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Poll Question: What is your favourite Led Zep studio album.
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31 [25.20%]
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29 [23.58%]
5 [4.07%]
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    Led Zeppelin - I is my favourite. It's been for long long time.
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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
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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).
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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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My personal favorite is the hugely underrated Presence.

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Originally posted by R o V e R R o V e R wrote:

ClapYep -- and not just 'cause it's twice as long as any of their other studio releases!Big smile
 
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.Cool
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Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!'
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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.
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Originally posted by Sean Trane Sean Trane wrote:

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", "Kashmir", "In The Light", "Ten Years Gone", "The Wanton Song and "Sick Again" were recorded in 1974.

 

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.
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If it wasn't for the radio it might be IV, but I have to say Houses Of The Holy
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Physical Graffiti, though I have a hard time choosing between any album. Every one is a classic of rock.
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"IV"

Clap A big classic!!
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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?
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Originally posted by chopper chopper wrote:

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?
 
Especially when you consider that half of Coda is outtakes from the In Through The Out Door sessions...which also has only 1 vote. LOL
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IV I gotta have Stairway
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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.
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All of them!
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Originally posted by enigma enigma wrote:

Physical GraffitiIn My Time of Dying - I don't think I've heard a better definition of the word 'band'I also like III and II

    Amen.
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I voted for II. Thumbs Up
 
But IV isn't far behind it.
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Originally posted by Sean Trane Sean Trane wrote:

I, for one, am really happy to see that LZII is not getting much support.
 
 
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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IV, of course. One of the greatest albums ever recorded, period. Next I'd say III and "Houses of the Holy".
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