Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV : Which Song Do You Like Best?

[The Cat 3]

[The Cat 3]

Rock and Roll

[_hi_water._]

Black Dog

[Lorraine]

Hard to choose.

 

It's between Stairway, The Battle of Evermore and Going To California.

 

Let me sleep on this one.

[JohnnyBlaze]

Torn between Black Dog, Rock and Roll, and Misty Mountain Hop but I went with MMH.

All are A+ tunes that never get old.

[ReRushed]

"Black Dog"

[invisible airwave]

Levee

[goose]

Impossible.

[Na na na]

Rock And Roll

[zepphead]

This is probably the hardest album to pick from.

 

Obviously 'Stairway' is top of polls everywhere (Zeppelin and non-Zeppelin) so I am going to avoid it.

 

'Rock and Roll' is another fan favourite but to be honest i have played it to death.

 

'Black Dog' and Going To California' are also fabulous songs.

 

I am choosing 'When The Levee Breaks' as an example of something Zeppelin were masters of ... taking

and old blues standard and elevating it to new heights. Monstrous drumming on it!

 

Honourable mention to 'Battle of Evermore' featuring the wonderful tones of Sandy Denny as guest co-vocalist.

Edited July 23, 2020 by zepphead

[Derek19]

From Led Zeppelin's IV, the song I like best, and my favorite is "Stairway to Heaven".

[custom55]

Four Sticks.

 

I'm my top 2 Zep songs.

 

It's got it all, including a synthesizer by JPJ and two sets of drum sticks. KInda dark, but I like it.

 

 

And when the owls cry in the night

And baby when the pines begin to cry

Oh baby, baby, how do you feel?

If the river runs dry, baby, how do you feel?

[driventotheedge]

Too many good ones to choose but I will say I think Going to California is generally underappreciated.

[Nova Carmina]

"When the Levee Breaks" -- so big, so full; it's like a blues tank rolling over the listener.

[Texas King]

When the Levee Breaks FTW.

[tangy]

the battle of evermore

 

such a effffing great tune

[blueschica]

Hey hey mama! I picked Black Dog! The way they crash into the opening riff is just an awesome experience. :ebert:

 

I'm really with Johnny Blaze, though; every song is a winner in my book. It's such a wonderful, wonderful album. Stairway to Heaven maybe a bit less than the others, only because I am the age where I heard it one hundred million times growing up (plus it was a dance theme, prom theme, yearbook theme etc etc etc) and it's just a bit overplayed for me.

[Lorraine]

I went with Stairway. Overplayed or not, the song is a masterpiece.

[Lorraine]

Didn't he write Going To California about Pamela DesBarres?