The Rover (track)
by Led Zeppelin
The Rover appears on the following album(s) by Led Zeppelin:
- Physical Graffiti (track #2) (this album) (1975)
- The Complete Studio Recordings (track #53) (compilation) (1993)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 01/21/2026 15:01 | GregorSamsa | 972 | 84/100 |
| ! | 01/20/2026 03:55 | stareaterogni0n | 3,269 | 72/100 |
| ! | 01/12/2026 19:23 | machiaj | 8,954 | 74/100 |
| ! | 01/01/2026 00:31 | matterhornrider | 22,605 | 86/100 |
| ! | 12/07/2025 00:14 | Exist-en-ciel | 76,498 | 70/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 1% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 86.8/100, a mean average of 86.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 87.1/100. The standard deviation for this track is 10.9.
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Goliath 04/15/2022 08:56 | #284269
It took me a while to fully appreciate this song, one of Zeppelin's best.
one of Physical Graffiti's best songs, very representative of the album to me, along with In My Time of Dying and Ten Years Gone.
AAL2014 09/23/2017 22:12 | #198631
Another amazing moment for John Bonham. A great Jimmy Page song too.
Underrated
Jasonconfused 12/07/2012 15:18 | #57047
A tragically underrated Zeppelin song. How this song doesn't get more attention is beyond me. The guitar riffs are some of Jimmy's best and the lyrics are really great. Robert Plant gives those lyrics life with his incomparable voice.
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