Led Zeppelin - IV

Album: IV
Artist: Led Zeppelin
Release Year: 1971
Hails From: London, England

Tracks:
1. Black Dog
2. Rock & Roll
3. Battle of Evermore
4. Stairway to Heaven
5. Misty Mountain Hop
6. Four Sticks
7. Going to California
8. When the Levee Breaks


My Thoughts: Best. Rock. Band. Ever.
Though Led Zeppelin is often referred to as a heavy metal band, I have to disagree. Though they have many loud guitar driven songs and portions of songs, they are just as often very soft and acoustic. Their songs range from sounding country to folk to funk and more. They are pure genius. I will agree that they laid the groundwork for the future of heavy metal, but really, what rock genre did they NOT influence?
I will probably end up putting all but two of their albums on this list, I chose this one first for a few reasons. It shows their awesome diversity. It has a cool back story. It also includes arguably one of the best classic rock songs and guitar solos ever.

Reminds me of: Listening to rock angels sing. Perfection.

Random Fact: Led Zeppelin III was critically panned for departing from their harder sound in the first two albums and they were often criticized by the press for being over-hyped. So they released IV without a title and without a name. It was represented by 4 symbols that they each picked to represent themselves. They did this to prove that they didn't need their name to sell music. They wanted the music to speak for itself. It is the 3rd best selling album ever in the US.


The symbols, in order, represents - Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, John Bonham, Robert Plant. Because it kind of looks like letters the album is often called ZOSO






Funky Led Zeppelin
Reference to Lord of the Rings & marijuana.


Bluesy Led Zeppelin
Derived from another song about 1927 Mississippi River flood.


Folky Led Zeppelin
This song is supposedly about Joni Mitchell because Page & Plant admired her greatly


Rockin Led Zeppelin
Having nothing to do with the lyrics, the title comes from a black dog that roamed around the studio grounds.