Album Review: Led Zeppelin [1969] #39

Led Zeppelin's debut shows that the band had quite a ways to go before they reached the synergy that's apparent on their fourth record. They were still all talented musicians but they don't play of eachother as well as they would come to do in the future years ahead of them. Paige's voice still sounds like the shriek of a banshee, John Bonham's drums still sound epic and the blues influences are stronger than ever. It's a record that shows the roots of the band even better than their later records would do, the records where they settled into the style and feel that they would come to be known for, even 50 years after their prime.



I don't have a lot to say about this record outside of the fact that it ultimately left me disappointed. It's one of the few records from this list that I previously hadn't heard so I've given it a couple of chances but none of the tracks have really impressed me. It's not really a bad record, just a boring one that lacks the energy and force of their later records. No tracks really stands out as much as some of their most well known, despite tracks like Dazed And Confused, You Shook Me and Babe I'm Gonna Leave You are some of their most well known songs throughout their career.

Led Zeppelin's debut just isn't as impressive as it might have been when it was released in 69. It's a straightforward blues rock record that doesn't do much to differentiate itself from what was already a thing at the time, and only comes through with some melodic, slow rock music. If you're a big fan of Led Zeppelin then fine, this will most likely appeal to you aswell, but I can't fathom how anyone would consider this to be one of their strongest releases, when it's, in my opinion, weaker in every single aspect of their music and unfortunately, not even a good record. It doesn't deserve to be on this list and most likely is just on here because of it being the debut from an already popular band. Houses Of Holy deserves its spot on this top 100 a lot more than this does. Hell, I could probably name atleast two dozen albums that are amongst the top 100-199 that, in my opinion, outshines this by a mile. Sorry Zeppelin.

Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin [1969]
4/10
Anton Öberg Sysojev