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Poll Question: Which do you think is best?
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    Posted: July 08 2020 at 22:25
Originally posted by mathman0806 mathman0806 wrote:

I am unable to separate my own preferences from an objective set of criteria to evaluate music.


That's kind of how I feel too. I guess with that in mind I "should" have voted for 4 but I think going to california, four sticks, when the levee breaks and battle of evermore are technically a bit weaker than the rest of the album. 
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I voted for PG. It was the first thing I owned by them but I really like the variety on it. I know that technically many songs are considered outtakes but for me it shows the full range of the band. Next up would be 4 then 2 although 3 is pretty under rated imo.
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IV.

Originally posted by micky micky wrote:

the brown bomber.. that rules all kinds of heaven and hell.. so much more you can ignore the musical sh*t stain that is Thank You... even Zep could wiff once in awhile..
 
Was tempted to go with micky's totally senseful II (IMO)..   certainly a bomb of an album!  it has more songs too..  

But..  IV has an aura hard to beat  (it must have been made after  Page's dubious whereabouts down below..  LOL)

By the way..  I like 'Thank You' very much also. 



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Originally posted by uduwudu uduwudu wrote:

Presence. It gets a mauling. People moaned when there were acoustic numbers, then when there were none they moaned about the absence on Presence. No radio hits here really. This was and is deep cut stuff. Their Wish You Were Here to Zep IV's Dark Side. Throw in Station To Station and we have a trifecta of what great 70s rock was really about.

Achilles Last Stand with that minor 6 intro and the journey and sections throughout. Outstanding drumming and restraind solos as Jimmy Page applies his art. The reason I lik listening to Zeppelin is listening to this guy play (which he does very well here). For Your Life is what happens to You Shook Me (also brilliant). Exceptional solo.

Royal Orleans. Rhythm section madness as Plant negotiates the dynamics. Bonzo exceptional as the band, under pressure at the time, delivers material that even if a sog was not great is easily disguised by their stunning ability to play the hell out of anything.

Nobody's Fault But Mine. Unlike Whole Lotta Love only the lyrics are nicked - Zeppelin took all of Bukka White's riff (his arrangement for the number) and Willie Dixon's lyrics and "wrote" that one. (White's was on utube for a while but seems to have vanished. Worse than their "writing" In My Time Of Dying  ten years or so after Bob Dylan first covered it. But other than that, for me unforgivable blemish, deliberate plagiarism Nobody's Fault is bliss. Here Page has a killer riff. Never fouled up in concert it is a sublime piece of how blues can really be progressed. Stunning solo and the band are just fantastic.

Next up Hots On For Nowhere and Candy Store Rock are the only weaker moments. Good performances on songs that are is search for a melody or hook. Nice rhythmic approach but that's it... Ok but needed some more thought.

I know Page Plant made Tea For One into a medley with SIBLY but really they are very separate. Another ultra cool opening riff and then of all things it slows down to a crawl. The ride cymbal guides us through this desperate blues. The lyrics are complemented by the deep soul of Page's guitar work which both understated and sublime in it's haze. It's long but it is worth every moment.

More solos, more performance, more spontaneity more cohesion, no stupid lyrics (That Going to California moment). No excessive vocal ad libs that annoy some. Epics standing toe to toe with the best of the others, though really only Kashmir is equal. Levee and Stairway are sublime and close and Dazed is possibly a good source of many ideas they get for this. No pop songs, this is hard core rock at it's most uncompromising. It is dripping in atmosphere as well.


Just found this. Much appreciated.

I'll be spinning Presence with some new ears.


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Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:

In Through The Out Door although I only own the last 3 studio albums plus a 2 cd compilation (although the sound is dreadful!)

My favourite LZ album is The Way The West Was Won. Easily one the best live recordings of any band there has ever been imo.

How The West Was Won is definitely an improvement on The Song Remains the Same live album. They picked the wrong album tour to film.
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In Through The Out Door although I only own the last 3 studio albums plus a 2 cd compilation (although the sound is dreadful!)

My favourite LZ album is The Way The West Was Won. Easily one the best live recordings of any band there has ever been imo.
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Houses of the Holy , followed by Physical Graffiti & Zeppelin IV  

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Originally posted by micky micky wrote:

Originally posted by The Dark Elf The Dark Elf wrote:

Originally posted by micky micky wrote:

the brown bomber.. that rules all kinds of heaven and hell.. so much more you can ignore the musical sh*t stain that is Thank You... even Zep could wiff once in awhile..

Dude, play anything in a bar, you are going to get laid. 

edited for clarityBeer
Having played in bars for decades, I can tell you not everything works as an aural aphrodisiac.

But for humor's sake I do recall an interview with Paul Simon where the interviewer was going on and on about Simon's lyrical profundity and the impact his compositions had on society in the 1960s. After gushing about how deep Simon's songwriting was, the interviewer finally asked Paul what drove him to play guitar?

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Originally posted by micky micky wrote:

Originally posted by Guldbamsen Guldbamsen wrote:



Btw if you play ‘Nights In White Satin’ to anyone under 50 you are most definitely not getting laid
It works wonders as a sort of sexual kryptonite.

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now that is truly heartbreaking... next you'll tell me Dark Side ain't doing it either...

so what does the youngin' set turn to when it is time to get to it...


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Originally posted by The Dark Elf The Dark Elf wrote:

Originally posted by micky micky wrote:

the brown bomber.. that rules all kinds of heaven and hell.. so much more you can ignore the musical sh*t stain that is Thank You... even Zep could wiff once in awhile..

Dude, play anything in a bar, you are going to get laid. 

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Btw if you play ‘Nights In White Satin’ to anyone under 50 you are most definitely not getting laid
It works wonders as a sort of sexual kryptonite.

*spits Raff coffee all over monitor*

now that is truly heartbreaking... next you'll tell me Dark Side ain't doing it either...

so what does the youngin' set turn to when it is time to get to it...
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Basically a tie between the debut and Mystical Tahiti..went with the latter.

Btw if you play ‘Nights In White Satin’ to anyone under 50 you are most definitely not getting laid
It works wonders as a sort of sexual kryptonite.
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Originally posted by micky micky wrote:

the brown bomber.. that rules all kinds of heaven and hell.. so much more you can ignore the musical sh*t stain that is Thank You... even Zep could wiff once in awhile..

Dude, whatever you think about "Thank You", take it from me -- you whip out the acoustic and play that in a bar, you are going to get laid. It's just one of those songs. You mentioned "Nights in White Satin" elsewhere, it's like that.
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Originally posted by micky micky wrote:

ok big guy... you didn't trample my heart and leave me crying .... there's hope for us yet..
 
That's good to hear. I wouldn't want to end up being Trampled Underfoot. Smile


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Chipping in here with a minor digression : my favourite songs from Zepp are since I’ve Been Loving You (they took Moby Grape’s ‘Never’ to uber-soulful heights here), and Tea For One. They do have many great songs, but i’ve never heard crawling blues done as magical as LZ.
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ok big guy... you didn't trample my heart and leave me crying .... there's hope for us yet..
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^^ It's not as bad as it sounds: although I only have one Led Zeppelin studio album, I do have four 2-CD compilation albums by Page & Plant & Co. Smile
 
I'll soon need two hands to count all of my Beatles albums, as I currently have five albums by the Fab Four, although that includes compilations too. Smile


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that blows my f**king mind man...

and I's has to ask... though you are probably going to break my heart..

how many Beatles albums do you own.
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The writing's on the wall. I'm voting for Physical Graffiti, mainly because that's the only Led Zeppelin studio album I own. Smile
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