Rank Led Zeppelin's albums?

Discussion in 'Music Corner' started by The Doctor, Sep 18, 2017.

  1. ifyouever

    ifyouever Forum Resident

    Location:
    New York City
    IV - 11
    Houses of the Holy - 10
    I - 10
    II - 9.5 (loss of .5 for the drum solo)
    Physical Graffiti- 9
    In Through the Out Door - 9
    III - 8.5
    Presence - 7
     
  2. HotelYorba101

    HotelYorba101 Senior Member

    Location:
    California
    I prefer Presence over ITTOD by a long shot

    ITTOD ultimately has a couple of great songs, a couple of ok songs, and one very bad song that is the worst in Zep's career (Hot Dog)

    Presence has a few great songs (Achilles, Nobody's Fault But Mine, For Your Life, Tea For One) and at least the others rock hard and to me hold my interest more than ITTOD. Presence has its flaws but it is raw, compact, and rocking. Presence all the way on this one!
     
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  3. crustycurmudgeon

    crustycurmudgeon We've all got our faults, mine's the Calaveras

    Location:
    Hollister, CA
    Well, "rank" to me means put in order of favorite to least favorite. "Rate" is what Captain Leo seems to have meant. Since it's very difficult for me to rate albums, I'll rank them (favorite to least favorite):

    Physical Graffiti
    Houses Of The Holy
    IV
    III
    Presence
    In Through The Out Door
    II
    I
    Coda
     
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  4. skateaway

    skateaway Forum Resident

    Location:
    Australia
    Led Zeppelin I - 10/10
    Led Zeppelin II - 9/10
    Led Zeppelin III - 10/10
    Led Zeppelin IV - 10/10
    Houses of the Holy - 8/10
    Physical Graffiti - 7/10
    Presence - 8/10
    In Through the Out Door - 6/10
    Coda - no rating, never been inclined to buy it
     
  5. NightGoatToCairo

    NightGoatToCairo Forum Resident

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    Casual fan here. I only know the first 5 albums and from a friend who used to play them a lot, way back when.
    The one I liked the most was Houses Of The Holy, and it's still the only studio album of theirs I have or want. I think it's a brilliant record; don't get the negativity toward Crunge and D'yer Mak'er.
    I have the BBC Sessions, Celebration Day [BD/CD], How The West Was Won, Live DVD and Remasters comp from the early 90s.
    I listen to Plant's Manic Nirvana more than any Led Zep I have! :hide:
     
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  6. Greenalishi

    Greenalishi Birds Aren’t Real

    Location:
    San Francisco

    1} LZ III - 10
    2} Physical Graffiti - 10
    3} LZ I - 10
    4} Houses - 10
    5} LZ IV - 10
    6} LZ II - 10
    7} Coda - 9
    8/9} Presence/Out Door - 1 - (One for Nobody's Fault But Mine, awesome song, 0 for the rest)
     
  7. 131east23

    131east23 Person of Interest

    Location:
    gone
    HOH is the brightest and happiest Zep album. It exudes positive vibes and has few dark moments, if any.
     
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  8. nikosvault

    nikosvault Forum Resident

    Location:
    Denmark
    ITTOD > Presence

    ITTOD is really Plant's best solo album. I don't really see it as a Zep release.

    Presense is sound over songs.
     
  9. Bill Hart

    Bill Hart Forum Resident

    Location:
    Austin
    I wonder what the relationship between the rating is, and each person's point of entry to the band. For example, I started with the first album shortly after it was originally released, and in some ways it is still my favorite because of the blues orientation. LZ II has some killer tracks, but not all of it appeals. I didn't really like III much when it came out- it wasn't heavy enough, and it took me years to fully appreciate it. I probably listen to the remaining albums much less, and am more a track by track guy on those; I also just lost interest in the band at a certain point.
    We did go to the 02 concert in London several years ago and I was happy to be with all these tubby geezers in old band T-shirts two sizes too small playing air guitar to Jimmy's moves.
    If I had to pick the one that has stayed with me and moved me the most, though, it is the first album. Why? It certainly isn't the best recording --most of them are less than great, sonically (and yes, I have the RLs, the plums, some of the Classic 45s, etc). Time and place has a lot to do with this, I think. There are no absolutes. But, it is interesting. I suspect IV is the biggest seller, largely b/c of the song that shall not be named?
     
  10. Desolation Row

    Desolation Row Forum Resident

    Location:
    Oklahoma
    Forgive my ITTOD ranking; I'm sentimental toward it.

    Houses of the Holy
    Physical Graffiti
    IV
    In Through the Out Door
    III
    II
    I
    Presence
    Coda
     
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  11. Right now...

    1. Houses of the Holy
    2. Led Zeppelin III
    3.
    4. Physical Graffiti
    5. Led Zeppelin
    6. Led Zeppelin II
    7. The Song Remains the Same
    8. In Through the Out Door
    9. Presence
    10. Coda

    ...with a significant distance between numbers six and seven.
     
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  12. Vinyl_Blues

    Vinyl_Blues Slave to the Groove

    Location:
    Chicago, IL USA
    Zeppelin are in my Top 3 favorite bands of all time, so I'm quite enthusiastic about all their studio releases.

    Led Zeppelin I - 10/10
    Led Zeppelin II - 10/10
    Led Zeppelin III - 10/10
    Led Zeppelin IV - 10/10
    Houses of the Holy - 9.5/10
    Physical Graffiti - 10/10
    Presence - 10/10
    In Through the Out Door - 8.5/10
    Coda - 9/10
     
  13. Vinyl_Blues

    Vinyl_Blues Slave to the Groove

    Location:
    Chicago, IL USA
    As a HUGE Zeppelin fan, I applaud these rankings and find that I'm unable to disagree. ;)
     
  14. yesstiles

    yesstiles Senior Member

    Led Zeppelin I - 4/10
    Led Zeppelin II - 5/10
    Led Zeppelin III - 6/10
    Led Zeppelin IV - 8/10
    Houses of the Holy - 10/10
    Physical Graffiti - 10/10
    Presence - 7/10
    In Through the Out Door - 7.5/10
    Coda - 5/10
     
  15. sekaer

    sekaer Forum Resident

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    United States
    IV
    III
    Houses
    Physical
    I
    II
    Presence
    ITtOD
    Coda
     
  16. Price.pittsburgh

    Price.pittsburgh Forum Resident

    Location:
    Florida
    Zep I - 10
    Zep II - 10
    Zep III - 8
    Zep IV - 10
    HOTH - 9
    PG - 10
    Presence - 7
    ITTOD - 7
    Coda - 6
     
  17. Somerset Scholar

    Somerset Scholar Ace of Spades

    Location:
    Bath
    Zep 1 - 9
    Zep 2 - 9
    Zep 3 - 9
    Zep 4 - 10
    Houses - 8
    PG - 9
    Presence - 8
    ITTOD - 7
    Coda - 6
     
  18. markp

    markp I am always thinking about Jazz.

    Location:
    Washington State
    For me, all LZ albums from I through Presence rank a 10. In Through the Outdoor is a 6, and Coda is 3. LZ was my my band in high school. I remeber when Presence was released..I was in 8th grade. Those Led Zep albums were the soundtrack of my high school years. I still like thdm.
     
  19. Sondek

    Sondek Forum Resident

    Led Zeppelin I - 7/10
    Led Zeppelin II - 7.5/10
    Led Zeppelin III- 6/10
    Led Zeppelin IV - 8/10
    Houses Of The Holy - 8.5/10
    Physical Graffiti - 3/10
    Presence - 2/10
    In Through Out The Door - 2/10
    Coda - 2/10
     
  20. Scott S.

    Scott S. lead singer for the best indie band on earth

    Location:
    Walmartville PA
    I think HOTH is by far the best, don't get why so many here mark it down a notch.
     
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  21. sekaer

    sekaer Forum Resident

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    United States
    By rank, do you mean just descending order...seems like we have some different ranking definitions here!
     
  22. Price.pittsburgh

    Price.pittsburgh Forum Resident

    Location:
    Florida
    The Crunge
     
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  23. Deek57

    Deek57 Forum Resident

    I 10/10.
    II 10/10.
    III 9/10.
    IV 9/10
    HOTH 10/10.
    PG 8/10.
    P 7/10
    ITTOD 5/10
    Coda 6/10
    TSRTS 8/10
    BBC 8/10.
     
  24. Terrapin Station

    Terrapin Station Master Guns

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    NYC Man/Joy-Z City
    :righton:
     
  25. Mook

    Mook Forum Resident

    Led Zeppelin - 10/10
    Led Zeppelin II - 10/10
    Led Zeppelin III - 10/10
    Led Zeppelin IV - 10/10
    HOTH - 10/10
    PG - 10/10
    Presence - 9/10
    ITTOD - 5/10
    Coda - 6/10

    The Song Remains The Same - 9/10
    BBC Sessions - 8/10
    How The West Was Won - 10/10
     

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