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In their debut album, Led Zeppelin pumped up blues classics such as Otis Rush's "I Can't Quit You Baby" and Howlin' Wolf's "How Many More Times" and introduced the world to their manic and exaggerated blues-rock. This remastered album includes "vinyl replica" packaging and original album artwork.
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Classic 1969 debut album digitally remastered.Features "Communication Breakdown".
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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
After falling in love with Hendrix, being turned on to British styled blues by Jethro Tull, this was the album which woke me up to how powerful rock music can be! There's only a few times when an album, on first hearing, absolutely fires your being and you have to hear it constantly - maybe just to re-assure yourself that this is real rock music, or maybe just to be sent on a sonic roller coaster ride. My two favourites tracks are "Communication Breakdown" due to Page's guitar work, and played loud, still makes the hair on my neck stand, and their major work, "Dazed and Confused", so much more feel to it than "Stairway" and more akin to "Kashmir" for it's depth,darkness and power, but still stands as one of the finest showstoppers ever!!
I heard LedZep2 before hearing LZ1, and still think it's a more powerful statement of intent.
I still think most bands' first to third albums are often their best, even though they are considered less polished, or lack production values of their later offerings, but, Led Zep 1 is, for me their mightiest, rawest, and ultimately, the most satisfying of all the Led Zep collection, considering most of their albums are the best there's been. An awsome debut from an awsome band!!!! Start at the beginning then get the lot!
I heard LedZep2 before hearing LZ1, and still think it's a more powerful statement of intent.
I still think most bands' first to third albums are often their best, even though they are considered less polished, or lack production values of their later offerings, but, Led Zep 1 is, for me their mightiest, rawest, and ultimately, the most satisfying of all the Led Zep collection, considering most of their albums are the best there's been. An awsome debut from an awsome band!!!! Start at the beginning then get the lot!
23 of 24 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Audio Cassette
It all makes such perfect sense now in retrospect. You take two of the premier sessions artists in England rising from the ashes of the Yardbirds and pair them up with a couple of unknown 19 year olds from the Band of Joy and form one of the greatest rock groups of all time. Led Zeppelin's debut album remains a classic and its showpiece "Dazed and Confused" is the song I have listened to most often in my life; my favorite part is Bonzo's cascades on the drum as Jimmy Page loses the violin bow and finishes his guitar solo (I have learned from a reputable source that the song was originally written by Jake Holmes as a folk-rock type song, but uncredited on the album). One of the great things about the new Led Zeppelin double-DVD is that there are another four versions of "Dazed and Confused" on it, although admittedly you have to look for some of them. I finally get to see Bonzo do that bit on what, by contemporary standards, is a kiddie drum kit.
"Communication Breakdown" is the one "single" from the album because from the very beginning Led Zeppelin's best tunes were just too long for airplay. "Dazed and Confused" is 6:27, Page's acoustic arrangement of "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You" is 6:40 (the second best track on the album) and the final track, the under-rated "How Many More Times" is a heck of a lot longer than the "3:30" that is listed in the liner notes (go figure). The album begins with the introductory hard chords of "Good Times Bad Times" but also features the acoustic guitar and tabla drums on the folksy "Black Mountainside" as the group mixes and matches music styles. At this point Robert Plant is just handling the vocals, with Page, Jones and Bonham responsible for the new songs. For good measure they toss a pair of Willie Dixon's blues tunes, "You Shook Me" and "I Can't Quit You Baby," to reveal the exact nature of the group's musical roots even as they were on their way to being the definitive heavy metal band.
Everything that comes afterwards in the musical career of Led Zeppelin all comes back to the ground they claim on this album. Future albums will vary the calculus in terms of how much hard rock, acoustic, or blues appears on a given album, but you will find the template for the group's success laid out on this self-titled debut effort where they establish their album-oriented perspective. This is guitar rock beyond what we had heard in the distorted electric blues of Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Beck, and Eric Clapton. Ultimately, what makes it a great debut album is that Led Zeppelin continues to build on those foundation in eight more classic heavy metal albums over the next dozen years. This is one of the few albums that I still as vinyl (object d'arte), cassette (emergency use if the CD player in the car breaks down), and CD. If I get stuck on a desert island, guess what album I want...
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
By Shazzeth
Format:Audio CD
If you want to hear where later tracks from Led Zeppelin cast their roots from then this is a definite album to get your hands on. The band already had their classic and individual sound at this stage and everything about this album is mind blowing. Led Zeppelin I is an album you need to listen to at full blast. It has some of the catchiest guitar riffs of all time, and to be honest quite a lot of the stuff they were later best known for appears on this album.
I usually find Led Zeppelin albums considerably difficult to get into (despite the fact I adore the band), but this one slotted into my favourites straight away, whereas usually it takes me a few weeks before I start liking the album. This is a must-have for any fan of Led Zeppelin.
I usually find Led Zeppelin albums considerably difficult to get into (despite the fact I adore the band), but this one slotted into my favourites straight away, whereas usually it takes me a few weeks before I start liking the album. This is a must-have for any fan of Led Zeppelin.
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LED ZEPPELIN 1969 DEBUTE (for me only 3* when compared to other Zepp...
A legendary debut LP from a band that could have remained as The New Yardbird. The overall sound of the LP is blues rock. Read more
Published 1 day ago by Mr Paul Savory
5.0 out of 5 stars
Replacement for vinyl
I bought for my husband as he likes to listen in the car. He's very happy with it as it completes his collection.
Published 17 days ago by Rosalind Scott-Bates
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fantastic
The best rock band ever, The best rock god the best Led Zep album, arguably, a replacement for a long lost and well loved original
Published 17 days ago by Kate
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A brilliant album.
The first album from the Gods of Rock. A blend of Blues, Rock and accoustic, revealing influences of every kind. Craftsmanship and creativity in spades! Read more
Published 26 days ago by BankofDad
5.0 out of 5 stars
brilliant
It all takes me back to my youth and fantastic memories. Led Zeppelin are timeless and without anyone to compare.
Published 2 months ago by GARY RICHARDSON
5.0 out of 5 stars
Led Zeppelin
Classic rock music, wakes you up if you are sleepy, makes me feel sentimental about the 70's, good music for anyone
Published 3 months ago by hunny1954
5.0 out of 5 stars
great
fantastic album, a classic. a must have for any rock fan. Jimmy paige and whole band are legend, 5 stars
Published 3 months ago by Rob Minnis
5.0 out of 5 stars
The best first album ever.
I bought this as my old copy couldn't be loaded on to my laptop. This is simply a top R&B blues to rock album. Modern reference to R&B is wrong, wrong and wrong.
Published 3 months ago by Paul Higbee
5.0 out of 5 stars
Quality remastering of quality music by a quality band. Quality!
The sound is awesome, this album is one of Led Zeppelins (and rock musics) masterpieces and all the songs are great and they sound even better due to noticeably improved sound... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Tristan
5.0 out of 5 stars
classic
a great sounding album, we had the best music back then and is still played buy many people to day a good quality pressing
Published 4 months ago by Paul
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