What Is And What Should Never Be (track) by Led Zeppelin

What Is And What Should Never Be by Led Zeppelin
Year: 1969
From the album Led Zeppelin II (track #2)
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87/100 (from 576 votes)
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What Is And What Should Never Be appears on the following album(s) by Led Zeppelin:


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85/100
From 10/06/2024 05:41
Reminds me of I'm So Tired by The Beatles
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From 03/21/2022 14:24
This is more like it, I prefer this to the opener. Some nice guitar work mid song reminds me of Peter Green.
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From 02/03/2019 13:21
One of their best songs. I love how it starts of all slow and then all of sudden it goes insanse!
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From 01/07/2019 17:41
On of Zep's greatest songs ever, thanks in no small part to John Paul Jones' superb contributions on bass.
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From 03/21/2018 15:22
Honestly one of my absolute Zeppelin favourites. Definetly in the top 5. It is far too underrated and the bass line is just killer.
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From 12/06/2017 16:06
Definitely one of Zeppelin's most underrated songs.
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From 03/27/2017 17:58
Yet another example of a song mostly made by the horribly underrated John Paul Jones' brilliant bass line.
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From 06/12/2015 13:43
Best song on the album.
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From 12/30/2012 15:44
Not the best Zep song, but it's still very catchy. This is actually one of those few Zeppelin songs with a CHORUS. Ever notice that?
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From 12/07/2012 09:55
Pretty good. Some interesting guitar solo parts. Not among my favorite Led Zeppelin songs.
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