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- Original Release Date: 28 Mar 1973
- Format - Music: MP3
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- Also available in CD Format
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| Play | 1. The Song Remains The Same | 5:30 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 2. The Rain Song | 7:38 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 3. Over The Hills And Far Away | 4:49 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 4. The Crunge | 3:15 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 5. Dancing Days | 3:41 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 6. D'yer Mak'er | 4:21 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 7. No Quarter | 6:59 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 8. The Ocean | 4:31 | £0.89 |
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34 of 35 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I love this Album! In fact this was the album that got me into Zeppelin, and D'yer Mak'er was the track that sparked my love for this band more than 20 years ago.
Houses of the Holy is a typical Led Zeppelin album, inasmuch as it is a collection of tracks of different styles and moods, delivered by superb musicianship, yet unified by that unique, indescribable Zeppelin sound. As usual, the band invite you on a musical journey that pushes the boundaries of what you thought Led Zep are all about.
Jimmy Page's guitar playing is immaculate through out, from the multi layered guitar rock anthem "The Song Remains the same", through probably their most beautiful ballad "The Rain Song". "Over the Hills and far away" is a folk rock track that would have graced Led Zep III and Dancing Days is an off beat rocker with some great slide guitar playing. The Ocean is probably one of the great guitar riff rock songs ever, in the very best tradition of Black Dog and Heartbreaker whilst No Quarter illustrates the growing creative influence of John Paul Jones.
The tracks that usually divide opinion are "The Crunge" and "D'yer Mak'er". If you take them on face value, The Crunge has a groove that is a brilliant advert for the rhythm section whilst D'yer Mak'er is simply a beautiful, naïve love song.
This album is great for listening to in the summertime; sitting around a beach fire with friends watching the sun set, and has a beautifully uplifting vibe. If you like head banging your way through an entire album then maybe this isn't for you. If you like something a bit more varied then this is a classic.
Houses of the Holy is a typical Led Zeppelin album, inasmuch as it is a collection of tracks of different styles and moods, delivered by superb musicianship, yet unified by that unique, indescribable Zeppelin sound. As usual, the band invite you on a musical journey that pushes the boundaries of what you thought Led Zep are all about.
Jimmy Page's guitar playing is immaculate through out, from the multi layered guitar rock anthem "The Song Remains the same", through probably their most beautiful ballad "The Rain Song". "Over the Hills and far away" is a folk rock track that would have graced Led Zep III and Dancing Days is an off beat rocker with some great slide guitar playing. The Ocean is probably one of the great guitar riff rock songs ever, in the very best tradition of Black Dog and Heartbreaker whilst No Quarter illustrates the growing creative influence of John Paul Jones.
The tracks that usually divide opinion are "The Crunge" and "D'yer Mak'er". If you take them on face value, The Crunge has a groove that is a brilliant advert for the rhythm section whilst D'yer Mak'er is simply a beautiful, naïve love song.
This album is great for listening to in the summertime; sitting around a beach fire with friends watching the sun set, and has a beautifully uplifting vibe. If you like head banging your way through an entire album then maybe this isn't for you. If you like something a bit more varied then this is a classic.
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This is an album on which all 8 tracks give me tingles, that fabulous feeling that you get when you love a song so much that you almost want to cry and dance and sing all at the same time.
It kicks off with a truly great rock song, 'The Song Remains the Same'. Having recently watched the video of 'TSRTS' for the first time, I'm even more in love with this song than ever. It then runs seamlessly into 'The Rain Song', which is really beautiful, classic acoustic 'gentle' Zep. I love 'Over the Hills and Far Away' for the heartfelt vocals of the chorus. 'The Crunge' I just love. It's bizarre but great (and also sounds like a James Brown song at the end...). My favourite track is probably 'Dancing Days' for its rhythm and riff. 'D'yer Mak'er' (or however you spell it) is a strange contrast of stereotypical romantic song lyrics and a reggae sort of rhythm which is weird but interesting and also gives it individualism. 'No Quarter' is an eerie, Lord of the Rings-ish track; hard to explain but if you listen to it you'll see what I mean! And then there is 'The Ocean', probably the one I neglect unfairly because it seems like a bit of an anticlimax after 'No Quarter', but it's a more typical Led Zeppelin rock track (not that that's a bad thing at all!)
Led Zeppelin are one of my all-time favourite bands. I know everyone loves them for different reasons, but for me their eclectic sound and brilliant musical talent is what makes them so excellent (and they also write damn good songs!). This album is definitely worth getting even if you're not a huge Zep fan because the songs are all so different but so great. So yeah. Buy it!
It kicks off with a truly great rock song, 'The Song Remains the Same'. Having recently watched the video of 'TSRTS' for the first time, I'm even more in love with this song than ever. It then runs seamlessly into 'The Rain Song', which is really beautiful, classic acoustic 'gentle' Zep. I love 'Over the Hills and Far Away' for the heartfelt vocals of the chorus. 'The Crunge' I just love. It's bizarre but great (and also sounds like a James Brown song at the end...). My favourite track is probably 'Dancing Days' for its rhythm and riff. 'D'yer Mak'er' (or however you spell it) is a strange contrast of stereotypical romantic song lyrics and a reggae sort of rhythm which is weird but interesting and also gives it individualism. 'No Quarter' is an eerie, Lord of the Rings-ish track; hard to explain but if you listen to it you'll see what I mean! And then there is 'The Ocean', probably the one I neglect unfairly because it seems like a bit of an anticlimax after 'No Quarter', but it's a more typical Led Zeppelin rock track (not that that's a bad thing at all!)
Led Zeppelin are one of my all-time favourite bands. I know everyone loves them for different reasons, but for me their eclectic sound and brilliant musical talent is what makes them so excellent (and they also write damn good songs!). This album is definitely worth getting even if you're not a huge Zep fan because the songs are all so different but so great. So yeah. Buy it!
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Houses of the Holy is perhaps not as great in length as Physical Grafiti,or as classic as Led Zeppelin 4,but is one of their more diverse albums. The opening track,The Song Remains The Same is one of the finest opening tracks I have ever heard;powerful and heavy guitars mixed in with percise drums and bass lines. Over The Hills And Far Away has a lovely accoustic intro and a well crafted ending which may suprise,as does The Ocean. As well as containing solid tracks such as The Crunge and Dancing Days,as well as the fun track D'yer Maker,the album is dominated by the quiet,simplistic brilliance of The Rain Song,featuring nice mixed orchestral violins;and the haunting echoes of No Quarter, where John Paul Jones excels on keyboards and synthesisers. Jones is on excellent form throughout the album,along with gutsy guitar work from Jimmy Page. Robert Plant and John Bonham are also top class. This album was an fantastic introduction to their next album Physical Grafiti,which is even better.
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Excellent Album
Probably not one of Led Zeppelin's better known albums but its an absolute gem of an album, well worth picking up
Published 1 month ago by Anthony Russell
A Solid Effort, But...
Listened to this album for the first time last night and, all thing's considered, it's a pretty solid effort. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Fox in the Box
Must have in in your collection
This is an excellent album...Led Zep have pushed there music boundaries with every record they have bought out, and this is no exception. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Joe S from MK
superb!
Led Zep doing what they do best, making bloody good music...a superb album and the remastered copy is even better than the original!
Published 5 months ago by beretta
ENJOY! BRILLIANT!
Having bought some of their DVD's earlier, I have quite forgotten how the original ''director's cut'' sounds like. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Camilla
This is why I love Led Zeppelin!
This just happens to be my favorite Led Zeppelin album. I believe it is their most thoughtful, personal and in many respects most original release. Read more
Published 8 months ago by os
should have called it Zep 5 just to annoy the critics...
Well it certainly aint a clone of Zep 4,its a rather interesting disc,makes you listen,makes you think,its not an instant love but its a grower. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Mr Blackwell
Classic Led Zep
This is my favourite Led Zep album and I can't believe how good it is. This is a Led Zep classic... a must have for any hard rock fan.
Published 14 months ago by Owen
In a word, boring
Boring, boring music. Think they might have taken too many drugs. Bloated nonsense. Full of its own self importance. Leave reggae to Bob Marley, stick to the heavy stuff. Read more
Published 18 months ago by a
Musical masterpiece
This is Led Zeppelin standing tall at the top of their stairway. As good as it gets. Hard pounding with finesse. Read more
Published 21 months ago by A. Belcadenza
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