Bastille Dave Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 ^^^I agree Treeduck. When some people claim it's their 5th or 6th best album because it's so overplayed, that just doesnt make any sense to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 QUOTE (treeduck @ Nov 8 2011, 07:12 PM) QUOTE (goose @ Nov 8 2011, 02:44 PM) Overplayed? Certainly, but for a reason. It is one of the few perfect albums made. Start to finish, every song is great, and the range of music is tremendous. You can't blame the album for radio stations or fans decisions to overplay it. The album is what it is, and hasn't changed since 1971. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 QUOTE (Bastille Dave @ Nov 8 2011, 08:04 PM) ^^^I agree Treeduck. When some people claim it's their 5th or 6th best album because it's so overplayed, that just doesnt make any sense to me. Yeah those people need to think back to what they thought of it the first time they heard it. Instead of saying oh well now that I've heard it 17 zillion times on the radio I hate it. They also need to learn how to use the tuning dial... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushgoober Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 QUOTE (treeduck @ Nov 8 2011, 06:09 PM) QUOTE (Bastille Dave @ Nov 8 2011, 08:04 PM) ^^^I agree Treeduck. When some people claim it's their 5th or 6th best album because it's so overplayed, that just doesnt make any sense to me. Yeah those people need to think back to what they thought of it the first time they heard it. Instead of saying oh well now that I've heard it 17 zillion times on the radio I hate it. They also need to learn how to use the tuning dial... One time when I was doing my radio show, I played the first few seconds of Stairway to Heaven, then I turned it off and went on the air and said "just kidding." That was my nod to the song being hideously overplayed for decades, and that it certainly didn't need to be played again, even at my itty bitty little station. Just because the song has been overplayed to death doesn't mean it isn't still a brilliant song, and the album is still brilliant whether you've heard it 1 time or 1 zillion. A single perfect sphere: http://eil.com/Gallery/424169b.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColdFireYYZ Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 (edited) I'm listening to this album right now. The Battle of Evermore is epic! Edited November 9, 2011 by ColdFireYYZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Can-Utility Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 QUOTE (rushgoober @ Nov 8 2011, 05:32 PM) QUOTE (treeduck @ Nov 8 2011, 06:09 PM) QUOTE (Bastille Dave @ Nov 8 2011, 08:04 PM) ^^^I agree Treeduck. When some people claim it's their 5th or 6th best album because it's so overplayed, that just doesnt make any sense to me. Yeah those people need to think back to what they thought of it the first time they heard it. Instead of saying oh well now that I've heard it 17 zillion times on the radio I hate it. They also need to learn how to use the tuning dial... One time when I was doing my radio show, I played the first few seconds of Stairway to Heaven, then I turned it off and went on the air and said "just kidding." That was my nod to the song being hideously overplayed for decades, and that it certainly didn't need to be played again, even at my itty bitty little station. Just because the song has been overplayed to death doesn't mean it isn't still a brilliant song, and the album is still brilliant whether you've heard it 1 time or 1 zillion. A single perfect sphere: http://eil.com/Gallery/424169b.jpg I remember that show you ass! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushgoober Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 QUOTE (ColdFireYYZ @ Nov 8 2011, 07:56 PM) I'm listening to this album right now. The Battle of Evermore is epic! The song is achingly beautiful and brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
driventotheedge Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 (edited) I remember buying it at the local record store with some Christmas $ not long after it came out. So, I suppose that was late Dec. '71. I was 15 at the time. God I'm old. A true and incredible classic. Grossly overplayed by radio but that shouldn't take away from its brilliance. Unfortunately didn't get to see them until '77. Edited November 9, 2011 by driventotheedge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Your_Lion Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 Perfect album from start to finish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmotionDetector Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 40 years...holy shit!!? Amazing album...simply CLASSIC. 'When The Levee Breaks' is so awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchetaxe&saw Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
circumstantial tree Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 I bought the album in my senior year of high school which was Fall 1986. that was when I started collecting Led Zeppelin albums. That was the first one I got. The second and third, which I bought together, was Houses of the Holy and In through the Out Door. I decided that I liked Led Zeppelin I better than II. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metaldad Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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toscanobarga Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 Zeppelin is my favorite band. If I never hear Stairway again EVER I'd be OK with that. But I still think it's brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rushman14 Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staunchally Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 Carouselambra fan over here as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bastille Dave Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 ^^^me too, Carouselambra is cool stoner music. Not spectacular but I like it just the way it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozzy85 Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 Great album, but not my fave. I'll give that to Physical Graffiti. Battle Of Evermore mars it a bit for me. Not a fan of the mandolin. Still, it's a standard - bearer from the early '70's. My musical interests seen to start around the brink of 1970 ( 1st era of heavier bands), so, yeah, this is one of the early examples I use as a yardstick to measure against. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silas Lang Posted November 10, 2011 Author Share Posted November 10, 2011 QUOTE (rushgoober @ Nov 8 2011, 08:32 PM)QUOTE (treeduck @ Nov 8 2011, 06:09 PM) QUOTE (Bastille Dave @ Nov 8 2011, 08:04 PM) ^^^I agree Treeduck. When some people claim it's their 5th or 6th best album because it's so overplayed, that just doesnt make any sense to me. Yeah those people need to think back to what they thought of it the first time they heard it. Instead of saying oh well now that I've heard it 17 zillion times on the radio I hate it. They also need to learn how to use the tuning dial... One time when I was doing my radio show, I played the first few seconds of Stairway to Heaven, then I turned it off and went on the air and said "just kidding." That was my nod to the song being hideously overplayed for decades, and that it certainly didn't need to be played again, even at my itty bitty little station. Just because the song has been overplayed to death doesn't mean it isn't still a brilliant song, and the album is still brilliant whether you've heard it 1 time or 1 zillion. The only time I ever hear 'Stairway' is whenever I listen to the entire album and it's a magical ride of sheer perfection whose power to amaze and delight remains undiminished. It's still quite an adrenalin rush and my personal favorite Zep song from what I would consider their best album. 'Carouselambra' is fantastic too btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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