Led Zeppelin albums ranked & reviewed
by emptysquares 
- Chart updated: 12/14/2021 15:45
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Not everyone agrees, but I've always liked the way Page mixed up acoustic and electric vibes - and nowhere was that done better than on 'III'. Those claiming that this album was just a wishy-washy 'songs round the campfire' album need to listen again to 'Celebration Day', or 'Out on the Tiles', or 'Since I've Been Loving You', or the sheer magnificence of the opener 'Immigrant Song'. I also love Plants voice on this album - possibly the last time we hear it before the effects of continuous touring begin to become audible. But most of all, I love the consistency of this record - there are no weak moments. Which is why it is my No.1 Zep album.
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1970
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Having established a solid sound platform with their debut earlier in the year, Zep wasted no time with the follow-up released just a few months later - but still managed to impressively develop their sound and song writing despite recording the album piecemeal whilst simultaneously touring. Plant singing was altogether more nuanced than before, whilst Page's confident production was proclaimed up front on the classic opener 'Whole Lotta Love'. In fact, the only reason that 'II' is not my No.1 is because I'm not a big fan of 'Moby Dick' (or any other drum solo's) - but other than that, it's pretty much perfect.
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1969
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This album has had so much praise heaped upon it over the years, I think that the challenge here is more about justifying why it is NOT in the top spot. I would certainly acknowledge that 'Black Dog', 'Rock and Roll', 'Going to California', 'When the Levee Breaks' and of course 'Stairway' are all solid Zep classics. But the rest? Well, 'Mist Mountain Hop' and 'Four Sticks' are (just about) okay - but no more. But I've never liked 'Battle of Evermore' - way too screechy-plinky-plonky (and long) for me. That's my final answer, and I'm sticking to it.
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1971
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A sprawling double album covering a wide range of styles, it would be easy to look upon 'Physical Graffiti' the Zeppelin equivalent of the Beatles 'White Album', although in truth this album contains offcuts leftover from previous albums as the band realised they only had 3 sides of material. When 'Physical Graffiti' is good - it is very good indeed and the tracks recorded specifically for the album had a great raw quality largely driven by Bonham (eg 'Kashmir', 'In My Time of Dying', 'Trampled Under Foot' etc.). Inevitably, there were some lesser moments and the occasional song lasted longer than it needed to, but mainly this was a great achievement by a band at its creative peek.
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1975
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In the beginning, there was 'Good Times Bad Times' and the people heard the music and that it was good. And even if they weren't quite as impressed with 'Your Time Is Gonna Come' - the era of Led Zeppelin had officially begun. We know now that a fair few of these songs were 'inspired' by others - but even so the unique combination of Page, Plant, Jones and Bonham was something new then and is still inspirational today.
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1969
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Following the sad demise of Bonham, the remaining three decided to call a halt to Zeppelin but were still contractually obliged to produce one more studio album and so this collection of left-overs, spruced-up with overdubs and effects was put together. The recordings spanned most of their career, so 'Coda' was never going to flow seamlessly and as the songs had mostly been rejected first time round, the omens were not great. But whilst there were no Zep classics here, the material is not bad. The early tracks were typical Zeppelin bluesy numbers and towards the end the drumtastic 'Bonzo's Montreux' was a fitting coda for Bonham, but my favourite is the punk-like 'Wearing and Tearing' which would have improved 'In Through the Out Door' had it been included.
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1982
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Following the huge success of 'IV' the band felt compelled to try a few new strokes rather than repeat themselves with yet another album full of bluesy rockers. The fast paced opener 'The Song Remains the Same' works well, the James Brown style of 'The Crunge' was good fun and 'Over the Hills and Far Away' is one of my personal Zep favourites. But on the other hand, I was never a fan of the painfully pompous 'The Rain Song' while 'No Quarter' always seems to drag and the cod-reggae 'D'yer Mak'er' is embarrassing. So for me, although not entirely without merit it's just not one of my favourite Zep records.
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1973
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When I saw Zeppelin for the first and only time back in '79 I clearly remember that the song that impressed me most was 'Achilles Last Stand' as it appeared to posses a relentless power and momentum and the studio version that opens 'Presence' captures the same energy largely through Bonhams driving drums. Almost as good is the rendition of Blind Willie Johnsons 'Nobody's Fault but Mine' which include a nice harmonica solo from Plant. The rest is okay - but rarely any more than that as the bluster is rarely accompanied with overly memorable hooks and it was beginning to sound like the band was treading water.
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1976
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With Page distracted with a nasty drug habit and the band generally struggling for inspiration, John Paul Jones grabbed the chance to showcase his keyboard prowess and introduce some new tech to the Zep palette. Sometimes it works, but too often the synth tones used just don't blend. They also try a few musical genres for size along the way, honky-tonk on 'South Bound Saurez', skiffle on 'Hot Dog', latin-rock on 'Fool In the Rain' while the poppy 'All My Love' was a foretaste of where Plants solo career would head. A mixed bag with limited appeal in my opinion - the only piece close to Zep at their best being the opener 'In The Evening'.
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1979
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Led Zeppelin albums ranked & reviewed composition
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 2 | 22% | |
| 1970s | 6 | 67% | |
| 1980s | 1 | 11% | |
| 1990s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2000s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| Led Zeppelin | 9 | 100% |
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