Hot Dog (track)
by Led Zeppelin
Year: 1979
From the album In Through The Out Door (track #4)
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Hot Dog appears on the following album(s) by Led Zeppelin:
- In Through The Out Door (track #4) (this album) (1979)
- The Complete Studio Recordings (track #70) (compilation) (1993)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 3 days ago | Jackjansen | 2,005 | 82/100 |
| ! | 10/12/2026 20:48 | Garyf1972 | 8,139 | 62/100 |
| ! | 04/30/2026 14:16 | Pavloss | 2,378 | 60/100 |
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This track has a Bayesian average rating of 67.9/100, a mean average of 66.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 67.4/100. The standard deviation for this track is 19.6.
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This song proves that Zeppelin was completely broken at this point. They had no clue where to go, so they backtracked when they had to, and it just comes off as inconsistent mediocrity.
A goofy, rockabilly style song. Not entirely unenjoyable but not a song you'd want to listen to on any consistent basis. One of the weakest Led Zep songs. (Edited)
ExTeaSea TOP 100 COMMENTER 07/23/2022 17:49 | #287758
Use to dislike it but I love it now haha. Sure it's not one of their best by any means but it's so fun lol.
The only song that ever made me feel likevsquare dancing.
Music is great on this one!
