Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV (aka ZOSO)
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Free Music Review: Such a great album
Hit: 5 Stars
Led Zeppelin is such a strong band. This album should be part of all collections. Simple. Free Music Review: Sorry...
Hit: 3 Stars
You know what? I don't like "Black Dog." There, I said it! I don't like that repetitive riff, which sounds kinda cool the first time you hear it but gets duller and duller with each successive time around. I hate Jimmy Page's guitar tone, which is annoyingly flat and fuzzy and metallic. I can't stand Robert Plant's vocals, which are a screechy and irritating attempt to be raw and sexual. The lyrics are in the same spirit. Zep fans, feel free to crucify me.
And that's not the only song on this beloved album that I'm not fond of- "Four Sticks" has some nice churning rhythms, but it gets dull after a very small amount of time. Same goes for "Misty Mountain Hop." Oh, and "Stairway To Heaven?" It's just ok- yeah. I mean, don't get me wrong, it has some very beautiful moments, especially in its middle section. In general, the song features some of Page's finest guitar playing (especially toward the end) and Plant's most tolerable singing, as well as plenty of gorgeous melodies and a quintessentially Zeppelin-esque epic feel. But even so, Plant's lyrics are more pretentious than anything else, often slipping into banalities and melodrama ("And a new day will dawn for those who stand long/ And the forest will echo with laughter"), and the usual fairies-and-elves type faux mysticism that made so much of Robert Plant's writing so contrived and annoying. And anyway, it simply can't hold my interest long enough to justify its eight-minute length. Zep fans, feel free to burn my village.
But I do love a lot of this album- the searing, apocalyptic blues of "When The Levee Breaks" is a major highlight, as the genuinely beautiful "Going To California." "The Battle Of Evermore" is a brilliantly rendered piece of English dream-folk, with hypnotic melodies and a wonderful mandolin line. Plus, it's got a duet with Sandy Denny. Cool! And of course, there's "Rock & Roll," which is a raw, sweaty chunk of exactly what its title promises. So, this isn't my favorite Led Zeppelin album- I much prefer the debut and Houses Of The Holy. Zep fans, please forgive me.
Free Music Review: Boring overated Garbage
Hit: 1 Stars
This album and The band Led zepplin in paticuilar couldnt be more overated. The gimmick is LOUDNESS. not musical skill and creativity as in jimi hendrix cream and great blues artists such as muddy waters and bb king. not a great voice as in queens freddie mecury. john lennon or elvis presley. not excellent songwriting as in the beatles. bob dylan. and frank zappa. not orginality as in the rolling stones. deep purple. or black sabbath. but just loud obnioxuis singing about degrading sexaul situiations. not that thats a bad thing but the way zep presents it is ridicolus the lemon song? give me a break! self indulgent talentless guitar playing with very little soloing. when this guy does do solos it sounds so bad it sure to get you pressing the mute button. try good guitarists like jimi hendrix. eric clapton. duane allman. and chuck berry. much better than this goon. john paul jones did just enough to get by i have a friend whos a better bass player than him. but truth be told john bonham is a good drummer so if you think its worth buying the album for the drums be my guest and purchase zepplin iv today. if you dont save your money on more talented bands. oh and by the way if you wanna buy the album for stairway to heaven youre sure to catch its one millionth playing on the radio soon in your car. so i wouldnt worry about it. Free Music Review: A classic in the history of Rock
Hit: 5 Stars
All has been said about it (hey, nearly 1000 reviews at this moment)
Just a few lines to say that this cd is a must have for any
rock music fan.
I love Rock'n'Roll, it enegize me all the time I listen to it.
Going to California, Black dog and of course Stairway to heaven have their place in the hall of fame of Rock'n'Roll music !
Free Music Review: Chutzpah-leeze!
Hit: 1 Stars
In what may be the most elaborate and deliberate display of sonic self-diddling caught on wax, these arena rock harlots stroke their tools for 42 and a half minutes and, in perhaps what stands as the most compelling argument against doing very much acid, fans would literally lose all control of their bodily functions after Robert Plant rained down nipple sweat on their slithery, barnacled tongues. This frothy prattle is for jerkwads who pepper everyday conversations with Pippi Longstocking and J.R.R. Tolkien references. Jimmy Page's approach to the guitar is akin to a suburban dad trying to crank up a flooded weedwacker. Like he's running a slave labor factory somewhere in Malaysia, brought to you by Budweiser. Take it or leave it, I'll ... OK, I'll just leave it.