Led Zeppelin IV

I’m not mad about it- I guess it’s a classic for a reason? Listened to this during a workout and got a lot done!

Really good. However, it doesn't feel like a 5 but perhaps that will change with more listens

Really enjoyed that. 10/10 song in Stairway to Heaven.

Liked this more than I thought I would, definitely helped by Black Dog and Stairway being classics.

on my third complete relisten and its still not my fav zep record but a solid classic rock album anyway

Just so much happening musically on this album. Classic.

Love the guitar riffs. Great banjo/folk sound on some songs. Stairway to Heaven is an iconic song that I’ve never really listed to fully but I see why it is legendary! Really liked the flute. And solid ending to the album with the rolling When the Levee Breaks.

4,5 pretty iconic

I haven’t loved a lot of Zeppelin so far, but I think I enjoyed this more than the others. Definitely a lot of recognizable hits on here.

This album suffers somewhat from over exposure. There are nonetheless some great riffs and other cool moments. I’m particularly interested in all the Tolkien references interspersed with regular rock stuff. Highlights for me are Battle of Evermore, Misty Mountain Hop, and When the Levee Breaks.

Even though there are many led zeppelin classics and counting my number one : when the levee breaks, this album is sort of messy. I wish Robert would control his voice as in the ballad of the evermore. Of course it’s a major classic rock album, a basic, a must to listen ! Solid 4 out 5

not my favourite but it's definitely a great album

Znammmmmm!

Joa. Ganz gut ne... Aber auch... überbewertet?!

Great album, 1 is better tho

Liked it way more than I thought it would. Such a cool sound and really defines classic rock. Top Songs: The Battle of Evermore, Four Sticks

theres so many versions of this album idk what to say. but i really like Led Zeppelin and i had a fangirl phase with them, so id say this album overall is about a 4.

No Stairway?!?! Denied! This is one of THE classic rock albums, packed with a bunch of really raw and heavy-hitting songs that really defined that era of rock music. The combination of subdued folksy and Middle-Earth-inspired tracks ("Battle Of Evermore," "Stairway", "Going To California") with the more hard rock tracks ("Black Dog", "Rock and Roll", "Four Sticks") made for a very interesting listen, which eventually culminated in the albums final (and fantastic) statement: "When The Levee Breaks." Also, it's such a small moment, but I've loved it since I first heard the song, when the refrain in Stairway to Heaven hits, with the smoothly-strummed guitar and electric piano, it just gives me really warm and comfortable feeling (almost like being covered in a blanket), which just gives that extra goodness to an incredible song about hope. Also Black Dog, Rock and Roll, and When The Levee Breaks just break my brain. John Bonham is goated. Fav: When The Levee Breaks, The Battle of Evermore, Stairway To Heaven, Black Dog. Dislikes: Four Sticks

peak album minus a couple songs

Excellent summer cruise music - listened to it a bunch in my teens. Never could get Black Dog right on guitar, but it was the first song I learned through a teacher.

Liked some of the songs up top, but wasn't in love with the whole album (3.5/5).

Classic Rock and Roll, there's a reason this album is venerated as one of the best Rock albums of all time

Flaut å si at jeg ikke har hørt så mye på Led Zeppelin før, men dette var et bra album så skal fortsette å høre mer fra de.

Black dog 6/10 decent enough The battle of Evermore 0/10 wtf lol. So out of place with the rest of the album I was so confused. Stairway to heaven, an absolute classic, just so damn long 8/10 Rock and roll, first time hearing. Solid song added to playlist 8/10 Misty mountain hop 7/10 liked it Four sticks 7/10 bit strange towards the end but decent Going to California 8/10 no comment I enjoyed it When the levee breaks 9/10 pretty perfect ending to the album, amazing song Overall id give the album a 7/10 some quality songs on there but one that is skippable every time unfortunately

Lot of classics, it's a fun listen. Great writing, will probably go back to it on occasion.

Pretty good. The last song reminded me of Special Herbs.

Led Zeppelin remains in the consistently good but never as good as people say tier right next to pink floyd

Enjoyed this album a lot. A couple songs I knew before but most I didn’t. Felt like a good variety of songs, a lot of energy but with a couple that were a bit slower. I would definitely listen to it again. Fav song: When the Levee Breaks Least fav: The Battle of Evermore

Nice rock album. I find it quite annoying they were numbering all the albums then just stopped after IV. Have some consistency. I do quite like the cover art though Specific rating - 4.3 Fav song- black dog Least fav- going to California

Some of the songs were a little "Look how good i am at guitar!" but overall still enjoyed the album, fun variety of songs Favourite Song: Going to California Least: Black Dog

Not my favorite Zep', but a stone cold classic through and through. *Heard before

Feeling like the coolest fucking kid on the playground.

Ouff, nu snackar vi! Inte Zeppelins bästa, men ändå. Briljant intro/outro, och Stariway är ju en perfekt låt.

Kinda silly kinda overdone kinda my husband would be impressed if I listened

Black Dog memories

Very nic3

I've heard many times that this is the best of the best when it comes to Led Zeppelin albums. It did not disappoint. Truly just a classic with hit after hit. I can't call it exactly perfect. There is a song or two I would likely skip over in the lineup if I were to listen through again. However, this album is well known and beloved for a reason.

Not as consistently good as some other led zep albums but stairway to heaven and when the levee breaks are 2 of the greatest songs of all time.

89/100. A very good album, their best, in my opinion. This record features some of the arguably greatest songs of all time. The highs are absolutely exceptional, though the lows fall short of the album's fantastic peaks.

I'm going to get a lot of flak for this, but Led Zeppelin, and this album in particular, are over rated. This is a fantastic album, and there is loads to enjoy, but ... Led Zep stole so much from others and pretended they invented it. This did it well, true, but their efforts to deny the genius of Willie Dixon, Howlin' Wolf and others sticks in the craw. If you can get over that, this is a superb album.

album rocks

They kept the plagiarism to a minimum on this one which I appreciate. Favs: Black Dog Stairway To Heaven Misty Mountain Hop When The Levee Breaks Least Fav: Four Sticks

3.5/5

I accidently listened to this three times in a row, but it grew on me at least

I mean... it is a classic

Got some really great tunes on here, and I got mad respect for his influential this record is. I've just never been that big of a Zeppelin fan.

Great voice, musicality and diversity! Those first chords…what an opener!

i was so wrong about led zeppelin

Been 20 plus years since my last full listen. Enjoyed more than I thought I would - “When the Levee Breaks” rules.

I guess the name of this album comes from i.v., meaning intravenous therapy: ”Intravenous therapy is a medical process that administers fluids, medications and nutrients directly into a person's vein.” And yes, I know this album is officially ”untitled”, but I also know that track A4 has been mutilated by excessive playing and appreciation. So it’s a pretty annoying piece of music at times, even though it’s a masterpiece. Some songs just can’t handle that kind of treatment. And of course it’s not their fault! However, they fade away, and soon they’re lying in a hospital bed, IV tube in hand.

Never listened to Stairway to Heaven so I think I was expecting a little bit more, but I really liked it

This album was excellent. I think we previously listened to a Led Zeppelin album that were just okay but this one is polished and great from beginning to end. 4.45826 Edited to add: looks like I have all the previous albums were also rated as 4s. I guess I’m a Led Zeppelin fan.

After track four has been completely drained by literally everything in existence — whether it’s a Marvel movie, your local pub regular Steve crying into his pint while telling a story for the hundredth time, every beginner guitarist learning it as their first song, or the eternal insistence from rock purists that you must listen to the record backwards — you start to appreciate songs like The Battle of Evermore even more. Forever more. Yes, track four is an amazing song. The guitar solo? Incredible. And yes, water is still wet. But does anyone actually listen to the B-side anymore? The last song, though — that one’s a gem.

Starts out great. Then gets into talking about glee gloop and the flooktidoops. Then gets good for a few minutes. Classic but still.

Forbidden in guitar stores.

9/10 Favourite: When the Levee Breaks Least Favourite: Four Sticks

Led Zeppelin? More like the 4 losers, am I right?

Going to California was a favorite,.great sound

Álbum histórico, "Stairway to heaven" & "Rock and roll" como canciones que han pasado a la posteridad.

Love this album.

Okay, I get why everybody hails this album. It is definitely a classic, but honestly, I wouldn't say it is one of my favorites to ever be made. Again, I really understand its classic status, but I think there is a lot more creative and amazing songwriting that came out during the time. Also, the album's songs tend to be really overplayed. Like the majority of radio stations in my area really play the hell out of Black Dog or Stairway to Heaven (the dreaded guitar riff). But honestly, this was a good listen and one of those albums you tend to look forward to on this list. Favorite Tracks: Black Dog, Rock and Roll, The Battle of Evermore, Stairway to Heaven, Misty Mountain Hop, When the Levee Breaks Rating: 4.5/5

Minus one star for Rock and Roll, might be my least favorite zeppelin song. Great album.

Very good indeed, and the final nail in the coffin of my pre-project opinion of Led Zep. Although I do worry a little that I'm doing Liking Led Zeppelin wrong, because I think they're so much better when they just slow down and inject a bit of consideration and balladry into their songs, compared to the 'woah-yeah' of things like Whole Lot Of Love. Anyway, another very good album that I'm pleased to have changed my mind on.

Often hailed as one of the greatest rock albums ever made, this untitled fourth record by Led Zeppelin owes much of its myth to 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘯 — a song that became an anthem, a cliché, and a rite of passage for guitarists everywhere. Still, the rest of the album shows the band at their creative peak: 𝘉𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘋𝘰𝘨 and 𝘙𝘰𝘤𝘬 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘙𝘰𝘭𝘭 explode with energy, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 drifts into English folklore, and 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘦 𝘉𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘴 thunders like the apocalypse. It’s easy to understand the legend, even if the worship can feel a little excessive.

Da sind die Erwartung natürlich hoch. Fand es besser, als die anderen beiden Alben, die ich von denen schon hatte, ich denke mal, es verdient seinen Status.

For my money the best Zep. Love it.

I’m not from the generation that first heard this album, and I don’t share the British or American background behind it. So I listen to Led Zeppelin IV with no preconceptions. To be honest, some of it feels a bit overthought, as if the band was trying to put too much meaning or mythology into the music. Compared to Led Zeppelin II, it’s less raw and spontaneous, and without knowing the cultural context of the time, it can feel quite obscure. Even so, When the Levee Breaks really hit me. It’s bluesy, yet it has a distinctly British weight and sense of space, and I especially love the guitar sound—I’d give it 10 out of 10.

Bon è vincere facile. Però a 16 anni non apprezzavo così

I'm not a huge Led Zeppelin fan overall, but LZIV truly earns a rating of IV. Now, which side is best to seduce a lady?

First side starts all rock 'n roll, then halfway turns into wizard music. Tolkien vibes are heavy. Didn't know "The Battle For Evermore" is a duet with singer Sandy Denny (who I should probably look into) - thought Robert was just gettin' it with the vocals. Stairway takes forever and is basically more wizard music. Second side is the preferred side for sure. "Going to California" is so damn good and I only wish it lasted a lil' longer. Brings a tear to my eye. "When the Levee Breaks" is the best shit from beginning to end. HEAVY. And of course the initial 2 bars of drums are absolute legend. One of Zeppelin's best tracks. Can listen to on repeat and totally be good. Not the first Zeppelin I turn to. Obviously a huge, indispensable record, but I'm good with just the second side dawg (no dis to the first side, just not usually where I'm coming from).

Great classic metal album!

Great record

Classic album, not their best IMO, but some gems and showcasing their unique style

This is surely the best Led Zeppelin album, eh? To my ear, the album’s first side is considerably stronger (e.g., “Black Dog” and “Stairway to Heaven”). There’s some bloat on the album, especially on Side Two. Still, you always have to respect the way the band incorporated metal, blues, and even folk.

Nice, I really enjoyed this one

Dei um suspiro ao gerar este álbum nesta manhã. Não de espanto nem de alívio, mas de decepção. Decepção pensando no ócio e fadiga que me aguardam no escrever desta review. Eu sei que será um desafio monumental articular apropriadamente em palavras o que sinto e o que penso sobre este disco e sobre esta banda no geral. Eu não cresci ouvindo Zeppelin, mas cresci ouvindo falarem *sobre* Zeppelin. Cresci com a percepção desta banda ser titânica, e sobre o disco IV estar no mesmo patamar, ou melhor, no pódio dos LPs infalíveis e magnânimos, junto de Abbey Road e Dark Side Of The Moon… e os stats globais aqui do site refletem isso, estando IV em #5 lá atualmente. Neste cenário, me sinto desprendido do consenso geral. Eu ouvi e rankeei toda a discografia do Led Zeppelin e minhas reações foram decepcionantes. Não viveram as expectativas gigantescas que foram construídas, ou melhor dizendo, a mitologia em torno da banda e seu trabalho. Mas é aquilo, a arte é subjetiva e todos tiramos nossos proveitos arbitrários dela. Enfim, re-ouvi o álbum hoje e irei escrever meus pensamentos atualizados, mas acho importantíssimo reconhecer a posição deste disco no panteão dos grandes, posição essa que eu avidamente me oponho. Há nele faixas que considero veementemente inconsequentes, uma delas sendo The Battle of Evermore, com sua estrutura sinuosa que leva à lugar nenhum. Rock n’ Roll é outro corte descartável, uma canção aceitável, mas que não pertence a um disco aclamado como um dos grandes. Já vê onde quero chegar, não é? Nos quesitos técnicos, é um disco excepcional. Isso não surpreende. A banda consiste de integrantes que são considerados um dos melhores em seus respectivos instrumentos. Então nesse quesito, não há falha alguma. Tudo aqui é em prima forma, como é de se esperar de um grupo com esse escalão. Mas como um todo, como uma obra completa, um LP corrido, eu vejo algumas falhas. Há nele canções sensacionais, espetaculares, inigualáveis, como Black Dog, Stairway to Heaven, e When The Levee Breaks. Você nunca vai me ver me opondo a soberania dessas faixas no âmbito do blues rock. Porém, é possível notar que essas faixas são, respectivamente, o início, o meio e o fim do álbum. E o que se encontra nas entrelinhas não atinge os mesmos picos estratosféricos. Pode parecer injusto dizer isso, mas lembre-se, nesse site ele está em #5 no ranking global, e eu simplesmente não consigo desprender essa imagem da cabeça, e de ver este disco, ao todo, como superestimado. Ao meu ver, é uma coleção de um punhado de faixas sublimes, em meio de outras faixas apenas ótimas. Além disso, acho ele um pouco derivativo. Creio que o I e o II tenham sido bem mais influentes na solidificação do Blues Rock nos anos 70, e desta forma, o IV acaba saindo apenas como “mais um”. E assim se conclui o que é, sem dúvidas, minha review mais crítica de um álbum com a nota tão alta. Não estou sendo um opositor só pra ser, essa banda realmente não clica pra mim. Acho o som deles ótimo e brilhantemente composto e produzido, mas não acho equivalente a nomes como Beatles e Pink Floyd. Vou deixá-los com o prêmio de consolação de ser apenas “uma banda do caralho”, invés de uma das melhores de todos os tempos. Tadinhos! 4/5

This is a short album but each song feels equally as important as the last. "Stairway to Heaven", "Black Dog", and "Rock and Roll" are some famous titles.

Normally this music wouldn’t be my thing but I actually liked this album a lot and it was really Vibey

- Ist ein besonderer Sound zwischen Rock und eher ruhigeren fast Balladen Songs - Würde ich wahrscheinlich nochmal hören - Stairway to Heaven ist einfach ein Klassiker Topsong: Going to California

I was totally lost cuz I haven’t heard the other three. Went into this with the attitude of like “okay it’s a ton of songs I know? I really got listen to Stairway again?” Off the mark, bangers. Stairway is good. That mountain hop song was trash & I don’t think I like When The Levees Break at all cuz I associate that song with douchers.

I don't think I've ever seen a rock trilogy, let alone a Tetralogy with as much respect and love as Led Zepplin's. Led Zepplin IV is arguably the band's most recognized and beloved release of the entire 4 album run the band was on and when listening to the album it is easy to see why. Not only are the songs here incredible in their own rights, the instrumentation, album structure, and just everything is so well coordinated and put together that you really can't ever stop listening once you start. As much as I feel I can add comments about this album's overall quality, I truly don't think I can because of how many other people have dissected this album over the past 52 years. I totally get why this is so renowned and seen as a staple of the genre because of just how impactful each and every song here is on Rock and Roll even to this day. Each track feels like an odyssey put into musical form, especially Stairway to Heaven and When the Levee Breaks. While I do think Led Zepplin III is more my speed, I have to say this album is still great nonetheless.

No me arrepiento de haber esperado a tener un rato para darle a este disco el tiempo que se merece. Tantqs buenas canciones en un disco, algunas que honestamente no sabía que eran de Led Zeppelin. Bien balanceado. Los tracks super rock and roll (incluido el track llamado así), no me gustaron tanto 4.5/5

Många feta klassiker men för mig är det inte ett 5/5 album. Nej det ska vara svårt att få maxpoäng

Just a stupendous album and really deserves to be here. LZ are just the definition of heavy rock and this is amongst their best. Unfortunately the remaster doesn't compensate for the poor modern standards of audio reproduction. A very clear 'sound!' argument for vinyl!

Yeah great

Лед Зеппелин 4, самый хайповый альбом лед зеппелин, не знаю если он мой самый любимый, наверно нет. Но это легенда чё сказать, весь альбом в бэнгерах 8/10

4.5 cos of The Battle of Evermore but fuck it I’ll round it up

I really liked this! Great album! Also knew more songs than I thought I knew!

When I was getting into rock music I became obsessed with the song 'Stairway to Heaven'. I loved it so much that my father gifted me 'Mothership', a compolation of Led Zeppelin greatest songs, which allowed me to discover a lot more of them. After that, I decided to borrow a copy of Led Zeppelin IV that muy father had and still has. That was the first time I listened to the whole album. Thinking about those times, I'm realising that I was, and still am, not too crazy about the record. I must clarify that I really like this album and all that it offers: 'Black Dog' and 'Rock and Roll' are very energetic, 'The Battle of Evermore' is beautiful, 'Stairway to Heaven' is an incredible epic track, 'Misty Mountain Hop' is fun and 'When The Levee Break' has a very interesting combination of rock and folk. The other songs, 'Four Sticks' and 'Going to California' I think are decent, but way too dull in comparition with the big tracks. Overall, a great album, but it never hit any emotional nerve, except for 'Stairway to Heaven'.

8/10 The only Led Zeppelin full album I like. The tracks are great and there isn't a Whole Lotta love anywhere to be seen. 9-8-2025

73/1001 Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV Heard before? ✅ Revisit? ✅ This album is absolutely stacked! It is rather front loaded, but regardless the quality doesn't diminish too much in the second half and When the Levee Breaks is a brilliant closer

We were driving through the hills in Albania and this was class music for it. I was bombing down the mountain to stairway to heaven

YES LAD

9/10

One of my favorite hard rock bands and arguably their best album. They have a bunch of folk influences, but they're one of probably two artists who managed to find a way not to bore me out with them (I just don't like anything folk-related, unless it's metal, for some reason). Stairway to Heaven probably has one of the best climaxes of any song, ever. That being said, although I think this album is great and I love it, it is pretty inconsistent. I feel like Black Dog, Stairway to Heaven, and When the Levee Breaks are just way better than the rest of the songs on this album. I don’t think they’re bad or anything, but the average quality of songs here is not enough to reach the 9/10 territory. Like, this album is a roller coaster that has some songs that are groundbreaking in their catchiness, and the rest that is just solid but nothing special. Great riffs, great drumming, great vocals, but this album lacks a little bit of extra oomph for me.

Again, a difficult one for me to rate given there's really not a bad song on the album. Growing up listening to Classic Rock FM radio, Stairway to Heaven was always THE #1 SONG OF ALL TIME whenever they would do the countdown of the top 300 songs or whatever. I don't agree, and actually think they have better songs. However, given all the songs on here are incredibly great and timeless, yet it's also not my favorite Led Zeppelin album, hard for me not to give it anything under 4 stars.

never listened in full. great!

Just a great album I don’t have much to say that hasn’t already been said. Only giving it 4 stars because it didn’t change my world, but still a great listen.

This is the 7th album i've listened to. I love his album, just to start it out like that this is definitly what i wish to do when i use my guitar. I can see a lot of younger rock use this as a base when creating songs and being one of the first albums to do this is insane. I love all the instruments in this and I feel l like I could listen to a lot of these songs on loop. That said I cant give this that high of a score since the only song i could get attached to was stairway to heaven and rock and roll HQ. I will give this a 86/100

I love this album, its not my absolute favourite of Zep

Banger

Full of the classics, a great album

Dad- 5 Mom- 9 Mike- NA Lori- 8 Michael- 10 Miles- NA Cole- NA Avg- 8

Surely one of the greatest hard rock albums oat, still i can't find a reason to really enjoy listening to their songs

Pretty good stuff, I’m just not a Zeppelin guy.

7.5/10 Highlights: Stairway When the Levee Breaks Rock and Roll

O disco que deu definição ao hard rock e ao heavy metal, não é meu álbum favorito do Led Zeppelin, talvez por ser pomposo e um pouco barulhento, se comparado ao incrível "Houses of the Holy". Ainda assim um ótimo disco!

It's weird to me that Led Zeppelin is considered one of the greatest rock bands of all time. I mean, not weird. I get it. Weird words, good music, tons of eccentricity, etc. And maybe this is even their masterpiece or whatever, but I don't seek out listening to them. It's great music, but it doesn't stick with me like I need it to to give it 5 stars. Perhaps that's a personal failing, which I accept.

Тут кращі пісні можна відправляти в космос для знайомства з інопланетним життям. Це не відміняє факту наявності дивних спірітуально-фолкових пісень чи шматків, які мені не імпонують

Yes, it’s a classic but it’s also a little overrated

Impossible to not be familiar with most of this album, but never just listened to it straight through. Pretty good, though not as amazing as I hoped. Favorites were When the Levee Breaks and Stairway to Heaven. 8/10, 4 stars.

Good songs just got overplayed unfortunately.

This is a legendary album, probably mostly because of 'Stairway to Heaven' which I personally believe is a bit overhyped. It's a great track, but I don't think it holds up as "the greatest song ever written" as some want to make it out to be. The rest of the album is of a lesser quality and I don't think that's enough to carry the album to a 5/5 Standouts Black Dog Stairway to Heaven When the Levee Breaks 4/5

A must

Heard this before and it's a good album

pretty iconic, holds up and has a good universe around it. 4.25

Good album. 8.5/10

Just 1 or 2 song too short of a 5/5...but like all Zep Albums...pretty solid!

First 4 on this are pretty perfect. Soft spot for battle for evermore. Such a recognisable cover too

Hey hey mama said the way you uhh groove is uhh pretty umm pretty good. Those are the immortal words that open Led Zeppelin’s creatively titled 7th album, Led Zeppelin IV. The IV is of course referring to the intravenous euthanizing of the Black Dog to which this album is dedicated. Jimmy Plant, bassist for the group was noted as saying “that dog was big and got slobber on me loafers.” He was 43 years old. In that spirit of reciprocity and joyous memoranda, we take a closer look at the man carrying the stick pile and ask the question on all of our minds; could you bake a pie so delicious, it could be used to assassinate a deity? Just melt buddhas eyes with a strawberry rhubarb surprise. More at 11. Or is it 11:30? Stay tuned. Black Dog - If I haven’t heard this song a million times, I’ve heard it about 950,000 times. You may say “hey pal, that’s like 9 years of straight listening. How did you find the time?” I say “you weren’t in that cell in the Uzbek highlands. Guantanamo is a joke compared to the hell forged for me in those walls.” Rock and Roll - Hey this is that song about popular children’s game, “rock and roll.” In my village, we called it boulder crush. We usually lost a couple youngsters a year underneath the massive boulder that we rolled down the hill. We’d meet by ol’ “crushed innards mountain” and get to rollin. Of course, every week we’d have to pick a “Sisyphus.” “Not sis!” You’d say. The sisyphus was usually the one who was being lowered into the crypt by Friday. “Funeral Friday” we’d call it. We actually had a child coffin maker move into town. It was a real boon to several industries. The Battle of Evermore - This song is about that lawsuit where Paramore sued Evanescense and also that white rapper who did the song “What it’s Like.” All too similar. I believe the latter pair countersued with a new song called “Bring me to What it’s like.” It went “see the man at the liquor (can’t wake up) store begin’ for your litigation (won’t get sued).” It set revolutionary music media precedent in the Paraguayan courts. Stairway to Heaven - erm no thanks, I’ll take the Hellevator. Or is the Purgatory dumbwaiter still running? Those fuckers at OTIS really did it. Monopolizing the world’s floor traversal vehicles and then? the routes to the afterlife? Otis Worldwide President and CEO Judy Marks has outdone herself. Misty Mountain Hop - The dance craze sweeping the nation was predicted by the scribes of auld. Everybody using the social media juggernaut “tout” is doing the misty mountain hop. Just when you thought they’d never stop jitterbuggin, these crazy kids have moved on to the hop. Some say it’s brought on by some sort of neuropathic infection. I say? It’s brought on by love. And the power of Tout™️. Four Sticks - There are way more than four sticks on that guy. I’d guess there are AT LEAST 5. I will not let my intelligence be insulted further and it is at this point that I leave you. It’s been a wodnerful moth. Ddndjjr. It appears that I’ve been poisoned. I don’t have much time. I will finish the album, if not to complete my life’s work, but to at least nudge the fat cats at 1001albumsgenerator.com to begin providing safeguards for their noble reviewers. I shall die as a martyr for my hatred of U2. Don’t you, forget about me. I’m Going to California - Not California! I was sort of hoping we’d be going to Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia. I need some warning next time. I had my sou’wester ready. I didn’t think you would take the southwest thing so seriously. When the Levee Breaks - Cold sweat beads into angered eyebrows. Those same brows that have been a staple on screens for years. A low growl shatters the silence outside the studio. “They cancel Schitt’s Creek?” A snide smile breaks across the face of the camo clad Canadian. “I cancel them.” “Damn I could’ve thought of a better quip;” thinks Eugene. Yes, this song is about a failed Eugene Levy workplace massacre. Ooh my exotic animal pelt dealer is here. I gotta go. He promised pangolins with unique markings. You must understand, I purchased a SUBLIME hippo pelt that currently makes up the seats in my 2003 KIA Rio. Yeah. You’d answer the door too. 4 HIGHLIGHTS: Black Dog, Stairway to Heaven, Misty Mountain Hop, When the Levee Breaks.

If I could hear this album for the first time, every time it would probably be a guaranteed 4-5, but this album, like many in the early 70's has elements I am not a huge fan of.... extraneous mandolin, songs that go on too long, etc.. When I was 17 this would have gotten a 5 for sure, at 35 I would have given a 1. Now I give it a 4, mostly for the drums on "When the Levee Breaks" --- those are boss..

I went to the Isle Of Wight festival in 2002, mostly to see The Charlatans, Ash and The Coral. My friend John and I made our way gradually closer to the stage through the afternoon in order to be in the front for headliners, The Charlatans. The act immediately before them was Robert Plant. I knew very little about him but was informed he'd once been the singer of Led Zeppelin. When he took to the stage, a group of older guys asked us if we minded swapping places with them so they could be near the front for Robert Plant, and that they would then let us have the space back for The Charlatans. Sure. No problem. About halfway through his set, he told us he was going to play a song called Going To California, and the older guys went ballistic. With good reason; it was absolutely jaw-dropping. He had the audience in the palm of his hand and performed this delicate, beautiful number about a woman with 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘦𝘺𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘢𝘪𝘳 as the sun set over the horizon of the island. It would be a couple more years before I truly fell in love with Led Zeppelin but I appreciate now what a moment that was to treasure. At this point, it is one of my favourite songs of all time. The crazy thing about Led Zeppelin's fourth self-titled album is that it contains the classic Stairway To Heaven but there's an argument to be had that it's not even the best song on the album. This is an album which also features the awesome closer When The Levee Breaks, the barnstorming opener Black Dog and one of my other personal favourites - Misty Mountain Hop. It's also probably my fourth favourite Led Zeppelin album, lacking some of the bite on II and the joyous experimentation of Physical Graffiti. But when your discography is this solid, that still makes it a damned fine slice of rock music.

Nyt oli upeaa musaa!

Absolute classic!

It's Led Zep IV. The best Led Zep album. I loved this album. So why was I not excited to listen to it again. Maybe I'm just a bit tired of it? Don't get me wrong - it's a great album. It's an automatic 5. But I'm just not in the mood. Not like I was about 2112 or Selling England when those popped up. Should I just give it a 5 because really, deep down, I know it is? Or should I go with how I'm feeling right now after hearing all these tracks again for the umpteenth time??

Classic album, great variety with Stairwai to Haven to top it all off.

Classic bluesy rock

Nada mal, aunque me esperaba algo más. Tiene temazos como la d black dog y stairway to heaves q es como un himno. Ns en general me esperaba más, pero está bien, es muy disfrutable el album. Quizás no se lo merece demasiado, pero le prondría un 7'5/10 supongo

Really good! Would probably do 4.5

really awesome record. in only a few songs and less than an hour led zeppelin shows their ability to make really diverse soundscapes, specially for the time. some songs do fall flat compared to others, though, and for that it gets a high 3.5

loop zoop!!!!!!

Straight up classic rock and roll music 🎸

Still great

Just a little shy of 5/5, Very good album though

3.5 certainly has some classics

Never the great album people want it to be

I was expecting a little more from Stairway to Heaven I think, but I liked it.

I really liked this

Loved the guitar and vocals. Highlights were obviously, “Stairway” followed by “Going to California” and “When the Levee Breaks”.

Rated 74 on aoty july 17th 2025

I mean, yes. Yes?

All time classic

When this ripper of an album is only like the 4th best one out of their catalog, and it's this good, just wait until you hear Houses of The Holy, Physical Graffiti, and (unpopular opinion ahead) Presence. This is Led Zeppelin approaching their most incendiary. They keep their blues roots, but are branching out into new sounds, rhythms, and progressions. Not to be missed.

This list throws out a lot of Led Zeppelin albums. Rightfully so. Several standout tracks: Black Dog, Rock and Roll, Stairway to Heaven and When the Levee Breaks

I didn't realize how great this album was until I listened to it!

Enjoyed III more than I expected and this did not disappoint

Black Dog is up there for one of my favorite songs ever. Stairway to Heaven is alright.

It has some genuinely great songs, but I don't like all of them. The songs are too long and some are not good from start till finish. I can't stand the singing for the most part. Production is not as good as Deep Purple's. 5 stars for how influential it was, 3 stars for how much I like it. Favorite song: stairway to heaven.

I love Led Zeppelin. That being said, the quality of their hits vs their chaff is very noticable on this album, it's crazy that something like Four Sticks is followed up with When The Levee Breaks. Still a great album, but I know this isn't their best.

good songs on here for sure, but some of these are pretty boring and the good ones are kinda overplayed

An understandably good album

Classic led zeppelin, with the big hits.

I love Led Zeppelin, even not being my favourite album it's always good to listen to them

Siendo bastante diferente de lo que suelo escuchar, me ha gustado mucho y me ha parecido un sonido muy homogéneo y nostálgico en el buen sentido, a nivel personal es una música que me pone de buen humor y me suscita cosas positivas.

It’s always good to get the Led out. IV has some huge songs, but I think the bands best album is elsewhere.

4/5

Almost the perfect album with the wonderful 'California' standing out among all the 'elephants in the room' of classic popular songs. Almost? Any time I listen to this I skip 'Rock and Roll' - the strangest choice of an album track. I get its part of their influences (the theme of this Album) but it just does not flow.

Some very good songs in here, but also a few songs which do drag a little

The stand-out tracks to me are the album cuts. California, Evermore, and Levee are all amazing. I’ve never thought the singles were that strong, despite the “greatest of all time” status this album has always held. That said, I’ve heard these songs a billion times - with fresh ears, maybe I’m rating this higher.

Worth it for Stairway to Heaven, alone.

É um clássico, mas não é o melhor do Led Zeppelin. The Battle Of Evermore é bem bom, assim como Going To California e Misty Mountain Hop. Mas faltou algo para ser 5 estrelas.

fantastic

good

Absolute classic. No skips. Also, Beastie Boys maybe wouldn’t exist without this record.

Allein schon wegen "Stairway to heaven" hörenswert 4/5

Heat- ! Roadtrip shit, stoner shit, be most excellent to each other

Haven’t heard this album in years. I’d forgotten how great it is.

Geen echte LedZep adapt maar IV is toch wel een kraker. Met name de opener en afsluiter zijn legendarisch in het genre. De gitaar in combinatie met de stem van Plant gaan door merg en been. Daar ga je automatisch een beetje moeilijk kijken. Opener Black Dog doet dat gelijk. Een soort Beatles catchiness, dan maar dan echte hardrock. When the Levee Breaks heeft de opbouw en het uitgestrekte van een ultieme afsluiter. Een nummer dat The Who heel graag had willen schrijven denk ik. Stairway to Heaven is natuurlijk de signaturesong van LedZep maar is voor mij echt in het mandje terecht gekomen voor 31 december en verder niet. De champagne wordt traditiegetrouw trouwens Stairway to Heaven vast klaargezet. Terechte hoge notering, maar echt graag luister ik er niet meer naar. En dan nog de andere nummers. Niet allemaal over naar huis te schrijven. Met name Four Sticks vind ik irritant. Dus komt Led Zeppelin uit op een welverdiende... 8/10 Highlights Black Dog When the Levee Breaks

Classic. Many of the best rock songs ever.

3,5/5

I know Anete is going to hate me, but I can’t give this album a five because of “The Battle of Evermore”.

Good shit

Dropping a star for stairway to heaven.

It was really good. Didn't know some songs

YAY MY FIRST ZEPPELIN This isn't in my top 3, but solid album. Did I listen to it 3x today? Maybe... headphones, speakers, headphones again

4.5

good, but not quite there. most of the songs were all timers, but a couple were forgettable

Gros rock classique! Black dog c’est la pire. C’est quoi l’idée de commencer l’album avec ça?! Stairway to heaven classique mais on est saturé. Highlight: when the levee breaks et Four Sticks. Hot take mais j’aime pas la voix de robert plant!

Some great Zeppelin songs appear on this album. Sound great together, much better than individually on the radio

me está gustando mucho la vibra tejana, me recuerda a una travesía por la montaña perdidos en la quinta, cuando alguien dice de pillar un atajo; el cual termina en falso botellon y mamada . uf starway to heaven mi canción favorita sin duda. es perfecta

Muy bueno

1 extra star for levee

Great songs, good variety. Good times.

Stairway is great and everyone needs to accept that, despite that some of this album is meandering and directionless, 3.5*

mi tocca

The same ass problem with every led zeppelin, I think his singing might be more annoying on some of the songs on here. But the highs are sSOO good. that it could be the best one I've heard. The guitars and instrumentals are amazing, solos and riffs. But the screechy annoying singing ruins probably about half the songs here. He has a much better singing voice when he doesn't shriek (going to California intro). The more organic/acoustic instrumentation is really good and adds some variety. When people say stairway to heaven is the best song ever, I can't really complain, as it ticks all the boxes. Going to California is by FAR my favourite Led Zeppelin song. Favourite songs: Stairway to heaven, going to California, when the levee breaks. Better than II & III & Houses of the holy, but not by very much, they are all quite similar imo. Overall around 7/10

Going to California and When the Levee Breaks are two all-time faves.

UFFFFFFFFF EL INICIOOOOOO ROCK. gran descubrimiento

It’s Zeppelin IV, it’s rock solid. It’s tricky trying to give this a score because about half the songs on this album are absolutely five star, but if I’m being honest the other half just miss out of reaching that. It’s still incredible though, and maybe I’ve become a little burned out by listening to Zeppelin a ton when I was younger, but yeah, you know this is good.

Iconic rock album

As always, Led Zeppelin IV is $$$$$.

I mean it's a classic.

Classic goat

Can’t argue it is the Led Zep album, every track is strong the sound of a band at the absolute top of their game, even stairway to heaven!

Classic

A good album, some classic hits, but every now and then there'd be a song I just wanted to skip

I think it’s hard to argue with the absolutely insane amount of success that this album has enjoyed over the last four and a half decades. There’s more recognizable songs to the general public on this record than not, by a wide margin, and that alone I think is incredibly rate. I have to admit that I prefer earlier Led Zeppelin albums, just as a matter of subjective personal taste. I also think that I listened to this album far too many times in my early teen years, and I’m almost suffering from some sort of self inflicted Led Zeppelin fatigue. Objectively there’s not a bad song on this record, every choice feels like the correct one, and musically it’s pretty incredible. This record has been so unbelievably influential on not just rock music, but heavy metal, blues, and just about any other genre of music that utilizes distorted electric guitars or wailing bluesy rock vocals. I have to single out my favourite track on this album, “Going to California”. It’s such a beautiful piece of acoustic music, and everything about it is just perfect. I enjoyed revisiting this record quite a bit, but I don’t think it’ll be back in my regular rotation anytime soon. 4*

I liked it. There are some classics in here that I already had in my playlist. I need to go back and listen again

It's Zep IV. So it gets 4/5.

8/10

I remember this album from my childhood very well. Almost all of the songs are bangers

100 down, four stars

Stairway to heaven alone is worth the review

the song remains the same - but time is going by - I cannot listen to it like 30 years ago, but its still excellent

Liked this one better than LZII. Had a nice funk to it. 8/10. Again I'm not too into the metal genre yet cause I'm just getting into it but this wasn't hard to listen to so I think it's a win.

Sometimes it is hard for me to listen to albums that you know you’ve heard a million times. However, after actually sitting down and giving this one it’s proper attention it makes so much sense why it is as ubiquitous as it is. Great great great. Love the middle of the album the most. Four Sticks is the only song I wasn’t too fond of.

Good Rock and Roll.

my mom loves them so much don't know how i've never checked them out until this point (i actually listened to lz3 and completely forgot whoops) my mom knows ball her taste is so good stairway to heaven is only 8 minutes? swear to god old people act like stairway to heaven is the longest song ever, wait til they discover swans

always great

Not all of this works for me but the parts that do are undeniable

Misty Mountain and Four Sticks is an awesome b2b

Ive heard all these songs multiple times but it’s nice to hear them in context.

Good but somewhat repetitive and few songs not my jam

Third teenage classic in a row! Though my love for Led Zep has diminished over time, there’s no denying the power of their peak album, from the crazy riff of Black Dog through to the cataclysmic drumbeat that anchors When the Levee Breaks.

Not much more to say that hasn’t already been said on this one. It’s excellent.

This is one of those albums that when I listen to it, every song is a joy.

Before: I've been waiting for a Led Zeppelin album. Probably most familiar with this one! Standouts: Stairway to Heaven Going to California Black Dog Weakest tracks: The Battle of Evermore Rock and Roll Standout lyrics: "There's a lady who's sure all that glitters is gold, and she's buying a stairway to heaven. But when she gets there, she knows, if all the stores are closed, with a word, she can get what she came for." - Stairway to Heaven "Made up my mind to make a new start. Going to California with an aching in my heart." - Going to California "Took my chances on a big jet plane, never let 'em tell ya that they're all the same" - Going to California "Standin' on a hill in the mountain of dreams, tellin' myself it's not as hard as it seems" - Going to California During/after: This is such a classic. Black Dog is a strong, punchy opener with that iconic guitar riff that sets up the tone for the rest of the record well. Rock and Roll is has an interesting quality for me. Still very very good, it's just Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives core and I will not elaborate. I've never heard The Battle of Evermore and I fear it's for good reason. That drawn out "oh" leading into the second half of the track and the ending "bring it" lines are just not executed super well, and the high-pitched strings were annoying to my ear. HOWEVER it leads us right into THE Led Zeppelin classic (you know the one). Stairway to Heaven is so beautiful and such an important rock song. The switch to a more mellow vocal style really shows off the versatility of Robert Plant's voice when juxtaposed with his iconic guttural belting that we see in the earlier tracks. Going to California may be my favorite track because the theme of moving out west and aching to leave always resonates with me. When the Levee Breaks is such a perfect ending (and so sexy, Jesus Christ). Great guitar solos and drums. The harmonica at the beginning made me very happy as well. Also, fun fact but I listen to Greta Van Fleet a decent amount (I know), and people clown on them because of how much they sound like Led Zeppelin. The minute the vocals in Black Dog started up, I immediately thought it was Greta and it took me a minute to be like "oh wait." Obviously this is significantly more original and generally better, but Greta is NOT beating the plagiarism allegations. My boyfriend referred to them as "Great Value Led Zeppelin" and I'm still laughing. Overall, I loved this record! So iconic, important, and prolific for music as a whole. There are a couple of tracks that I don't foresee coming back to often, but man, there's always something great about hearing music that influences so much of the modern music that I have on rotation today. This is totally one that I'll come back to, but there were a few songs that were misses for me (though not egregious by any means - just didn't do it for me). I wonder what my opinion would be if I grew up on Led Zeppelin from my parents too, but I have no nostalgia connected like most people do. Good shit. Easy 4/5.

solide plaat... stairway al net iets te veel gehoord...

one of the better Led Zep records, mainly because of Stairway

Stairway to Heaven remains an absolute classic, the rest of the album didn't quite grab me as much.

I like longer songs

A few songs didn't do much for me but there's still some real heat on here. The highs are very high on this one.

I get it. I just don’t have space in my heart for it. 8.9/10 Favorite Song: Stairway to Heaven

9/10 One of if not my fav led album. They’re one of one and have inspired countless iterations of similar artists ever since. Loved returning to this one. Favorite Song: Going to California

It's weird because I would say I don't particularly like Led Zep, but I keep getting these albums which, individually, I think are generally very good, and merit high scores. This one's up there with the best of them.

Solid hard rock sprinkled with fantasy folk here and there, which I wasn't expecting, but I welcomed the change. The only thing I have to criticize is that there is a lack of substance lyrically. While other albums have recognizable themes, concepts, or at least coherent single songs, Led Zeppelin feels more like stringing words together that sing well and roughly make a sentence.

really nice! good mix of slower and faster songs/parts

Classic classic classic. Play When the Levee Breaks at my funeral

Timless masterpiece.

One of the better classic rock albums but it’s still not my favorite genre. 3.5/5

Good record, classic, remember listening to songs off it in middle school as a really good introduction to that old time rock'n'roll

It is a brilliant rock album, an undeniable classic with so much vying for it. I mean it has Stairway to Heaven, one of the most legendary and best songs ever written and composed and other classics like Black Dog. It is era-defining, and so influential to this day with young people like myself still enjoying it 54 years later.

Classic rock for a reason. Really good music. Particularly enjoyed "Black Dog," "Rock and Roll", "Going to California" and "When the Levee Breaks." And of course, "Stairway to Heaven" is great, especially the guitar work. Plant's vocals are a little hit or miss for my taste, and "The Battle of Evermore," "Misty Mountain Hop" and "Four Sticks" didn't really work for me. Overall, good.

Stairway is undoubtedly one of the greatest songs ever written, but there are a couple stinkers on this album. Four Sticks is a terrible song.

Probablemente el disco de LZ con mayor cantidad de temas legendarios. Pasa por todos los matices, desde el sonido rocanrolero más identificatorio de Led Zeppelin en 'Black Dog', la parte más folk en 'The Battle of Evermore' y sus expresiones más lisérgicas en 'Four Sticks'. El panorama general da como resultado un discazo hecho y derecho.

This is a good album, just absolutely packed with hits.

Black Dog and Stairway to Heaven, classics

damn this was some hot shit.... I see why everyone likes this. highlights include: "Black Dog" "Rock and Roll" "Stairway to Heaven" "Going to California" "When the Levee Breaks"

Better than the other two Led Zeppelin albums I've rated already. Not sure why this is, but I enjoyed it. That opening 4 run of songs are absolutely great

Not my first listen

Stairway! I've heard these songs all my life but have never sat and listened to the album, and have never been able to match titles with the tunes even when half-singing along with some of the right words.

While I liked LZ1 better, this is still amazing. Great creativity, solid rock, wild that a few guy can get together and make this sound

I listened to the 2021(?) remaster and I don't remember the original being that fuzzy in the guitars. I mean, it's *pretty* fuzzy. Anyways, you've probably heard this whole album involuntarily, if not beginning to end. It's great! It's also the be-all, end-all for so many when there's so much more out there!

A solid Zeppelin album with one of my alltime favorites ("Going to California"). Not my favorite Zeppelin album because it lacks some of the whimsy of LZIII, but still very fun

Great to really listen to these classic rock tunes with focus, and be reminded of why they endure.

Tracks one and two reminded me of high school and driving in Charlie's canaries yellow mustang. Didn't realize I knew all the songs on this album except one.

ngl, this actually kinda slaps. i wasn’t in the mood for it the other day and i don’t quite enjoy this classic rock sound. but today my mood is absolutely there for it and i am enjoying it a lot 😆 the guitars are absolutely gorgeous sounding. so many layers and it’s beautiful. vocals insane. very nice album tbh!

apart from the wanky rocky bit in stairway to heaven it is not a bad album. Some weak songs, but on the whole ok. I am not going to voluntarily listen to it or buy it but it is still an appreciably strong album 3.5 stars

Mostly solid songs, dated but still a good collection

I don't want to like this one, but I admit I enjoyed most of it. ‘Misty Mountain Hop' is a fun track. ‘When The Levee Breaks' is maybe their best blues cover, they really bring a lot to it. 'Going to California' is a song that I really dislike.

Pretty nice album, nothing to standout apart from Stairway to Heaven

Some flawless bangers on this album, but probably one of Zep's weakest albums. Rock and Roll has been overplayed and used in too many macho truck commercials for me to care. Stairway to Heaven, pretty lame and boring until the last 90 seconds of the 8+-minute track ...and that's a long time to wait for the good parts! Evermore, lame, cry me a river in middle-earth, Robert. Four Sticks, ugh that dumb repetitive bassline. California, snoozer and Levee, meh. The real gems here are Black Dog and Misty Mountain. I mean, DAMN! Misty, Mountain... ? You are a golden goddesss.

Listening to this on anything but a home stereo turned up loud seems to do the majority of this album a disservice, the separation of drum and guitar alone is just incredible. I will admit I’m not the biggest fan of Plant’s voice, but there’s no denying that this probably doesn’t work any other way. Black Dog and Going to California for me are the two I still listen to here and there.

The first three songs are a bit too "dad rock", although very beautiful, nothing really new in their discography. Stairway to heaven is overrated and last one are really good. Not my favourite led Zeppelin album, I should listen to it again 7-8/10

Stairway to Heaven is a masterpiece. The rest are fine.

The two openers are irritating, but the rest is pretty brilliant. Stairway to Heaven is a classic. 4.3

The drumming on the album is incredible. Wow, kudos to whoever is the drummer. OK, John Bonham! The drums in "When the Levee Breaks" - ooof, speechless.

Great album! Stairway to Heaven is here. Nuff said.

Led Zeppelin IV was definitely more of a mixed bag containing some of Led Zeppelin's highest highs and lowest lows. In my opinion, Some of their best songs came from this album including Stairway To Heaven and When The Levee Breaks but this album also has some of their worst songs too including Misty Mountain Hop and Four Sticks. I still do think that the good heavily outweighs the bad as i just enjoyed all the best songs and still tolerated the worst ones. The songs are also well paced and know the perfect length for the songs. This album isn't the most consistent one in terms of quality but i still really liked it. Best Song: Stairway To Heaven Worst Song: Misty Mountain Hop

Made me sweat. Made me groove.

Classic Led Zep! Wish I had had time at home today to listen on our record player, but had to settle for internet radio :(

Better than I expected. Still boomer rock, though.

First time listening to led zeppelin. Getting kinda used to it. some tracks sounds like country music to me. Maybe it's because this is my first time listening to rock music. Anyways I loved the tracks stairway to heaven and Going to California. <3

Big mix of ok songs and bangers. I probably could have improvised better lyrics to Misty Mountain Hop. How the fuck are these guys British

Ez 4. Stairway to Heaven

4.5-ish

I know I'm supposed to worship Led Zeppelin and all, but it just isn't MY favorite type of music. I'm sure one of you Big Rock Music Fans can/will tell me why I just don't get it, man, so go ahead. It's still objectively very good but not a 5-star experience in my book. Since everyone is going to give this album 5 stars, I'll focus on the parts of this album I didn't like (but first one acknowledgement: the hard rock stuff on here obviously rules. The drums on When the Levee Breaks, all of Black Dog, and an entire song called ROCK AND ROLL make me reflexively mean mug and headbang in my office chair. John Bonham drums some fucking drums). My observations as an untrained man of the people who has never played in a Rock Music Band with my friends: - The baroque type stuff on here (The Battle of Evermore) isn't for me. If I want to feel like I'm at a ren faire I'll listen to Jethro Tull thankyouverymuch - Misty Mountain Hop just kinda annoys me. It's repetitive and it isn't that good. If you're gonna have the guitar line and the vocals run together, it better be a REAL NICE melody, and this one just grates on my little ears. We aren't gonna get any Chief Keef on this exercise, so I'll have to be the one to say it: that's the shit I don't like - Too much screaming. Why screaming so much

Для мене це, напевно, найбільш «складний», альбом Zeppelin. І я зараз маю на увазі навіть не «технічність», а загальну атмосферу «містичності», загадковості та «оккультності», що присутня у більшості пісень. Для побудови якого, гурт використовував, найбільш доречні, елементи із таких жанрів, як #blues, #folk та #psychodelic рок. І головною «спіритичною» піснею тут, безумовно, є всім відомий хіт - Stairway To Heaven. Гітарні соло якого надихнуть просто безліч майбутніх рок та метал виконавців. Це дуже гарний альбом, що дозволяє, завдяки своїй «медитативності» поринути глибоко в себе, спостерігати за своїми відчуттями, та насолоджуватися просто шикарною музикою. Більш того, цей альбом є найбільш популярним в карʼєрі Led Zeppelin, та на думку багатьох, є їх «піком» розвитку, як музикантів. Проте для мене, цей альбом відчувається надто «епічним», та в якійсь мірі, занадто “замудреним», як для Led Zeppelin. Хоча, не зважайте, це я просто намагаюсь так виправдати свою безмежну любов до Led Zeppelin III)

First two songs start the album in a good way and then #4 is Stairway to Heaven which is of course a classic. A really good album but 1 or 2 songs that drag it down from 5 stars to 4.

Classic.

I mean stairway to heaven blijft magisch. Echt goed album maar ben er niet gek op. Eerder een 7/10 dan een volwaardige vier sterren.

4 voor IV

te vaak gelusiterd geen zin in maar top album wel, 4/5

Eine gute Platte mit dem Übersong Stairway to Heaven.Too!

I‘d like to have 10 point scale - it’s partially so strong, close to its Blues heritage and powerful. Strong 3 to 4

Stairway to heaven goes unimaginable, almost caved into the peer-pressure from myself and gave it a 5, but then I realized that I don't actually care for the rest of the album! Rest of the album was pleasant to listen to, although if it was on some less-highly-regarded band from the 60s-70s then I'd probably give it a low 4. I've defined a 4 for myself as an album that I'd willingly put on time-to-time. I do this a lot with She's So Unusual (Cyndi Lauper) and Let It Bleed, and have a bit with Brother Darkness. Other 4s are a lot more just more high-quality artistry that I enjoyed, and that's about where I'd place this album (Stairway as the exception, that's a 6) To sum up the rest, Misty Mountain Hop popped off, Black Dog, Rock and Roll, and When the Levee Breaks (global reviews glaze this track) were pretty good, although nothing spectacular. Going to California and Battle of Evermore were really good as well, didn't care for Four Sticks much.

5/5 on Stairway to Heaven. 3/5 everything else.

Led Zeppelin was my favorite “classic rock” band for years. So it’s suprising even myself to say that I don’t think this is a 5-star album. It has some amazing tunes - obviously “Black Dog,” “Rock and Roll,” “When the Levee Breaks” and “Stairway to Heaven” — but I also think it has some low points. I’m not really into “Misty Mountain Hop” or “Four Sticks.” Still a must listen #61

Not even the best Led Zed album

rly good, gotta revisit

i think i said something similar in my last Zeppelin review on here so i’m not gonna go super deep but there’s obviously just something not there for me. i “should” love them with the other bands that i love but each album (aside from physical graffiti) just seems to fall a little short. it’s all good but very little is GREAT and that’s what i go into these listens expecting. Stairway is obviously one of the best songs of all time and i really liked When the Levee Breaks too but overall it was just good.

English rock band. Led Zeps bestselling album. Hard rock. Good rock album, but the best??

This isn't reallt my genre but I enjoyed this album. I only listened once but will listen again for things I may have missed.

Everything you want a zep album to be. Good jams.

I gave this a really good go over the weekend, but they are just to heavy and stressful for me to really enjoy.

85% Best: Black Dog; Rock and Roll; Stairway to Heaven; Misty Mountain Hop; When the Levee Breaks Must-Hear? Sure

Misty mountain hop

Obv classic. Tbh didn’t hit as hard as it used to

a classic. stairway to heaven is one of the weirdest songs ever but gosh that's one of my first fav songs.

HELL Yeah!!! I love Led Zeppelin!!! /Between 4 and 5

Good. not a fan of 2 songs, four sticks and the battle of evermore

4 - some really good songs: classics, but I felt like a lot of it fell off somehow

This and so many other Zeppelin albums dominated my high school stereo playlist. For some reason, though, it isn’t hitting the same now. The lyrics, especially to “battle of evermore,“ and (sacrilege!) “Stairway to heaven,“ are deep-sounding but ultimately meaningless, except for maybe the most devout Lord of the rings fans. The instrumentation is good, but I prefer Zeppelin III and Physical Graffiti for my nostalgia for this band.

Off with a HARRRDDD START!! Big part of my listening is the energy and the instrumental, this is rock on solid!!!!!

Amazing album, very high 4*.

This is their best album up to this point for sure, very consistent and with some of their best songs and a diverse pallete of their styles. Actually the album that got me into music. A

This album is pure rock and roll. It is just a different animal altogether. In thinking about a star rating for this... I am torn. I think it's easy to give Zeppelin IV an easy five stars because of what it is. That being said, I don't think it's a five star for me. I don't have the emotional attachment to it like other five stars I have given in the past. This possibly fucks with my own rating system, but this album just can't push to five stars for me. I can't explain it.

Was way more folksy than I was anticipating which I’m down for! Also a surprising amount of variety in sounds which really made this an engaging album for me. Obviously had the key tracks black dog and stairway. We don’t often talk about this too much but they definitely deserve the recognition for making the song title “stairway to heaven”. Even if that song didn’t get that famous that’s just such an iconic song title. I loved the final jam track when the levee breaks (the first half of which sounds like every black keys song.

Great album. Good hits including an all-timer in Stairway. To me it didn’t hit to the same level as the handful of albums that I’ve had at 5 thus far, but I do think it’s better than a number of the 4 stars.

I feel like you’re either into Zeppelin or not, and this is the album that will really determine that. Generally I am into Zeppelin so I like this, though I will say I’ve heard everything on this album now enough times that I’m good. Battle of Evermore notwithstanding.