What Zeppelin album should I try next?

I really like it as well Then again, there are bands that I just love without any shadow of doubt - and beyond reasoning. Ok maybe Zep isn't the best example, but I wouldn't think twice about awarding every Doors album with 5 stars - yes also The Soft Parade. Same with every Black Sabbath release up until Sabotage. Every note, lyric and atmosphere is ingrained in my mind and I can't for the life of me find any fault with any of it. Which is why I don't review them - too close and personal to be interesting. I think there are a lot of people who feel the same way about a band like Zep. That 7headedchicken reviewer here at PA obviously knows what I'm on about. Look at his distribution of 5 stars....

Snow Dog wrote: sagichim wrote: Finnforest wrote: Ok, that was a harsh assessment.  But just curious....do you guys think it's a better album than anything that preceded it?     No, but it's definitely miles better than Coda.   Definitely. No comparison really. I probably prefer it to I and II as well.

So basically most of us agree it's a good album but it's currently rated with 2.88.

Our young Padawan who started this thread should not overlook Presence and their most prog tune ever of "Achilles Last Stand".  They were on fire on that one as they seemed to have a renewed aggressiveness after Plant's auto wreck.  I never tire of that song after all these years, not to mention Tea is for One and Nobody's Fault but Mine (no matter who wrote that one).  I find myself listening to Presence more than the others, mostly because of Achilles.

^ Well, there is no telling where one can go right or wrong. E.g., I'm not quite keen on I, II and, III, though I do really enjoy IV and Houses and I kind of get PG.

Dayvenkirq wrote: Well, there is no telling where one can go right or wrong.

I.e. one should not ask for recommendations, but check them all out and find out for oneself?

The Bearded Bard wrote: Dayvenkirq wrote: Well, there is no telling where one can go right or wrong. I.e. one should not ask for recommendations, but check them all out and find out for oneself?   No, I agree, there's no telling where one can go right or wrong, but Andrew (smartpatrol) asked where to go next, and I answered him what I thought.

Well, that's the thing - I don't think he should have. It's just like what a few people on this thread have said before: just go through the catalog casually (like me with Renaissance, which worked out), not systematically (like me with Pain of Salvation, which did not really work out). That's why I think that guy Wolfhound will have a big problem going through all the prog bands, perceiving new musical information on a regular basis without digesting it. He'll get burned out doing that and will lose interest in such an undertaking.

Andrew, just enjoy the music, man. This is the very meaning of LZ - to let people have a good time, not just hop through the albums.

Edited by Dayvenkirq - November 25 2012 at 15:18

I much prefer being recced stuff when it comes to checking out a new band. especially with stuff like prog, the issue i usually run into is when you get to the point where the band's music isn't very strong anymore and i end up sitting through a bunch of albums that aren't all that interesting just because i feel obligated to try them and see if there's anything worth there. so yeah i'd much rather have someone whose music taste i trust help guide me and tell me at one point in their discography a band isn't really worth bothering with.

So far I've heard IV, HoH, and PG. IV is great, only a couple of songs I don't like. HoH is great, lots of great songs, great production, and can't really say I dislike any of them. PG is a mixed bag for me; lots of fantastic songs but about half of the album is meh. I think I'll go for II, III, and I next. followed by Presence, ITtOD and Coda.

How about 'How the West Was Won' ?

I agree that PG, while it has many great songs, has too much filler as well.