1001 Albums Summary

Man, this album kicks ass. When Misty Mountain Hop is the worst song on here, you know it’s good. Not my absolute favorite Zep, but it’s up there. RIP Sandy Denny

People say it’s the start of their “Greatest Band” period but I think they hadn’t really grasped the blues sound yet. It would go on to define their next decade, but here it sounds like waffling between blues and pastoral English folk without doing anything interesting with either.