normally "heartbreaker", "since i've been loving you", or "fool in the rain", but lately:

"what is and what should never be".

9/1/2010 3:04:42 AM

I've always liked Achilles Last Stand and Ten Years Gone. Though I still like the more popular ones, Kashmir and Stairway To Heaven. They're popular for a reason.

9/1/2010 3:19:21 AM

Second "Fool in the rain"

Also, "Babe I'm gonna leave you"

9/1/2010 3:36:31 AM

goin to california

9/1/2010 3:37:42 AM

trampled underfoot

9/1/2010 3:49:10 AM

When the levee breaks

9/1/2010 4:40:42 AM

"the ocean"

9/1/2010 4:59:57 AM

i am not a led zeppelin fan.

9/1/2010 5:48:12 AM

Anything on IV.

9/1/2010 6:19:06 AM

Ramble On

9/1/2010 7:54:27 AM

did j00 make her

9/1/2010 7:58:47 AM

This is my kind of thread!

My favorite Led Zeppelin song is a lot of Led Zeppelin songs! Let me tell you about them!

BigEgo said:

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"normally "heartbreaker", "since i've been loving you", or "fool in the rain", but lately: "what is and what should never be"."

"Heartbreaker" is just a good, solid rock song. Pretty much any shitty band could cover that at a house show, and it'd be good times. Short and sweet, too. I've been listening to it at work a lot these past few weeks.

"Since I've Been Loving You" is a bit too melancholy for me. Good song, but it's not one I'm gonna queue up unless I'm in a queer mood.

"Fool in the Rain" is a really fun song, and I listen to it very often, but it's kinda precious. Dude is waiting for his girl, she don't show, he talks shit in his heart, then he realizes he's waiting in the wrong place. Okay. I mean, it's a clever song, but that bridge overstays its welcome. I like singing along to this one, though! Especially the Spanish cover by Mana. I wonder if there's a good country cover. Seems like it'd be a good fit.

"What Is and What Should Never Be" is a great example of Zep's lyrical touch and mix of whimsy with vague menace. There are some other songs below that fit that mold.

BIGcementpon said:

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"I've always liked Achilles Last Stand and Ten Years Gone. Though I still like the more popular ones, Kashmir and Stairway To Heaven. They're popular for a reason."

Yes! "Achilles Last Stand" opens with that driving-ass, overdubbed guitar, and that bass line comes in like your on fuckin' horseback. That song gets into a wheedly, high-flying place. It's very lyrical as well: Albion remains, sleeping now to rise again...!

I'm not as much a fan of "Ten Years Gone," but I can appreciate it. It just doesn't grab me like the former.

"Kashmir" is one of the moodiest, creepiest songs I've ever heard. It gives me dark thoughts about the Yellow King, the Silver Gate, the Plateau of Leng—some terrific Dreamland shit! The treacherous, mystical Orient! Lovecraftian as all get-out: To sit with elders of a gentle race/this world has seldom seen....

And those violins on the bridge, tell me you can't see those slender violinists in a line, upright and proper in their tuxedos; uniform in appearance, eyeless masks draped over unguessed grotesqueness!

craptastic said:

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"Also, "Babe I'm gonna leave you""

Listening to this right now. The opening guitar's hypnotic, and Plant is warning you the whole time during his monologue that shit's about to get real, then BAM! The jangle, the drums! And the breakdown's got this percussive-ass riff that makes me think Green Day must have ripped it off, which is probably a dumb thing to say, but that's what it evokes. It's a really good song to listen to in stereo: arpeggios on the left, Spanish flourishes on the right.

GREEN JAY said:

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"goin to california"

This is kind of a throwaway "longing for a lady" song. I know Zep's got a few, but...eh. It doesn't grab me. Got a lazy country twang that's not too bad.

EdFurlong said:

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"trampled underfoot"

DYNAMITE song. Dedicated this one to my wife. Love the use of the automobile as a sexual metaphor. Also, in my head, I picture some old-ass Steamboat Willie-style cartoon character just taking big-ass steps across the landscape in time with the music.

prb185 said:

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"When the levee breaks"

Pretty sexy song, downright smoldering. Super repetitive in that good, hypnotic way. Like to listen to this one when it's hot outside.

vinylbandit

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""the ocean""

This and (I can't believe no one has mentioned it) "Houses of the Holy" are awesome examples of Zep's "I want you, and that is dangerous for you" vibe. I know "The Ocean" is about, like, their love for the audience or whatever, but that song is unhinged. I find myself humming this riff all the time.

"Houses of the Holy," by the way, is a dirty and scary song. Something breaks in Plant's mind, and you can hear it right around the 3:13 mark (during one of the "you know" lines). It's like the floor gives way and the earth moves around him, and he is the Devil.

ALkatraz said:

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"Ramble On"

Another classic. Dig singing along to this one, too. Love the goofy Lord of the Rings references.

stevedude said:

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"did j00 make her"

"D'yer Mak'er" is a fun tune! All reggae and shit, but with that really chunky riff during the chorus.

Clearly, I can't pick a favorite. I'm pretty shocked that no one has volunteered "Rock and Roll," "Black Dog," or "Whole Lotta Love."

Let me give a shout-out to "Tangerine," which is a sweet and dreamy little song. It was in Almost Famous!

[Edited on September 1, 2010 at 8:55 AM. Reason : boom]

9/1/2010 8:54:12 AM

Hey Hey What Can I Do

9/1/2010 8:59:24 AM

^^Good synopsis. I learned a thing or two.

^I like that one too!

[Edited on September 1, 2010 at 9:03 AM. Reason : -]

9/1/2010 9:00:49 AM

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"SOUTH BOUND SUAREZ"

9/1/2010 9:05:53 AM

i really can't think of a led zeppelin song i don't love...

my ultimate favorites are:
hey, hey what can i do
d'yer mak'er
rock and roll


every so slightly in second:
with the other more common songs such as black dog, dancing dogs, whole lotta love, kashmir, stairway to heaven, dazed and confused, ramble on, etc.

possibly the most consistently awesome and timeless band of all time

[Edited on September 1, 2010 at 9:16 AM. Reason : sdf]

9/1/2010 9:15:51 AM

"Ten Years Gone"

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"d'yer mak'er"

9/1/2010 9:26:45 AM

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"When the levee breaks"

9/1/2010 10:00:06 AM

these are my favorite songs, in no particular order:

Disc one

1. "Celebration Day" – 3:42
2. "Custard Pie" – 5:18
3. "Sick Again" – 4:34
4. "What Is and What Should Never Be" – 5:26
5. "Woke up This Morning" – 4:14
6. "Shapes of Things to Come" – 3:09
7. "Sloppy Drunk" – 6:05
8. "Ten Years Gone" – 6:30
9. "In My Time of Dying" – 9:34
10. "Your Time Is Gonna Come" – 6:02

Disc two

1. "The Lemon Song" – 8:59
2. "Nobody's Fault But Mine" – 6:41
3. "Heartbreaker" – 5:50
4. "Hey Hey What Can I Do" – 3:30
5. "Mellow Down Easy" – 5:20
6. "Oh Well" – 4:10
7. "Shake Your Money Maker" – 4:25
8. "You Shook Me" – 8:25
9. "Out On The Tiles" – 3:39
10. "Whole Lotta Love" – 5:34

Japanese bonus tracks

* "In the Light"
* "Misty Mountain Hop"

[Edited on September 1, 2010 at 10:08 AM. Reason : m]

9/1/2010 10:08:30 AM

Dazed and Confused
Moby Dick

9/1/2010 10:48:30 AM

no love yet for communication breakdown nor immigrant song?

9/1/2010 10:50:46 AM

over the hills and far away

9/1/2010 10:51:08 AM

I like the one where they rip off someone else's song and make an obvious mistake in the recording.

9/1/2010 10:52:22 AM

EVERMORE

9/1/2010 12:19:34 PM

nickelback

9/1/2010 12:30:56 PM

No, Nickleback plays original music.

9/1/2010 12:42:42 PM

Dazed and Confused
Rain Song
Over the Hills and Far Away
The Rover


Or anything they play live and just start jamming to b/c it never sounds the same. Awesome.

9/1/2010 1:43:14 PM

Thank You
Achilles Last Stand
Gallow's Pole
when the levee breaks

[Edited on September 1, 2010 at 1:46 PM. Reason : forgot one]

9/1/2010 1:45:14 PM

Don't know how I left out over the hills and far away. Mainly because its fun to play.

9/1/2010 3:40:42 PM

Hey Hey What Can I Do

9/1/2010 3:48:46 PM

1a) Tangerine

1b) Babe Im gonna leave you

1c) Friends

[Edited on September 1, 2010 at 3:52 PM. Reason : $]

9/1/2010 3:51:48 PM

holy crap, i just realized I haven't listened to zeppelin in years. I mean really listened to them, not just the random song that pops up on shuffle. this needs to be rectified immediately.

I think FroshKiller pretty much summed up my thoughts on them.

9/1/2010 7:49:39 PM

trampled under foot
friends
babe i'm gonna leave you
in my time of dying

9/1/2010 7:55:11 PM

*note i love "the ocean" til it gets to that end part and just kinda showtunes out

9/1/2010 7:56:30 PM

I like The Rain Song a lot

if I listened to Zeppelin more actively recently, I would think of the other ones I used to like a lot

unfortunately some zeppelin reminds me of some high school stuff that I don't particularly want to remember

but for the most part I love them


and Celebration Day if I'm not mistaken, isn't that the second track on III?

9/1/2010 8:02:10 PM

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""Since I've Been Loving You" is a bit too melancholy for me. Good song, but it's not one I'm gonna queue up unless I'm in a queer mood."

I really like the guitar in that song. It's the epitome of everything I like about blues rock guitar. Words are a bit melancholy, but the guitar is perfect.

9/1/2010 8:07:03 PM

Battle of Evermore (no, I've never read The Hobbit)
Gallows Pole

9/1/2010 8:08:59 PM

top 3 worst bands ever.

1. The Beatles
2. Led Zeppelin
3. The Beach Boys

9/1/2010 8:10:33 PM

I bought some zeppelin LPs from chickenhead a few years ago

9/1/2010 8:10:39 PM

^^
there's trolling, then there's trolling

9/1/2010 8:11:39 PM

but he's being serious

it's truly a sad thing to think something that absurd

9/1/2010 8:12:14 PM

I really don't care for the beatles or beach boys, but if you don't like led zeppelin, you don't have ears

9/1/2010 8:13:11 PM

more like if you don't like the beatles


zeppelin is take it or leave it cause of plant's stupid voice

9/1/2010 8:13:52 PM

whatever you're going to say in response to that

dem dere's fightin' words

9/1/2010 8:16:01 PM

YOU TAKE THAT BACK. ROBERT PLANT'S VOICE IS A GIFT FROM THE HEAVENS.

I think I kinda like 4 beatles songs, but absolutely love ~30-40 led zeppelin songs.

9/1/2010 8:16:14 PM

Rain Song
Gallows Pole
Black Dog
Bron-Y-Aur Stomp

9/1/2010 8:16:42 PM

lol black dog

that automatically can't be anyone's favorite on here anymore because of the user

9/1/2010 8:23:03 PM

Cannot decide betwen these:

Fool in the Rain
Going to California
The Immigrant Song
D'yer Maker

Honorable Mention: Over The Hills and Far Away

I also have a secret obsession with "The Lemon Song"

BIGcementpon

Stairway is popular because people who don't like 'hard rock' or most of Zep's stuff can listen to that song. If you've heard lots of Zeppelin, it's hard to put it in thier top 10...my opinion only, maybe. I wouldn't put it in thier top....20-30


[Edited on September 1, 2010 at 8:30 PM. Reason : ]

9/1/2010 8:25:41 PM

9/1/2010 8:54:45 PM

"The Girl I Love She Got Long Black Wavy Hair"

i also really like "The Ocean"

[Edited on September 1, 2010 at 9:02 PM. Reason : afds]

9/1/2010 8:59:57 PM