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Крутой и дерзкий альбом. Достаточно тяжелый. Ни одного скипа, все песни зашли, но лучшие - «What is and what should never be”, “Whole lotta love”, “Thank you”. В целом, альбом заслуживает оценки 9-10, понравилось.
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Used to be my favourite album but I do now realize the blues-iness doesent appeal to me as much anymore. But that doesent hold it back from still being a great album with amazing riffs and a palpable energy.
Tweede album van Led Zeppelin. Oorspronkelijk matig ontvangen, maar sindsdien herwaardeerd als hardrock klassieker. Tracklist bestaat deels uit aangepaste blues standaards zoals "Bring It on Home" en deels uit origineel materiaal. Typisch, goed Led Zeppelin album. leukste nummer: Whole Lotta Love Het nummer "Ramble On" werd geïnspireerd door Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. De lyrics verwijzen letterlijk naar Mordor, Gollum en de Evil One.
It's kind of amazing just how much the tracks vary from each other. Listening straight through the album start to finish is probably not the best way to consume this, each track could easily stand on its own.
Feels like they just discovered how to pan tracks.
This was a strong album, albeit shorter than I would have liked. Whole Lotta Love holds up for sure, and I knew nothing about Ramble On or Moby Dick, but really ended up enjoying them a lot. Much more enjoyable vocals than I expected too, and the bass lines laid down are groovy as hell. Enjoyed this.
By far the weakest of their first six album imo, which is still pretty decent, more showing the strength of the other albums in potentially one of the best golden ages of any band. Ramble On and Thank You drag this album just about into 4* territory
whole lotta love
I had only heard a few led zeppelin tracks before I went into this album. From what I’d heard, I was very impressed so I went in with good expectations, this project exceeded those expectations taking me through instrumental excellence. John paul Jones’ performance on bass stood out to me in particular. Of course everyone played their part amazingly, topped off with plants incredible vocals to create a great project, I will definitely be revisiting this album
Önnur gömul uppáhaldsplata, en heilt á litið ekki eins góð og IV og I. Moby Dick er ekki málið, og Living loving maid er ekkert spes. Bring it on home er líka mun slappari endir en When the levee breaks. Flott og skemmtilegt samt.
Este sí estuvo bueno, eh.
Again I think Page is the star of the show. Bonham is a great drummer, but I find his solos get a tad tedious. Yes, Plant has a great voice but there are only so many baby baby baby’s I can listen to. Great rock blues record though.
Good in the way that all Led Zeppelin albums are good.
It’s hard to rate something like this as have heard most of these songs for decades. I like it but not totally convinced.
Tiene dos canciones que me gustan mucho (Inmigrant Song, Tangerine), pero otras no.
Riff-driven hard rock with strong blues influence. Somewhere between 3 and 4, but 3 is just too low.
HL: "Whole Lotta Love", "Thank You", "Heartbreaker/Living Loving Maid" (because I have a hard time separating them), "Bring It On Home" It was bold and brash to put the moaning breakdown of "Whole Lotta Love" so early into the record; at least III had the decency to save the avant-garde elements for the *2nd* track "Thank You" has been one of my favourite Zep songs for a while; in theory I love "Ramble On" but I've heard it so goddamn much (that and "D'yer Maker") that I'm kinda numb to it. "BUT GOLLUM- AND THE EVIL ONE- CREPT UP AND SLIPPED AWAY WITH HER, HER, HER" might be best Zep lyric tho April 14, 2023
nice zeppelin
Didn't like it so much on first listen but after a second it really grew on me
They’re best album
Cuh-lassics I appreciate
Some amazing parts with sprinkled in meh
Have given every single led zep album 4 and this one continues.. seriously consistent and always enjoyable tunes.
Yep... Its led zeppelin alright, and a pretty good one too.
The best thing about Led Zeppelin's music is that it's always melodic (and singable) despite its heaviness. That means the tracks are also varied; they have peaks and valleys and never feel one-note. Plus, there great rock songs so what else is there to say? Standouts are Whole Lotta Love, The Lemon Song, and Heartbreaker.
Very good. Imagine hearing this when it first came out. Especially Whole Lotta Love. Not a big fan of Moby Dick but 8 out of 9 songs are amazing.
This is a 5-star record until the last two tracks, and I realize I need to be pickier with my 5’s. The highs on this record are the best in LZ’s whole discography, namely the guitar work on Whole Lotta Love, Plant’s vocals on What is and What Should Never Be, and Ramble On (the best bass line written by someone not named Paul McCartney).
They kind of sound like they’re imitating Greta Van Fleet. That being said, Jimmy Page is in a class all his own, especially on Heartbreaker. Wasn’t a huge fan of some of the slower songs. Standouts were Whole Lotta Love, Heartbreaker and Ramble On.
Shredded
Very good
3.5
i liked this one a lot more than 4 tbh. the drum solo in moby dick is of course one of the most iconic drum parts ever. overall, very impressive and catchy album
Listened to on 2/16/23 4/5 Favorite song: Thank You Whole lotta love was chaos with the random noises but I really enjoyed the rest of the album
Impresionante "Whole Lotta Love" y "Ramble On" en un tono más acústico. Y para terminar por todo lo alto "Bring it on home". Impresionante estar haciendo esta música ya en 1969.
listened to again it's just so good
Just another casual banger of an album from Led Zeppelin. I’d rank it at fourth of the four albums I’ve had from them so far but it’s still so good. The guitar riffs just stick with you and it’s a bit more experimental than the others it seems. 8/10
I’m not into classic rock really, so grand guitar riffs and solos don’t make my heart go faster. But this album is an absolute classic and I love almost every track.
I’m not big on the style of singing that was popular with rock bands of this era, but the music on this album is undeniably excellent. Really enjoyed my listen!
Vraiment pas mauvais, plusieurs gros hits dessus. Les chansons que je ne connaissais pas s'écoutaient quand même bien. Probablement le meilleur après IV que j'ai entendu à date.
4/5 Pretty good, not a huge fan of classic rock. Good with mushrooms.
Never listened to this album in its entirety, but heard most of the songs of it for sure. Aside from the big hitters that we know and love, the only one I liked was Bring It On Home. Also dang when you actually listen to the lyrics it’s uhh.. something else eh? Not the best Led Zeppelin album by far
A great album which I knew before, but did not appreciate some of the more deep cut songs, like Bring It On Home
Overall killer but got some songs/sections I really don't like like.
Listened Before? Y This is an all-time classic. It's actually not my favorite but I still appreciate it. It's literally back-to-back bangers and hits. One of the most famous rock and roll albums of all time. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: Ramble On
Since I usually give five stars to any album on the top albums from global statistics of the site, this one surprised me. Not because it's a bad album, of course, it is excellent, but I liked much more of the "Physical Graffiti" I received almost a year ago on the site. So this one SHOULD be better, and it's not. Reading the Wikipedia page, it's clear its historical role in the rock industry and even being part of the metal "creation," but in the end, my expectations when I received it were too high, maybe impossibly high.
Clarity of purpose and pure audio quality. Layering. Back-masking. Modulating stereo. Hammer of The Gods, indeed. Psychedelia without being annoying. Timeless: this album does not betray the time in history when it was recorded (1969). But overly misogynistic in hindsight. "Shake for me girl; I want to be your backdoor man..."
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Pretty great rock album.
This was the first album I ever bought on CD. This was during a time when I was buying things to find out what they sounded like. I knew the larger Zeppelin IV hits, but I knew nothing about this one. And I loved it. Played it constantly. Always tuned out during The Lemon Song and Moby Dick (maybe there's a connection there?). Anyway, it's Zeppelin. The songs are good. What are you gonna do?
Shit just works for me. I’ve never owned this album and never needed to; is there a song here that hasn’t been played on classic rock radio? Regardless, to actually sit down and listen to this all at once was just a treat. Classic for a reason.
It’s not bad at all. My only main gripe with this album is that some of the songs feel kinda long even when they aren’t. They have a unique sound that differentiates them from other rock albums, and it’s difficult to not headbang along with the music, though this might just be mainly due to the rock genre. The guitars are just so sick to listen to, and that’s what really makes the whole album excellent. Everything just flows really well and creates a sick mood and vibe. Favorite track: Heartbreaker
Of the four Led Zeppelins, I think this one may be the weakest. To me, there are a lot of songs that are pretty good, but are not the pinnacle of what Led Zeppelin had going on. Obviously, the radio classics are certified classics and amazing songs, but I think this may be the weakest of the anthology. Highlights: 1, 5, 6, and 7.
Maybe the 4th or 5th best Zeppelin album but still better than some of the nonsense on this list
Tää on sarjassamme ”natiaisena opittuja”. Harvoin tätä enää jaksan kuunnella, mutta nyt sitten oikein korvat höröllä. Kirpparikuntoinen vinyyli hyllystä pyörimään vaikka helvetinmoinen rohina käy. Onhan tää hieno tällanen raskaampi rythm and blues levy, mutta on tästä kyllä vielä matkaa sinne teininä kuunneltuun hevanderiin. 4/5
Good hard rock album that ultimately though falls short of a 5 star rating and to living up to it's hype due to there being too little stand-out songs that drive the album and the lack of personal connection the songs, especially the guitar solos, were able to generate
3.5/5
Complicated relationship with this one. Well, not that complicated, it's just not my favourite of theirs and I struggle slightly with the concept that this is an all time flawless album. This is kind of more, the Led Zep "that's an impressive fret-wank (or equivalent) album". I appreciate Whole Lotta Love rather than love it, fun effects and stuff but too stop start ultimately. It's not high on my favourite led zep songs. Same goes for the Lemon Song. That said, there really isn't a song here that's less than very good. Ramble on and Heartbreaker are fantastic, they just don't fuck around (well, Ok, they do a little bit). Sounds like I only want straight ahead rockers from Led Zep which is not true at all, since I've been loving you on 3, the song remains the same, love all that shit. I also love their folksy shit, which again is more evident from 3 onwards. I love Led Zep 3 so much more, I like Houses of the Holy more, and Led Zep 4 is better than this. Based on gut feeling and memory, we'll see how I feel when they all come up, as I'm sure they will.
i loooov it
Pretty great
Good
This is a classic but has never been my favorite Zep album.
A great listen to start the day ! Loved it so 4*
Forceful, but not belligerent hard rock with a few sweet tunes to boot. At times grating due to Robert Plant ad libbing too damn much but, thankfully, everyone else is there to help ignore him when he does. Jimmy is at his sloppy, fantastic best (before heroin made it worse), Bonham could knock over buildings with the weight of his groove, and John Paul Jones is the one keeping everything together and nailing it every time. Basic parts put together well, and played effectively. It would have been something to experience when it first came out, as opposed to living in the world after it exists and too many people rehashing and treading on its desiccated remains. Favorite track is “What is and What Should Never Be”. Gotta love a track about LotR that isn’t being obvious about it.
I think it says a lot that I’ve heard all these songs more times than I can count, even though I don’t think I’ve ever listened to this record from front to back before now. The whole record gets radio play. A fairly radical white british take on black american blues, undeniably fundamental rock record. With this played-out classic, I gotta ask: is it really necessary to hear before you die? Every rock band for half a century has emulated it. Will it even resonate as innovative theft at all if you are just now hearing it for the first time? The Lemon Song is still ridiculous to me. What part of Lord of The Rings is this? Livin, lovin… its just a walrus. Ruined by car commercial. Moby Dick and Bring It On Home might be my favs at this time, still jam. The drums are fantastic throughout the record. Some of the vocals on the record are my least fav part. Obviously a 5 star record in rock circles, highly influential, but some of the thrill is lost on me from overexposure I guess.
Really liked this one.
I've got a whole lotta love for the Zep, but I think my fave from this album is Heartbreaker.
Yep, solid stuff. I don't like it as much as I and IV, but more, I think, than III. Actually I maybe need to re-listen to III, as I only gave it 3 stars, but that was right back at the start of this project when I was only listening to things once on average - I might have just been in a mood that day? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Fave track - well, "Whole Lotta Love" is embedded pretty firmly in my childhood due to Top of the Pops, and then anyone that wanted to spoof TotP. "Thank You" is pretty darn awesome too...
Can’t knock a classic
Hard rock, lidt psyk, flere bangers, bare bundsolidt
T3B 1. Whole Lotta Love 2. Ramble On 3. Heartbreaker I mean, it’s Led. It’s a 4 or 5. Nothing else. Led II is a solid 4.
Great album, nuff said.
Ace.
I always love myself some early Led Zeppelin Whole Lotta Love, Moby Duck, and Ramble on are top tier in my opinion
i love led zeppelin. they're a really talented group of individuals, and come together as a unit very well. a good portion of these songs could and should be considered classics. BUT!!!! for everyone ounce of grief we give elvis for stealing rock and roll from Black people, we need to give led zeppelin the same grief. behind its guitar solos and slightly unsettling moans, whole lotta love is just willie dixon's "you need love," adapted from a muddy waters recording. now, due credit is given in the year 2022, but this album came out in 1969. do you think white people cared that they stole this track? absolutely not. so, as a result, they became idyllic rock gods because of their tasty licks and shredding voices and pounding drums (also john paul jones was there too) here's a list of songs on this album that were either ripped off from Black artists entirely or "inspired by" Black songwriters who were given a paltry writer's credit: whole lotta love the lemon song moby dick bring it on home that's 4 out of 9 songs. i dunno. this is an album that was truly legendary to me as a kid. my dad got the led out all the time, and i was always happy to hear it. these songs are great, they're just not theirs, and there's a hurtful history behind the music on a lot of these tracks, and the tracks that make led zeppelin the iconoclasts that they are. when they write their own music, they write about hobbits and shit, because they're actually nerds. if i were to look at it from a general talent lens, this album is insane. we all know that. led zeppelin is a group full of crazy talents, and they popularized the concept of blues rock for a white audience of dudes with really shitty haircuts, like my dad and his friends in akron, ohio. i owe a lot to bands like led zeppelin, because it made my dad who he is and in turn shaped me and my taste. there's a bittersweetness to this record, but you can't deny that it's damn good. also it's pretty funny that robert plant sings from a cuck's perspective on heartbreaker
LP
Lots of great songs by a great band.
86/100: First Led Zeppelin album of the project! Yay! Looks like the album generator is easing me into their works, thankfully. I’d hate to start with their best work, but none of their stuff is bad. Each and every Led Zeppelin album is an album that can be listened to over and over again, ad nauseam (but you’ll never get sick of it, so not really nauseam per se). This makes rating their albums exceedingly difficult, though. “Led Zeppelin IV,” for example, is a much better album than “Led Zeppelin II,” but when you’re discussing albums this good on a 1-100 scale, they’re both near the top of that scale, so it’s hard to really display the difference. Perhaps I should employ a logarithmic scale. Either way, this album is incredible. Like teaching a baby to swim by dropping them into a pool, this album mercilessly swings for the fences from the get go. “Whole Lotta Love” kicks things off by kicking you in the ass. This is followed by a much more laid back song, “What Is and What Should Never Be,” or so it seems. This song showcases one of my favorite aspects of Led Zeppelin. A “New Yorker” music critic once described Led Zeppelin’s sound as clash of velvet and energy. “What Is and What Should Never Be” is a velvet-y smooth song intermittently punched through by high octane energy. Or is it a high octane song intermittently pulling into velvet? I suppose both. It’s through this lens that I appreciate this album as a whole. The album itself proves the velvet/high-energy balance found within their songs to be a microcosm of the album as a whole. You have songs that are entirely velvet, like “Thank You,” songs that are an uncontrolled fire hydrant of diesel, like “Heartbreaker,” and then some songs that are both, like “What Is and What Should Never Be.” I feel like a whole section ought to be devoted to “Moby Dick.” John Bonham is the greatest drummer to ever live, and he absolutely kills this song, as he does every song on this and all their albums; however, this is one of those rare songs that is only good live. In fact, it stretches the definition of a “song” in that each live version was completely different than the last, and completely different than the studio version on this album. I love this song, but not because of how it sounds on this album. I love it for all of the versions that exist—for its fluidity, the spotlight it shines on the world’s greatest drummer, for its elusive freedom. Fantastic album, but not Led Zepellin’s best.
Vet hor!
Zeppelin stelt nooit teleur.
Pretty good
classic!
Awesome sound.
Blues and rock
Another good album from Led Zeppelin. A lot of songs that I have heard before. This is not as bluesy as Led Zeppelin III. The drum solo on Moby Dick did not need to be that long.
Great album. Love Zep
Musically amazing, but I can't stand Plants shrieky vocals. He sounds like he's in physical pain. I have to assume it's the pain of trying to keep up with amazing musicians.
Totally a good Album, a little to experimental in the end
One of their absolute best.
The longest I’ve sat on a record was for this right here. I wanted it to be the perfect album from one of the greatest bands of all time, but it’s not. The album varies in quality. Not every song is up to the standards set by the rest of the songs but to have an album that consistent would be nearly unattainable. This doesn’t mean the lows are low, it just means the highs are so high like holy fuuuuckkkkk😩😩😩. Every member of this band is so fucking good going back to listen to each individual member is such a rewarding task. Crazy melodic shredding with heavy blues influence and psychedelic overtones, Bonhams ridiculous drumming with his own solo track in the vein of rat salad, bass you can actually hear and have take the lead at times(going back some of the tracks it sounds like he’s soloing the entire time.) I can’t help but duck ride the musicianship in this band they’re so good. A gold standard for dad rock. Although imperfect this is a must listen no matter what because these guys have so many fun ideas and manage to all take the lead while working off each other perfect. Not listening to this would be a disservice, like you don’t already know a bunch of this shit lmaooo
I keep wanting to compare it to IV, which isn't fair because IV (or ZOSO or untitled or whatever we're officially calling it) is perfect from start to finish. This one opens with maybe Zep's greatest song ever, but then it meanders a bit. Do we really need that long drum solo on Moby Dick? We get it, Bonzo was an amazing drummer.
Ramble On & Bring It Home = Top Tier
fun, classic that is rock n roll. except for that middle earth shit, its bangin
Not the greatest Led Zeppelin but certainly not the worst. Pretty, pretty, pretty good.
Good but there wasn't anything that really stood out.
This is a quintessential Zepplin, full-throated and full of rage, sex and passion.
Such a classic
Classic
darkish bluesy psychedelic rock with some legendary tracks. somehow felt like the artists were messing with me during this one
Not quite as good as 1 or 4 but it's still a great one
Led Zeppelin évolue d'album en album. Ils ont des succès sur pratiquement tous leurs albums. Le premier album jette à terre par son énergie, sa production, sa pochette et l'authenticité des 4 membres. Ici on a une solidification du côté rock. C'est fou comment ces 4 musiciens se complètent bien. Whole Lotta Love, Heartbreaker, Living Living Maid et Moby Dick sont des classiques à connaître absolument. Cet album a longtemps été mon préféré du groupe. Je l'aime un peu moins aujourd'hui, mais ça reste un incontournable.
Cool album. Guitar is really sick. Didn't really pay attention to lyrics, but sonically the album is dope. Fav songs are Whole Lotta Love, The Lemon Song, Heartbreaker (fav one), and Living Loving Maid.
Classic, I think I like III and IV more though.
The band has less of their incisive power on II than they do at their best, but the capital-S Sound on display is an instant attractor. There's musical breadth if not the amount of depth I was looking for based on IV. Lyrics take a backseat for the most part but everything about the mix suggests that is intentional.
Lots of great classics with a few duds.
great
An album years ahead of its time. What I particularly like about this album is that as a second release, LZ have yet to believe their own hype and descend into self indulgent track lengths. Probably my favourite LZ release and possibly the best entry point for the uninitiated
Some prime LZ here, Rob is in fine voice and there's a nice mix of styles and moods.
4.5 stars. Some massive tracks and a handful of less memorable ones.
great but not their best, imho
The Brown Bomber! I love Wikipedia's description of the three blues classics knockoffs here as "reinterpretations", which is both diplomatic and charitable... Sounds remarkably coherent considering its somewhat complicated making; what actually grabbed me on this revisit for some reason was Jones' bass, I listened to the 2014 remaster and the bass just jumped out in a way I don't recall it doing before. Fantastic stuff.
Chill Zeppelin
Do I have to have a Backdoor Man? If I could opt out of that, that would be preferable for me. Killer riffs but I generally find Led Zep a bit stressful.
It is a nice album for sure
Great fun - Bonham grooves and great songs - was a nice trip down memory lane.
Great album. Songs about Gollum
As much as Led Zeppelin gets on my nerves, it is impossible to deny the sheer power of these songs.
Another great led zeppelin album. Starting to become a fan! Love the guitars and the way they build up their songs. Favourite songs: - Whole lotta love - Ramble on
rock n roll!
Man that’s a good rhythm section.
Best Tracks: Whole Lotta Love Heartbreaker Ramble On Moby Dick
15th February 2022 Listened in the late morning while pottering about the flat. Lazy day, watched PSG Real in the evening. Laying down their bluesy, folksy and little glam rocky roots.
Many of my most-liked Zep songs are on this album. I wonder what it was like to get another fantastic album right after the first, which was also groundbreaking.
I'm ashamed for a few reasons: 1) I have never listened to this album in full, 2) I never realized I knew so many of these songs, 3) I want to live in the moment between "Heartbreaker" and "Living Loving Maid" forever, and finally, 4) I am now a fan of Led Zeppelin. Surprised to hear so much progressive rock in here!
Another album that I was already pretty familiar with, though it had been a while since I had heard it front to back! Led Zeppelin II has has some of my all-time favorite Led Zep tracks, while others on the album are "sometimes foods". That said, this is an album that I do enjoy listening to as one whole piece. This album is truly a pioneer among a few other late 60s trailblazers, building a foundation for a musical sound that would define an entire genre.
I now can safely say I enjoy Led Zeppelin and I think this album was solid. I think I still prefer 3 to this, but I respect this album quite a bit.
It's LZ II. If you haven't heard this yet you're either deaf or living somewhere with no music. It's a classic for a reason BUT it's not their best. I think it's lauded so much on the strength of a couple of songs. You know what they are. Best Tracks: Whole Lotta Love; Heartbreaker; Ramble On
Massive massive massive album. Had to put I, III and IV on straight after. Still iconic after all this time
These guys totally ripped off Greta Van Fleet!!!!!!
Gigantic
I've never listened to a led zeppelin album all the way through before and this is a good place to start. It's a lot more energetic than songs on led zeppelin 4 and it sounded like an ancestor to the black keys in a lot of ways. Fav: whole lotta love
Great rock album, contains some hits like "Whole Lotta Love" and "Heartbreaker" but some songs are forgettable.
big textured rock
It really rips. Minimal psychedelic jam band nonsense.
Saved Prior: Whole Lotta Love, Thank You Off Rip: Living Loving Maid (She's Just A Woman), Ramble On Cutting Edge: None Overall Notes: Still a little more blues for my buck than I typically ask for, but it's still pretty good and an improvement on I. III remains my favorite, but II slots into IInd of the III Led Zeppelin records I've listened to thus far. On to IV. Hail Caesar.
4/5 oooh nice :)
Very good band. This album is nice, songs like "Whole lotta love" or "Ramble on" are the best.
fye
Ahhh what can I say? Led Zep just rules. 4/5.
It's no IV, but then again, what is?
Revolutionary
Good album, I forgot what I was gonna write but I liked it Favorite Track: probably What Is And What Should Never Be
Classic
bluesiger als gedacht
Great drums
A strong classic rock and blues album. I've always felt that moby dick could have been one of their best songs if they just developed it a bit more rather than a big drum solo.
I can't relate this to anything really. Some tunes just hit (I think I am calling the 'tunes' incorrectly here).
Þessi negla! Elska þetta.
All in all a very good, very nice album.
Would be even better if Moby Dick lasted more than 20 mins
Quite very good, but just misses out on excellent
Quality although think I preferred III
Another 4.5 stars, better than LZIII
Yes
Incredible opener and although album doesn't live up to it, still an absolute classic.
So many good tracks, great vocals.
Every song slaps
egendary riffs (Whole Lotta Love ) and drum solos (Moby Dick). Simple and good. I love his voice and its sound. (7/10) Favourite Tracks: Whole Lotta Love, Ramble On
Great rock album that just slightly missed the 5* mark. Definitely revisit though🤘
Very strong album and lots to savour
Classic. TB naar kwijlende gitaristen op live aid. en het is niet de plant van de groep. Heerlijke riffs weer, mannen stonden aan de top maar drugs en alcohol took their toll. NU is het aan GVF. ik neem dit wel mee in mijn lijst, toedels
Very decent, echt van genoten
An all time classic rock album. Not necessarily Zeps best album but this one rocks hard and the solos show their talent. Not much wrong with this one. 8.6/10
8/10. Led Zeppelin all kind of blends together for me, but in a pretty positive way.
4 stars. Some aspects are a little overindulgent but still.....a rock and roll education
Fuck yeah. Eh overall it was good but didn't blow me away. 4 stars instead of 5.
Classic.
Amazing. Ofcourse.
Good listening, was traveling so I couldn’t read lyrics and didn’t rate each song. I enjoyed more than I thought I would
Great album. Solid, a couple of classics. Just short of being amazing.
More kickass rock and roll
Just good rock music all the way through.
Ramble on is best song. WLL is overrated. Not my favorite Zep album but solid for sure.
Classic is a work thrown around a lot when talking about Led Zeppelin. This album in a classic, from the classic rock genre by a classic band. not much else to say other than this album deserves most all of the praise it garners. some really good tunes here, and another one I'm glad I was made to listen to it.
Now you’re TALKING! Tremendous album! Proper bluesy rock! Just what you want when someone says “wanna listen to some Zeppelin?”
Blah
Good good rock, really my style. Not a song that dissapoints or becomes boring
Not entirely to my tastes, but an excellent album nonetheless.
I got into rock music just led zeppelin were being hyped as the greatest. But were they really? You bet. Lots of classic tracks here.
The classic hard rock sounds in this album are awesome! I enjoyed listening to this piece of music, but I wish there were more tracks on the album.
hell yes. this whole ass album is crackin'!
i was driving down 6th ave at night listening to this so issa vibe. would normally be a 3 but tonight it’s a 4 baby
Très clairement en avance sur son temps, les riffs sont formidables, mais globalement on se fout un peu de notre gueule à faire passer ça pour un des 15 meilleurs albums du site
Great album!! One of my favourite Zeppelin discs
Absolutely CLASSIC riffs. Whole Lotta Love is so iconic. Also some more bluesy sounding stuff which I liked. 4/5
the best zeppelin album.
Not much to add that 90% of the music listening population doesn’t already know. This is a solid album from an extremely solid/tight super band who were before their time. All the tracks are at least as good as any others from Zeppelins releases...and that’s saying something. 4 Stars!
That Led Zeppelin sound 👍
I’d give a 5 to JUST the Moby Dick drum solo. I’m not going to squeeze this lemon until the juice runs down my leg, the album is great. All songs are good. String rifs, great technique, etc. something tells me Robert Plant was cheated on during the recording of this album. It’s a 5.
On connait tous Les Zeppelin, Mais écouter 9 tounes de suite, pas pareil. J’aime les pauses relax dans les tounes, les instruments sont souvent plus importants que la voix du chanteur.
4 i guessss but really i'd give it a 3.
I understand that drugs were used heavily during this time frame. Long solos and lots of screaming. 7 out of 10
This is not my all time favorite Zeppelin album, but the sound here gets under my skin and into my bones. I found myself dancing and singing along even though I don't really know all the words. Caught for the first time the references to Mordor and Gollum in Ramble On.
I guess I get it
Have always enjoyed the odd lep Zep album without ever getting into them fully and never really understood the legend. Liked all of this without ever really loving any of it. 3 or 4/5 not decided yet.
Lekker rocken
Casi heavy metal
Pensei que seria 5 estrelas mas só 4 mesmo, ai ai acabou minha fase rockista mesmo
The art of subtly being unsubtle... fantastic album
It has some of their best songs but it's not perfect. The last two tracks are not ones I could ever want to listen to. The weird garbled vocals on the last track and the long drawn up drum jam are just not interesting. It's sad because with some different tracks in place there this could've been a perfect album.
Classic
Like Queen but worse. Gets better towards the end.
4
Zeppelin is always a win. Not as good as III or IV but still good.
Me puso de buenas el disco, muy rockero, la voz de Robert Plant siempre se me ha hecho que estaba destinada para hacer rock (?). Además hay arreglos muy padres, algunos que Jack White se ha robado yo digo, o no, pero de repente me lo recordó. El rolón es "Ramble On" y "Moby Dick" no se queda atrás. Bonus: descubrí que Led Zeppelin le robó (jajaja) a Ale Guzmán unos riffs y demás con "Living Loving Maid (She's Just A Woman)". Cfr. "Dame un martillo" (1991) de Alejandra Guzmán. 9/10
hehe - 4
Nostalgic. Great classic rock!
Great. A little overrated in Led Zeppelin's catalogue. 4th/5th best LZ album. Riffy. 8-9/10 1. Heartbreaker 2. Living Loving Maid 3. Ramble On
Good album, the whole album is a nice chill vibe with some fun spots of jamming out.
A classic that still rocks. Always enjoyable to revisit.
Great album by one of my favorite bands. I do prefer some of their later work that had a bit more nuance and mixed the hard with the soft, but this is still great especially putting it context of the time. Really one of the first great heavy metal albums. 4 stars.
very good
Freaking awesome Like 2 songs are too slow though
Pleasantly surprised by this, I thought there were some really good jams. Favorites are probably "Whole Lotta Love" "Lemon Song" and "Moby Dick". And "Ramble On." Hard to decide on favorites here, mark of a good album.
Led Zeppelin takes me back to being a Freshman in HS. I had the phase of wearing the black t-shirts with the logos/album art on them. When Led Zeppelin is good, they are very good. When they are not good, it is almost bad to me. Many good songs on this album, but some duds as well.
Strongly suggest the Deluxe Edition as it has a lot of rough cuts, backing tracks, and other behind the scenes. That rough mix of Heartbreaker... hnnng
Classic album. If you're driving in your car and Living Loving Maid comes on and you DON'T crank it to the edge of blowing your speakers, I'm not sure you're human. Great songs throughout!!
I’ve only heard this album once, more than 30 years ago. Considering I could clearly remember parts of a couple songs having never heard them since, I’d say it left quite the impression. What a fun, testosterone-filled trip.
Another album I barely need to actually listen to, since I've been playing it pretty routinely since my teens. And frankly still thinking rocks pretty hard.
I used to not really appreciate Led Zeppelin. Perhaps it was them being overplayed on classic rock radio that turned me off. But after some friends of mine had me focus more on the rhythm section of Bonham and Jones I developed a taste for their sound. I do think it is Bonham and Jones who are the real power behind their heaviness. Their first two albums from 69 are definitely my favorites. Amazing to hear this album was recorded essentially on the fly at various studios while on the road. Listened to the deluxe edition. Ramble On might be my favorite track for the bass line, second favorite is What Is... (Also for the bassline). I feel like the demoey sounding intro to Bring it on Home kinda makes the album lose its momentum right at the end.
Good
Good overall, but busy. Prefer more tracks you can sing along with.
A good Led zep album, but not a great one.
Arhmen det dejligt
Honestly this is my least favourite of the early great Zeppelin records. Still an amazing record, though.
Really the only thing holding this album back from the likes of Physical Graffiti and LZIV is a comparative lack of ambition, but the classics on here are still primo classics.
A mes yeux, meilleur que Led Zeppelin III.
Way better than I expected
Holder seg godt.
Heard many of these songs before. Great energy in them. What's interesting is that they're also quite complicated in their instrumentation too. It's not "normal" payoff rock. It tells you it's going one way and then goes another. Pretty rad. Every song is good. Great background music too.
So, so good man.
Such a class, Tracks 1, 4, and 7 and my jams.
i like the album but it doesn't feel spectacular, and I've heard most of it before.
Think it's fair to say classic rock radio has burned a good majority of this record into my brain. It's still tasty, and the production on this remaster I'm listening to is fantastic, especially the bass. Favorite tracks: "Bring It on Home", "Ramble On"
1969. Key Songs: Whole Lotta Love, Ramble On, What is Said and Should Never Be
3/24 More bluesy than I liked, but overall a damn great album. Standout Tracks: Whole Lotta Love, The Lemon Song, Thank You, Ramble On
Stone wall classic! Hits the spot every time.... almost like a greatest hits.
With the standard caveats that Led Zeppelin are icons and foundational to rock music, etc., they will never be my thing. To wit: This is fine. The most-played tracks are the ones I like most: "Whole Lotta Love," "Ramble On." But I won't be coming back to this or any other Zeppelin album, despite the 1,001 book's efforts.
A shade or two short of being as great as Jimmy Page's prediliction for suspiciously young teenage girls
A good album, even if it’s not one of my favourite led zeppelin albums. Borderline 4 stars.
Lite överskattad. Gillar Thank You och Ramble On. Whole lotta love och Heartbreaker rockar. 3.5 av 5.
6/10 respectable album love the blues and different style
I was only superficially familiar with this one before the system handed it to me this week. I’d listened once about a year ago, and concluded pretty quickly that it’s pleasant enough, but a pretty big letdown after the first album. Overall, I still believe that, though my feelings about it are generally better now! While the songs all seem to center on the same midtempo swing (one of the negative points after the relative dynamism of the first record), the mixes are excellent and keep it interesting. It’s a perfect example of the thumpin’ bumpin’, crack-boom production that I grew up loving so much in the early hard rock scene, capturing in particular the full acoustic depth of every drum beat, and so I was bound to love this by default! “Thank You” stands out to me as a weird one, as its structure & melodies remind me of some of the late 60s’ more pulp-grade psychedelia, done much better. It’s just about the least heavy Zeppelin song I know at this point, too! I suppose “Heartbreaker” is my favorite here, due to Jones’ fuzzing of the bass and how it interacts so well with the main guitar riff. With so many of the songs being based on similar grooves, it’s not super easy to single anything out. Perfectly fine record, anyway.
6.5/10 - All their best stuff is about The Lord of the Rings. The rest just Ramble On.
I recognize the influence and the musicianship of Led Zeppelin but it's not something that I love listening to. 6/10
I'm still not a led zep guy but I did much prefer this album to led zep 1. Ramble On and Whole Lotta Love are fantastic. 3.5
Prob my fav of theirs I've heard so far. I like Whole Lotta Love a lot
its just really not that exciting for me
Dad music, fun but gonna be background music for me.
i like me some hard and loose zep
Favourite Songs: Whole Lotta Love
не могу его осознать... много барабанов, гитары, Голлума. вроде норм, но мозг не ухватывает
Overly complex with switches in rhythm and timing - kind of like that weird hip and arm based dance old hippy metal chicks from the 70s used to do ( “black dog” in Liverpool ) Interesting but tedious in equal measure
What you’d expect
Eh
Third Zeppelin album for me. I think I'm figuring out I don't like them.
Is this really the best band of all time? I just don’t get it, I mean it’s good but it’s not brilliant. ‘Moby dick’ seems to be a track to showcase the drumming for example and all I could think was that it was just a normal drummer as it didn’t scream special at all. ‘Whole lotta love’ again it’s good but it’s not great and then reusing the same music more or less with different lyrics later in the album seems a bit of a lazy option. Then the amount of times they use the word baby in the lyrics. The bass is the saving grace. It is absolutely flawless and I found myself listening to the bass and drowning out Robert Plants very unsexy voice. Worst track- ‘moby dick’ Travis Barker of Blink etc would absolutely kill a drum solo and if one got put on an album it would rock… this was not worthy of its own track and sucked! Best track- ‘ramble on’ for me was a standout. Solid without been great 7.5/10
Led Zep - II Rampant, horny, persuasive, a little bit fucking creepy. In all honesty, this feels a bit of a mixed bag. The highs are stratospheric and then there's some filler....and then there is Moby Dick. I learned that Robert Plant has a limited vocabulary, John Paul Jones is very delicate on his organ, John Bonham is brilliant when not left in a room on his own, and Jimmy Page is not as good a guitar player as he thinks he is. Best Track - too obvious to go for Whole lotta Love but Ramble On really stood out. Worst Track - Moby Dick. What were they thinking 7/10
Heartbreaker and Ramble On are classics, the rest is also good. 7/10.
Listened before? No Familiar with the artist? Yes - this is the third Zeppelin album I've had in 49 days of the project so far. (And they came in reverse chronological order, but interestingly.) Thoughts: - Whole Lotta Love is a good song but it does begin a theme of this album being lyrically not for me... I'm finding most of the songs either too horny (lol), or just not that interesting. - Ramble On is definitely my favorite here; I'm probably in the minority but I like almost-folky, Tolkein-referencing Led Zeppelin more than anything else they do. 😄 (LZ III was a 5-star for me). Favorite track(s): Ramble On Least favorite: The Lemon Song, Moby Dick
I’ve never been a big Zep guy. I thought what they did had been done better before. That being said, this is a catchy record, the riffs are there, the grooves are there. I don’t care for how self indulgent Page gets particularly on Heartbreaker and the product sticks in my craw a few times. I understand it, but it’s just not for me.
Listened to on my Bose AE2 Soundlink. I'll just state it upfront, Led Zeppelin is not my favorite rock band. There are some absolute hitters in their discography, but from several listens to their iconic 4 album run over the years, I've determined that I'm moreso attached to those specific tunes than the albums as a whole, with maybe an exception given to Led Zeppelin IV. It reminds me of the 90s metal band Helmet, a group that has some of my favorite songs ever but also albums that I just don't really enjoy in front to back listens. On Led Zeppelin II, I find it's strongest moment to be the opener Whole Lotta Love, one of the best tracks I've heard from them. From it's belting riff and heavy rhythm section that cranks out right away, before leading into a subversive, psychedelic interlude only a minute in, then to bring it all back together with some firey guitar licks and that same heavy groove, it's just an excellent way to establish yourself right out of the gate. I used to resent it's interlude that I felt interrupted an otherwise excellent track, but I can't help but now appreciate it's boldness in the album context. LZ II carries on this heavy rocking vibe throughout, though not initially. Track 2, What Is and What Never Should Be, swaps back and forth between whispery lyrics accompanied by soft rhythm and heavy rock, which makes for an interesting song that I find just a bit too impressioned upon Jimi Hendrix Experience to fully love. As a matter of fact, I find the album to occasionally suffer from this lack of identity, where the blues inspiration comes on too strong in riffing and in lyricism. That latter point was perhaps the most lacking aspect of the album for me, Plant's weak lyricism in which he often defaults to crying out about lost love or love making. I found it hard to find the real Plant in there; it felt impersonal and too imitative. Now, he certainly has a good voice with great control over it, which keeps the track sounding good throughout. But I just felt there was a lack of earnesty that I look for in lyricism that made me not so hooked in to his stories. I think where I found Zeppelin the most--in terms of who they are as a band--within all that blues background, is in their psychedelic infusions that keep the album interesting throughout. You'll hear a broad range of instruments on tracks outside of the typical guitar, bass, and drums, they experiment a lot with tone and sound, and aren't afraid to just jam disparate sections together in a way that somehow glues it all together, perhaps pointing towards the obvious talent behind each member. Still, there are also talent showcases moments like the guitar solo of Heartbreaker and the drum solo of Moby Dick that--while impressive in ways--don't serve the album in an explicitly strong way outside of being nice pace breakers in between all the riff raff, and I say that because they are solos that don't necessarily blow me away. Heartbreaker is a little too plucky and choppy sounding, while Moby Dick gets a little lost in it's speed at times. Led Zeppelin II is a fine album that has some real energy behind it, but I could never really connect to it super hard like other rock albums.
I like parts of this album. It's a nice enough listen, but it doesn't wow me. I think that the melodies are nice and the guitar work across-the-board is pretty good. For me, the biggest issue is the lead vocals. I'm really not a fan of this style of shout singing. I much prefer when he's not doing that. It's all right, it's just not my thing. Fav Track: What Is And What Should Be
Dia 04 de 1001 albumes Claramente hay calidad y conocimiento de lo que se hace, suena bien, pero supongo que no es nada novedoso... No se que repercusión tuvo en la época y como era el panorama actual. Intuyo que sea un gran influyente para el rock y blues surgidos años posteriores. La cancion de Moby Dick debo decir que me parece increible. Quizás este album de momento no sea para mí...
Kevin: enjoyed it but it's kind of crass and dated Jamie: definitely biased because I consider this "dad music" but it was alright
Definitely not their best album but not the worst
love
Objectively good methinks. Could learn to love it if I listened a couple more times, but ultimately too heavy rah rah Harley Davidson Hulk Hogan stache for me rn. 3 1/2 stars asf
3.5
Bra album, men tycker dom har bättre. 7.5/10
A good listen overall but nothing to go back to for my liking
Familiar
Maybe I'll revisit that one at a later point but I doubt it. I find the most experimental and progressive bits more miss than hit. I thought I would enjoy this album more.
not bad, not really my thing but enjoyable nontheless. clearly made to be listened to as loud as possible
As always with led zeppelin: great average quality but once you've heard one song you've heard 'em all.
Yea was fine.
yeahhhh groovy
Baby's first time listening to a led Zeppelin album, not the kind of music I normally listen to and more bluesy than I thought it would be, moby dick spoke to me though, they're doing interesting things with noises, need to relisten Likelihood that the members were lezzing out imo: 2/5 I had to look up led Zeppelin kissing on Google to do some research and found a few pics but I don't think that was as much their thing
this and zeppelin iv were in the first stack of albums my mom gave me when i was a kid rock music just isn’t as horny as it used to be. i love the absolute grime all over this record favs: what is and what never should be, bring it on home, heartbreaker solo honorable mention: lemon song there should be way more songs about handjobs the only other one i can think of is caress me down by sublime
Never been a Zepp fan. Never hated them, but never, ever thought "I could listen to some Zepplin now". I already got III in this list. On that album, Since I've Been Loving You has long been a favourite and the only real Zepp song I genuinely enjoy. I preferred II to III, but it also don't have Since I've Been Loving You, so it gets the same rating in the end. I will say that JPJ really stands out on a lot of these songs. I can see why some people evaluate him as the best musician in what is a pretty generational lineup.
hmmmmmm not my favorite from Led Zepplin. favorite: Ramble On
Ok ramble on and whole lot of love are the same song sorry
First few songs are really solid, but the rest doesn't hit as hard for me, I especially don't get all the hype around Moby Dick. Highlights-Whole Lotta Love, What Is and What Should Never Be, The Lemon Song, and Heartbreaker.
Another album with a lot of big songs, probably second favourite zep album. Ramble On is one of my favourite bass lines of all time, and a great song. Moby Dick is one of the best drum solo songs of all time and a fantastic groove. Whole Lotta Love is an amazing riff. Robert Plant is also there. There’s a few mid songs, drags a bit sometimes. 3.5/5.0 Best Song: Ramble On
Simply had too many Led Zep albums recently. This is definitely their most Dad rock album for sure, which i don't necessarily think is a bad thing, because i think its one of their best. Moby Dick is such a massive track
Good album. Highlights were Whole Lotta Love, Heartbreaker, and Ramble on. Guitar solo on Heartbreaker was a little clunky in a good way. Overall 5/10
Unmistakably Zeppelin.
A pencil must be led
Sacriligious, perhaps, but this is a three-stars for me. There's flashes of classic brilliance in the setlist - Heartbreaker, Ramble On - but all that flashy playing doesn't grok with me the way it must be for other people. The more self-indulgent highs are high in the sky (like a zeppelin, ha) but then there's something like Moby Dick. I dunno. I prefer Lep Zep 1, despite the sound feeling more evolved here. Fav Tracks: Heartbreaker, Ramble On
Decent album with more to offer than just Whole Lotta Love. Great vocals and guitar work.
It's a Led Zeppelin album
Overall pretty good but the heartbreaker to ramble on trio is fantastic. Otherwise ok … never been a big fan / think they were massively overplayed when I was growing up
A little too psychodelic for me but some great Bonham drums and Page guitar throughout
Again, Plant's vocals tend to be grating after a few songs. The music itself is fantastic. Sometimes I wonder what they would sound like with a more reeled in singer ...
Not nearly as good as IV.
So Led Zeppelin has really good players. Jimmy Page is a great guitar player but he decided to take from blues players and use it in his songs as his own without giving proper credit. With all his talent he didn’t need to do it that’s the sad thing. The lyrics are misogynistic and just terrible. Robert Plant wrote sang some of the worst lyrics but hey it’s a classic album. I can enjoy the music but it’s also terrible at the same time. I understand why it’s here but it’s not for me.
weird album but has some high points
Dependable guitar riffs and rhythms with just about the right level of passion and tone. Enjoyable listen.
Another album I listened to a million times. I think it'd be a natural four or five. It's been a bit since I heard it in full, and I have to say it did not grab me the same way it once did. I base these ratings on how I felt this moment when I heard it.
There are a lot of cool things happening in this album that unfortunately get bogged down anytime there is space in the song for Robert Plant to sing. This is not really because I find him to be a particularly bad singer. But, the trend this album follows is to become far less musically interesting during the verses. When our guitarists (bass, rhythm, and lead) get the opportunity to ball out, the songs sound fucking fantastic but the energy tends to die rather than evolve. “Thank You” is a good example of this, everything just stops when it’s Plant’s turn to sing, it’s sucks. Also, some of his scatting is straight up dookie ass. To give some compliments before another stretch of discontent, the bass player on this album is a fucking monster. Eeeeeevery single bass line is the most interesting part of the song. I am one of the sinful many that does not focus on bass most of the time, it has been extremely fun to switch up my habits with this album. Okay one more thing, then I’m gonna go back to being salty and parts of this album that suck. “Ramble On” is an all timer. It is easily Plant’s best performance on the album and the proof that the band and him learn to play around each other better in the future. The baseline is fucking beautiful and I meaaaaan, guys, he’s singing about gollum, cmon, that’s great. Alright, back to my hater era. The drummer, while not offensively bad, is super fucking boring. “Moby Dick” is seriously one of the most sauceless drum solos I’ve heard. It starts off well, but the second he stops keeping time with the high hat it loses its swag. Bro sounds like he’s going for a west African drum beat without having the beauty of a drum ensemble that would usually accompany such an improvisation. It is such a mfing tragedy that the instrument that most controls the energy of a song is so often sleepier than everyone else on the song. Give me a good drum fill during the climax of a song, please!!! I’m BEGGING you. 3.5/5 This album is deeply conflicting, every one with a stringed instrument is carrying the fuck out of it.