year old dickheads who INSIST that this is the coolest music ever and that, by proxy, they are also super cool for being fans of it. They love classic cars, nudie calendars, and loudly complaining. In short, they are 12 year olds stuck in the bodies of men. By endlessly propagandizing Led Zeppelin as the coolest music ever, they have inadvertently made it lame. It has become a caricature of itself. Thanks Gen X and the Baby Boomers, you ruined your own favourite music for everybody born after 1990.
Is what it is... great rock.
Man, John Bonham really was a beast. Everything else was great too, but really listening to the drums this time around just solidifies it for me.
3/5. Iconic vocals, some of the more upbeat and energetic tracks are good. Noticed the lyrics are all kind of bitter towards women, who hurt you hahaha. Not my favorite Led Zeppelin work.
Love even flow
Couple of killer tracks, and a few cool sections surrounded by boring blues garbage sung by a laughing hyena on helium Not terrible enough to warrant a 1 though
FUUUUCKKKKK YEAAAAHHHHHHH ROBERT PLANT MOAN MORE IN MY EARSSSSS
10 stars
Your mom is gonna cum
I don’t care what the neighbors say
Some great songs and some mid hair band songs
I did not know any of the songs on this album. I would not listen to it again.
Not bad at all for a debut - Plant’s vocals are just brilliant. A couple of weaker songs leaves this on 4.5 stars but ultimately it’s a brilliant album.
Absolutely amazing. 5/5
Fuego
Pretty good. Very soulful.
Pretty solid for a debut album, but you can tell they were still a little raw. If you've heard blues breakdowns before there is nothing new there, its a short listen and really. their best was yet to come. How Many More Times was probably my favorite on this album.
Lots of classic songs on this one… and some shitty blues. Pretty standard Zeppelin album all in all Dread Zeppelins version of “Your Time Is Going to Come” is better
Wow, Dazed and Confused is a tour de force
a true classic
Ok, etwas aggressiv.
Revolutionary, iconic, genre-defining. There's a lot to love off I, it's a great introduction to some of the most talented musicians of the 20th century. 'Good Times, Bad Times' for example hides so many virtuosic elements within the first couple minutes - Bonham's ridiculous fills, Page's manic solo, and Plant's passionate wailing at the end. What drags this album down for me are the record fillers - the huge singles are the only songs I'd go back to for this, and unlikely that I'd redo the whole album anytime soon. Best Tracks: - Good Times, Bad Times - Dazed and Confused - Communication Breakdown Worst Tracks: - You Shook Me Rating: 7.5/10
Definitely baby Led Zeppelin, first song awesome. everything else was good by not as captivating as later albums 3.5
As much as I love Led Zeppelin, I have to rank this as a run-of-the-mill Psychedelic Heavy Blues album. There's a ton of potential here, as history has shown, but the actual material doesn't live up to what came after it. This record was somewhat rightfully panned by critics when it was released. I think the author's bias toward debuts was misplaced here. I'm giving this one a reluctant three stars, with a bonus half-star for just being Led Zeppelin.
Pretty good debut. They really locked it in over the next few albums. Don't love Plant's voice, but Bonham's drumming more than makes up for it.
Tykkiä kamaa. Ei niinkään zeppeliinin isoimpia hittejä, mutta tasaisen vahvaa suorittamista koko levy. Hyvä kuunneltava, muttei kuitenkaan se zeppelinin paras. Parhaat: Let The Good Times Roll, Dazed and Confused, Babe I'm Gonna Leave You
1001 Albums Generator 1 In the days of my youth, I was told what it means to be a man Does it get more iconic than this? Play the opening of Dazed and Confused for an uncontacted civilization and they will immediately understand the appeal of advanced society. The first two chord stabs that open the album? Good Times Bad Times, for my money, has to be one of the most unforgettable opening tracks to an album ever. Meanwhile, the guitar solo for Communication Breakdown sounds like what AI would generate if asked to write a hard rock guitar solo. It's that paramount. You don't need me to convince you of the greatness of the hits on this album. The parts of this album that I have really come to appreciate are the slower moments. The folksy cover of Babe I'm Gonna Leave You. The open tuning and almost American Primitivism sound of Black Mountain Side. The way that John Bonham's drums and JPJ's organ in the chorus of Your Time Is Gonna Come hit like a ton of bricks, while Jimmy Page keeps a soft, acoustic sound throughout. These little details, while done even better in their subsequent albums, show what separates LZ from the pack. Led Zeppelin is not a band accused of high levels of originality, but I think that the derivativeness of their work does get overstated, while the creativity of their work goes relatively unsaid. This inventiveness is seen in moments such as the middle of the solo in I Can't Quit You Baby, where the band transitions from a relatively normal 12-bar blues to a strange start/stop instrumental interplay, before going right back to something more standard. Similarly, You Shook Me is a largely normal affair before Jimmy Page and Robert Plant enter into one of the strangest call-and-response sections that I have ever heard. Plant moans into the mic while Page responds in kind with a backwards echo sort of effect. The closing track, while not my favorite, has its share of creative production choices strewn throughout it as well. There are some moments I don't love. The aforementioned You Shook Me is a bit too slow for my tastes and does seem to overstay its welcome. In general, although this album was short enough to fit on a single LP, it does feel a bit overlong at times, especially considering 3 of the songs are over 6 minutes. This band had not reached their creative or songwriting peak yet, so these longer songs (with the exception of Dazed and Confused) don't justify their length the way their long jams on later albums would. Overall, this album is a great start to an even better discography. Hard rock forever. Favs: Good Times, Bad Times Dazed and Confused Your Time Is Gonna Come Least Fav: You Shook Me
Нормальный блюз-рок, который даже они делают лучше в следующих альбомах. Лучшая песня - Babe I'm Gonna Leave You.
Much more bluesy than I was expecting
4.5
5.0
👍🏻
A classic, of course. Can't go wrong with Led Zeppelin.
Actually p good
I forgot how good this is.
I've reached a point in my life were most classic rock has become overplayed and stale to me. However, I think this album still holds up pretty well. Some great tunes, amazing drumming and catchy memories. I really like some of the extended jam sections on this album. Mid 5.
Definitely one of the more iconic rock sounds of its time, I'm going to say that I didn't really care for the song writing though. A lot of what they did on guitar and drums as one off sounds in the middle of a song was cool and interesting, but apart from that the album was really all over the place and most of the songs were like six lines long followed by and endless jam of disparate rock ideas.
Good
Never quite clicked with Zeppelin. Stills 4 Star album just not beloved.
The first album of this great band shows their talent to arrange old blues classics but do that in a great studio mixing. Read up on that, very interesting. This album has many good tunes of the band with 'Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You' and 'Dazed and Confused' as my highlights.
First listen to full led zeppelin album. Liked it very much even though it's not the genre I usually like. Iconic sound and voice. RAW sound
Classic sound! Dazed & Confused should be on every playlist. A little slower tempo throughout the album than I prefer but fantastic use of non-rock instruments scattered about to fill the spaces. Songs are long too with numerous instrumental interludes.
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Say less. 5/5.
It's not my style, but it was interesting to listen to how the band was experimenting with blues and hard rock. It sounded more like a jam-time. Was a great experience.
This is a fantastic debut album. It isn't their best (Led Zeppelin IV and Physical Graffiti definitely beat it out), however, most groups wish they could put out an album this good. There are so many classics here and "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You" is one of my favorite acoustic pieces in all of rock. It has some "fine" tracks, but this is a great listen. Liked Songs: "Good Times Bad Times" , "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You" , "Dazed and Confused" , "Your Time is Gonna Come" , "Communication Breakdown"
liked songs: all of them This might be the worst Led Zeppelin album. 4.5
Having already had both Led Zeppelin II and Led Zeppelin III, it’s about time I got their debut album! This was really solid, wasn’t quite as good LZII but I liked it more than LZIII. Led Zeppelin are a great band and so far none of thee albums they have on this list have been bad
5/5
Good moments, clearly groundbreaking for the time but sounds of the time to me. Some of the studio trucks moving the panning of tracks around feels gimmicky now but was probably sick back then. A few songs were very good, most of them were just okay. I liked it, but it’s not as amazing as I expected it to be
What I can really add to what's been said about this band and this album? Led Zeppelin is the best hard rock band of all time. Not sure anyone comes close. They have multiple 5 star albums. This one is excellent as well, but musically, I would only give it 4.5 stars -- as good as it is, I am knocking it a little because of the lack of "singles" (and I'm a prog rock guy who doesn't need singles, but a few of these songs ramble too much for me).
3 iconic songs with a lot of feeling things out indulgence. For Zep this is a good start but the better work comes later
Didn't care for most of it tbh
Top 5 album of all time
babe im gonna leave you is my favorite song on here
Babe I’m Gonna Leave You
מממממ יאמי
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Good but not yet at the level they would ascend.
I love Jimmy Page!! Leave him alone Robbie Williams!!!
Fuck yeah man, letting the led out
Top 20 album for me, the bluesnyness and hard rock really makes my penis turn into the big penis, what a beautiful intro to John bonham to the world
Well it's Led Zeppelin doing their thing. Bluesy grooves, less driving than the Zeppelin I really love, but this album is the core of the band and you can't really fault it
Actually really fantastic. I loved the sound and feel of this album so much. The guitar and drum work was amazing and each song was dynamic and interesting. Particularly loved Babe I'm Gonna Leave You, You Shook Me, and Dazed and Confused. 4.5/5 stars.
Amazing album. I've listened to it 100 times before and enjoy it everythime
too normal rock
Music is nice, vocals are decent. Songs are just long, drag on. Music is great, points just for that. Best song: Your Time Is Gonna Come
It’s impossible to be objective here. I was a ‘Le wrong generation’ kid in high school as far as my musical tastes went, and Zep was my favorite at the time. I now know about how they were song thieves a lot of the time, but listening to this takes me 20 years back and it just feels good to recall a more innocent time for a few minutes.
This was a good rock album. Not something I would play again but still good
It's Led zep. come on.
The birth of one of the greats, some of these songs sound like they had years of work put into them when they're really just the quick scraps of "the New Yardbirds." I love how prevalent covers were on older albums and debuts both to garner attention and provide depth when there was not nearly as much in the field as there is today. What a start
7.5/10 Fave track: Dazed and confused
When I saw the artist, I had high expectations. They were filled.
Fucking flawless, one of the best debuts ever
Thought this was a very good album with plenty of big hits. I supposed I did want to love it more than I did, especially outside of the big, known songs. 8/10
led zeppelin
It bore me.
This was always gonna be a 5, didn't need to listen to it. But I did, a few times, 'cuz it's an absolute banger. This is on top of watching "Becoming Led Zep" a few weeks ago, which is largely the story of how Zep 1 was created, and plays half the songs on the record in full. I'm that obsessed. First things first, "Good Times Bad Times" and especially the introduction thereto is one of the most incredible entrances in rock history. It is a Kool Aid Man-sized introduction. Which is fitting, because this CD is basically Zep rapidly advancing straight to what at the time was the frontier of rock music (which they'd blow past within a couple years). The huge guitar riff, Bonzo's amazing drumming, Plant's soaring vocals about becoming a man, it's all just a big fat "here we are, world". Every song on here is good, and a few moments are amazing. JPJ's mellotron intro to "Your Time Is Gonna Come" presages so much of what would eventually make Zep the band of the decade. Page has a number of classic riffs and solos, none better than on the opener. The band is incredibly tight, especially on display in the moments where they transition into rock mode, e.g. on "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You" and "How Many More Times". And Plant just crushes every line, he's an incredible weapon at peak physical ability on here. So it's a five, it'd be a six if they had sixes. I'm gonna pick on the bits that kind of suck though. First, as a I mentioned, it's not quite past the frontier yet - there's a fair amount of by-the-numbers blues rock on here that, while it's still generally better (in some cases a lot better) than Cream and The Doors, is pretty much the same kind of stuff as Cream and The Doors. Second, and this is something I noticed more this time around, the tone is awfully misogynistic. Each of "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You", "Dazed and Confused", "Your Time is Gonna Come" and "How Many More Times" has really fairly explicitly misogynistic lyrics throughout, and the tone on all the other tracks (absent "Black Mountain Side", which doesn't have any words) hints in that direction, if less explicitly. These guys were in their early 20s at the time, and it was the 60s, we'll give them a pass just because the record is so amazing. And finally, what the documentary makes more clear is that Page was completely obsessed with how much smarter he was than everyone else. I've never liked the breakdown on "Dazed and Confused", just because it's dull, but seeing him on video really brought it home for me. When he's actually wanking with the violin bow, if I'd been there at his shows in 1969, I might've thrown a beer can. It's just dumb, and he thinks it's amazing. I'm not sure if he wrote the more vile lyrics on here or not, but I think he did, and you can kind of see all the pieces come together - the lack of quality-control starting with "Physical Graffiti", the mindless self-indulgence on later tracks, the allegations of plagiarism, it all kind of tracks. He's an incredible guitar player, a real innovator, and I've learned a lot of his parts, but you can tell this is a guy with his head firmly up his own ass. Whatever. 5 stars.
amazing
Prefer LZ IV, but this is still a great album! So many great tracks. 4 for this one.
It's the best led Zeppelin album out there but a solid one nonetheless.
This album is canon. It is, regardless of our ultimate familiarity with each song, even to the point of feeling maybe some have been overplayed (probably a generational thing) it is a thing to behold. Led Zeppelin is one of the best bands in rock history and are at the head table by far and away. The album is essential to understand a bit of rock history and it is, despite its oversaturation on "classic rock" stations and the like, it is pretty amazing and important. It is canon and a must here for anyone who wants a comprehensive understanding of rock music.
It’s a classic. However, while it was groundbreaking in 1969, it was completely eclipsed for heaviness by Black Sabbath a year later. This album borrows heavily from the blues and there are complete rip offs here. If I am going to pull out a LZ album it would normally be 2,4 or Houses of the Holy. It still set the template for hard rock for years to come though so I still have to give it a 5.
LOVE LOVE LOVE
these guys were a disaster back in '37 when they blew up in new jersey
My favourite Led Zeppelin album.
Meh Zeppelin
Great album, the only thing I didn’t like was the last song
- Babe I'm Gonna Leave You instantáneamente me atrapó y probablemente es mi canción favorita del disco. Excelente uso de guitarras y percusión. - No me convencía Shook Me hasta que llegue a la mitad "instrumental" de la canción. Aún así no la escucharía en un contexto que no sea dentro del álbum. -Dazed and Confused me hace dar cuenta que las vocales tanto en tono como liricamente aunque hacen su trabajo no son el punto fuerte ni el destacado del disco. -La segunda mitad del disco me hace perder un poco el interés. Sónicamente impresionante pero personalmente no es suficiente para convencerme en volver a escucharlo en el futuro. Sin embargo, siendo esta mi introducción a Led Zeppelin, me dió la suficiente buena impresión para adentrar más en la discografia de la banda.
This one kicks from moment one. This was a seminal album for me growing up. So hard for 1969. From Good Times Bad Times to the end everybody went full-throttle. there’s the ripoff accusations, but they took it to a different place just like all music.
this must have hit crazy style as a sexually repressed teen in 1969
This album motivated me to do the fattest line of imaginary cocaine off my work-issued laptop and proceed to be productive as fuck. Once I sobered up, I realized I had just been creating a zine in Canva Pro.
An easy 5
Google Times Bad Times, Babe I'm Gonna Leave You, and Dazed and Confused, maybe even Communication Breakdown, are huge jams that I've bopped to when I was younger and they sound almost as good nowadays. Overall, great album, has a few huge hits but definitely not as popular as the fourth Led Zeppelin album.
Wielokrotnie próbowałam ale po prostu nie potrafię zakochać się w tym zespole. Kilka utworów trafia do mojego serca, reszta przelatuje gdzieś nad wątrobą. Wybitny wokal, niesamowity kunszt muzyków, nikt nie gra na instrumentach jak oni. Ale ta całość… czasami mnie nuży. Jest na granicy popisywania się. Mam poczucie, że oni mają radość z grania, z bycia genialnymi, a muzyka sama w sobie jest trochę na drugim planie. To pewnie po prostu moja nadinterpretacja, ale tak czuję. 6.5/10 równane w górę ze względu na to, co zrobili dla muzyki i czekam aż mnie ktoś stąd wywiezie na taczkach.
Zeppelin came out swinging with “Good Times Bad Times” but I unfortunately liked it less as it went on. I’m familiar with some of their hits and loved some of their later albums, but this lost me about halfway through. Jarring transitions, wavering vocal performances (imo)… musicianship was great but something is dropping my rating without me able to articulate it. 3.25/5 - maybe my expectations were too high and was let down..
it was a very good i think . i liked
3.5 Like I’ve said before, Led weren’t a formative band for me, never got into them as a teenage boy so I just don’t have the deep set affection for them many do. I think it’s good, alright, and this one was better than a couple other Led albums I’ve heard. I do think this is the FIFTH one I’ve listened to for this project? Really? Did ALL of them have to be on this list?
Zeppelin makes rock and roll sound obscene, like it should be.
Always a good album. Only two original songs though.
An absolute classic. One of the greatest debut albums of all time.
Anything less would be disingenuous. Sure, half the tracks wear their welcome thin, and you have your plagiarism claims, valid or not. But at the end of the day this is a phenomenal debut from a top 2 all time band. Six 5star records in a row. Only the Beatles did that
It is almost a 5 from me. Maybe lot of man does not know but there is a few covers on the album. And the second half of the album is a bit weaker.
Led Zeppelin, one of the ultimate rock bands of all time. All their works are great, now I understand why they are so hyped upto this day.
Fine. I liked Good Times Bad Times.
Fantastic 9/10 best song dazed and confused
Really enjoyed this I only discovered them after the second album
Great album all around but man John Bonham really went off here. Dazed and Confused is an all timer
Not my cup of tea
Good artists copy, and great artists steal. Led Zeppelin took it too far, though, committing grand theft their entire career. While that earned them praise throughout the ‘70s before finding source material was as easy as it is today, in retrospect, it makes them gross by today’s authenticity standards, and it also makes me realize how stale they actually were as a band. I want to start off on a couple of positives. Zeppelin I starts off so strong! I think “Good Times, Bad Times” is a flawless song, and has enough proto-metal that it feels unique. Following it up with an interesting cover of “Babe I’m Gonna Leave You” that has power and soul behind it actually works very well. If this record kept up this vibe, I’d be all-in. Unfortunately, from there, this album slips and never really recovers for me. “You Shook Me” is just a basic blues cover with little variation, as is “I Can’t Quit You Baby.” “Your Time Is Gonna Come” is a standard fare hippie acoustic-driven song, very much not my vibe, and [apparently] my least favorite type of Zeppelin song. And “Black Mountain Side” is a guitar interlude that goes on for a minute too long. I don’t really love any of these songs, at all. I can acknowledge that Zeppelin are good musicians– although I’m surprisingly not the biggest fan of the way Page solos, truthfully; it sounds a little too improvised, almost like he’s fumbling– but none of these songs inspired intrigue for me. But I will say, though it is a standard blues track, I do enjoy the energy “How Many More Times” brings to the table, and I think if this record had that energy throughout its entirety, even with the blues-basis, I’d be a lot more into it, even though I would still view it as a cover album with a few pastiche songs. The real issues for me, however, are “Dazed and Confused” and “Communication Breakdown.” I’ll start with an issue they both share; for some reason, they don’t flow in the sequencing naturally, and they stand out like bent nails in a dinner room chair. That may be a Spotify issue, sure, but I feel like the mastering clips the ends, and it rips me out of the groove. Yet on their own, I like these songs. Well….okay, see, that’s the other thing. I think they are fine songs. I’ve known them for most of my life, how could I not enjoy them? But also, when I listen back to them, they’re both….a lot thinner than I remember them feeling? In my mind’s eye, these are bombastic, powerful juggernauts; on wax, they’re as tough as Steppenwolf’s “Born To Be Wild,” aka, their rebellious attitude has tamed with time and now feels about as hard-edged as Miranda Cosgrove cursing on a podcast. Still good songs, but they are a lot duller than I remember. Plus, y’know, the “Dazed and Confused” issue. To briefly write my thoughts down, I like the original version a LOT, it is very good, and Page/Zeppelin 100%, unequivocally stole his song basically note for note, to the point where it’s basically a cover. But, if it’s a cover, it’s one that actually adds a LOT to it, and I think the full band composition along with the harder groove and Plant’s lyrics do something to elevate it as the superior version, although it never in any way adds so much that they earned the right to call it an original song. Maybe I’m just nostalgic for that song because it was the first song I ever really learned to play on the bass (not well, but I learned it), maybe it’s just a good cover, especially when all the other covers here suck. I think I can still tolerate the track, but it’s lost a lot of power, both on face-value and in context. What I’m left with is about 1/3 of a record with bland covers or songs that sound like covers (why has this happened to me twice in a row?), a 1/3 of a record that I sincerely enjoy, and a 1/3 record that I thought I loved but I actually feel largely apathetic to, or straight up have outgrown. When Zeppelin I is good, it’s good, but to me, it’s mostly not good. Some of that is because it sounds way more dated than I expected, some of it is because there’s only so much stealing you can do before I wonder if you have anything original worth saying. I won’t act like this isn’t an important record, but this is way too overhyped and does not have the bite of its self-proclaimed bark.
Being a Zeppelin fan, I’ve listened to this album many a time but listening to this as a part of this daily album challenge out into perspective just how freaking good their work is. Back to back weeks of Zeppelin spoiled me, but maybe that’s what I needed. Their first and second albums are arguably their best and masterpieces in their own right. I really can’t believe this is their debut album, it’s just so brilliant. B-side drifts off a little bit but you can understand that being their debut… nonetheless it’s music I’ll revisit over and over again. Good times bad times! 4.5
Listened to this a few times yesterday. Very little fat, straightforward blues influenced rock. A solid album.
Iconic and ahead of its time despite some alleged plagiarism from Jimmy Paige.
I love Led Zeppelin, but I've never loved this album. I like it, but it's just too bluesy for me to love. If blues are your thing, then by all means enjoy the hell out of it. It's just not my personal fave.
Great variety of songs, rather than just constant noise. An album from the 70’s that would be a hit in the 2020’s. 8.4/10.
Rawk and Roll! I have nostalgic memories of me and my buddies jamming on "How Many More Times?" It is not a five because it isn't my favorite Led Zeppelin record, but it is up there!
Amazing throughout. One of the great debuts.
Brilliant rock and blues record, the guitar and drums are amazing and soaring vocals to match.
Easy 5. I wish I had a Time Machine and could go back to 1969 and hear the opening notes of Good Times Bad Times and get irrationally excited for the future of this band.
Don't know how this one isn't in my collection yet. Would love to have seen the impact / effect this one had when it was released
cracks me up when plant gets all i'll-have-what-she's-having mimicking page's guitar. corny shit!
I grew up in a household that never played any of this kind of music, so I didn't hear Led Zeppelin until I was in high school. I was not into them much growing up and I am not much into them now, except for when I want to be captivated by John Bonham's drumming.
classic
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 1001 ALBUMS- # 1 Having never listened to an entire Zeppelin album from start to finish, I was struck by the heavy dose of blues throughout this record! Wow what have I been missing all these years…There is much more to enjoy here than I would have thought, going in with a preconceived expectation of simply hearing a pure ‘classic rock’ sound. 🎧 Classic Track: Good Times Bad Times 🎧 Deep Cut Gem: Black Mountain Side 🎧 Personal Favorite: Dazed and Confused Sure there is much sampling, however isn’t that what most great artists do in some form or another? Their specific take on those specific songs was rocking to my ears and my foot was tapping all the way through. I’m looking forward to experiencing further deep cuts and hopefully a few more surprises by this legendary (indeed classic rock) band! 🖼️ Album Artwork: Iconic 💿 Worthy of adding to your vinyl collection! Click the thumbs up icon below if you enjoyed my take on the album :)
En av alla tiders bästa debut album. Första sidan är alldeles felfri. Andra halvan blir lite mera "loose" och når inte helt samma nivå. Stark 4
9 tracks -- Side 1: 22:22 -- Side 2: 22:22 -- 44:44 -- Absolute Perfection
Good
This is a good album, but not my favorite from them. A nice introduction to their style and talent. I'm not a big fan of the blues stuff, but they really do it well for some British fellas. I like Communication Breakdown as a favorite. Only a 3 on the rating. This isn't their best work.
I was really impressed with this for a debit album. But then Joel told me a fact I didn't know before: they were all in other bands before LZ. Makes sense because this doesn't seem like works of novices, like they knew what they wanted to do and did it. Very bluesy.
A hell of debut. All musicians sound great, particularly for it being a first album. You can hear the foundation of where things were going to go. Stand outs for me are Good Times Bad Times and How Many More Times.
Also Die Lieder sind zu lang. Und die kurzen Lieder des Albums mag ich leider nicht, davon gibt es aber (abgesehen vom ersten Lied, was okay war) nur zwei Stück. Die langen Lieder mag ich an sich sehr gerne, aber ja, eben zu lang. Aber ansonsten klingt das einfach so gut
Turbo klasyk, to nie moze sie zestarzec
I might like it more on repeat listens, but I wasn't blown away by my first listen.
Hmmmm
It was a classic Zeppelin album. Of course very good. Fine.
Opener was great, babe i'm gonna leave you was super extra but I enjoyed the build up a lot. Overall I liked this, it was explosive and energetic. I did find it a bit grating after a while but that is probably on me. I think this is a 3.5.
After a Dylan album that was mostly unknown to me, now we have a Zeppelin I am perhaps overly familiar with. To remedy this, and to understand their influences further, I put on the songs that Zep lovingly ripped off this time around, such as: Jake Holmes’ “Dazed and Confused” (shockingly close, for the first 30 seconds anyway), Joan Baez's "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You" (which is surprisingly distant from Zep's version) & Willie Dixon’s “I Can’t Quit You Baby”. Even "How Many More Times", that bulldozer of a finale and one of my personal highlights, becomes Albert King/Booker T's "The Hunter" at one point. At the end of the day it's still one of my favourite albums from the 60s, because at least the 'stolen' tracks- especially "Dazed and Confused"- come into their own here. With the combined talents of the members, Led Zeppelin I goes much further than simply aping the blues, showcasing them at their most direct (god I love "Good Times Bad Times") and musically curious ("Dazed", the pipe organ in "Your Time Is Gonna Come")
Great Album !!! Heavy blues sound.
This might be my favorite Led Zeppelin album, which is impressive considering it’s their debut. The bluesy vibe throughout gives it a raw, soulful edge that stands apart from much of their later work. A powerhouse start to their legendary career.
Zep’s never done it for me.
Nice.
Okay, I agree that this is an album that everyone should hear. I dont know if its my favorite, but its a fucking amazing album. Hell, put the whole zep catalog up and replace some of the leonard cohen bullshit on this list. 5/5
There isn't one weak track on this album. The level of musicianship was "top of the charts". Lots of subtlety with the drum fills and bass lines that support the song. First listen, it all sounds pretty straightforward and direct. Really listen to what's going on between the four of them--and it's, "Game Over".
This is rock and roll! Everything about them is fantastic. And the drum bit on 'I Can't Quit You Baby' at minute three? So good
As much as I'd hate to admit it, I went into this album with some baggage. I had listened to some Led Zeppelin growing up, but mostly associated the band with my peers who fequented such phrases as "why don't they make music like this anymore" and other such "wrong-generationalisms. " Everyone I knew who listened to Zeppelin was a little TOO into Zeppelin. All that being said, even my salty hipster sensibilities can't find fault in this album. "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You" was the standout track.
the birth of a blues rock legend
A legendary rock album. The vocals and guitars trading phrases, the drums going crazy, this album is a gem and would inspire generations of rock and metal to come.
loving Zepplin more as I get older. You can really hear the blues influences in this one. Love it
Amazing
Decent. 3/5
Pretty damn good at parts. Some tracks drag it out though. Ultimately I like it but some are skips for me and I think better albums came before and after by both Led Zeppelin themselves and other artists. Despite that I do give credit where credit counts and I do enjoy this record.
Great album, this proved that you can have a distinct sound and still have enough variety in your music to create a great album. Well done boys
Some stone cold classics, but not the overall power house of some of their other albums.
Im so sorry mom
Hell yes! Hard to believe this was their first album and they weren’t even signed yet. They had it all: the swagger, the musicianship, those vocals, Robert Plant in puffy shirts. The only reason this isn’t a full five is that their later albums are even better. 4.5⭐️
So much blues! Really enjoyable and love the emotion in his voice.
Mto bom album, musicas leves, não enjoativas. Gostei muito
I Like em, i should Love em but i dont
Led Zeppelin
A bit raw. A bit contrived. But still Zepplin and was a sign of even more greatness to come for them.