Classic. Just damn classic. There's not a single song on this album that's not just fantastic. Maaaybe "Moby Dick" could be left off the list as it's really just an entire track of drum wankery. But, for drum wankery, it's still really good.
Led Zeppelin II is the second studio album by the English rock band Led Zeppelin, released on 22 October 1969 in the United States and on 31 October 1969 in the United Kingdom by Atlantic Records. Recording sessions for the album took place at several locations in both the United Kingdom and North America from January to August 1969. The album's production was credited to the band's lead guitarist and songwriter Jimmy Page, and it was also Led Zeppelin's first album on which Eddie Kramer served as engineer. The album exhibited the band's evolving musical style of blues-derived material and their guitar riff-based sound. It has been described as the band's heaviest album. Six of the nine songs were written by the band, while the other three were reinterpretations of Chicago blues songs by Willie Dixon and Howlin' Wolf. One single, "Whole Lotta Love", was released outside of the UK (the band would release no UK singles during their career), and peaked as a top-ten single in over a dozen markets around the world. Led Zeppelin II was a commercial success, and was the band's first album to reach number one on charts in the UK and the US. The album's cover designer David Juniper was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Recording Package in 1970. On 15 November 1999, the album was certified 12× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales passing 12 million copies. Since its release, various writers and music critics have regularly cited Led Zeppelin II as one of the greatest and most influential albums of all time.
Classic. Just damn classic. There's not a single song on this album that's not just fantastic. Maaaybe "Moby Dick" could be left off the list as it's really just an entire track of drum wankery. But, for drum wankery, it's still really good.
I've had this album's dick in my mouth since I was in middle school. Great to revisit. Haven't listened to Thank You or Living Loving Maid in a while. I always listen to the How The West Was Won Heartbreaker... interesting to see how tame the album version seems in comparison. Still my favorite Page solo. Bring it on Home is possibly my favorite final song on an album. Classic. Iconic.
Oh, good. More Zep. A good rhythm section, a solid guitarist, but it doesn't add up to a sum of its parts. It winds up being a mess of plagiarism, pedophilia, and horrible, shrieked vocals and masturbation sounds. Zep were the most self-indulgent band that people still (somehow) look upon positively despite the fact that it's just proto-hair metal. Outside of a smattering of good moments like Immigrant Song and Kashmir, this band's discography is disposable pulp on a pedestal made of statutory rape charges.
There are a lot of bigger Zeppelin fans than me - I would say I definitely like their highs but there's a lot of "miss" in their collection as well... Nothing more to say here than Zeppelin II is a *direct hit* - from top to bottom I believe their most consistent and best album (however, i'll definitely reconsider that statement when Zep IV is reviewed). Whole Lotta Love is a statement kickoff, a classic, and to me the worst song on the record which says a lot. Everyone in the band is peaking here and aside from their early-period standard of ripping off old blues legends (not quite as bad as on their first album but close :P....) their songwriting got a lot better here; excellent mix of riff rock, acoustic/mellow, dynamics, and melody. Page/Plant always had the aura but the rhythm section of Jones/Bonham was the heartbeat of this band, nowhere more evident than on this album. Almost perfect. 9/10 (5 stars)
Could do with a few less "baby" mentions.
CockRock. Big Guitars, Big Drums, Big Cocks. Could happy live the rest of my life never having to listen to Led Zep again.
Too prone to jacking off in misbegotten shows of elegance or, yawn, classicism. They regain some ground with the riffs (though even they're not half as good as you expect) then take twenty steps back with Plant's vocals. The yowling isn't the problem--that's all good fun--it's how unsexy his voice is. When he says he's gonna give me every inch of his love, I can only shiver and reply "That's very generous of you, Robert, but why don't you keep it to yourself." And when he says the juices are running down his leg: ew, ew, ew.
My favorite Led Zeppelin album as well as one of my favorite albums of all time, hands down. The rhythm section of John Bonham and John Paul Jones manages to perfectly meld American blues and gospel influences with the new wave of rock n' roll that was emerging during the British Invasion of the 60s. Jimmie Page, with his legendary guitar riffs and solos, and Robert Plant, with his bombastic vocals, play off of each other with a sense of freedom around the rock-solid rhythm section. Tracks like Heartbreaker, Lemon Song, and Moby Dick all show off the pioneering talents of Page, Jones, and Bonham, respectively. With so many incredible moments on this timeless album, I believe it is deserving of no less than 5 stars, and furthermore I believe every self-proclaimed fan of rock n' roll should listen to this album. How can Zeppelin fans say tjat Physical Graffiti is better than Led Zeppelin II? The world may never know.
Most bands don't put out greatest hits albums with this many bangers on it. Rarely does a sophomore effort rival the first album. In this case, it is neck and neck. Zep II is required for any teenager who ever picked up a guitar and a necessary inclusion for all road trip playlists. This is Rock N' Roll culture boiled down into its most potent form. If you don't love it, you don't get it.
This album reminds me so much of high school. Whether we were smoking in Trixie and blasting this tape, or smoking in Nick's car and singing Living Loving Maid like some kind of gay, barber shop trio, there was always a good chance we were smoking and listening to Zeppelin II. "Thank You" is what Sam and I danced to at our wedding. And then we smoked and drank beer. Some things never change. All time awesome album.
This was SO good, I listened like 3-4 times. Led Zeppelin reminds me of Chris Balestrinis dad cos when I was a teen I said I liked them, then whenever he would drive us places he would put it on for me. Nice touch
Golum! At the evil wall! Zepp is either backdoor banging your girl or en route to Mordor with a 20 sided die. The holy trinity of hard rock, Tolkein, and sleezy sex somehow come together like butt cheeks on this record. Side question: do you remember hearing people point out that Jimi Page was more of a "black" guitar player and Jimi Hendrix was more "white"? Am I making that up from my subconscious? The thing that strikes me most pleasantly about this album is that in the midst of all the heavy Led, there's a pretty love song "Thank You" full of gratitude and a beautiful organ outro. One evening in Gig Harbor when I was about 13 my dad and I sat down and listeded to a bunch of records from his college years. All of his albums had "Garb" written on the cover in sharpie. This was the first one he played, and it's left a deep impression. Lots of scratches during "Heartbreaker" and my dad said "that was a fun party" and smiled. That was the start of my classic rock phase. That and the Almost Famous soundtrack. Thanks Cameron Crowe. Thanks Dad. Landmark album for AER. A-
This is an album that I've heard many times so I tried to do something different when I was listening to it. I really concentrated more on John Paul Jones and Bonzo with my most recent listen. It's so easy to focus on Page's amazing playing that it wasn't easy but the more I listen the more impressed I am, especially by Jones. I like the debut a little bit more than this one because it's a straight out rocker but this definitely had more diversity in the songwriting as the band itself was developing their sound.
A classic mix of classic rock and psychedelia. This album is like a wild rollercoaster that when you get off you jump right back in line no matter how long the wait.
An exceptional album. Has two of the best Led Zeppelin songs on it in Whole Lotta Love and Ramble On. Led Zeppelin are great at really maintaining a blues feel, even folky in some areas but with a more heavy rock exterior which I think is what makes them so good.
If one of my kids asked me what classic rock was, I would sit them down and play them this album. It is quintissential. If it weren't for a couple of Plant's questionable performance (I'm looking at you "Bring it on Home"), I'd say the album was flawless. Classic riffs like the openning bars of "Whole Lotta Love", "Heartbreaker" and "Moby Dick" are all you need to hear to know exactly how impactful this album was on every record that came after it. But it didn't just come down to catchy bars. Almost every song is dynamic, leaving room for exploration of the spaces in between the muscial themes. I've listened to this album countless times before, and it continues to be worth every star I can give it.
TWAS IN THE DARKEST DEPTHS OF MORDOR I MET A GIRL SO FAIR BUT GOLLUM AND THE EVIL ONE CREPT UP AND SLIPPED AWAY WITH HER
The lemon song was my unexpected highlight. Always familiar with led zeppelin, it was great to really focus on the bass and drum arrangements. Never really appreciated just how intricate instrumental the arrangements of the band are
Using just three notes (B-D, B-D, E), it becomes one of the single most recognisable, greatest riffs in rock history. It lasts for one bar, and then it’s rinsed and repeated underneath some crass, shrieky innuendo (which is ripped wholesale from Muddy Waters’ “You Need Loving”). Aaaand that’s basically the song, only it’s then padded out with four minutes of bizarre sound collage and… bongos. …And guess what? It totally works. Thus begins a fabled sophomore album, the second in Led Zeppelin’s beloved self-titled quadrilogy. Released the same year as their debut, it sees the band doubling down on blues knock-offs, bombastic virtuosity, and surprising melodicism. If the debut left everyone too shell-shocked to process, this may have been the one to firmly anchor the band into the ground as a driving force in rock. Controversially, II was always my least favourite of the first four Led Zeppelin albums (IV being the outright classic, I being the heavier and cooler older sibling to this one, III being the unsung folksy underdog). I wrote this one off mainly because of the “Heartbreaker” guitar solo, which I still argue is bolted on to the main song in such a jarring way and sounds like a ten-a-penny guitar-shop loser’s workout. But it’s also, like, a handful of seconds. I got over it. Putting “Heartbreaker” and plagiarism aside if we can, this album remains loaded with killer hard-rock capable of bringing the house down (“Whole Lotta Love”, “Livin’ Lovin’ Maid”, “Moby Dick”, the thrilling outro of “What Is And What Should Never Be”). The production (by Page) can barely capture the band’s sound without buckling: it’s as though it’s straining to keep everything out of the red, hold the energy in place. It’s inevitable that the live recordings from the band’s early period sound much more powerful by comparison. But it’s not all mindless headbanging: I really love the increased attention the band give their ballads here. “Thank You”, perhaps one of the only Zeppelin tracks one could walk down the aisle to, is a gorgeous track, and the softer verses of “What Is And What Should Never Be” are another highlight. Finally, my favourite here is the classic “Ramble On”. One of Page’s best acoustic guitar riffs, a liquid bassline from JPJ, and a winning mix of folk and rock. As for “The Lemon Song” and “Bring It On Home”, I used to see them as decidedly uninteresting blues knockoffs… but oh how wrong I was. John Paul Jones’ performance in “The Lemon Song” is absolutely mesmerising: intricate without being convoluted, and absolutely proving his worth alongside his more celebrated bandmates. And “Bring it On Home” features Plant on the harmonica, before switching into one of the best wail-along riffs on the record. So, while there are elements I prefer of all the other Led Zep self-titled albums, I can’t deny the tidal wave of power, energy and consistency here. I’d shut it out for too long: today, I repay my debt with a full five stars. I’m sure Page and Plant can sleep easy in their beds now.
This album has so many iconic songs that pioneered the path for future artists in the genre. Zeppelin still focuses on shorter hard rock songs here, with loud jams and tight lyrics. This record is unbelievably polished showing their musicianship in every facet of the group.
Whole Lotta Love - what a way to start an album. I love the use of guitar, for example the call and response with the vocals. Sometimes it sounds like an angry car, sometimes almost a voice in itself. The bass is so strong throughout the whole album and makes the heavy sound, but still allows for the melody. Every member of the band does a fantastic job. Although, I could have done without the drum solo... Some tracks are definitely folk rock, some are deep blues rock.
so happy to have this one on the list today - one of my all time top albums. I remember sitting in my friend's room in front of 3-foot speakers blasting this until our ears bled. (it was actually the box set, but you get the point)...metallica MoP was also in the rotation...prolly part of the reason my ears ring today...along with you fuckers.
9/10
Лучшее, что я слышал из прог рока. Второй альбом группы Led Zeppelin поражает своим качеством и звучанием. Невероятный молодой и резвый вокал Роберта Планта, лютые гитарные рифы Джимми Пейджа, прекрасные ударные делают этот альбом одним из самых мощных по крутости альбомов, которые я когда-либо слышал. Просто невероятное уникальное звучание, которое после дебютного альбома стало только лучше, здесь вышло на максимальный уровень качества. Каждый трек тянет на хит; если бы понятия «хит» не существовало, то треки были бы максимально равны. Но, естественно, Whole Lotta Love и Heartbreaker стали моими несменными любимчиками (думаю, вопрос «почему» здесь неуместен). Также хочется отметить клевую Moby Dick со своими барабанами на половину трека, после такого реальнр хочется ощутить себя в роле ударника и показать подобный перфоманс. Потрясающий альбом, однозначно заслуживающий вашего внимания и максимальной оценки от меня. Безусловно заслуженные 5/5.
I can't believe they ripped off the Top of the Pops theme ugh god
Darker, deeper, and more oblique than it's predecessor, their sophomore effort tracks a more acoustic tack (culminating in the follow up LZ III), which, when combined with the raw power and cut of their debut, they would leverage to craft their iconic masterpiece IV. As such, this is a transitional work that still manages to pack quite a punch. The hits here loom large, but on the whole it's a bit uneven. Compared to their best, it can't help but come up a bit short, but it remains better than most within the genre
This is another example of an artist that I've heard every song by but rarely if ever as an album. I had no idea what songs would come up but enjoyed guessing based roughly on the feel of the other songs (and what knowledge I DO have of certain songs and their albums). Anyway, excellent listen all the way through. Particularly enjoyed a lot of the (like 3) songs I had never heard before - particularly Thank You. It feels wrong to NOT give it a 5 but there was some stuff that I was a bit on the fence about (lyrics, specifically). Otherwise pretty impeccable.
It is amazing that this is their 2nd album. So many great tracks. John Bonham and John Paul Jones deserve more praise. The drum and bass work on this album are fantastic. There is one track on this album that, for me, has has permanently painted Robert Plant as a creep. My enjoyment of Led Zeppelin in general is dragged down by this sense of Plant's creepiness. Bleh. That being said, tracks like "Ramble On" (my favorite from this album -- listen to the bass lines), "Thank You" (my 2nd fav), "What Is and What Should Never Be", and "Moby Dick" keep this album at 4 stars.
Rock n Roll at its finest. A fucking heavyweight of an album. Jimmy's axe work is sensational and Robert's vox are piercing. I'd take your mum to uncle Brian's abattoir and bang her to this one. Bang her in amongst the hanging dead meat.
I love rock and metal. And this is Led Zeppelin man. Gotta be a shoo in 5 surely? Don't get me wrong. I like it but there's enough I don't like for it not to stay on my playlist. Whole Lotta Love is good, but drags on too long. I also don't care one iota about Robert Plant's knob so give me a break with all your dick lyrics. The whole album is too bluesy. Some good some not so. It's a bit samey guys. Leave the 'woke up this morning...' harmonica stuff to Bob Dylan. And the drum solo on Moby Dick is... well it's shit. What?! Thats Bonno!!! I dont care who it it, it's shit. Sounds like a fish thrashing about on a trawler deck (maybe that's the impression they were trying to make? Moby Dick and all that?). Anyway I can live without drum solos on anything other than live albums. And I can particularly live without shit ones. So in summary. Good. But too many flaws. 3.5
In retrospect, it would have been pretty funny if I had rated the Led Zeppelin records based off the order they were released: Led Zeppelin I - 1 star Led Zeppelin II - 2 stars Led Zeppelin III - 3 Stars Led Zeppelin IV - 4 Stars …but that presents a problem: Physical Graffiti is on the list, but was their 6th album. Their fifth album, Houses of the Holy, isn’t on the list, there are only 5 stars I can give and I honestly don’t think Physical Graffiti is a five star record - it’s too long and it’s kind of a mess. Oh, well. It’s a half baked idea and it would have only really been funny to me. So Led Zeppelin II, what a classic. …and by “classic”, I mean “album that’s chock full of thinly veiled innuendos, borrowed blues and an over reliance on the word ‘baby’.” Also, there’s a drum solo. I mean, seriously, if you banned Robert Plant from using the words ‘baby’ or ‘lady’ or ‘woman’ or ‘girl’ or ‘lovin’, these first two Led Zeppelin records would contain about 12 minutes of actual lyrics spread across 80 minutes. …and how can I forget the audio recreation of an orgasm in the middle of “Whole Lotta Love”. Whether you want to admit it or not, this band is the genesis of all that cheesy hair metal and cock rock that ran rampant in the 1980’s. That’s an indisputable fact and it’s not their fault that other people took what they did and turned it into something even more terrible, but their complicity cannot be denied. In fact, the best song on this record is the one that’s about The Lord of the Rings, even if it’s also complimented by an ungodly overuse of the word “baby”. That a song about Lord of the Rings is my favorite track on this record should be viewed as a condemnation of this record as a whole. I typically cannot stand fantasy stuff like Lord of The Rings or Game of Thrones or anything with orcs and elves or goblins and dragons. So yeah, fuck you Led Zeppelin. You’re awful, but I also kind of like your music.
Although I´m not a Led Zeppelin fan and I have heard it a thousand times, I can´t resit "Whole Lotta Love". "Thank You" and "Ramble On" are good as well. Overall a pretty good classic rock album but not exactly my jam.
Sorry Zep fans but this album ain't a 5 - not even close. I'm rounding up to get to a three. Whole Lotta Love: Great opening riff - Page makes this band - followed by a great opening rip off. Did they think Willie Dixon wouldn't notice? A retrospective of this band shows they consistently held the view that stealing is only wrong if you get caught. Also, I forgot how bad the noisy interlude is. The exit from the noise features a Bonham drumming bit that everyone knows. I think we are so happy the interlude of noise is over that we remember and think fondly of that drumming bit. Thank You: The last song on Side 1 brings us the first really good solid song. Thank you. The harmonies are good and the drumming is quite impressive and almost Moon like quality. Heartbreaker: I always liked the opening riff and also the transition to Living Loving … Money Dick? My hatred of drum solos made me forget this hideous song. At least when you’re at a concert and a pompous drum solo breaks out, you can take the opportunity to hit the washroom and not miss anything important. A drum solo on a studio album is pure agony. Bring it on Home: A very nice song to end the album. I quite liked this album when I was in high school but a combination of excessive airplay and maturing have killed it for me.
Led Zeppelin II, famous for being Lez Zeppelin's second album, is the followup to Led Zeppelin's first album, Led Zeppelin. Here, the band still sits firmly in the blues rock/hard rock crossroads, with these sorta jam sections to bring the dynamics down a little bit the old-fashioned way: Bonham and Jones keep it steady while Plant and Page sorta noodle before going back into the song. Not saying if it's good or bad but it definitely follows a pattern. Led Zeppelin is really good at what they do. Even the songs that don't stand out as much fit right in with the best songs. My favorite is easily Moby Dick, wherein Bonham has free reign to go crazy on the drums. I am, however starting to come to terms with the fact that I am not a huge Led Zeppelin fan. Nothing wrong with them specifically, I just don't find they do much for me. Either way, pretty good album!
Un Robert Pattinson au sommet de son art.
Robert Plant is a bit of a 'nob with vocals akin to Pat Sharp scraping his mullet down a blackboard. Overblown in places. Wanky guitar solos at times, but fine I suppose.
Started well with the Top Of The Pops music - and what a lot of interesting characters that threw up! Spent over four decades trying to get my head round Led Zeppelin and can still only take small doses. Some good riffs and some more melodic tracks.
Couple of bangers. A few songs drag for me, even with appreciation for prog. Hard to dislike, just not astonishing.
Whole Lotta Love is like fingernails on a chalkboard to me. Not a good start. The rest is wanky rock. There was a few moments that were ok, but for the most I found it tiresome. Skipped a few tracks
I honestly thought I liked Led Zeppelin. At least casually. Having listened to Led Zeppelin II, I now know that I'm not a fan. I've never had time drag like when listening to this album. 41 minute run time felt like 82. 'Whole Lotta Love' whilst being a classic riff, is also mostly made of Robert Plant wailing and screeching. As is the rest of the album. For every great riff, bass or drum part, there's equal parts nails on a chalk board vocals. You can even tell when Robert Plant has ran out of lyric ideas because he'll just start shouting "BABY, BABY, BABY, BABY". Rated this based on the other 3 in the band having some great, albeit few and far between, moments.
Boring
Boring!!
Expected big things. Was just okay.
This is the first album the generator picked for me. It is 11:30pm on a Sunday and I haven't listened to Led Zeppelin since I was probably 16 (I'm in my early 30s now) I used to be a huge huge classic rock/metal fan when I was a teenager. I also grew up on this type of music from childhood, radio always on in the house etc. Hearing this band again after 15 years is strange, I find it to be bloated, exaggerated and just not as mind-blowing as I had always thought (or assumed?) when I hear the name Led Zeppelin. Obviously the band is iconic and is such a major influence for countless bands and will be for forever. Ramble On is my favourite track on this album by a long shot. The lyrics are magical, the vocals are amazing, the instrumentals are just so ... cozy? I dont know why that's the word that came to mind. My least favourite tracks are...everything else lol. I just found it all to be very underwhelming I guess.
Un des monuments de Led Zep
Certified fried gold. Every song a banger.
Duh
Sounds, so many sounds. Wild and unharnessed
whole lotta love scho biiitz geklautibauti aber soooo geil. s riff am afang und denn de eeeewig ufbau bruuudi. DUNN DUNN. s solo vier licks. alli perfekt. so geeeil. what is and what should never be hani nöd im chopf gha aber s tönt alles soo geil wie isch das 1969? uiii chörli. geeeils solo jimmy. huere geile schluss au? super cute die chords irgendwie aber au easy hert. gute. signora i LIMOOONIIII de song. haha mega dumpf das ganze. findi etz chli meh en joke song tönt au nöd glich geil. oke mer ghört de JPJ endlich mol chli isoliert und er chas ebe scho uhuere. hübsches solo jimmy. jo und über de plant und de bonzo hani au no z wenig gseit. ohni plant hetteds nöd de grit wos hetted und ohni de bonzo wäreds nur halb so guet. er macht wüürkli de unterschied. rieeese fills, sini kick isch chrank, er het groove cha hindere lehne wenns mue sii und vorwärts triibe wenner will. so so geil. jö thank you isch süss orgle isch super am schluss. de plant chan ebe ballade uuuhuere. gitarre und bass sound uf heartbreaker isch suuuper. s riff isch sehr geil. find irgendwie isch ein vode zeppelin riffs wo sich de page worschinli chli z cool defür fühlt. ah und s solo gad au. es isch uuuhuere sloppy. aso cool aber nöd woooow wie macht er daaas? s riff nocher goht defür easy los. haha de schluss isch geil. living loving maid? muss des? moby dick haaarde scheisss ich bi so nöch amne füfi uiii. haha s solo es verzerrt alles aber es isch huere geil? sehr sehr nöch. sehr noch. füfi.
Lyrics aside (but singing included), Led Zeppelin is great. Technically masterful without overplaying, and head bangy as anything.
I listened to the first Led Zeppelin album only a couple minutes before listening to this album in preparation for it. I really loved the first album so this album in comparison was only slightly weaker to me; however, I still really liked this one for all the same reasons as the first. The music doesn’t stop. It just keeps going. There’s no fat, all filler. The band is so tight and they’re masters at the instruments they play. Insane listening experience.
All-time favorite and classic!!!
Positief verrast, heel solid, experimenteel, gevarieerd, ook veel bangers. Lastig rating geven, uit de 60s maar klinkt heel fresh (1990/1993 remaster) 9/10
Yeah clearly Also I’m getting all their albums in reverse order so that’s cool
Woooo
Don't have to listen or say much, one my absolute favorites. Ramble on.
Another classic 10/10 album and personal favorite.
What a solid album throughout its entirety. It just kept getting better. The instruments and Paige were humming on this album.
You have to respect the skill that they have and solid songs overall
This was their best album we've had so far. Absolutely loved it. I loved the mix ups between having Page featured prominently on "Heartbreaker", Bonham on "Moby Dick", Jones on "The Lemon Song" and tying it all together was Plant's vocals. Loved "Thank You" as a nice change of pace on the album. Felt like everything was super cohesive and sounded phenomenal.
Even that drum solo tacked on at the end can't ruin rock perfection
Just wonderful
So many big hits on this album. This album is actually deserving of being on this list. There's a could of songs you've probably never heard if you're a casual zeppelin listener, or only heard them on the radio. But there's also plenty that you have heard. Solid album, soup to nuts.
имба.
One of the best albums ever
Fantastic album! One of my favourites! So many iconic tracks!
Top tier music
Just an absolute masterpiece. A lot of these songs I had already heard, but they are still amazing every time I hear them. It was such a delight to listen to this album with headphones. I’ll certainly listen to this one many many more times.
My previous review: “Not their best, but absolutely phenomenal in every aspect otherwise!” … and I still agree.
classic
The best
Damn The Lemon Song, Heartbreaker, Living Loving Maid (She's Just a Woman) Litteral eargasms
The greatest rock band to ever grace the face of the Earth, absolutely crushing it with just their 2nd Studio Album. The talent of Page, Plant, Bonham, and Jones is on full display throughout this album. A masterful blend of rock and blues.
Superb
All bangers, absolutely no skips for real…timeless!!
Already heard
Great album. No sophomore slump with this album. Classic.
Love any opportunity to relisten to zeppelin. Empires collapse but cock rock will stand eternal
Einfach ein zeitloser Klassiker
Fire
An absolute classic! Of course, I was already familiar with the great hits like 'Ramble On' and 'Whole Lotta Love,' but I was also really impressed by tracks like 'Thank You' and 'Living Loving Maid.' I will definitely be listening to this album again!
I may like it better than the Zoso (Led Zeppelin 4) album
The Brown Boomber
Oh fuck yeah!!! Automatic 5 stars.
I remember this album being in the limited album collection of Dan and Sue, (along with The Doors debut, the first Traffic album and a couple of Moody Blues albums), listening to it at their apartment. In high school for speech class I used my brother’s portable stereo cassette system (a rare thing at the time for a high schooler to own) with wide detachable speakers (still wired), made a mixtape and did a demonstration speech on stereo separation in pop music. I used Daydream by the Loving Spoonful, Heaven is in Your MInd by Traffic, and the middle instrumental section of Whole Lotta Love from this album, and some other tracks as well (Beatles, I’m sure). I recommend listening to these 3 tracks on headphones. Anyway, a great album, solid 5, the band is tight, the drums are outrageous, and the lyrics are ludicrously sexist most of the time. Great songs throughout.
In 1990 my high school voted for Ramble On as our class song. I don’t think they got the Hobbit part. I HATED Led Zeppelin then. Led Zeppelin was the best and there could be no argument. Everyone loved Led Zeppelin and U2. So of course I hated it. I was so punk and didn’t even know it. It felt like everyone was listening to their older brother’s music. So it turns out I was wrong. Led Zeppelin is awesome and this music is so creative and full of ideas and unexpected changes. Okay maybe they aren’t all 100% original but when you come up with this much music some of it is bound to be stolen.
C’mon, there’s no question here. Move along.
nice
>>> The Beatles
Banger after banger!
100% classic.
Just a rocking good time!!!
Energetic nostalgia trip down memory lane of familiar listenings of tracks such as a whole lotta love that have been used on many TV show and commercials over the years.
Awesome all the way through
Great album from Led Zep, its way more raw than their other work and feels natural
I mean where do i start this has to be my favorite zepp album tied with led zepp IV... Ramble on is my fav Zepp song for sure, whole lotta love is in my top ten, too much rad to put into words.
Hell yeah lead zeppelin
Great from start to finish
Ye
This is one of those rare nearly perfect albums. There's zero filler here. I still get excited any time one of these songs comes on. Even the more mellow songs like Thank You and Ramble On are beautiful and contribute to the tour de force that is this album.