best zeppelin side?

gotta be physical graffiti side three. perfect song sequence -- "in the light" -> "bron-yr-aur" -> "down by the seaside" -> "ten years gone"

Side 2 of Physical Graffiti over Side 1 of I and side 2 of IV.

i felt the same way till recently. those songs on side 2 rule so much it's hard to get over. lately i've been appreciating the quieter comedown of side 3 though, how the intro to "in the light" amps up jpj's synths in "kashmir." it's a smooth ride from there straight through "ten years gone"

Side I of IV, a smidgeon ahead of Side I of III

Side 3 is great but I've never loved "In The Light" as much as the other songs on it; and side 2 is just a juggernaut of boss: "Houses of the Holy" is probably my favorite Zep song.

Side 2 of Physical, just over side 2 of IV and side 2 of III.

side 1 of Houses

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Side 2 of III, followed by Side 1 of In Through The Out Door.

Side 1 of III, then side 1 of I, then side 1 of HOTH.

I went side two of houses of the holy.

physical graffiti side 2

side two of one. "you're time is gonna come" really should have been the album opener

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Zep III side 2 is my jam, love that sequence.

No Mike Damone in the original post, no credibility.

2 of IV IVEVA!!!!!!!!!!

Seriously. I was going to be boring and write, "Well, really, it's IV, Side 2." PG's side two is pretty great thouh.

III side 2 is where they move from become a boogie band to legends.

One more vote for Side Two of "four."
Listened to it this weekend, it's the fucking best.

Not being a fan of "Misty Mountain Hop" docks that side a bit for me, otherwise all aces. Maybe HOTH side 1 for me; not sure how big a fan I am of the opening cut, it's been ages.

Leaning side 1 of Houses but not 100% atm

III side 2 (it's the classic "departure point" for me) but good arguments could be made for IV and PG so whatevs

Side 2 of IV, all my favourite elements of Zeppelin are there: feelgood rock; cool eastern droney chord progessions; folksy prettiness; apocalyptic heavy blues.

guys it kinda reeks in here

side 2 of II

Voted 'Zep II', side 2. The (dark-horse) runner-up: 'Presence' side 1.

I would've considered it if 'Achilles' had the side to itself, like those interminable things on The Song Remains The Same

Went for Zep I, side 1. (Good Times->Babe->You Shook Me->Dazed) Two of their hardest rocking and transportive songs (Dazed and Babe) and I've always found the call and response thing in You Shook Me really funny. The highlights of each album seem evenly spread across LPs though, like Stairway and Levee on IV for instance.

went IV-I for "Black Dog" and "The Battle of Evermore"

IV-I is faultless. Could only've been improved by swapping Stairway and Levee.

I grew up with the cassette version of "Houses", and I still think Side One of the cassette (Song Remains the Same/The Ocean/No Quarter/The Crunge) flows better than either side of the LP. And still I'm not entirely happy with the sequence. (Or the fact that they withheld the title cut.)

Gonna go with Side Two of III, although Side Two of PG and either side of IV are all pretty voteworthy

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Not being a fan of "Misty Mountain Hop" docks that side a bit for me

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What's not to like?

PG side 2 is pretty much undeniable.

but it has Kashmir so it is not the winner!

Presence side 2

zep III/side 1

The two softies were our bedtime listening my first year of college.... and still my faves - Side 2 of III (my vote) and side 3 of PG.

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Not being a fan of "Misty Mountain Hop" docks that side a bit for me

Hey boy, d'you wanna SCORE?

What's not to like?

It's a personal peeve I don't expect anyone else to be on board with, but I just find that staccato, three-note vocal line ("I/was/sitting/in/the/park/one/day/yadda/yadda/etc.") annoying.

I was the lone soul who voted for PG Side IV. It sums up a lot of what Led Zeppelin was about, with the heavy/folky action going on, slammin' semi-acoustic jammin' alongside 'Sick Again' and things like that. It has been known to produce chills & smiles.

So III seems like the consensus ILM favourite..neat.

Kashmir just came up on shuffle and it made me think: Zeppelin - unheralded hip-hop godfathers. It's more than just sample pickings; it's the immaculate production, the huge drums, you feel Jay-Z or someone could step in over Plant with minimal fuss.

Which also makes me think, if Zep were really canny about their legacy they would've sent Page/JPJ/Jason Bonham out on a reunion tour with a posse of rappers.

"folk/down/there/really/don't/care/really/don't/care/don't/care/really/don't"

Keep it coolin' baby

Also best Zeppelin song you probably haven't heard: Carouselambra from ITTOD. It's their Prog track.

Not exactly their only one.

I voted side 2 of III but didn't think anyone would agree with me!

Ok...what strike you as more...and I'm talking pure Prog rather than anything which happens to have an extended song length, multiple sections etc. All of these things ≠ progressive rock.

And what about their disco song...surely The Crunge is closest, right?

Given that definition, I'm thinking Led Zep didn't really do a Prog tune.

In terms of disco, yeah - either "The Crunge" or maybe "Royal Orleans."

uh Trampled Underfoot is their uber-disco moment imho

You might disagree but I think "Stairway to Heaven" is pretty much 'textbook' prog going by genre characteristics such as those identified by Edward Macan: extended form with strong dynamic contrasts, contrasts between folk/pastoral and modern/electric aesthetics, expanded instrumentation (with recorders), changing metres (in the fanfare section), changes in tempo, more complex harmony suggesting Western art music influence and reduced blues influence (e.g. the introductory progression built over a chromatically descending 'ground bass'). I'm not sure that it's so far-fetched to see something like "The Rain Song" this way too. I'm not sure exactly what you mean by "pure prog" though.

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Hmm okay, I will post my rebuttal to that after I've eaten dinner!

dancing to trampled underfoot at a club was my favorite zeppelin experience ever.

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