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Atavachron 
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Biggest misconception about this band, that they were subpar skill-wise. All four members loved American blues and were committed to recreating the ragged roughness of the early recordings they grew up on. In fact they were masters of their craft, so much that their records and performances were often considered "sloppy". That was the point. If they'd wanted to do clean, perfectly executed music, they would not have been the same band (and thank goodness). Zeppelin were among the finest, most seasoned musicians in Britain at that time. Oh, and the Groundhogs? Do you mean the Yardbirds? |
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Hi, I was just listening to the albums in order, and all I could think about was a bunch of bootlegs I had in the early days (the best of which for me was "live on blueberry hill") ... and how the energy in those albums was insane ... and I was sure, after hearing it that it would have to implode sooner or later, for burning the candle to the end, so to speak. The later albums, are better recorded and really nifty and artsy in a lot of ways but they lack the strength and powow of the early material ... and yeah, we could say that the band were not teenagers any more and had grown up ... and the energy changes into something else ... and guess what "became" the biggest theme and idea in rock music since? ... just that energy ... not even if the band was good or not, and most of them were not even worth the discussion. But the media made them look good and great ... and what did most of us do? ... geee ... I must have missed the boat! HOGWASH! ... (and yes, The Groundhogs were great!
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II III IV Houses Physical Presence Coda Outhouse
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ll Phys TSRtS Presence debut lll ITtOD Coda HotH lV |
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Houses Of the Holy
IV II Physical Graffiti III Presence In Through the Outdoor Led Zeppelin |
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I will gladly defend my choice of In Through the Out Door as the best Led Zeppelin album. While Physical Graffiti is very close with the awe-inspiring "Kashmir" and "In the Light", In Through the Out Door has "Carouselambra", "I'm Gonna Crawl", "Fool in the Rain", and "All my Love", all among the best songs the band ever did. I'm somewhat biased in that this album was my first LZ album (back when it was new), but it's the one I still most enjoy listening to all the way through. Even "Hot Dog" is very amusing, although I really wish "Ozone Baby" (which later appeared on the Coda album) would have filled that slot. In Through the Out Door is similar to ELP's Black Moon album, in that both bands finally decided it was time to be grown-ups, and left behind a lot of their earlier silliness / "bad boy" antics.
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1. Physical Graffiti 2. IV 3. III 4. II 5. I 6. Presence 7. Houses of the Holy 8. In Through the Out Door |
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1- IV
2- III 3- II 4- Houses of the Holy 5- I 6- Physical Graffity 7- Presence 8- In Through the Out Door
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^ I gave full 5-star rankings to four Led Zeppelin albums, but they were all Live albums, so The Song Remains the Same.
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eheee, you found a second excuse
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Actually, I'd have a hard time ranking Led Zeppelin's albums in any kind of order as they're all 4-star albums for me, apart from In Through the Out Door, obviously.
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How am I mocking you? I just disagree with some things you say that's all. Go ahead, make your list. Should I be surprised or even be shocked by your ranking, I might disagree, but it does not mean I am mocking. A term like "mocking" has a negative connotation and it's not the case here.
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No worries there. In Through the Out Door barely even makes an entry into my Top 8 Led Zeppelin albums.
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Only if you put In Through the Out Door as #1 because you think Hot Dog is their best song!
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Physical Graffiti
2 4 House of the holy In through the out door 3 1 Presence Coda This could change in the future. |
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I'm not sure if I dare rank my favourite Led Zeppelin albums as I'll only get mocked by Cristi again.
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8. Presence
7. Led Zeppelin iii 6. Led Zeppelin ii 5. In Through The Out Door 4. Led Zeppelin 3. Led Zeppelin iv 2. Physical Graffiti 1. House Of The Holy |
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1) Led Zep
2) IV 3) II 4) III 5)Houses 6)Grafitti 7)Presence 8)Out Door |
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Physical Graffiti
IV II III I Houses of the Holy Presence In Through the Out Door Edited by The Dark Elf - January 23 2021 at 08:18 |
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