Houses of the Holy

Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy

Houses of the Holy
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Artist: Led Zeppelin
Edition: Music CD
Format: Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 1994-07-19
Music Label: Atlantic / Wea
Soundtracks:
  1. The Song Remains The Same
  2. The Rain Song
  3. Over The Hills And Far Away
  4. The Crunge
  5. Dancing Days
  6. D'yer Mak'er
  7. No Quarter
  8. The Ocean

Free Music Notes for Houses of the Holy

Free Music Review: Their best album - a special album to my heart
Hit: 4 Stars

I was in the music business (hereby to be referred to simply as The Biz) some years ago. I managed a mid-level rock band of some repute. We covered "D'Yer M'Ker" - at my insistance. Yes, there were some 'divas' in the band. And yes, those individuals were also like, "Oh we just can't dare cover Zepplin, it just isn't right!"

My foot.

The truth is, a killer song is a killer song. And every night my boys cranked that one out, it brought the house down. Ahhh, to be young and shapely again.

I claim that Lead Zepplin's best album overall is "Houses of the Holy" because every single song is truly killer. Even "The Crunge" - or I might go so far as to say ESPECIALLY "The Crunge" - because it grooves and rocks at the same time and proved that Page, Plant, Jones, and Bonzo had a sense of humor after all. Some say they were nerdy but I poo-poo that every time. Unite ladies.

Houses of the Holy Poster

Buoyed by the runaway commercial success of Led Zeppelin IV, Jimmy Page used this 1973 follow-up to hone his already impressive production skills, and the result was a collection sporting an impressively expansive sound. Benefiting--especially on tracks such as "Dancing Days Are Here Again," "The Crunge," and "Over the Hills and Far Away"--was Zeppelin's always underrated rhythm section: thunder-fisted drummer John Bonham and rock-solid bassist John Paul Jones. Jones also emerged here as a secret weapon on keyboards with his subtle work on more pensive fare such as "No Quarter" and "The Ocean." And the goofy "D'yer Ma'ker" showed that Zeppelin had more of a sense of humor than most people ever gave them credit for. --Billy Altman
Robert Plant once said that a chunk of the Zep catalog was "music for hippie bookstores." While much of Houses of the Holy thumps hard enough to knock the incense holders off the speakers, the generally upbeat vibe makes this a great choice for playing on the first (dancing) day of spring, windows flung wide open as Jimmy Page's lead lines soar out over the neighbors' rosebushes. Plant is at his most lovey-dovey here, whether updating Chuck Berry on "The Ocean," extolling the virtues of his Page 3 girl on "The Crunge," or writing greeting cards for that patchouli-scented side-street shop on "The Rain Song." In a word: grand. --Rickey Wright

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