Customer Reviews

Dead Zeppelin

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I bought this c.d. for my boyfriend who hates Led Zeppelin(which I love)but loves death metal in an attempt to fuse our musical styles together into something we could both appreciate. Although this album is not really a great quality one, it is funny as hell! Some of the songs just cracked me up! Especially the rendition of "Immigrant Song." Unlike most tribute albums, this one is kind of cool in the way that the artists covering the songs totally re-worked them, instead of just repetitively playing back the songs in their original form. Whether you are a hard-core death metal enthusiast, or a Zeppelin fan with a sense of humor, you are sure to enjoy this album.My boyfriend did!

I am a big fan of Led Zeppelin. I am also a fan of metal. This album seems to be a fitting tribute by a number of less well known death metal bands to an important influence in all modern metal. I have to say that while I'm a huge fan of Zep, I do not seem them as some kind of sacred cow. So many of the other reviewers seem to feel that this is a humorous album. I do not think it is, as long as you can remember that while Led Zeppelin is a great band, they are just that - a band. These songs are a serious attempt at a tribute in my opinion, and it gives them short shrift to think of it as a joke. I like the interpretations of these classic Zep songs and found the effort worthwhile for both metal fans and for fans of Zep. I won't deny, you do have to be willing from the start to hear some classic songs re-interpreted and this can sometimes be off-putting to some hardcore Zep fans. I think they should give this album a chance. And to the people who reviewed it and didn't even hear the actual full album or even buy it, well, I can't say much more than for shame!

It rules for me. Not every song is 100%, but I've never found myself fast-forwarding past any of the songs. That's remarkable on a compilation.

First of all, I have basically every Zeppelin cd, plus several live cds and about 10 LZ tribute cds. I bought this one, daring to risk being assaulted by screeches and guitars scraped down a blackboard. I was surprised at the high quality of each song.

To appreciate this work, you would need to appreciate raspy voices, harsher slashing guitar, sinister tones, and songs intended to be played even louder than the group's studio works. I now know why there was "Communication Breakdown" ... the guy lost his voice!

The first thing that I did was to purge my space of the death-promoting info insert. Yep, I won't be able to tell you who sings in each of the 12 bands who did these remakes. Trust me, they all dressed in black and posed in the meanest or angriest looks possible. No, wait, one band held up a house fan, I guess to convey that they are big fans. clever.

The track selection scores 10/12. I would have picked other songs over "Wearing and Tearing" and "Out On The Tiles." Maybe "No Quarter" or "Over The Hills And Far Away" or "Mystic Mountain Hop" or "Dazed And Confused" or "The Song Remains The Same."

If you need background music for a halloween party, or miss being growled at by your missing Doberman, this cd is for you.

I first listened to the whole cd while walking at night along the beach. As the words to "Achilles Last Stand" were sung -- "the Devil's in his hole" -- a red moon began to rise over the flat ocean. Just as the Devil and the moon cannot produce their own light, these songs reflect the originals in length and lyrics, and yet offer a sound twist that is worth a listen.

This is a merger of some of my two favorite things, Led Zeppelin and Death/Speed Metal. It is an interesting yet wierd take on Zeppelin. Mind you, the artists transform the originals into their own renditions. The best track on the album is Immigrant Song. The rendition keeps as close to the original as possible but the artist adds some haunting goth vocals. This album is definately not for those die-hard fans of Led Zeppelin, but is a great album for those Metal fans.

...you own every Led Zeppelin album and both Spinal Tap albums. I appreciate the tribute and the humor!I confirmed a decision to travel to northeast Europe after listening to this album. 7 out to the 12 bands are international: 2 Czech, one Canadian, one Estonian, one German, one Norwegian and one from Singapore. Turn up the air-conditioning, wear black and drink icy vodka while listening to his album variously described by the bands themselves as doom-metal, death-metal, goth-metal, dirge and thrash. Best tracks are "Kashmir" and "In the Light".

This is a death/thrash metal tribute to the kings of rock, Led Zeppelin. These are all underground bands, so there aren't any familiar bands, unfortunately. I love the fast & heavy riffs, although on the most part, i don't like the vocals on many tracks, since most of them are growls. I bought this album many months ago, and have only listened to it no more than 3 times, but the song i liked the most was "Kashmir", and i remember they actually did a respectable job on my fav zep tune, "Achilles Last Stand".

If you're not into thrash metal, then stay away from this album! If you are into thrash, then i'm sure you'd enjoy this collection!

I like this CD, although not as much for the pure musical talent, but more for the pure humor of it! Hearing guys/girls groaning and screeching Robert Plant lyrics to a heavy, driving rhythm guitar is awesome. If you listen to this CD with an open mind, it is actually pretty good. Tribute albums are best when the guest artists try to either exactly copy the original (which can't be done with Zeppelin) or play the song totally in their own style, which most of the bands do here. If you like Zeppelin and modern metal, you will like this album! (As good or slightly better than Ecomium.)

I have been a die-hard Led Zeppelin fanatic for most of my life and have collected many LZ tribute recordings. This one is a disappointment. I just don't think Led Zep was meant to be performed in a death metal / black metal format. The only song on here really that I liked a lot was Kashmir - Silent Stream Of Godless Elegy. Communication Breakdown was OK, and Solus version of Rock and Roll - your basic double bass drums and super-fast riffs typical of music of the genre. Most of the rest of it - well, I'll just suffice it to say, I personally was disappointed with this release, but black metal fans (which I am not) might like it OK. The positive reviews on this CD look like they were posted by those who lean more towards the gothic style of rock.

This album is, quite frankly, hilarious. particuarly amusing were immigrant song, communication breakdown and rock and roll.
Buy this album simply because it is completely ridiculous.