Your "Worst Of" Led Zeppelin

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  1. yesstiles

    yesstiles Senior Member

    I admit, the first few minutes of "Carouselambra" are not very good, but after that I think the song is stellar all the way to the finish. I bet there's a lot of people who just can't get past that first 1/3 of the track, but the next two-thirds are very tasty. :thumbsup:
     
  2. RK2249

    RK2249 Forum Resident Thread Starter

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    There's only about three songs on my list that I truly dislike. The rest I don't hate but wouldn't miss if they weren't there.

    The point of the rules was to see what else people didn't like (or just didn't think was great) other than the usual culprits, ITTOD, Presence, and Coda. Basically I wanted to see what everyone's least favorite song was off of each album
     
  3. RK2249

    RK2249 Forum Resident Thread Starter

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    It has some good moments but overall it's a meandering epic that just doesn't fully deliver, I think.
     
  4. bluesky

    bluesky Senior Member

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    south florida, usa
    Some of Zep 2 is outstanding, some not, for me.

    Everything after PG I wasn't crazy about. A style change from barbarian to whatever it was they were doing then. Coda, etc.

    The best was Zep 1, 3, & 4. For me. The Song Remains the Same is good. Saw the film about a zillion times... maybe 14 times. 2 times in a movie theater.

    Actually some of the boots are fantastic!
     
  5. mikaal

    mikaal Sociopathic Nice Guy

    The openers The Song Remains The Same and Achilles Last Stand are both overblown and shrill where their respective albums are great.
     
  6. Erik B.

    Erik B. Fight the Power

    For those who picked Since I've Been Loving, do you even like Zep ?
     
  7. RK2249

    RK2249 Forum Resident Thread Starter

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    I like both songs but they can get grating. Never been a huge fan of Plant's sped up vocals on The Song Remains The Same, either...always prefer live versions of that song.
     
  8. RK2249

    RK2249 Forum Resident Thread Starter

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    I've stayed away from second guessing people's selections here but I have to admit that I never thought anyone would put down SIBLY.
     
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  9. Cymbaline

    Cymbaline Shiny Dog

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    Buda, TX
    Your Time is Gonna Come
    Thank You
    That's The Way
    Going to California
    The Crunge
    Down By the Seaside
    Boogie With Stu
    Royal Orleans
    I'm Gonna Crawl
     
  10. JPJs Bass Guitar

    JPJs Bass Guitar Forum Resident

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    I don't really think Zep have a 'worst of', I prefer to think of it as songs that aren't my favourites!

    But, if I never heard any of these again, it would be fine by me ....

    You Shook Me
    Ramble On (but could easily be What Is or Bring It On Home)
    Hats Off
    Black Dog (quite unfair to put any of LZIV in here - not an ounce of fat on there!)
    D'Yer M'aker
    Boogie With Stu (or Down By The Seaside)
    Royal Orleans
    South Bound Suarez
     
  11. ruben lopez

    ruben lopez Nunc Est Bibendum

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    Carouselambra.
     
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  12. Thievius

    Thievius Blue Oyster Cult-ist

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    I honestly don't dislike enough Zeppelin songs to fill an album, but there are songs like "In My Time Of Dying" I always skip over because I find them dull. Same goes for The Rain Song and No Quarter.

    I don't hate them, I just find them boring.
     
  13. Noise Annoys

    Noise Annoys Forum Resident

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    Ireland
    Moby Dick - the riff is great, the rest is rubbish
    The Crunge - the worst track from their worst album
    D'yer M'aker - the second worst track from their worst album

    I pretty much like everything else, including Carouselambra.
     
  14. steveharris

    steveharris Senior Member

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    Mass
    Okay,these are the Zeppelin songs I tend to skip:hide:.They are not awful,I`m just not into these as much as much as the other tunes:

    Hot Dog
    Darlene
    Royal Orleans
    Bron Y Aur Stomp
    Babe Come On Home
    Hey Hey What Can I Do
     
  15. The Hole Got Fixed

    The Hole Got Fixed Owens, Poell, Saberi

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    Toronto
    The catalogue.
     
  16. ohnothimagen

    ohnothimagen "Live music is better!"

    Location:
    Canada
    I always skip the following, so I consider them 'worst':

    I Can't Quit You Baby (LZ1 version, love the Coda/Albert Hall version)
    Thank You (absolute worst of the worst...not many songs out there I actively hate, but this is one of 'em)
    Bring It On Home (not a big fan of Plant's Blackface shtick in the intro, then it just turns into bombast for the sake of bombast)
    Tangerine (bleech...sappier than a pine tree!)
    Hats Off To Roy Harper (a three and half minute musical annoyance, not a song IMO- this should have been the "Immigrant Song" B-side, not "Hey Hey What Can I Do"!)
    Down By The Seaside (I've never known what the hell to make of this, but I've never liked it- it was a leftover for a reason I reckon)
    Night Flight (see "Down By The Seaside")
    Hot Dog (Page's horrendously sloppy playing completely ruins this song for me)
     
  17. RK2249

    RK2249 Forum Resident Thread Starter

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    Clever :rolleyes:
     
  18. Sathington Willoughby

    Sathington Willoughby Well-Known Member

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    ^This. Cheesy, dated keyboards and pretentious lyrics that are indecipherable anyways.
     
  19. 3rd Uncle Bob

    3rd Uncle Bob Forum Resident

    1. You Shook Me - almost as bad as Bowie's "She Shook Me Cold" and partially responsible for it.
    2. Moby Dick - a promising guitar intro although probably "borrowed".
    3. Out on the Tiles - generic and boring, where's the tune?
    4. Four Sticks - why this when they had "Down by the Seaside"?
    5. The Crunge - should've remained a B-side and the title cut used instead with a re-sequenced tracklist.
    6. In the Light - a drone married to a half a Beatlesque tune, maybe if it were half the length I wouldn't despise it twice as much.
    7. Night Flight - there's a reason they chose "Four Sticks" over this for IV.
    8. Hots On for Nowhere - could have easily been "Candy Store Rock" instead.
    9. Carouselambra - I like parts of this but it needs a remix.
     
  20. Sathington Willoughby

    Sathington Willoughby Well-Known Member

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    Have you tried the newly released alternate version?

     
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  21. 3rd Uncle Bob

    3rd Uncle Bob Forum Resident

    The keyboards are mixed too high, the guitar too low.
     
  22. RK2249

    RK2249 Forum Resident Thread Starter

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    I felt the same way for the longest time (same as In My Time Of Dying) but this song is my most listened to at the moment. Actually the first side of the 2nd LP track listing is my favorite music to relax to at the moment...In The Light, Bron-yr-aur, Down By The Seaside, and Ten Years Gone.
     
  23. guidedbyvoices

    guidedbyvoices Old Dan's Records

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    Alpine, TX
    The only one I truly hate is hats off for Harper (the keys to the hwy is fantastic though) and you shook me. Bring it on home, Hot dog and south bound Suarez aren't great but I don't actively hate them.

    A lot that others hate I really love, like four sticks(top 5 zep for me), in the light, hots on for nowhere, night flight (bongos great on both of those)
     
  24. RK2249

    RK2249 Forum Resident Thread Starter

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    South Jersey
    My opinion of certain Zeppelin songs has definitely changed over the years (positive or negative)...and probably will again.
     
  25. Tea For One? I'm about to leave you Trampled Under Foot.
     
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