led zepplin

[suites]

YOU NEED TO GET THEM ALL

 

I would not be able to sleep at night if I knew that there was some Zep recordings somewhere that I have never listened to. Each one of the records is important in it's own right. I compare the run that they made to the Beatles run of records. They all are awesome. I know that for most of us actually putting on IV is not something that we do because we have heard all those songs like 10,000 times. Just imagine that you never heard Black Dog or Rock and Roll. I hear them through my 14 year olds ears and I can appreciate it again. All teens have to go through their Zeppelin phase.

[Campaigner]

I like the live versions of the Houses of The Holy songs - that album has such a weird sound that I have always found it hard to get into. Houses of The Holy was the last record album I bought when record stores actually carried record albums - pre-cd days.

 

Good point (although I will say that the studio version of 'The Rain Song' is unbeatable). The live version of 'The Ocean' from 1973 that's on the DVD is unbelievable, proof to anyone who says that a drummer isn't that vital is talkin' outta their ass - Bonham owns that song.

[Analogman]

Good point (although I will say that the studio version of 'The Rain Song' is unbeatable). The live version of 'The Ocean' from 1973 that's on the DVD is unbelievable, proof to anyone who says that a drummer isn't that vital is talkin' outta their ass - Bonham owns that song.

 

I have always been partial to the Song Remains The Same version for some odd reason.

[LouieB]

As far as vinyl copies go (no one seems interested in discussing this but me), I noticed at least three of these LZ disks at Laurie's yesterday.

 

LouieB

[Analogman]

As far as vinyl copies go (no one seems interested in discussing this but me), I noticed at least three of these LZ disks at Laurie's yesterday.

 

LouieB

 

All the ones I have (except HOTH) are original pressings - they were handed down to me after going thru 2 other people. I will always keep them - but I don't play them anymore.

[John Smith]

For listening to Zeppelin it depends on what you like. My order would be

Edited September 19, 2006 by John Smith

[Analogman]

III - will always be the one I listen to the most -

[Sir Stewart]

III - will always be the one I listen to the most -

Seconded. The only Zeppelin I have on vinyl is In Through The Out Door, with the brown bag.

[mountain bed]

As far as vinyl copies go (no one seems interested in discussing this but me), I noticed at least three of these LZ disks at Laurie's yesterday.

 

LouieB

I have all of them on vinyl,none on cd (excepting HTWWW)

[Analogman]

Seconded. The only Zeppelin I have on vinyl is In Through The Out Door, with the brown bag.

 

 

Which version?

 

The original gramophone record of this album featured an unusual gimmick: the album had an outer sleeve which was made to look like a plain brown paper bag, and the inner sleeve featured black and white line artwork which, if washed with a wet brush, would become permanently fully coloured. There were also six different sleeves featuring a different pair of photos (one on each side), and the external brown paper sleeve meant that it was impossible for record buyers to tell which sleeve they were getting. (There is actually a code on the spine of the album jacket, which indicated which sleeve it was

[c53x12]

Love the Zep. Always have. Maybe always will.

 

My best Zep memory is a roadtrip with buddies to Cape Cod around 1985...hanging out in some dude's house one night, Zep on the stereo, getting stoned...

 

Another was the first time I heard The Ocean...it was really late one night and I was driving solo down some deserted back roads in Connecticut...Ocean comes on the radio, and I cranked it when I heard the opening riff...and found myself doing like 65 mph down some twisty highway by the time the song was done. Good times.

[Sir Stewart]

Whoa. Never knew about that. I doubt highy that I have a magic colors version, since I got it for $4 used.

[Analogman]

Whoa. Never knew about that. I doubt highy that I have a magic colors version, since I got it for $4 used.

 

Probably depends on if it is a original pressing.

I think the way to find out is put some water on it.

[jimtweedy1977]

I've never been able to give up the Zep, no matter how hard I might try. I started with them way back in eighth grade, starting with Led Zeppelin II. By far, my favorite song from each album:

I-Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You

II-The Lemon Song

III-That's The Way

IV-When The Levee Breaks

Houses of The Holy-Over The Hills & Far Away

Physical Grafitti-Black Country Woman (nah, leave it, yeah)

Presence-Tea For One (if this doesn't prove Jimmy Page was a guitar god, I don't know what else will)

In Through The Out Door-Fool In The Rain

Coda-Poor Tom

[mountain bed]

I like the live versions of the Houses of The Holy songs - that album has such a weird sound that I have always found it hard to get into.

That's explains it.For some odd reason the sound quality doesn't compare with the albums that preceded & followed it.You could definitely say that Page knew his way around the studio,though,& the production on LZ's records were top-notch in most respects(esp.for that time).

[fortuneinmyhead]

page certainly isn't given enough credit for his production prowess...

[froggie]

I have all of them on vinyl,none on cd (excepting HTWWW)

 

me too.. they're actually pretty cheap here in 2nd shops. i think physical graffiti sounds much better on vinyl, even after the remaster. the sound is incredibly fat, which helps with those tunes

[Analogman]

That's explains it.For some odd reason the sound quality doesn't compare with the albums that preceded & followed it.You could definitely say that Page knew his way around the studio,though,& the production on LZ's records were top-notch in most respects(esp.for that time).

 

I think Eddie Kramer played a big role in the making of that album.

 

I've never been able to give up the Zep, no matter how hard I might try. I started with them way back in eighth grade, starting with Led Zeppelin II. By far, my favorite song from each album:

III-That's The Way

 

 

That may very well be my favorite LZ song.

[wheelco]

Another was the first time I heard The Ocean...it was really late one night and I was driving solo down some deserted back roads in Connecticut...Ocean comes on the radio, and I cranked it when I heard the opening riff...and found myself doing like 65 mph down some twisty highway by the time the song was done. Good times.

Love The Ocean and The Crunge

 

actually, I love any song called "The _________"

[Campaigner]

page certainly isn't given enough credit for his production prowess...

 

I'm surprised he hasn't done more outside work since Zep disbanded. Maybe it was because with Zep he was in complete control (ITTOD maybe being an exception), could do his overdubs and get the songs sounding just right without having to tell anyone what to do.

[Sir Stewart]

The Rain Song is my #1 Zeppelin song. That's The Way is #2. Since I've Been Loving You is #1. So is Black Dog. In The Light is #2.

And so on.

[truetolife]

Yes, the LZ catalog is a great one to delve into, my favorite after all these years would be III, but I would begin with I and then go in order to atleast ZOSO. Another album that noone has mentioned is the BBC Sessions, this is a collection of live performances recorded at the BBC, its two discs and a couple of songs are represented twice, but the songs have a different feel on each disc. The first disc is more blues-oriented.

 

I

II

III

Zoso

BBC Sessions

[Analogman]

I have that and one of those BBC transcription disc - which is how you use to be able to hear that stuff before the cd came out.

[NightOfJoy]

I would not be able to sleep at night if I knew that there was some Zep recordings somewhere that I have never listened to.

 

I'm not aiming to destroy your sleeping pattern but........................have you ever heard the soundtrack for Death Wish 2? Its a Jimmy Page effort that I picked up on vinyl back in the late 80s. Its not Zepplin but for the Zepplin-crazed it's a must hear.

 

The Zep album I'd recommend a novice start with is III....mainly cause its my favorite.

 

The first time I dosed was in 1985, by myself, at 11:30 at nite. The midnite album on the radio was Physical Graphitti. By the time the album was over, I was out of my mind but had that album burned into it as well. The odd part of the experience was that I was unable to listen to PG for years afterwards due to the feelings of anxiety and strangeness it would produce.

Edited September 20, 2006 by Paul B

[Sir Stewart]

Aman, I dreamed I dripped water on my ITTOD last night. For real. It turned colors!