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Led Zeppelin IV by Led Zeppelin

Led Zeppelin IV

Led Zeppelin

1971
4.32
Rating
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Genres: Metal, Rock Styles: Hard Rock, Blues Rock

Reviews (page 13 of 15)

One of those true perfect albums

Great timeless rock album!

A singular great in a standout career. If you listen to one Zeppelin album, I think this is the one. And it spawned the "Stairways to Heaven" anthology. Another of the all time greats.

Such an amazing record from an amazing band, possibly at their peak. Stairway has become a bit of a cliche but no less of an achievement. Truly special. Instant 5.

Led Zep are abysmal. Not even listening.

Two one star songs and the rest is just average.

One of the all time greats

Favorite Songs are Black Dog, and Going to California.

The forbidden riff. 5/8 good songs (even if 1 is ruined by overplay), 1 amazing song (When the Levee Breaks), and 2/8 forgettable fillers (Evermore, Four Sticks). IV sees LZ's transition from proto-metal hard blues rock towards proto-prog, developing more complex song structures, more elaborate instrumentation and production, and goblin-type lyrical content. But don't worry, fans of white dudes screeching "mama", you will not be disappointed. The delicate mandolin/acoustic guitar duet on Going to California is an unexpected highlight. The huge drums on Levee are undeniable. And corny as it is, the solo on Stairway rips.

Basically the lord of the rings of music, overhyped and mystical and people who like it need to wash. Lost another star for jimmy page being a nonce.

Mixed bag of bangers, boring acoustics and annoying parts. One of the most overrated albums ever.

Can't knock it

One of the best rock albums, and in my opinion probably the best from Led Zeppelin. Every song is amazing, timeless riffs and intense vocals.

Well, this is the OG album with Stairway to Heaven, Black Dog, Rock and Roll, The Battle of Evermore, When the Levee Breaks, Going to California. Some of Led Zep's best works!

Never listened to this as an album before, but have all the tracks in different places.

Not quite the perfection of ‘II’ despite the highs of the massive hits on this album. Knocked a star off as I always find myself skipping ‘The Battle of Evermore’ and ‘Misty Mountain Hop’. Having released 4 classic albums in 2 years whilst they were riding the wave, it’s not surprising that a couple of tracks miss the mark for me!

Not listened to it before, apart from the famous track. Really enjoyed it, I could hear their influence on a couple of the bands I listen to. When the Levee Breaks is the second best track, only beaten by H to S - a low 4.

This album has a buzz and exuberance in abundance, it exudes passion and sex that screams for you to pay attention and indeed I will to my dying breath.

Having crossed into the 70s proper, it's harder to levy the "ahead of their time" praise I like to use for them, but it's pretty much impossible for me to come up with anything bad to say about this one, it's a great time

Fantastic album. Nearly every track is a winner.

It's been a very very long time since I listen to this album, anyone over the age of 40 has been bombarded by most of these songs for a long time, radio, sprting events, commercials, etc. Though to sit back and actually listen to the album has been very enjoyable. I loved this album when I was an early teenager and I'll admit I still do.

Every time I hear this record it takes me back to 7th grade when I first became aware of it in earnest. We’re all tired to death of Stairway to Heaven, and honestly most of this record… but after not hearing it for a few years it’s enduring qualities are clear. There are many great elements on this record, everything that made Led Zeppelin legendary, but what really stands out to me for some reason is the opening drum on When the Levee Breaks. Damn, it’s cool.

Not sure what classic rock radio would sound like without this album. It's the definitive Zeppelin record. Stairway is almost bigger then the band.

One of the easiest 5 stars I'll give this entire challenge. Led Zeppelin produced an unbeliveable amount of great music in the three year span between I and IV, but this one is my favorite. Maybe that makes a little basic, but I don't care. Stairway doesn't even bug me when you hear it in the context of the album (and the only time it ever bugs me is just because it's so overplayed.) Just a great album start to finish.

pas écouté en entier mais bon c'est un peu culte

About as classic of a Zeppelin album as there is. This is a rare album where the list of songs that didn't get radio play is shorter than those that did. Never really understood the name of the song "Black Dog," but its a jam through and through. Fairly unorthodox in its composition, making heavy use of call-and-response throughout. Rock and Roll is another hit that has more recently been associated with its use in car commercials. Pretty standard RnR; not one of my favorite from their repository, but it is fine. The Battle of Evermore is one of the few that didn't make it to radio. This is Zeppelin tapping into their fantasy lore with LOTR influenced lyrics arranged as a folksy duet. Feels like a hard pump of the brakes after the gas that was Black Dog and Rock and Roll. What to say of Stairway to Heaven that hasn't already been said. Its a jam that I grew up conditioned to dislike (thanks mom). Speaks to the relative attention span of the general public between 1970s and today that this 8 minute tempo shifting monster could become a smash radio hit. First half of the song opens with some folksy guitar plucking and Plant's soulful vocals. Bonham shows up at the 4 minute mark and the song drops into a head nodding rock song that starts teasing with letting loose into the instrumental wonderland that closes out the last third of the song. At near 6 minutes, the song takes on a completely different form; Page finds his amplifier and starts setting fire to the fretboard while Bonham rips alongside. Timeless jam. Misty Mountain Hop is actually one of my favorites from Zeppelin. I enjoy the chant-link, incidental-laden vocals that make up the bulk of the vocal section counterpointing the guitar riff. I think I enjoy it because it feels freer and more experimental than a lot of their other stuff. The back three songs are all good... Four Sticks is another driving jam; Going to California pumps the breaks hard with the mellowest and most heartfelt of the album (really pretty song). When the Levee Breaks changes tone completely into a southern-infused (harmonica) drawl that stomps confidently forward through its 7 minute play time. Great song. While I like a lot of songs on this album I'm not completely in 5 territory. I enjoy the range that the band shows here, but the record to me feels a bit disjointed. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy it, but I didn't find myself wanting to go back for another listen. I'm a 4.4 / 5 here rounding down because I know that Zeppelin II exists.

Amazing album that I could listen to over and over again. One of the greatest of all time

This album starts with a bit of a southern/country twang, and then it falls into a more fantasy-esque sound with the mandolin from Battle of Evermore until Going to California. Afterwards it switches back into that rock n' roll style. I like this album more than Led Zeppelin I. I already dinged that one a star for having stolen songs, but I won't do it here.

One of my favorite all time albums that I have listened to about 50 times. Every song is absolutely great in its own way. And it ends perfectly with one of my top 10 favorite songs of all time with When the Levee Breaks

Oh man some of my favorite Zeppelin songs of all time are on here, honestly a few that are insanely overplayed or were used in a Cadillac commercial but insanely good songs nonetheless. Black Dog is a quintessential song by these guys and that solo at the end rips. Rock n Roll is that aforementioned Cadillac song. Feel like I should like this song a way more as its a fuckin BOP but growing up hearing it on that commercial ruined part of it for me. Still a jam just never one I am going out of my way to listen to. Love the slow down and mandolin presence on Battle of Evermore. Def grew up loving this one. Don't think much needs to be said about Stairway to Heaven so I'll spare you all. Just will mention when the drums come in I am close to busting one. Iconic song. OOOOOOOoooooooo another one of my faves I love the noises Plant makes in Misty Mountain Hop. Four Sticks isn't one I come back to often but damn it's a jam with that riff. Love it. Going to California always reminds me of the episode of That 70's Show with Jessica Simpson and her beach jugs. Really like it on this album though its a great juxtaposition with some of the harder tracks. Fuck yeah When the Levee Breaks. I took acid at Firefly one time and was stuck in my car during a nasty ass storm. I kept playing songs about raining/water/ect and this song is forever ingrained in my brain from that. Badass.

Top Ten all time!

Classic rock peaked in 1971 with this one.

… and just like that rock would never be the same again.

First few songs very samey and repetitive. Song 4 a little different but meh. Stairway to Heaven is not all that. Around minute 7 has a bit of personality but nah.

Low 4, clearly some bangers but also a bit long for me at points

What's great about this album, is that every song sounds unique and yet fits on it. Jimmy Page's guitar-work is still as timeless as it was back in 1971, and Robert Plant's vocals are still as unique and cool today. You can't not tap your feet or nod your head whilst listening to this album, and that is thanks to the incredible drumming by John Bonham which inspired an entire generation of kids and adults alike to learn the drums. Led Zeppelin chose that name because they thought they'd never get off the ground, and this album showed that they were still as humble and playful as they were when they first started. Instant 5 stars

17.08.23 it’s kind of still the same day as the first album but that was at 1am, so here I am at 7pm that evening with number 2. Led Zep 4, dope. I will listen to this while missing LP (but I see her in Melbourne tomorrow!), and writing this Milldale board paper. Done, forgot it had Stairway on there, and Going to California. Good shit.

Zeppelin 4. Nuff said

Amazing!

Each song is a Classic! Still think Stairway is a beautiful mess of a song, and listening to the album all in one go is a bit much, but a good album to get the Led out to!

Of course it's a classic! GOOD GOD ALMIGHTY! THOSE DRUMS ON WHEN THE LEVEE BREAKS!!

Flawless? No. Masterpiece? Yes. When the levee breaks always gives me chills and leaves me wanting more.

Much needed after the past week. No flaws. When I criticize people for saying they’re the greatest of all time, remind me to listen to this album.

Much like: Boston - Boston ACDC - Back In Black The Who - Who's Next Pink Floyd - Dark Side... this album has been abused, overplayed, stretched beyond limits, beaten to death, overanalyzed, overfawned, and because of all this - ignored by me for the last 30 years. I probably haven't put Zeppelin IV on voluntarily since college? Every time freaking "Rock and Roll" comes on in the car I can't jab my finger at the radio to get away from it fast enough. Then you put this record on again in its complete form and listen all the way through - not just the big/overplayed singles - at top volume and know why if this were the last album you ever heard you'd be thinking "...yeah it was a good life..." Legendary. 10/10 5 stars.

bussin fr

Classic after classic after classic after classic after classic after classic after classic after classic

Finally listened to this classic album - lots of good tunes here! Great to hear the big songs and some of the non singles too.

No bad songs.

Nice vibe, very much 70/80s rock. You have to be in the right mood for it but then it's really good. Stairway to heaven is of course a masterpiece. It's giving "superhero squad comes in to save the world and the shot is filmed in slow motion to make it seem cooler" vibes.

I was beter

The album was good. Several songs well known songs. I enjoyed it. It is classic rock and delivers. Stairway to Heaven is a little long but overall still good. I would listen to this album again.

Driving, melodic, and a trip on the way back machine,

It doesn't get much better than this

Stairway is a standout but also has battle of evermore, black dog, going to California and to finish on when the levee breaks - what an album, still sounds great today

Talking about an opening song, Black Dog! Always like it to play this really loud :) Furthermore of course some great songs, however also some that irritate me, hence no full score.

Not necessarily the best Led Zeppelin album, but for sure it contains their best song: When the Levee Breaks, which got sampled 240 times according to whosampled.com. I do not know the original version of this song, but the LZ version just sounds great. Of course STH, Black Dog, Rock N Roll are 5 star and the rest is in the 3-4 star range. score: 9/10

On a first listen I was not overly impressed, but with the second listen I was more in the mood and loved it. Together with Physical Graffiti my two favourite Zeppelin albums so far.

Excellent music though apart from Stairway I miss the wow feeling.

Great rock n roll album. Favorite song: Stairway to Heaven. Great album with tons of good songs

Come on this is too easy. If you don't appreciate this record you probably don't have a pulse. One of the finest collection of rock songs ever recorded by one of the greatest rock bands of all time.

Black Dog // The Battle of Evermore // Stairway To Heaven // Going to California // When The Levee Breaks 3.5-4/5

Great record! Favorite track is going to California

I don’t mind letting the Led out.

Har aldrig varit ett Zeppelinfan. Albumet har ju sina kvalitéer men det blir ändå bara en trea.

Not a single skip, this album is a masterpiece and essential listening for any music fan. The riffs, the vocals, the drumming, everything is in top form. It's a mosaic of eight stellar tracks that put their talents on full display.

Has a couple of weak cuts but it's a surefire way to get kicked out of Guitar Center.

Kansi vihjaa keskiaikamenosta ja se lunastetaan, mikä tässä vain ilahdutti. Mierin poistuuko yksi tähti siitä syystä, että nukahdin useasti levyä kuunnellessa, mutta useampi kuuntelukerta paransi biisejä. Eli vaatii hitusen syventymistä mutta kuulostaa jo ekalla kerralla vaivattomasti sellaiselta, mitä moni yrittää mutta ei onnistu. Eheä.

Black Dog on onnistunutta kikkailua, Stairway to Heaven tarpeettomassa eeppisyydessäänkin kaunis, ja Rock and Roll sekä When the Levee Breaks suoraviivaisuudessaan eeppisiä. Harmillista, että muille raidoille oireellinen, epäluonnollinen teknisyys rokottaa levykokonaisuuden uudelleenkuunteluarvoa. Puhumattakaan maahisista ja seikkailuista läpi hevosmiesten maiden. Bonus: kutosraidan "arvaa mikä tahtilaji"-peli.

It goes Bluesy, Folky then a bit country, but is unmistakably Led Zep. Not my favourite Led Zeppelin album, but decent. Three stars, verging on four because of Sandy Denny.

Really amazing guitar work. Vocals get a bit grating.

Probably their best I've heard so far, which isn't really saying much. Stairway to Heaven is cool (if over played), the rest is pretty bland and typical. I'll be nice and give a 3 I guess. I don't hate it, but I definitely don't love it either.

7/13/23 - First Album for the 1001 Album challenge Overall: 9/10 Favorite Song: Stairway to Heaven

Quintessential What can I say that hasn’t been said before. No record collection should be without.

4 for IV. Only fair.

"Eyes that shine, burnin' red, dreams of you all through my head." "Oh seems so long since we walked in the moonlight, making vows that just can't work right." "There's a lady who's sure all that glitters is gold and she's buying a stairway to Heaven." "And as we wind on down the road, our shadows taller than our soul." "So I'm packing my bags for the Misty Mountains. Where the spirits go now, over the hills where the spirits fly." "Oh, the sea was red and the sky was grey, I wonder how tomorrow could ever follow today." --- Favourite tracks: Stairway To Heaven Summary: I knew very little of Led Zeppelin outside of the obvious big singles (Immigrant Song/Kashmir/Whole Lotta Love) but I had a rough idea of what to expect. What I did not expect was the amount of LOTR allusions which I enjoyed very much. I'm not musically talented, but can definitely appreciate and understand the complexities of the sound. I was aware of Stairway To Heaven, but I think today is the first day I listened to it in full - and now I understand.

Has so much to enjoy. Amazing drums. LZ is often overrated but this particular album is deserves the hype.

Overrated record. Overrated band

Funky, guitar-driven album which seems to age like fine wine.

I may catch some flak for this one, but I'm not a fan. I've heard many of these songs before, obviously, but had never heard the whole album. Black Dog started us off nicely, but that's basically the only song I actually like on here. I have long maintained that Stairway to Heaven is not that good, and I continue to hold that opinion. It's just okay. And it is the second best song on this album, in my opinion. As for everything else, this album fell into the pile of many albums where I was just waiting for each song to end. If this was not Led Zeppelin, this album would fall into the realm of the 2s. But given its legacy, and perhaps me feeling bad about my bad taste, I feel that isn't a fair rating and instead it will get a bump up to 3. I just don't get it, man.

"And five. Now this is the most important, Rat. When it comes to making out, whenever possible, put on side one of Led Zeppelin IV." Yea, I know. They played Kashmir off Physical Graffiti, but classic line from a classic movie. Something about having Zeppelin and the Beatles shoved down my throat during my high school days has really turned me off most music from both these bands. The difference, Zeppelin does have some quality stuff. This entire album included. Not a bad song from beginning to end. There are a few that classic radio overplayed, but only Stairway to Heaven still drives me crazy. Quite the range too. From a few headbangers, to a few medieval tunes and to end with one of my favorite songs, the bluesy, When the Levee Breaks. I wonder how many casual fans know this song is a remake of an old blues song from the late 1920's? Well, it is, check out Memphis Minnie's version! I'll never claim to be the biggest Zeppelin guy, but I can admit this a great album that every rock n roller should listen to at least once in their lifetime. Solid all the way through and enjoyed going back in time. Favorites - When the Levee Breaks, Four Sticks and Going to California. Listened to for this review and will not listen to ever again - Stairway to Heaven. God I always hated this song. A very solid 4 from me 4

Man, what is there to say about IV a.k.a. Led Zeppelin a.k.a. Zoso a.k.a Symbols? I adore this album. It's one of the most important albums for me because it taught me so much about the dark side of music. I remember the first time I heard Stairway backwards and couldn't sleep all night or when When the Levee Breaks first melted my mind. This deserves every accolade it's earned in its lifetime. I can wax poetic about this album but ultimately I's just be retreading well trodden ground. 10

4.5 I struggled a bit with my rating on this one. For a good chunk of my life, Led Zeppelin was IT. As a young rock and roller, I got into them a little later than most, but when I did (thanks Will), I was convinced these guys were truly gods among men. However, even then, and more so now, Led Zeppelin IV was never the favorite of mine. That crown always went to (and probably still goes to) Led Zeppelin II - though recent ventures back into the group might honestly have me putting Houses of the Holy up there as well. I don’t say that to disparage this album by any means though - there’s a good reason it’s iconic as, and as far as Zeppelin’s style of bluesy hard rock goes, this could very well be its peak. Starting off, I have to get this off my chest - Led Heads, please forgive me, but I’ve always considered Black Dog to be one of the most overrated songs by the group. Robert Plant’s vocal sections in particular have always been kind of annoying to me and almost overly Plant-y. Like, “Hey, hey, mama, said the way you move/Gonna make you sweat, gonna make you groove” to me feels something that could have come from a Led Zeppelin parody group. Musically, it’s fine, but far from the best of Jimmy Page’s guitar shreds. Fortunately, the album gets a lot better starting with Rock and Roll, a really fun, explosive blast of said genre, before going into the true hidden gem (if anything on an album like Led Zeppelin IV can even be called that), The Battle of Evermore. Anything annoying Plant did on Black Dog is immediately forgiven here, and his duet with Sandy Denny (of Fairport Convention!) is nothing short of enchanting. Gorgeous tune with an absolutely perfect name that is somehow able to create a sense of world-building so well. Then, we have Stairway. Look, we all know Stairway. There’s nothing I can say here that hasn’t already been said a million times over, but I’ll echo those voices and maintain that it truly is one of the greatest rock anthems ever written. Even as someone who is kind of sick of the tune after all these years, I’d be lying if I said I don’t still see the charm whenever I do decide to listen again. Great lyrics, great buildup, great solo, great closing - the song is nothing short of epic, and the only valid criticism that someone can lob at the song in my opinion is that they’ve heard it too much. Unfortunately, Misty Mountain Hop is a pretty hefty step down from there. While I wouldn’t call anything on this album a skip by any means, Misty Mountain Hop and Black Dog are definitely in a lower tier. Four Sticks is an enjoyable return to form, and then we enter a territory where any and all valid criticisms end with the one-two punch of Going to California and When the Levee Breaks. Going to California is probably one of the greatest acoustic tracks ever written and was carefully selected to play the second my plane landed in Los Angeles for the very first time - I still think about that moment whenever I give a listen now. When the Levee Breaks… come on, this song is awesome. Great blues tune that feels nowhere near as long as the 7-minute runtime would suggest. I have no idea what these guys saw in Kansas Joe and Memphis Minnie’s original in order to create this, but in many ways I think it speaks to the sheer talent of the group. I was really surprised when I saw the Spotify play count for the track, as I would have guessed this was one of the band’s most popular (not that 116 million plays is anything to sneeze at). Clearly more people need this song in their lives. It also was sampled in another great tune, Rhymin and Stealin by the Beastie Boys, one of my dad’s favorites as well. So weird he didn’t mention that in his review… Despite some shots fired earlier on a couple of the songs, I can’t argue the album’s objective greatness, and I wouldn’t fight you if you tried to say it was the best of all-time. Part of me wants to pull the trigger on the 5, but if I’m being true to myself, this just isn’t one of my all-time favorites or even my favorite Zeppelin record for that matter. It’s for sure a monument of musical history though and probably the best entry point for a new Zeppelin fan - if you feel it’s deserving of a 5, I’d co-sign it.

Gostei tanto que vou ateh dar o nome de Zeppelin pra minha gata

Fourth studio album released in 1971. Phenomenal musicianship.

I am no Zep hater. This is a monster

Maybe the best album of all time.

6 out of 5

Never my fave Zep album, always been between I and III for me. Still a fantastic album, but there's a few too many weak points for it to be one of the best ever. Black Dog is a good opener but gets old after a few too many listens. Rock n Roll is good at best - often it's a bit simplistic and repetitive, which often results in a skip. Evermore actually pleasantly surprised me this playthrough, I've always regarded as the second weakest track but this time I was into it. Perhaps my expectations were so low. Reminded me of some of the stuff from II/III. Stairway, perhaps controversially, I think also gets old after so many listens. Great song the first 50 times but I don't think I've ever searched for it to put it on since my days of streaming music began. Misty Mountain Hop is definitely the low point, the only track on the album that I would say is categorically bad. Four Sticks is a bit better but not by a long way. Finally we arrive at the pinnacle of the album, California and Levee being the perfect album closers, possibly two of Zeps greatest songs. These two are what save the album, and stop it from slipping into 4* territory.

A classic

Classic alert! One of their best albums. It does of course have their most famous track on it, but it also doesn't really have a weak track on it

At the time this came out it had to have been pretty revolutionary. I've listened to this album a decent amount in the past, though I probably prefer II, and hadn't listened to it in a long time, so I gave it a listen. Over time I have definitely listened to heavier music, and also stuff that is more revolutionary... I'd say the big negative with Zep is that they definitely repackaged blues into rock, and made it safe for 1970s white America. That said, there's good musicianship, and obviously many solid original tunes.

Mélange entre un rock plus lourd et un côté plus folk avec mandoline. Deux grands classiques qui assurent une reconnaissance immédiate.

If I never hear stairway to heaven again, I will be totally ok.

crazy how much led zep im getting. i just get led zep ll a few albums ago. I think I liked this one better, but not by a lot. i thought the album cover was interesting though. wanted to know why they chose it.

No way to not give 5-stars to the album that contains Black Dog, Rock and Roll, Stairway to Heaven, Going to California, and When the Levee Breaks. Real guitar - Page one of the best, Real drums - Bonham may be the best, and young Robert Plant. These guys were unreal.

Some good rock music. Going to California is tied with Ramble On for my favorite LZ song. Stairway honestly deserves every accolade it gets. Rock and Roll, Black Dog, When the Levee Breaks are all perfect rock. A must listen to album.

Legendary album that has been played to death.

The definition of Classic Rock n' Roll, never been a big fan of Zepelin, but sorry, you can't get over this one. A total banger. Fav Tracks: Rock n' Roll, Stairway to heaven, Going to California,

Can you dislike an album and still think it's a 5 star? I've never connected with zeppelin, but so many of these songs are pervasive in our culture.

It doesn’t get any better than this

Own on Vinyl

When I was a teenager and first heard this album all the way through (almost twenty years after it's release), I actually thought it was a "best of" compilation. Every song was perfect. I still love it.

BEST SONGS: -Four Sticks -The Battle of Evermore

It's ok. Can sound a little twee at times

Mean old levee taught me to weep and moan, Lord Mean old levee taught me to weep and moan It's got what it takes to make a mountain man leave his home Oh well, oh well, oh well Don't it make you feel bad When you're tryin' to find your way home You don't know which way to go? If you're goin' down south They got no work to do If you're going down to Chicago GOAT album right here. 5/5

Fünf Sterne Deluxe!

This is one of those albums that’s hard to rate because the songs are so popular and have always been so since before I was born. They’ve always been such a presence in popular culture that I have no way of critiquing them. Are they great, overplayed, correctly judged, the best rep of the genre, average, what? I can’t answer that. They just “are,” and are overwhelmingly present. What I do know: When the Levee Breaks is fucking awesome. Also, this was “classic rock” when I was a kid, a genre I like but don’t love. I recently had 2 Clapton albums generated for me and hearing Zeppelin made me more confident in my assessment that for straightforward 60s/70s guitar rock, Clapton is boring. I think I like other Zeppelin albums better, and I honestly don’t like Stairway, but the album just keeps driving forward as you listen. Four stars.

I liked it, first half is better in my opinion & the last song feels kinda weird with the rest of them but overall a good album

5.0 + Nothing to complain about here. Just an impeccable rock record. It’s got “Stairway” for Chrissakes!

This album always seemed way overrated to me. Its not bad, its just not all that amazing.

Surprised to realise going to California was on this album. A classic as always, possibly their best album? At least it is considered that way to the masses.

Clever guitar work and clear masters of their trade, their influence over rock is understandable. Not my favourite record as feel it lacks that emotional/cinematic sound I like, but still enjoyable either way. Highlight was Black Dog.

Some very good parts

Great album, mostly good tracks

Pretty sweet sick as riffs

Almost no bad tracks here. Black Dog has one of the best riffs in hard rock. Rock and Roll is unstoppable.

Not just a classic Led Zeppelin album Zeppelin IV is one of the most iconic classic albums of all time. It's jam packed with great songs, not the least of which is "Stairway to Heaven". Their blues chops are truly on display on "When the Levee Breaks" and they go flat out prog rock on "The Battle of Evermore". "Black Dog" and "Rock and Roll" are hard rockers and "Going to California" is quiet and sweet. This is the full package. Some people might eschew this album because "Stairway" has been violently overplayed. It's still a great song from one of the best rock albums of all time. Don't let overindulgence keep you from a near perfect rock album experience.

Classic! Favorite Tracks: Stairway To Heaven, When The Levee Breaks 4.5/5

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I mean…. It’s Zeppelin. Probably not my favorite of theirs, but probably their best.

Led Zeppelin at the peak of their powers. A masterpiece.

Well it's a banger as far as I'm concerned! Stairway to heaven is one of those teen hood songs for me that I thought was bloody groundbreaking and felt very inspired to learn the guitar solo. I didn't of course! Led Zep was a good angle for me to go from classic rock to more bluesy cool stuff. I think a lot of their music is very sexy

Well it's perfect isn't it

Some great stuff and then some other stuff

10/10 - Iconic.

One of my favorite albums of all time. I love all of it.

I like the first 4 songs. When the levee breaks is my favorite.

A classic album, great guitar and drums.

Pretty solid rock album.

One of the GOATS. Nothing I can say that hasn't been said.

This is, of course, one of those albums where you wonder if spilling any more ink is even worth the time it takes to do so. Whatever. Might as well add my thoughts. Clearly this is an album of extreme mood swings, and the sound of the music demonstrates that, swinging from unbridled rock energy ("Rock and Roll") to acoustic delicacy ("The Battle of Evermore"), from idealism to destruction. "Stairway" reconciles the two as the album's centerpiece. But I love the fragility of the last two songs: yes, fragility. Obviously "Going to California" sounds fragile, and it is, but "When the Levee Breaks", though it doesn't sound at all fragile, is about...the levee breaking. We hear the roaring wind, the driving rain, and the crashing waves, but at the heart of it all is the levee breaking and the destruction that brings. Better flee to California. I hear there's a girl out there who's never been born. Run away towards something that doesn't exist.

The best

A solid album, but I would not put it on the same pedestal that it seems that many others would. It has some great songs, but also a few (somewhat) forgettable ones.

Easiest 5 so far. So many classics and the album is great from the beginning to the end.

One of the greatest of all time.

Si este no es vinilo, ninguno lo es.

This is one of the best albums ever!!

My personal favorite Led Zep joint. Bit more musicality and nerd shit than the earlier albums and that’s kinda fun.

Nice but nothing special. Don't want to listen again and again.

The most acclaimed Hard Rock album, with a charismatic closing track. Fav Track: When the Leeve Breaks

Hard to fault tbh. Stairway, Rock'n'Roll, Levee, plus lots of lesser known tracks that are epic in different ways. 4.5

Well known songs. Good starter album for someone to get into them

An absolute classic of rock music. You can hear that Led Zeppelin sometimes drift into proggier territories and that is right so. They have a talent of bringing the right pieces together with every band member with talent in its own right.

Easy 5/5. One of the biggest and most influential bands of a generation.

oh darn I have to listen to the greatest rock band's best album

Arguably the greatest rock album of all time.

- Now we're finally getting to the good stuff - An iconic album by an iconic band - Insane vocals and instruments that all blend together insanely well - So good that Greta Van Fleet made a whole career by ripping them off - RIP John Bonham - Favorite songs: all of them

- Absolute classic - The payoff to Stairway to Heaven is so satisfying - The musicianship of all the members is so impressive

Not a single bad thing to say about this album. Absolute perfection. Some of Zeppelin’s best songs and, needless to say, Stairway is one of the best songs of all time. The whole thing is so innovative, while still remaining grounded. 5/5

What can I say that hasn't already been said; this may be the greatest set of tracks ever recorded. For fuck's sake, I have one of the four symbols tattooed on me! Can I give it more than 5 stars?

Possibly the greatest album of all time.

One of my favorite albums of all time. I first heard about it from the movie Fast times at Ridgemont High. it did not disappoint.

ok ok ok ok

Not for me

Zeppelin has grown on me.

Rock and Roll perfection.

Best led zeppelin album. It has hits from front to back. Album as a whole is a classic

Last song of the night, ladies choice and no funny business out there! Probably would reach for a number of other releases from this young up and coming band but I understand why this is here.

Excellent

it’s like a country album but with rock. i don’t like it, i only like one song. 4/10

Listened to this too much already, favorite Led Zeppelin album. 10/10

Sparkles at times, drags at others and my indifferent relationship to Led Zeppelin goes on.

Trop bon, du début jusqu'à la fin. Un vrai classique. 5

Not bad, not great

Yeah, it's fine. A few great tracks, and The Greatest Song In The World, but others ramble on a bit.

This is fine

Some good bangers on here, less proggy

Theoretically this should be something that’s right up my alley… but there’s just little bits that annoy me… I like the rock but I’m put off by the hippy. Stairway is a dull song.

Remember when I said on the Physical Graffiti review Led Zeppelin would probably have a 5 star album somewhere? Probably not, but it came sooner than expected. It’s not a moving listening experience of self-discovery, but what it is is really good music. These 8 songs are so great throughout. I have it on vinyl, and the mid-album climax ‘Stairway to Heaven’ works the best when closing a side.

Stairway to heaven was one of my first introductions to 70s rock and I always skipped to the guitar solo like I'm sure every other 12 year old did as well. Black dog was probably the second song that got me into led zeppelin in general and it was fun to finally hear the rest of the tracks from beginning to end. There's a reason I was highly influenced by some of the songs on this album because the whole thing is just great and is equal to if not better than led zeppelin 2.

10/10 Gorgeous record and LZ’s best

Blown away. I never vibed to Zeppelin the way I did other bands, but maybe it’s their complexity and genius that made them far harder to access than the simplicity of say AC/DC. The musicianship is unparalleled. All 4 are virtuosos showing mastery of their crafts on this album. Every facet of the album has hidden meaning and stories and inspiration, giving the listener and fan a lifetime of adventure in finding all of the treasures. Half the songs are masterpieces, half are super high quality. Run time is perfect. Production is iconic. Their best album and one of the best to exist in the genre making Led probably the most influential rock group ever.

Definitely their best album so far and surely a big influence on much of the rock that came afterwards, however personally Led Zeppelin continue to not hit the sweetspot for me and what I like most in rock

Have listened to this album from front to back since I was 13. Just an incredible journey.

This album's in a category of its own. I was raised on this. Brings back great memories of my childhood. Banger after banger after banger. Love it.

A Led Zeppelin album always emits confusion. There are always some amazing tracks, pepperred with songs that make no sense but are still enjoyable to listen to. Obviously can’t forget the elephant in the room (Stairway To Heaven). But Black Dog & Rock And Roll are also amazing tracks

Amazing album - love every song 10/10

All time classic.

Önnur frábær Zeppelin plata. Black Dog og Rock and roll eru flott en síst, restin er geggjuð. Fyndið að vilja hlusta aftur og aftur meira en þrjátíu árum eftir hún var í uppáhaldi.

white man trash

It's always a nice day when you're adding your review from the previous day late at night, and then you get an absolute classic generated for the next day.

Vandaag bij “Gras is Groen”: Iconisch album is iconisch! Fantastisch album, ongeëvenaard goed.

Classic rock. Would probably give it a 4 if I didn’t hate Robert Plant’s voice.

This is one of my all time favorite albums. I might be biased because I listened this so much as a kid. It was literally my introduction not only to rock and roll but the first album I liked of my own accord rather than something my parents played for me in the car. Such great guitar riffs, fat drumming and of course Robert Plant’s voice is incredible

Another one that I haven’t listened to straight through for a very long time. As great as I remember it. Powerhouse opening with Black Dog and Rock and Roll. Of course the side 1 closer is one of the greatest hard rock songs ever. Even the quieter songs stand out as being right. After hearing almost a quarter of the list from the book , about time!

An absolute classic. As much as I’ve heard it, the end of “Stairway to Heaven” is simply exceptional and one of the greatest guitar solos ever recorded. Here we have white Brits playing the blues, but bringing something truly original to it and taking the genres of both blues and rock further. The rest of the tracks are pretty great too.

Faktiskt rätt bra

One of the greatest albums ever. Solid all the way through. Sitting on the train blasting it through my EarPods too loud enjoying every minute.

Stairway to heaven mannn

5/5 Stairway, going to Cali, Misti... Black fucking Dog!!! YES!

Highlights: Black Dog has a great bass line but I don’t generally vibe with the play music, stop, lyrics, stop, music sort of song structure. Rock and Roll may be typesetting because of its age, but it feels pretty forgettable/basic to me. Evermore goes for a bit of sword and sorcery, but doesn’t have the same weight as Dio’s tracks in that style. Stairway to Heaven improves on the fantasy sound of Battle of Evermore from earlier in the album, understandably a classic. Misty Mountain Hop has a fantastic rhythm to it that makes it feel like a wake up call after Stairway sets you down. Four Sticks has a super catchy riff. Going to California, I like the simpler vibe and the off-kilter vocal switch in the middle. Sort of a pining song about unrealistic expectations. When the Levee Breaks rocks.

I, II, Houses of holy>

How do you score an album that has five all-time great songs and three that you'd rather forget? I think most bands would kill to have an album like that. For Zeppelin, it means it's one of their worst ones. Kinda feels like I'm grading on a backwards curve to give less than a 5, but here we are. Best track: When the Levee Breaks

Hyvä albumi, Deluxen olin kuunnellut tämä oli sitten vain se 42 minuuttia. Parhaat minuutit tietenkin ne kahdeksan siinä.

Led Zeppelin IV. Maybe the most beloved Zeppellin album, and, after really listening hard to this album this time, I can see why. Personally, I enjoyed the experimenting with styles that went on in Led Zeppelin III more, but this is just the perfect straight rock album (though I love the bluesy song 'When the Levee Breaks'). Also, I'm sorry, did he say 'Ringwraiths' in 'The Battle of Evermore???' First time I listened to the lyrics and it's about the freaking Lord of the Rings?? Hell yeah!

Great album. Songs are just so catchy and so great. It’s hard to dislike this album. 9/10

A master piece

Finally, some Zeppelin! Not my personal favorite Led Zeppelin album, but still one of the best albums of all time.

We're talking about stairway to heaven here

Brilliant songs with a few too many fillers on the album for a perfect score.

Timeless classic. Great rock sound

Some absolute bangers.

One of the best albums ever, with at least three of the best songs ever, by one of the best bands ever, with each member being one of the best in ther role. Never going to be any less than 5!

Stairway to Heaven is overrated. Gelukkig staan er ook betere nummers op dit album

Hands down, one of the best albums of all time. This was the one that introduced me to Zeppelin, and I never looked back.

Classic.

This is The rock album. There are many before it and many after it but this was the pinnacle of rock. The only drawback is the battle of evermore. It’s not bad at all just kinda goes off page from the rest of the album even though it builds into stairway to heaven. Which is one of the most overplayed songs but because it is so good. All the songs on this album aside from the previously mentioned are classics and could carry any album in their own. To have them all on one is amazing. This is the best rock album made. And unfortunately it won’t be topped. 9.7/10

Ehhhhhhh. I like a lot of old-school rock, but I wasn't feeling this one. Except for "Stairway to Heaven" because of those amazing guitar solos and I love long rock songs. However, it was definitely not bad. I think if I was in the mood for it I'd love it and at the same time I don't care for it and don't particularly want to listen to it when not in the mood.

When the Levee Breaks 7:08 Rock and Roll 3:41 Going to California 3:32 Stairway to Heaven 8:02

No comments needed

Obviously great in places but very dated in others.

Rock masterpiece.

The first side of this album is incredible, with a bunch of classic song - anything that starts with “Black Dog” and ends with “Stairway to Heaven” is going to be good. For me the only weak point is “Rock and Roll”, which isn’t really a bad song but has just gotten so overused in car commercials that I don’t really want to hear it anymore. On the other hand, side 2 is a mess. “Misty Mountain Hop” and “Going to California” are meh for me at best (and that’s being generous) while “Four Sticks” is straight up bad. But then the side ends with “When the Levee Breaks” which I think is actually probably the best Zeppelin song. As someone who has listened to classic rock basically my whole life and considered myself at least a casual Led Zeppelin fan for most of it, I really want to rate this album 5 stars for the absolutely iconic tracks on it. But it doesn’t really work as an album, and the unevenness in the back half is really making me think this is a 4 star album at best.

There are Rock Gods and Rock Legends but these 4 are more. LZIV is the holy grail. No one else can achieve this.

The pinnacle of classic rock

Well expectations have to be high, even though not yet in my style wheel house so far. I mean it has stairway to heaven. Wasn't super vibing it most of the way through, struggle to get on board with the sound. Just doesn't sound good to my ear yet. I can recognize the quality without particularly enjoying it. Going to Cali brought me back a bit. If "When the levee breaks doesn't do something good here, we are heading for a 3 (3.4)". Hmm almost, just not sure if it justifies a 4 from initial listen which is what all other albums have received. Okay that song lifted it to a low four (3.5)

Packed with timeless classics that show the full musical range of Led Zeppelin.

Définitivement pas mon truc, même si c'est quand même bon. Je ne l'écouterais pas régulièrement, mais je suis content de mieux le connaître. Disque influent, grandiose, mais parfois lourd.

Ah yes I expected that one

Almost too good for its own good. One can make a case that I - III are better records for having a few rough edges, that make them seem the more authentic and relatable for being imperfect (though in quite slight ways). Here the pursuit of perfection is almost eerily effective. “Black Dog” and “Rock and Roll” are well-honed and well-targeted products – top-class offerings, mind, but with a market-tested feel, alas. Much depends on one’s ability to listen to “Stairway to Heaven” without irony. The song is perfectly structured – again, almost to a fault. But it builds so powerfully, one section at a time, and the playing, solos and vocals are all top-drawer. Every mega-hit suffers from ubiquity; many become outright unlistenable, others just give up their significance. “Stairway” is like Stonehenge, however, retaining a powerful aura, and a sense of mystery despite its familiarity. The most-played song in US radio history for a reason – for once the market got it absolutely right. All one has to do is listen to it as is, not as the world has come to see it (or one perceives the world has come to see it). There’s much other richness, of course. The transition from the solemn and almost-too-serious ending of “Stairway” to the loose bouncy “Misty Mountain Hop” is ideal – would it have been more pronounced in flipping over a record or is it stronger on streaming, where it’s immediately subsequent? – and reminds us how actually, you know, fun, Zeppelin could be. “Goin’ to California” is a gem, moving and gorgeous and heartfelt, and no more undersold than “Stairway;” Zeppelin of this era could seemingly do it all at the highest level. “Return to Evermore” and “Levee Breaks” are both extremely good songs that seem a little less so by all the excellence around them – they are a comfort for being easy to listen to. If this is filler, there’s never been better. One can call them dinosaurs or cliched or feel embarrassed for liking them – as one often has and does, still – but there are few better records than this (Zeppelin made a few of the candidates, too) and their I - IV remains unparalleled as a run of quality in rock annals. Period.

Stairway to heaven

Easy 5 stars, added every song to the playlist. Led Zeppelin are the GOAT and this album is stacked.

Although I'm not a huge fan of tracks light Misty Mountain Hop you can't deny an album with Black Dog, Rock and Roll, Stairway to Heaven AND When the Levee Breaks 5 stars. On this re-listen, I really appreciated Page's production, especially the reversed guitar at the end.

front to back masterpiece with some real underrated gems. four sticks is a highlight

Zeppelin sounds better to me on vinyl, so I use this while streaming albums: https://mynoise.net/NoiseMachines/dustyScratchedVinylNoiseGenerator.php

Led Zeppelin sucks. The fact that you started with this dreck does not bode well for this project.

Unbelievable

This is Led Zep at their mightiest. Cracking album.

An iconic album, a mixed bag for me, but no denying the raw power of Stairway.

Still works. Not my favorite of theirs, but high on the list.

Despite the annoying voice of Robert Plant and the slipshod guitar of Jimmy Page, this album boasts a few of the band's most notable moments.

Hmmmmm 4

5/5. There are only a few albums I have heard in my life that are as good as this one.

Fantastic, start to finish!

First time I really listened to Stairway in a lot of years. And I’ll be damned if it’s good, but not like legendary? I can’t believe what I’m saying. Still great end to end though.

A worthy inclusion on the list, even if my fave Zeppelin song (Immigrant Song, natch) isn’t on this album.

Wonderful album. All my love to going to California but stairway to heaven overrated af, the nerds can disagree all they want.

One of the greatest rock and roll albums. Seems unfair to lose a star but I think it’s not quite complete. But still, what a sound. Particularly the production on the drums.

Просто крутой рок альбом, не все песни мне понравились, но в целом музыкальная картина получилась цельной и очень мелодичной. Также очень отчётливо слышится влияние данных половых гигантов на индустрию музыки в целом, чисто за это я готов накинуть баллов. (8)

What a piece of work. Every track is astonishing but with Rock &Roll as an unbelievably exuberant joyful, deceptively simple but as intricate as a Swiss watch stand out.

blech. its fine but -1 star for being too famous.

Really good

Loud, amusing, almost mind-bendingly competent. A very complete album. Compact and muscular like corned beef. It misses something for me though - some guts - relatability - vulnerability - life something like that. In the end though, I just think the album was made for someone else.

The best álbum

As good as ever. Black Dog the killer track.

And we have the winner! Every song on this album is as good or better than any song on the 1001 list I’ve heard so far. Epic songwriting, vocals, bass, drums and guitars all at their peak on this album during Rocks’ coming-of-age era. Somewhere between a very strong 5 and and a 5+++

Don't even have to listen before giving it a 5, but I still will.

Not much my taste, but nice

Stairway to heaven is not what I thought it was

Loved it

After 533, I just listened to the best album so far.

Hell yeah

4.5/5. Fantastic, Black Dog and Rock and Roll are both my types, Stairway to Heaven is unimpeachable, When the Levee Breaks is one of my favorite endings. Besides, the album has an artistic cover. Love it.

Absolute rocker of a classic. All of the radio tunes have been played over and over with good reason, but all of the other tracks deserve a fair amount of play too

A great album! I love Led Zeppelin! Stairway to Heaven is one of the greatest rock songs ever! The only reason this album isn’t 5 stars is because I don’t like the song Going to California. If that song were left out, I’d happily give this album 5 stars! Now, I’m hopping since I got Hotel California yesterday, and Stairway to Heaven today, that my next album is A Night at the Opera with Bohemian Rhapsody.

This album is insanely front-loaded.

THE album - enough said.

it’s “stairway to heaven” has to be a 4 at least! if “misty mountain” and “four sticks” were stronger it’d be a 5

This album has one of the strongest starts to any record with the deep bluesy ‘black dog’ and doesn’t stop with three back to back to back bangers, rock and roll, the battle of evermore and stairway giving this entire an album a Tolkien-esque level of folk fantasy epic poetry. Zeppelin IV does fall off a bit once we get to songs like Misty Mountain Hop and Four Sticks. These two in particular definitely being the lull in the middle of the album. However the album does pick right back up with the beautiful mandolin guitar harmony on going to California and the absolute rocking closer when the levee breaks. Feeling a light to decent 4/5 on this

3rd best Zeppelin album

good one. dumb cover.

Love a little Zepp.... :) good times

I'm not the world's biggest Led Zeppelin fan but this is undeniably awesome

One of the best albums of all time.

An all time great.

chapu je to klasika ale neni to uplne muj vkus uz. stairway to heaven still hoes hard tho

I'm sure I've listened to Led Zeppelin IV all the way though once or twice just to know what else comes with "Stairway to Heaven", which is the first song I can ever remember hearing from Led Zeppelin. I think I enjoyed listening to Led Zeppelin more in the past, but my appreciation for John Bonham and John Paul Jones has only increased over the years. "Going to California" with the mandolin and a great representation of Robert Plant's vocal skills is probably my favorite track on this album. The additional female vocals make "The Battle of Evermore" my second favorite. The album is good. I'm not eager to get back to it, but I wouldn't be surprised if I do - just becasue this album carries so much weight in the world of Rock.

A great big slab of rock. Rating: 3.5/5 Playlist track: Stairway to Heaven Date listened: 05/12/22

Probably enough has been said about this masterpiece of Rock n Roll history. Talented musicianship matched with precise screeching vocals. Still holds its own as one of the best rock albums ever recorded.

Wait, this is supposed to be one of the greatest Rock albums of the early 70s? THIS?!? Granted, Stairway to Heaven is a powerful and classic (albeit severely overplayed) track, but outside of that, I hear a lot of generic white-men-playing-the-blues rambling and songs without too much variation or ideas. The Battle of Evermore is pointlessley meandering without going anywhere. The same could be said about Four sticks. Going to California is a welcome change of pace, but is too generic to be really good and sounds the same throughout. When the Levee Breaks left me shrugging. Led Zeppelin are supposed to be one of the best bands of the 60s/70s, but I've been suspecting for some time now that they are simply overrated. This is another case in point. 2/5

PREFS: Black Dog, Rock and Roll, The Battles of Evermore, Stairway to Heaven, Four Sticks, Going to California, When the Levee Breaks MOINS PREF : Misty Mountain Hop

Very good

I probably haven't listened to this album since college, but it's still one of my favorites. I wouldn't list every track as one of my favorites, but I can appreciate how wonderful each song on here is. Going to California is probably still my favorite Led Zeppelin song. Listening to this makes me want to go back through their discography.

Zep in their pomp. Spectacular album, and one of my all time favourites.

Oh, yes!

Jimmy Page carries every album