your favourite Led Zep studio album
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Topic: your favourite Led Zep studio album
Posted By: Cheesecakemouse
Subject: your favourite Led Zep studio album
Date Posted: November 22 2006 at 18:24
Mine is Houses of the Holy ------------- |
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Posted By: Tony R
Date Posted: November 22 2006 at 18:29
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IV.....it was an iconic album on its release and it remains so to this day.
I was absolutely bowled over when I first heard it,almost speechless with joy. One of the greatest albums of all time....though,of course,not Prog... 
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Posted By: Cheesecakemouse
Date Posted: November 22 2006 at 18:30
Yeah IV is an excellent album , no#2 on my list.------------- |
Tony R wrote:Posted By: Bastille Dude
Date Posted: November 22 2006 at 18:31
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I guess they're all my favorite, but Physical Graffiti is my personal fave.
------------- DEATH TO FALSE PROG! |
Posted By: Uroboros
Date Posted: November 22 2006 at 18:47
I voted for I, cause I've known it for so long and I still can't stop loving it - it has such a unique charm... However, Presence is also a favourite, excellent in a different way, as it's a very polished and daring work, probably the proggiest of them all (since we're on PA, you know  ). I think by the time they recorded Presence they had bettered their instrumental skills considerably and they put much thought into writing interesting and diverse compositions. "Achilles' Last Stand" is a monster (my favourite LZ track), "Tea for One" is more heartbreaking than a ton of depressed blues players from the Mississippi Delta, and generally speaking every song has its distinct personality. Too bad In through the Outdoor wasn't as inspired and then it all ended.------------- Tous les chemins qui s’ouvrent à moi ne mènent à rien si tu n’es plus là |
Posted By: valravennz
Date Posted: November 22 2006 at 18:53
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III - I love the Folk influence on many of the numbers ("That's The Way"; "Gallows Pole"; "Tangerine") plus it has one of my favourite Zep tracks - "Since I've Been Loving You" - one awesome bluesy masterpiece. ------------- 
"Music is the Wine that fills the cup of Silence" - Robert Fripp |
Posted By: martinn
Date Posted: November 22 2006 at 18:59
Houses of the holy is just awesome
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Posted By: enteredwinter
Date Posted: November 22 2006 at 19:34
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I I remember putting my father's vinyl of that on, and I remember my jaw hitting the floor. I was 15 years old I think, and I wasn't all that familiar with Zep at that point in my life. Special mention for III mostly due to Since I've Been Loving You, possibly my favorite Zep song. |
Posted By: Sasquamo
Date Posted: November 23 2006 at 10:29
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I voted for Coda because it's the shortest. |
Posted By: Sasquamo
Date Posted: November 23 2006 at 10:32
| I find it funny that their least-prog album is getting the most votes. |
Posted By: Philéas
Date Posted: November 23 2006 at 10:38
| Houses of the Holy! Closely followed by IV. |
Posted By: tuxon
Date Posted: November 23 2006 at 12:57
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Led Zeppelin IV is one of the best albums ever to have been created IMO, so that's where my vote goes too. If I could make multiple choices I would also include I, Physical Grafity and Presence But the live albums totally blows everything they made in a studio away. Live is where they were the real Gods of Rock. Unfortunatly they only released 2 official live albums and of course the majestic 2-disc DVD. ------------- I'm always almost unlucky _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Id5ZcnjXSZaSMFMC Id5LM2q2jfqz3YxT |
Posted By: Arrrghus
Date Posted: November 23 2006 at 13:49
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Presence!
Achilles Last Stand is one of the greatest songs ever. The intense drumming, the climactic builds, and the GUITAR SOLO!!!!! Plus, "m-mm-mmonkey off my back" After that, probably Physical Graffiti tied with II and then III tied with IV and Houses of the Holy. ------------- 
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Posted By: The Wizard
Date Posted: November 23 2006 at 14:36
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III of course, those songs are pure magic. -------------  
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Posted By: Cheesecakemouse
Date Posted: November 24 2006 at 03:10
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I'm surprised I is getting all the votes I thought they would all go to IV and HOH. Don't get me wrong I is a worthwhile album but I thought they really developed with IV and HOH. ------------- |
Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: November 24 2006 at 03:40
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Physical Graffiti,it has a little bit of everything. -------------  |
Posted By: R o V e R
Date Posted: November 24 2006 at 04:08
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Posted By: Forgotten Son
Date Posted: November 24 2006 at 04:17
| Probably IV. I don't really listen to their individual studio albums anymore, though, I prefer to listen to the Latter Days disc of their "best of" set. |
Posted By: andu
Date Posted: November 24 2006 at 06:27
then i guess you like the 1979 knebworth version from the DVD
 i can't choose   ------------- "PA's own GI Joe!" 
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Posted By: yarstruly
Date Posted: November 24 2006 at 11:00
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My Rankings:
Houses
PG
Presence
IV
III
ITTOD
II
I
Coda ------------- Facebook hashtags: #100greatestprogrockchallenge #scottssongbysong #scottsspotlight |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: November 24 2006 at 13:18
| Led Zeppelin - I is my favourite. It's been for long long time. |
Posted By: enigma
Date Posted: November 24 2006 at 16:45
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Physical Graffiti In My Time of Dying - I don't think I've heard a better definition of the word 'band' I also like III and II |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: November 24 2006 at 17:26
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I voted for Houses of the Holy, which is the album where they took a seriously Prog-related direction to their album sound. Physical Graffiti comes really close to Houses as an album I like (in fact, sometimes I claim PG as my fave), and not far behind is In Through the Out Door and Presence. The first four are very good too. They've all (except for Coda which has a different story behind it) been favourites at one time (particularly when I was in my teens). |
Posted By: Freak
Date Posted: November 25 2006 at 22:24
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I voted IV, but now I want to vote III, and I suspect in a few minutes I'll want to vote for Houses. They're simply all amazing - impossible to rank, if you ask me. ------------- 
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Posted By: rileydog22
Date Posted: November 25 2006 at 23:12
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My personal favorite is the hugely underrated Presence.
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Posted By: Peter
Date Posted: November 27 2006 at 00:38
Yep -- and not just 'cause it's twice as long as any of their other studio releases! Many of my favourite LZ songs are here, and I really grew up with this one (bought it on family holiday in NYC, the summer of its release).
Love all the rest, but PG is still the one I play most often.  ------------- "And, has thou slain the Jabberwock? Come to my arms, my beamish boy! O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!' He chortled in his joy. |
Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: November 28 2006 at 03:55
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I, for one, am really happy to see that LZII is not getting much support.
between 3, 4 is my choice
PG, I always had difficulty of considering it as a full blown album since it is a collection of tracks ranging from 69 to 75, with only a few specially written for this release.
And I can't help but thinking thatall of the tracks that were rejected for the previous albums and salvaged here are that good. ------------- let's just stay above the moral melee prefer the sink to the gutter keep our sand-castle virtues content to be a doer as well as a thinker, prefer lifting our pen rather than un-sheath our sword |
Posted By: Rutgers Joe
Date Posted: November 29 2006 at 10:17
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PG, I always had difficulty of considering it as a full blown album since it is a collection of tracks ranging from 69 to 75, with only a few specially written for this release. And I can't help but thinking that all of the tracks that were rejected for the previous albums and salvaged here are that good. Since my review was edited....again.....let me re-clarify... The majority of the songs on Physical Graffiti (and by far the strongest material) was new. "Custard Pie", "In My Time Of Dying", "Trampled Underfoot", " They found themselves with 53:24 of strong new material...too much for a single disc. Apparently, the same thing had occurred during the sessions for the previous two albums, with very good material being shelved due to time constraints. The band decided to expand the new album to a double album by including some of this material. Thus, “Night Flight", "Boogie with Stu" and "Down by the Seaside" recorded in 1971 during the sessions for the untitled fourth album and "The Rover", "Black Country Woman" and "Houses of the Holy" recorded in 1972 during the sessions for Houses Of The Holy were re-mixed and overdubbed in order to fit in with the newer material. (When one considers that these 6 songs are outtakes from two of the greatest albums in rock history, it puts their quality into perspective.) Finally, a brief acoustic guitar interlude titled "Bron-Yr-Aur", which was begun in 1970 during the sessions for their third album was completed by Page and included, primarily because Page wanted to include it in the still-unfinished concert movie they were working on… Them’s the facts. ------------- The original (and very creepy) cover of THE STEVE HOWE ALBUM...hint...look in the water... 
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Posted By: Equality 7-2521
Date Posted: December 02 2006 at 19:43
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If it wasn't for the radio it might be IV, but I have to say Houses Of The Holy ------------- "One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. " |
Posted By: 1800iareyay
Date Posted: December 05 2006 at 20:33
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Physical Graffiti, though I have a hard time choosing between any album. Every one is a classic of rock. |
Posted By: Barla
Date Posted: December 07 2006 at 12:21
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"IV" A big classic!! ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Barla/?chartstyle=LastfmMyspace">  
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Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: December 07 2006 at 16:51
| I can't believe Coda has more votes than II. I mean - Whole Lotta Love, The Lemon Song, Thank You, Heartbreaker, Ramble On, Moby Dick. What more can I say? |
Posted By: Rutgers Joe
Date Posted: December 08 2006 at 09:29
Especially when you consider that half of Coda is outtakes from the In Through The Out Door sessions...which also has only 1 vote.  ------------- The original (and very creepy) cover of THE STEVE HOWE ALBUM...hint...look in the water...
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Posted By: Howe Protege
Date Posted: December 08 2006 at 11:53
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IV I gotta have Stairway
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Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: December 09 2006 at 01:43
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Their most cohesive, united, and influential record is II.
Their most creative is III Their most well-crafted is PG Their most powerful is I Their most polished is ITTOD Their boldest and most urgent is Presence, my favorite. |
Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: December 09 2006 at 01:49
| All of them! |
Posted By: progismylife
Date Posted: December 09 2006 at 03:36
Amen. |
Posted By: East of Lyra
Date Posted: December 09 2006 at 13:10
I voted for II. 
But IV isn't far behind it.
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Posted By: S Lang
Date Posted: December 14 2006 at 05:26
Nasty words Mr Chantraine. LZ II is a masterpiece, not unlike Deep Purple's "In Rock", or more like "Machine Head". An absolute classic!
The commercial success of some tunes have only assisted Prog awareness, not unlike tunes of Yes, Genesis, Mike Oldfield on airplay. I voted for another album, but not at the expense of this one
which gets the 5 star treatment anyway.
LZ's first six albums are equally loved and treasured with PG ending the line of ultimate satisfaction. After that there were some nice tunes, often outtakes released, but no more classic albums.
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Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: December 14 2006 at 05:38
| IV, of course. One of the greatest albums ever recorded, period. Next I'd say III and "Houses of the Holy". |
Posted By: N Ellingworth
Date Posted: December 14 2006 at 05:48
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Physical Graffiti Just for Kashmir and In My Time Of Dying. |
Posted By: mystic fred
Date Posted: December 14 2006 at 06:06
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no option for "all of the above"?? having followed Led Zep avidly since first hearing LZ1 in '69 every subsequent release was savoured with breathless anticipation by myself, i appreciated every twist and turn the band made in their recordings, even LZ3 is still one of my favourites despite the heavy rock detractors - you never knew what they were going to do next - i even applauded their efforts on "Houses of the Holy" especially "that reggae track" and "Hats Off" and my enthusiasm for the band is still undiminished after all these years, even up to their last album "In Through the Out Door" which was poorly received by many, though i must agree this was not their best album, but still knocked the socks off most stuff around at the time. Led Zep raised the bar very very high and even they struggled to reach it towards the end, but they have more than made up for that with some brilliant music in the years since then - rock on guys!!
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Posted By: Uroboros
Date Posted: December 15 2006 at 21:45
Late answer... I only have The Song Remains the Same, so I don't know any live version of "Achilles" (except the fragment wonderfully played by Dream Theater on A Change of Seasons of course
). I'll probably try to track it down one of these days, cause I really LOVE that track.Reading through the thread, I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one rating Presence so highly - some others seem to see it as a bold, acomplished work too. After the abundance of two-star reviews it has been getting on PA lately, I was beginning to think there was something wrong with me... Hopefully I am not lost. ------------- Tous les chemins qui s’ouvrent à moi ne mènent à rien si tu n’es plus là |
Posted By: Guzzman
Date Posted: December 16 2006 at 09:11
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OH NOOO!!! I just clicked on IV but as a matter of fact II is the one!!! Heard "Whole Lotta Love" at a friends place, was blown away and had to have the album - bought every LZ-album from then on as soon as they were on the shelves. I am not ashamed to admit that I love (almost) every single one, although they made it a bit difficult for me with "Coda". ------------- "We've got to get in to get out" |
Posted By: Jared
Date Posted: December 18 2006 at 06:49
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Physical Graffiti ------------- Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson |
Posted By: el böthy
Date Posted: December 31 2006 at 13:09
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IV is one of thouse masterpieces...that are masterpieces cause everything about them is a masterpiece... do I make myself clear?
------------- "You want me to play what, Robert?" 
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Posted By: Empathy
Date Posted: December 31 2006 at 13:59
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Houses for me
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: December 31 2006 at 14:06
Abso-bloody-lutely! ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: moreitsythanyou
Date Posted: December 31 2006 at 14:25
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from what i've heard, houses of the holy -------------  <font color=white>butts, lol[/COLOR] |
Posted By: Chris H
Date Posted: December 31 2006 at 14:25
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CODA CODA CODA CODA CODA ------------- Beauty will save the world. 
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Posted By: The Miracle
Date Posted: December 31 2006 at 14:30
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III for me, but How The West Was Won is better than any studio album IMO.
------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ocellatedgod" rel="nofollow - last.fm |
Posted By: andu
Date Posted: December 31 2006 at 14:40
i like this statement, i also think Zepp is a live band 100%. HtWWW is better (the sound, the production, the voice, the instruments, the shape, the creativity) than any other live concert of theirs with just one exception - it doesn't have the "Stairway to Heaven" from "The Song Remains the Same" concert/movie. ------------- "PA's own GI Joe!"
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Posted By: andu
Date Posted: December 31 2006 at 14:47
sorry for not seeing your answer yes the double DVD (http://www.progarchives.com/Progressive_rock_discography_CD.asp?cd_id=13529) contains the knebworth 1979 live version of "achilles' last stand" which is - i think - one of the greatest highlights of their career and of rock music. and about "presence" you should be more relaxed: how much do these 2 star reviews count in front of both page and plant saying "presence" is their favourite and probably their best, also?... ------------- "PA's own GI Joe!"
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Posted By: Asyte2c00
Date Posted: January 10 2007 at 14:03
| Physical Graffitti Its surely their most progressive. |
Posted By: tdbark
Date Posted: January 17 2007 at 11:17
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"Houses" and PG are in a virtual tie for me.... I give "Houses" the hair's-breadth nod because of The Rain Song... one of the greatest rock ballads ever written. BTW, I was getting divorced after a ten-year marriage and was listening to PG when Ten Years Gone came on.... Talk about a purging of the soul..... ------------- Twenty men crossing a bridge into a village, are twenty men crossing twenty bridges into twenty villages. Wallace Stevens |
Posted By: Dee Snarl
Date Posted: January 20 2007 at 00:31
Rock 'n' freakin' roll, baby!
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Posted By: Daydreamyng
Date Posted: January 26 2007 at 16:49
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Houses of the Holy. Still laughing that "In Through the Out Door" actually received a vote. |
Posted By: sircosick
Date Posted: March 25 2007 at 01:23
| Zep III, absolutely. See my review from this awesome release! |
Posted By: Draconean
Date Posted: March 26 2007 at 12:28
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I ------------- I'm running still, I shall until, one day I hope that I'll arrive |
Posted By: BroSpence
Date Posted: March 26 2007 at 18:02
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I can't decide!! III? I? HOH? Presence? Physical? Ohhhh woe is me. Won't be going for IV. Not a fan of that one. No sir. |
Posted By: Ryth
Date Posted: March 27 2007 at 23:41
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Led Zeppelin IV was just a classic album, the rest has been said too many times for me to bother repeating.
Runner-Up: Led Zeppelin I ------------- http://rateyourmusic.com/~Ryth"> 
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Posted By: daz2112
Date Posted: April 01 2007 at 08:11
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Houses of the Holy! ------------- In the constellation of cygnus,There lurks a mysterious force...The black hole |
Posted By: cyberiancygnus
Date Posted: May 08 2007 at 17:41
houses ............followed closely by...... ii iv iii phys graf i pres in thru coda ------------- 
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Posted By: hrnz
Date Posted: August 18 2007 at 16:23
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1. Presence 2. Houses of the Holy 3. I |
Posted By: febus
Date Posted: August 18 2007 at 16:26
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This is very simple
LED ZEP 1, then LED ZEP 2, then LED ZEP 3. you see the picture
....and last, their dreadful last album IN THROUGH....
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Posted By: ghost_of_morphy
Date Posted: August 19 2007 at 01:28
| A few years ago I would have said Houses. No question. But I find that I appreciate Physical Graffiti more and more as the years go by. |
Posted By: Dim
Date Posted: August 19 2007 at 01:29
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Wheres the none choice? ------------- 
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Posted By: Codice Gea
Date Posted: August 19 2007 at 09:28
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The first
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Posted By: Shakespeare
Date Posted: August 19 2007 at 09:37
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Posted By: cookieacquired
Date Posted: August 19 2007 at 12:54
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Physical Graffitti ------------- 
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Posted By: pero
Date Posted: August 30 2007 at 08:22
| I vote for first 6 albums |
Posted By: Nightfly
Date Posted: September 04 2007 at 17:04
| Physical Graffitti closely followed by IV and Prescence. |
Posted By: Britrocker
Date Posted: September 08 2007 at 13:29
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III Is Still the one I go back to more than the others.
Graffitti didn't need to be a double album. would have made a great single album. |
Posted By: jammun
Date Posted: September 08 2007 at 22:17
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Oh boy, that 1st one, that'd leave ya with wet britches. The later ones were obviously more polished, but I spent many years waiting for them to top the 1st, which never happened. |
Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: February 08 2008 at 13:15
| The best for me is Zep IV but my favourite is II . |
Posted By: Sinusoid
Date Posted: February 08 2008 at 17:29
| I voted for HOUSES OF THE HOLY although that's my current opinion. It will probably change if I get any more albums. (I currently own four) |
Posted By: Evans
Date Posted: February 08 2008 at 17:55
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Physical Graffitti would have made a PERFECT single album if it had only kept the top songs.... but why? Just skip the ones you don't like, i'm happy for every song i get to hear by the band. I can't understand why it took me so long for me to realise how great they were. I have heard all from III up to Graffitti, and i love IV the most. It has the most perfect songs, and Houses of the holy, while super duper great, has "the Grunge"... which is pretty lame. :) Didn't vote, though, i know how some people get upset when you do that without having heard it all (or at least most of it) ------------- 
'Let's give it another fifteen seconds..' |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: February 08 2008 at 18:01
I can think of very few bad tracks on PG, 'Boogie With Stu' comes to mind but that's really about it.. even the 'lesser' cuts have good moments; 'Down By the Seaside' has an awesome jam in the middle, and don't tell me you don't like 'In My Time..'  |
Posted By: Evans
Date Posted: February 08 2008 at 18:44
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Well, i kinda dislike In the Light. I don't know what it is, it's doesn't gel with me, and black country woman is good, but not much more. Boogie with stu is good and fun, the Wanton song can be irritating, but it's not really bad either.
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'Let's give it another fifteen seconds..' |
Posted By: Zargus
Date Posted: February 09 2008 at 02:22
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Physical Graffitti, its the longest and loaded with great stuff. ------------- 
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Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: February 09 2008 at 02:28
word up |