1001 Albums Summary

The first half of this album is coherent, and largely in keeping with what I think of as Led Zeppelin's sound. The second half is loose, in a really fun way. Some songs almost have a mid-90s dance/indie riff, there are more gentle arrangements. Kind of feels like their White Album in their willingness to play with expectation at that point in their career.

The standout songs on this album were already well known to me; ‘Somebody to Love’, ‘Embryonic Journey’, ‘White Rabbit’. I was moved by the sheer musicality of the guitar playing, the hypnotic vocals of Grace Slick and the beauty of ‘Comin’ Back to Me’. Finally listening to albums like this is why I re-started the project.

The big tunes are untouchable. Bit middle of the road otherwise.