My favorite Zeppelin album
935925
The double album Physical Graffiti (1975) is my favorite Zeppelin album.  The songs vary so much in style and type.  This album came out when Led Zeppelin was at their peak.  Every song is great, but my personal favorites are In My Time Of Dying, Ten Years Gone, The Wanton Song, The Rover, Night Flight, Down By The Seaside, and Sick Again.  I think John Paul Jones was at his best on this album - on bass and keyboards and all the other instruments he used.

Led Zeppelin is a band that never took the easy way out.  What I mean is that they didn't record songs that all sounded the same like so many bands do.  So many bands go into a studio and keep everything very basic and hardly ever experiment with different instruments.  You know what I mean - you can play a ten-song album and the guitar on all the tracks sounds the same as the first track.  The song structures/arrangements are the same.  Even a lot of the melodies will sound the same, just with different lyrics.  Then there's always that screeching metal guitar solo in the middle of the song that we've all heard 34 million times before.  Led Zeppelin never did this.  All their songs sound different from one another.  They put the time and effort into experimenting and making every song sound different.  That's why they're generally regarded as the greatest of all the hard rock bands.

I highly recommend Physical Graffiti as a good starter album if you're just getting into Led Zeppelin.
1986772
One of the best rock albums of all time. A must have for Led Zeppelin fans. This is for serious vinyl collectors. The book and case make this a show piece for your collection.
2966598
These guys ROCK! This album is Great and they are
AMAZING Live! Reignite your love for Zeppelin with this
album or begin your love affair.. This album is so well produced,
I LOVE it! You gatta get it!
585892
Yeah "No Quarter" with Plant reteamed with Page was more epic in scale the fact is that "Fate of the Nations" maybe the most sincerest post-zepp record from any of Mr. Plant's former bandmates. The only possible blemish was the cover of "If I were a Carpenter..." on this album. I don't understand why this was chosen when undoubtably better songs were covered by Plant. Not only that, but Plant's originals are at the just-right point between him trying to acknowledge his Zeppelin past AND moving on IN A SINCERE DIRECTION. I personally don't find most of Plant's solo work to be trully sincere, he always appeared to be chasing whatever the current fashion was after Zeppelin broke up. I find Plant's solo stuff seems to have tried to cash in on that synth-band '80s pop sound then regressed into pale hair-band zep-immitation. I like the first two albums b/c they are the half-way point between Zepp and moving on. This is the reason I like this album. Plant was one-fourth zeppelin, he needs to acknowledge this, yet not appear to pander to zep fans nor current tastes among the mainstream as in the '80s, to maintain dignity. I like this album because he demonstrates the aforementioned qualities brilliantly. This is the one album where he eschews the empty-headed loveman lyrics for something more socially redeeming. Plant turned social activist and it actually makes for a far more entertaining Robert.
1560505
I gave Physical Graffiti the full, highest rating because of the first disk alone.  It's just as solid, just as professional as the first five albums.  I don't know if non-Zeppelin fans would really appreciate In My Time Of Dying, but that song was worth it alone.  But to get five additional songs with it, and all of them very enjoyable, it's almost too much.  Kashmir... what can I say that hasn't already been said?
  That disk was so good, in my eyes, but I would have been fine without the second disk.  I do have a handful of songs on the second one that I feel are worth listening to, but I also wouldn't have lost any sleep if I'd never heard them.  But, to point out my "likes", it would include the first four.  I haven't read too many good things about In The Light, but I'll put my money on it.
  This album, compared to the first five, feels more raw and loose.  Maybe that's because of the blending of songs on that second disk, ranging from 1969 to '75 when LZ #6 was released.  Since these were all songs that didn't make the first cut on those previous albums, it was obvious why, but as I've read before, their worst was even better than the best music put out today.  I'll definitely agree with that.  And this isn't even their worst.
  In My Time Of Dying... play it for anyone who is skeptical of Led Zeppelin, and let them listen to the half way point of that song when the foursome kick it up a couple of gears.  They proved who they were, and that they were still the best.
1210839
Wow, Led Zeppelin, what else can I say!  The regular album was awesome, the extra stuff makes it doubly awesome!  Hey, it's one of the best bands of all time!  Whole Lotta Love, TWICE!  Need I say more!
2916473
There is not much else that needs to be said about Led Zep IV. This is one of those essential rock and roll albums that every music lover should own. Aside from the mastery that is "Stairway to Heaven", there are several other phenomial tracks on this album that demonstrate the genius that was Led Zepellin at their best. One of the less heralded, but highly haunting songs to check out is "The Battle of Evermore", with Robert Plant's haunting vocals over a chilling guitar riff (literary buffs who listen carefully will notice that the lyrics of the song actually detail one of the major battles in JRR Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings: Return of the King"). Without a doubt, this is an essential album that every music lover should have in their collection!
4543802
I've never lost interest in this album since I first heard it around 2001. I've heard all of Joe Henry's other albums, and I love many of them. This one, however, is still my favorite. It's dark and it's original, and I still come back to it sometimes. I'm listening to it right now through a DAC and Sennheiser HD650 headphones, and it sounds great. It's a matter of mood and preference, but this is still my favorite Joe Henry album after many years of listening to his material. That may not be true for everyone, but this album is perfect for me.
3895607
This album have one of the best songs of Led Zeppelin: Baby I'm gonna leave you. Excellent sound and the special content really deserves the super deluxe price. A great product for a great fan.
343967
Jimmy page at his best. You can't go wrong buying any Led Zep music, I own every studio cd and this group is one of favorite blues, with Robert Plant screaming and Jimmy Plant playing every type of guitar music !
4658529
This is my favorite Zeppelin album. Led Zeppelin hinted slightly at folk music prior to this. Page and Plant had their ears turned toward the electric traditional folk music of Fairport Convention and their stunning female singer, Sandy Denny. They became close friends with Denny, who was already a big fan of theirs and she would guest a year later on "The Battle Of Evermore"
Led Zeppelin caught fans and critics off guard with this gem. It still retained the gritty blues influence, while being countered  with serene folk melodies. They took a traditional folk song, "Gallows Pole", and made it rock intensely without losing the folk feel at all. "Imigrant Song" is true early heavy metal. "That's The Way" is one of the best ballads they ever did, and "Since I've Been Loving You" rivals or surpasses any of their previous gut bucket blues.
This album proved that there was much more to Led Zeppelin than being loud and over the top, but let's face it. No one was better at being loud and over the top than Led Zeppelin.
3738244
Love the Led Zeppelin II sounds...always have - and the bonus of this album having "Moby Dick" - is a drummer's dream!
2185551
Disc one gets the led out in a big way even though such classics as Black Dog, The Ocean, Misty Mountain Hop and Rock N' Roll are missing. Even though those tracks aren't here, I still can't get enough of this Zeppelin tribute from a great band in their own right. Basically, disc one is amazing.

Disc two, I could have gone forever and never missed hearing this. The song selection is odd and the band doesn't seem to be putting their own signature on any of these tracks. That approach is fine if you're covering Led Zeppelin. But, when you are determined to bring to light an entire batch of material that isn't as strong as what is found on disc one, then it really disappoints.
3917106
This is Led Zeppelin's Long Beach/LA performences at describes Jimmy Page their peek of their career doing their best. You hear a variety of songs that everyone just loves. I like hearing Dancing Days, and The Ocean live as well as the twenty minute Dazed And Confused. This is the best live recording out their. This has been bootlegged for so many years being a crappy recording until this three disc set came out this crappy recording turned out to be a masterpiece. This is the best live recording Led Zeppelin had...... worth 100 stars.
2620131
I was skeptical about this latest album when I heard that it would be based on a comic they created, I thought how symphonic and gothic can an album be based on a comic? Then I thought to myself, well, each new album keeps getting better than the last one, so I bought it and listened to it and I was astounded. This is now my all-time favorite album from WT. I got the Special Edition and good thing I did cause the extra tracks were just as awesome. Each time WT puts out an album it never fails, outdoing the last album each time. My favorite tracks are "Faster" (#11 Netherlands), "Iron", "Sinead" (#37 Austria), "A Demon's Fate", "Stairway To The Skies", "I Don't Wanna", and "Empty Eyes".
3133917
This is hands down my favorite album of all time. As some of the other reviewers said, it combines the best of Soundgarden and Rage Against the Machine.

I really wish they would get back together. I saw them in concert in 2005 and it's still to this day one of my favorite shows.
820056
My first exposure to Bowie was with Ziggy Stardust, an album I still think is great. But Aladdin Sane is by far my favorite. On this album, Bowie really digs in and rocks, and guitarist Mick Ronson shines so brightly on this ablum as well. From the beginning, this album makes me want to sing along and crank up the volume. While Ziggy Stardust is still great, Aladdin Sane is a party album. From the opening chords of "Watch That Man", through the soulfull melody of "Drive In Saturday" (I love that song so much I can still sing it entirely without the CD playing) and into the synchopated "Panic In Detroit," there's hardly any time anywhere for you to catch your breath. This is rock-n-roll, made to be played loud.