Very interesting production, almost no cymbals on the entire album. Some incredible engineering and sound design for the time. Definitely not a "party" album, best listened to as a body of artistic work geared towards personal introspection. Can be challenging at times. Bookended with two excellent pop songs.
Safe to say upfront that I am not a fan of Led Zeppelin‘s particular take on 70s drug filled machismo rock and after listening to the first half of this album, I felt my preconceptions were warranted, but I have to say the second half of this album surprised me and is actually pretty good. Several songs I have not heard and honestly I felt like I was listening to something more current à la Jack White and all of his projects. I might even relisten to a few of these tracks. Overall glad I checked it out.
How did i miss this album growing up? Absolutely fantastic. This one is going in my rotation.
What can you say, it's a classic. Floyd got the most out of 70's studio tech by far. They certainly had vision.
Took me by surprise, wasnt expecting all the jazzy bass and such. Certainly a forward-thinking engineer in the studio but I just didn't like any of these songs. Nothing grabbed me.