Led Zeppelin II

Excellent album - loved every song. I don’t know why Zep is so special, they just are. It’s not any one thing but everything on the album.

Great classic Rock album! Page is a master!

Fundamental e com a virtude máxima de se manter colossal.

Two thumbs up.

Smells of candle wax and bong water. Seminal guitar work and arrangements.

Great

Wow

Excellent album de Led Zeppelin, rien à redire.

A beautiful masterpiece of classic rock music from absolute legends of their era! Hit after hit after hit. The best!

Super gitarki. 5/5

100/100 Based on this scale: 1 star - 0 to 19 2 stars - 20 to 39 3 stars - 40 to 59 4 stars - 60 to 79 5 stars - 80 to 100 Led Zeppelin's entire discography is almost perfect. The people who did not give this 5 stars will be the first against the wall when my reign begins.

An absolute classic!

Its fantastic

Robert Plant’s penis so so big *how big is it?!* The other LED Zeppelin members used to use it to play double dutch

I've listened to this one a million times going all the way back to my sophomore year of high school when I first heard Led Zeppelin for the first time. By the next school year, Zeppelin became and continues to be my favorite musical act of all time. Listening to "Whole Lotta Love" for the first time while listening to headphones was a surreal experience.

Si this is really when Zeppelin becomes the band that takes over the world. The first album is just not quite as confident.

Those drums!

Man, I forgot how great this album is. Dare I say that I may even be my favorite Zeppelin record?

Third garbage album in a row! This is the first album I ever bought with my own money. Best $5.99 I ever spent. Never gets old. 10,000 out of five. Last thing: listen to Plant screaming \"GO AWAY HEARTBREAKERRRRR!\" at the end of that song, then we can talk about Robert Plant, okay?

I'll relisten to this in a bit but just to get it out of the way- WE LOVE YOU LED ZEPPELIN II!!! Singlehandedly got me through several months of high school. And college. And adult life. My favorites are Whole Lotta Love (duh), Heartbreaker (duh), Ramble On (duh), and Bring It On Home (that's MY song!!!!). The rest are all so good that it felt bad not including them. I will say that The Lemon Song is less appealing to me now that I'm 26 and not 15 but! Still hits. Sexy ass album. Sorry.

Bluesy, Rock, Surreal, Psychedelic? That's just Whole Lotta Love! It's full of changes, edge of the seat stuff. The guitar riffs *chef's kiss*. Self indulgent to the extreme

Rockin

Mitt stöff. Elska svona tónlist. Get hlustað endalaust á hana. Mér finnst aðrar Led Zeppelin plötur betri en þessi byrjar bara svo æðislega.

It took me longer to get into Led Zep 2 than any of their other albums, and I’ve never been entirely sure why. I love Led Zeppelin, I mean everyone does, but when I was growing up, my family had albums like Presence playing in the background all the time. That was the soundtrack to my childhood. But I never remember having listened to Led Zeppelin II before a few years ago when I first started getting into music actively. And as I said, it took me a while for it to click. But when it did… My god, this album is good. It is amazing how solid the band sounds, how foundational. It is an interpretation of the blues that is very rooted in Britain in the late 60’s, but it sounds as if it’s been around forever. Fuck Smoke on the Water, Whole Lotta Love is the first riff everyone should learn. There was a world without Whole Lotta Love at some point, I almost can’t believe it. I’m gushing, I’m sorry. And it’s only gonna get worse when I come to Zeppelin’s other albums, because I love those even more!

Easily a 5.

Whole fucking album is amazing!

My favorite Led Zeppelin album. Nothing has ever made me wish that I was a teenager in the 70s more than this album, except maybe for Dazed and Confused. Robert Plant’s voice is so soulful. The nerd in me always loved the Lord of the Rings reference in Ramble On. Thank you is such a great fucking ballad. I die.

Mostly anything Robert Plant touches is incredible. Ramble On is sublime.

get the led out!!!

Amazing, So many songs that I grew up listening to from my parents. I added many yo my standard playlist

I listened to this album 100x or more as a teenager. I don't listen to Zeppelin anymore, but it is still a great album.

Five stars, no doubt

Perfection

Didn't expect to get another Led Zeppelin album so soon after my first one on this list, and once again this album is absolutely fantastic. It is such a good showcase of the 4 members' skills and abilities.

Classic rock at it's finest.

Hot take: LZs II and III are better than I and IV

what can I even say about this album. the whole thing just goes from to back. I’m in love with the drums, how they fill up the space and provide each song with such heft and bounce. the mixing especially is so good. It is not clean, which I wouldn’t have preferred, it is raw and the guitars are distorted. It sound so big yet it keeps that it’s coming straight out of a small garage. I’ll also mention the bass on this album is fantastic. It’s a strong 4 to a 5. The only song I’m not too keen on is living loving maid. Favs are - the lemony song, thank you, heartbreaker

Brilliant album, loved it! Brought back some good memories too :)

Fantastic classic rock

Wat een riffs, wat een nummers, perfect album

Just pure excellence. Favorite track: Bring It On Home

Led me tell you my feelings I have for this album. I only have a Whole Lotta Love so Thank You for Bringing It On Home with this pick. Definitely not a Heartbreaker. I’ll just Ramble On now.

Hard to argue against any of this.

Heavy riff - Hey hey baby baby - Heavier riff - Unexpected love song - Really dirty riff - Drum solo?! Riff 5*

One of the best albums ever! 5/5

Truly a classic. There isn’t a bad song on the album.

Best Zeppelin album ever

Now I know that and LZ III are such classics

They’re one of the pillars of rock and roll for a reason, still holds up to this day. 5/5 (9/10)

Perfection

Top 3 Led Zeppelin albums. One of the best in rock

A classic

a classic that still holds up.

I was listening to this album so hard I forgot to form an opinion. 5 stars.

Game changer for the next ten years

Ran the loop in the fall woods with golden sun. Thought of my dad listening to them for the first time. Kept steps with the band. Happiness.

Great album. Great band.

When I was 7 my auntie emigrated to Australia and left me all her LPs. This and Abbey Road were my favourites. Quite simply one of the greatest in this genre. Unmatched in intensity or virtuousity.

Dit is een fijn weekje om de 1001-snoblijst te luisteren. Bijna alleen maar goede muziek. Ook dit is weer een topplaat. Het begint gelijk met een onvervalste klassieker, de dikke drums van John Bonham, een brommende bas van John Paul Jones, het geile gitaarriffje van Jimmy Page en de schurende stem van Robert Plant. Heerlijk.

John Bonam is awesome

I love this album so much. Perfect blend of blues and rock and it takes me right back to the 70s.

There's simply not a single bad song on this album. I don't even listen to Led Zeppelin much beyond the hits, and even then this is going to be the first 5 star rating I've given so far.

5 star hands down. Great mix of hard and acoustic rock. Bluesy and mellow, while fist-pumping and head banging.

Even with minor missteps like “Thank You”(lovely but inconsequential) or “Moby Dick” (excellent musicianship but lacking something without the visual element of Bonham attacking the kit), Led Zeppelin II proves that the group’s proto-metal bombast wasn’t just a fluke. Every element is harmonious and hard-hitting.

Vinilazo.

Thsi is one of the best albums in the history of rock. 5/5

If you ever wanted to hear a grown man get pegged in the ass after taking two tabs of acid, then I have a song for you- “Whole Lotta Love.” I got major whiplash going from the first song to the second. At times I felt like he was preaching to me about our lord and savior- baby Jesus. This was a perfect album to end the 60’s era with. Loved the drum solo in “Moby Dick.” I was really enjoying the trippy blues intro in “Bring It on Home” and then BAM!!!! Slapped me so hard across the face that Chris Rock shuttered to himself alone in his mansion. Overall 9/10, will listen to again.

Please join me in welcoming the newest fan of Led Zeppelin. “Whole Lotta Love” I started out jamming to but suddenly I was in a bad acid trip in the middle of the song (Remastered version). I guess that Pink Floyd style of random noises really was popular during this era. I found myself liking the (Rough Mix with vocal) version more. The opening bassline and harmonica in “Bring It on Home” was extremely pleasant to the ears. 9/10

Robert Plant sings from his balls. Whole lotta love goes from a nice rock song to acid trip real fast and back to rock song just as fast. The second song on the album that has a title that is too long to type out but by the point I have written this have written more words than the song title because I am just rambling on is a banger. The juxtaposition of the guitar solos being at a much faster tempo than the rest of the song on The Lemon Song was fantastic. Thank You is a fucking ballad banger. Ramble On is the best Lord of The Rings song ever created. Moby Dick has a drum solo that will edge you to completion. Bring It on Home brings it on home with a bluesy intro into a hard rock jam. I was hit with melancholic emotion every time a song ended because I wanted more. 10/10

I love most tracks. To me there are one or two duds, but overall rollicking good music.

A classic. Haven't listened to this in many years. I loved getting back into it

Rock on garth

One of the best heavy blues rock albums. Led Zepplin may not be everyone's cup of tea, but I love 'em. Not my favorite of their stand-alone records, but this is still just wonderful to listen to.

No doubt this is in the top of all time. A band that borrowed the Blues, for sure, but made it great in this set of songs.

4.7.

right up there with top 20 albums of all time

I mean c'mon it's Zeppelin II.

Outstanding...one of the best rock albums of all time

A classic but not what I’m here for. Hoping for some undiscovered gems. No whammies no whammies no whammieeeeeees

Legendary.

A sexual experience (not gay)

Yeah, this shit rips. I’ve heard this album so many times over the years and the individual tracks played over and over my whole life, and it still rips. I think what really makes it hold up as a timeless classic is the swagger and confidence exuding from every instrument and vocal performance. They sell the hell out of every track with a huge, heavy sound. Thinking of this being recorded at the same time as Abbey Road is a lot of fun because it really drives home how this record really began as counterculture but was SO GOOD it just turned into the mainstream. Anyway, I’ve got lots of thoughts, long story short is this isn’t just great for the time but actually holds up and still sounds cool as hell. Four funky white boys playing the Blues, and they made it sound great. Fun to revisit!

Honestly, not my genre, but it’s such a great album for the time. It’s less interesting that Black Sabbath in my opinion, but it does exactly what it should and does it better than anyone else in the era could

Awesome….this is a classic album.

GOAT album

Iconic!! Whole Lotta Love for this album!

This experience went along something like this: “Oh thats what that song is called?” “Wow how do I know every song on here?” “How is this album going by so fast?”

Pleasant rock music, easy to listen to. Incredible guitar work!

I am familiar with this album.

Classic album

4.5

Pretty much perfect.

Do i really need to explcain why this album is a 5/5?

It doesn't get more classic than this.

John Paul Jones bass playing is exceptional throughout and Jimmy Page’s guitar tone is one of a kind. I’d forgotten how good the middle portion of Bring It on Home is

6/9, 67%

I absolutely love this album. It’s been a long time since I listened to it. An all timer!

classic

Easy 5*, close second to IV. Timeless!

Great album

Just amazing start to finish

*****

Wauw!

Amazing 1969 album!

I came late to Zep - only in my early college daze did I start to listen to their albums as opposed to whatever happened to be on the radio. Funny coincidence - right around the time I started smoking weed… Anyhoo, what a fucking kickass rekkid. Sure they’re ripping off old blue tracks but they just plain kill it. And this is before they became a parody of themselves. Top marks all around

I think this was the first LZ album I hear, around the same time I got into Black Sabbath. Immediately knew it was special. Undimmed.

Absolute classic and an all time favourite of mine.

AJ: one of the greatest track 1’s ever. Heartbreaker Maid. Tolkien. Bonzo is fucking crazy. Thank You. Cat: Perfection

Fantastic, best on the list so far

5/5. What can I say? Led Zeppelin is one of the greatest bands of all time. What adds to this rating is the lengths that the band went to get this properly recorded!

Must have for any collector!

Led Zeppelin II has some of Led Zeppelin's absolute best tracks. Whole Lott Love, Ramble On, Moby Dick, Heartbreaker, What is and What Should Never Be. This is absolutely one of their best and hands down an easy five stars.

Were to start?? That album is just magnificent, honneslty probably the best Led Zep Album of all times (equality with the fourth maybe), really pure hard rock, blues rock just the combination of every band members is felt throught out the reccord. Jimmy page gave us mind blowing solos and incredible riffs in literally all the songs, for guitar leraner, the majority off the song are not that difficult even for a beginner, espicially livin loving maid, Heartbreaker and Bring it on Home have some riff that are pretty easy to learn. Anyway the scale of his talent could be resumed with the track heartbreaker (One of the grestest solo of all times and a riff recognizable among a thousand) John Paul Jones, comfirmed its place as the backbone of the band, with is perfect rythme and bass part. Robert Plant gave us some of the best lyrics and vocal performances of his carrer, i think of Whole lotta love, Ramble on and what is and what should never be. John "Bonzo" Bonham is higlited in all the track but he gave us his msterpiece with moby dick a 3 minutes long drums solo (in live concert up to 15 minutes long solos). Even thought some of the track are a bit too much inspired by other blues artistes like Howlin wolf (Lemon song), Willi Dixon (Bring it on home) and Muddy Water (Whole Lotta love), they making it soo good, we could forgive them. Anyway, this album is a masterpiece, of Led Zeppelin, a masterpiece of Rock n Roll and a Masterepiece of music in general. Best songs (in my oppinion) Bring it on home Whole Lotta Love Heartbreaker The Lemon Song Moby Dick Ramble On What is and what should never be Livin loving maid Thank You

I discovered LZ4 first (of course) then this so it has a special place in my heart

Not a single thing can be said about this album that hasn't already been said a million times before,

Absolutely amazing. Favorite Zeppelin album.

Easy 5. Timeless classic album. Easy and enjoyable listen front to back.

Loved it

We've now gotten "Led Zeppelin I" through "III," plus "Physical Graffiti," and this one's my favorite of the bunch. I've always been partial to "Ramble On" (OG LotR reference FTW!), "Whole Lotta Love" is quintessential Zeppelin, and "Heartbreaker" and "Living Loving Maid (She's Just a Woman)" is one of the best one-two punches in rock history. This is an easy 5 stars.

This band is in my blood. Every song is stellar, and Thank You is one of the best love songs ever. Can't believe a band can be this brilliant on their second try. 5 stars.

Massive album! No track needs skipping. ‘Ramble On’ is one of my all time favourite tracks - just rock perfection. I just love that you can really hear all 4 musicians shine, not just through their solos. The bass of John Paul Jones is especially strong throughout. This album has many gear changes, a great example being ‘Thank You’ which is essentially a beautiful love song. There are changes of pace within the songs too. They must have been incredible to see live and I know why so many of my favourite bands from the decades that followed cite Led Zep as a huge influence on their music. 6 out of 5 if I could.

Led Zeppelin II was always my least favorite of their first six albums when I listened to a lot of classic rock, but revisiting it for the first time in probably a decade was a treat. Picking right up where their first album left off, Led Zeppelin further solidifies their hard-rocking, blues-infused sound. Everyone is playing at an exceptionally high level, again, picking right up where their debut album left off. The band seems to be in perfect harmony as lead guitar, bass, and drums are all in perfect sync. Musically, Led Zeppelin II is the second hit in a career that was almost all wins. The individual songs here are great as well. For me, the low points are "Whole Lotta Love" and "Living Loving Maid," and it's not because they're bad songs; the worst thing that I can say about them is that they're just not my cup of tea. The last three tracks are one of the best three-run tracks in all of classic rock. I see that quite a few user reviews hate on "Moby Dick" (my second favorite track on the album), for just being a John Bonham jerk-session. Frankly, if John Bonham wanted to pleasure himself behind his drum kit, he earned that right. Even though I'm much more likely to reach for Led Zeppelin IV or Houses of the Holy, I think that this is a fantastic album from start to finish. Favorite Track: "Ramble On"

MASTERPIECE

Don’t listen to Luke. This is a 5. ❤️

I've already listened to this one as well. Definitely one of the greatest albums ever. I don't even have to relisten to give this one a 5/5.

9/10

This is one album I have heard before but it’s a classic.

WAAAAAYYYYY DOOOWWWWWN INSIIIIIIIIDE Also Bonzo is a beast and should be in everyone’s Top 10 drummers Favourite tracks: Whole Lotta Love, What Is and What Should Never Be, The Lemon Song, Heartbreaker, Ramble On, Moby Dick

Without comparing the first two albums to each other too much, Led Zeppelin II feels more original (as much as it can be original for a band that stole from other artists as much as Zeppelin did) and the songs are more concise and less (pardon the term) rambling. The first album is a lot of original covers and feels like a band trying to find exactly what they want to sound like. This album is a steer in the direction of where the wanted to go with the acoustic "Ramble On" and the bizarrely pop "Living Loving Maid," proving they could write a pop song if needed. I think Led Zeppelin II is not the best Zeppelin, but is an album that may need to be heard more than the original because it's a sign of the band determining what kind of band they can be.

Classic. Bangers on there. Ramble on, whole lotta love, she’s just a woman. Robert plant is a fucking beast. And the kind of psychedelic vibes are unreal.

Not sure if this is their best album, but it still slaps hard. Even the less known songs are very good with easy, yet recognizable, riffs. And then there’s the classics like ‘Whole Lotta Love’, ‘Heartbreaker’ etc. on top of that. Robert Plant is definitely one of my favorite rock singers as well, so powerful.

Worth a 5 just for Ramble On and What Is and What Should Never Be. You should hear them live. Whole Lotta Love, Heartbreaker and Moby Dick are Zeppelin signature songs. And Thank You is wonderful to listen to. Lemon Song isn’t just influenced by the blues; it IS the blues. But I’ll admit the others aren’t ones I choose to listen to again and again. They aren’t enough to drag down the rating though. The perfect album to play loud on the 8 track in a 60s muscle car.

Absolute classic. Nothing but good about this album.

An all time great from the all time greats

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Awesome

On this album, Led Zeppelin is still very much rooted in blues music - something they would transcend on later albums. It's a great collection nonetheless with many classics and the right atmosphere. Soul of a woman was created below, for sure!

BL: despite being incredibly iconic I’ve never really delved into Zeppelin’s discography. So I’ll be interested to give this one a go AL: more than anything the appreciation for how talented all the musicians in Led Zeppelin are. As someone who can drum & play guitar, Page and Bonham are exceptional musicians and have always been some of the best in their class, the album cuts definitely let Bonham shine through a lot more on here (the drum solo in Moby Dick was wild). While I can’t quite break down Jones’ talent in quite the same way as I’m not familiar with bass I can be sure he is also a huge talent. It was incoherently coherent (in the best way) and everything 60s fuzzed out hard rock should be. An excellent way to be introduced to Zeppelin’s discography. FT: “whole lotta love”, “Ramble On”, “Moby Dick” 5/5

5/5

My introduction to rock n roll ( thanks to older siblings)..fantastic album, forgot how good it really is

I find it impossible to not like Led Zep. Those riffs are so solid and erect that you can reach out and touch them, but it's the quieter, tender moments that really stick with you. They are the masters of drama, the rise and fall, the sustain and release.

Love it: not much to say other than that this is an amazing classic rock album full of absolute bangers and I could listen to this over and over again and not get bored. Can't wait to get even more Led Zeppelin later on on this list as I know that they're meant to slap and ik the hits but it's the other tracks I would love to experience. Overall a banging album.

Can you think of any other classic rock band? I find them boring after a few song but I have to admit they started a path.

Everyone knows the saying "Greater than the sum of their parts," in which a group comes together and creates something beyond what they would be capable of individually. That is not the case for Led Zeppelin. Any one member of Zeppelin could be the genius virtuoso in a different band. That four of them came together in a single group and lasted as long as they did is a minor miracle. And this is upper echelon within their catalog...easily one of their two or three best records, if not the best.

My fav led album heartbreaker a top tier song

Really do love this band and some of my favorite songs are on this album. Superb!

A true classic. I love it.

Well, I'd qualify myself as a fan of later Zeppelin more than the earlier stuff, and I'm a fan of the band but hardly ever choose to spin their albums when looking for something to listen to. I cannot remember the last time I chose to listen to a Led Zeppelin album. It's been years. But god damn, this is an impressive album. I know there's a lot of appropriation of the blues on this album in particular, so that's worth mentioning, but nobody else did the things this band was doing to music — certainly not in 1969. How these four guys found each other seems a marvel, each is a monster in his field. But I was specifically keying into John Paul Jones on this listen. He's a beast. The bass playing is always interesting, and the tones — starting with Bonham — are ferocious. Throw in the fact that this album outshines 90% of any "best-of" collection from groups of the same era, and I couldn't talk myself down from a 5. Not sure I'll be listening to it again from beginning to end anytime soon, but that doesn't mean it isn't brilliant.

First and foremost, absolutely one of the great albums of all time.  God the energy on this album is off the charts.   However, it was only today after an unknown amount of listens in my life that I caught the Lord of the Rings references in Ramble On.  🤯

I just listened to Led Zeppelin III ten albums ago, so this was a nice surprise seeing another Led Zeppelin album so soon. Again, I've got nothing useful to add here, it's Led Zeppelin and they're legendary. All I can say is that I can remember when my dad bought the four-disc boxed set and he would crank the stereo up while "Whole Lotta Love" blared out, setting the image in my mind that the band was larger than life.

I love this album!! One of my favorites.

Now THIS is the Zeppelin album that does it for me. 'Whole Lotta Love', 'Heartbreaker', and 'Ramble On' are masterpieces.

Led Zeppelin sing about sex, love and Tolkien as time just flies by.

Yeah it’s good,you win zeppelin fans.At least all the songs are reasonable length.It’s got whole lotta love,heartbreaker and ramble on.Moby dick has a really long drum solo which I did not enjoy but whatever.

Has always been arguably my favorite Zeppelin album. Absolutely unreal this came out in 1969. The holy bible for rock music. Rating: 4.9

Amazing, cant beat Zep

Great

John Paul is friggin awesome on this album. I don't think he gets enough credit. Great album by a great band - not much else to say.

The masters

Yes can't really see any reason not to give this five stars, other than there are other LZ albums that should have more than five stars. It is heavy.

One of my all time favourites. Perhaps the band that had the most impact on discovering other bands. Led Zeppelin was as classic as classic gets. These guys could flesh out great rock anthems but also mellow it down. Jimmy Page is legendary, but Plant is also such a great Frontman. And it goes without saying how amazing Bonham was. Just put on Moby Dick. Top tier stuff. 9 out of 10

Loved it, reminded me of old times! I might have had this album, but I am not sure! 5 stars

Turns out, you do gotta hand it to Led Zeppelin

Great album, nothing more, nothing less

Crazy that at nearly 500 albums generated this is my first Zeppelin. This is my favourite album of theirs. I realized today when I had my CDs the only Zeppelin I owned was their 2 disc Early and Later days greatest hits album.

Overplayed to death for sure, I did a fair share of it myself. I very rarely listen to this album but at once time it was one of my favorites. Great to rock out to it.

Have yet to be proven wrong. The first 4 Zep albums are all 5 stars.

Vinilazo.

A rock masterpiece. Absolute monsters at their respective instruments.

Heartbreaker. Ramble On. Classical gems. 5 stars.

5 5 5 5

This is peak rock. "Ramble On" is one of the best songs ever written. Shredding guitars, drum-driven tracks, memorable bass lines, Plant passionately taking the listener on a journey. Hard to get much better than this.

This album is insane. 40 minutes of blistering blues rock and pent-up sexual energy unleashed. One of the great rock albums. It always sounds immediate and fresh. They really bottled a spectacular energy here. I gotta go track by track for this one. “Whole Lotta Love” is one of my favorite rock songs and a hell of an opener. It’s got a killer riff and that spacey experimental midsection that clears space for the guitar to come roaring back. And out of all the many songs Robert Plant has an orgasm on the microphone, this one is the best. He’s just ridiculous. Cracks me up every time. “What Is and What Should Never Be” pulls a similar trick as “Whole Lotta Love.” More than once, the band pulls back and quiets down so they can put a spotlight on Jimmy Page’s riff when it comes back. And when they do it at 3:30 and follow it with a gong hit? Perfection. “The Lemon Song” is the definitive song about a handjob. I’ll die on that hill. I love the bass on this song too. John Paul Jones isn’t afraid to get ahead of the band and push the energy forward. The whole band is in sync here, changing gears together, slowing down and speeding back up. “Thank You” is a gorgeous way to slow things down a bit before the heavy blues riffs come back with the back-to-back jams “Heartbreaker” and “Living Loving Maid (She’s Just a Woman).” And “Ramble On” shows off how dynamic Zeppelin can be. Some bands do hard rock and nothing but hard rock. Here they sprinkle in some beautiful folky acoustic guitars too. And that brings us to “Moby Dick.” An absolute stunner of a drum solo. John Bonham puts other drum solos to shame. It’s jazzy and wild and unpredictable. Mesmerizing stuff. The closer “Bring It on Home” is another great build and release song. This is what I’m talking about when I say sexual energy. It’s not just the moaning and the wailing and the squeezing of the lemons. Led Zeppelin knows how to tease and thrill. I need a cigarette after listening to this album.

Short one for such a great release. "Whole Lotta Love" and "Ramble On" are staples of legendary rock songs but that's not to discredit the others, like "Heartbreaker" and "Thank You". I don't know if this is the best Zeppelin record so it's hard for me to give it a 5/5 using that logic because that means that there is something better- but looking at the 5/5 as a threshold / entry point, I think this passes. The guitar riff on "Whole Lotta Love" is so perfect that it probably warrants a 5/5 for the rest of the album just by itself.

Absolute banger

5/5

Can you think of anything wrong with this album. It’s like their first and second albums are just part one and part two. Not a single thing to change. An inspiration to so many musicians, including myself. The solo on “Heartbreaker” is the reason I started playing guitar. Perfect. 5/5

Really enjoyable and great bass sound

Where's the box of extra stars? Probably my favourite Zeppelin album. It's just brilliant.

Ramble On was my senior quote lolol

Epic

I forget how much of this album is straight bangers sometimes

2023/03/10

I was close to calling this overrated, giving it a 4 out of respect for the band, then ignoring it but after a second listen this actually came across as really brilliant, not a single bad track and is able to be interesting throughout. 5/5

LED ZEPPELIN!!! Enough said!

Ramble is a surprise stand out track. Moby dick is the lone weak link. “Drum Solos are great live, not so much on a cd.” -Chris Whole lotta love is a hell of a way to start an album.

Anytime you mix blues with rock n roll it’s going to be good. Bonham could be argued as the best drummer of all time.Whole album was a rollercoaster like going from The Lemon Song into Thank You

demais, das antiga ja

We’ll, that sets the bar pretty freaking high

There's so much to love about this album. The nimble basslines, the monstrous drums, and man do I love young Robert Plant's voice. Plus, y'know, the crunchy awesome guitar work. This album is so heavily seeped in the blues that it's probably the most American sounding album to ever come out of England. I'm so glad that England appropriated American musical forms, because the majority of the best rock bands came out of England (Beatles, Stones, Kinks, Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Floyd, Sabbath, Uriah Heep, Judas Priest, Jethro Tull, Yes, Queen, etc). Musicians have been borrowing from each other since the dawn of time, so anyone whose enjoyment of the album is hindered by Zeppelin's alleged plagiarism is an uneducated stuck-up fool. This album is better than virtually all the hard rock albums that came after it. And this isn’t even Zeppelin’s best album. For all the decades to come, no one could top what Zeppelin had done; no greater hard rock band has emerged since. I love rock bands whose members are all ACTUALLY GOOD at their instruments. There are far too many boring poser rock bands that lack any talent or songwriting skill whatsoever (like basically all of the punk bands of the late 70s) The only thing I don't care for are all the sexually charged lyrics. But it never gets in the way of the enjoyment -- lyrics are mostly irrelevant to the greatness of music (otherwise, why not just read poetry?). Favorite track -- Bring it on Home

Heat

Potentially my favorite Led Zeppelin album. So many great riffs on the album. My favorite song is still Ramble On.

Best Led Zeppelin album in my opinion.

The Led Zeppelin Quadrology reigns supreme (with maybe 3 being the weak link and possibly because I haven't listened to it enough and don't care for Immigrant Song). Opens with a bang on "Whole Lotta Love", which is already hard to top. Then "What Is and What Should Never Be" dials it down to smooth. "Thank You" has unexpectedly heartfelt lyrics for such a heavy album. This album just keeps blowing you away and it never stops delivering, all the way through Bonham's explosive "Moby Dick" and the bombastic "Bring It On Home" to wrap it up. This album, along with Sabbath's early stuff keeps me convinced that Heavy Metal's baby steps were perhaps some of its best ones.

I can't bring myself to give this anything less than a 5, it's not one that I listen to often anymore, but it's a definite cornerstone of my music taste. I played this to death when I was a teenager, but much prefer III and Houses of the Holy these days. I find some of the lyrics on this one a bit cringy and immature (especially Living Loving Maid and Lemon Song), and I now now that something like half of the songs are rip offs, but the incredible musicianship and groundbreaking production more than make up for those missteps. Ramble On was and still might be my favourite Led Zeppelin song.

Not bad.

Here I am, thinking that IV was the definitive LZ statement but I didn’t know the nuggets of joy present on this disc. Suddenly I don’t know how to get the Led out FIRST. I’m pretty sure this album birthed the ‘hard rock’ genre. You can’t hate on that.

absolute classic - hard to beat, probably in my top 5 albums of all time.

Led Zeppelin is the ultimate classic rock and roll band. This is like their 5th best album and it still gets 5 stars.

Classic. 1 = bad 2 = average 3 = good 4 = great 5 = outstanding

Led Zeppelin - how can you go wrong?

love it

another fantastic collection of zeppelin tracks

Beautiful

PREFS : TOUT MOINS PREFS : RIEN

Right fucking on, man! I'm not even going to try to critically review this one, it's 5 stars, firm. No ifs ands or buts. Anyone rating lower than 5 is an abject moron. My ham-fisted attempt at a review for one of the singularly greatest rock and roll albums of all time would just be a gushing overzealous tome rotten with hyperbolic awe. I fucking love this one end to end, and will 'til the end of time. That will suffice.

Great

Something wrong with the list...it's a good album! Heartbreaker, WIAWSNB, Ramble On...so much dank Living loving maid is the weak link, but still a killer riff. Jimmy Page's birthday today.

Tää palauttaa varhaisteinivuosiin, kun tykkäsi vaan eeppisistä riffeistä ja meiningistä. Ja on kestänyt aikaa tuhannesti paremmin kuin Iron Maidenit ynnä muut. Page taitaakin olla oma suosikki klassikkokitaristeista. Pitkälti varsin simppeliä, mutta nuoruuden energia välittyy niin hyvin, että on se 5/5. Minusta bändin kokeelliset jutut eivät koskaan ole olleet kummallisia ja tässä ne ovat minimissään, joten siksikin ehkä bändin paras levy.

The iconic group of virtuosos that changed rock music and brought in the 70s and with it, the potential for hard rock and heavy metal. Robert Plant’s striking aggressive falsetto voice that becomes a staple of rock music to come, blends blues, soul and early metal, Page the first true guitar hero who knew how to rip a solo and write riffs in the best service to the song, JB who holds the rhythm and pace and has his moment in Moby Dick to show clearly his worse, and underrated from them all JPJ with his groovy licks and touches, rounding up 41 minutes of rock magic. Great and timeless rock music.

Always great, thanks!

It's really amazing that Led Zeppelin I-IV all came out within a four year stretch. Every song on this album is a standout.

Classic 5/5 Standouts: Whole Lotta Love, Heartbreaker, Living Loving Maid, Moby Dick, What is and What Should Never Be, Thank You, The Lemon Song, Ramble On, Bring it on Home. (Yes, every song).

As good as it gets. Legendary

cool

Muito bom!

first album of 2023

This album is everything that's great about the classic rock era, and everything you can ask for in an album. Led Zeppelin never really made a bad album, and this one is the band really just getting started. It's kind of a transitional album between the band's early bluesier sound, and the more experimental stuff that would follow. But basically what you're hearing here is one of the tightest, most talented bands in music creating their own genre. This is visceral, self-indulgent, knock-your-socks-off rock and roll, some of the best ever made. Fave Songs (All songs, from most to least favorite): Whole Lotta Love, Heartbreaker/Living Loving Maid (She's Just a Woman), Ramble On, The Lemon Song, Thank You, What Is and What Should Never Be, Bring It On Home, Moby Dick

Led Zep II is a brilliant album with two of my favourite LZ songs; Thank You is my favourite, it's incredible, and I've always loved Ramble On as well. Whole Lotta Love is iconic, the rest of the record sets a high bar and those three tracks surpass it. 5/5 because it's as good as the other LZ album I gave max marks to.

Led Zeppelin ugf

Stolen or not, it's elevated rock music and each instrument/voice is incredible.

Always a fan of breaking out the Led

All hits no skips gotdamn

Well well well. You know your week is starting right with Led Zep, but not only that, Led Zep II, which I think is my favorite album of theirs. This is a five start through and through. The guitar solos, drum solos, wailing of Plant, and the general summer of rock vibe. This was a staple while lifeguarding at the outdoor pools. Favs: Whole Lotta Love, What Is and WSNB, Heartbreaker, Living Loving Maid, Ramble On, Moby Dick.

There could never be any doubt that this is a five star album. Of course it's on the shelf next to me, it's one of the great rock albums ever, ever. Everybody showed up to play on this one. Jimmy Page killing the guitar, Robert Plant singing his heart out in every direction, and of course Jon Bonham with the legendary drum solo on "Moby Dick." This album is like a cryptid or urban legend or something. I imagine most of the big rock bands throughout history ask themselves if they ever made, or could ever make, a Led Zeppelin II. The answer for almost all of them is no. My personal taste for these guys definitely elevates me to bias territory, but the world seems to agree on just how massive this record is. I don't have much new to say here since I know most of these songs like the back of my hand, but damn "Bring It On Home" is a super cool track. It's bluesy like their previous album but oddly psychedelic, the reverb and the frenetic energy in Plant's delivery make it sound haunted, in a good way. Favorite tracks: I'm saving every single track except What Is and What Should Never Be. Album art: Totally iconic. Love how washed out it looks. It's like even on release, they knew this was going to be some eternal tome of rock and roll. Who are the ghostly gentlemen on the cover? Not a clue. Don't care, didn't ask, plus they're white. But also damn, the clouds, the colorful font, the zeppelin silhouette reduced to nothingness. Just really solid stuff. 5/5

Perhaps the best hard rock record ever made, with so many hooks, so many great melodies and powerful moments.

Heb liever hun psychedelische kant, maar nog steeds heel sterk album

Just an absolute classic. There's no song you could say a bad word about. There's a thing with those rock classics from the 60s and 70s: they're not only beautiful music pieces but also monumental historical moments. As a matter of fact, Led Zeppelin was quintessential for hard rock music, shaping the sound and attitude of the genre.

Rating: 9/10 Best songs: Whole lotta love, What is and what should never be, Heartbreaker, Living loving maid, Ramble on

A timeless masterpiece

The best rock albums have a song where they're just like "yeah here's the drummer doing his thing"

Well what can I add to everything that has ever been written about this? Nothing, except it's an amazing album to run to. Everything else everyone else says stands.

5/5, perfect album with each track being a standout.

One of the best and for good reason - most songs are fantastic from all four band members. 10/10.

What can I say, other than: they released their first amazing album, and then they released an even better album? Or, if I'm being more analytic: this album is what you get when you take 4 musicians at the top of their game (certainly the top of their respective instruments) and boost the synergy effect to 11. Or should I say that with a whole lot of love, they rumbled on and brought it on home? To which I’ll say, thank you!

The genuine article, Zeppeine were the truest and most assured purveyors of the purest hard rock at the level of the hook, plus legitimate in delivering white British blues and lovely pastoral and folk-tinged psychedeia, even the odd proggy exploration (love the chrurch organ on "Thank You") of otherworldly role-playing. It all worked, often fantastically well, even when it seemed like it shouldn't. And the feel for melody is seriously underrated. LZ remain unsurpassable and every band that tried later (looking at you Deep Purple, and at you, Bad Company and Van Halen and won't even mention for fuck's sake the recent adherents who don't even merit the looking at, much less the calling out [okay, okay, rhymes with "Shreta pan Cleet]) all of whom are such pallid imitators that one feels mostly embarrassed for them. Zeppelin backed up the bombast, had the chops to execute on the Appolonian ambition, while also being resolutely credible in the Dionysian reaching. These other hacks could only pretend, on their best days. II may be the verty slightest notch down from the debut (perhaps only for the newness) but is anything but a sophomore slump. There is the all-time opening riff on "Whole Lotta Love," and a half-dozen other world-class, weapons-grade hooks – "What Is ...," "Good Times, Bad Times," "Heartbreaker," "Living Loving Maid," "Moby Dick" and "Bring It On Home" – any of which individually may seem almost a throwaway in the embarrassment-of-riches context of this record, but each of which is hall-of-fame quality in its own right. Clapton is wrong about Zeppelin (as with much else [as has recently been made abundantly clear]) and Jack White (who doesn't trust people who don't like Led Zeppelin) dead right.

Yea deserves all the love it gets. Really hit the spot this morning.

Classic

5 fucking stars. Damn its a great album!

A great album with some absolute bangers. Never really given Led Zeppelin much of a proper listen before but I think I will have to now. Favourite: Whole Lotta Love

whole lotta love - great!

ja muss ich dazu eig überhaupt was sagen best song: Lemon Song Best Zep Album

Ja, gewoon supervet!

An absolute classic by the legendary Zeppelin. Stacked with amazing tunes and absolute bangers. Absolutely love how influential the blues is in this album

Perfection

GREAT.

Ah, very good. I do enjoy this album

Even though I really wouldn't even give Led Zeppelin the least bit of consideration until I was an adult, when I hear their music now, it touches my soul like something that I have known all my life. Love it!

Spectacular.

Classic!

So good. Led Zeppelin is so iconic.

I mean, dayum.

loveeeee

Fantastic album

Loved the album, owned it on vinyl.

The greatest Rock band of all time. Arguably the greatest four musicians to ever record music together. Whole Lotta Love - Song made the band enough money to buy a Boeing 720 (or rent it) What is and What Should Never Be - the whisper quiet verse, into the huge heavy chorus is perfect. The funky bass line is legendary, JPJ is a legend. The Lemon Song - John Bonham's snare and kick working overtime. The bridge is a damn jam session. Squeeze that lemon. Thank you - The delicate vocals, the organ, Page's acoustic picking...the lyrics! Heartbreaker - Absolute banger, Page's Les Paul never sounded better. Living Loving Maid - must be played with Heartbreaker, another funky banger. Radio loves this duo. Ramble On - JPJ's baseline is so nasty, is he the greatest Bassist of all time? Yes. Plant singing about Lord of the Rings! Top 5 Zep track. Moby Dick - The greatest drum solo of all time. Do yourself a favor and go watch Bonham live on YouTube. Being it on Home - The harmonica, the rambling intro..and then BOOM! Shot out of a goddamn cannon! Top 5 all time album.

Putting the classic in classic rock. Although I am not a huge fan of the psychedelic/experimental sound breaks, this album great is head to toe.

Legendary and always a good ride

Not a bad song on this album, in fact it's wall to wall classics. 4 fantastic musicians during their peak (69-72) working in perfect harmony

Not my favourite, IV or Presence is, but I think it is there best, too bad about the plagiarism and non credit

Rock greatness

A classic rock album by a band made Legend for good reason

Classic

Zeppelin's first 4 albums are the stuff of rock music legend. Unmatched to this day

DUH

whole lotta love; heartbreaker, ramble on

This is an absolute belter!

Fucking awesome its LZ how can you not think its dope as shit. Led Zep II > Led Zep I, for sure. Need to exclusively listen to III and IV to get the full idea. Almost a perfect album. Jimi is not a great soloist. Creative with riffs yes... solid solo play? Meh. Maybe for the time but hes not very accurate with alot of notes when playing fast but adds to their chaotic vibe.

john paul jones <333 john bonham <333 robert plant <333 the other other i guess <3

Absolute ball kicking titty slapping rock n roll

Classic!

Classic!Just damn iconic!👍🏻

Classic album

Used to love it. Still love it. Will always love it. Guess I've got a whole lotta love

What a banger. While I think Zeppelin would go on to make better albums, I feel they perfected their blues-infused hard rock style on this album. Subsequent albums would see them develop as songwriters and branch out into various styles (with incredible results), but there are few better albums to put on if you just want to rock the hell out.

A piece of art

Finally an album that is 100% list worthy - it’s been a while! Classic blues rock that really defines the genre. The voice, the drums, the bass the guitar and songs are all top of class. Almost wore the grooves off of this album back in the 80’s and great to hear it through again. Easy🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Incredible album across the board. Special shoutout to John Paul Jones though, who deserves just as much credit as Plant, Bonham, and Page often get.

This album was huge when I was in high school. I was not a big Zep fan but it was impossible to avoid the music on this record. Any party or gathering you went to this was an album that eventually was placed on the turntable. The thing about this band was that they became famous because of some of the riff heavy rockers like the opener Whole Lotta Love on this LP, and typecast in that mold, but they had this mellow side, and some of their songs were very dynamically diverse - going from mellow melodic to rockin riffs within one song. Like the second song What Is and What Should Never Be, and of course the over played Stairway To heaven from the 4th album was an example of that as well. Being a Dead Head, not a Zep Head, I tended to like their mellow stuff more than the heavy rockers. Thank You is a great tune. On this record my absolute fave is Ramble On..such a great song! The mix of the acoustic guitars and percussion at the start and then ramping up the energy on the chorus, then back to acoustics..so great! Great to listen to this record again after a long while. Ps..this is one of those excellent headphone LP’s of the late 60’s early 70’s..though I suppose most of you folks listen to all your music on headphones these days, this one is made for it.

Je veux dire, c'est un album qui a changé le monde du rock. Pas autant que IV, mais quand même. Il s'agit d'entendre la guitare, la voix, les harmonies, ce qui forment des chansons très bien rythmées, vigoureuses et amusante. Thank you est incroyable.

CERTIFIED BANGER

5/5. I'd give it 6/5 if I could. Every song is perfect. Start to finish it is a classic!

Moby Dick is the only blemish on an otherwise perfect album. Best track: Ramble On

Classic

I really really dig it

Lemonade, anyone?

You know what? I was gonna give it a 4/5, but while I was writing and still listening to it, Moby Dick came on, and I thought fuck it, 5/5. It's a banger of an album. It's really the grandfather of hardrock, and these guys bridged the way for the coming generations.

Am I dazed and confused? Am I in high school again with my best friends, MGDs and great music on a Friday night out in the spillway? Am I a golden god? What a punctuation on the 60’s with this classic from late ‘69. It raised a question for me for the very first time…what and where is Mordor? An all time great album, one of the best rock recordings ever. 5/5

Of hell yes! John Bonham is one of my favorite drummers.

Tell me a greater album in rock history. There is no low water mark. This is 100. Every single track.

UK blues with the drums up in the mix. Polarizing to how much was appropriated, but the songs and grooves changed me forever.

Whole Lotta Love immediately hits, I can distinctly hear the final not of the riff in that opening echo across the stage. I honestly have never noticed how well the sound travels around the stage, maybe its the cans I'm using or maybe its Tidal but it makes the interludes between chorus very intriguing. While Zeppelin has always derived sound from blues riffs What is and What Should Never Be makes it more apparent to me, very much like a relaxed Blues track. Heartbreaker, what a classic. The guitar texture is so keen to egg on the vocals i almost need to remind myself to pay attention to the lyrics, the guitar solo mid song comes up and falls so well back into the instrumental section. Ramble On, what can I say. An |CLASSIC|, brings me back to sitting in the car as a kid on road trips with the family. This song always gets me hyped up, the crisp, leathery sounding percussion to start under that bass, guitar taking the backstage and the smooth vocals. Dropping so cleanly into the chorus.

This album really is one of the most complete albums I have ever heard. No need to skip one song and can stay on repeat. Amazeballs.

Cet album est fabuleux. C’est probablement un des 5 albums que j’ai écouté le plus souvent dans ma vie, principalement à l’adolescence. Et c’est un des rares que j’aimais à ce moment là et que j’aime encore aujourd’hui. John-Paul Jones est fabuleux du début à la fin. C’est clairement lui le meilleur musicien de ce band.

Doesn't get much better than this

Fav Song: Whole Lotta Love

I am a little biased in reviewing this album. This was the first Led Zepp record I heard in it's entirety and it left a very strong impression. To this day my favourite Zeppelin tracks mostly consist of songs from this album. This record blew me away when I first heard it and still gives me joy now. The album flows really well. You have a good mix of ballads, chill songs and upbeat rock bangers with some fun psycholelic moments to spice the whole thing up. The lyrics are for the most part about classic rock'n'roll subjects of love making, love and women of all kinds and ages. Of course you also have a Tolkien inspired track Ramble on, which is still one of my favourites. When I first heard the record I was instantly impressed by the badass guitar playing of Page and bluesy shrieks of Plant. But now I have grown to appreciate the rhythm section a lot more. The groove here is off the charts. The bass tone on Heartbreaker is one of the main reasons I listen to the song. So gritty and raw. And of course you have Bonham unleashed in Moby Dick, showcasing how much of a beast he is behind the set. This album has a special place in my heart and it is always a pleasure to come back to. Easy 5

I think this is my favorite album of all time.

The fifth Led Zeppelin album - but the first one I actually thought was great. While respecting their influence, I always found them quite unappealing to listen to, with the exception of a few songs. This album seems to be a welcome exception too! It seems much faster and harder than the others, with just the right amount of blues mixed in and almost none of their annoying parts (the drum solo on Moby Dick was pretty tedious though - which sort of fits with the book, incidentally). But enough criticism. This was actually a great album!

I've listened to this one before, but I think I forgot just how perfect of an album this is. Everything hits just right, and it honestly feels like Led Zeppelin flexing for 45 minutes straight. They prove with this album that they're masters of the craft of rock, and it's hard to hold a candle to them.