A massive disappointment

Originally posted by Logan Originally posted by richardh Originally posted by Logan Originally posted by richardh Originally posted by Snow Dog ^Totally disagree about Zep. Sounds like  a band in a new creative direction. Superb album. Strangely I've never bought that album even though every track I've heard off it is excellent. The keyboards are much more prominent which is the reason people are suspicious of it I suspect. I think it's probably the synths that put some people off.  I think it's a great album -- I love Carouselembra in particular.  I've seen and known quite a few people who dismiss that album.  I prefer it to Presence. I've now ordered it Now I'm worried, but at least you've heard tracks off it already.  Lots of variety on the album.  Carouselambra, In the Evening, All of My Love, and Fool in the Rain have been standouts for me.  I can understand, aside from the synths which are more in All of My Love and Carouselambra, though, why so many wouldn't like it as much as earlier material.  I wouldn't put it over Led Zep first six, but if one is a Zep fan then every studio album is essential.

no need to worry ,it was really cheap!

Originally posted by snowsnow Originally posted by richardh Originally posted by Logan Originally posted by richardh Originally posted by Logan Originally posted by richardh Originally posted by Snow Dog ^Totally disagree about Zep. Sounds like  a band in a new creative direction. Superb album. Strangely I've never bought that album even though every track I've heard off it is excellent. The keyboards are much more prominent which is the reason people are suspicious of it I suspect. I think it's probably the synths that put some people off.  I think it's a great album -- I love Carouselembra in particular.  I've seen and known quite a few people who dismiss that album.  I prefer it to Presence. I've now ordered it Now I'm worried, but at least you've heard tracks off it already.  Lots of variety on the album.  Carouselambra, In the Evening, All of My Love, and Fool in the Rain have been standouts for me.  I can understand, aside from the synths which are more in All of My Love and Carouselambra, though, why so many wouldn't like it as much as earlier material.  I wouldn't put it over Led Zep first six, but if one is a Zep fan then every studio album is essential. no need to worry ,it was really cheap!   For me, In through the out door had too many weak tracks (for a Zep album) most notably the awful (ahhaahh Hot dog!) Just the song's introduction  with Plant's intro - you know immediately it is going to be a turd - and the band easily achieve this goal.   South Bound Saurez is well below par Zep. All of my love - I know it is about an emotional subject - but I find it a dirge but slightly better than the embarrassing I'm gonna crawl. Still it does have the excellent In the evening and enjoyable Fool in the rain.   Whereas, to my ears of course, Presence has a couple of absolute classics - Achillies Last Stand and Nobody'sFault but mine (with a great harmonica break.) A couple of decent rockers (though hardly classics) Royal Orleans and Hots on for nowhere. It ends with the slow building Tea for no one - a very underrated Zep album IMHO.   Amazon reviews are no guarantee of correct opinion, but it is interesting that the Zep fans who have reviewed the bands studio albums have awarded In through the outdoor with the lowest ranking (from a quick glance)

I does have its weaknesses, certainly.  I must admit that I hadn't listened to it in full for a long time (erm, about two decades), then dug out my cassette tape (also have the LP given to me by someone who thought it crud many years ago), and, well, not as good as I remembered.  I loved it when I was in my teens, but well tastes do change.  Still love Carouselmbra though, others I and you mentioned I still like very much, and significant parts of All of My Love.

Presence has some great ones Nobody's Fault But Mine and Tea for One in particular for me, but Achilles Last Stand never really did it for me -- I found it a bit too overwrought.

My friends and I in high school were all into Zep, and none of them liked In Through the Out Door as much as me.  The same could have been said for my love of Pink Floyd's Animals back then with my homies though too, and that's pretty popular here..

Logan - for me even a disappointing Zep album has its treasures. I think their whole back catalogue (studio albums) is worthy.

Originally posted by prog4evr Originally posted by darkshade Spock's Beard - Snow... Agreed...just couldn't get into this album at all...

What even crazier is that I got all the Neal Morse prog solo albums AND Spock's Beard's The Light, TKOS, and V before getting Snow, so either everything is better than Snow, or I had Neal Morse overload syndrome by the time I got around to Snow. But then I went back to it later on, and it still did nothing for me. *shrug*

Originally posted by silverpot The Final Cut. I was close to tears from disappointment. All the elements from The Wall that I didn't like was there in abundance. Thank god for AMLOR and TDB.