Led Zeppelin IV

One of the best albums ever made. From the opening "Black Dog" to the closing "When the Levee Breaks", this album is full of greatness. For people of my generation, there's the obvious anthem "Stairway to Heaven", but let's not forget "Rock and Roll", and "Going to California", plus "The Battle of Evermore" with Sandy Denny's beautiful vocals. My only question is why wasn't this in the top 1001?

Classic, forgot how good it was

It’s a good rock album but I feel like it’s not like ooh this is the best thing I’ve ever heard. I also made a 10 minute drive and parked within the time it takes to play stairway to heaven

Sorry i dont get it i dont get the hype at all

This album is pretty good. I’d say it was better than Led Zeppelin 2, there is much more variety in the album than straight rock and roll. Overall I’d give it a 3.5, with Led Zeppelin 2 getting a 3.

Has my favorite LZ song, The Battle of Evermore.

Boomer rock is not my thing, but this rocked thoroughly. Can't beat the classics, I guess.

An absolute masterpiece and it’s hard to argue otherwise. So many huge hits including Black Dog, Levee, and possibly one of the greatest songs ever written- Stairway to Heaven. A true must listen. Brilliance.

more legendary songs than not

Pretty good but like wayyyyy overhyped by sentimental boomers remembering how they probably got head while listening to this album or something. Physical Graffiti clears this album so easy.

I could see it being really good if the only alternatives were the Beatles and Charles Mingus and shit but most songs weren’t very memorable

Stairway to Heaven or smth

Everyone knows Led Zeppelin IV. It's a very, very good album, but to be honest it's not really there on the list of my favourite albums.

One of my favorite albums by one of my favorite bands, and containing two of my favorite songs by them? Yeah, this is going to be up there. The two songs I am referring to are Going to California and When the Levee Breaks. They close out the album together and showcase one of the reasons it's so good: they are incredibly different in tone, content, feel, and composition. That trend is prevalent on the album; there are the hard rockers (Black Dog, Rock and Roll, Four Sticks, Levee), a folky epic (Battle of Evermore, though Levee fits this a bit too), a poppier groove track (Misty Mountain Hop), the soft, lamenting ballad (Going to California), and, of course, the track that contains pretty much all of those genres in one song (Stairway to Heaven). The listen is a journey, and Led Zeppelin is the unmistakable guide. From the start, the album grabs your attention. The intro to Black Dog barrels in like a freight train. Before you can know what hit you, Rock and Roll starts and gets your feet tapping. Things slow down with Evermore, then slowly build and build back to ramped up by the end of Stairway. Somehow, side one is now over, and you are greeted by the fun that comes from Misty Mountain Hop. Four Sticks comes back with musical force, then we get to the end songs I mentioned as my favorites. What a way to end an album. The powerful drums on Levee stay with you long after the music stops playing. That isn't to say this album doesn't have flaws. I don't really love Evermore as a song, and it's my least favorite track on the album. Rock and Roll is OK at best to me. I also don't think this album shows Plant at his most effective as a vocalist. And, as much as I love Levee, I can't give the band full credit when it's really only their rock rendition of an older blues song. Other than those minor qualms, though, I feel like most criticism I see for LZIV stems from just how much love and attention this album (and it's songs) get more than it actually lacking in quality. Obviously, I'm a bit biased. I have this album on vinyl and made sure to listen to it that way when I saw it come up on here. I feel like I could add so much more than I have, but I've typed a book already. Simply put, this is an all-time great album. Overall: 4.9/5

I don't know what the highest rated album on here is but this is so far above the average. If I had to guess, I'd say the average rating is just below 2.5

No skips

English band creates the most quintesessential american album ever. Hard rock, folk and blues.

I wouldn’t say rock is a genre I normally gravitate to, but this was extremely listenable. I enjoyed all the different moods. I really physically felt the performances through my headphones in a way that I don’t think I’ve felt with other music before. I’m not sure what the term is for that, if it’s the production or the mix or what, but it was awesome. 4.5/5

I will never stop loving rock music. Discovered When the Levee Breaks and I am obsessed with the sound.

What can you say? One of the greatest rock albums of all time.

Banger

Classic rock at its finest. Houses of the Holy is still my personal fave though.

What can you say that hasn't already been said.

Heard Before? It seems everyone has a greasy uncle who "shows you real music" when you are ten years old. Notes: - it's not the fault of these songs that they are criminally overplayed and thus meaningless. - although it IS the fault of the lyrics for being so silly. - I've known too many drummers who could "play like Bonzo" by which they meant "hit the drums pointlessly hard". - i forgot how many pretty acoustic segments there are, and how lovely Plant and Denny sound together. Verdict: It is an album which exists. If I could somehow unhear it and then start fresh, I may actually enjoy it. Listen Again? Unavoidable. It will be echoing in subterranean caves long past the time of human extinction.

Already listened to this one! Really enjoyed it though

1971. Their best selling album. Inner sleeve has 4 hand drawn symbols that each represent a band member.

Consistently great album. Maybe the most listenable of Led Zepp's catalogue? Thing about Zepp is I'm never really compelled to seek them out... but whenever a track on "IV" comes on the radio or a playlist, I let it play out.

275/1089 i don’t have much to say about this one other than that i enjoyed it, 3rd LZ album and i think this is my fave so far but they’ve all been solid faves: The Battle of Evermore, Going to California 73/100

like stiarway to heaven, not so much the rest. appreciate the mastery of it

Somehow better than I remember

And she's buying a stairway to heaven

It's Led Zeppelin, but it's not the best of Led Zeppelin

more led zeppelin! these guys wanna let the music speak for itself, and simply put this album is probably their greatest. this album is great. it has every sample of the rock music spectrum in one record. every minute, every second of this album is crafted and performed in such a way that no other person could probably ever match again. it's one of those rock albums where anyone could turn it on and enjoy it... at least if you're not a bible-thumper that thinks "stairway to heaven" is actually a gateway for demons to come out of the speakers.

Stairway to Heaven is Stairway to Heaven, and When the Levee Breaks is nice, but everything else on this album is honestly subpar. No way it’s “the best Led Zeppelin album”, both I and II are better as albums than this one.

Commercial but good.

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Pointless writing much about this one as I don't really have any unique insights to give. It's all been said before. There's a reason why it's considered a classic - because it's bloody good!

Music for hobbits and dragons

Gives me motortreffen vibes, in a damn good way

Better than coldplAy

Favorite Zep album. I can’t say anything that hasn’t been said.

El mejor disco de led zeppelin

All time faves. It's perfectly balanced, for every stairway to heaven you get a black dog. Everywhere you look is a new Lord of the rings reference. Every song is unique. It's impeccable

Even with Stairway to Heaven, not much that drew me to this album. Maybe I have heard it too much? Musically interesting but no "wow" factor.

This is an all time classic rock album. One of the rare legendary rock albums that lives up to its reputation. When I first listened to it in high school, I was all about side one. Side two seemed much less interesting. Now, I don't want to listen to this album very much, but Black Dog holds up as an excellent song of its kind. And Rock n Roll is still exciting. But the songs I still really enjoy are Going to California and most of all, When the Levee Breaks. That one is still a truly great song for me. On Apple music, and presumably also on Spotify, there is a deluxe edition with one alternate version of each song. They're pretty good and worth a listen.

Led Zeppelin IV... Stairway to Heaven. The song that must have been meaningful to slow-dancing kids at middle school prom at some point--maybe just a few years before I was wishing I was slow dancing at my middle school prom. An embarrassing song, just a few years later; and a few years after that, a rock and roll banger, once you got past the whole acoustic intro. Which lasted stupid long. Jack White did shots of Zeppelin before writing most of his early White Stripes stuff. And more power to him. Greta Van Fleet put Zeppelin in their AI Magic 8-Ball, shook it up, and plopped out some near copies of the masters' work. Zeppelin had enough energy and innovation to power three big bands, and countless smaller ones. "When The Levee Breaks" is still a giant, serpentine OM for my suburban heart. I crank it up and let the electricity burn off my anxiety. I still feel that Zeppelin channeled an archetypal masculinity that forms a priceless whole-body Elusinian Mystery for the young soul... if you can love this fierce, bellowing energy, can you ride this energy, and let it burn away all your quibbles and cynicism? Can you let it ride you? It's not just the braying of some pre-feminist, mildly white supremist assholes. Its much bigger than that, and way more fun. Zeppelin soars above all the rivals of their day, and all of the pretenders of our era. Zeppelin IV is truly one of the greatest rock/pop albums of all time.

I'm absolutely shocked that I love this album as much as I did. I've never really been into Led Zeppelin but this really resonated with me and fit perfectly with my mood. I love how each song sounds so different but still carries their sound. This had me wishing I had a much better way to listen to music other than a Bluetooth speaker for my phone.

Apparently this was the Led Zeppelin album I was waiting for. I really enjoyed this. Even though there was nothing new here for me, having heard all of these songs on WBCN during my younger years, I had never listened to the full album. Definitely enjoyed it a lot more than I had expected. This makes me happy because now I can tell my friend who is a rabid LZ fan that I agree, she's not completely bonkers.

Classic!

Great band with great music

What can you say, seminal but in my opinion the best was yet to come.

How does one eloquate just what this album means to me? It's likely not possible. The year is 2012 , it's the height of summer, the Olympics are in town and young me is completing the first year of my fine-art GCSE - the only class I had that encouraged you to listen to music through headphones as you worked. As I sketched away, I'd routinely listen to LZ2 and LZ4. At the time I was almost exclusively listening to hard rock and metal, so dabbling with the Zep gave me a newfound appreciation for those genre's early beginnings. I've listened to this album a thousand times since then, and every time it's felt novel and exciting. My music taste usually sees me swimming upstream against the current, but on this one I'm well aligned with the masses. This is one of the greatest album of all time.

As near to a perfect hard rock album as you can get. No notes. Favorite track: When the Levee Breaks

Love the guitar work, the blues influence that permeates, and the unusual chords that you don't often hear in imitators. The soft songs are also great, folksy and bluesy. Just all-around incredible.

Pretty great

Pretty hard to argue with this absolute banger.

Not as good as III in my opinion, but still pretty damn good

I mean, HE'S iconic, this ALBUM'S iconic, STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN is iconic, I feel like a can't not give it a five.

No había escuchado a Led Zeppelin mas allá de los ultra clásicos y las que ponen en sopotocientas de peliculas de las que seguramente sus fans se habrán cansado, pero esta bastante bien escuchar algo de ellos diferente y además de que date des cuenta de que suenan brutal

Even though I think Led Zeppelin is a band of shameless plagiarists, I can't deny that their music bangs.

I’m completely blind to Led Zeppelin and this was a great introduction to them. 7/10

Hard rock, folk, blues rock.

I can't vibe with much of Led Zeppelin's stuff, so this one wasn't particularly great, only tracks that I am fan from this album is "Rock and Roll" and "Stairway to Heaven" (especially the folk intro.) This one has less of Robert Plants agonising wailing "BABY!" ("Black Dog keeps the tradition from completely dying) that is overwhelming present on the first two albums. The song-writing is improved drastically from the first two with writing about sex, sex and sex to the song-writing of IV which has mystical, tolkien-esque, cryptic lyrics. I mean IV's lyrics are still cheesy but way less than the of the first two. Did I mention that I despise the Led Zeppelin I and II yet? Yeah those albums can go shove it. Highlight Song/s: "Rock and Roll" and "Stairway to Heaven"

It's all about the drums, really. Bonham was the irreplaceable component of the band. Raw, booming, swinging - a one-off.

I've heard this a thousand times. Not really a fan of Stairway.

A little up and down -- I like some of the lesser known tracks near the back end more than the heavy hitters.

Pretty bulletproof collection of songs I like all of them there’s a reason why this is always cranked on classic rock radio because it rocks dude

Overall it’s pretty good, but there are just some songs that I didn’t find that enjoyable.

No es una banda que me agrade mucho led zeppelin, rescato obviamente stairway to heaven y descubrí going to california que me gustó.

One of the best albums ever. I Listened to it again with good headphones just like I did as a teenager. Loud!

Very solid

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FUCK YEAH

Forgot how good this one was

"No stairway, Denied!" Wayne from Wayne's world

There are so many classic songs on here, it's hard to say I don't like it. I think they're a little overplayed, but they still hit the same. Going to California has a special place in my heart, though.

It is the quintessential rock 'n' roll album

9.5/10

Said it on the other Led Zeppelin album(s), these songs just feel crafted. Dense but not over produced. Enjoyable throughout.

I had no idea just how many hits came off of this album. I've always appreciated Led Zeppelin, but it just seemed like hit after hit after hit kept coming up in queue. I really enjoyed this as a workday jam album and was able to add some songs to my Liked Songs list that were apparently missing (ex: Misty Mountain Hop). Definitely enjoyed listening to it a few times over and would definitely listen to it again in the future. Not a 5⭐ album, but certainly up there in the rankings--like a 4/4.5?

A low 5 for me. Some massive hits - great track to finish on.

Classic for a reason

Classic album with some big hitters

No doubt Led Zeppelin are legends, and IV stands as the pinnacle of their achievements. Its my dislike of hard rock which stops me fully connecting with them but what makes IV interesting for me is the English Folk and psychedelic elements which layer their sound in a satisfying way.

I think Led Zep IV is a solid 5, i’m glad i got into this as a teen as it remains completely iconic to me even in a genre that’s not often my bag

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Liked it, im happy that that was the first time i had listened to the whole album, since i'm not sure if i had appreciated it as much if i had listened to it when i was younger

A classic from one of the greatest rock bands of all time. Not much else to say!

I mean it’s Led Zeppelin iv

Undeniably a great album, but I find the mixing to be both muddled and maximalist to the point where it's hard to parse out all the parts. Obviously there's breathing room on the quieter songs, but I wasn't able to step into the rockers as easily as I wanted to. But also this album changed my life where I heard it as a 13 year old, so it gets a 4.

high3

This is the Led Zeppliniest Led Zeppelin album ever! It has Stariway to Heaven! It has the most Bonzo drumming! It has all the guitars! It has Robert Plant moaning, groaning, and just sleezing all over this record! It is so mystical, it doesn't even have an album title! Zeppelin can actually be a bit of a chore for me sometimes, but this album is actually pretty good. It is remarkable how every single song on this record was on regular rotation in my city's classic rock station.

One of those rock classics that I respect a lot but that I rarely want to listen to. Probably their most iconic album, but not necessarily my favorite one.

An overheard classic, but it still deserves its 5

Led Zeppelin IV is the definition of a legendary rock album. We just can't doubt that.

Yeah, great stuff. I don’t think every song is 10/10 on this but about half are.

"Oh, it's cliche and overplayed." Yeah, it's cliche because everybody under the sun copied it and it's overplayed because it's fucking awesome.

I've listened to these songs so many times, I could almost review this from memory, but not quite. Impactful enough that I’ll comment song by song. (Done partly to help me reach/explain a rating.) Black Dog: offensive lyrics right up front. “Ah-ah child, way you shake that thing, gonna make you burn, gonna make you sting”. WTAF? Is he addressing a teenager at stage door, or addressing a grown woman as ‘child’? His best come-on pitch is not-so-veiled sadism? Mega-eurrk factor way outweighs any interest value in eg guitar riffs. Rock and Roll: at least gets some instruments playing before stupid lyrics start, not so flat-out offensive but still stupid - I’m lonely lonely lonely, my wife doesn’t understand me, how about a root. The Battle of Evermore: still musically interesting. Lyrics are not great literature, it’s pretty explicit Tolkien-homage (I just realised for 1st time that in amongst the wailing they directly refer to ring-wraiths), but who am I to judge. Stairway to Heaven: yes, it’s epic. Great use of recorders. Guitar lines and solo that ‘anyone’ can now play in their lounge-room, but he/they did it first. I’ll overlook the cod-mystic lyrics and sappy singing. It is truly a classic, also one we can joke about, so be it. (Mind you, actually listening to it, it is dragging quite a bit by the time the fanfare finally announces the wee solo …) Misty Mountain Hop: bangs. I always thought of this as being about a protest of some sort? But maybe that was wishful thinking, maybe it was just a Haight-Ashbury smoke-in? Four Sticks: has less plays than the other tracks on Spotify, but for me this was always a stand-out (musically). But, I never read the lyrics before. If it’s just druggy 70s guy saying “babe I’ve got to split because I can’t handle responsibilities” then colour me sad but not surprised. But I still like the multi-guitars from around 3 minute mark :-) Going to California: “Spent my days with a woman unkind”. Diddums, widdums. "Someone told me there's a girl out there with love in her eyes and flowers in her hair": girls in the UK not submissive enough? "Tryin' to find a woman who's never, never, never been born": look out ladies, this is one picky wanker. When the Levee Breaks: actually a good song. Probably helps that they didn't write the riff or the lyrics. Overall, it's Mix of Good and Bad, 5/10. And that's being generous!

Standouts Black Dog Rock and Roll The Battle of Evermore Stairway to Heaven Misty Mountain Hop Going to California When the Levee Breaks

Yeah!!!!!

This is the second most played Led Zeppelin album on my record player. Great album with no skips. Love it!

4.5

Still crazy good. Absolute hit after hit.

I really enjoy the instrumentation, it’s excellent. Robert Plant is actually my least favorite part!

This has got to be the #2 album on this list (after Abbey Road), right? This is Zeppelin's best album and I love it.

un álbum increíble, de los mejores que escuché y capas el mejor de rock, no falla en ninguna canción. jimmy Page es un animal con la guitarra

it's good music but. it sounds like it would be the main use of budget in the background of a shitty kid's animated movie

Led Zeppelin just rocks. 5/5

it'd be silly not to give this anything but a 5. Its awesome all the way through.

Not a single bad song. 5 stars

Not bad, some classic songs. I'm not a huge fan of Robert Plant's voice. Heard some songs that I hadn't before though. Felt like I was listening to rock radio. 3/5

Unbelievably iconic, full of hits, and just plain badass. Anything this jam-packed with so many chart-toppers and this relevant decades later is worth five stars!

I've had a wild obsession with Led Zeppelin's greatest hits playlist, so this record took me back to my first uni years. A classic, no doubt, can't rate it less than five because of the impact their music (and this particular album) made in culture. Led Zeppelin translates freedom and makes you regret you don't have a garage with a shitty half-dead car and a ton of beer in it.

Vraiment incroyable, et Stairway to Heaven n’est pas surcôtée quoi qu’en disent les mécréants

Rock and roll baby

Fine album.

Seldom a record with one of the best songs to be written to fail to overshadow the rest, So seldom that this is the only record I can think of such an occurrence.

what else would I give this

4/5

Heck yeah.

Do you really need me to glaze this album? Do you have functioning ears? Easy 5/5. If you think otherwise, I'm sorry your dad didn't raise you on rock n' roll. Side Note: The first time I ate Magic Mushrooms, I put The Song Remains the Same on the TV and cranked the volume to max and had an AMAZING time. 10/10 would trip again.

blackdog: 9/10 temon y terrible solo. rock and roll: 8,50/10 the battle of evermore: 8.50/10 tiene esa onda medieval/epica que esta buena. starway to heaven: 10/10 terrible. misty mountain hop: 7.80/10 flojito. four sticks: 8/10 esta buena. Buena musica. going to california: 9/10 me encanta. When The Levee Breaks: 8.50/10 temon para cerrar el disco pero me hartó un poco. muy buen disco.

Amazing. The purest rock version

Siempre esta bueno recordar lo bueno que es led zeppelin

Another LZ album, I know more of this one, the 3 I hadn't heard left little impact, but of course the others are quite good. LZ being better than most of the hard rock acts on this list. Like this more than II. 4 Heard before? Some Owned: No 59/245 (24%) Will I get: No

This may have been my first Zep album and it's a classic! I'm always amused at memories of when Stairway To Heaven was played at high school dances. Slow dances were often the highlight of the night for teens hungry for the touch of whomever was the object of their affection. The song started out as a great slow dance but as the song progressed, it just kept getting faster and harder leaving the dancers with the dilemma of what to do. Break apart at some point? Stay the course and tough it through? "I wonder what he/she wants to do?" This is easily one of Led Zeppelin's best if not THE best album.

Ultimate. Top of the heap. Unimpeachable. Just flat-out great. It’s absolute kismet that this is my 1089th album. I’ve waited so long to get here.

Houses of the Holy is still their best album

I occasionally can’t hack Plant’s voice but there’s no denying IV’s greatness and status. When the Levee Breaks rocked me. Fav tracks: Black Dog, When the Levee Breaks. RYM: Y (#74) Saved a song: Y

Increible aunque para mi gusto hay canciones que no son tan metal mas a lo country

Immediately the soundstage is so different to modern stuff. Pre “wall of sound”. Such iconic songs. And such a breadth of songwriting. Black dog to battle of evermore to stairway to heaven is huge range in a single album. Harmonica, mandolin, synth… so surprised by all the different influences

Great!

8/10… psychedelic / classic rock / *1971

Absolute classic! This album is packed with hits, amazing melodies, memorable guitar riffs, great bass lines and incredible drums. Everyone was at their peak on this record. Jimmy Page had some of the best and most memorable solos ever, John Paul Jones just dug into that bass, John Bonham was pounding those drums - god he is an insane drummer, one of the best ever when it comes to techinque - and Robert Plant is just out of this world. This is probably the best classic rock album of all time!

The best!

Not a big fan of the album. Didn't scratch the itch I was looking for in terms of rock uniqueness.

Soooo fucking goooood!!!!

I didn’t want to give this 5 stars but I’m gonna have to, damn

This for sure is my favorite Zeppelin project. The caveat is that im not huge on them to begin with. Im not against them like some other bands but I dont choose to listen to them almost ever. The other thing is there are some all time songs on here that I dont care for. Stairway is more of a meme before memes existed than a song to me. Its just the thing you shout at a local band to hear a worse version to extend a show. The song I guess is fine but the reputation is annoying. And black dog has a section of guitar that is out of synch and it drives me nuts every single time I hear it. I loose all good will I have for an admittedly cool guitar part when it comes up. Personally the songs I like are the lower key ones. Give me rock and roll, misty mountain hop, or going to California any day over the two biggest songs. But generally i like the bluesy rock that zep does here. It is nice. Just not my bag in most cases. Im surprised I was as into it as I was. Everything else ive heard goes in one ear and out the other without much resistance. But im happy to be happy with anything they put out cause I almost thought I just didnt like them or at least didnt care.

Classic, some songs too known, almost corny, but overall whoaa

I was never much of a Zep fan growing up but if anything deserves 5 stars and to be on this list, it’s this album. Some great songs, a terrific mix of styles and tempos, and some excellent playing.

This is a definitive classic rock album. Amazing. Pitchfork: 9.1 (reissue rating) Rolling Stone: Top 500 Albums #58 Best Songs (nearly every song) Black Dog The Battle of Evermore Stairway to Heaven Misty Mountain Hop Going to California When the Levee Breaks

A triumphant, monumental classic rock album. Led Zeppelin IV takes all of the sounds from the band's first 3 albums and combines them into 8 masterful tracks. You probably have heard many of these songs but even the lesser known tracks like Four Sticks are incredible. Album goes from hard rock to LOTR-inspired mandolin ballads to stadium anthems seamlessly. The album ends with When the Levee Breaks which might be Zeppelin's best song. Favorite tracks: Black Dog, Misty Mountain Hop, Going to California, When the Levee Breaks.

Is it in my own "desert island" Top 10 list. No, not really. Does it deserve to be in the Top 10 ever - yeah, I think it does. So good, I listened to it twice back-to-back. I can only imagine how much the world changed purely from 5:50 onwards in Stairway to Heaven.........

rock is not my thing...?

IV

Like, it's Led Zeppelin IV. Easily one of the greatest albums of all time. The only thing I can add to the discussion is that nobody ever talks about how well this album flows. Song order is really a lost art.

What can I say? It’s trash

Sorry but there's only one stellar track (Stairway), one really good track (Black Dog), and a bunch of pretty solid blues rock.

Great album. Love even Four Sticks

Très bon album, manque de peps pour devenir un 5stars

The greatest

Great tracks, of couse, but the album isn't very memorable for me, even after two listens. 3.5/5

Culte

Some classics on here

Good album. Bit too much of an old feel for me, but stairway is obviously a classic. The change for the acoustic song was nice. Length of album was good, overall an enjoyable album, only one song gets into my playlist

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...

Amazing album with good classics

Masterpiece

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

Excellent

Good album, nothing to complain about, but I don't get the hype about it being a masterpiece. 7/10 or a light 4.

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

2,5

great album

Stairway to heaven es en mi opinión una de las mejores canciones escritas que hay y ya solo por eso este album se merece que le de un 5. Black dog también la conocía, rock and roll me sonaba, las demás la verdad que ni idea pero me han gustado. No sé realmente si le daria un 5 (todavía, quizás escuchandolo más) asi que le doy 4,5 pero lo redondeo a 4.

Again, we all know Led Zeppelin, but I had never listed to a full album. It was good, not elated by it nor wanting to listen to their back catalogue.

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…

There's something about Led Zeppelin that doesn't quite hit me. Very good album musically, I'm just not blown away the vocals which are a bit jarring on The Battle of Evermore. Black Dog, Rock and Roll, Stairway to Heaven and When the Levee Breaks are all great, though. 3.5/5.

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

I usually like classic rock but this just wasn’t hitting for me unfortunately. Kept checking if I was on the last song. 2/5 Favorites: Going to California (by FAR)

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...

Для ценителей. Я не ценитель, особенно 150 раз слушать слово "baby".

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

will listen again

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

Yea that's pretty good.

Stairway to Heaven is hard carrying, but this band, this album, is a staple for a reason. Yes, rock is predominantly hot ass, but even if my interest waned there and again during this listen, it's far and away some of the best I've heard on this list. Kudos for being even a little bit interesting!

Gold 5/5!

as primeiras músicas eu achei um pouco enjoativas, mas, a partir da terceira música, eu comecei a gostar. gosto de músicas longas, porém, fica meio difícil de eu ouvir no dia a dia.

Classic - not all my style but appreciate the legendary group

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.

I forgot about 'Battle of Evermore', forgot about it all really. I want to play guitar.

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.

Damn I love Zeppelin. I was little surprised to see that my 2 favourite songs were amongst the bottom 3 in listens. The only song I wouldn't say is great on this album is Four Sticks. The rest of the album is made up of all time classics of rock.

What a stacked album.

Omg songs I actually know on here

Well, again Led Zeppelin. I understand their significance, but, as Stairway to Heaven stays my favourite song of theirs, I don't think I can be considered a true fan.

Not my favourite Led Zep.

First time listening to Led Zepp ever. Like Battle of Evermore and Stairway to Heaven. Levee ok. Don't like Tolkein or screeching though. Headache land

I'm probably one of the few people worldwide, that find led zeppelin kind of overrated. Same's for this album. Of course we have all time classics like Stairway To Heaven, but most of the other songs sound kinda generic. Maybe it's due to me lack of appreciation for Led Zeppelin, but I couldn't really enjoy listening to this album.

2/3. These songs are undeniable, whether that’s through great songwriting or sheer cultural force (I think it’s mostly the first one though). Some amazing riffs throughout, balance in the track listing (they know how to pace an album), and while I’m not the biggest fan of Plant’s vocals, I still enjoy them and think they’re integral to this album.

Wow I know every song. Not the biggest fan of Zeppelin's white boy blues, but this is more than that. I've heard Stairway to Heaven enough times to last me a thousand lifetimes so I skipped it here.

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

Battle of Evermore - makes you feel like you're in Ella Enchanted waiting in the forest for the next mythical creature to come in and transport you to the next scene. Rock n Roll was far more interesting, although battle of evermore has more enchanted imagery and powerful movement in the language used. Hello Stairway to Heaven - Classic. When the Levee Breaks is your favorite.

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.

Quite a few classics on here....just doesn't have a whole lot of replayability for me. 4.5

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

It’s good just not great. I know most of these songs are probably classics but it didn’t click. Led Zeppelin is a pretty good artist too so I would have thought I would liked this more. Once again not the best not the worst.

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

Yes its like a 5 star album but I think 5 stars should be saved

I got all surprised and excited to discover I really like the rawness and energy of Led Zep II after all the years of rejecting it. But turns out IV hits me just the way I remember it, irritating. I really hate Plant's singing and hearing Stairway to Heaven a couple hundred times doesn't help. Rock and Roll is one Led Zep song I've always liked though, and I don't remember When the Levee Breaks at all - that's a keeper.

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.

So this one will always have a salty place in my heart. I bought this record used and it taught me a hard lesson. You should always pull the record out of the sleeve and look at it before paying for it. Anyways I bought it and brought it home and it the record was warped enough it wasn’t playable. So I read online that you can flatten it under some heavy books. This is not true for how bad this record was. So some people suggest putting it in the oven on the lowest temperature between two sheets of glass. Well this flattened it but it made the 3d waves 2D so it was still unplayable just flat. Now Callie gets to play with it until we eventually throw it out I guess. Other than the lesson this album has taught me. I do really enjoy the music on it. So many great tracks on this one. It would have been nice to spin it on the turntable once in a while. I won’t go out of my way to find a working copy of it. But if I see one someday for a reasonable price. You know I’m gonna get it.

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.

Black Dog - 3/10 Rock and Roll - 7/10 The Battle of Evermore - 6/10 Stairway to Heaven - 6/10 MMT - 8/10 FS - 5/10 C - 9/10 W - 9/10

Zeppelin is obviously incredible. It may be my favorite rock band, but IV may only be my 4th favorite album from them.

Classic.

rock solid album by the classic rock legends. the band is running on all cylinders with this one. highlights: “rock and roll” “stairway to heaven” “when the levee breaks”

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

I think this was the first album I ever bought. Solid.

Full of the band's signature songs, this album proves why Led Zeppelin has persisted and stayed iconic and forever discussed in the best artist conversations.

Velmi dober. Got some bangers.

4.2 stars

such an epic album man there’s nothing like it

Goeie toeie

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

More blues than I thought

Some absolute bangers all throughout that has encapsulated what it means to rock. Classics that have and will stand the test of time but falls one star short with some songs.

agregue black dog a mi playlist. OTRA VEZ no es mi estilo de música pero entiendo perfectamente a donde iba el artista con este álbum. logra el equilibrio perfecto entre lo pesado, lo místico y lo acústico. Un álbum muy adelantado a su época

со всем уважением: не моя музыка, не мой вокалист (но он мастерски изображает голосом гитару - вот её-то я и не люблю). ещё не покидало ощущение что у них балалайка в ансамбле) ну и лестница (теперь возможно запомню её) слишком ммм ганз н роузез, не могу сформулировать, минор и драма

Loses a star for over-exposure. I feel there are deaf people who have heard this album too many times.

Chalk it up to overfamiliarity or what have you, but these days I tend to stay away from my copy of LZIV. While I rank “The Battle of Evermore” and “Going to California” among the best Zeppelin tracks, I long ago decided I never needed to hear the likes of “Rock and Roll” or “Stairway to Heaven” again (based on this listen, “Misty Mountain Hop” might be joining that list). This album might be the one that best encapsulates what Led Zeppelin was about and solidified their place in the rock firmament, but I think they put out more interesting albums more deserving of space on this crowded list.

Sure.

childhood memories where internet was a weird thing in my country so my father would download a few music videos from ares, he would play black dog nearly every day to me. Likes: Black dog -

I like stairway to heaven and the battle of evermore, better rock album than the previous album, also when the levee breaks reminds me of famous prophets :3

It's good, but putting the louder songs at the end was a bad move cuz I had gotten used to the "slower" songs and the louder stuff just gave me a headache

Was hard to geht through

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.

Det her va et sånt album æ ikke så for mæ at æ kom til å bry mæ særlig mye om, men så endte æ opp med å høre på det to ganger på rad, fordi æ likte det så uventa godt. Det inkludere jo muligens de eneste Zeppelin-sangan æ kjente fra før av, uten at æ har hatt særlig forhold til dem anna enn å ha hørt dem, men det va helheten som va tiltalanes. Æ vet ikke om det e nokka æ kommer til å plukke fram og høre på seinere, men det e ikke utenkelig, og det i sæ sjøl e en overraskelse.

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.

Rock out! I requested "Black Dog" in 12th grade Psych for our listening minute. Good stuff.

Older America not my kind of style but there were 2 songs that are timeless

Шедевр

can this really be rated lower than 5?

Banger

This is another album that was played on repeat by my parents so I recognized more songs than I anticipated

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.

me gusta la forma que es rock and roll puro pero a la vez se toma su tiempo para desarrollar las ideas con canciones que superan los 5 minutos

It might be a classic but not my taste of music.

Classic.

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

This was my first Zeppelin album. For some reason, when I was 16 years old I got it into my head that I needed to listen to Zeppelin. My dad had missed them completely back in the 70s which means I had missed them when he was raising me, choosing instead to bring me up on The Beatles, Bob Dylan, and Billy Joel. I asked a friend who was into classic rock where to start and he said once you listen to Four you'll go back and listen to the rest, and he was right. I became a Zeppelin fiend. I was driving around another friend of mine (yes, I had two whole friends in high school) and he was flipping through my bag of cassette tapes. "Which one is this?" Zeppelin. "Which one is this?" Zeppelin. "And this one?"......Zeppelin. "DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING THAT ISN'T LED ZEPPELIN IN THIS CAR" ......../......Zeppelin. But yeah - this album is perfect, no skips. People hate on "Four Sticks" a bit, but I like it. The flow is perfect - two rockers, followed up by an acoustic folk tune, followed up by a huge rock "ballad," more rockers, a beautiful acoustic song, and then you get arguably the best closer in rock music. It's the most overused drum sample in history for a reason. Good God. Inject it into my veins, hang it in the Louvre, etc. etc. FIVE STARS

Discazo!

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

4.5

This is the second Led Zeppelin album I've gotten this week (the debut being the first one I've ever listened to). This one has a more classic rock/experimental/groovy feel. I particularly enjoyed "When the Levee Breaks". Though the music is good in this album, Zeppelin's first album comes across as more powerful and significant to me.

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

Can't believe I'm rating it this low, just didn't enjoy listening to it.

Classic. No notes.

Weirdly, at least to the best of my knowledge, the first time I have ever listened to a Led Zeppelin album in full. Fairly familiar with almost every single song on here, so it's not like there were any surprises for me, but anyway my thoughts on this as a cohesive album... As far as "classic rock" goes, pretty much as good as it gets. I get everything on here and click with it immediately, it's immensely influential to so much of the music I listen to on a daily basis, and contains some genuinely great performances from every member. That being said, I can't really ever see myself listening to this as an album listening experience again. Makes it very hard to rate. Cause it's "good", I just don't really like it that much! I don't know what to say. It is what it is. Whatever. Also stairway to heaven is probably the single most overplayed and overrated rock song of all time alongside free bird (which I actually like a lot for the record lol). Would gladly never listen to stairway to heaven again.

5.5 - Legendary

Great "blues" album by a legendary band

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

Not sure there’s more to say in this one. Quite good if a little played out

Songs were soooo long but still good. My top 3 Black dog Stairway to heaven Going to California

Songs I saved: Going to California When the levee breaks

stairway to heaven is soo good my fave

Pretty good - couple of songs seem lengthy, ended up, skipping. Thinking there are very good at doing something that has been done before to the point where I only hear the blues. I don’t really hear their voice.

Не так плохо как предыдущий альбом. Есть что-то интересненькое и мне даже понравилось парочка песен. Однако тоже не совсем мой жанр. Просто неплохо

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

Mochte ich. Stairway to Heaven ist toll. Sonst gut aber nicht so meins. Würde ich nicht aktiv hören Ist mir zu sehr Rock, glaube ich. Also ein bisschen zu wenig melodisch oder anderweitig interessant. + Ich stehe eher weniger auf schreien, wobei das eher weniger hier ist

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.

Zeppelin's chill...Zeppelin's chill... Favorite Tracks: Rock and Roll, Stairway to Heaven, Going to California, When the Levee Breaks

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)