Led Zeppelin IV

The greatest

Culte

When the Levee Breaks is also a masterpiece...

It has been said many a time that this album is the greatest rock album of all time. True or not, this is at least Led Zeppelin at their very best. It rolls seamlessly from harder rock songs ("Black Dog"), to epics ("Stairway to Heaven") to the introspective "Going to California". Not much else needs to be said...

Masterpiece

This is the rock album I judge all other rock albums by.

Excellent

It is 5 old crunching man out of 5

5

Yeah okay this is an amazing album Fav songs: The Battle of Evermore, Stairway to Heaven, Rock and Roll

Instant classic

great album

If I gave this under a five, I would have never been born. Spins: All Day Playlist Additions: - All The Songs

Nydelig album, må vende seg litt til de låtene som ikke er så kjente, men når det først er gjort…

Listens: 5 Standout Tracks: Black Dog, Stairway To Heaven, Going To California Waffling between a 4 and a 5. It's short. It's really sweet. Stairway To Heaven is a complete face-melter and still especially excellent. I think the thing that surprised me was how mellow and chill the album can be, and at the same time, extra heavy at certain parts. I think like Ozzy's Paranoid is an apt comparison. Paranoid into Planet Caravan into Iron Man for example. There's a lot of that going on in Led Zeppelin IV. Even in just Stairway To Heaven you've got the three "acts" with each subsequent act being more and more high energy. And then, whenever I do actually listen to Stairway To Heaven, I eventually need to switch over to Tenacious D's Tribute, to give tribute to the greatest song ever made.

I grew up in the '70s. Led Zeppelin and all the other hard rock classic rock bands are ingrained in my DNA. So much so that I'm completely sick of it and never ever reach for a classic rock album. But then I find myself pressing play on led Zeppelin IV because it's part of my journey on this 1001 album project. And I can't fucking stop listening. I thought I was sick of every note of this album, but I can't deny that I love every note of it.

It has excellent variety, riffs and melody. I am particularly fond of the Battle of Evermore, Black Dog, and When the Levee Breaks. Stairway to Heaven is clearly fantastic, even if it has been lessened by ubiquity.

Massively overplayed but my god, the drums are so in your face across every single song, I’m hard pressed to name an album that showcases the power of them better. The battle of evermore is a wonderful celebration of the mandolin as an instrument that rarely gets the kudos it deserves, whilst having the storytelling of plant wailing behind it. I’m sure the vocals would put people off (it does border on a bit too much at times) but somehow doesn’t overshadow the instrumentation. ‘When the levee’ breaks is what blues could be, and is where this takes its inspiration from unabashed, yet adds this dynamism that traditional blues music can’t carry.

god i fucking love this album. what a damn classic. every single song no skip and they're all so dynamically different just an incredible album. RIP Bonham

Going to California must be one of my favourite Led Zeppelin songs

Iconic.

259/1001 :: Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV Heard before? ✅ Would I revisit? ✅ Rating: 9 Listen before you die: Uh Yeah It's literally one of the most important albums in rock n roll history. Overplayed, maybe but don't let that fool you... If this isn't 5 stars I don't know what is. Should also be noted it has When The Levee Breaks and Going to California. So, yeah it's damn good...

Okay, I’m not a Zep fan but this album objectively whips ass.

I mean come one. What else is there to say. The best, most iconic album by arguably the best, most iconic band of all time. There has already been countless real and virtual ink spilled by countless people more informed and better written then anything I could write. Just add this to the pile. One of the easiest 10/10s here

é um álbum com stairway to heaven, logo, não precisa de mais nada. 5/5.

Um dos albuns que me fizeram enxergar a musica de maneira de diferente. O album q me fez ouvir mais albuns e apreciar a musica de uma maneira diferente. Um dos melhores ja feitos. Amo cada musica, mas me arrepio sempre com Stairway to Heaven e When the Leeve Breaks 5/5

Gold 5/5!

I was pretty harsh on Led Zeppelin I, and said at the time that it didn't hold up to III and IV. I wasn't wrong. At the risk of sounding like an lame old Dad or something, Led Zeppelin IV has to be one of the greatest albums ever made. It's just genuinely good, start to finish. I tend to think of it as old and boring, and think that I'm sick of hearing it... until I put it on - and then boy does it hold up.

A classic. Always good to listen again.

Das isch no Musig gsi!

So many great songs here.

One of my favorite albums of all time. Hands down.

Probably has a claim on being the best album ever. Absolutely classic.

Does this album even need a review? With the possible exception of Sabbath's 'Paranoid', this album probably inspired more heavy metal bands than any other. Led Zeppelin were at the top of their game at this point. They had already released three albums that are generally considered to be among the best that rock music has to offer, so it was no surprise that this one was an absolute smash. What their fourth release did was take the heavy blues of their first two and mix it with the folk influences of their third, creating one of their most unique and diverse outputs yet. You've got your hard rockers like the classic "Black Dog" and "Rock and Roll", the thundering heavy blues of "When the Levee Breaks", and the softer folk music of "The Battle of Evermore" and "Going to California". Of course this album is probably best known for the epic "Stairway to Heaven", which has become one of the most revered and overplayed rock songs ever created (look at any "best rock songs" list and it'll usually be at or near the top). "Misty Mountain Hop" and "Four Sticks" fill out the rest of the album, and they might actually be two of my favorites as they're not brought up quite as much as the others, particularly the latter with its somewhat raga rock inspired sound. Some albums out there that get this much reverence come off as a bit overrated, but this one deserves all the love that it gets. Led Zeppelin truly were one of the most diverse and original sounding bands out there, and 'IV' is an absolute masterpiece.

Loved this album. How many hits can come from one album?!

This record feels baked into the sounds of rock and roll for the last 50 years. Canon.

One the greatest ever!

Absolute classic

Fuck. Yes. Really good stuff here. Don't really have much to say about this one. 5/5

This is Zeppelin at their best.

💛💛💛💛💛

Not the biggest Zeppelin guy, but I do own a copy of this masterpiece. The pinnacle of 70’s classic rock. All killer. No filler.

Clássico do começo ao fim. Uma ode ao rock!!!

This was a fun one. I have never listened to this all the way through and I really liked it. Stairway to Heaven and Going to California are obviously masterpieces and it was a treat to listen to them. No wonder these guys are considered to be one of the greats. Big fan

Probably my favourite Led Zeppelin album, simply because it has so many of their hits. "Going To California" is a little less well-known than some of the other songs on Led Zeppelin IV, but one of the best. Interesting reflection on chasing dreams and one's expectations.

I feel like I have no choice but to give this a 5/5. It may not be my personal favourite rock album, but it is objectively one of the best of all time. All of the tracks are pretty excellent. My faves are Stairway to Heaven, Going to California, and Misty Mountain Hop.

Solid as hell, unsure where it stands next to Zeppelin 2, I think i might have enjoyed that one overall slightly more? Hard to say though will have to go re-listen. Song 2 and 5 were not great if im being honest (Rock n Roll, and Misty Mountain Hop) they felt like kinda generic rock songs that didnt have anything special going for them. However the rest of the songs did. Especially Stairway... love that song, how it builds is just so pleasing. Rest of the album is perfect... Im gonna round up to 5 stars just for stairway to heaven, but Id give it a 4.5/5 due to the album dropping off (for me personally) for a quarter of the album. 8.5/10

Ratings: 5: I will happily play this album anytime 4: I may occasionally play this album of my own free will 3: I will happily listen to this if someone plays it in the background 2: I will tolerate this if it is playing in the background 1: I will leave the room if someone plays this in the background I first listened to this on my first out of state trip without the family....to California no less. Launched a love of Zeppelin and was a foundational pillar of my developing musical tastes as a teenager.

Très bon album, du plaisir pris sur chaque titre. En revanche Stairway... surcoté ?

such an epic album man there’s nothing like it

I've listened to this album so many times, and it's still great. I know everyone else is tired of Stairway to Heaven, but it's such a spectacular song and was a big part of my childhood (it was played at every school dance). But my favorite from the album is their rendition of Memphis Minnie's "When the Levee Breaks." The composition of the song, from the drums to the bass and guitar and Plant's singing make this a true gem. Play it LOUD for best effect.

9 - EXCELLENT

Great album. Interesting how each song has its own identity. From blues rock, to folk, hard rock,... A classic album by one of the most influential bands in rock history.

Top 3: 1. Stairway to Heaven 2. The Battle of Evermore 3. When the Levee Breaks

Fantastico! Simply a masterpiece of course and one of the best albums ever. Just banger after banger and was glad to listen to it again.

42 minutes of my life i would happily relive, there wasn't a track I didn't like

heavenly

Almost the definition of a classic album but for good reason. Stairway is still a great track and the sheer musicianship shines through, especially John Bonham’s drumming.

Шедевр

can this really be rated lower than 5?

Banger

Esse foi um dos primeiros álbuns de rock que eu ouvi e simplesmente me apaixonei. Comprei o cd e é incrível a experiência de ouvir este álbum.

Den ultimata rockskivan. Spännande och drivande trummor, variationsrik bas, helt otroliga gitarrer, akustiska och elektriska, vackra och hårda. Kanske världens bästa rockröst. En femma!

Discazo!

Did not expect that I would enjoy heavy metal and heavy rock this much. Might try other albums and artists from these genres

Você sabia: essa é a primeira vez que eu escuto um disco do Led???? Muito legal, entendi por quê vocês gostam tanto!

Classic. No notes.

5.5 - Legendary

Great album. Been listening to it all the way through for decades now. Worth it every time. I know it's cliche, but "Stairway" will forever be the favorite.

Masterpiece including the greatest song in the world

What is there to say that hasn't been said

Man that first half is just heavenly. And it doesn't really let up after that, but it is just impossible to beat the first half. Two of those first halves would have made it a 6/5, now it is just stuck at the perfect mark. 5/5

Can't overthink this too much here. It's a no skip album with one great track after another. One of my personal favorites to put on and listen to from start to end. A masterpiece through and through.

Even the weaker tracks on side 2 are great, would listen to any and all of this again quite happily

I consider this to be the greatest album of all time. Even The Battle of Evermore and Four Sticks, while not bangers give a good transition to tee up the greatness of the songs that follow. It is the gold standard.

(100/100)

Amazing album, Easy 5 star. Top 10 of all popular music.

Legendary + LOTR!

Top 3 Led Zeppelin, only behind Physical Graffiti and their debut. The best song here for me is When the Levee Breaks, with honestly the best drum sound of all time. Of course Stairway to Heaven is an amazing song with an outstanding guitar solo and the hits here are also great but other songs like Battle of Evermore and Misty Mountain Hop are extremely overlooked. This album is produced much more cleanly than the rest of their stuff they released and it's definitely a good change. It's their most "produced" album up to this point you could say which does make it more interesting and extremely enjoyable. There's really no misses on this album either. It has just as good instrumentation as any of their other works as well.

Flawless classic, debatable if it’s the best or my favorite led zep album. No deep cuts to be found, 8 huge songs. Hard to find albums of this caliber

What do you want say here about this album, which has not been said before. Everybody interested in music, who did not know the album, will find it extremely interesting - even if they won't like it. It's one of those albums which must be on this list - at least if you want to see this list as something meaningful about the history of pop/rock.

Gargantuan record. I feel like Black Dog fizzles out quickly after the opener, and Rock N Roll is relatively tame. Battle of Evermore is underrated, but its Stairway to Heaven that is justifiably the big draw for the album. I really don't think it's a stretch to say it's arguably one of the best songs ever created. This side A alone justifies inclusion on the list - this is a must listen to fully understand rock history. Side B is weaker, but Going to California is very strong. When the Levee Breaks is the other big draw, but feels a bit hollow when stripped from its original context and the direct influence of the 1927 flood to which the song is attributed.

There are only a handful of albums greater than Zepp IV, and no band greater than Led Zeppelin. From the groovines of Four Sticks and tenderness of Going to California, all the way to the raw power of When the Levee Breaks, this album has it all. Absolute masterpiece, singular presence in the world of rock and roll. Giants.

I'm not the biggest Zep fan but IV is a humongous record. It cannot be denied.

Does it take its time? Yes. Is it loosely a concept record? Kinda. Does it extend Led Zeppelin's penchant for colonizing blues? Sure, but less so than how it started, which is now well documented in its theft of material. What's inarguable is the quality of the arrangements and performances across the album. The Bonham drums are ferocious. The Jones bass is rock solid. The Plant vocal is soaring. The Page riffs are ringing. Also, one of the absolute best track sequences. Side A starts hot with odd rhythms, rides an arc, and finishes smooth. Side B starts hot with odd rhythms again, rides an arc, and finishes strong. Listening to just a couple tracks on their own misses the point.

This is the 2nd Led Zeppelin album I’ve had on the list, last time it was Led Zeppelin II which I ended up rounding up 4 stars but I don’t recall enjoying it as much as I had expected to, and perhaps that feeling is compounded by the fact I forgot that had listened to it, thinking this was the first album the list had dealt to me. Those lofty expectations weren’t met that day, but today, they absolutely were! For a first listen, a lot here was familiar, particularly Black Dog and Stairway to Heaven, but also I knew Battle of Evermore, covered on the Singles OST, and Going to California, for which LZ clearly used a time machine to rip off Given to Fly by Pearl Jam. In fact, I remember Jimmy Page giving an interview about how similar they were and he was so cool about it, no accusations of plagiarism at all, which seems refreshing. The album blends styles that sit together perfectly, occasioning blues, folk, metal and of course, rock. I’m having trouble picking my favourites, I could happily list half the album.

Insanely good immediately wanted to replay

The absolute best Zeppelin album. I didn't even need to relisten to know this is a 5, but I'll never pass up another excuse to do so Favorite Songs: Black Dog, Stairway to Heaven, When the Levee Breaks

It has it all.  4 songs deep you have started on a heavy riff, then the fast pace of rock and roll then you get transported to a mystical land with its intricate plucking and haunting vocals.  Then you land on Stairway to heaven for god's sake.  It's ridiculous.  Nothing weak on this album.  It changes at just the right times to maximise engagement from start to finish.  "Going to California" is an excellent example where they softly pluck plot their finale exit.   The final song then ripples out in a focused roll of sound to close it out.   Excellent in all regards.

What else is there to add to the narrative of one the best albums produced by one of the biggest rock bands ever? It's a great record that contains all of the quintessential elements of Led Zep; complex rhythms, catchy riffs, the classic vocals. To top it all off, this album contains one of the best songs ever recorded in popular music. Recent listening ranks this just a shade below Led Zeppelin II (even though this one has Sandy Denny) but it still stands a head and shoulders above most albums in this list.

Does anyone belt out “Baby” better than Robert Plant? I open to a fiery conversation with anyone who disagrees. This not only a fantastic rock album, it very well may be THE rock album. I’m not saying it’s my favourite album but holy shit does this rock. There is not miss here in the 43 minutes. Banger after banger, fantastic riffs, vocal shrills, rollicking drums, it’s pure and I really wish I was around to experience this live. I really do appreciate the inclusion of Going to California as well, it slows the mood a bit and is a beautiful song. Today was a good day, I ran thru this 3 times and I’m glad. 5 stars

Not the best the Zeppelin record but still great

Anyone reading the 1001 albums book has heard this album many times. This one is in the top few greatest, most important albums of all time.

It's like the album generator knew it had to reel me back after yesterday. This is one of the most without-a-doubt 5-star albums I've come across so far. If it wasn't for the slight hiccup on the first side with The Battle of Evermore, it would probably go down as the best side one of all time. And even still it's probably in the conversation. I'm not going to act like I know how influential the music is, or how masterful the lyrics are, but what I do know is every song had me singing along or banging my head or both, and if that's not an absolute win then I don't know what is. Highlights: Black Dog Rock and Roll Stairway to Heaven

actual magic

Love this album. Have it in my collection. Everything from straight up rock to folk and mysticism. Solid 5 stars. Fave track - Going to California, but could have been any of the others.

5/5

The greatest rock album of all time.

Great classic album

Masterpiece

I am here for hobbit rock

Not much to say here. The best album by one of the top 5 rock bands of all time with the most iconic rock song of all time.

This is a tough one. 4 or 5 stars? I mean it’s legendary, but I prefer other led zep records. I think it was just overplayed. Also it th biggest fan of battle of evermore. But then I got to the end and heard when the levee breaks. What a song. Thinking about all the shitty record that got threes this is absolutely a 5.

9.7/10

It's Led Zeppelin IV, Zoso, the symbols album, the one with "Stairway" on it. If there is one album that perfectly embodies the excesses and successes of bombastic '70s classic rock, this is the one, the last self-titled release by Led Zeppelin, a bold exclamation mark at the end of the first era of one of the biggest bands of all time. A brief note about mastering. Please try to seek out the files for the original CD pressing. The dynamic range is very different, and the resulting experience is significantly affected. This is how we hear the massive reverb in "The Battle of Evermore" and the warm organ and the space between the acoustic guitar layers in "Stairway." My favorite part of this remaster is how much easier it is to hear John Paul Jones's playing and the texture in bass tone. I have listened to this album hundreds of times, but this version noticeably improved my appreciation of the production details. Led Zeppelin III is my favorite of these early albums, but IV is still probably the best. It's epic and defies my attempts to describe it. These guys went hard and created a singular statement that could only be imitated from here on out. Five stars.

One of the best lyrical albums of it's time

9.5 / 10

This is real 5* album. Even if there wasn't Stairway to Heaven, which is absolute masterpiece and iconic song, love every second of it, it wolud be that perfect. The Battle of Evermore and Going to California are big standouts for me and to open album with Black dog and close it with When the Levee Breaks... It's just perfection.

The standard

Classic Rock & Roll album! Not a bad song on it. Stairway To Heaven, Rock and Roll, Black Dog, The Battle of Evermore and When The Levee Breaks lead the way.

CLASSIQUE 5/5

biennn

If you haven’t heard it yet, and you’re waffling on it, you might as well just listen to it so you can see what it’s like to live after you’ve heard Zeppelin IV

Great album. Have listened to it many times

17-yr-old Amber was blown away by this album and 40-yr-old Amber asserts confidently that it is one of humanity’s greatest artistic achievements. If you disagree, you should listen to it five more times.

One of the best albums of all time Need I say more

This album was a blast all the way through! Vocals, instrumentals, all of it was so great!

Each track just plays well. Black Dog really gives you a good idea of the type of album this is. STAIRWAY is the best song no doubt, it closes out the first half perfectly. Levee a California are some of the best songs Zep put out, Levee being I believe Bonzo’s best piece, with California being Jones best finger work. Plant really peaks on this album. I used to listen to this when I got my first record player back in sophomore year of high school, so it holds a lot of nostalgia for me.

Biased from the start, but this is one the great albums. Every song is not only widely popular, but personally resonant and fits in with Led Zeppelin’s overall tone. Beautiful, haunting, and catchy.

Another album I’m familiar with. Haven’t listened to it front to back in a while though. Kind of the quintessential classic rock album. That hard rock sound that Zeppelin helped define, with some of their biggest songs. Arguably Led Zeppelin’s greatest album. It’s filled with great songs. Stairway to Heaven never gets old. Love there’s still an element of that lighter folk-ish sound with Battle of Evermore and Going to California. A really great classic rock album. One of my favorites and an easy re-listen. 5/5

Great!

Black Dog, When the levee breaks, Stairway to heaven is enough to give this album 5 stars but then all the other songs are varied, either rocking hard or delightful. Also going to California needs to be in more of there best song conversations it's so good. The fact this is not fighting for the top spot on the list is insane.

One of the best classic rock albums

I listened to this album while digging out a chunk in Minecraft and when one of the songs started I was like "Hey I've heard this one before" and I checked Spotify and it was Stairway to Heaven lmao. I wish I had heard the rest of the album before as well.

👍 It's Led Zepplin. Need I say more?

Excellent from start to finish, an incredible diversity of styles and sounds

no puedo creer lo que estoy escuchando puta que vale la pena estar viva uuuuu makes me wonder ლ⁠(⁠^⁠o⁠^⁠ლ⁠)

So many songs I didn't know were by them lol

This album broke the levee in my heart and let the water that are my emotions flood my body and soul.

Certified absolute banger (and mash). Easy 5 stars. Love this album.

One of the greatest and most iconic albums of all time, it would be a disservice to rate this below a 5. Just brilliant

The finest gift the British have ever given to the world.

One of the greatest albums of all time. Robert Plant’s genius as a vocalist can’t ever be overstated.

Hard to deny this is one of the best albums ever. Most of side 2 and all of side 1 are epic songs.

Led Zeppelin stammen aus Großbritannien und nahmen Led Zeppelin IV 1970/71 überwiegend im Headley Grange, ergänzt durch Sessions in den Island Studios (London) und den Sunset Sound Recorders (Los Angeles), auf. Das Album bündelt unterschiedliche Facetten der Band: harten, riffbetonten Rock, bluesige Strukturen und akustisch geprägte Folk-Elemente. Besonders prägend sind Stücke wie „Black Dog“, „Rock and Roll“, „Stairway to Heaven“ und „When the Levee Breaks“, die bis heute zu den bekanntesten Aufnahmen der Gruppe zählen. Die Platte wirkt geschlossen, ohne stilistisch eindimensional zu sein, und zeigt eine Band auf dem Höhepunkt ihrer kreativen Selbstsicherheit. Insgesamt ein konzentriertes und langlebiges Werk innerhalb des klassischen Hard Rock.

I know "Stairway to Heaven" is the song everyone points out as Led Zeppelin's masterpiece, but "When the Levee Breaks" is what really stands out on this album for me. "Rock and Roll" is really good, too. Great record start to finish, though.

Brilliant album, but I am biased and love almost everything they did. I have no opinion on which is their best album, but I can see why the list includes this one. The build up to each song, Page's brilliant guitars, Bonham and Jones with the most solid rhythm section, and Plant's irreplaceable vocals. Man, it's good.

In my high school days in the late 80s this is one of the rare albums that the rockers, jocks, preppies, and us weird alt kids, could all agree that is great. I haven't listened to this in 30 years and yup, still great. Five stars. Perhaps for nostalgia more than anything.

Classic album … not a huge fan but can’t really fault it

*listened before the project* I have nothing else to claim ^^

Such a good album! Not a single bad song! My favorites are obviously “Stairway to Heaven”, “Going to California”, and “Black Dog”.

AAAAAHHHH - stairway to heaven and going to california are some of the greatest songs ever - les guitar riffs, le range vocal de Robert Plant, les lyrics, l’aesthetic, tout y est - pas considéré un masterpiece pour rien

I’m not even a big Zeppelin fan, but this is a perfect album

The battle of evermore le poulet Gg

Imagine having Going to California, Stairway to Heaven and The battle of Evermore on the same record. Entirely made of amazing songs (except four sticks). First album I had already listened to, kinda want to put 4 (IV) but too good for that 4.75/5

The only track I didn’t recognize was Four Sticks. Everything else was classic after classic.

classic album enough said

Educated !

Most of the album is still in regular radio rotation and for good reason.

Liked some but got really repetitive Didn’t finish whole thing

Led Zeppelin's best!

Royalty

Geez Louise.

I mean, what is there to say. It's really good.

Day 143 Superb album 10/10 Highlights Stairway to Heaven Misty Mountain Hop When the Levee Breaks

Very likely the greatest album of all time.

There's not much you can really say about a classic of this magnitude that hasn't already been said. Say what you will about Zeppelin being "music thieves", this album shows them at their most versatile and adventurous. Even the standard rock numbers are excellent, and the ballads are peerless, including the monolithic "Stairway to Heaven". The more blues-inflected second side is earth-rattlingly heavy, yet manages to sound excellent. Simply a perfect album.

No words needed

Led Zeppelin is the best

9.5

Hell yeah

Truly incredible.

Ahhh my childhood

Great album!

Pretty incredible. Bold, energetic and pretty original songs that would pave the way for so many other legends. Production wasn't as perfect as some of the other all time great albums but also there is some unreal production (e.g. the Levee drums).

I just can't rate ANY Led Zeppelin album less than 5 stars, sorry, but not sorry...5/5

the fact that half of this album is still played in modern media today shows how fitting it is for a myriad of emotions and generations of people. I'm also convinced Greta Van Fleet is the only band to ever come close to this sound again and if you don't agree you can fight me.

10/5 You don't know zepp? Best album by them, hands down

Stairway to Heaven is one of those songs that can carry an album. I think I've outgrown Stairway to Heaven, but there are some still great other songs in there, and Led Zeppelin manages to never keep it too boring or noisy like in the other albums.

A classic album, every song just hits right. No bad tracks on the album, and some have ascended to legendary status (and infamy in guitar stores). Either way, what a crazy album to start with, one of my favorite bands still.

Legendary

o que falar sobre a minha banda favorita? o meu segundo álbum favorito deles (perdendo somente para physical graffiti). para mim, não tem uma música ruim, realmente o álbum é impecável.

One of the best albums I've heard about!

Classic album filled with great songs. If Stairway to Heaven wasn't enough on its own you have Black Dog, Rock & Roll and Going To California. When The Levee Breaks is also on here. Four Sticks, Battle of Evermore and Misty Mountain Hop probably star on other albums but here they are almost like fillers.

Awesome

Not my go-to band, but I can definitely appreciate the album’s value. Once I caught the wave and fully immersed myself in the music, being mindful of the era, it really grew on me.

peak

I try to be critical of these albums where I can, but LZ4 really has no blindspots, and its runtime passes in the blink of an eye. 5/5

How have I already gotten two Led Zeppelin albums. LZ4 is obviously iconic, with their greatest song of all time. It’s hard to rank their albums for me. But this is a very close to perfect album. With ‘Black Dog’, ‘Stairway to Heaven’, ‘Misty Mountain Hop’, and ‘Going to California’. There are zero misses on this album.

shiii when the levee breaks brought me back to life.. and all the other goodies

Perfection, obviously.

Massive commercial and critical success. Deserves the endless, effusive praise it continually earns as successive generations of music lovers discover this classic. This album also introduced the band's now-iconic four emblems to the world, a decision led by art school dropout Jimmy Page. Each band member chose (or designed in Jimmy's and Robert's case) a symbol they felt represented them, a unique and fitting nod to their obsession with folklore and mythology that continued their use of striking visuals meant to evoke the mystical origins their music draws deep inspiration from. It was also an attempt at maintaining some semblance of anonymity that they surely struggled to uphold as their superstar status continually reinforced itself.

Led Zeppelin’s most iconic album and for good reason. Stairway to heaven AND going to California in one album?! Banger.

This is one of the first albums dad bought when we got a family CD player way back in 1995. I've heard it in-full many times since then and it still takes me back to my childhood, especially considering dad's all-time favourite song is Stairway. He would play it on repeat, revelling in joy and turning up the volume the moment it reached its epic hard-rock finale. There are many happy musical memories here. Family connection aside, it's just one of the all-time classics, isn't it? I can't fault it. This whole production is rock perfection.

Don't know whether this is their *masterpiece* or not, but it is certainly an all-timer. This is another of their albums that gets a little too Tolkein-brained for my taste, but I can overcome that because it just rocks so hard. In some ways, "Black Dog" and "Rock and Roll" almost feel like the same song or variations on a theme, but what a theme. "Stairway to Heaven" is played out, sure, but that solo and breakdown is so, so good. "When the Levee Breaks" is probably my favorite Zep song. The thunderous, driving drums, the feeling of looming catastrophe. There's no way they could have known it was the drum beat that would make a thousand samples decades later, but it's just perfect for it. The highs on this album (all the tracks except "The Battle of Evermore" and "Four Sticks") so massively outweigh the lows (the aforementioned tracks) that this a five-star for me.

Yes

An album I’m familiar with but still found songs I hadn’t heard. Great drums and vocals. Classic

Stone wall classic

The iconic LZIV—stairway to heaven was the first song I learned on any instrument and I share many special memories listening to it with friends and family. I’ve spent days at a time studying and experiencing songs like ‘When the Levee Breaks’, and I’ve spent months or even years looking at other songs and am still just outright confused at how something like this could ever be possible—such as songs like Going to California—that if I listen to with my eyes closed and really focus, I can pretend that I’m in a cabin in the poconos learning double drop d for the first time. Perfect album, one of the best of all time.

“Black Dog” is the best opening song in the Led Zeppelin catalog. Prove me wrong. This is the best Led Zeppelin album without question. The sequencing is unreal and the range is insane. You get raw, heavy rock like “Black Dog” and “Rock and Roll,” then it pivots into something more restrained but still intense with “The Battle of Evermore,” and of course the crown jewel, “Stairway to Heaven.” That song alone would cement the album’s legacy. Not everything lands perfectly for me. “Misty Mountain Hop” has great moments, but Plant’s vocals drift into whiny territory and pull me out of it at times. “Four Sticks” feels a bit generic by Zeppelin standards, especially surrounded by songs this strong. That said, the highs are so high they almost erase the flaws. The first half of the album is absolute perfection. The second half dips slightly, but never enough to derail the record. A timeless album that still sounds massive and confident decades later. It would be a perfect score if not for that small drop in the back half. 9.5 out of 10.

Le 3ème plus grand album de Led Zep, c'est pas rien.

The quintessential rock album of the 70’s. Perfection, from start to end. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Never been a fan. I am now. This is amazing.

Come on, who doesn’t love this album?!

Excellent album, and one of my favourites from Led Zeppelin.

The best! one of my all time favorites!

Banger after banger. Stairway to Heaven is for sure overplayed. But it got that reputation for a reason. I way over listened to that song in high school. But it has probably been over a decade since I have listened to it in full. And man, after such a long break it really hits again.

I mean what can I really say that hasn't already been said? This album has some of the best classic rock songs of all time. Both Black Dog and Rock and Roll are great jams, while Stairway to Heaven always gives me tingles. And the rest of the songs round everything out beautifully.

There's not much to say that hasn't already been said. It's pretty much a perfect album. Definitely in my top 5 if not the best.

Recent issues with lyrics and age old issues of mediocre reinterpretation not withstanding, it’s still a top album.

This one is a classic

I know it'd be sacrilege in some quarters not to give this a 5, and it is full of cracking rock tunes from start to finish, but I... actually do you know what? Five stars!

Perfect rock.

An album that became a turning point in my musical taste and in how I discover music. I will not add much to the endless commentary already written about Led Zeppelin IV, but it was a defining moment for me and one of those records that quietly reshapes how you listen.

It's Led Zeppelin IV, what more is there to say. This album was probably the gateway drug to a whole new type of music for millions of people over the decades. I know it was for me. MuchMusic (MTV but Canadian) used to play classic music videos after their Top 10 countdown every day. And on occasion they would play the Stairway to Heaven footage from Earl's Court 1975. Let me tell you, Robert Plant in that video was very impactful on teenage me's taste in men. I didn't really discover, and fall in love with, Led Zeppelin's discography for another decade, but the Golden God in a paisley blouse and tight jeans was seared into my memory. I also burst into tears when I heard Robert Plant perform When the Levee Breaks live in 2024. It's just so fucking cool.

loved it

I mean really how can it get much better. Just gets better and better with phenomenal tracks throughout.

Every teenage boy who doesn’t have a girlfriend yet discovers this album. Does it hold up years later? Absolutely. The medieval, renaissance fair, etc nonsense doesn’t hit anymore. But the music continues to be amazing. Sure Stairway is a cliche now, but it’s famous because it is so good.

One of the greatest Zeppelin albums. A force of nature indeed.

Killer rock album mixed with Lord of the Rings references in multiple songs. Good times.

Yes, it's a perfect record. Yes, it's got arguably the greatest song ever written on it. This record is absolutely essential listening for all. It has influenced everything since and will influence everything until the end of time. If you don't like this record, I don't know how to help you. And help you probably need.

Amazing classic. This is the kind of stuff my dad had showed me if he dared.

Another album I had already listened all the way through, and for good reason. This is a goddamn perfect classic album in every sense of the world Black dog and rock and roll are just absolute bangers to get you moving and dancing and grooving Battle of evermore has big fantasy hobbit vibes (“pick up your sword and ride” “the dark lord rides in force tonight”) One of my favorites on the album and his Rowling vocals on the end is so good Stairway to heaven is just stairway to heaven I don’t know what else to add to this absolute epic and grand song that has garnered enough attention and admiration to feel like a great tale passed down Misty mountain hop and four sticks are hidden bangers that aren’t talked about as much but it by no means feels like filler. The album closes with the poignant going to California and the blustering blues of when the levee breaks. Five stars all around, as perfect as you can get for an album

Love all Zeppelin albums. 3 & 4 are just Rock & Roll royalty. I mean I've probably listened to this one a thousand times and it never seizes to amaze.

Good (pretty) old rock. I guess it's energetic too. 5/5

I've heard this album so many times in my life, but for 1001 I decided to go in with no bias. Still a 5.

A classic.

I’m not the biggest Led Zeppelin fan, but this album definitely lives up to the hype.

10/10

Tillåt mig att sparka in en vidöppen dörr, men vilken JÄVLA skiva detta är. Fint att få närlyssna på annat än de självklara hitsen och drabbas av den perfekt komponerade helheten. Pipan. PIPAN!! Fascinerande, återigen, med låtar man hört 1000 gånger men aldrig ledsnar på. Stairway to heaven är en sån. Gåshud från hjässan raaackkkt ner till anus VARJE gång. Det bästa gitarrsolot i världshistorien. Att börja med black dog och sluta på when the levee breaks är i sig värt 5/5. Blev akutsugen på att bara lyssna på Zeppelin i några dagar.

Så ska det låta!!

rockextas med rockgudarna! fräls mig

® Kom för hårdrocken, stanna för den eteriska mandolinen. Första två låtarna är bara uppvärmning. ® När Dino Cp-man bjöd med en 15-årig Bert 3000 på vandring upp för de dimmiga bergen , vidare upp på trappan till himlen och slutligen ner till Kalifornien förändrades allt! Mäktigt att även Gollum (Mangelopus) hakade. ® John Paul Jones va. Mvp hela skivan. ® När man lyssnar digitalt har skivan en stor brist: Efter Stairway måste man få hämta andan, men då blåser de på med Misty mountain hop. Hur fan tänkte de där? När jag senare lyssnade på vinylen skingras molnen och jag äter upp mina ord. Det är ju såklart så att stairway avslutar a-sidan. Sen får jag pusta ut, torka gåstårarna och gå bort och vända på skivan.

There's been enough said about how great this record is, so I'll share a random thought I had while listening: It's INSANE how they pull off the jump between Stairway and Misty Mountain Hop. The tonal shift is extraordinarily jarring, but somehow it works. I imagine the experience was different back in the day because you'd have to flip the record over. But hearing those tracks back to back on streaming is wild.

10

What can you say about this record? It has to be on most people's top 10 ever.

classic blah blah blah, but I want to point out that When The Levee Breaks is one of the greatest songs of all time. pure drumming bliss

Best Song: Misty Mountain Hop When it comes to Led Zeppelin, their albums are a bit of an enigma. Each one is very different from the others and they are all out of this world. This is no exception, even though, of the Zeppelin catalogue, this is the one that is the most overplayed. But that isn't the fault of the band or the album. Every song is incredible and the entire album is a classic. 5/5.

yep it's great

Epic.timeless album that first time had guest musicians,and also had one cover.Let alone the famous ''Joni Mitchel' song.So many artists influenced by this one.If IV wasn't on this list then what?? Favourites: The Battle Of Evermore.This and Stairway To Heaven were the reasons i found out about this album back then.In this song we have guest singing by folk rock singer Sandy Denny(lead singer of Fairport Convention, and briefly of Fotheringay and also a solo artist).What a genius move.And what a band to write such a beautiful song.Time travells you in a medieval castle fighting against the Orcs. Stairway To Heaven.What more to say for their emblemating song?Guitar,flute everything about it is just magical.The sensivity in Robert Plant's singing is phenomenal for a guy with such loud range.And his lyrics..almost makes you cry.Epic. Four Sticks.'Till this very day i haven't heard anything like this. Going to California is a clear Joni Mitchell reference song as Plant had a huge crush on her.He wrote the lyrics to express his admiration, referring to her with lines like "a girl out there with love in her eyes and flowers in her hair". He also included a clear reference to her song "I Had a King" in the line, "To find a queen without a king".Genius.The guitar and mandolin playing is alike with JM's.For the record she acknoledged this and she was touched by their public admiration, as they were among the few male artists to publicly express appreciation for her work at a time when it was often dismissed as a "women's artist" issue. When The Levee Breaks is a magnificent hard rock re-interpretation cover of the Memphis Minnie blues song.wow.Now i see Beastie Boys drumming influences and of so many other bands.Phenomenal.Watch out at the end for those reversed guitar fxs,so ahead of their time. Man i would have given 5 stars for the two big hits of this album alone, but i so loved it as a whole.As it should. 5/5

When I was younger, I used to say I didn't trust anyone who said they didn't like Led Zeppelin. I might have been right.

Brilliant!

Duh. This is the first Zeppelin album I owned and I listened to side 1 a million times. Took me a while to realize side 2 was also great!

Great Rock album with amazing depth and general sound. I love this album and I loved listening to it once again.

Black Dog and Rock & Roll are my two favourite Zeppelin songs so this kinda has to be a 5.

Rock ‘n Roll Gods

This album has a Sandy Denny (a huge loss) appearance. I am a big big fan of Fairport. Of course, growing up in the 70s, I've always loved Led Zeppelin. So that combo was made in heaven. Just a highlight of a great album. Has there been an easier rating? 5 infinity stones....

Going to California alone makes this a 5 for me

Amazing classixs

The result when four GOATs come together to make an album that would top the charts of Middle-Earth. Without a doubt one of the greatest albums of all time.

Classic! I had it on vinyl in the 70’s and just a few years ago I bought it on vinyl again when I started collecting vinyl again! I was right about to give up doing this daily listening if I got one more; proto-punk, punk, post- punk, pre-punk, punk-punk album! Sick of listen to records made by people who proudly didn’t bother to learn how to play their instruments! Then this came along —— the 1001 list gets a reprieve and lives another day!!! 5 stars

hard to review this one other than to say it is great. The main hits are great, but some of the lesser played songs (Going to California) are also quite fun

Not much to say about this one that hasn't been said, but a classic in every sense of the word. Each song (except for maybe Four Sticks) is timeless in its own right. Plant wailing, Page shredding, Bonham playing the ever-loving crap out of the drums, JPJ being the underrated glue guy holding it all together. Opens with an iconic acapella verse and ends with an iconic song that starts with one of the greatest and best-sounding drum beats ever. And a little song called Stairway to Heaven in the middle that is still great despite being played to death to the point it almost became a meme (thanks Wayne's World). One of the best albums ever.

YAAAAAASSSSS \m/

So many Great memories from my teenage years surrounding this amazing LP!

A classic. It’s on this list for a reason. May even be the #1. We will see!

It's excellent. There's no point going on about it because everything that needs to be said has already been said. Banging.

An all-time great.

Just a banger after banger. Great start to an album. Third track dragged a bit but not a bad recovery to have stairway to heaven in your back pocket!! I hope there is just one person in this project that has not heard that song before. What a beaut! And just a great album overall. Great flow, variety and feel. Does it get the illusion 5*?!

Absolutely can’t argue with the selection of vintage classic rock tracks on offer here.

My first album. Much love

Classic rock

Another one of the best

I don't think I've ever listened to Led Zeppelin IV front-to-back despite knowing songs from it, but it's pretty great from start to finish.

It just doesn't get much better than this. The best drumming you'll ever hear in rock music.

*excited noises* generally peak but there's one to one and a half songs that are not that good 5/5

Classic. Some epics sounds and a great blend of the heavy, the melodic, and the intricate.

Great band. One of the greats of rock and roll. Great songs.

1971. Zeplin will always be a power house of rock! This is their most withstanding and strong album. Powerful and emotional.

What is there to say that hasn't been said already? Take a band that's already one of the biggest acts in the world, with three near-perfect albums under their belt already. The year 1971, with some of the steepest competition of any point in musical history. And Led Zeppelin, man, they do it again. Eight banging tracks, most of which boast a general consensus of being essential classics in hard rock. Black Dog has that iconic opening line in the vocals, followed by one of the greatest riffs of all time, no exaggeration. It's fun to try and count out the time signature with the drums that don't quite match the guitar, an idea the band would revisit in Kashmir a few years later. The effect this song has on me is indescribable, but safe to say it's one of my all-time top head-bangers. Walking down the street with Black Dog in your headphones is a surefire way to give you some swagger. I have a fond memory from 10th grade music class, where I had to select a classic blues track to analyse. My dad suggested Rock and Roll (and rather urgently), but I stupidly rejected the idea after hearing it once. I was unhappy with how extended the 12-bar progression was. Only now do I understand its genius. Sure, it's not your typical blues track, but only because it takes the genre to an entirely new level. And it jams like nobody's business. One of Robert Plant's finest vocal performances, too. There are some fantastic live versions of Rock and Roll with an extended drum outro. God, I wish I was alive in the 70s. Stairway to Heaven needs no introduction. It's an incredible track (though not Led Zeppelin's best. In fact, it's not even the best on the album, since Black Dog exists). Going To California might be the most vulnerable the band gets with their sound, rivalled only by Thank You and The Rain Song. It's one of their simpler tracks musically, though the acoustic guitar part is by no means easy to perform. The "seems that the wrath of the gods" section is maybe a tad jarring on a first listen, but man, it's so emotionally charged. Keeps you paying attention, too. When The Levee Breaks is defined by its thunderous drum part, and it's, well, excellent. Conjures some imagery of broken dams and death and destruction. Even the intermediary tracks are some of Led Zeppelin's finest. The Battle of Evermore is insanely good, and a bit of a grower track. The combo of acoustic guitar and mandolin creates a sort of "fairylike" atmosphere. Plant's angelic, echoey singing does wonders. Misty Mountain Hop and Four Sticks are known primarily for their riffs and (in the latter's case) 5/4 time signature. Just great, classic Led Zep. They'd easily be highlights of most other bands' discographies. And yet it's debateable whether this even top's Led Zeppelin's own repertoire. LZ1, 2, 3, Houses of the Holy, and Physical Graffiti all have strong cases for them topping the list. Holy heck, this band is good. 5/5 Key tracks: Black Dog, Rock and Roll, The Battle of Evermore, Stairway To Heaven, Going To California, When The Levee Breaks

this is THE definitive rock & roll album

No controversy or prolonged decision making here. Not my favorite album of theirs but deserving of top marks all the same. 5/5

Classic album, every song is a banger

Not much to say, a fkn masterpiece!

This is easily one of the greatest records I have ever listened to. This album, especially given the context and time period under which it was written, is one of the most pronounced demonstrations of sheer musicianship that Led Zeppelin, and quite frankly, any other rock band of its kind had ever produced. This record is also such a pillar for the rock music we continue to enjoy today. An absolute gem.

absolute goat rock album. every song was thoroughly enjoyable in its own way. there's a reason these songs are still so well known over 50 years later. standout tracks: the battle of evermore, stairway to heaven, four sticks

Masterpiece, favorite heavy metal Black dog Rock and roll Stairway to heaven

As the proud companion of a black dog this is as rock as it gets.

A near perfect album and one of my all time faves. It hits all the right spots for me...perfect length focusing on quality of track over quantity, no one track drags down the rest of the album, a beautiful flow from track to track...this album is just a template for what rock albums should be.

...I mean, I DO think Stairway is extremely overrated, but in fairness to it, it would be pretty much impossible for ANYTHING to live up to THAT much hype. In a vacuum it's still a banger. Every song on here is a banger to at least some degree. Shoutout to Misty Mountain Hop for being the namesake of one of my family's dogs (we didn't name her that, she was called Misty before we got ahold of her) (still one of my favorite Zeppelin tracks) (entirely unrelated to the dog though. tbh I'm not that big of a dog person and I don't live at the family home anymore anyway). Shoutout to this whole album for being great for blasting on repeat above the background noise of industrial machinery (very long day in the lab yesterday, much improved by having something fun to listen to). 👍

Masterpiece!

That was honestly a fucking masterpiece of an album, I can't fault it. Stairway to heaven, however mainstream, was is and will be one of my favourite songs of all time. What an album... what an album... 4.9

If I could give this a 10 out of 5 stars I would. And if you don’t get why, then I have to say you probably don’t like Rock N Roll!

I mean what even is there to say? From the opening seconds this is one of the greatest albums of all time. And I say that as somewhat of a Zeppelin hater. Also, at 42 minutes not a second is wasted. Best tracks: Black Dog, Stairway to Heaven, When the Levee Breaks

One of my all time favorites, beautiful record.

If you look up the definition of "stone cold classic", you'd find this album cover there as an example.

Classic. If I was a drummer, this might be the Holy Grail.

Fantastic.

Fire

GOAT rock album

There really isn't any need for me to listen to this album. It has been part of my life for more than 40 years. I will, though. 5/5

What a start.

Five for lord of the rings references

album still goes crazy every listen through

This is one we have on CD, and I used to listen to it while driving (back when cars had CD players). There are a couple tracks that are boring to me but overall it’s very good. This was rather hard rock for its time, though hearing it now it doesn’t seem that way. Widely considered the best Led Zeppelin album. An album with no title -rather unusual.

Excellent,Excellent. Listened to going to California before but the entire album is just perfection

This is the greatest album ever made.

Classic album. Every song a masterpiece!

First 5 star rating and well deserved. Classic after classic on this album. It’s overplayed but only because it should be. I’ll listen to this one many more times. Best song: Stairway to Heaven

Levee gon break

Classic. Reminds me of growing up

Does anything need to be said? A classic through and through.

Maybe the strongest finish to an album ever

Still remember the first time I heard "Black Dog". Still rocks

Best rock n roll album ever made

Album 30/1001 Led Zeppelin at the absolute peak of their powers, demonstrating here that they were masters of pretty much all forms of rock: hard, blues, mythic, folk, celtic, progressive, epic. Kudos, lads. 👏 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Favourite song: When the Levee Breaks 🌊 (best drum work and song intro ever?) Honourable mention: Stairway to Heaven 📶☁️ (best guitar solo ever?) Black Dog ◼️🐶 Rock and Roll 🎸🥁 Misty Mountain Hop 🌫🏔🤾‍♂️ Going to California 🛫🏖🌴

Have there ever been 8 better tracks put together? I don't think so. Easily one of the best albums ever made.

It's a fucking masterpiece. If you don't like this, rock music probably isn't your thing. It's Abbey Road or Dark Side Of The Moon gigantic in the culture. Required listening unless you hate rock music. 5/5

I will never tire of listening to Rock and Roll. Kicking things off with the drums and then the guitars sweeping in. Just perfection. Same goes for When the Levee Breaks. I think either of these songs could have been a better start to the album. The rest of the tracks are all solid don't get me wrong, but those two really stand out. And Stairway is... Stairway.

Classic