Led Zeppelin IV is the most well known record by the legendary brittish rock band. It features many of their most well known songs like Stairway To Heaven, When The Levee Breaks and Black Dog and might be the quintessential rock'n roll record.
Now this kind of subgenre to rock music isn't my favorite and one I mostly attribute to cliché, gimmicky bands like Guns 'N Roses and Kiss; rock bands featuring cool guitar solo's and banshee-esque vocals, wailing screams and lots of "Yeah baby!". While Led Zeppelin does conform to a similar kind of stereotype, it's their flirt with blues that makes their kind of music stand out. Tracks like Black Dog and When The Levee Breaks rely on repetitive guitar riffs a la Jimmy Paige next to the thundering drums of Jon Bonham all accompanied with Robert Plant's shireking vocals, kind of similar to The Black Keys just not very similar at all and also better in almost every way.
While there's no doubt that Led Zeppelin were terrific musicians who executed their style of rock music incredibly well, I do feel that their music can feel kind of shallow at times. While I keep coming back to a track like When The Levee Breaks, I do find that there's little more to it than just a fine song which kind of hampers the replayability of the band for someone who wants more engaging and thought provoking music (oh God, am I really this pretentious?)
Led Zeppelin IV is a quality record and one of the greats amongst rock music, atleast from the 70's. It's more straightforward than something like Pink Floyd ever was and I think that definitely works to its favor. This was my first brush with the band's music outside of a few key singles that have been hard to avoid and it's one that I'm not disappointed in even if I wish it had taken me a bit more by storm.
Led Zeppelin IV
Led Zeppelin
6/10
Anton Öberg Sysojev
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