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As it turned out, Led Zeppelin's infamous 1969 debut album was indicative of the decade to come--one that, fittingly, this band helped define with its decadently exaggerated, bowdlerized blues-rock. In shrieker Robert Plant, ex-Yardbird Jimmy Page found a vocalist who could match his guitar pyrotechnics, and the band pounded out its music with swaggering ferocity and Richter-scale-worthy volume. Pumping up blues classics such as Otis Rush's "I Can't Quit You Baby" and Howlin' Wolf's "How Many More Times" into near-cartoon parodies, the band also hinted at things to come with the manic "Communication Breakdown" and the lumbering set stopper "Dazed and Confused." --Billy Altman
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2005 Japanese standard jewel case pressing of Led Zeppelin's 1969 album. Features the same tracks and mastering as the US edition but includes an OBI and Japanese/English insert. Warner. 2005.
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104 of 114 people found the following review helpful
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This is Led Zeppelin's best CD. No other CD truly defines this band better than their self-titled debut. All songs on this album are indispensible. Dazed and Confused is a masterpiece, as is Babe, I'm Gonna Leave you. But the real heart and soul of this record are its blues tracks You Shook Me and I Can't Quit You Baby anchor the album. Zep was always at their best playing the blues, just check out Since I've Been Lovin' You. Your Time is Gonna Come still gives me goosebumps, and How Many More Times is the hidden gem on the album. Zeppelin would never top the overall consistency of this album, it is a true landmark in rock history and should be in every fans' collection.
26 of 27 people found the following review helpful
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The short guitar bursts on "Good Times Bad Times" that open this firecracker debut in 1969 could be viewed as a forewarning of great songs to come, some of the most historic moments in rock and roll. These four guys were actual musicians who, as a collective unit, created a sound that was unmatchable at the time. And they didn't just blast away at their instruments, either. "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You" showcases gentle acoustic guitar at first, then later driving riffs that could inspire anyone to play air guitar. Even on their first record, Zeppelin weren't afraid to draw out their songs (some would say overstay their welcome), and four of the nine tunes last (and blast) for over six minutes. Like The Doors, Zeppelin had a keen interest in the blues; underneath all the raw rock on this album is a soulful, bluesy sound and aura with two Willie Dixon covers that the band "Zeppelinizes" to the max. Nothing, however, tops the segway from "You Shook Me" to the blazing "Dazed and Confused," which sounds amazing, raw and blistering. The organ work of John Paul Jones on "Your Time is Gonna Come" is truly beautiful, sounding like a church hymn on a rough-and-tumble rock and roll album. Undoubtedly, these British lads mixed sonic beauty and thrashing rawness to create an art form that still resonates today. "Black Mountain Side" is a busy acoustic ditty that sounds positively charming next to its follower, "Communication Breakdown," but that's Zeppelin's style in a nutshell -- heartlifting to raw in a matter of seconds. These rocking songs come off as urgent and passionate. Lyrically, the album is all blues as Plant wails majestically about one heartbreak after the other, moaning about his lost women and unabashedly feeling lonesome and sorry for himself. No matter, he'd have plenty of time to attain more women in the future. This is the work of a band ready to take on the world -- on its own terms.
22 of 25 people found the following review helpful
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"From the chunky, hard riff that opens "Good Times, Bad Times" (listen to how John Bonham triples up on his bass drum during the first verse) Led Zeppelin introduced the music world to something entirely new. The zest, fervor and passion that they'd put into thier final performances as the "New Yardbirds" was heightened on this first album, and perfected with relentless touring and concentrated studio time. "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You" perfectly showcases Robert Plants' staggering vocal prowess (remember he was still a boy of 21 at the time) and the groups' brilliant arranging and playing. The two sprawling, bluesy excursions these blokes take on have become classics in thier own right (the pummeling "Dazed & Confused" and the album closing "How Many More Times" give the album it's epic feel and are perfect examples of how the blues informed and influenced the band from the very beginning. The shorter songs are oustanding as well, the punkish attack of "Communication Breakdown" provides a quick burst of energy for the listener, while "Your Time Is Gonna Come" is perfect acoustic pop that still doesn't sound dated or contrived. "Black Mountain Side" owes a debt to the Beatles in the middle 60's experimental period with it's use of tabla, acoustic instruments and somewhat unusual arrangement (no vocals). The entire band seemed to really coalesce into a tight, ferocius and intuative unit in a very short time as this debut album is completely lacking in any of the awkwardness or timidity usually associated with a new band. Throughout, Jimmy Pages' guitar (electric and acoustic) whips and soars over the heavy blues rock like a bird in flight, he essentialy rewrites the book on hard rock guitar playing here. John Bonham (THE GREATEST ROCK DRUMMER EVER, PERIOD) and John Paul Jones are an astounding rhythm section incapable of ever losing the groove and they stretch out to wondrous effect here on several selections. Led Zeppelin were a true band who only got better with time. Though their sound became more streamlined with subsequent releases, they never lost the fire that they started with in '68. This is a classic whose influence has been far reaching , but the years have only made it sound fresher and more vital. ...
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Good Times Bad Times
Sorry Zep heads this debut is a mixed bag to my ears. Whereas I can indentify with Zeppelins infuence on heavy metal and their respect for different styles of music, this debut... Read more
Published 1 month ago by G. J Wiener
TOTAL MASTERPIECE DEBUT!!!
The LED ZEPPELIN debut is a total masterpiece!!! ALL the songs are the pure heavy rock like GOOD TIMES BAD TIMES, DAZED AND CONFUSED, COMMUNICATION BREAKDOWN and HOW MANY MORE... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Rio Fluzão
Satisfaction guaranteed
I've always said Led Zeppelin I is the only really satisfying trashy airport paperback ever. That is: You know how you're traveling, and you stop by an airport paperback book rack... Read more
Published 2 months ago by jcd
The perfect rock and roll album
This album kicks ass from the first track to the last. I had it on tape but being that that technology is going the way of the Dodo it was time to upgrade. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Matthew G. Wahlberg
Terrible recording and mixing
First of all, I absolutely love Led Zeppelin. After all these years, I finally decided to upgrade to better MP3's from Amazon. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Ronald A. Kropp
The beginning
Led Zeppelin (1968) is one of the great hard rock albums ever. Even with a couple of Willie Dixon cover songs ("You Shook Me" and "I Can't Quit You Baby"), this album was... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Joker
The Great transformation from The New Yardbirds into Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin (self-titled debut): Led Zeppelin's debut arrived as the freshest sound in Rock and Roll for that era and it remains a Great rock album. Read more
Published 5 months ago by J. Bynum
A brilliant debut.
Led Zeppelin" #10 (1968) released January 12, 1969 in America.
Birmingham hard rockers, Robert Plant, John "Bonzo" Bonham, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones were just... Read more
Birmingham hard rockers, Robert Plant, John "Bonzo" Bonham, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones were just... Read more
Published 5 months ago by ScottE
A Milestone in Rock Music
Led Zeppelin's first album is without question a milestone in rock music history. On one hand the album is a natural extension of the Yardbirds, the group as we know, Led Zeppelin... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Morten Vindberg
The phenomenal debut from the band who are the godfathers of hard...
Led Zeppelin released its superb debut album in January of 1969.
In 1968, famed British session guitarist Jimmy Page (whom had joined The Yardbirds and was in their final... Read more
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Published 6 months ago by Terrence J. Reardon
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