Reviews (page 5 of 15)
Goed ma nu ook weer niet meer dan dat. Als ik meer tijd had dan zo ik de tekst kunnen opzoeken (er zitten blijkbaar zelfs verwijzingen in naar de Hobbit) en potentieel de score kunnen verhogen. Helaas heb ik die niet, dus het wordt een drie. Edit: ik ben in een goeie mood vandaag. Het wordt toch een 4.
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.
Preety good
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
4 canzoni top, 4 canzoni meh. Prende 4 solo per stairway to heaven
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.
Pretty good album, yet one that ultimately failed to blow me away like "Led Zeppelin" did
significantly stronger instrumentation than the previous album i heard of theirs. i still don't think i love it but there's much more to appreciate here. most of my attention is towards the drumming of john bonham as i really like what he's doing here. the guitars are good and flashy, but i don't think they'd work without how punchy the drums are. on the other hand, i still really do not like robert plant's vocals. i find him to be deeply offputting. the opener tracks and the closer "when the levee breaks" are probably the highlights. bit of a lull in the middle.
It's interesting how different this sounds to the previous Led Zeppelin album I heard (II). I think its better then that album but I'm still not really in love with this sound. I'm still not a huge fan of Stairway to Heaven, I don't know if I've been overexposed or what but it doesn't really do anything for me. That said I did really enjoy Rock and Roll and Black Dog. I think I just don't really like the delivery on some of these songs and it knocks it down from being really incredible. Misty Mountain Hop is a great example of a song I like the instruments of but I hate the delivery of those verses. Low 4 seems about right.
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 felt similarly about this and the Rush album, except that I liked Rush a little more. I don't know, I don't hate this and I certainly don't think it's bad. On a musical level, it's good; I just don't care. All the songs blended together and I didn't enjoy listening to it. Maybe I'll try again someday but for now it's 2 stars since it's not the worst but I don't really like it.
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.
hell yeah Highlights: Black Dog, Stairway, Going to California
база, но опять таки бенгеров не так уж и много
Good. Two top tracks
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
Simply great, it’s a lovely, easy listen. I think it lacks some of the gusto of II (previously rated) and is less bluesy, but it’s still really good. Could quite possibly be a 5 with more sustained listening to pick out its subtleties.
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.
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Total classic album. Not much more needs saying
8/10
Going to California
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
Best led zeppelin album I heard so far! It’s alright, some of the songs even great but it’s a lot too
Okay
Led Zeppelin no es mucho mi tipo de musica pero me gusto going to California
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.
Experimental album from Lad Zeppelin. Yeah, another classic but not so ground-breaking as 1-3 albums. Yet a couple of bangers are there.
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.
Good album. Going To California it's perfect.
Probably their masterpiece and has the added bonus of including Sandy Denny on Battle of Evermore for that added bit of colour to the mix.
5/5
The greatest rock album of all time.
Great classic album
Masterpiece
All time classic record, everything from the vocals to the guitar work to the drumming. Some really famous names in the band. Stairway to heaven is one of the best songs ever made
Classic album, stand-out tracks, still sounds good
I am here for hobbit rock
Not a big fan of led zeppelin but i still appreciate this. Ig fav is “Stairway to heaven”
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
good
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.
This album was ok. I’m not really ever a fan of classic rock but it was pretty good for what it is. I would give it a solid 5/10. It just was. Best song imo was “Going to California.”
One of the best lyrical albums of it's time
9.5 / 10
Decent 4,5
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.
Honestly kinda a vibe
I didn’t know I’d like Led Zeppelin this much. I think I liked every song in this album. Nothing that I didn’t like. Wide range of types of songs which allow me to listen to it at any time. I will come back to this album again. Favorite Songs: Black Dog - I knew this song, but not the title. I feel a little…spicy listening to this one. It’s fun! Rock And Roll - Great drum work throughout and what a great ending with the drum. Stairway To Heaven - I think everyone knows this song. Long piece, but beautiful guitar work. I think it uses a recorder? It’s very neat in all. Going To California - Beautiful lyrics. Beautiful melody. I think this is my favorite song of the whole album. When The Levee Breaks - Great combo of drum, harmonica and some bass as well. Nice, steady rhythm. Love the jazz undertone throughout this song.
ugh idk didn’t listen kinda boring
I knew a couple songs off this album already. The only two I properly like are Black Dog and Going to California. Black Dog because I can't hear the lyrics and Going to California because I can. I will still probably stick to the Joe P cover though.
I spent this album feeling sick to my stomach, on the verge of a nervous breakdown over the state of the country. This might be the quickest the lyrics to an album have ever made me viscerally cringe; hearing Robert Plant sing about making a child burn and sting for the way they "shake that thing" made me physically recoil from my car speaker. I also kept wanting to hear one of the riffs in Black Dog as the build-up intro The End by The Beatles; altogether a very weird experience with that song. Excepting that intro, however, this album has a generally pretty good groove to it, though I don't find it as compelling as Led Zeppelin III. That album just seemed more varied and adventurous to me, whereas this one just doesn't excite me all that much. The notable exception is Going to California, which is an incredible song and stands head-and-shoulders above the rest of this album; I also find When the Levee Breaks to be a very groovy and worthwhile cover, which is refreshing to hear after my experience with The Rolling Stones' self-titled debut a few days ago. The familiar hits like Rock and Roll and Stairway to Heaven are obviously quite good, and I completely understand their acclaim, even if the entire experience doesn't come together as more than the sum of it's parts for me. Highlights: Rock and Roll, Stairway to Heaven, Going to California, When the Levee Breaks
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
It's okay, very good music and execution but gets a bit repetitive.
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
No for me
Molto bello ed è stato un grande amore, ma non risuona più come una volta, e al momento non voglio averlo tra gli album preferiti
Good rock
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.
I struggle with Led Zep, I really do. Between some truly great songs, there are a lot of "why am I listening to Lord of the Rings fanfic set to music" moments. I'm glad I listened, but I won't return to this.
One of the best albums of all time Need I say more
Hate Stairway… love the rest
Well this is a big one. Certainly an album to listen to before you die, but did I need to listen to it again before I die. I'm not so sure. Some music gets more personal and powerful the more you listen to it. This is not in that category for me. Admittedly I'm not particularly interested in 70's classic rock, but I've heard all of these songs so many times that they bore me. This is a tough one to rate. Yes, it's technically excellent, yes it's a big freakin deal, but I don't like it that much. Sounds like 3 stars and get out of here without upsetting anyone too much. I do kind of like "When the Levee Breaks", killer bass line.
not bad I would probably start to like it more after a few more listens
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.
When I first looked at the song list for this album, I thought I didn't know most of the songs. Once I started listening, I realized that I knew the songs, just never knew the names of them. Great album.
8/10 Best songs: The Battle of Evermore, Stairway to Heaven, When the Levee Breaks You know, this album does something that I really wish more albums in general do, particularly those from the early 70s: it has peaks and valleys, sometimes in the same song. Instead of stagnating with the same sound, the album goes from screaming, brash, and loud to low-key story songs. I really like that approach because I don't end up bored by the end. Stairway to Heaven is a good example of this encompassed in one song: calm story with almost sn acoustic vibe to the band kicking in to the vocals fading away and heavy metal taking hold to the earlier screaming vocals. Compare that to Four Sticks (also on this album) - one heavy bass line and screaming the whole way through; no variation makes for a very tedious experience. All of that being said, this album annoys me because its highs are extremely high and its lows are in the basement. Not sure how to rate this one. And one last note: man, they really gave anyone a microphone in the 70s, didn't they?
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
5/10
Great!
My least favorite Zep album.
Amazing album not my taste but understand why it's a classic
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
Album that has stairway to heaven and rock and roll. Most notable parts to me aside from When the levee breaks. Good rock all around
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.
I don’t know if it’s nostalgia listening to this growing up because I don’t think I’d like it now but I liked listening to this.
👍 It's Led Zepplin. Need I say more?
A pretty solid album, I see why it has so many listens. I never realized I haven't listened to the whole Stairway to Heaven song, just the intro. When the Levee Breaks is pretty good, so is the first song. Album's definitely more, medieval? than I thought. 6.9/10 for me.
Excellent from start to finish, an incredible diversity of styles and sounds
Didn’t like the vocals and constant contrast between high and low.
This is very solid stuff.
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
I just want to share the comedy podcast Three Bean Salads take on Led Zeppelin: https://youtu.be/Gj8FihIIaic?si=mAhteZQikrLhVTkT
Almost perfect
Not a big Zeppelin fan, it's kinda exactly how I thought it would be
Without a doubt, a classic rock album
Stairway to heaven i
Not gonna lie, this one took me back. This was a record from my childhood that was ubiquitous as a teen. It was played everywhere by everyone. I can actually recall hearing it being played as dance music by several strippers in a bar in Northern Canada as a teen. Stairway To Heaven indeed as a teenager. Probably appropriate as the song is about a woman who takes everything but gives nothing back. I’m sure there is a life lesson there. Don’t get me wrong, Aerosmith was popular as well. Back in the Saddle, Dream On. Strippers had a pretty good musical sense back in the day. As for this record, Black Dog and Rock and Roll are the true standout tracks in my mind. As a Led Zeppelin album it really is a mash up of the heavy rock of II and the folk rock of III. To say that it has been mythologized as the foundational recording of heavy metal for me was a stretch. It really is an uneven record and almost experimental. There is a blues track (When The Levee Breaks), a female vocal by Sandy Denny on The Battle of Evermore which is the only female vocal in Zep’s catalog. And to be clear, any track that has Mandolin on it is a folk song. Same goes with the ballad Going to California. Heavy Rock it is not. So, why the hype? As a kid, it really was Stairway To Heaven that was the attraction with its 3 levels of instrumentation moving from acoustic to electric and Plant’s superb vocals. That track encompasses in a single song every other song on the record. It helps that it is all anchored by Bonham’s drumming allowing the others to indulge in their whims. At least that is how I saw it. In my town, no one got to side 2 of the record. No one flipped it. Ever. I was in college when someone I was dating tried to get me to play side 2. I told her we just don’t do that. Jimmy Page was a Satan worshiper and that was his way of tempting everyone to join Satan. Or perhaps that’s what I told to Jehovah witnesses who were trying to convert me to follow Jesus. It was a long time ago. Anyway, I have since listened to side 2. None of it grabs ya like side 1. Everyone should just be honest and admit that while the musicianship is outstanding, no one ever paid good money to hear any of the songs on side 2 live and more importantly, not a single fucking stripper ever took he clothes off to any of the songs on side 2. It’s a good record, but if half the record is not stripper worthy, then it shouldn’t be on this list.
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.
This album was already 8 years old when I first heard at the age of 13 I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, I don’t really “get” Zeppelin. Even though this is perhaps one of their better efforts it still just doesn’t do it for me!
super strong album intro, rock n roll has a bluesy/country influence, Misty Mountain feels a lot more pop rock n' roll-y than their discography kinda loved it, going to california comes in so soft it shocks you – its my favorite led zeppelin song, brings it home with a killer guitar intro and some nola twang in the rhythm guitar
Not for me in a good way
Yeah boiiii Black dog, great opening track 3/5 for me
Ik heb het album (en de belangrijkste highlights) geprobeerd te beluisteren, maar ik kom er simpelweg niet doorheen. Hoewel ik de technische kwaliteit en iconische status snap, doet het emotioneel niets voor me. Zelfs de zachtere momenten, zoals Going to California, voelden voor mij te generiek en bleven niet hangen. Het respect is er, maar de klik ontbreekt volledig en ik heb geen behoefte om dit album vaker op te zetten.
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.
Love battle of evermore.
I want to hear this album live; there's something intoxicating about it but listening through my shitty wireless headphones is holding it back. Stairway to Heaven IS that good. The whole album is cinematic, like I'm in an action film. That said, it's just not my top genre. Favorite song: When the Levee Breaks.
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.
classic! the dissonance in misty mountain hop was really awesome
Just a cool album isn't it.
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.
No stairway, DENIED!
not my cup of tea
classic, sold album
a fun listen, a little repetitive at times
Another Zepp album... The Battle of Evermore has that Stairway feel I prefer to their 'harder' stuff. Oh, Stairway is actually here. Going To California has a nice sound, reminiscent of much later soft folk indie. Best track (other than Stairway) - The Battle of Evermore, Going To California 3 stars
Classic album … not a huge fan but can’t really fault it
My second favorite led zeppelin album, reminds me of my dad
*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”.
started off really strong, LOVED the guitar on the first 3 tracks but kinda lost me towards the end
Very simple but must have been pretty groundbreaking at its time. Most songs are good but also too similar sounding.
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
80
don’t think it’s my cup of tea, it was great quality but not my vibe.
I just really like Led Zeppelin 🤷♀️
My head tells me how wonderful LZ are but my heart is less enthused even though I feel that this album has always been part of my consciousness. There is no denying that this is an incredible album – I’m trying to describe it and all I can say is that it is transcendental heavy metal, quite unique.
Good album. Never been a big fan of Led Zeppelin rock, but Stairway to Heaven, Going to California, and When the Levee Breaks are what makes the album good. 8/10 (the variety and lyrics is what makes it a very interesting album)
what a start with black dog; goes a little off the rails, but then there is stairway to heaven lol, 4 stars for me
"If it keeps on rainin', the levee's gonna break."
Nearly all killer, no filler on this one.
I’m not even a big Zeppelin fan, but this is a perfect album
The battle of evermore le poulet Gg
7.5/10 Chanson pref : Starway to heaven
Suprisingly groovy
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 !
I thought Zeppelin were all time greats but I was mis-Led
This album is home to some classics from the cracking Black Dog opening track with a killer riff to the beautiful Stairway to Heaven. However, I felt a little let down by most of the other tracks since I hold these songs to such a high standard.
Blending heavy metal, folk, pure rock ’n’ roll, and blues, Led Zeppelin IV weaves rich threads of Tolkien-inspired and hippie mysticism throughout.
Most of the album is still in regular radio rotation and for good reason.
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Liked some but got really repetitive Didn’t finish whole thing
Diverse!
Led Zeppelin's best!
I liked some songs but it is probably not my genre
cute just not songs i would add to my playlists
Fav tracks: battle of evermore (mandolin + guitar), going to California (mandolin + guitar), misty mountain hop, stairway to heaven A classic. This album is so beautiful, didn’t realize how much I prefer the instrumentals til I heard he deluxe version.
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
Album’s best : Starways to heaven
Rock uit de tijd van mijn ouders.. niet slecht maar ook niet echt mijn smaak
Tenia ya guardadas 3, Going to California y When the Levee Breaks me las quedo. Muy cortito y vibes de ir por la montaña rápido perro tranki con el coche
AAGH At one point when listening the songs made me feel as if im so alive and human and then the next song I literally feel like i die and then came back to life Some songs are just fun and not that unique although there are some that stood out Was it worth it? Definitely because it was fun and some parts were unique When to listen to? Idk when else im gonna be listening to this album since it doesn't really fit a certain mood
Great album by the legendary band.
Love the Led Zeppelin sound, I was vibing throughout the whole album. Stairway to Heaven is a phenomenal song. Other than that one, no song sounded too unique; nothing really awed me or made me stop in my tracks. Nevertheless, a good sounding album, and that’s all that really matters to me with music.
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
Kändes lite rockigt och nästan lite country men är tydligen lite olika typer av rock, nice vibe och bra trummor. Skulle nog vara askul att se live och man kände verkligen 70-tals viben
I wasn’t a huge fan of this album, it’s a good album just not really my taste. However I did find a few songs I liked such as going to California and when the levee breaks.
Led Zeppelin is the best
9.5
I knew this band would come around, I’ve not listened to much LZ I must admit for someone in their 60s, I have one track from this album on a playlist “Going to California” which I heard some years ago, and honestly I don’t like this album……
Hell yeah
Great
This is rock and roll. Really iconic songs, Stairway to Heaven and Black Dog. This would be good to run to.
I get why this is such a beloved album, the majority of it is not my favourite though.
If I heard this in 1971 my brain probably melted by how innovative it sounds.
Truly incredible.
Black dog - Bella, super carica
It was good. Already knew some of the songs.
Ahhh my childhood
Great album!
#42 A couple of bangers, expected a heavier sound overall, too much acoustic for my liking
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
8/10 - не слушал
I used to love Led Zeppelin. I was ready for this to be done before it was over.
this is the of all time
Its alright, 3 clears. "When the Levee Breaks" might be the greatest song ever though.
An absolute classic of an album, very big songs on here. For me, I particularly love The Battle of Evermore more than some of the other well known songs, the lyrics, the mandolin, the duet, it’s magic.
It was an alright listen. I love rock and especially metal but I've never liked Led Zeppelin. It's so boring. Black Dog and Stairway to Heaven are classics. Rock and Roll is just an alright fast rock song. When the Levee Breaks is a interesting tune that I enjoyed a bit but everything else on here is just boring especially The Battle of Evermore. It may grow on me in the future but as it stands now this albums is just alright.
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.
Annyira nem tetszett ez az album. Volt rajta egy-két szám ami bejött, de a többit annyira nem szerettem.
10/5 You don't know zepp? Best album by them, hands down
It's okay. Don't get the hype
Instrumentals feel weak, and the vocals are pretty annoying.
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.
Pretty good, quite long
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.
Not a fan of the first 2 tracks, but I really like the rest. Stairway to Heaven is a perfect song. fav: Stairway to Heaven, The Battle of Evermore, When the Leaves Breaks
I rly like progression in stairway to heaven. The two opening tracks were quite redundant, and that’s a common thread I’m seeing.
I’m not mad about it- I guess it’s a classic for a reason? Listened to this during a workout and got a lot done!
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
Really good. However, it doesn't feel like a 5 but perhaps that will change with more listens
Pretty classic album
Really enjoyed that. 10/10 song in Stairway to Heaven.
Another Led Zep only 7 albums later… Too many ordinary and forgettable tunes. Gulf between top and ordinary. 1. Rock And Roll 2. Stairway To Heaven 3. When The Levee Breaks
Liked this more than I thought I would, definitely helped by Black Dog and Stairway being classics.
Klassikoita klassikoiden perään. Paljon itäinen edes tiennyt kuuntelevani Led Zeppeliniä. Stairway to Heaven muunmuassa.
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.
Lowkey sounded like the Beatles to me as someone who doesn’t listen to either.
Maybe, probably not. Jag vill gärna gilla det, gillade några låtar som "going to california" och "stairway to heaven" men tyckte att de flesta sångerna var ganska tråkiga. Väldigt instrument heavy och tyckte att många av ljuden blev irriterande att lyssna på som i "the battle of evermore". När jag lyssnade på den sången ville jag mest stänga av för det blev irriterande. Tror albumet gör sig bättre att lyssna högt.
on my third complete relisten and its still not my fav zep record but a solid classic rock album anyway
My dislike of Classic Rock has less to do with the music and more to do with the old dudes who say it's the only music worth listening to. Some of these songs have become annoying due to repetition. Some I still enjoyed, but I have no desire to listen again soon. Favorite song: Stairway to Heaven 3*
shiii when the levee breaks brought me back to life.. and all the other goodies
Just so much happening musically on this album. Classic.
Love the guitar riffs. Great banjo/folk sound on some songs. Stairway to Heaven is an iconic song that I’ve never really listed to fully but I see why it is legendary! Really liked the flute. And solid ending to the album with the rolling When the Levee Breaks.
Liked Going to California
4,5 pretty iconic
Perfection, obviously.
I haven’t loved a lot of Zeppelin so far, but I think I enjoyed this more than the others. Definitely a lot of recognizable hits on here.
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 album suffers somewhat from over exposure. There are nonetheless some great riffs and other cool moments. I’m particularly interested in all the Tolkien references interspersed with regular rock stuff. Highlights for me are Battle of Evermore, Misty Mountain Hop, and When the Levee Breaks.
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.
premda je načelno dobar (i ima fora naslovnicu!), nije me se baš nešto posebno dojmio ovaj cepelinov album. malo previkalački, isuviše kreštav za mene... al pjesma stervej to heven jako jako dobra (jebiga, popularno mišljenje s dobrano valjanim razlogom)
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.
Even though there are many led zeppelin classics and counting my number one : when the levee breaks, this album is sort of messy. I wish Robert would control his voice as in the ballad of the evermore. Of course it’s a major classic rock album, a basic, a must to listen ! Solid 4 out 5
not my favourite but it's definitely a great album
Not for me. At all.
Znammmmmm!
Joa. Ganz gut ne... Aber auch... überbewertet?!
Yes
Nice and average. Fresh and soulful, but nothing out of box, lil generic
An album I’m familiar with but still found songs I hadn’t heard. Great drums and vocals. Classic
I liked this more than Physical Graffiti but I really don’t think they’re a band for me.
Stone wall classic
Great album, 1 is better tho
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.
Liked it way more than I thought it would. Such a cool sound and really defines classic rock. Top Songs: The Battle of Evermore, Four Sticks
Come on, who doesn’t love this album?!
theres so many versions of this album idk what to say. but i really like Led Zeppelin and i had a fangirl phase with them, so id say this album overall is about a 4.
No Stairway?!?! Denied! This is one of THE classic rock albums, packed with a bunch of really raw and heavy-hitting songs that really defined that era of rock music. The combination of subdued folksy and Middle-Earth-inspired tracks ("Battle Of Evermore," "Stairway", "Going To California") with the more hard rock tracks ("Black Dog", "Rock and Roll", "Four Sticks") made for a very interesting listen, which eventually culminated in the albums final (and fantastic) statement: "When The Levee Breaks." Also, it's such a small moment, but I've loved it since I first heard the song, when the refrain in Stairway to Heaven hits, with the smoothly-strummed guitar and electric piano, it just gives me really warm and comfortable feeling (almost like being covered in a blanket), which just gives that extra goodness to an incredible song about hope. Also Black Dog, Rock and Roll, and When The Levee Breaks just break my brain. John Bonham is goated. Fav: When The Levee Breaks, The Battle of Evermore, Stairway To Heaven, Black Dog. Dislikes: Four Sticks
Yuk, I can only hear a gross child kidnapper and his close friends
peak album minus a couple songs
Excellent summer cruise music - listened to it a bunch in my teens. Never could get Black Dog right on guitar, but it was the first song I learned through a teacher.
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.
Liked some of the songs up top, but wasn't in love with the whole album (3.5/5).
Good classics, but I didn't realize how impatient I was listening to these 7-8 minute long songs.
Classic Rock and Roll, there's a reason this album is venerated as one of the best Rock albums of all time
Powerhouse of an album!
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.
Flaut å si at jeg ikke har hørt så mye på Led Zeppelin før, men dette var et bra album så skal fortsette å høre mer fra de.
This one is a classic
So Led Zeppelin-y
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.
This felt much more like what I know of Led Zeppelin than LZII. I don't like it quite as much as II, but Rock n Roll is a classic (was familiar with John Lennon's cover lol)
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.
Another overrated album.
loved it
Besser als 2, nicht so gut wie 1 und 3
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.
Bonus point for getting Sandy Denny, I guess? This one's never wowed me like it has everyone else, though I'm more amenable to the pretty moments than I used to be. I was even enjoying the intro to Stairway this time! But this one's still just an album of moments for me, rather than the songs as a whole ever doing much.
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.
Black dog 6/10 decent enough The battle of Evermore 0/10 wtf lol. So out of place with the rest of the album I was so confused. Stairway to heaven, an absolute classic, just so damn long 8/10 Rock and roll, first time hearing. Solid song added to playlist 8/10 Misty mountain hop 7/10 liked it Four sticks 7/10 bit strange towards the end but decent Going to California 8/10 no comment I enjoyed it When the levee breaks 9/10 pretty perfect ending to the album, amazing song Overall id give the album a 7/10 some quality songs on there but one that is skippable every time unfortunately
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.
Lot of classics, it's a fun listen. Great writing, will probably go back to it on occasion.
Pretty good. The last song reminded me of Special Herbs.