Mine...1. "In the Evening"2. "How Many More Times?"3. "Kashmir"4. "When the Levee Breaks"5. "The Song Remains the Same"6. "The Ocean"7. "The Battle of Evermore"8. "No Quarter"9. "Your Time is Gonna Come"10. "Communication Breakdown"
Yerz?
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 19 April 2003 01:54 (twenty-one years ago) link
― sundar subramanian (sundar), Saturday, 19 April 2003 02:25 (twenty-one years ago) link
The Lemon SongImmigrant SongSince I've Been Loving YouThe Battle Of EvermoreFour SticksThe Song Remains the SameHouses Of the HolyKashmirIn the EveningFool In the Rain
― sundar subramanian (sundar), Saturday, 19 April 2003 02:32 (twenty-one years ago) link
Four Sticks - Zep at their weirdest, haziest bestWhen the Levee Breaks - Bonham, harmonica, blunted and heavyKashmir - majestyDown by the Seaside - Plant at his hippy best, Hohner electra-pianoHots on for Nowhere - Page's nuttiest, most concise soloDancing Days - Riff, layersCustard Pie - Riff, Bonham's pattern, heaviest song ever w/ clavinetRain Song - beautiful, nakedHow Many More Times - early concern w/ texture, movement, blues pasticheThat's the Way - mandolin, more Plant the hippy
― Mr. Diamond (diamond), Saturday, 19 April 2003 02:52 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Kenan Hebert (kenan), Saturday, 19 April 2003 03:05 (twenty-one years ago) link
― sundar subramanian (sundar), Saturday, 19 April 2003 03:20 (twenty-one years ago) link
"Four Sticks" I just love for the strangeness of the whole thing. I wish I knew enough to identify what scale the keyboard lines are using; it sounds like arabic music but that may just be due to their reedy, fuzzed timbre. Yeah, something like "Dancing Days", rhythmically the riff is tricky enough, but then Page layers all these guitars together; at the end, is it just up an octave? I can't tell. On the verse I can't tell if he's playing some kind of steel guitar or if that's a synthesizer! Zeppelin songs are like the most fun to try to figure out how to play on guitar or find music or tab for, because you realize how inventive Page was. It's also a bit frustrating because you can never sound like the Zep version. I mean, how can you recreate that mass of guitars on "When the Levee Breaks"? You can't.
― Mr. Diamond (diamond), Saturday, 19 April 2003 03:53 (twenty-one years ago) link
That's what a pact with Satan gets you. Inimitability!
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 19 April 2003 03:58 (twenty-one years ago) link
― gary k (gary k), Saturday, 19 April 2003 06:57 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Joe (Joe), Saturday, 19 April 2003 12:10 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Saturday, 19 April 2003 14:52 (twenty-one years ago) link
― JP Almeida (JP Almeida), Saturday, 19 April 2003 15:10 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Saturday, 19 April 2003 16:03 (twenty-one years ago) link
― sundar subramanian (sundar), Saturday, 19 April 2003 17:08 (twenty-one years ago) link
― James Blount (James Blount), Saturday, 19 April 2003 17:18 (twenty-one years ago) link
When the Levee BreaksImmigrant SongSince I've Been Loving YouRock and RollIn the EveningThe OceanNobody's Fault but MineHow Many More TimesGallows PoleCustard Pie
worst, in a landslide: Down by the Seaside
― mookieproof (mookieproof), Saturday, 19 April 2003 17:24 (twenty-one years ago) link
― mookieproof (mookieproof), Saturday, 19 April 2003 17:26 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Aj, Saturday, 19 April 2003 21:26 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Saturday, 19 April 2003 22:51 (twenty-one years ago) link
thanks
― aj, Sunday, 20 April 2003 01:05 (twenty-one years ago) link
WORST ZEPPELIN SONG: Anything on The Soundtrack to The Song Remains the Same
― Evan (Evan), Sunday, 20 April 2003 03:05 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Infidelity Jones, Sunday, 20 April 2003 03:07 (twenty-one years ago) link
In chronological order:
Your Time is Gonna ComeWhat Is and What Should Never BeBring It on HomeFriendsBron-Y-Aur StompRock and RollWhen the Levee BreaksThe Rain SongCustard PieAll My Love
I hate you all.
― Kenan Hebert (kenan), Sunday, 20 April 2003 03:33 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Clarke B., Sunday, 20 April 2003 04:33 (twenty-one years ago) link
All this is making me want that three-CD live set that they're putting out next month!
― Hayden Nicholls (Pop the Weasel), Sunday, 20 April 2003 05:03 (twenty-one years ago) link
― dave q, Sunday, 20 April 2003 13:07 (twenty-one years ago) link
It is u 2. And "The Battle Of Evermore" is one of the greatest songs ever written.(That was an easy one, Dan!)
― t''t, Sunday, 20 April 2003 14:52 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Vinnie (vprabhu), Sunday, 20 April 2003 18:38 (twenty-one years ago) link
AND I'VE LEFT OFF LIKE 40,000 OTHER THINGS, FUCK THIS.
― Ally (mlescaut), Monday, 21 April 2003 00:27 (twenty-one years ago) link
This thread proves once and for all that "When the Levee Breaks" is their all-time greatest song.
― dleone (dleone), Monday, 21 April 2003 10:57 (twenty-one years ago) link
1. Celebration Day - From The Song Remains the SameCommunication BreakdownTrampled Under FootKashmirIn the EveningWhole Lotta LoveImmigrant SongBlack DogRamble OnDazed and Confused
― dave225 (Dave225), Monday, 21 April 2003 11:30 (twenty-one years ago) link
thats the only possible 10 best list
― SplendidMullet (iamamonkey), Monday, 21 April 2003 11:58 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 21 April 2003 13:09 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Charles McCain (Charles McCain), Monday, 21 April 2003 14:13 (twenty-one years ago) link
― sundar subramanian (sundar), Monday, 21 April 2003 15:42 (twenty-one years ago) link
― James Blount (James Blount), Monday, 21 April 2003 15:52 (twenty-one years ago) link
― dleone (dleone), Monday, 21 April 2003 16:11 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 21 April 2003 16:13 (twenty-one years ago) link
― dleone (dleone), Monday, 21 April 2003 16:25 (twenty-one years ago) link
one step closer to hell
― dleone (dleone), Monday, 21 April 2003 16:30 (twenty-one years ago) link
― James Blount (James Blount), Monday, 21 April 2003 16:51 (twenty-one years ago) link
01. The Ocean 02. Living Loving Maid03. Ramble On04. Black Dog05. In The Light06. When The Levee Breaks07. Dazed & Confused08. Since I've Been Loving You09. Bron-Yr-Aur10. Achilles' Last Stand
BTW, this list is more proof that _Greatest Hits_albums suck. No LZ edition would contain more thanthree or four of these.
― Squirrel_Police (Squirrel_Police), Friday, 2 May 2003 21:55 (twenty years ago) link
Since I've Been Loving You That's The Way When The Levee Breaks Kashmir Ten Years Gone The Rain Song (live) The Rover I'm Gonna Crawl Down By The Seaside Dancing Days
Worst? A straight shootout between The Crunge, Hats Off To Roy Harper and the overblown Dazed and Confused.
― Adman Crowthers, Tuesday, 21 June 2005 13:53 (eighteen years ago) link
there is no such thing as a bad led zeppelin song
― hidalgo, Tuesday, 21 June 2005 14:13 (eighteen years ago) link
I refuse to make revisions or I'd be here all day.
― Cheek0 (Cheek0), Tuesday, 21 June 2005 14:17 (eighteen years ago) link
― Tripmaker (SDWitzm), Tuesday, 21 June 2005 14:43 (eighteen years ago) link
"Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You""Communication Breakdown""Immigrant Song""Out on the Tiles""Ramble On""Tangerine""When the Levee Breaks""The Crunge""D'yer Mak'er""No Quarter""The Ocean""The Rover""In My Time of Dying""Kashmir""In the Light""Down by the Seaside""Ten Years Gone""Achilles Last Stand""Nobody's Fault But Mine"
― mcd (mcd), Tuesday, 21 June 2005 14:45 (eighteen years ago) link
― kornrulez6969 (TCBeing), Tuesday, 21 June 2005 14:49 (eighteen years ago) link
― tipustiger, Tuesday, 21 June 2005 18:14 (eighteen years ago) link
― darin (darin), Tuesday, 21 June 2005 18:26 (eighteen years ago) link
― Brooker Buckingham (Brooker B), Tuesday, 21 June 2005 20:57 (eighteen years ago) link
Surpise...ME!
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 21 June 2005 21:51 (eighteen years ago) link
― Kent Burt (lingereffect), Wednesday, 22 June 2005 02:09 (eighteen years ago) link
The RoverKashmirIn my Time of DyingSongs Remains the SameBattle of EvermoreWhen the Levee BreaksWhole Lotta LoveStairway to HeavenBron-yr-aurNo Quarter
― Orbit (Orbit), Wednesday, 22 June 2005 02:12 (eighteen years ago) link
― Dr. Gene Scott (shinybeast), Wednesday, 22 June 2005 10:06 (eighteen years ago) link
― Matthew C Perpetua (inca), Friday, 20 January 2006 02:27 (eighteen years ago) link
Achilles Last StandBlack DogDown by the SeasideFor Your LifeFour SticksFriendsI'm Gonna CrawlNobody's Fault But MineTen Years GoneWearing and Tearing
― truck-patch pixel farmer (my crop froze in the field) (Rock Hardy), Friday, 20 January 2006 03:31 (eighteen years ago) link
achilles last standcustard pieover the hills and far awaythe oceanhouses of the holybron-y-aur stompin my time of dyinggoing to californiai'm gonna crawlwhen the levee breaks
― 6335, Friday, 20 January 2006 04:33 (eighteen years ago) link
― Stormy Davis (diamond), Friday, 20 January 2006 05:23 (eighteen years ago) link
― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Friday, 20 January 2006 06:02 (eighteen years ago) link
I think what sets them apart is that Page and Jones were two of the best arrangers of their generation. They could have taken the basic song catalogue of any band, say Molly Hatchet, and devised arrangements that would make their records snap a lot harder. (I don't know Hatchet from a pap smear, maybe they're not the best example.) "Hammer of the Rednecks," etc. Anyway, good songs are great, but good songs + good arrangements = something totally off the hook like, uh, hey! -- "Four Sticks."
― truck-patch pixel farmer (my crop froze in the field) (Rock Hardy), Friday, 20 January 2006 13:55 (eighteen years ago) link
It's pretty amazing when a guy as talented as Robert Plant is the weak link in your band.
― Matthew C Perpetua (inca), Friday, 20 January 2006 14:05 (eighteen years ago) link
― truck-patch pixel farmer (my crop froze in the field) (Rock Hardy), Friday, 20 January 2006 14:16 (eighteen years ago) link
If you're gonna steal, steal from the best. And if I 'subconsciously' stole this concept for a list from Dave Q or someone equally worthy, well that kinda illustrates my point.
― Myonga Von Bonzo (Myonga Von Bontee), Friday, 20 January 2006 16:05 (eighteen years ago) link
― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Friday, 20 January 2006 16:27 (eighteen years ago) link
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Can anyone decipher those Chinese characters?
― calstars, Wednesday, 12 January 2011 01:11 (thirteen years ago) link
No, the orientals are notoriously inscrutable. But what's that got to do with Led Zeppelin?
― hey boys, suppers on me, our video just went bacterial (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 12 January 2011 03:44 (thirteen years ago) link
Achilles' Last StandIn the LightNobody's Fault But MineCustard PieOver the Hills and Far AwayWhen the Levee BreaksThe RoverNo QuarterThe Rain SongIn My Time of Dying
― flappy bird, Tuesday, 14 June 2016 02:22 (seven years ago) link
god I love the rover. a great piece of evidence for the case that JPJ was the real secret weapon for zep. how do you even find a bass (AND keys AND mandolin AND whatever else) player capable of so much that knows when to just hold down the fort and bang on a single note for a while. it's impossible!
― it's sort of a layered stunt (sheesh), Tuesday, 14 June 2016 03:23 (seven years ago) link
surprised I never did this. what the heck:
HeartbreakerImmigrant SongAchilles Last StandHey Hey What Can I DoBlack DogRain SongThe OceanIn My Time of DyingKashmirWanton Song
― socka flocka-jones (man alive), Tuesday, 14 June 2016 03:33 (seven years ago) link
Today:
How many more timesImmigrant songThat's the wayStairwayLeveeRain SongOver the hillsIn my time of dyingTrampledAchilles
― brimstead, Tuesday, 14 June 2016 03:39 (seven years ago) link
ah i gotta swap No Quarter with Royal Orleans
― flappy bird, Tuesday, 14 June 2016 04:26 (seven years ago) link
communication breakdowndazed and confusedwhole lotta lovehey hey what can I dobring it on homethank youImmigrant songblack dogwhen the levee breakstrampled under foot
― nicky lo-fi, Tuesday, 14 June 2016 11:21 (seven years ago) link
Going to CaliforniaWhen the Levee BreaksThe Rain SongOver the Hills and Far AwayNo QuarterThe OceanThe Rover In My Time of DyingHouses of the HolyTea for One
― Foster Twelvetrees (Ward Fowler), Tuesday, 14 June 2016 12:01 (seven years ago) link
Oh, goddamnit. I have work to do, guys! All right...
Here's a hastily whittled down list of the Zep songs I have five-starred in iTunes (although this is obviously an impossible choice, ultimately):
The Song Remains The SameThe Rain SongOver The Hills And Far AwayDancing DaysThat's The WayRock And RollFour SticksWhen The Levee BreaksThe RoverSick Again
― Manspread Mann (Old Lunch), Tuesday, 14 June 2016 12:19 (seven years ago) link
I know it's kind of a deep cut, but I'm surprised there's so little love for 'Sick Again' itt. That song is a beast.
― Manspread Mann (Old Lunch), Tuesday, 14 June 2016 12:22 (seven years ago) link
When The Levee BreaksThe OceanGood Times Bad TimesRamble OnImmigrant SongSince I've Been Loving YouTrampled UnderfootTen Years GoneAchilles' Last StandCustard Pie
― a poon shaped mule (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 14 June 2016 12:38 (seven years ago) link
I POXed 10 years ago, but here's the top 10 of my ballot from the LZ poll. 1. Wearing And Tearing 2. Tea For One 3. Four Sticks 4. In My Time Of Dying 5. Since I've Been Loving You 6. Hats Off To (Roy) Harper 7. Sick Again 8. Achilles' Last Stand 9. Out On The Tiles 10. The Wanton Song
― pleas to Nietzsche (WilliamC), Tuesday, 14 June 2016 12:49 (seven years ago) link
(I know this isn't the place for this but this thread triggered it: I'm certain that the number of times that I've listened to Physical Graffiti is in the triple digits, and it never ever sounds any less amazing and fresh to my ears.)
― Manspread Mann (Old Lunch), Tuesday, 14 June 2016 12:55 (seven years ago) link
1. Since I've Been Loving You2. Dazed And Confused3. The Rain Song4. The Song Remains The Same5. No Quarter6. Communication Breakdown7. Achilles' Last Stand8. In My Time Of Dying9. Celebration Day10. Custard Pie
― nate woolls, Tuesday, 14 June 2016 13:05 (seven years ago) link
Ten Years GoneRain SongRock n RollTrampled Under FootOver the HillsCustard PieSince I've Been Loving YouRamble OnFriendsIn the Light
― the joke should be over once the kid is eaten. (chap), Tuesday, 14 June 2016 13:23 (seven years ago) link
Achilles' Last StandDancing DaysFour SticksThat's the WayOut on the TilesThe Rain SongThe Song Remains the SameIn the LightBabe I'm Gonna Leave YouTen Years Gone
― Gavin, Leeds, Tuesday, 14 June 2016 13:27 (seven years ago) link
Travelling Riverside BluesWanton SongAchilles Last StandRock ‘n RollHeartbreakerNight FlightLemon SongOver the HillsCommunication BreakdownCarouselambra
― dinnerboat, Tuesday, 14 June 2016 14:30 (seven years ago) link
"the battle of evermore""ramble on""misty mountain hop""kashmir""bring it on home""the immigrant song""ten years gone""stairway to heaven""how many more times""over the hills and far away"
― reggie (qualmsley), Tuesday, 14 June 2016 15:11 (seven years ago) link
Good Times Bad TimesWhole Lotta LoveSince I've Been Loving YouBlack DogStairwayGoing to CaliforniaWhen the Levee BreaksThe Rain SongHouses of the HolyTen Years Gone
― Vast Halo, Tuesday, 14 June 2016 20:01 (seven years ago) link
d&cno quarterleveebattle of evermorefriendssiblyachilles last standwhite summer/black mountain sidebabe i'm gonna leave youin the light
if i can, i'd take live versions of d&c (offenburg '73), no quarter (vinyl "song remains the same") and white summer/black mountain side (montreux '70)
― hypnic jerk (rushomancy), Tuesday, 14 June 2016 22:01 (seven years ago) link
I just spent a minute frantically Googling "led zeppelin and sibyl." Thought it might be one of the new outtakes.
Speaking of which, I'd sneak "The Girl I Love She Got Long Black Wavy Hair" (TGILSGLBWH) into my POX if I could.
― dinnerboat, Wednesday, 15 June 2016 17:23 (seven years ago) link
the ascending riff on 'In the Light' is one of the most glorious things ever
― flappy bird, Wednesday, 15 June 2016 17:29 (seven years ago) link
the ascending riff on 'In the Light' is one of the most glorious cheesiest things ever
― jaywbabcock, Wednesday, 15 June 2016 17:31 (seven years ago) link
im so sorry for u
― flappy bird, Wednesday, 15 June 2016 17:50 (seven years ago) link
A lot of column A, a little bit of column B.
― pleas to Nietzsche (WilliamC), Wednesday, 15 June 2016 18:45 (seven years ago) link
Yes, these are not mutually exclusive. LZ was filled with glorious cheese, like a Dominoes' deep dish pizza.
― dinnerboat, Wednesday, 15 June 2016 19:53 (seven years ago) link
POO track might be houses of the holy
― calstars, Saturday, 6 April 2019 23:45 (five years ago) link
nah
― mookieproof, Saturday, 6 April 2019 23:51 (five years ago) link
Fair enoughAnswer might be whichever track you’re listening to at the moment
― calstars, Saturday, 6 April 2019 23:53 (five years ago) link
Stairway
― brimstead, Saturday, 6 April 2019 23:54 (five years ago) link
If I could only turn to one song for all my LZ super nutrients, I'd probably go with Ramble On.
― Darin, Sunday, 7 April 2019 01:33 (five years ago) link
Minerals: violin bow on solo, multitracked guitars/RP squealsVitamins: Tolkin references, uses word "ramble"
― Darin, Sunday, 7 April 2019 01:35 (five years ago) link
KashmirWhen the Levee BreaksRamble OnSince I Been Loving YouTen Years GoneDazed and ConfusedWhole Lotta LoveNo Quarter (live)Achilles Last StandHey Hey What Can I Do
― earlnash, Sunday, 7 April 2019 01:48 (five years ago) link
the ascending riff on 'In the Light' is one of the most glorious things everThis and “Ten Years Gone” are the songs that finally made me a Zep fan (after a lifetime of indifference/dislike)
― get your hand outta my pocket universe (morrisp), Sunday, 7 April 2019 02:18 (five years ago) link