Gallows Pole (track)
by Led Zeppelin
Gallows Pole appears on the following album(s) by Led Zeppelin:
- Led Zeppelin III (track #6) (this album) (1970)
- The Complete Studio Recordings (track #24) (compilation) (1993)
- Led Zeppelin (Box Set) (track #25) (compilation) (1990)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 11/14/2025 19:07 |  LukasAntoine00s | 4,865 | 80/100 |
| ! | 10/30/2025 09:15 | Siromynian | 15,125 | 71/100 |
| ! | 09/21/2025 13:21 | steve397 | 4,950 | 73/100 |
| ! | 08/22/2025 07:32 |  NJ | 991 | 87/100 |
| ! | 08/05/2025 00:52 |  BroknsocialShawn | 1,693 | 85/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 2% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 85.7/100, a mean average of 85.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 86.0/100. The standard deviation for this track is 10.0.
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Squonk007 03/17/2024 19:46 | #302570
High tempo.
Fischman 12/27/2018 18:39 | #228105
Despite the gory subject matter, this is an excellent song. Excellent momentum and cool semi acoustic riffs.
The most accessible song on the 2nd half of the album, they still have some roots in rock on this one.
dmercado 06/28/2015 19:56 | #144738
Great arrangement for a traditional folk song
How does this not have a ribbon next to it!! This song is so great. I'm still stunned to find these Led Zeppelin gems I had not heard. All because of this site.
Not only the banjo and transitions, Jason. It's the vocals that really get me into this. This song's a fave of mine!
Jasonconfused 12/19/2012 06:09 | #58277
Love how the song seems to go through little simple transitions. And is that a banjo I hear!?
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