# Okay, first time listener. Tell me what's good RE: Led Zeppelin albums. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 9, 2017, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-first-time-listener-tell-me-whats-good-re-led-zeppelin-albums/784095 "2017-04-09T01:20:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2017, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-first-time-listener-tell-me-whats-good-re-led-zeppelin-albums/784095/41 "2017-04-09T04:44:32Z")
All right, Led Zeppelin II listened to now…and first of all, it was MUCH BETTER, IMO, than the first one was. It also had songs on it that I did know, it turns out. I had heard of “Whole Lotta Love”, "Living, Loving Maid (She’s Just a Woman), and “Ramble On”, it seems…I just: 1. Never knew that was the name of those songs and 2. That they were sung by Led Zeppelin. So with the fact that it had three songs I already knew on it, it was a little more enjoyable. Of those songs I didn’t already know, I liked “Bring it on Home” the most. I did NOT like “Moby Dick” at all (I’m not a fan of instrumentals only, in general, and this one was more annoying than average with some of the drum solo just sounding like endless, annoying, ruckus). I also didn’t like “The Lemon Song”. The rest of the songs (that I didn’t already know) were fine. Much better than Led Zeppelin One, like I said. ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2017, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-first-time-listener-tell-me-whats-good-re-led-zeppelin-albums/784095/42 "2017-04-09T04:46:33Z")
Tired of playing poker tonight (been playing for a few hours), so I’ll play more tomorrow and listen to LZ III and IV then. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2017, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-first-time-listener-tell-me-whats-good-re-led-zeppelin-albums/784095/43 "2017-04-09T04:51:16Z")
If I could only listen to one Led Zep album for the rest of my life, it’d be LZ II. Not a clinker on the disc IMO. I even like Moby Dick. But the Lemon Song, Whole Lotta Love, Bring it On Home-- dangit those are my three favorite Zep songs, all on one album. IV has some classics, but it’s not my favorite. Maybe I’m just sick of those songs. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2017, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-first-time-listener-tell-me-whats-good-re-led-zeppelin-albums/784095/44 "2017-04-09T10:38:25Z")
I’m surprised Physical Graffiti isn’t getting more mentions. I’d say it’s my favorite given the variety and high points. Kashmir, Trampled Under Foot, Custard Pie, etc. **Idle Thoughts** , enjoy your review of Zep. There’s a lot of good stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2017, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-first-time-listener-tell-me-whats-good-re-led-zeppelin-albums/784095/45 "2017-04-09T11:29:33Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > I’m just kidding. Of course, your admission that _some_ type of chemical indulgence to really “get into” the Dead is quite telling! I was going to say something similar. I wouldn’t have put the “I keed, I keed!” bit on the end though. ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2017, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-first-time-listener-tell-me-whats-good-re-led-zeppelin-albums/784095/46 "2017-04-09T17:32:03Z")
> [@WordMan](#): > > I’m surprised Physical Graffiti isn’t getting more mentions. I’d say it’s my favorite given the variety and high points. Horses for courses, but I’ve always felt the earlier albums were more consistent in quality. Led Zeppelin has kinda fallen off my playlist, but back in the day I could more or less listen to the first four straight through. But there were always tracks on Physical Graffiti and other albums of that era that I skipped. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2017, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-first-time-listener-tell-me-whats-good-re-led-zeppelin-albums/784095/47 "2017-04-09T17:52:45Z")
> [@Suburban\_Plankton](#): > > When you’re done going through the Led Zeppelin catalog: > > Moving Pictures > Permanent Waves > 2112 > > That ought to tell you where you stand with regard to Rush. You are an evil, evil person. ---
**Author:** ![Locrian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/locrian/32/14146_2.png) [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2017, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-first-time-listener-tell-me-whats-good-re-led-zeppelin-albums/784095/48 "2017-04-09T18:03:54Z")
Try listening to CODA. Especially “Nobody’s Fault but Mine” and "We’re Gonna Groove’. Nobody’s fault will have you fist pumping. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Yookeroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yookeroo/32/323_2.png) [@Yookeroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yookeroo)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2017, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-first-time-listener-tell-me-whats-good-re-led-zeppelin-albums/784095/49 "2017-04-10T03:11:15Z")
Dazed and Confused is upbeat? ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2017, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-first-time-listener-tell-me-whats-good-re-led-zeppelin-albums/784095/50 "2017-04-10T03:20:45Z")
> [@Yookeroo](#): > > Dazed and Confused is upbeat? OK, I was wondering if I was the only one confused by that characterization. ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2017, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-first-time-listener-tell-me-whats-good-re-led-zeppelin-albums/784095/51 "2017-04-10T03:26:54Z")
Yes, the tempo, melody, beat, tune was a fast one, one I could tap my foot to. Not a slow sounding song. I’m speaking in terms of sound, not lyrics or meaning. ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2017, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-first-time-listener-tell-me-whats-good-re-led-zeppelin-albums/784095/52 "2017-04-10T03:29:22Z")
Time to listen to LZ III now. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2017, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-first-time-listener-tell-me-whats-good-re-led-zeppelin-albums/784095/53 "2017-04-10T04:41:07Z")
> [@Idle\_Thoughts](#): > > Yes, the tempo, melody, beat, tune was a fast one, one I could tap my foot to. Not a slow sounding song. > > I’m speaking in terms of sound, not lyrics or meaning. Hmmm… I’ve always thought of it as a down-to-mid tempo song. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2017, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-first-time-listener-tell-me-whats-good-re-led-zeppelin-albums/784095/54 "2017-04-10T05:45:45Z")
Just listen to the _The Crunge_ a lot. ---
**Author:** ![SykoSkotty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@SykoSkotty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SykoSkotty)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2017, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-first-time-listener-tell-me-whats-good-re-led-zeppelin-albums/784095/55 "2017-04-10T13:24:53Z")
As far as which albums to listen to, I think if you like what you’ve heard so far, you’ll just naturally want to listen to the remaining albums. Each Zep LP is a classic in it’s own special way. ---
**Author:** ![Pork\_Rind](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pork_rind/32/111_2.png) [@Pork\_Rind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pork_Rind)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2017, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-first-time-listener-tell-me-whats-good-re-led-zeppelin-albums/784095/56 "2017-04-10T14:23:34Z")
> [@Idle\_Thoughts](#): > > Yes, the tempo, melody, beat, tune was a fast one, one I could tap my foot to. Not a slow sounding song. > > I’m speaking in terms of sound, not lyrics or meaning. I’m not sure we’re talking about the same song here. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2017, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-first-time-listener-tell-me-whats-good-re-led-zeppelin-albums/784095/57 "2017-04-10T14:27:16Z")
It has both fast and slow parts. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2017, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-first-time-listener-tell-me-whats-good-re-led-zeppelin-albums/784095/58 "2017-04-10T14:28:38Z")
> [@Ludovic](#): > > It has both fast and slow parts. That’s true. It does mix slow swampy blues with some straight-ahead rock (the solo part in particular.) It’s not a tune I think of as upbeat or fast overall, though. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2017, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-first-time-listener-tell-me-whats-good-re-led-zeppelin-albums/784095/59 "2017-04-10T14:34:42Z")
> [@Idle\_Thoughts](#): > > I did NOT like “Moby Dick” at all (I’m not a fan of instrumentals only, in general, and this one was more annoying than average with some of the drum solo just sounding like endless, annoying, ruckus). That’s okay. I love Bonham, and while Moby Dick is one of his signatures songs, I think that’s the weakest song on the album. Nice blues riff, but not my cup of tea. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2017, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-first-time-listener-tell-me-whats-good-re-led-zeppelin-albums/784095/60 "2017-04-10T15:34:34Z")
> [@Eddie The Horrible](#): > > Just listen to the _The Crunge_ a lot. Maybe if you’re undergoing the Ludovico treatment, but otherwise, no. In Through the Out Door is one of their most solidly good albums, even if Fool In The Rain has been overplayed so much I can’t listen to it. It _used_ to be a good song, though. Does no one but me love The Song Remains the Same? Aside from a tendency to stretch songs to the breaking point (10-minute drum solo, 29 minutes of Dazed and Confused) I think it is a really good live album. And what’s funny is, How The West Was Won was recorded on the same tour, (IIRC) but it’s so BAD. Instead of tight playing, Page just noodles his way around the songs, sometimes forgetting where he is or where he’s going. Maybe they had too many drugs, or not enough, or something, that day, but it’s as bad as anything they’ve ever done, including Coda. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-first-time-listener-tell-me-whats-good-re-led-zeppelin-albums/784095.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-first-time-listener-tell-me-whats-good-re-led-zeppelin-albums/784095.md?page=4)