Reviews (page 9 of 15)
“No Stairway!? Denied!” “Stairway to Heaven” is overly ubiquitous, but the Wayne’s World gag and real life banning of the riff in guitar stores is overwrought. Despite that, “IV” is still a V, with “Battle of Evermore” and “When the Levee Breaks” as my standout favorites.
With two absolute bangers starting this album off, closing with the amazing When the Levee Breaks and with the iconic Stairway to Heaven sandwiched in between, how could this album be anything less than five stars. Zeppelin defines rock ‘n’ roll and this album defines Zeppelin.
Is Stairway to Heaven too long? Yes, but the second half of Stairway would be a top 10 LZ song in its own right. Led Zeppelin II might be my favorite album but When the Levee Breaks is the song I can't get out of my head.
This is one of Led Zeppelin’s strongest albums with LZ II and Houses Of The Holy. Seven of the Eight tracks are strong (Four Sticks being the lone exception) while there are several amazing songs. Black Dog’s call and response between vocals and instruments is great. And I love the passages where the drums and guitars are out of sync timing wise. Happy little accidents or maybe not accidents at all. Stairway To Heaven is over and under appreciated at the same time. Too many people try to go against the grain and downplay its brilliance because it’s too popular. Bollocks! The swinging groove to Misty Mountain Hop is so much fun. And the cover of When The Levee Breaks is awesome.
Led Zeppelin IV is the band’s magnum opus — the perfect storm of power, precision, and musical ambition. From the very first snarling riff of “Black Dog,” this album goes hard, pulling no punches and wasting no time. It doesn’t even think about slowing down until the third track, and by then, you’re already all in. For 20 years, “Black Dog” has been my personal favorite — a snarling, swaggering beast of a song with that iconic call-and-response between Robert Plant and Jimmy Page. It’s the ultimate opener, setting the tone for an album that doesn’t stick to one lane. Zeppelin stretches out across genres like it’s nothing — from the bluesy stomp of “Rock and Roll” to the mystical folk of “The Battle of Evermore,” the prog-leaning grandeur of “Stairway to Heaven,” and the backwoods groove of “Going to California.” Every member is in peak form here — Page’s riffs, Bonham’s thunderous drumming, Jones’s subtle but essential textures, and Plant’s golden god vocals. IV is proof that Led Zeppelin could do it all — and do it better than anyone else. It’s not just one of their best albums. It’s one of the greatest rock albums ever. A towering achievement that still sounds massive decades later.
Great record, one of the most emblematic Led Zeppelin albums, memorable songs, incredible sound and lyrics. One of the all time greats for multiple reasons.
Listening to this on anything but a home stereo turned up loud seems to do the majority of this album a disservice, the separation of drum and guitar alone is just incredible. I will admit I’m not the biggest fan of Plant’s voice, but there’s no denying that this probably doesn’t work any other way. Black Dog and Going to California for me are the two I still listen to here and there.
The first three songs are a bit too "dad rock", although very beautiful, nothing really new in their discography. Stairway to heaven is overrated and last one are really good. Not my favourite led Zeppelin album, I should listen to it again 7-8/10
Stairway to Heaven is a masterpiece. The rest are fine.
Tremendous.
Not the genre I’d usually listen to, but I appreciate the catchy guitar riffs and gritty vocals. And of course Stairway to Heaven is iconic.
One of the most perfect albums ever. Every single song is amazing. I’m not sure what else to say about it, but this is one of my favorite albums of all time!!
This one was ubiquitous to the point that guitar shops had to post signs banning anyone from playing “Stairway” under penalty of being kicked out of the store. 40 years of listening, and I still love this band to death. I don’t think there is any other band where I can say that every single second of every single record they ever did is still exciting to me. I know I’m old, but it’s amazing to me that many people have never heard this album.
Fantastic album full of huge hits, hard to pick a favorite for the 1001 playlist as there isn’t a bad choice. Great mastery in every part of this album, very easily 5/5, nothing else to say about it 🤘
my semi-recent re-exploration of the led zepp catalog reveals that on the whole i do like more of this band's material than i dont, which was a slight surprise but not an unwelcome one. there Is something to their capacity to create a song or a whole record that is more than the sum of its parts,,,the tendency towards structural and even melodic vagueness was not super appealing to me as someone getting into music through the beatles and pink floyd, but their best stuff has a lot of atmosphere and room to breathe that can be v powerful when things line up just right. which makes it all the more baffling that on this, their most famous record, the famed peak of their Mystical and Grandiose vibes, i constantly struggle to have literally any reaction at all. this isnt my least favorite led zepp (this is certainly a lot easier to tolerate than physical graffiti, and im not gonna pretend like coda is super worthwhile lol) but its probably the least vivid one, the one that leaves me most confused as to what the overall vibe and takeaway are supposed to be. in their self-consciously ambitious recording sessions in those old estates, they made something less like an album and more like a greatest hits collection (often literally given how famous most tracks here are, but mostly structurally). ive heard this record so so many times, but it always feels like it makes less sense listening to it than it does thinking about it. and if it Is just a collection of songs, i really only get any reaction from the last two, a lovely little duo of pastoral beauty and thundering apocalypse. intellectually i can imagine that for many people, that dynamic Is what defines this record , or otherwise some type of eclectic grandiosity, but for the former id take III any day and for the latter id take houses of the holy any day. i kinda just dont get it, dont care for the songs, and the record feels transitional more than a bold statement. a lot of words to say very little on my part, sorry!
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Finalmente la saga è finita, sicuramente non ci sarà Led Zeppelin II Heh
It amazes me every single time I relisten.
Perfection. That's all. Chur.
The two openers are irritating, but the rest is pretty brilliant. Stairway to Heaven is a classic. 4.3
The drumming on the album is incredible. Wow, kudos to whoever is the drummer. OK, John Bonham! The drums in "When the Levee Breaks" - ooof, speechless.
One of the greatest albums ever committed to tape, easiest 5, there's zero argument to be had... But "Stairway to Heaven" is a glorified fingering exercise, and you all know it!
Starts well, ends well, goes on a bit in the middle. Honestly, like, Zeppelin are good, they're just not as good as their fans or, more important, they themselves think they are.
Still struggling to enjoy Led Zeppelin; I think it’s Jimmy Page’s voice that grates on me. Instrumental bits are fine. Anyway, this one’s a bit up and down, but I managed to get through it 😜
I somehow can't believe that, as a 37 year old rock/metal fan, this is the first time I've sat down and listened to a full Led Zeppelin album. And I wonder if that has hurt my opinion of it - I know that these guys inspired generations of artists, and that's probably why it starts to sound like everything else out there! Black Dog, Rock and Roll, and Stairway are the big standouts, but everything else tended to mesh together for me - it's God's, very good, but not outstanding and certainly not making me want to go back and listen again. Maybe I'll soften next time Led Zep comes up, but not right now.
I wasn't that impressed with Physical Graffiti, but when Black Dog came on, I thought I was going to really like this album. However, once the first couple of tracks finished, the rest of the music just didn't grab me. At their best Led Zeppelin knock it out of the park, but a best of album is probably the only thing I'd listen to with any regularity.
The Good: Roman Numerals! The Bad: Where’s the X… The Ugly: wondering what kind of X-rated album would have a cover showing a man with a bunch of twigs… Is this the GOAT album? For many it certainly is, and when you think about it, that is one MASSIVE song to start an album off with… Hey hey mama! I am really at a loss for words today. Don’t know what to say about this album that hasn’t been said before. So, I will leave with this thought… 4 1/2* for me, but that’s because I am NOT a LZ fanboy! Damnit… have listened to the album three more times, and mother fuckers… this is one of the GOAT!
Great album! Stairway to Heaven is here. Nuff said.
Fantastic listen as always. Each track is incredible, and while I grew tired of “Stairway to Heaven” for some time, hearing it play in its preferred location as track 4, right in middle of this bluesy rockin’ and rompin’ record just made me realize how great that song and this album truly is. Another Led Zeppelin masterpiece.
Every song on this album is great and nearly every song on this album is a rock classic.
Quizás el disco de Zeppelin con más hits. La cumbre del rock and roll.
Classicozao
Led Zeppelin IV was definitely more of a mixed bag containing some of Led Zeppelin's highest highs and lowest lows. In my opinion, Some of their best songs came from this album including Stairway To Heaven and When The Levee Breaks but this album also has some of their worst songs too including Misty Mountain Hop and Four Sticks. I still do think that the good heavily outweighs the bad as i just enjoyed all the best songs and still tolerated the worst ones. The songs are also well paced and know the perfect length for the songs. This album isn't the most consistent one in terms of quality but i still really liked it. Best Song: Stairway To Heaven Worst Song: Misty Mountain Hop
Made me sweat. Made me groove.
Masterpiece
Holy shit how did I get Zeppelin 4 the day after I got Zeppelin 3!!! This album is a work of art, and their best work. Not a 10/10 because I really don't like The Battle of Evermore, but other than that this absolutely rips. Best Song: Going to California Rating: 9.5/10 5 Stars
Amazing
It’s the ultimate Zep, it borrows elements from their entire catalog, and balances between their musical prowess, their appetite for exploration, their nerdiness, and possibly signifies the peak of their connection to the root of music. It’s an amazing album by all accounts. Not my absolute favorite album, that probably resides the rock forward number II, however it is objectively their best.
Strong contender for best album ever made.
Classic Led Zep! Wish I had had time at home today to listen on our record player, but had to settle for internet radio :(
Better than I expected. Still boomer rock, though.
First time listening to led zeppelin. Getting kinda used to it. some tracks sounds like country music to me. Maybe it's because this is my first time listening to rock music. Anyways I loved the tracks stairway to heaven and Going to California. <3
Big mix of ok songs and bangers. I probably could have improvised better lyrics to Misty Mountain Hop. How the fuck are these guys British
Ez 4. Stairway to Heaven
The elite LZ album. Got it on vinyl that’s how elite it is ben
Amazing album - when the levee breaks is one of my favourites
This album is on my list of all-time favorites. It is arguably the best Led Zeppelin album, although "Rock and Roll" is probably one of my least favorite songs by LZ. Zeppelin's music is like sex: even if it's not the greatest, it's still good. I have heard "Stairway" a million times, and I always enjoy hearing it again. This one goes to 11.
4.5-ish
Black Dog is what led me to learn the guitar. I would listen to that song on repeat before middle school, as if to internalize it or satiate myself enough to get through the day and get back to LZ4. 6/5.
The gold standard of rock. Everytime I hear something and ask myself ‘does this rock?’ I’m really asking if it makes me feel the way this album does.
8 tracks of rock n roll glory Who hasnt heard all 8? These were all spinning daily on 105.7 WAPL in the fox valley, Wisco (and probably still are) The three most underrated tracks (if I can even say that) are Battle Of Evermore, Four Sticks and When The Levee Breaks (the other 5 tunes are absolutely top 1000 rock songs of all times). I spun these three the most to get something new from this album Jimmy page plays the hell out of a mandolin, Bonham spins up freakishly weird time signatures in Four Sticks - its in some funky 5/8 thing and alternates to something else (also the name is some direct reference about playing with 4 sticks - vibraphone style maybe - idk, not a drummer) and even the Beastie Boys couldnt resist sampling Levee. God damn. What a legendary album. Id give it 10 stars if I could
I know I'm supposed to worship Led Zeppelin and all, but it just isn't MY favorite type of music. I'm sure one of you Big Rock Music Fans can/will tell me why I just don't get it, man, so go ahead. It's still objectively very good but not a 5-star experience in my book. Since everyone is going to give this album 5 stars, I'll focus on the parts of this album I didn't like (but first one acknowledgement: the hard rock stuff on here obviously rules. The drums on When the Levee Breaks, all of Black Dog, and an entire song called ROCK AND ROLL make me reflexively mean mug and headbang in my office chair. John Bonham drums some fucking drums). My observations as an untrained man of the people who has never played in a Rock Music Band with my friends: - The baroque type stuff on here (The Battle of Evermore) isn't for me. If I want to feel like I'm at a ren faire I'll listen to Jethro Tull thankyouverymuch - Misty Mountain Hop just kinda annoys me. It's repetitive and it isn't that good. If you're gonna have the guitar line and the vocals run together, it better be a REAL NICE melody, and this one just grates on my little ears. We aren't gonna get any Chief Keef on this exercise, so I'll have to be the one to say it: that's the shit I don't like - Too much screaming. Why screaming so much
I wasn’t really raised on Zep but still knew most of this album. Excited to see how my overall album ranking of these albums shakes out, so far would still put PG at the top.
Beyond perfect. No notes. 5+/5
Для мене це, напевно, найбільш «складний», альбом Zeppelin. І я зараз маю на увазі навіть не «технічність», а загальну атмосферу «містичності», загадковості та «оккультності», що присутня у більшості пісень. Для побудови якого, гурт використовував, найбільш доречні, елементи із таких жанрів, як #blues, #folk та #psychodelic рок. І головною «спіритичною» піснею тут, безумовно, є всім відомий хіт - Stairway To Heaven. Гітарні соло якого надихнуть просто безліч майбутніх рок та метал виконавців. Це дуже гарний альбом, що дозволяє, завдяки своїй «медитативності» поринути глибоко в себе, спостерігати за своїми відчуттями, та насолоджуватися просто шикарною музикою. Більш того, цей альбом є найбільш популярним в карʼєрі Led Zeppelin, та на думку багатьох, є їх «піком» розвитку, як музикантів. Проте для мене, цей альбом відчувається надто «епічним», та в якійсь мірі, занадто “замудреним», як для Led Zeppelin. Хоча, не зважайте, це я просто намагаюсь так виправдати свою безмежну любов до Led Zeppelin III)
First two songs start the album in a good way and then #4 is Stairway to Heaven which is of course a classic. A really good album but 1 or 2 songs that drag it down from 5 stars to 4.
Classic.
Classic. How can you not love it?
I mean stairway to heaven blijft magisch. Echt goed album maar ben er niet gek op. Eerder een 7/10 dan een volwaardige vier sterren.
4 voor IV
te vaak gelusiterd geen zin in maar top album wel, 4/5
Amazing album. Not a bad song on it
Unmistakable, undeniable! One of the best albums in the world, ever. Simple as that. Any less than 5 stars for this masterpiece is a sacrilege of the utmost.
same same: nach 2x led zeppelin in 2 tagen dann wenigstens noch Stairway To Heaven.
Eine gute Platte mit dem Übersong Stairway to Heaven.Too!
No hay más que decir
There is music before IV came out, and then there’s music after IV came out. IV set the yard stick for rock for decades - and remains a high point. Yes, Stairway has become almost a cliche, but so have sayings from Shakespeare, Dickens and Austin - they all share one thing: Our language, our culture is enriched by their existence. It’s that good.
I‘d like to have 10 point scale - it’s partially so strong, close to its Blues heritage and powerful. Strong 3 to 4
What can I say about this album that hasn’t been said a million times before. The album is just non stop quality mind-bending classic rock anthems. The level of consistent quality on this album is unmatched by Led Zeppelins other projects and by most classic rock albums out there. Everyone in the band brings their A game to this one and it’s a legendary piece of music history for a reason. I think the word I would use to describe this album is hypnotic, what a fun way to spend 40 mins. 5/5
Great First? 4/5 Again 5/5
Stairway to heaven goes unimaginable, almost caved into the peer-pressure from myself and gave it a 5, but then I realized that I don't actually care for the rest of the album! Rest of the album was pleasant to listen to, although if it was on some less-highly-regarded band from the 60s-70s then I'd probably give it a low 4. I've defined a 4 for myself as an album that I'd willingly put on time-to-time. I do this a lot with She's So Unusual (Cyndi Lauper) and Let It Bleed, and have a bit with Brother Darkness. Other 4s are a lot more just more high-quality artistry that I enjoyed, and that's about where I'd place this album (Stairway as the exception, that's a 6) To sum up the rest, Misty Mountain Hop popped off, Black Dog, Rock and Roll, and When the Levee Breaks (global reviews glaze this track) were pretty good, although nothing spectacular. Going to California and Battle of Evermore were really good as well, didn't care for Four Sticks much.
5/5 on Stairway to Heaven. 3/5 everything else.
Great album, great cover, great musical prowess. Iconic.
I believe the kids these days call these “bangers”
\m/ Masterpiece!! \m/
Led Zeppelin was my favorite “classic rock” band for years. So it’s suprising even myself to say that I don’t think this is a 5-star album. It has some amazing tunes - obviously “Black Dog,” “Rock and Roll,” “When the Levee Breaks” and “Stairway to Heaven” — but I also think it has some low points. I’m not really into “Misty Mountain Hop” or “Four Sticks.” Still a must listen #61
Such an easy 5
One of the biggest cliches in rock history, but it's so fucking good. What an album. The song I enjoyed most this time around was probably Going to California. And that Stairway solo... 🤤
Remember when I said in my "Physical Graffiti" review that that wasn't Led Zeppelin's best album and I knew it got better? Well...here we are. A PERFECT album. There isn't a bad song here. "Black Dog" is a FANTASTIC way to start an album, I wish I could hear "Stairway to Heaven" for the first time...the solo absolutely fucks, "Rock and Roll" is soooo good, "Going to California" is so beautiful, "Misty Mountain Hop" is so fun, "Four Sticks" is great, and "When the Levee Breaks" is such a great closer. "The Battle of Evermore" isn't my favorite song, but it's still pretty good. That being said...I'd like to tell a story: While I was waiting for the bus to go to high school my senior year, someone at my stop said they were going to pray for me for listening to "Stairway to Heaven." I was a sinner because "that isn't how you get into heaven and if I listened to that song I was going to go to hell." And I replied "it's Led Zeppelin man. Fuck off" Liked Songs: All of them, but "The Battle of Evermore" is my least favorite
liked songs: all of them What is there to say about this album? It's fantastic front to back, no misses. Peak Led Zeppelin. 5
How did this get to be the popular one, outside of having Stairway to Heaven? I like Led Zeppelin but this one feels really overrated. When The Levee Breaks is great and Stairway to Heaven and Black Dog are good, but the rest aren't much to write home about. Led Zep I through III and Physical Graffiti are all way better.
holy shit
Not even the best Led Zed album
Overproduced.
Amazing in every way
Very good, one of my favorites. Not much else to say.
Simply amazing.
I was so happy to get this album :) I love these songs and it reminds me of when I was younger and my Dad would play Zeppelin songs. I also didn’t know 2 of the songs so it was cool to listen to them as well. I was listening driving up to Vermont and it was lovely.
rly good, gotta revisit
Classic
Not my cup of tea.
This is the rock album. Where else could you find this stratospheric level of instrumentation and songwriting with such a marketability for all audiences? On their untitled fourth output in just two stellar years, Zeppelin interweave the cymbal-driven crashing of the blues rock and hard rock that enabled their initial success with the most enchanting of folk influences that enabled Stairway to Heaven to become the pillar of popular song that it so greatly deserves to be. Whole Lotta Love could have kept Zeppelin afloat in musical culture for decades, but with [IV], Plant, Page, Bonham and Jones will be at the very core of rock for eternity.
Amazing how popular every song on this album is. It really keeps dealing the hits. It’s also remarkable how fresh it still sounds, likely because it’s never left the airways. I love the driving rhythm section and the vocals are amazing.
i think i said something similar in my last Zeppelin review on here so i’m not gonna go super deep but there’s obviously just something not there for me. i “should” love them with the other bands that i love but each album (aside from physical graffiti) just seems to fall a little short. it’s all good but very little is GREAT and that’s what i go into these listens expecting. Stairway is obviously one of the best songs of all time and i really liked When the Levee Breaks too but overall it was just good.
English rock band. Led Zeps bestselling album. Hard rock. Good rock album, but the best??
I tried liking this, but the more intently I listened the more I just started hating it. I really think this band is highly overrated. Talented, influential, sure sure. Not that good to me though. Everytime a song was starting to click with me Robert Plant would make a sound so utterly stupid that my enjoyment just ended. Not a 1 star level album though, because there are some cool parts to these songs, but I can't put this any higher than a 2. I really hope I am almost done with the Zeppelin on this list
A lot of dicks in high school liked this even though we were almost a generation too late. It’s good but I’ve literally heard almost every song on here 500 times and the ones that I haven’t harbor their own reasons. Pass.
This isn't reallt my genre but I enjoyed this album. I only listened once but will listen again for things I may have missed.
Everything you want a zep album to be. Good jams.
Fine but I don’t think I’ll ever be a ‘fan’
I gave this a really good go over the weekend, but they are just to heavy and stressful for me to really enjoy.
pior que eu acho esse o mais + ou - do led, mas ainda assim é bom. não vai ser stairway to heaven que vai me fazer dar mais do que 3 estrelas pra esse.
rock. definitivamente é led zeppelin. é legal, até gostei mais do que achei que gostaria. meu eu pré-adolescente gostava bastante, mas num é mto pra eu adulto não.
Les zep innit
Some good, some meh. 3/5
There are some wonderful moments on this album.
A classic album...Stairway to Heaven was (as was typical) my intro to Zeppelin. Loved this album as a kid but realized it was surpassed by other Zep albums (namely Houses and III). Going to California is a fantastic song, and still get chuckles over the blatant LOTR references. 5/5
Houses of the Holy is my Zeppelin perfect album but every song here bangs
Absolutely fantastic
5.0 5x or so. self explanatory, but this has been a favorite of mine for a very long time, and even though overplayed, it still has its magic
This was my entry point to Led Zeppelin. Then I bought the 4-CD box set and it was over for me. I loved Led Zeppelin and nearly everything they did. I think this is their best-known album just because it has Stairway to Heaven and Going to California on it. Every song is great, even Four Sticks, and I love this whole thing. It has pretty much everything you get from Zeppelin. Acoustic songs, bluesy rockers, epic rockers and John Bonham going bananas on the drums. I would suggest if someone wants to get into Zeppelin, then I would start here.
Black dog- good rock and roll- good the battle of evermore- uninteresting folk Stairway to heaven- no one is listening to this to hear the first 6 minutes Misty Mountain Hop- Fun guitar riff Four Sticks- slightly less fun than misty mountain hop Going to california- Another folk song When the Levee Breaks- A great Bonham tune I'd actually give it a 7 but you can't do half stars apparently. Black dog and Rock and Roll are ideal led zeppelin songs to me, and when the levee breaks and misty mountain hop are fun. They are an objectively skilled band all round, particularly Bonham, probably the best rock drummer of all time. But I hate having to listen to 6 minutes of boring music to get perhaps the greatest 2 minutes in music history on stairway to heaven. I guess the suffering makes the climax better? Anyways I didn't hate it, but if there are more zeppelin albums in this thing (which there are probably bound to be) hopefully they are later albums when they dropped the folk songs. I like folk, but these weren't interesting to me. Even with the Tolkien references.
‘Led Zeppelin IV’ is the quintessential hard rock album. ‘Black Dog’, ‘Rock and Roll’, ‘Stairway To Heaven’, ‘When The Levee Breaks’, ‘The Battle Of Evermore’, and so on; It’s all killer, no filler and it’s stood the test of time in a way very, very few albums do. Somewhere out there, right now, some kid is listening to this record for the very first time and their mind is about to be blown the same way mine was many, many years ago. The adrenaline rush, the massive dopamine hit, the sheer joy. The next generation will listen to ‘IV’ and feel the same, and the next and the next. Such is the circle of life, and a small part of this albums enduring, monolithic legacy.
Essential to this list
Hoy no ando de muy buen humor, y he estado a punto de darle un 4. Pero luego ha llegado When the Levee Breaks y se me ha pasado. Led Zeppelin es mi segundo grupo más escuchado, y este es su mejor disco. No hay razón para darle menos puntuación, a pesar de que Stairway to Heaven esté ya demasiado manida a estas alturas.
85% Best: Black Dog; Rock and Roll; Stairway to Heaven; Misty Mountain Hop; When the Levee Breaks Must-Hear? Sure
Misty mountain hop
A classic for a reason. Great music, great memories.
Was slightly more impressed than I thought I'd be. When The Levee Breaks is a brilliant song. A couple of others weren't bad either. I personally can't stand anything with a screechy lead vocal and some of the other stuff sounds like Spinal Tap including Stairway To Heaven which I can't stand.
Wasn't into the earlier (later) album from LV but I thought this was top drawer
Still struggling to get the love for Led Zepp. This is a very average album which only pulls above mediocrity for a few tracks and feels very disjointed throughout. Thought about 3 stars, but concluded it fails to even get there.
Obv classic. Tbh didn’t hit as hard as it used to
a classic. stairway to heaven is one of the weirdest songs ever but gosh that's one of my first fav songs.
I may give this a 4.5 if I could, but I really can't give it below 5 stars, personally, just due to the fact that it does have songs that are still impressive while also just being so monumental and influential. Even if you take out "Stairway to Heaven," there are still monster tracks like "Black Dog," "Misty Mountain Hop," and I really love "Going to California" as a quieter, beautiful and emotional song.
Not too crazy about this one. 7/10 Fav: Stairway to Heaven
Classic
I don't listen to this album much now but it's been part of my life for over 50 years. It stands as one of the five greatest albums ever recorded - certainly within the rock/metal/blues part of the spectrum. It doesn't have a bad track, or anything remotely resembling a bad track. Every composition, performance and production is magnificent.
Wow, it's been a minute since I've listened and forgot how good it was. The only tough part is deciding if I like this one or LZ2 more. Nothing to say that hasn't been said 1000 times before. Timeless Rating: 4.9
Love it!! Songs of my youth.
So flipping good I love this Led Zepp so much
10/10 Led Zeppelins best and maybe the best album of all time. Stairway is the greatest song of all time Favourite Song=Stairway to Heaven Least Favourite Song=
the goatiest goat of goats
This album was initially untitled with no details on the cover and is still one of the best selling albums in history.
HELL Yeah!!! I love Led Zeppelin!!! /Between 4 and 5
uhh, this is amazing?
Bit hit and miss for me. Some of the songs too weird for 4 stars
One of the best albums of all time!
One of the greats!
Good. not a fan of 2 songs, four sticks and the battle of evermore
Mer weiss ja das bide 1001 Albe viel viel viel rock classics sind - und das macht grundsätzlich au spass - aber widermal sone neuentdeckig vomene 'moderne bangeralbum' dörfti au widermal cho. Trotzdem isch de let's eppelin au e band wo scho lang uf minere liste staht und bin froh hani das Album jetzt mal chöne lose. Mood bedingt aber leider nur drü Luftschiff, ah anderne Täg und mit chli meh Abstand zu anderne classic Rock Bands würd da sicher no es vierts Platz finde.
Oh läck du mir, oh leck du mir, Oh läck du mir am zeppelin und rutsch du mir de buggel ab und blass du mir id schueh. Hoi. Led Zepplin find ich übrigens e überragende band name. Han ez na drüber nahglese wieso und isch immer na coolio. Musikalisch heds mi nöd mega catcht. Stairway to heaven, aber scho e schöne ruhige song, susch hmmm. 3 - LED-lichterketti für min zepplin
When the levee breaks, going to California, stairway to heaven, nuff said
Possibly the greatest rock album ever, also love the lord of the rings refernces :)
Every track on this album is a banger. Side 1 starts off strong, veers into some really nice acoustic work, then smacks you with Stairway. Side 2 builds and builds then finishes strong with Levee. One of Led Zep's absolute best works.
4 - some really good songs: classics, but I felt like a lot of it fell off somehow
Perfect album. Ridiculous
a classic and beautiful album that encompasses the wide ranging sound of led zeppelin from the aggressive blues rock on Black Cat to the genre-defining rock ballad of Stairway to Heaven. It's such an easy listen that has clearly defining elements that reflect the famous Led Zeppelin sound.
One of the great albums that I think actually deserves its reputation
Gema
Love this one
excellent, A+, no skips
Big 3
Dusted this one off after playing it too much in my teens! Still awesome - but nowadays, the back half of the album is way better
Like the 3 Albums before - epic
A perfect rock record. Going to California and fours sticks are underrated led songs but all others are classic and don't need to be named just listened to. This is the album you get to introduce the band (although physical graffiti is their most ambitious and houses of the holy/2 and 1 have some of their best tracks, this is their definitive record.
Fav song: Stairway To Heaven No one does like Zep. So cool to hear the influence they've had on modern music while going through their back catalogue. One of the best rock bands of ALL time - but I find the none-singles a little bland in this one. Stairway To Heaven is still one of the best rock songs ever recorded.
This and so many other Zeppelin albums dominated my high school stereo playlist. For some reason, though, it isn’t hitting the same now. The lyrics, especially to “battle of evermore,“ and (sacrilege!) “Stairway to heaven,“ are deep-sounding but ultimately meaningless, except for maybe the most devout Lord of the rings fans. The instrumentation is good, but I prefer Zeppelin III and Physical Graffiti for my nostalgia for this band.
Whereas the Stones brought a mix of blues and country to rock, Zeppelin used blues and bluegrass; that makes all the difference - that and the superb vocals. Each song on this album is great, and together they are balanced.
Essentially, a perfect album. So much talent in both musicianship and songwriting.
En su mejor momento. Casi perfecto
Initial thoughts: SIGH, another 70s rock album. counterpoint - Led Zeppelin kinda slaps. This is also one of my wife's favorites, so there's that. I'm not disappointed to see this pop up, to be honest. Dude. What can you say? Banger after banger after banger. There's honestly not a weak song on the album, it's actually astounding. Look, I don't adore this era of rock, but if I have to listen to it, *THIS* is the album to listen to! 4th album, 8 songs, 43 minutes, 5 stars.
Off with a HARRRDDD START!! Big part of my listening is the energy and the instrumental, this is rock on solid!!!!!
Truly a classic. A great range of styles that encompass everything they’d done up to this point. Almost docked a point for Stairway after years spent working in guitar shops, but that’s more a me problem than a them problem
One of their best albums
Im not even going to say anything about this album. What more needs to be said.
I was pleasantly surprised with this album. It wasn't anything great but it was good enough. First four songs were good and the rest was pretty meh, but overall fine
Now this is peak Zeppelin! Great songs from start to finish. Every song felt unique and strong in its own ways.
Classic
Obviously.
That's a guy with sticks on his back
Amazing album. The album that changed Led Zeppelin. Stairway is their most famous song and its successful journey started a change from driving blues inspired tracks (Black Dog) to long sweeping epics (Kashmir). Both phases are represented on this album, but my heart it’s always pulled towards the early albums. This however, doesn’t negate the greatness of this album.
All killer and no filler, never get bored of Going to California and When the Levee Breaks.
I mean, come on. It’s Led Zeppelin IV. It’s nearly perfection and one of the most influential rock albums of all time. Easy 5.
Amazing album, very high 4*.
This is their best album up to this point for sure, very consistent and with some of their best songs and a diverse pallete of their styles. Actually the album that got me into music. A
Not much care here. III for me. But yeah, should be on this here list.
3+ Stars (9/15)
6/10 This was a mixed bag for me, some of it was enjoyable but overall not my style Extremely well produced and performed, but the voice of Plant just doesn’t do it for me A shaky start and a better second half Stairway to Heaven is legendary for a reason, very good It sounds derivative, presumably because it is heavily influenced by American blues rock, but also because it influenced so much that came after The blues and delta sounding stuff was deeply inauthentic with an American accent sung by a Brit Best: Stairway to Heaven
I'm a simple woman. I see Led Zepllin IV, I give 5 stars. 5/5
What's not to Love! Zep rules!
fine
I mean it’s Led Zeppelin. They don’t miss. Stairway is a masterpiece and I mean that in the truest sense of the word. It’s the magnum opus of a band so talented that off the top of my head I could list 15 songs and 5 albums that are all amazing. Jimmy Page is a creep with underaged girls but he’s a guitar god. Robert Plant is a soulful sorcerer and JPJ and Bonham always deliver. I assumed I missed most of the well known stuff on this list but it is refreshing to no longer be debating what a 5 star album is. I’ve listened to this one 20 times at least and I’ve learned several of the songs in part or in whole on guitar over the years. I only do that with songs I love. It almost feels weird for me to type anything to try to justify 5 stars as it seems so painstakingly obvious in my soul.
This album is pure rock and roll. It is just a different animal altogether. In thinking about a star rating for this... I am torn. I think it's easy to give Zeppelin IV an easy five stars because of what it is. That being said, I don't think it's a five star for me. I don't have the emotional attachment to it like other five stars I have given in the past. This possibly fucks with my own rating system, but this album just can't push to five stars for me. I can't explain it.
Was way more folksy than I was anticipating which I’m down for! Also a surprising amount of variety in sounds which really made this an engaging album for me. Obviously had the key tracks black dog and stairway. We don’t often talk about this too much but they definitely deserve the recognition for making the song title “stairway to heaven”. Even if that song didn’t get that famous that’s just such an iconic song title. I loved the final jam track when the levee breaks (the first half of which sounds like every black keys song.
Great album. Good hits including an all-timer in Stairway. To me it didn’t hit to the same level as the handful of albums that I’ve had at 5 thus far, but I do think it’s better than a number of the 4 stars.
When this era of classic rock was making its resurgence in the mid-2000s, this was the album that caught my attention the most. So much so that I actually went out and bought the CD since streaming was still a decade away. Everyone knows Stairway and it’s guitar solo, but there are so many jams on here. Always a pleasure to listen to IV, and today was no different. Stairway might also be the first time I’ve been alright with a seven minute track from the list. I know it’s overplayed quite a bit, but it’s still incredible.
"Black Dog" "Rock and Roll" "Stairway to Heaven" "When the Levee Breaks" Each of these songs would have made this a successful album on their own. Having all four on one record has cemented this as one of the greatest rock albums of all time. The hits are well spaced out, and the lesser songs don't bring it down. I was teetering on a 4 or 5, but the album length of 42 minutes falls right in that perfect duration earning it at least one bonus star.
Masterpiece! I like it! Perfect guitar, perfect vocal. Every track is very nice, Starway to Heaven is the Number One forever!
I told myself I wouldn't give this 5 stars because it's not even top 3 Led Zep albums and I gotta start being a little more critical and blah blah blah - This is actually flawless. No wonder they're my top artist on Spotify.
Contender
Black Dog has got to be one of the greatest album openers ever.
led zep. a classic, 10/10.
I mean come on its a classic
Obviously already know this album in and out, what an absolute classic. Insane how many great songs are on this album, not a single dud in my mind. Not much to say about this album, it's so god damn good, vocals, guitars, drums, bass, everything sounds great and everything is so well written.
Dang. This album is still great. Many five star moments. Although the herky-jerky parts in Black Dog still feel bad, kind of like when walking down steps and almost tripping to your death but catching yourself at last moment. Sooo, is Bread Zeppelin anything? Stairway to Leaven, amirite?
I feel like you’re either into Zeppelin or not, and this is the album that will really determine that. Generally I am into Zeppelin so I like this, though I will say I’ve heard everything on this album now enough times that I’m good. Battle of Evermore notwithstanding.
Yo, album generator, Led Zeppelin is a 3 band for me. How many times do I have to tell you?
Unpopular opinion: My favorite Zeppelin album is In Through the Out Door. That’s my easy five star album. But unfortunately it did not make this list and there is NO WAY Led Zeppelin is not getting five stars from me. So this is the one. It probably deserves 5 stars even if it isn’t my favorite.
First rate
I really like when they interpret the American music they are heavily influenced by. It's when it's just straight up copying it, that's when it gets a bit hokey. Most of this album is the second one. But man. Stairway rules.
4. Starway to heaven. Tranquila y guay
Great classic style rock album
Amazing
Now we're talking! Apart from that song, which is one of those overplayed ones, not a duff song. Sandy Denny on Battle of Evermore is beauty in song form. Rock n Roll shakes your booty and Four Sticks is another favourite.
Difficulty here is 4 or 5 stars. It's a fantastic album at the start, the middle bit of Tolkein wood rock is better than the bands who specialised in that stuff and the cover at the end is magnificent. But can an album with two dud tracks really be 5 stars?
A classic!
One of the greatest albums of all time and for a reason. Certified banger. 4.5/5.
honestly rather cool, starts out slow but grew on me. favs: the battle of evermore, misty mountain hop, going to california, when the levee breaks
Such a massive album. It’s one of those albums that’s larger than life at this point. This is a work of art that, like a Monet or the Mona Lisa, will outlive everyone in the era that it was created. It’s an album that people will probably listen to on other planets one day. This is for good reasons. It’s a tremendous album from start to finish, with hardly a miss. It’s heavy on the blues: Black Dog is such an all time great album opener. It’s such a killer take on the blues, with syrupy Page licks and powerful vocals from Plant. Rock and Roll serves as updated take on straight ahead rock. The Battle of Evermore is a shockingly nerdy detour into the world of Tolkien that somehow works. And then, Stairway. Even if the rest of the album sucked (it firmly doesn’t suck) Stairway to Heaven would still have given the album immortality. It’s one of only a handful of songs that will exist so long as human consciousness exists, perhaps beyond. Perhaps the biggest complement to the greatness of Zeppelin IV is that the back half stands on its own to the impossibly great first half. Misty Mountain Hop brings some fun to the record. Four Sticks is the only arguable miss on the album and not a go-to stand alone track, but it does fit well sonically on the album and gives the listener a bluesy breather before the incredible ending tracks. Going to California is one of at least four songs on Zeppelin IV that could be argued as the band’s best song. It sounds mystical, is fantastically sung by Plant, and tells a terrific tale of a forlorn hero who smoked his stuff and drank his wine and had an adventure. One of the better Plant/Page songs lyrically. The finale cements the god-like status of the album. When The Levee Breaks is my personal favorite track on the album: it’s an insane take on the blues. It’s a wild, stomping medicine man of a song. The harmonica goes harder on this song than anywhere else in rock music, and it gives the song such a raging urgency. All bow down to Zeppelin IV.
What a good ass album. Except for the better of evermore that song is boring as shit.
Had to be 5.
IV is a fantastic album. It's got one of the most recognizable and accessible Zeppelin songs in Stairway, and it's got one of my personal favorites in Battle for Evermore. It's probably a close tie for me between IV, III, and Houses of the Holy for my favorite Zeppelin album, but why choose? They are all electric and timeless.
Quintessential classic rock. Explosive energy is occasionally interrupted by softer, more sincere songs, summed up in one of the most legendary ballads of all time in the middle and tied up with incredible vocals. Flawless instrumental work and no skips. Favorite song: Going to California.
This is what I'm talking about when I say classic rock 4.6/5
• 5/5 - maybe the greatest Rock album ever • Stairway isn’t even the best song on the album! • They knew it was so good it didn’t need a name . . .
Very much like Fleedwood Mac's Rumors to me. The good songs on the album have been so overplayed in radio and other media that I have no desire to listen to them and while it certainly isn't a bad album there is just nothing that really seems interesting when listening to it.
I had become a bit averse to dad rock in this exercise - especially with the biased scoring of some of the records from the same era and genre - but listening to this one - it is just a masterpiece - with the bangers, the band’s groove, John Bonham’s drums and the general story telling of this album. Even next to the other Zeppelin albums - this is stellar.
10/10
Clearly
s/o rob plant x
What an incredible album. I remember how excited I was when I first heard this. Sheer magic. 10 stars.
Absolutely.
A great album, one I wore out on my 8-track player. Great but not their Best (Led Zeppelin 1, Houses of the Holy are better) A lot of great stuff - Levee, Misty, Black Dog are top...Stairway is one of the most overplayed songs out there.
Much of this doesn’t hit for me the way it used to. Largely because I find Plant obnoxious but also because it just feels like appropriated blues. “Battle of Evermore” is still cool though. “Stairway” is also pretty undeniably great as a composition even if I’m tired of it. “Going to California” is still pretty. And the actual blues cover “Levee” still rocks hard!
I can see why people like Led Zeppelin but i feel like I've heard all these songs 2000 times haha
Ein Klassiker. "stairway to Haeven" ist ungeschlagen der Song schlechthin. Aber insgesamt überzeugt nicht alles.
It's LZ. 5 stars.
Misty Mountain Hop and Going to California are forever favorites. It's really hard not to love this album and really hard not to skip Stairway to Heaven.
fan detta är bra. soundet på det är helt otroligt. framförallt trummorna på sista låten låter ju helt magiskt bra.
One of the best albums of all time
Another album I have on Vinyl. Bloody generational
Classic Rock radio jaded me into giving this a 5 but this has almost all their bigger hits from said radio.
Very fun album, pretty polished in comparison to the previous one on this list. I liked it a little better, but already had my mind made up about that in advance I think.
Still a classic
No. No. No.
An all-timer. It blends hard rock, heavy metal, folk, mythology in such a complete and masterful way. No weaknesses, and each of the 4 band members bring so much in their playing and singing. Don't even have to ding them for not giving credit to many of the songs' original writers like they are more guilty of on other albums. Except for maybe "Stairway to Heaven", which is overrated anyway. Favorite is "When the Levee Breaks".
Not my favourite of theirs by any stretch. Going to California drags it up to 4 starts simply because it’s possibly the best song ever. Very varied musicianship on this album which I like a lot but there’s not much great lyricism. It’s pretty classic LZ but not my fave.
All time classic.
Es increíble la racha de obras maestras que tuvieron los Zeppelin. Otro disco increíble e icónico, y nada menos que el que nos dio Stairway. Y el resto de las canciones son igual de buenas. Glorioso.
Brilliant album but I expected it to be a little more punchy.
Pretty dang good. Starts right away with some good bangers, with some forgettable songs here and there. 'Black Dog's an absolute headbanger.
What a bunch of nerds
It's a classic, full of good songs. I'm not as big a Zepp fan as I probably "should" be, but I enjoyed it nonetheless.
#381. There's nothing I can say here that hasn't already been said, or that would add to the conversation in any meaningful kind of way. So instead I'll just say that while I have no real desire to be a guitarist or play the guitar in a serious fashion, I do want to learn how to play Stairway to Heaven just well enough to be recognizable, just to see how many guitar stores I can get kicked out of for playing it. 5/5: obviously. *this is the tenth album from this list I already owned. Song added to playlist: Stairway to Heaven I've created a playlist on Spotify that consists of the best and/or my favorite song from each of the albums in this book. This list can be found here if you are interested: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7MAXDGLWlwLkFLb8veGfkA?si=FqkQQPgZTFWG0jAUJXLFZA&utm_source=copy-link
Perfect album. 5 stars all day. Easily in the top 25 of all albums from this list.
This one does keep gripping. Stairway is a song I do not need to hear every day anymore on account of studying every note of it for learning the guitar. But the other tracks are great and varied. Only thing keeping this from being higher is a unifying theme or story. Songs I will definitely revisit at some point.
Good ol' rock and roll. "When the Levee Breaks" has to be up there as one of this band's best songs.
Great tunes but I have to dock IV a star for the production. It probably sounded great on an AM radio but there are many other recordings from the era that sound so much better.
Perennial classic Led Zeppelin. Moved away from the heavy blues-influenced songs and went for more classic rock with blues-inspired riffs. Contains the masterpiece, "Stairway to Heaven", but the real bangers on this album are 4 Sticks, Going to California, and Misty Mountain Hop. Not a bad song on this album.
Led Zeppelin doing everything they do best. Timeless.
Þvílíkir meistarar. Algjör dúndurfílingur frá fyrsta lagi að því síðasta. Rokkað stup í bland við rólegheit. Þetta gerist bara ekki betra. Ég veit ekki hvernig platan hefði getað verið betri svo þetta er fimma
A couple of well known songs, yet not Led Zeppelin's best 6/10
Jaja det er jo rimelig legendarisk rock
Stairway to Heaven is great. I also really like Going to California. And Black Dog. I feel like Dean Winchester.
So many hits. I can't say enough about this album. But, I'll always be a Zep fan.
Classic album
End was better
Nothing new can be said about the best hard rock album ever and one of the best albums ever overall. I haven't listened to it for a long time and once again I enjoyed this iconic album very much. What a masterpiece.
It was fine. Not worth the hype but a few good tunes
Listened Before? Y Well, there's not much more to say about this one other than it's one of the most influential and classic hard rock albums of all time. Close to perfect. Added to Library? Y Songs added to playlist: Going To Californit
Classic.
Stairway to heaven ger +1
I like! For sticks! It's cool hearing all the different instruments to be honest.
Teenage me loved this album!
One of the all time classics.
I don't need to explain why this is one of the greatest albums of all time. Just get off your ass and go listen to it if you haven't already.
For all that Stairway to Heaven has become, it is a darn good song. The big songs on this album are big for a reason. I see the appeal of Black Dog, although it isn't my favorite. Rock and Roll is simple and good. Going to California is my second favorite Led Zeppelin song. Had never heard When the Levee Breaks and it was an insta save. The rest are all kinda forgettable. Light 4 for me
Saved Prior: Stairway to Heaven Off Rip: When the Levee Breaks Cutting Edge: Rock and Roll Overall Notes: ? Not only do I not think this is a top 5 album of all time (as it currently sits on this site), I think it's barely a top 5 self titled Led Zeppelin album. Nothing is bad - it's still Zep after all - but I struggle to see what the big deal is outside of Stairway and Levee (which are both gargantuan tunes). LZIII is one of my favorites from this generator so the mediocrity of this album is shocking to me. Again, this is by Led Zeppelin standards, this would be a crowning achievement for most other bands.
Really enjoyable album. Some of the songs really rock. A few are a bit ponderous and folky and not so exciting.
Obviously it's great and all that, but it is not as good as the debut or Physical Graffiti. I absolutely love When the Levee Breaks tho, and they do pull off a great mix of folk and rock here.
Cool album. Contains the famous "Stairway to Heaven"
9/10
The more derivative blues songs are the best here, the longer more original ones are less enjoyable and an approach they perfected on physical graffiti
THis is Led Zeppelin at their most polished, and this album has some of their most beloved songs like Stairway to Heaven and Black Dog. While it has these bangers, it doesn't feel cohesive as a full project, with songs like The Battle of Evermore and Four Sticks sticking out. Best Songs: Stairway to Heaver, Going to California, When the Levee Breaks, Worst Songs: The Battle of Evermore, Four Sticks
The best….
A stone cold classic. It’s funny, I was just chatting with a friend at work yesterday about how I completely saturated myself with Zeppelin’s music when I was a teen. I overdid it so much that I couldn’t listen to zeppelin at all for literally decades. He said that he finds Page’s arrangements to be so good that they’re perennially magical to him. When I listened to the album this time, I pushed through memories of singing in the ear of whichever poor girl agreed to last dance with me at a high school dance. Four Sticks was a surprise favourite this time around. And Battle of Evermore. I knew nothing about Tolkien when I first got into this album. I know a lot more LOTR lore now and that stuff really stood out to me. It’s a brilliant album and I’m grateful to hear it with somewhat different ears haha
The kind of album these lists are made for.
Maybe I made the mistake of reading the reviews before I listened and everyone was saying it’s a masterpiece and one of the best album released, so I was expecting to really love it. Honestly, I kinda wasn’t like grabbed by it, it was enjoyable but I would run to put it on again. I felt the second half of the record better than the first half? Like from 4-8 were better than 1-3, and that Battle of Evermore was…interesting
Of course I knew stairway to heaven already but I was not aware of the other tracks on the album. For me personally it really is a burst of energy to hear those other tracks as well. Rock And Roll sure was a fun listen.
Like. C’mon. It’s gonna be 5 stars
Essential!!!
Just not my cup o tea
This album feels like reconnecting with an old friend. Excellent from start to finish.
They’re my favorite -SuLing
Best Teenage Purchase I ever made
I didn't like it at all. Lots of the same kind of songs and everything just formed a pile of mush. Except Stairway to Heaven
Surprised myself by finding this brilliant. I've heard most of the tracks before of course, but never heard the album in full. Not someone who reminisces for classic rock, but I really got into this. 4.5/5 if I'm honest but it's got enough to round up
This is a top ten album of all time for me.
this is a classic but almost too classic in that you know you have heard the tunes so many times they almost become cliches of themselves. Still a great rock, blues album
This album just keeps cranking good song after good song
One thing I am discovering doing this project is I like Led Zeppelin a lot more than I realised Never really listened to them that much before but this is their 2nd 5 ⭐️ album from me Edit - I’ve ended up putting both those 5⭐️ albums back to 4 as I just don’t ever go out of my way to listen to Led Zeppelin despite enjoying them when I do
What to say that hasn’t already been said…? Nothing. It’s a perfect album. Now is it the best Led Zeppelin album? Maybe, I’m not sure. But still, this album is about as good as it gets. Starting off with Black Dog, wowwwwww! Who hasn’t heard the amazing vocal performance and riff on this track before?? And the solo????? It’s such an energetic piece to start off the roller coaster that is this record. 10/10 Of course next you have Rock and Roll. Again, superbly popular riff with spectacular drumming as well. Everything is just so coordinated and comes together so well. 10/10 The Battle of Evermore? This is where things slow down a bit, showcasing the path Robert Plant aimed to take for this album. You got your classic heavy rock mixed with some folkish, beautiful strumming and mystical singing. A real underrated piece of Led Zeppelin history. 10/10 Stairway to Heaven. Of course, many have probably heard it a bit too much (especially Led Zeppelin themselves), but that doesn’t make it any less amazing. The riff, the soft vocals, the amazing lyrical prowess, all leading to one of the best payoffs in music history. 10/10 Misty Mountain Hop, honestly this might be my favorite on the album. I don’t know why, it’s just so entrancing. The simple rhythm and the strangely mixed instrumentals bring about so many mixed feelings, I just can’t explain other than it sounds great. 10/10 Four Sticks, aptly named after the drummers tendency to play with 4 sticks. And the drumming is obviously amazing. And Plant’s singing?? This has got to be up there with one of his greatest performances. And of course Jimmy Page is doing great but you already knew that. 10/10 Going to California, another beautiful track. Really, you’d never expect this from Led Zeppelin of all bands. It’s just so beautiful I can listen to it for hours. It’s wholesome and nostalgic and every good feeling you can have all at once. 10/10 When the Levee Breaks, what a closer!! Everyone’s abilities are on full show. The band ends their phenomenal record with a conclusion that gives the best of everything rock. 10/10 I know none of my thoughts are particularly original, so I’ll keep this review up as a diary to myself: you need to keep listening to this record. Trust me, it’s pretty good.
Tapestry for my youth. I still enjoy it whenever I put it on as a 44 year old
Not my thing
Wild
Pretty much as good as it gets. Hard to add anything new to the discussion, except for the fact that I will defend "The Battle of Evermore" with my life!! You can say "Four Sticks" is below average all you want, but leave the silly Hobbit song alone, man!
Sept. 25: y’know what? I’m gonna save this for a worse day Sept. 30: not a bad day (windy and chilly tho), just wanted to close out this month with some Zep Perhaps I just mean that I’ve heard it on the radio too much, but in terms of Zep opening tracks, the stop-starty “Black Dog” might be my least favourite, save perhaps “In the Evening”. Of course, that’s going up against stiff competition as “Achilles Last Stand” and “Good Times Bad Times”, so one could also say I just don’t love it as much as the other tracks. Of course, radio overplay doesn’t mean I don’t adore “Rock and Roll”, “The Battle”, “Stairway”, “Misty Mountain Hop”, and “When the Levee Breaks”. The song I hear the least is, wait for it, “Four Sticks” but that means it felt like I was hearing the chiming guitars towards the end for the 1st time. And “California” is great!-but I will always overlook it in favour of “Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp” & “That’s The Way” from III. If it wasn’t for III, then IV would probably be my favourite.
The holy Grail of heavy metal beginnings. The album that would be compared to all albums after it's release. The quintessential hard Rock heavy metal starter pack. This laid the groundwork for my introduction into blasting guitar gods as a kid. Black Dog-one of the best album opening songs ever. Such a loud and raucous groove. Rock & Roll-the quintessential drum roll and hook of been a long lonely lonely lonely time. The Battle of evermore, what a standalone inspirational song. The haunting intro and lyrics take you to a land far far away. Such a visual journey for me that is created in my mind from this song. Stairway gets a lot of flack these days but to me is still one of the best songs ever. When Bonham hits the first beat halfway thru this song l, it skyrockets into an awesome jam. Misty MTN Hop is another great song and one of my favs. Often overlooked, but I love the lyrics and this one also takes my mind on a journey visualizing the story told. The delivery of the song by Plant is superb. Four sticks is simple, but has a great groove and is a total psychedelic stoner song. Going to California was one of my favorite ballads as a kid. Such a beautiful and inspirational song. When the levee breaks is probably the best album closer ever. One of my fav Zep songs and another amazing psychedelic classic. Crying won't help you and praying won't do you no good. Fix your shit and move on, kid, you're on your own....thats what I hear when I hear this song. Surprisingly great advice. This album has no filler tracks.
Have you ever read a book that transports you to a magical world? Well, pack a bag because this album is a similar adventure. Lyrically bizarre at times, but still perfect.