Physical Graffiti (studio album) by Led Zeppelin

When you can listen to a double album right through and love it all, you know it's a good thing. Yet another example of why Zeppelin deserve the legendary status they have. They really are the kings of consistent songwriting supremacy.

Album Rating: 78.87
(1,183/15)

Led Zeppelin (PG - UK - Feb 75) - Physical Graffiti

24.02.1975

If it was only the first three sides it would make my top 100 but side 4 is a trudge

1.Led Zeppelin (PG - UK - Feb 75) - Custard Pie 83
2.Led Zeppelin (PG - UK - Feb 75) - The Rover 94
3.Led Zeppelin (PG - UK - Feb 75) - In My Time Of Dying 86
4.Led Zeppelin (PG - UK - Feb 75) - Houses Of The Holy 73
5.Led Zeppelin (PG - UK - Feb 75) - Trampled Under Foot 83
6.Led Zeppelin (PG - UK - Feb 75) - Kashmir 97
7.Led Zeppelin (PG - UK - Feb 75) - In The Light 85
8.Led Zeppelin (PG - UK - Feb 75) - Bron-Yr-Aur 71
9.Led Zeppelin (PG - UK - Feb 75) - Down By The Seaside 83
10.Led Zeppelin (PG - UK - Feb 75) - Ten Years Gone 77
11.Led Zeppelin (PG - UK - Feb 75) - Night Flight 71
12.Led Zeppelin (PG - UK - Feb 75) - The Wanton Song 72
13.Led Zeppelin (PG - UK - Feb 75) - Boogie With Stu 71
14.Led Zeppelin (PG - UK - Feb 75) - Black Country Woman 66
15.Led Zeppelin (PG - UK - Feb 75) - Sick Again 71

Ranked in order:

* Led Zeppelin (PG - UK - Feb 75) - Kashmir 97
* Led Zeppelin (PG - UK - Feb 75) - The Rover 94
* Led Zeppelin (PG - UK - Feb 75) - In My Time Of Dying 86
* Led Zeppelin (PG - UK - Feb 75) - In The Light 85
* Led Zeppelin (PG - UK - Feb 75) - Trampled Under Foot 83
* Led Zeppelin (PG - UK - Feb 75) - Custard Pie 83
* Led Zeppelin (PG - UK - Feb 75) - Down By The Seaside 83
* Led Zeppelin (PG - UK - Feb 75) - Ten Years Gone 77
* Led Zeppelin (PG - UK - Feb 75) - Houses Of The Holy 73
* Led Zeppelin (PG - UK - Feb 75) - The Wanton Song 72
* Led Zeppelin (PG - UK - Feb 75) - Night Flight 71
* Led Zeppelin (PG - UK - Feb 75) - Sick Again 71
* Led Zeppelin (PG - UK - Feb 75) - Boogie With Stu 71
* Led Zeppelin (PG - UK - Feb 75) - Bron-Yr-Aur 71
* Led Zeppelin (PG - UK - Feb 75) - Black Country Woman 66

This album is bigger than all Hard Rock Gender

What an outstanding 6 track run we have at the start of this record! Every single song in this run is simply phenomenal with the band giving us some incredible performances on every single instrument present on those songs. Every time I revisit this album I am completely blown away all over again with these songs as they are that impressive to experience. This quality does dip only slightly but is still great up until and including The Wanton Song which is where the album could possibly have concluded. After that we do get what can only be described as a bit of a drag to the finish. These final 3 tracks aren't bad but are such an obvious drop off in quality that it makes them seem worse than they are. However, these weaker tracks don't really detract from how amazing the rest of the music is on here. In my opinion, this is the record that solidified the fact that this is the greatest combination of musicians in one group as there is just no weak link amongst these 4 guys. Furthermore, they just seem to gel together so well on their releases with their sound being so cohesive and just such a joy to be able to experience. Overall, this is the most challenging but also the most rewarding album Led Zeppelin ever made and it deserves all the praise that it receives as it is a masterpiece.

Kashmir" and "Trampled Under Foot" are fantastic with their powerful riffs and emotive lyrics.

Solid album

From pedro1976 05/02/2022 05:55

Album of the year. 1975

This album is very near to perfection Led Zeppelin achieved on their fourth album and this one is deginitely their most ambitious one. Custard Pie is very strong opener which transitions into even better The Rover - one of the most memorable songs. In My Time Of Dying is a giant beautiful song, Houses Of The Holy great too, but what they did on Trampled Under Foot and Kashmir is unbelievable. In The Light and Bron-Yr-Aur is a nice break and then comes Down By The Seaside with extremely beach vibe to its melody. Ten Years Gone is just gorgeous and the rest of the album is OK to me. The only song I dislike is Black Sountry Woman and maybe the album is too long and hard to digest to fully appreciate it at the first listen.

I like to think of this as the "fans' album," because it's a very personal album. There are hardly any radio-friendly tracks, (unlike Zoso), which I love. The first three sides are just so brilliant. I don't even mind side 4, because it works in the context with the rest of the album. It's the most unique of the Zeppelin albums. If you're looking for something besides huge radio hits, this is worth listening to.

fave tracks - Kashmir, Trampled Under Foot, Houses of the Holy