Led Zeppelin III

7/10- I assume I, II, IV, and maybe Physical Graffiti will appear throughout this journey, but it feels odd getting III before all the others. Overall it’s a good album and this album has some great songs. I don’t love Plant and I feel like this album is heavy on it.

I like the traditional, English folk style songs on here. I'm just not a huge Led Zeppelin fan as I can't get behind Robert Plant's voice. Strong 6/10

good

Totally get why this might be seen as a classic. Some of the songs are timeless - Immigrant Song, Tangerine - but when it gets into the more folksy bluesy stuff with the extreme slide guitars I'm just not that much of a fan. All the musicians are prodigiously talented. I could listen to Robert Plants voice all day long, but to be honest prefer when he applies this to his more recent stuff, even his solo work from the 80s really works for me. Undeniably important record (I really like the early synth atmosphere on some of the tracks on the record as well) but it's not all my cup of tea.

Not as strong as II or IV but that’s a high bar to clear. 3.5 Stars

My tia really likes Led Zepplin, so I'm pretty disappointed i didn't like this album as much as I expected. While I enjoyed the instrumentation, I am a vocalist at heart; vocals can totally make or break a song for me. I understand the appeal of Robert Plant's powerful voice but the pitch and tonality totally lose me.

More like Led Zeppelin 3 stars

As a casual fan, I was already vaguely familiar with this record, but I’m more drawn to I and IV. A few great tunes including Tangerine which I’d forgotten about, but too much acoustic fluff.

Not my fav but the acoustic songs HIT

Great first half, but then forgets to be interesting for the rest of it. Wish I could give a 3.5 stars.

Very Zeppelin

I am so surprised I like this record at all. Like, genuinely surprised. I hated Led Zeppelin II and Physical Graffiti and thought they were absolute garbage. So why does this work with me? Who the fuck knows.

I didn’t expect it to be so pastoral after the first song. It almost won me over but the last song seemed really self-indulgent. I never realized how much influence the White Stripes took from this band

Nice! Loved That's The Way :)

a way better album than the previous two. The song tangerine is probably my favorite off this one.

A vibe but not really my vibe, at least the first half anyway. I like the songs that sound like they were made at the beginning of the 1970’s (that’s the way and since I’ve been loving you were personal favourites)

Heard some songs before; 3.5; Not really sure what it is, but this album doesn't do a whole lot for me. After I few listens, I enjoy the songs more and appreciate that there's a little more nuance and variety in the instruments and styles. Also fun every. At the same time, the songs feel a little repetitive within themselves to me. Favorite Track: Out on the Tiles

Tangerine lemppari. Classic rock vähän liian kuivaa. Ehkä paremmilla kuulokkeilla ois pitäny kuunnella?

3.5/4

Not my favorite Zeppelin album but it has some good songs 3.5 stars

favorite - tangerine 7/10

A lot of people rip on this album - it’s not my favorite Led Zeppelin album but certainly not a flop! Though I don’t like Roy Harper. But I love Bron-Y-Aur Stomp

3.6

3.5 Standout songs: Since I’ve Been Loving You, Tangerine, and That’s The Way

Not really my style and would need to be in the mood but still great album!

Liked some songs more than I thought but in general not for me. Think this might be a recurring theme for most of these albums 🫠

Obviously knew immigrant song. Appreciate the chill side of this, some great road trip songs on here. Saved Since I’ve Been Loving You, Out on the Tiles, That’s the Way, and Bron-Y-Aur Stomp. I don’t trust them to not be soooo offensive but didn’t listen very closely, so fingers crossed they’re not?

I've just started to expand my music taste from mainstream pop, so getting adjusted to new genres is a task. Therefore, take my rating with a pinch of salt. While I absolutely loved the guitar throughout the album, the vocals were a bit too harsh for my liking. I can see myself appreciating this album 10x more once my taste broadens. Definitely worth the listen.

I mean I added 3 songs out of 10 if that adds to my opinion.I did already have immigrant song and since I've been loving you,pretty peak songs would I listen to the whole album? no probably not

Ehhh it was okay

meh

Acoustic country meets classic prog rock, favourites: immigrant song, since I've been loving you

Not good but not bad 🦭

Led Zeppelin is one of my favorite bands of all time. While I love most of their output, I have conflicting thoughts on 'III' in particular. The content of this album sounds very inspired and forward-thinking for 1970. Innovative and enjoyable are two very different concepts, however. For example, 'Friends', and 'Celebration Day', the second and third tracks respectively, sound very fresh and quite unique. But they also don't really make me feel anything, which is unlike what I generally want from music. There are exceptions of course, 'Immigrant Song' is just awesome and I love the Norse mythology-themed lyrics. 'Since I've Been Loving You' has a reputation that precedes it, and it is almost as good as people say. Or is it as good as people say? I don't know, it rocks! 'Tangerine' is so damn beautiful. A few diamonds in the rough are sadly not enough to keep 'Led Zeppelin III' from being the worst of the best Led Zeppelin material. At least it's better than 'In Through the Out Door'? Best songs: Immigrant song, Since I've Been Loving You, Tangerine, Gallows Pole Worst songs: Friends, Celebration Day, Bron-Y-Aur Stomp Abysmal: Hats Off to (Roy) Harper

Much more my style of music, big fan of old Rock. Lots of ones I recognize too. Faves: Immigration Song, Tangerine, that’s the way Least faves: friends, hats of to roy

This is ok, but overall pretty unmemorable. Not really Zeppelin's best, but even not great for them is still pretty good.

Not my favourite Zeppelin album, but see how the link between 1,2 and 3 would make Led Zeppelin 4 the major album it became. Too folky for me, but perhaps the band needed that change from the big bluesy rock of the first two albums? However, as with my previous album, having gone back to it now, I have warmed to it.

I listened to a few of the songs. They were …alright. Not really my style though, might listen again??

Never been a huge fan of Plant’s voice. Favorite two - since I’ve been loving you & bron-Y-aur-stomp.

Understand the talent, liked one of the more soulful tracks, but th rest wasn’t really for me!

It starts off with Immigrant Song and you're like FUCK YEAH...and then you get a bunch of tracks of jaunty bullshit. This album sounds like what a dweeb would say his favorite Zeppelin was.

Middle of the pack Led Zep album. Immigrant song, Since I’ve Been Loving You, That’s the Way are highlights.

It is a kick-ass blues rock album and if it was their debut I would have rated it higher. To me it is a step in the wrong direction from their first 2 albums. There are 3 of my all time favorite tunes from Zep on this album, so great highs, and at the same time a couple of my least favorites are on here too.

I like the cover art a lot. This seems more experimental, I found some parts pretty boring. High 3.

The music is fine, but the whole experience is dominated by Plant' vocals, which are not.

friends is an underrated song

sometimes maybe good sometimes maybe shit

Led Zeppelin 3 out of Led Zeppelin 5

Not their best, but does contain Since I've Been Lovin You and Tangerine, two of their most underrated

Immigrant song is amazing and such a great way to start an album. I liked the long 6/8 blues jam and the acoustic stuff on the backend but overall considering how well regarded they are, I didn’t connect with this album.

not a fan especially with Leadbelly and blues hard to justify Zeppelin sometimes?

pleasantly surprising, back half gets better after 'since I've been loving you'

Personal note; as a 6 year old my dad put my brother and I in the centre of the lounge and arranged the 4 speakers of his new quad system around us and played LZ2…. LZ3; 1. Immigrant Song 2. Since I’ve been loving you 3. Bron-Y-Aur Stomp

I see why they went a slightly different route after this one. It feels a bit forced by round 3 and they are really stretching those last few songs to get in a whole album. Concept became a nice way to redefine this band. It's ok. Fun but a bit forced. That first song fucking rules though.

Favorites: Immigrant Song Friends Since I've Been Loving You

An undeniably phenomenal album opener, and great music throughout. God that voice is grating.

Pretty good but not my favorite by them

Been pretty skeptical about Zeppelin albums with my experiences, mostly due to the length but this was an overall enjoyable projects with some songs I was even able to take away to listen to again in the future.

Country fried Zeppelin. Bouncy. Lighter. Since I’ve been living you swings bluesy and then goes different. Tangerine good.

Still can’t get into Zeppelin Fav songs: Immigrant Song Saved a song: N RYM: Y (#1,066)

Immigrant song is good, the rest is meh

Immigrant Song was good, the rest was a bit dull wasn't it? I only knew Immigrant Song from School Of Rock for the longest time.

A 3 for 3. More acoustic but still rocking. Not my favorite overall of there’s but some excellent tracks

these dudes rock. unfortunately a little frontloaded. peaks with immigrant song, and the back half is some good rock and roll but it doesn't REALLY get me goin

Rating: 6/10 Never heard Led Zeppelin III before (I’m sure we will get every album they’ve ever made on this list). These are decent songs and the album length doesn’t overstay, but I think the band is just a touch overrated for how much they’re revered. Still much better though than all of the classic rock of the next 15 years that they influenced

Immigrant Song goes hard but the rest is a chill banjo sesh as I phase in and out of consciousness to the sound of incomprehensible wailing vocals somewhere off in the distance 6/10

Certainly they have better albums, right? Not terrible though. 6 Lord of Lightning vs the Balrog out of 10 Lizard Wizards

"Tangerine," one of like four songs I can play in its entirety on the guitar. I think at some point I would have lied that this is my favourite Led Zeppelin album. It's not, though I don't know what is. Houses of the Holy? What's the one where Robert Plant goes "AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHYYYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAA"?

Didn’t hit as hard in the backend

Maybe Zeppelin just isn’t for me but I’m glad I know this one start to finish now. Just always a bit one-note.

Bangers only at the beginning but most of the rest was pretty forgettable

I thought we’d already had this but no, we had a different Led Zeppelin album that sounded the same.

Decent 3,5

Strong country and folk inspirations, which admittedly are not my cup of tea. I do appreciate the blues rock on "since I've been loving you". I liked the first half, but from gallows pole onward the country/folk influences take over and I started nodding off. I don't think the singers voice really fits this more quiet style of music I'd give the first half a 4.5 and the second half a 2.5. overall that rounds out to a 3.5. Because i dislike albums that arent cohesive in quality I'll go with a 3. However, I have found some new songs I am adding to my catalogue.

Favorite track(s): Immigrant Song, Since I've Been Loving You, Gallows Pole Heard before Previous rating: 7/10

Led Zeppelin would be a top tier band if that annoying guy would stop singing and just let the sick guitar riffs flow.

Pretty good, Immigrant song carried

Not my favourite Zep album. Immigrant Song the only real stand out for me. However, worth a listen…

6/10

Not a big fan of rock but I liked Immigrant Song

Not as good as I was hoping for, but still good.

I like this one, but it is not my favorite Led Zeppelin album. I remember my parents having this on vinyl and it being the only LZ one we had so I am very familiar with it, but I prefer II and IV.

Well there’s immigrant song, and I kind of liked tangerine, but as usual I find Zepp just fair to middling. The blues tracks are done better elsewhere and I’ve never been a fan of the vocals. Not worthy of making this list IMHO

Three stars.

Good but some of it is a tough listen

Surprisingly disliked immigrant song the most out of the album. Friends 11/10

eigentlich no kuul, paar bangers, aber teilwiis chli weird oder streng zum lose

I like the Immigrant song. Although I don’t usually like rock, this was very listenable.

I wasn’t that big a fan of the more acoustic tracks

Blues

[6/10]

Thoroughly enjoyable I loved how it seems like every song had a different feel

Listened on my train to Trenton from Norfolk. Started off strong with a song I knew—Immigrant Song. I enjoyed Since I’ve Been Loving You. That’s the Way reads queer tbh. My listening was interrupted by a call from Alyssa. Gonna rate this album a solid 6.5/10.

Not the best Zeppelin, but still ok

Classic rock. I can jam.

Ahh the Led Zeppelin folk album. Some cool songs, some forgettable ones. Overall a good addition to the Zep discography. My left ear really loved that last song.

This is clearly not Zeppelin’s best album, but it’s still a Zeppelin album. 3/5 in my books.

Not my favorite band but a decent album.

'Immigrant Song" is a great thesis statement, "Out on the Tiles" their struttiest, "Tangerine" a sleeper great tune that makes me happy every time I hear it. The maypole folk songs are good, but not what I board a heavy dirigible for. A lot of the rest is nice enough bluesy soundtracky mood pieces I've publicly thought might be Pink Floyd until the vocals hit.

great album

Not my favorite Zeppelin. Though Since I've been loving you and that's the way we're highlights on here that I forgot about. Oh and immigrant song is pretty awesome. One and two and 4 are just so consistent and physical graffiti and houses of the holy also have more bangers.

Cool.

Tsja, ik snap de Led Zeppelin liefde nog steeds niet helemaal. Het is prima? Ik vind dit wel het prettigste album van hun tot nu toe, maar ben nog steeds niet echt weggeblazen. De zanger maakt zich schuldig aan het glam/hairmetal schreeuwzingen van de jaren '80. Misschien is dat wel het punt? Dat ze dit al in de jaren 70 deden? Das knap hoor, en ik hoor hier juist niet alleen maar de pure hair/glam metal. Je hoort ook wat variatie en soms een beetje meer folky muziek? Het is allemaal knap en interessant, maar het is ook allemaal niet heelerg mijn ding. Het is prima. FAVO: Celebration Day, Tangerine

Pretty fun to listen to. The talent behind the group is incredible. Jimmy Page’s guitar playing is a masterclass of music performance, and the roaring drumming of John Bonham never ceases to amaze. That being said, this album isn’t exactly my cup of tea, but I will not deny it is an incredible piece of music.

-this is the second Led Zeppelin album i’ve heard from here this week and i’m not complaining bc shit’s fire. they’re a band that has seriously grown on me and this is another really cool album -i love how Loud and Intense the whole thing is. 3.5 for now but could definitely grow on me more -Favorites: Immigrant Song, Gallows Pole

Jo, ist halt wieder Led Zeppelin und klingt so wie das vorherige Album Led Zeppelin II. Man bekommt was man erwartet oder befürchtet

Schwächer als Led Zeppelin II

It's great.

I’ll just say what I mean and hope it doesn’t come off like it sounds in my head: I’ve never thought of Zeppelin as “cool”, precisely because I most associate the group with people with comparatively low personal grooming standards. As it happens, the only thing that stinks is my attitude. I owe some dudes an apology. “Immigrant Song” is an ice cool blast of proto-Madchester, proto-Beastie Boys white man funk that sounds like a theme tune for a TV show about a superhero with the power to blow shit up just by winking suggestively at it. There’s no guitar solo in that one, which feels like a refreshing bit of restraint from the lads. Conversely, the record’s other highlight “Since I’ve Been Loving You” is effectively an extended, gloriously textured guitar solo. It sounds, for me, like a night spent with a superhero who can blow shit up just by winking suggestively at it. The rest of the record does what Zeppelin does; which is to say – a lot for a lot of people, but not a lot for me. Still, I’m grateful for having had another long held assumption dismantled – Zep’s cool. Wink wink.

classic 3.5/5

It's fine, I dont get the hype.

immigrant song and since ive been loving you are incredible, otherwise it's cool music but nothing special tbh

This album has some great, foundational sounds and iconic individual songs, but I don't think I'd go back to listen to this as an album again. The hit singles off this album shine much brighter on their own than this album does as a collective, not to say that the music itself is bad. A solid listen for one time through, though.

7/10

I have said in previous reviews that I have never really ‘got’ Zeppelin but I actually enjoyed listening to this one. Not the most clever lyrics but sang with feeling to be sure!

I was not looking forward to Led Zeppelin albums. I figured there had to be a few of them, possibly more than a few. The only record of theirs I willingly listened to when I was younger was IV, and I mostly enjoyed it. But I had never gotten into them the way so many people my age did back in the 70's and 80's, constantly hearing the band on rock radio stations (later called classic rock radio stations I suppose). I couldn't stand Robert Plant's screeching voice over bluesy rock riffs. I do like his voice when he's not trying to hit those notes, but it felt like every song was an excuse to get that sound out of him. When this album started I totally felt the same way, thinking I'd be trashing this in my review. But the truth is, I actually liked some of the songs I'd never heard before. They were understated (by their standards) and not just bashing you over the head with the drums, guitar, and that voice. Of the ten songs on the record, I actually liked about five of them. There was only one, Tangerine, that I really enjoyed and would consider listening to again (but not enough to put on a playlist), but they weren't bad. If this is how the rest of their albums go, I guess I'll think they're not too bad and the radio hits were the outliers.

Out of their first 5 albums, this is the weakest out of them all. Sure, it's got some great tracks and some legendary ones, but on the whole, it falls far short of what was given to us in Led Zep IV or even close to Led Zep II's masterful work. 3 out of 5 stars

Not a huge fan of the vocals, but most tracks are nice.

definitely not my fave led zeppelin

J'ai pas été très concentré sur cet album pour être honnête, ça m'a amusé d'entendre le premier titre qui était le générique de Complément d'Enquete ou un truc du genre... "aaaAAAAAH AHHHHHH" 3/5

I like getting the Led out every now and again this is a good album. Nice riffs I like the slow down versions and less manic stuff where Plant shoes off his voice. Not a patch on IV but still a good one.

pretty good

Nothing that Led Zeppelin does is bad, but this isn’t my favorite record of theirs. It starts really strong with Immigrant Song and then kinda just treads water for a while. 3.6/5

Some decent songs and some boring ones

Immigrant Song is a banger, wasn't bothered about the rest really!

I think this rating is just a reflection of personal aversion to rock. Tracks to Track: Immigrant Song

Ihan jees, sieltähän löyty bluesit countryt ja kunnon rokettirollia. Harmi et aika paljo oli kans ihmeellisyyksiä.

Ik blijf het proberen met Led Zeppelin, maar naast de jengelige vocalen, pakken de songs me ook niet zo als ze anderen wel lijken te pakken. "That's the Way" is mooi, desalniettemin.

Revisiting this record after more than 50 years finds that I have moved on way past this classic sound. Immigrant Song is still vibrant, and Celebration Day remains interesting but the rest of this largely folk rock record is, frankly, dull.

I recognize these songs from commercials

Not my favorite band, nor my favorite album from them but still, it's a good classic and I enjoyed the acoustics.

Not my favorite of theirs

Immigrant Song is a strong opener from which it fizzles out and never recovers. If I wanted twangy mandolins and folksy ballads I wouldn't be listening to Led Zeppelin.

I’ve never been blown away by led zeppelin and this is no exception. I enjoyed most of the songs except the closing track, but it’s not somethinf I would come back to. My fave song was tangerine, seemed a bit more intimate than anything else I’ve heard from them. 3/5

Sounds terrific, but doesn't really tingle my jingle, if you know what I mean. Like it's got that special sauce, but what do you expect me to do with it, eat it like soup? 3.5/5

Immigrant song is one of the great Zeppelin songs, though I was surprised how folky and acoustic the rest was. Very nice.

Love Zeppelin but this one was not for me. Take out Immigrant Song and this would get a 2.

Not my favourite Zeppelin album. I liked immigrant song, out on the tiles, tangerine and that's the way. I think the second half was much better or at least what I felt like more.

They might possess some virtuosity but there's no way I'd let these grubby freaks make me a sandwich

they could never make me form an opinion abt this album. deeply unmoved.

Somewhere in the middle as far as Zeppelin albums goes. Not as bad as their last two, not as good as IV, HotH, and the good stuff on PG.

Mein zweites Album der Band. Nach dem ersten Song dachte ich, das könnte überraschend gut werden, aber es fühlte sich dann doch etwas lang an und er schrie mir zu viel. Trotzdem besser als das, was ich vorher hatte. Solide drei Sterne mit Tendenz nach oben.

Starts off strong with Immigrant Song, then kind of loses steam right after. Just ok.

Easy to listen to.

Snelle inhaal review #20: Ik had echt al half een review geschreven voor II, toen ik erachter kwam dat het om III ging, aanzienlijk minder album helaas, maar kan het nu even niet meer loskoppelen, woops.

We beginnen met een bekende banger. Ik vond dit album leuker dan het vorige album die we hebben beoordeeld voor deze challenge. Nieuwe bangers voor mij waren Out on the tiles en That's the way.

джазз не моё

I’ve heard a lot of Zep over the years - mainly just the hits. I figured I’ve heard all the band has to offer: competent rock music, slick execution, tight production. It’s all here on 3. Let it not be said that Led Zeppelin aren’t a great rock act. On listening to 3 for the first time, the above impression holds up. This was good! I enjoyed this more than I had expected to - certainly more than Physical Graffiti. I also admire the balancing on these tracks - especially Immigrant Song. The musical elements are just so distinct. They sound so clear on a nice set of headphones. I love how much energy the band put into their music. Thing is, their songs live and die on those musical elements. Lyrically I don’t get the sense that Robert Plant has a lot of depth as a writer. Immigrant Song is a good case - the song is killer, but the lyrics, while full of evocative references to Valhalla, are all a bit directionless and feel thrown in because they just sound cool. All the aside, it’s a strong 3 for 3. ✨

Honestly I could leave this. I don’t think it’s their best and maybe I’ve just grown tired of Led Zeppelin

A couple of memorable songs and a good blues but not their best

(Immigrant Song ends) YOU LIKE THAT?!!! THEN LET’S GOOOOO!!!! (Gets out acoustic guitar)

Not even in my top 3 Zep albums!

3.5 stars I feel like I’m failing this challenge on some level by not fully appreciating Led Zeppelin. Am I too old to get into them? Should I have gotten into them as a young impressionable youth? Am I just too much a dummy to appreciate the musicianship? Well, anyway, I enjoyed this album but it didn’t set me on fire. Immigrant Song though, what a way to open an album. It’s good every time. My cousin, who is Swedish-Finnish on the other side of the family, said this song makes her think of her people - “we come from the land of the ice and snow” - so now I always just think of her ancestors as marauding Vikings when I hear that opening war cry. The rest of the first half didn’t live up to the excitement of the opening song. I actually really enjoyed the folky country second half.

I liked this more than Led Zeppelin II. It was very folksy, very acoustic, less aggressively horny (as far as i could tell). I think in my review of 2, I said it was the "acoustic" Zeppelin record. I think I got my albums confused. This is definitely the acoustic Zeppelin album and it's better for it. Page really nows how to strum an acoustic guitar. It's so rhythmic and intense. And when he gets the slide going, it's a lot of fun. The Immigrant Song rocks. I hope it's pro immigration. Friends has a great little acoustic riff. Celebration Day has a great little electric riff. Since I've Been Loving You is this massive blues rock epic. I enjoyed it. Gallows Pole has a fun renaissance fair vibe. I dig it. Tangerine is a very pretty acoustic track. Maybe my favourite song on the album? It hints towards Going to California for sure. I didn't know it going into this album. Bron-Y-Aur Stomp is a fun driving folk track. Hats off to (Roy) Harper has some wicked slide guitar. The guitar playing in general on this track rocks. Final note: i feel like this review seems very glowing and in some ways it is. But I also found this album didn't really stick with me, and isn't something I'd just throw on. I dunno. Maybe I've changed and Zeppelin is no longer my thing. On paper, it's a 3.5... but i'm going to round down because I struggle to connect to it.

I've rated other Led Zeppelins highly. This really fell apart after Immigrant's Song, which, to be fair, is such an epic knock out with such a long cultural shadow ... 2.5 or so

A side has all of the hits. B side is full of experimental deep cuts that don’t seem to flow well together.

Good album. Never has been my favorite of theirs, though.

Underwhelming. Only one truly great song

A side is good, flip side a bit too folky for my taste.

It got this very 70s sounding rock, which is nice, but there’s something missing for me. Not a huge fan of acoustic music. I love stuff like synthies in the background or whatever, something like that would make it complete in my opinion (but yes I know back then synthesizer were just invented and thus not very widespread…or maybe Led Z. just didn’t wanna use it lol). So yeah… too “acoustic” for me, too little electric sound + a high voice, which is kinda cool, but exhausting at some point.

Tangerine is really the only standout track for me on this one. There are some interesting bits and pieces here and there but doesn't hold up.

If you haven’t heard Les Zeppelin, how could you possibly have enough of a musical background to even find this list? “Immigrant Song” is one of the best rock songs ever. The rest of the album is classic, but loses a bit from the over-played status of Zeppelin.

This was fine. Immigrant song is a classic. The vocals kind of grate after a while. I can no longer listen to Led Zeppelin without hearing Henry Paker's impression

Liked some of the songs, others weren’t mine for sure, but overall liked it.

klasika, bolji nego što se sjećam mada opada malo pri kraju, since ive been loving you dobra ali i dalje malo previše

It’s another Led Zeppelin. It’s not bad, but it’s not amazing.

19/1001 Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin III Heard before? ✅ Revisit? 🫳 Led Zeppelin III has one of the greatest opening tracks of all time, however I forgot just how top heavy this album is. After Since I've Been Loving You, it kinda all goes downhill for me. Yes, they're experimenting with the sound on the latter tracks, but they don't work for me.

Two favourited songs.

You know what's better than III? IV.

It was fine. I’m not a huge Led Zeppelin fan. Tangerine and That’s the Way were my favorites aside from Immigrant Song which was the only song I knew going in.

It’s ok; def not the best, 2nd best, or 3rd best Zep album…

Kind of subdued

Best rhythm section ever. Guitarist is good but steals all his best ideas. Singer has a hobbit fetish.

I'm 1018 albums deep and these are the bands/musicians this list has failed to make me a fan of: Led Zeppelin, David Bowie, Elvis Costello, Nick Cave, The Byrds. I don't hate Led Zeppelin, they just do nothing for me.

WHAT a way to start an album ‘Immigrant Song’ is. I always preferred Led Zeppelin II as a teen and they’ve fallen by the wayside quite a bit as I’ve grown up. Why do I think this album is acceptable but Deep Purple is not? I appreciate how stripped back it is, it allows its self to breathe a lot more. It really reminds me of later, less garagey White Stripes. They’re both in ‘It Might Get Loud’ so that may be less of a coincidence. This album does drift a bit as it goes on, but I like how’s it not Blues Rock All The Time. it’s not Clapton thank God. There’s one song on here that’s total crap. I like the cover too. 3.

Last time I rated an album I forgot to write a review. Anyway... I tried listening to this 11 months ago (to the day) and I recall not enjoying the first few songs (bar Immigrant Song) and so I came into this with that memory still lingering. Unfortunately, a listen this time didn't particularly change my views of the first few songs (bar Immigrant Song). I think I definitely prefer Led Zepp's folkier stuff, and I figured out I really don't like the blues-y stuff much at all. Too much slide guitar for me to be enjoyable. Was going to be a 2, but I did enjoy the B-side a lot more. But I think there's a reason I hadn't heard of nor listened to most of these songs before. Definitely one of the weaker Led Zepp albums, but still overall a 3/5 stars.

Peaks with the first song

Honestly I was surprised how unimpressed I was with this one when I revisited it. The blues songs, played well of course, are nevertheless somewhat desultory, and the folk-based songs - typically talked about as the defining sound of the record - are a bit hit and miss. It certainly pales substantially versus II and IV, perhaps that its biggest problem.

When Zep officially became “music to play D&D to”

It was fine. I do like “Tangerine” an awful lot.

Liked this but just not connecting with it on the level most people seem to. LZ has all the elements that I should love but I just never want to listen to them. Immigrant song is the clear stand out here but the album never really hits the same height after.

i looooove led zeppelin

Yup, that's certainly another Led Zepp album. I don't know why they don't connect with me. Maybe their omnipresence over the years. Maybe just Robert Plant's voice. Even mentioning Roy Harper's name didn't do it for me. Looking back, I've given two other albums 3 points, and thinking back, I may have been a bit generous.

It's a shame that this album starts with Immigrant Song, because that builds up a lot of promises that the rest of the album completely fails to deliver. A banger of an opener, then a load of acoustic noodling that just puts me off.

It's a good album. They have better but they released three albums in a year and a half so it seems like they were running out of steam a bit with this one. It feels like a bunch of tracks that would have been B sides for their first two albums. It's an enjoyable listen. If you like Zeppelin you will love it. If your on the fence it's not going to move the needle.

To me, it’s not as strong as I, II and IV, but close enough, though. There are some real bangers on here

A great band for sure, but there’s something off putting to me about Robert Plant’s voice.

First ever full listen. What a great album.

Once again - greatest hits album made by Led Zeppelin might be the best records in the history, but their respective releases are quite troublesome, as is this album. Immigrant Song and Since I've been Loving You go straight to the pantheon of greatest songs, the rest is an annoying slugfest - very skippable. I know I might commit sacrilege by saying that, but overall Led Zeppelin is just a solid band with quite a few great songs and many below average ones.

Pretty good but far from their best album. Big fan of Immigrant Song, Tangerine and Bron-Y-Aur Stomp, but the tracks in between were just okay.

Interesting vocals.

Immigrant Song just flat-out rocks. Tangerine and That's the Way were nice.

Dramatisch maar Very nice

Rock, 1970 -> 3

This is good, because of course it is, because it’s Led Zeppelin. This one is a little too psychedelic for me though. I preferred the more structured albums (Led Zeppelin II) and the harder rock and roll (Physical Graffiti).

listened while walking down a highway shoulder. downloaded 1,4,5,6,7&8

Classic band not the best songs

immigrant song- overplayed. but okay. 6 friends- 6 celebration day- 5 since ive been loving you- 5 out on the tiles- 5 gallows pole- 5 tangerine- this album is so fucking long dude. 5 thats the way- 4 bron y aur stomp- 5 hats off to roy harper- 5 very boring

So much drama in every performance. It works though. Not the best zeppelin album but pretty darn close.

Immigrant song og Since I’ve been loving you, hadde jeg hørt før. Begge to fantastiske låter. Resten av albumet ga meg ikke noe som helst lignende kick, dessverre.

The weakest of the first four I reckon

The blues-y side of Zeppelin really comes out on this one. A great album.

Great start with immigrant song to kick it off. Amazing musicians who can’t do much wrong.

why does the lead singer of zeppelin sound like Jack white

Wow I thought I would hate this, and I actually quite enjoyed it! Shocking

Things I like +5 stars for the 'The immigrant song' +3 stars for 'since I've been loving you' +3 stars for 'Tangerine' Things I don't like - 2 stars for 'hats off to Roy Harper' - 4 stars for 'non-consentual' sex play with fish (google led zeplin + mud shark) - 2 for Jimmy Page for underage relations. = +3 I usually bang on about judging the art, not the artist, I have made an exception to my rule today.

Since I’ve Been Loving You is an all-time favourite track of mine, it has a funny and memorable anecdote to go with it, but the story is not appropriate for a public review!! 😳 All 3 stars are for that track. The pedal squeaking is endearing rather than annoying, but once you hear it, you can never unhear it! Not as big a fan of this album as the other 2 Zeppelin albums we’ve had so far, and still gets a minus star for the band members being pervy creeps.

Listens: 2 Standout Tracks: Since I've Been Loving You, Immigrant Song, Gallows Pole Since I've Been Loving You has a great blusey feel to it. It's probably the pinnacle of the album for me. I've heard Immigrant Song before, and so it helped that it was the first song on the album for me - to get into mindset of 70s hard rock, but it feels... overplayed somehow? I've heard it (or renditions of it) in at least two movies: Thor Ragnarok and The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo.

Vallan kivasti kuunneltava, miellyttävä vikaa biisiä lukuun ottamatta. Ymmärrän, miksi Led Zeppelin on ohittamaton, ehkä senkin, miksi joka albumin pitää olla tällä listalla: soundi on joka levyllä sama, tunnistettava, mutta silti ei ihan täysin kyllästytä; tällä albumilla on omalla laillaan rauhallinen tunnelma.

Tähän oli vaikea päästä sisälle, kuten folkiin yleensäkin, mutta ensimmäisen kierroksen jälkeen jokin sai minut kuuntelemaan otteita uudelleen. Ennen kaikkea levy luo illuusion siitä, että jotain jäi vielä kuulematta, mikä on seurausta bändin country blues -fanituksesta. Olen vieläkin sitä mieltä, että Friends on kehno biisi kamalalla jousisovituksella. Mutta etenkin B-puolella illuusio kantaa (A-puolen avaavaa Immigrant Songia ei varmaan tarvitse kehua erikseen).

Honestly, I've never listened to a lot of Led Zeppelin. I actually thought I might like it more just because of how huge they are, but it really wasn't for me. Some great moments, but as a whole, it didn't pull me in.

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I am a fan and there are some great tunes on this but there's some dead air as well.

It isn't their best album to date, but still has some classics

Obviously I've heard of the band, but only one of the songs was familiar to me. I wouldn't listen again, but it was enjoyable.

There are 5/6 amazing songs on this, since I've been loving you is one of my all time favourites tracks... But there are also a bunch of stuff that also exists in a very meh kind of way. Since we're judging whole albums I have to knock it down a bit. I think my "out of 5 stars" ratings are very inconsistent

A good one, but not a great one. Medium three. Faves: immigrant song, and i have always loved tangerine for some reason.

Decent album but got a little boring towards the end

2/1001 It's okay overall. I don't like how whiny the singer is. Immigrant song was a great start (and the only track I kind of liked), unfortunately the rest of the album isn't as good.

Only got a portion of the way through this album. It reminded me of the things I love about Rainbow, but didn't quite land with me. Will return to finish it.

I'm not sure if the apathy I have towards a large chunk of Led Zeppelin's discography stems from all the '70s (and beyond) LZ clones, whom I dislike more than LZ themselves. I mean, I've always been very clear that I disliked Robert Plant as a frontman, so by extension, I'd dislike everything he spawned to a greater degree. He's easily one of the least interesting of the big early '60s and late '70s rock vocalists. I just don't like his style, his adlibs, nor the way he pieces together his melodies - they just do not work for me. And the music here, like with LZ 2, lacks a certain punch that I'm always hoping for out of these records, a punch that would be absolutely necessary to make Plant's vocals work, imo. Some interesting and genuinely solid moments still. 'Friends' went in a sort of eastern direction instrumentally, which made it stick out in the mix. And I think 'Since I've Been Loving You' is one of the band's best songs, with that soaring guitar and the drama behind the whole thing. It works really well as an LZ "long song". 'Tangerine' is nothing more than your average LZ slowballad, though I enjoyed how out of character it felt for the band at times. It almost reminded me of a slower track off of The Rolling Stones 'Sticky'. And I certainly enjoyed it more than the following slower acousitic cut, 'That's the Way' (though I did enjoy that guitar tone hanging in the background of this one). I enjoyed the blusier tracks on this album more than I usually do from Led Zepplin, especially the off-kilter closer 'Hats off to (Roy) Harper' Not bad by any means, but just another record in this band's catalogue that reaffirms my very lukewarm feelings towards them. And that's fine.

Better than I expected but not my kind of thing

Good, not great imo. Hard to compete with Zeppelin 4 which would follow. Definitely more fleshed out than Zeppelin 1 though, which we’ve also listened to already. To this albums credit, it’s very textured, with just the right amount of unique instrumentation - if there’s anything it has over Zep 4, it’s that. Also to this albums credit, it doesn’t concern itself with trying to sound like the Beatles. We had a BeeGees album from around the same time Zep 3 came out and it was sooo similar to a late Beatles record at points. Zep 3 is its own thing, going for its own sound. “Since I Been Loving You” is my not obvious pick to listen to from this record. Nothing here is bad, nothing here amazed me though

3.5

This is actually not my fav of the zep albums but still enjoy it. I liked reading about the subtle turn into folk music and use of the mandolin. Seems apt for the early 70s.

As soon as the music starts on this album, it's an amazing journey offered by Led Zeppelin to our hears with different styles. Really a pleasant album…. But I’m pretty sure that’s not the best one of Led Zeppelin (only 3 stars due to that )

Immigrant song is a classic and Tangerine is great. Since I’ve Been Loving You quite a track. The first half is pretty solid in all. However, I’m not a fan of the vocals. He sings great and has a great voice, but I don’t think they sound good, and that’s why I’ll probably never listen to the album in its entirety again.

gun to head i couldn’t tell you the difference between led zeppelin, acdc, aerosmith, guns n’ roses, and the rolling stones

3.5

Since I've been loving you is great

Liked it more than I thought I would. Favourite track: Tangerine

Really enjoyed the variety on this album. Album starts super strong with a great four song run, the first stumble in the track listing for me is Out On The Tiles which is fine but not up to the bands usual standards. The layered vocals on the hook/ refrain is quite weak and tinny and the ooh yeah repeat line is a bit predictable and annoying by the end of the song. Other than that I think the last two songs are the other weak points in the album, a shame to end on a low note after the blistering opening track. Album is overall pretty great and I like the variety in the songs, not as much experimentation of later albums but not as tight rock and roll as some of the other albums, leaving this one in an unusual spot. It’s still good but not outstanding, overall 3.5/5

The music is good and varied, but who cares what the songs are about?

This album is kind of disappointing. I really like "Immigrant Song" and I kinda like "Since I've Been Loving You", but the rest of the album is just "meh". I expected more.

A really nice album but I'm not a huge fan of them

Familiar i listen to led zeppelin somwtimes

Immigrant Song makes a great start to the album, but the rest of the songs are drastically different. The folk influence/acoustic focus takes away from the impact Led Zeppelin’s sound usually has, and they don’t adapt to match it very well. There are still some great sections and riffs throughout the album, but they happen in spite of the overall sound direction, not because of it.

Probably my least favorite of the first 4 Zeppelin albums. it’s not bad by any stretch, just pales in comparison to it’s predecessors/successors

Good stuff

My first Led Zeppelin album. Honestly not a favorite for me personally- I could hear the influence traditional american rock had on the album, but a lot of the songs started to sound the same to me. Overall- decent but not much stood out

Good album. Wouldn't be their best for me. Stand out song - Immigration song

It's alright but I wasn't blown away and I probably won't return to this album again of my own volition. Nothing on here really caught my attention. Standouts Immigrant Song 3/5

I have never listened through this album completely and I've listened to a couple new-to-me Led Zeppelin songs, what a treat!

Some songs I like on here. Enjoyed the more stripped down tunes. Needed a few more stand out songs, but overall pretty good. 3/5 Might listen again

i like it when they folk

Great album, never loved Led Zepp

They're very good at what they do.

i had nr IV last week, and the process went the same way with nr III. didn’t particularly enjoy. on a second listen, i enjoyed it a lot. and now i feel like i never want to listen to them ever again. i’ve never come across a band before that has made me feel so indecisive haha.

Favorite Track: Immigrant Song

A classic.

So yeah, if you're a full-on rock fan, this is the shit. It's what led the way for many that followed. But. It's not that markedly different from their debut, which is also on this list and it does feel like they're ovrrrepresented a bit. But then... I'd rather have another LedZep album than yet another album from Simon and/or Garfunkel.

Music that my mom likes

This album starts of with the Immigrant song, one of the greatest rock songs ever if you ask me. Its a hard song to follow and this album has some songs that I would rather skip but that's mostly to get to some of the other really good songs still left on the album. Its a really mixed bag for me but all and all I enjoyed it as a whole with some great stand out songs.

This was a surprisingly tough album for me to get through. The strangest part being that this album is pretty standard when it comes to runtimes and was competent on the whole. However, for some inexplicable reason, I'd tap out almost immediately whenever I'd try to put this on. Led Zeppelin are one of the bands I've had in the deepest reaches of my backlog and this isn't a very promising start, I must admit. On the bright side, these guys singlehandedly invented my favourite make of song: the 5+ minute-long rock epic, so I'm still open to giving these guys a go. I definitely have to as far as this list is concerned. Immigrant Song is a track that I've become pretty familiar with in passing, though I was expecting the song to be a lot more substantial than it wound up being. Maybe throw in a sick minute-long guitar solo and an epilogue as the invaders move towards new pastures and we'd be talking, but I was pretty shocked to discover that it ends abruptly after 2 1/2 minutes. Regardless, it still stands as the best song on the album by a wide margin. The rest of the album is comprised of tolerable acoustic tunes that all blend together, which was a twist I was not expecting.

The hits were amazing. The rest of the album, I was distracted and didn't really pay that close attention. Which to me says.. I wasn't a huge fan.

Wow! Starts so strong with Immigrant Song, which I know so well, but then ramps down from there. My lean is definitely towards their later stuff, so it's interesting to listen to the turning point.

Some classics that I grew up hearing, fine to listen to, but not something I'd seek out.

This is a good album, but I can’t rate it very high knowing there are better Zeppelin albums out there. It seems like it’s mostly on the list because it’s a departure from LZ I/II, which were pretty straight-ahead ass kicking blues rock. I like straight-ahead ass kicking blues rock. Frankly if John Bonham isn’t trying to destroy his drumset, then why listen to LZ?! Nary a bad song on this record, but nothing that elevates it for me.

One of my rotating fav zep albums, 3stars

In my review for Led Zeppelin IV I stated that Led Zeppelin did not miss on their first four albums. I forgot about 3. This one was a slump in the first four albums. There’s a few great songs on here, the rest are b-sides at best.

2.5. Boring boomer shit as per usual.

I don't know how to put into words the thoughts I have on Led Zeppelin. They're very enigmatic for somebody who didn't grow up listening to them. I feel like a lot of people say the like Zeppelin because they think they're supposed to. There's lots of musical talent to appreciate here but there's also something...lacking and I don't quite know what it is.

We were thinking about going to see the Led Zeppelin documentary that’s in cinemas just now. So I stuck a playlist with early stuff on and listened to some of this again. It seemed that all the good stuff was on the other albums though. A bit too much noodling around here for my taste again. In other news, we decided not to see the film.

Good bluesy rock with the occasional folk influence. Immigrant song and since i've been loving you are the top songs.

Starts as a 5, dips to a 2, lands at a 3.5

Good album I saved 3 songs. I like the instrumentals they have in the band and the drummer is great.

dontt know much about the history of this specific band up until this point but its obvious whatever they communicated wasnt being accepted by whoever

Better than expected

The best guitar album we've had by far, enjoyed this one.

Not my favourite LZ album

Liked this

2.8 best track - immigrant song , by miles

Best song of the album was the first song. Felt pretty plain to me.

A solid rock album, sort strong with Immigrant Song, and has som other hits and nuggets (Since I've been Loving You , That's the Way) but of rme not one of their better works (See LedZepplin, Houses of the Holy, physical Graffiti)

Had Led Zeppelin II two days ago so wasn’t expecting Led Zeppelin III so soon. Led Zeppelin II blew me away but this one was a bit underwhelming. Immigrant Song is a banger way to start an album but it wasn’t quite as entertaining as Led Zeppelin II. It was still a solid album but probably because I had LZII so recently, it was hard to get that one out of my mind and I kept comparing it to that

3- Stars (7/15)

Mid Zeppelin.

One monster song, the rest good/not great. Immigrant Song is a stud, and I do love it. The rest is easy listening with a lean towards the Blues.

Iconic start to an album.

How you gonna start an album with an absolute fucking banger like Immigrant Song then roll into nothing but sleepy time snoozers. This album gave me the equivalent of rock & roll blue balls. 2.5 ⭐️ rounded up for Immigrant Song

Some good tracks on here but must confess I’m not a huge fan of Led Zeppelin’s

“Immigrant Song” is probably my favorite Zeppelin song. It n my least favorite Zeppelin album. Rest of this album is filler.

Great album, however Led Zeppelin have a lot of other albums that outshine this one. It starts off really strong with "Immigrant Song" but it goes a bit downhill from there. "Since I've Been Loving You" is a real banger as well though.

Second album (1/2/25) is Led Zeppelin III. To this day all I really know about Led Zeppelin is the shit I know from playing guitar for like a decade. Stairway to Heaven, Immigrant Song, etc. The hits, yknow? That, and it's one of those kinda... lughead hard rock albums that seemed to define the 70s. Never was big on it growing up but half of doing this is trying to broaded my horizons! Roxy — Today at 6:02 PM Listening to Since I've Been Loving You, it's just a remember that I've always had a weird relationship with blues. As a guitarist and bassist I have this massive respect for the genre, but actually listening to it... Feels like homework, I guess. This isn't much different, unfortunately; it's technically good, but I don't enjoy it lmao Roxy — Today at 6:15 PM Of course, then the rest of the album is much folkier... Which you would think I would like, considering my alt-country preferences, but like... This just feels very RenFair (derogatory).

I mean - not as good as II, but solid.

gonna give this a 3 but its more of a 3.5 tbc hard rock vocals over folk rock is a cool experiment. like most hard rock i get the appeal but it doesn't really do much for me. ngl the more folk influenced tracks were my favorites on this album

Nothing comes close to Immigrant Song + Since I've Been Loving You.

I am not a Led Zeppelin fan. I've attempted discography listens over the years and find Zeppelin generally lacking. This record, though. This is definitely Zeppelin's most restrained record, as most of the tracks are acoustic or on the more quiet or laid back side. The sequencing on this album is insanely good. Songs that don't seem like they should follow each other work inexplicably well. The transition from "Immigrant Song" to "Friends", followed by the zany rocker "Celebration Day", effectively. closing the first suite The slow build of "Since I've Been Loving You" reintroduces the album, though this is the kind of thing I don't like about . "Out on the Tiles" swaggers "Tangerine" just...feels good. Nostalgic and heartfelt. The only disappointment is the last two tracks, but they almost completely put me off.

Godt album, men skærebrænderen gør bare ikke noget særligt for mig.

Et lidt ligegyldigt udspil fra Led Zep. Eneste nummer der stikker ud er Imigrant Song

Very solid.

pretty cool loved immagratin sonf

all reality this album is fucking weird, doesn't have real flow, it's just songs mish mashed together that being said i fucking love this album

Love Led Zeppelin although III isn't as strong as some of their other work I don't think Robert Plant's voice really suits the folk style of a lot of these songs, it's a bit intense and works better in the heavier tracks for me This is certainly not bad though, some of the guitar playing is amazing and any band willing to evolve their style and try different things should be commended. Suppose I just can't help comparing it against II, IV and Physical Graffiti which are classics

Going into this and I wonder if I’m going to keep my opinion that Led Zeppelin makes great songs that are just too long. Well I was totally wrong. I really only feel that way with Since I’ve Been Loving You. Liked That’s the Way.

Gut aber nix besonderes beginnt gut

I'm conflicted on this one. The only song I was familiar with was Immigrant Song (and WHAT a song), so I was excited to hear the rest of the album. It opens so strong with Immigrant Song, but then nothing really grabbed me after that, so I decided to give it a second listen. Second time through I found Friends, Tangerine, That's the Way and Bron-Y-Aur Stomp were stronger (better? more interesting?) than on my initial listen. This one is definitely not my favorite Led Zeppelin album.

Hard and folky rock from 1970.

A few great songs, a few meh songs

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