Led Zeppelin II

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.

Could do with a few less "baby" mentions.

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)

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.

CockRock. Big Guitars, Big Drums, Big Cocks. Could happy live the rest of my life never having to listen to Led Zep again.

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.

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

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.

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

I can't believe they ripped off the Top of the Pops theme ugh god

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

mostly shit but i like it when they sing about gollum

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.

When I first moved out of home in the very early 1990s, the share houses I lived in were pretty musical in tone. We listened to a lot of contemporary alternative of various flavours, but also a lot of what we referred to as "ancestor metal". Deep Purple, Sabbath, Led Zep, et hoc genus omnes. Dave C. was never an official flatmate, but he spent a lot of time hanging out in our lounge room, playing Led Zep II a lot. A lot. Dave's theory was that all of their songs (especially on this record) could be summarised as "look at the size of my enormous cock". Which is kind of ridiculous (but also maybe a little bit awesome). Mark Richardson wrote pretty good summation of Led Zep's first three albums (https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/19418-led-zeppelin-led-zeppelin-ii-led-zeppelin-iii/): "They made the heaviest hard rock records ever recorded, but their lyrics tended toward loopy mysticism when they weren’t either stealing ideas outright or wallowing in a kind of hedonism where misogyny was a given. In 2014, Led Zeppelin is typically viewed through one of three lenses: those among the 50-plus set who were actually there hear their music with a nostalgic ear, remembering the days of their youth. There are those who grew up with the assumption that Led Zeppelin were important—let's say 30 to 50 years old—hear them filtered through a second wave of nostalgia, from movie titles like Dazed and Confused and the memory of classic rock radio. To these people (including me), Zeppelin defined an otherworldly image of '70s rock deities, conquering the world on the strength of volume, arena shows, and the baddest riffs the world had ever heard. And then there’s the younger set for whom Zep might seem a little comical, a faintly embarrassing relic from another era even as a certain amount of the music remains undeniable. In one sense, this latter group have more in common with the skeptical critics of the first wave, possessing expectations of "what music should be" that don’t necessarily apply for a band that sounds like _this_." We definitely fell into the second group. Led Zep were the blueprint of arena rock. This was how riffs should work, how drums and bass should be mixed, how a band should play at arena scale. The influence of this record is incredible. In the 800 or so reviews I have written for this project, I have made nearly 30 references to Led Zep as an influence of other records, which is up there with the Beatles, surely. Sure, you also need to overlook the ridiculous lyrics and rumours of wildly unethical behaviour because, you know, this was the archetype and the music mattered more. These days, I am increasingly queasy about what I read about the band and their management; the bullying and violence and plagiarism and business practices were bad enough, but the sexual exploitation of young women (girls, really) is just inexcusable. But the record _sounds_ so great. They play so well. Led Zep are a cornerstone band for me, and I could listen to any of their first five albums any day of the week. I know the critiques (bombastic, stupid lyrics, sexist, plagiarized, and the litany of absolutely deplorable behaviour especially directed at women), but I really enjoy listening to them. I'm not sure how much longer I can keep that up, though. But I don't know how I would feel about this if I was a woman; there are female artists who has stated their love for Led Zep (Tori Amos, for example), but, to paraphrase Jessica Hopper, how are we supposed to feel about music that we think is awesome , but hates us at the same time? Five stars for awesomeness and classic status. To be reviewed at a later date as I work through the issues about personal culpability.

The bass playing on this is just so flawless. JPJ completely makes this record.

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 have to fight my own anti-classic rock stance on this one. A lot of these songs I am more than familiar with as I have been exposed to Zeppelin for a long time. Okay, sure the hits are a bit repetitive in lyrics and sound, and yeah Plant is moaning in Pleasure sounds while making not subtle at all innuendoes. But, as I try to put myself into a late 60's early 70's mindset, I can't help but think, I'd probably dig this a lot. (who am I kidding, I'd be a non-hippy square listening to some crooner)

I get that they are influential and their instrumentals are pretty killer, but I don't love listening to them. Robert Plant's vocals don't do it for me. 6/10

I really like some of the songs on here, especially “Whole Lotta Love” and “Ramble On”, but they’re still just dumb songs about sex and Tolkien, yeah? If you’d have asked younger me, I would’ve said this was my favorite Zep album. But scrawny white guy blues didn’t age as well as their more artsy stuff.

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.

Man, I loved IV so much, but this one didn't do anything for me. I liked Whole Lotta Love and Ramble On, but I hated The Lemon Song... I just don't wanna listen to this one again. Ergo, two stars.

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.

Light and Shade. A classic.

This one’s just full of hits but it’s also really well thought out in terms of the track order. The musicianship is also just insane

Iconic.

I probably can’t say anything about this album that hasn’t been said dozens of times. No lulls or dips throughout. This is probably the closest you can get to the definition of rock and roll

I like a good blues jam and The Lemon Song does that, vile and grimy in all the right ways. The whole album is Led Zep at their best, just squeezing out that guitar

A great classic rock album, probably my favorite of the LZ collection. LZ was and still is a band that has so much influence on the music to come, see Greta Van Fleet. Influence, originality, timeless - this has to be a 5 star album. 9.5/10 90/1001

Best

Maybe my favorite LZ record

Classic

It's mind boggling that we went from Meet the Beatles to this in five years while most popular pop, rock, and country today sounds like it could have come out in 1984. A veritable, dare I say, smorgasbord of iconic riffs, I basically learned to play both guitar and bass from this record.

Marvellous. Not perfect but so many bangers

Album from one of the best bands that ever lived.

Already one of my top 20 favorites

Baby, baby, BABY, baBe, 👶, babY, bAby, Babe, bb

Enorme fan van de mixing/(re)mastering op deze plaat. Voelt echt alsof je tussen ze in staat in de studio. Heerlijk... Persoonlijke favorieten: - Thank You (ooit ontdekt dankzij fenomenale Chris Cornell cover) - Heartbreaker into Living Loving Maid Extra bonuspunten omdat er in het dorp waar ik werk een man woont die toevallig ook Robert Plant heet

Can't you see by Marshall Tucker Band came on shuffle after and I was like damn this is a bop I didn't know this was Zeppelin?! Album was good vibes tho

This is maybe my 5th favorite Led Zeppelin album and still an easy 5. Not much to say here

This album always makes me think of one of the guests on the Bob & Tom Show trying to make a vibrator pulsate to the riff of Whole Lotta Love. Great fucking album. These guys made the same album seven times over seven years and they're all A+ All-Star efforts. Long Live John Bonham.

God damn, this album is two plates heavy. Sure, plenty of blues and some soft tones mixed in, but god damn

If their debut was reflective of their wholesale revision of blues rock, II showed they could come up with their own songs too, with a perfect blend of the blues that got them notoriety, the heavy riffs that made them huge, and the songwriting to come that would make them legends. In fact, the only real lowlights are the overlong and hacky blues medley “The Lemon Song” and the unnecessary if rock classic “Moby Dick”. Even then, this is the rocket launch showing one of the greatest bands to ever do it find their solid footing and punch a hole in the genre forever.

Classic. So good - all the jams.

Led Zeppelin is one of my favourite artists of all time, so this is an easy vote for me. That being said, I don't like Moby Dick. It kinda ruins the vibe a bit. Still, I'd put this in 3rd place of my LZ rankings

Just over 50 days in and I’m already on my 2nd album in the Top 20 for the site. It’s Led Zeppelin, dude. What is it that I could possibly say about them that hasn’t already been said 1 million times before? It’s almost flawless. It would be easier saying what I didn’t like about it. I am not the biggest fan of the weird drum solo filled song “Moby Dick”. Other than that, I’d be filling the rest of the review with my favorite songs. So I’ll just tell you my favorite song on this album is “Heartbreaker”. Every time I roll a Led Zeppelin album is going to be a special occasion but it also means one less Led Zeppelin album to look forward to later, so it’s a double edged sword really. I’m rolling heat in general this week and it’s only Tuesday, hoping to keep it up.

Grea

Excellent

Gull. ALGJÖR KLASSÍK. Ekki einn veikur punktur.

Un real clásico.

This album absolutely rips. Lord of the Rings references.

Amazing album, all the way through. Dipped down with the very last song a little bit but not enough to stop this from being a solid 5 stars

Crazy guitar work. This album still feels very fresh this is definitely my first 5

Dude.

I knoooow

My dad bought me this album on vinyl when I was 14 because he wore it out when he was the same age. I've listened to it hundreds of time since and have gone through phases in my life where nearly every song on this album have been among my favourites. As a teen I loved the driving riff to Living Loving Maid, later became enamoured with the face melting solo on Heartbreaker. I used to listen to Bring It On Home on my iPod nano before bed because I thought the bluesy harmonica outro was calming. Even to this day you can find Ramble On on my Spotify most listened playlist. I could write pages about this album. Easiest 5 yet.

Mijn lievelingsalbum van Led Zeppelin! Heartbreaker blijft echt ongelooflijk geweldig. Geen woorden voor. En dan heb je nog Ramble On, Whole Lotta Love en de geweldige drum solo in Moby Dick. 5 sterren dus, zonder twijfel.

Led Zeppelin made a row of 5 star albums in their career, II is no exception, and is a fantastic follow up to their debut (which was released in the same year, it's mindblowing how they made two sch great albums within a year). It's an incredibly great hard rock album mixed with blues rock and early heavy metal. Whole Lotta Love is one of their greatest songs and I also love the softer, more folk-oriented songs, like Thank You.

This is a monster of an album, and really one of the first rock albums I leaned to love back when I was like 14. Really one of the first CDs I bought, after seeing kids with Led Zepellin t-shirts in the 90s. This is probably the most rocking, high energy of LZ's albums, with very few slow moments beyond maybe the Lemon Song. Even that is a chill blues song, just kind of overshadowed by the monster tracks around it. Whole Lotta Love and Livin' Lovin' Maid used to be my favourite tracks, though over time I've come to favor Ramble On and What is and What Should Never be. Easy 5/5.

Absolutely outstanding

One of the great albums of all time... no doubt... the critics didn't really like it or them... a lot of their musical peers talked them down... but... they are the PEOPLE'S CHAMP... lol... you could NOT argue with the sold out STADIUMS... the records that were broken all over the USA... for me, it was the perfect timing of hormones in my body, and "pheromones" in this monumental record... if you are a red blooded male, or female for that matter... then you literally, viscerally, felt this album... Led Zep's first record was GREAT... and their third and fourth are classic... but this is NUMERO UNO when it comes to what they and their sound was all about... the pounding of John Bonham... the classy versatility of John Paul Jones... the over the top front man with the frilly blouses and tight jeans, (who cared if he had all his teeth?), Bobby Plant... and the maestro, and band leader, the legendary Jimmy Page... they just popped you right in the mouth with "Whole Lotta Love"... that one song would put you in the RnR hall of fame... but when the following cuts are: "Thank You", "Heartbreaker" into "Livin' Lovin' Maid"... "The Lemon Song... "Ramble On" et al... then what you have is a true all timer that BELONGS on this list... and at the very top of it... FIVE STARS... Six if i was allowed.

Got a whole lotta love for this album. Lemon song is outrageous. Heartbreaker? A classic. Ramble on? Incredible. Nobody should be a talented as Jimmy Page, it's hardly fair!

Need louder headphones

Riffs galore

I…this album…you gotta…I…just…just listen to it.

Killer start. Played the start of this to CDM, realized it would be the same if mom and dad had spun up the best albums of 1931 when was a toddler. Very nearly all killer. Heartbreaker is used in TV/film more than I realized (at least lately,) but feels the most underrated track here.

Fantastic album. Worth my first 5* rating

Favorite Tracks: Whole Lotta Love Heartbreaker Ramble On

wow, three 5s in a row. What a run. This album is perfection.

Hard to be objective about this one. I love LZ, and love a lot of the songs on here already. That said, I've never listened to this as a whole album, so it was still a somewhat new experience. And as I expected, it was a great one; it's just rock and roll at its finest. Side 1 is fantastic. Every song is interesting and draws you in. The weakest part was "Thank You", but it worked well as a change of pace to the heavier tracks that came before it. The Lemon Song wasn't great lyrically, but still was a solid, rocking song. Side 2 was even better. It started off hot with Heartbreaker, which really showcased the guitar and vocal aspects of the group. It went right into another strong effort in Living Loving Maid, which had a more free and fun feel than some of the other tracks. Ramble On was also great, and maybe the best song on the entire album. The last two tracks are also good, but slightly less so than the ones before them. As a whole, the music is powerful and meaningful. All instruments contribute, but the guitar is the star of the show. And it really shines. The vocals are almost as much another instrument in the mix as they are telling a story; less important is what they say, and more important is how they say it. The parts all come together to make an awesome record so that you feel like you're enjoying one complete work instead of little pieces put in a row. For negatives, I think the album is a bit homogenous. LZ can definitely range more than they did on II. I actually love the sound and style, but they really didn't stray vary much outside of that lane other than with Thank You. I could see that detracting from the experience for some. Also, not all of the lyrical compositions are particularly strong. Plant's singing is perfect for the band, but some of the stuff he sings about can be inane. He can also have a way with imagery that is incredible, so it's disappointing when he instead gives you a weird sexual innuendo. Even with those detractions, this was an awesome album. I would definitely listen to the whole thing over and over, and may just do that again now. It was great as one work; each song is great on it's own; each part of each song is stimulating and enjoyable. This as good as a rock and roll record can be. Overall: 4.8/5

Volvemos hoy miércoles a éste disco de Led Zeppelin, el segundo de ellos recomendado por éste reto si mi memoria no falla. Decir que es una banda que ya no escucho en lo cotidiano y que me acompañó en mi juventud universitaria, así como el resto de la psicodelia de los sesenta. Tal vez ambas cosas van de la mano: redescubrirse uno mismo junto con otros y encontrar en estos ritmos un camino. Imposible no colgarse con Whole Lotta Love y su sonido circular. ¿El resto? Una hipnosis. Disco ideal para escribir e intentar ganarle al sistema. Hasta mañana.

This will have been my third Led Zeppelin record on my journey after getting I and IV. While I will admit that IV had more dynamic scope in the songwriting and more refined production from Jimmy Page, that's not to say II isn't a banger record. From front to back, each of these songs that the band wrote and performed, both their original compositions and their interpolations of blues classics, is still enjoyable today. The opening riff of "Whole Lotta Love" gives way to Robert Plant's soaring vocals over an extended breakdown of overdubbed instruments. "What Is and Never Should Be" is an excellent quiet-loud-quiet composition with Plant's phased vocals. "The Lemon Song" is a creative spin on Howlin' Wolf's "Killing Floor" with sexually charged lyrics. "Thank You" boasts a wonderful atmospheric build with John Paul Jones's Hammond organ playing in the background. "Heartbreaker" into "Living Loving Maid (Just a Woman)" is the one-two punch rocker emblematic of the group this early in their career. "Ramble On" is a classic folk rock ode to Tolkien's Middle-Earth that feels inspiring for the next adventure. "Moby Dick" has the luxury of containing the awe-strucking extended drum solo from John Bonham. Finally, the band closes with a cover of Sonny Boy Williamson II's "Bring It On Home" that starts and ends laid-back and reserved like the original while going full-on frontal assault in the middle. There ain't much else to say when II is a straightforward blues rock rager that marked improvement from their debut months earlier.