Today, I'm gonna be talking about Led Zeppelin, and my thoughts on their albums. Now, I should say- for whatever reason, there are two albums I don't actually know, namely Physical Graffiti and Coda. I'm not sure why exactly, but I've never gotten around to listening to either of these. My current theory is that I started by listening to a few albums at random on my computer, before eventually transferring only the ones I knew to my phone, at which point I stopped listening to new stuff because I constantly wanted to listen to the stuff I already knew. That theory doesn't explain the fact that those two albums actually are on my phone though, so... We may never know how that happened.
This is a very heavy, bluesy album- it's not something I listen to very often, honestly. That said, when I'm in the mood for it, there are some really good songs on this album. It's an interesting mix of fairly short, upbeat songs, and long, slow, heavy ones. Most of the time, I do prefer the more upbeat ones, but again, when I'm in the mood for them, the longer ones are definitely quite enjoyable as well.
To be honest, I see this album as essentially a better version of the first. It is a bit less bluesy, having only one of those longer songs on it (namely The Lemon Song), but I personally don't see this as a bad thing- to me, it feels like the band is taking another step towards their own style, and away from their blues roots. There are some great riffs on this album too- Heartbreaker, Living Loving Maid, Whole Lotta Love, and What Is And What Should Never Be are all quite fun to play, in my experience.
This album is a rather large step away from even the previous one, musically. A lot of it is fairly acoustic, and (apart from Since I've Been Loving You), it seems to have even less blues influence. I've always found it interesting how the moods of the songs compare- Out On The Tiles is incredibly upbeat and cheerful, which is a stark contrast to the previous song, which is slow, bluesy and sad. The whole album is like this- varying from "happy" to "sad" songs- though for whatever reason, I see the album as a whole as having a certain lightheartedness to it. I will say, I'm honestly not a huge fan of the last song, though the rest of the album is great.
(*Technically, this album is untitled- people just call it by that name to fit the pattern of the previous 3 albums, presumably). This is, frankly, a great album. I'll admit, I don't like the first two songs quite as much as the rest (Black Dog is a bit complicated, and Rock and Roll is a tad generic (though I do appreciate it more now having performed it)), though as usual, that really isn't saying much, and I still do enjoy both. Apart from those two, though, the album is a perfect blend of the heaviness of the first two albums, along with the acoustic quality of the third, and a bit of experimentation.
I might actually like this album just a tiny bit more than Led Zeppelin IV, truth be told. They're fairly similar, stylistically, though this one does have a little bit more in terms of experimentation, and a little bit less in terms of blues influence. D'yer Mak'er and The Ocean are probably my favourite tracks from this album- the first for the sort of reggae style, and the second... I'm not completely sure why, to be honest. It's just a fun song, both to listen to and to play.
My dad always says this is Zeppelin's heaviest album, in terms of the drumming- honestly, I've gotta agree. It's another great album- a bit less experimentation than the previous two, and less acoustic, but it's got some great riffs, and some really catchy songs. For Your Life, Royal Orleans, Nobody's Fault But Mine and Candy Store Rock would, honestly, all go on my list of favourite Led Zeppelin songs (though, admittedly, it would be a rather long list). The others are good too of course, but don't stand out to me quite so much.
Overall, I honestly don't like this album as much as the previous few. There are still some great songs on it, of course- South Bound Saurez and Fool In The Rain in particular, I quite like. The others aren't bad either, but they're a bit of a different style that I don't care for as much. This album always reminds me of one class I had in high school- not because I listened to it then, but because we had a designated 'in' door, and a designated 'out' door, and this album would always come to mind when someone used the wrong one.
Anyways, that's it for today- as I said, I'm not familiar with the other two albums, so I can't write about them without taking and hour and a half to listen to them, and honestly this has taken some time already, haha. Hopefully you enjoyed it!
