Best Zeppelin Album

[blugill]

Ok fans of the Mighty Zep, what's the best album out there?

[Jason]

impossible choice

[ChicagoWhiteSox]

Yeah I would say it's too hard to make a choice, but I have listened to IV more than any other album. So my vote is IV. Really, they had NO bad album.

[blugill]

I've listened to IV more than any other as well but I and II have some of the best songs Zep ever made on them!
I know a lot of people are partial to Physical Graffiti and it's a great double album too but it's also got some so so songs on it.
IV is solid all the way through though.

III is probably one of the most underrated album though but not quite the best.

[SvilleKid]

Albums about airships? I don't get it!!










































:r
:D

I vote for Runes (I know, "How original", right?)

Although, I was going thru about 300 LPs I purchased in bulk 6 months ago, and discovered I have now acquired 2 additional copies of Runes, one of Houses of the Holy and one of their "2" album!

[Aporschaguy]

That's a tough one... Zeppelin III

[blugill]

That's a tough one... Zeppelin III

Wow, it's almost Zeppelin unplugged but a good album.

I'm thinking Coda or ITTOD won't get many votes though.

[Aporschaguy]

Almost I loved the folk and acoustic sounds. I listen to it all the time when flying. Coda was a good album. We're Gonna Groove and I Can't Quit You Baby are great. Though I think they were actually recorded or played earlier than Cuda.

[Don Fernando]

"the best off"

[MarkinAZ]

Led Zeppelin rel in Jan 1969
Led Zeppelin II rel in Oct 1969
Led Zeppelin III rel in Oct 1970
Led Zeppelin IV rel in Nov 1971

Houses of the Holy rel in Mar 1973
Physical Graffiti rel in Feb 1975
Presence rel in Mar 1976
The Song Remains the Same (their movie/tour soundtrack) rel in Sept 1976
In Through the Out Door rel in Aug 1979
Coda rel in Nov 1982

They all have their own unique flavors and sound, and would have to give them all a big thumbs-up:D

[designwise1]

Runes. Without a doubt!

[Sawyer]

Don't know if it is the best, but III is my favorite so that is what I voted.

[icehog3]

http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Studio-Recordings-Led-Zeppelin/dp/B000002IWP

Although I could make a case for any of the first 7, I picked Physical Graffiti for its diversity.

[shilala]

Super difficult decision. I had to go with II only because there's not a single song on that album that I didn't love from the very first time I listened to it.
My absolute favorites Zep song is Hey, Hey, What Can I Do. When I was just a little booger I had a heck of a time rounding up that song because it was only on the flip side of the Black Dog .45. I had to special order it from National Record Mart at the mall and waited the standard 6 to 8 weeks.
Weird thing, I looked at Wikipedia and they say it was released on the B side of the Immigrant Song. I'm absolutely certain mine had Black Dog on the A side. It must have been a second market thing, this was around 1980. I actually found out how to find it from a music encyclopedia I had, I had never heard the song and it was the last piece I needed in my collection till Coda came out later, which I thought was a HUGE disappointment at the time. Later I understood it for what it was and enjoyed it, but it's still the least favorite album for me right up till today.
I would have picked Physical Graffiti because I gave it the most play time along the way, but I wore it out. What an incredible album it was.

[LasciviousXXX]

Although I could make a case for any of the first 7, I picked Physical Graffiti for its diversity.

I knew there was a reason we got along buddy :tu

I did the same

[Sawyer]

I like the large blues influence on III. That is why I picked it. May change next week though as they all have their merits.

[OLS]

impossible choiceAbsolutely NOT an impossible choice.

Scott and i also seem to be along the same lines. Physical Graffiti is the best to me, too much to love
about it. The album I find myself going back to over and over as relief from Physical Graffitti is LZ II.
The Lemon Song, I mean are you kidding me? Great album. I also enjoyed Coda on it's release, but in
time I grew a little tired of it, based on it's overall "wrongness" standing up next to the other albums.
but in the end, I really like it alot. Hot Dog, haha, what a song. The whole record is now contextually
correct to me. I like 4, too, but Stairway to heaven kind of died on me, just can't HEAR it anymore.
That takes down the so-called Runes LP. Yeah, it's PG or II....What would be a good excercise for Rock
newbies who love the Killers and other modern bands and might think Zeppelin?? Why would I listen to that?
Get em all and find out for yourself which one is best and why it's all good. Houses of the Holy is also a
great mix of styles and songs.

[kelmac07]

WOW...extremely tough question. I gotta go with Houses of The Holy...it's MY favorite Zeppelin album. When I heard Over The Hills And Far Away it blew my mind. I still thinks it ranks as one of the best songs of all times.

[pnoon]

Not to split hairs here but I think there is a difference (at least for me) between the best album and my favorite.

Best - I voted for LZ II
Favorite - Houses of The Holy with LZ IV a close second.

I like them all so this was a tough choice. One of my favorite bands.

[DMK]

Very tough choice.... :sh
I went with IV, because of the most favourite tracks, but truly the boxed set that was released on 7 September 1990 it the best I currently own.

[N2 GOLD]

They all ROCK, you can't just pick one... -(P

[Ogre]

WOW...extremely tough question. I gotta go with Houses of The Holy...it's MY favorite Zeppelin album. When I heard Over The Hills And Far Away it blew my mind. I still thinks it ranks as one of the best songs of all times.

:tpd: Damn, I am agreeing with the VCM, but its a good call MAC!!!

[NCRadioMan]

The one I'm not listening to. ;)

[icehog3]

The one I'm not listening to. ;)

Haters gonna hate... :r

[3SmokesaRound]

I had to go with PHYSICAL GRAFFITI as my favorite album, although I've listened to IV more than the rest. Almost went with IN THROUGH THE OUT DOOR because "Fool in the Rain" is probably my favorite song.

[76GTFan]

Physical Graffiti. "In My Time of Dying" is as raw as it gets.

There version of it on the DVD is probably the best Zeppelin performance ever recorded. That or Achilles Last Stand.

[DBall]

The one I'm not listening to. ;)

:tpd:

[icehog3]

:tpd:

Haters gonna hate... :r

:)

[MajorCaptSilly]

Not a Zeppelin fan except for their first album. It became too much about Plant after that and I always thought he was the weakest link.


MCS

[MarkinAZ]

They all ROCK, you can't just pick one... -(P

...:tu

[Ashcan Bill]

Been kinda partial to Houses of the Holy ever since it was first released. Really pissed me off when my 8 track of it unwound. May have to add a copy to my CD shopping list.

Anyone remember pulling 4 and 8 tracks out and having a big ol' mess of tape hanging out of the player? :ss

[Eleven]

Physical Graffiti.

Ten Years Gone has been my favorite song for a long long time. The rest of the album(s) also has more meaning to me than most other Zeppelin releases. They all hold a special place in my past, but Physical Graffiti takes the number one spot.

Tool has come close and moved up the list, as have the Foo Fighters, but no band will ever be as dear to me as Zeppelin was/is. I still keep every single CD in my car, on my laptop/PC and phone.

[MarkinAZ]

Been kinda partial to Houses of the Holy ever since it was first released. Really pissed me off when my 8 track of it unwound. May have to add a copy to my CD shopping list.

Anyone remember pulling 4 and 8 tracks out and having a big ol' mess of tape hanging out of the player? :ss

Yep! Used to always be working the playback head and rubber wheels with some alcohol on a Q-tip to keep them clean. Sometimes it just didn't work :r

[3SmokesaRound]

Yep! Used to always be working the playback head and rubber wheels with some alcohol on a Q-tip to keep them clean. Sometimes it just didn't work :r

What's an 8 track, Mark?

;s

[Gophernut]

Had to go with Physical Graffitti. It has both Kashmir, and Houses of the Holy. On one album side, two of my all time favorite LZ songs.

[Stephen]

Difficult for me to choose because Zeppelin is my favorite band. It'd have to be a coin flip between IV and Houses of the Holy. IV is an epic album, but Houses to me showed Zeppelin expanding their musical horizons beyond folk/blues and proved to naysayers that they weren't just a hack band that survived off of stealing other artists' work and claiming it as their own.

[MarkinAZ]

What's an 8 track, Mark?

;s

Where have you been slick? This is exactly the model I use to have in an under the dash slide out:

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg271/markinca1953/Muntz_888.jpg

And the Zep 8-tracks:

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg271/markinca1953/LedZep8Trks.jpg

There you go Billy:D
http://web.ics.purdue.edu/%7Ecirillo/Muntz_888.jpg

[3SmokesaRound]

Where have you been slick? This is exactly the model I use to have under the collar of my dinosaur : :r

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg271/markinca1953/Muntz_888.jpg

And the Zep 8-tracks:

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg271/markinca1953/LedZep8Trks.jpg

There you go Billy
http://web.ics.purdue.edu/%7Ecirillo/Muntz_888.jpg

Thanks for the history lesson, Mark. :tu

[LasciviousXXX]

Thanks to this thread I spun both Physical Graffiti and II today. Both fantastic albums :tu

[pektel]

Best Zeppelin album?

My answer is the same thing a man with two penises says when his tailor asks him if he dresses to the left or right.


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[Stephen]

The one I'm not listening to. ;)
:tpd:
Somewhere there's a Barry Manilow thread calling your name...;)

[jwintosh]

many years ago, i asked my daughter the artist of a song on the radio. her response, "led zeploid." so named ever since.

[icehog3]

Somewhere there's a Barry Manilow thread calling your name...;)

I know Greg (NCRadioMan) is into music a lot harder than Zep, not softer. ;)

[Stephen]

I know Greg (NCRadioMan) is into music a lot harder than Zep, not softer. ;)
And he turns it up to eleven to get that little extra push over the cliff...:D
:banger

[MarkinAZ]

I know Greg (NCRadioMan) is into music a lot harder than Zep, not softer. ;)

:D...Alice in Chains for sure Tom:tu

[irratebass]

Gotta go with Physical Graffiti

[CasaDooley]

I like songs from all of them, but my pick would be Led Zep IV. It has 2 of my favorites on it (Black Dog & Rock and Roll) and one of my least favorite songs ever (Stairway to Heaven:pu). Love the first 2, the 3rd gives me the desire to shove an ice pick in my ear.:r

[Hippiebrian]

I love them all. Had to pick ITTOD though, just because I like the overall sound. Best described as a bit more grown up, a bit more melodic. I see I'm the only one, hmmm, just like cigars I guess, to each his or her own.

[hotreds]

Cricklewood Green

[longknocker]

I Voted #2, Since That Was '69, The Year I Graduated From HS! Awesome Songs That I Still Play! :tu