Immigrant Song/Friends/Celebration Day/Since I've Been Loving You/Out On The Tiles/Gallows Pole/Tangerine/ That's The Way/Bron-Y-Aur Stomp/Hats Off To (Roy) Harper
For their third LP heavy rock group Led Zeppelin turn down the volume a little and provide some acoustic folk tinged numbers. Contrary to mythology they did release singles, Immigrant Song reaching No.16 in the States. (US:1 UK:1)
"It starts out with one of the most recognizable riffs and vocals sounds ever from Immigrant Song, right away this album lets you know you are into something amazing. I'd be shocked if you could find a bad song on here. The album is still definitely full of rock, it has the wonderfully bluesy guitars, but it also contains many acoustic and folkish elements adding an extra dimension to everything."
"This is more of an acoustic album than its predecessors, with mostly successful results as the band explore a more subdued sound and continue to mature into exploring new directions beyond blues-inspired rock. It's much less heavy than other early releases, making for an interesting contrast."
"When I first heard this, I was perplexed. There were a few great hard rock songs. but there was also some folk rock done in an electric style. Nevertheless it holds up very well as a masterful disc of good music. It's Led Zeppelin and that is a good thing, but hard rock fans who don't have the tolerance for folk music or psych rock may not be so happy with this one. Just listen to it more than once and you will begin to get the feel of what they were trying to do here."
"Zeppelin spread their wings a bit here, expanding the scope of their songwriting and musical expression from the firmly blues rock rooted approach of their first two albums. The most hard-rocking track on here, Immigrant Song, kicks things off with a proto-speed metal approach. What's really interesting is what happens after that - we plunge into Friends, complete with driving acoustic guitar lines, subtle use of Moog, and a decidedly foreboding atmosphere, and we know we're no longer with the same old Zeppelin we used to know. The band don't abandon the blues entirely - Since I've Been Loving You is one of their best slow blues rock songs, in fact - but they do delve deeply into acoustic experimentations. Here the Zeps bring a light acoustic touch to heavy, hard rock material, creating an altogether different sound. Although it's not very metal, it is more varied and more interesting than their earlier material."
"Another great release by Led Zeppelin. The band show that they still know how to make great rockers but also good folky tunes as well."
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