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Latest poll update, with ProgAardvark's  votes added:-
 
1. Kashmir (42 points)
2. Stairway to Heaven (39 points)
3. Achilles' Last Stand (37 points)
4. No Quarter (29 points)
5. Dazed and Confused (26 points)
5. Battle of Evermore (26 points)
 
 Bubbling under:-
 
7. When the Levee Breaks (21 points)
7. The Rain Song (21 points)
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1. Over the Hills & Far Away
2. Ten Years Gone
3. The Rain Song
4. Fool in the Rain
5. Kashmir



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1. "Kashmir"
2. "In the Light"
3. "The Song Remains the Same"
4. "The Rain Song"
5. "Carouselambra"
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Top 5 update:-
 
1. Kashmir (49 points)
2. Stairway to Heaven (39 points)
3. Achilles' Last Stand (37 points)
4. No Quarter (29 points)
5. Dazed and Confused (26 points)
5. Battle of Evermore (26 points)
5. The Rain Song (26 points)
 
8. When the Levee Breaks (21 points)
9. The Song Remains the Same (20 points)
10. In the Light (19 points)


Edited by Psychedelic Paul - June 08 2020 at 00:55
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The official Live Led Zeppelin videos for the current Top 5 songs, which currently extends to a Top 7 by a strange quirk of fate. Smile
 
1. Kashmir (49 points)
 
 
2. Stairway to Heaven (39 points)
 
 
3. Achilles' Last Stand (37 points)
 
 
4. No Quarter (29 points)
 
 
5. Dazed and Confused (26 points)
 
 
5. Battle of Evermore (26 points)
 
 
5. The Rain Song (26 points)
 


Edited by Psychedelic Paul - June 12 2020 at 08:31
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (1) Thanks(1)   Quote thief Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 12 2020 at 09:03
Okay, I'll try not to cheat. My choices are definitely in my personal top ten for Led Zeppelin so I'm not reaching too much.

5. Ramble On
Early adventuorous years - laid back guitar, Plant at his peak, misty production and a pinch of Tolkien. What's not to like. Sounds like pretty much any idea LZ came up with in 1968-73 span was gold. Really love the buildup, fantastic game of contrasts and JPJ setting the scene.
4. When the Levee Breaks
Incredible how powerful and epic a 4-man rock band can be.
3. Dazed and Confused
Album version is terrific, but I decided to include it for live extravaganza. TSRTS version is best known and goes on for 27 minutes or so, with no filler whatsoever (imo)... but pretty much any recording I know of was a highlight. Right at the Led Zeppelin's catalogue heart.
2. No Quarter
Wish they'd done more of this. Ominous atmosphere, unique tones and effects, lovely piano part; and Bonham, thunderous and idiosyncratic - as always. Not often Led Zeppelin tried to paint nightscape terrors, but when they did, results were chilling.

I'd like to say that LZ had at least 10 more legendary songs under their belt, with In My Time of Dying, Since I've Been Loving You and Achilles leading the charge, but we can't have everything right.

1. Stairway to Heaven
I can't think of any other song that I've been trying to "preserve" as much as this one. It's like, I'm not even listening to it once a year nowadays, but man, Stairway is everywhere. Still it doesn't mean the song isn't life changing in its beauty and emotion. I believe every single detail is laid out perfectly, the thoughtful articulation, incredible vocals, haunting 12-string laden "choruses" and buildup to the cosmic solo. 
I'd pay real money to "feel" it as much as I did 15 or 20 years ago. No. 1, well deserved.
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Top 5 update:-
 
1. Kashmir (49 points)
2. Stairway to Heaven (45 points)
3. Achilles' Last Stand (37 points)
4. No Quarter (33 points)
5. Dazed and Confused (29 points)
 
6. Battle of Evermore (26 points)
6. The Rain Song (26 points)
8. When the Levee Breaks (23 points)
9. The Song Remains the Same (20 points)
10. In the Light (19 points)
 
The videos for the three runner-up songs....
 
8. When the Levee Breaks (23 points)
 
 
9. The Song Remains the Same (20 points)
 
 
10. In the Light (19 points)
 
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Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

^^ That's the first time I've ever heard of the song "Carouselambra" Smile

How is this possible?! Unless you don't know much about them anyway. How many of their albums have you listened in their full length? Or was it some compilation?

I don't have any studio albums by Led Zeppelin, but I do have four double CD compilation albums, so that covers just about every song Led Zeppelin have ever recorded, apart from "Carouselambra", obviously.  Smile

well, you are missing on a lot of great songs. 
I'm happy to tell you that I'm now the proud owner of four Led Zeppelin studio albums, having picked them all up recently at a bargain price of £2 each from a charity shop:- Led Zeppelin; Led Zeppelin II; Houses of the Holy: & Physical Graffiti


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The Kennedy Center Honors Led Zeppelin 2012
 
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For Zep I tend to think more in terms of performances than songs, the real magic was live.   No Quarter for its depth and continual evolution, the explorations in Whole Lotta Love & DaC, the smoldering minor blues of Since I've Benn Loving You.

As for compositions, they peaked in '75 with Phyz.


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1) Stairway to Heaven
2) Dazed and Confused
3) The Rain Song
4) No Quarter
5) The Song Remains the Same
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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:


Latest poll update, with ProgAardvark's  votes added:-
 
1. Kashmir (42 points)
2. Stairway to Heaven (39 points)
3. Achilles' Last Stand (37 points)
4. No Quarter (29 points)
5. Dazed and Confused (26 points)
5. Battle of Evermore (26 points)
 
 Bubbling under:-
 
7. When the Levee Breaks (21 points)
7. The Rain Song (21 points)


I want for all of us to just pause for a brief moment of reflection to point out which album has the most songs from this poll. You all have, in a roundabout way, proved my point that Zoso is by far the greatest LZ album. Hey! You said it with this poll! Not me!
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (1) Thanks(1)   Quote Catcher10 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 14 2020 at 21:09
Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

^^ That's the first time I've ever heard of the song "Carouselambra" Smile

How is this possible?! Unless you don't know much about them anyway. How many of their albums have you listened in their full length? Or was it some compilation?

I don't have any studio albums by Led Zeppelin, but I do have four double CD compilation albums, so that covers just about every song Led Zeppelin have ever recorded, apart from "Carouselambra", obviously.  Smile
Wow!!! How can you NOT have any Led Zeppelin studio albums.....oh wait I don't own any Beatles studio albums, but that's a better reason than not having LZ studio albums as I don't like bubble gum pop music. Like many I have original LZ records, CDs and the 2014 remastered issues, Zeppelin is 100% better on records hearing Bonham and John Paul Jones thick beefy rhythm section is eargasm from my turntable....

My choices:
1. Achilles Last Stand 
2. Stairway to Heaven
3. Kashmir
4. No Quarter
5. When the Levee Breaks


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Originally posted by Catcher10 Catcher10 wrote:

Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

^^ That's the first time I've ever heard of the song "Carouselambra" Smile

How is this possible?! Unless you don't know much about them anyway. How many of their albums have you listened in their full length? Or was it some compilation?

I don't have any studio albums by Led Zeppelin, but I do have four double CD compilation albums, so that covers just about every song Led Zeppelin have ever recorded, apart from "Carouselambra", obviously.  Smile
Wow!!! How can you NOT have any Led Zeppelin studio albums.....oh wait I don't own any Beatles studio albums, but that's a better reason than not having LZ studio albums as I don't like bubble gum pop music. Like many I have original LZ records, CDs and the 2014 remastered issues, Zeppelin is 100% better on records hearing Bonham and John Paul Jones thick beefy rhythm section is eargasm from my turntable....

My choices:
1. Achilles Last Stand 
2. Stairway to Heaven
3. Kashmir
4. No Quarter
5. When the Levee Breaks
I've bought four Led Zeppelin studio albums on CD since I posted that reply to Cristi. Wink
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Top 5 update, with ILuvMarillion & Catcher10's votes added:-
 
1. Stairway to Heaven (55 points)
2. Kashmir (52 points)
3. Achilles' Last Stand (43 points)
4. No Quarter (37 points)
5. Dazed and Confused (33 points)
 
6. The Rain Song (29 points)
7. Battle of Evermore (26 points)
8. When the Levee Breaks (24 points)
9. The Song Remains the Same (21 points)
10. In the Light (19 points)
 
Stairway to Heaven has taken the lead in the poll for the first time.
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(No 'Bring it on home'?
No 'Dancing days'?  
Shocked LOL)


Mine are mostly IV with one from II.

1) Stairway to heaven
2) Four sticks
3) Misty Mountain Hop
4) Bring it on home
5) Battle of Evermore

What is and what should never be
Dancing days

How many more times
Celebration Day
Rain song
The rover
The Ocean
Ten years gone
In my time of dying
The song remains the same


(Whoaa..!  have you heard the "rough mix with vocal" version of 'Whole Lotta Love'?  was hearing to 'Bring it on home' and it comes after..  the guitar sounds much more clear!)
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Top 5 update, with Machine Messiah's votes added:-
 
1. Stairway to Heaven (61 points)
2. Kashmir (52 points)
3. Achilles' Last Stand (43 points)
4. No Quarter (37 points)
5. Dazed and Confused (33 points)
 
6. The Rain Song (29 points)
7. Battle of Evermore (27 points)
8. When the Levee Breaks (24 points)
9. The Song Remains the Same (21 points)
10. In the Light (19 points)
 
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1. Since I've Been Loving You
2. When the Levee Breaks
3. Achilles Last Stand
4. Trampled Under Foot
5. No Quarter
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I thought I'd done this one, or maybe a very similar post... anyway here goes as hard as it is to single out just 5 top notch Zep tracks.

1: Kashmir
2: No Quarter
3: Since I've Been Loving You
4: Dazed and Confused
5: Stairway to Heaven

Bubbling under: Black Dog, Rock & Roll, Immigrant Song, Whole Lotta love, Battle of Evermore.
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