What's your favorite Zeppelin tune?

[Glamrock]

Mine is Since I've Been Loving You... Love the barely audible, squeeky kick drum pedal!

[Glamrock]

1. 2nd fave?

When The Levee Breaks of course...

[roscoeroscoe]

57. That's the one

Robert Johnson, meet the British blues rock amplified experience!

What a beast of a song

[littlemissmartypants]

62. My favorite! nt

[Glamrock]

2. Followed by

The Girl I Love She Got Long Black Wavy Hair

[dchill]

3. "When the Levee Breaks."

Vocals! Harp!! DRUMS!!! Memphis Minnie!

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

4. Here it is...Hey Hey What Can I Do...

[Glamrock]

5. Hell yes

[democratisphere]

6. "Whole Lotta Love"

[LisaM]

7. That's definitely in my top 5.

I hate picking just one favorite.

[Glamrock]

9. It's my post

And I picked three..... If that helps.

[LisaM]

16. Oh, of course!

It's just not an easy task!

[LisaM]

18. Living, Loving Maid

That's up there too.

[Glamrock]

22. Fer sure!

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

8. Here we go for the late 70s. All of My Love.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

37. Great song!!

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

59. Thank you.

[Doc_Technical]

10. That's the way

[Glamrock]

23. Used to do this tune at an acoustic jam night I hosted.

[John Fante]

11. Rain Song

[Glamrock]

65. Another tune I used to do!

That song is awesome!

[yonder]

12. Favourite tune? Impossible question, can't be done.

That cover picture of LZ III though reminds me how underrated that was. Tangerine pops into my head first from that one. There was another I can't remember the name of on that. In Am. I'd say their first five albums were my favourites.

Of course, about mid 70's I went over to the dark side and started embracing traditional Irish tunes, mostly fiddle, been there ever since. My friends of that time thought I'd been taken in by a cult. And maybe I had.

Again though, impossible question.

[Glamrock]

14. Nah man

No cult. Music takes where it takes you. Once upon a time I was a metal dude. Discovered something that moved me more. More power to ya!

[yonder]

61. Okay, now you've done it Glamrock.

I'll be heading down to our local indie record store today to see what I can fill in to my collection. I've probably still got those old LP's, but they'd be in awful shape - you know, used for all kinds of things back then.

And to fine tune my above list of the first 5 albums, I'd reluctantly pick LZ 4. I'll never forget the first time I heard it.

BTW, good post! Brings back memories.

[Glamrock]

64. Well shit

Glad I'm good for something. Can't wait to tell my wife!

P. S. Glad you enjoyed the post!

[GReedDiamond]

13. Also from LZIII, "Tangerine"...

Favorite? I don't know, but some other faves have already been mentioned.

[BlueTsunami2018]

15. Almost impossible to answer.

They only have one song that I don’t like.

But, gun to my head, I’d have to say Immigrant Song is my favorite......or Ten Years Gone....or maybe Black Dog.....unless it’s Traveling Riverside Blues......or perhaps In My Time of Dying......but it could be For Your Life......or The Rain Song......possibly You Shook Me.....Thank You.....Fool in the Rain.....

Hell, just shoot me.

[Glamrock]

24. Hahaha

I get I get it.

[brewens]

17. That may have been the best song when I saw Page and Plant at the Columbia Gorge

about '95. They played a shit ton of Zeppelin. It could be a different answer for me about any day.

[RockRaven]

19. There can NOT be only one...

But if I was very, very, very hard-pressed to limit it to five, I *might* choose thusly, alphabetically:

How Many More Times
Kashmir
Rock & Roll
Ten Years Gone
When The Levee Breaks


If I had to pick just ONE, I'd probably do so... and then change my mind amongst a dozen or 15 others and still be uncomfortable with my answer.

[TygrBright]

20. "Immigrant Song"

But I like "Battle of Evermore" just as much.

::sigh:: Them was totally the days...

reminiscently,
Bright

[Glamrock]

66. Nice picks!

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

21. This one... gotta see the new Robert Plant & Jimmy Page! Mic drop!!

[mr_lebowski]

27. Clever and cool, but make no mistake ... dude is making heavy use of electronic effects ...

Those sounds are not emanating from the man as you're hearing them, not even close. But it's a well-done little 'magic trick', as it were.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

36. Nope, it's all Michael Winslow... look him up.

[mr_lebowski]

38. Nope, that's incorrect, and I don't care whatever I 'look up' seems to suggest ... I already know.

You can see him hitting his effects pedal MULTIPLE times throughout the song (hint, he looks down and uses his left foot when changing settings) ... and this action accompanies every drastic change in what's 'coming from his mouth'.

I mean, yeah, he's the 'instigator' of the sounds, but those sounds you as a listener are hearing ... are FAR from the sounds he's actually making.

At one point he reaches down (near the end) and twists a knob on an effects pedal, adjusting the timing on the delay.

I guarantee it.

I mean, it's still cool, but don't be fooled thinking he's going all Bobby McFarrin * 1000 here.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

42. No biggie... just thought it was a cool take on a LedZep cover, that's all...

have a good one.

[mr_lebowski]

43. All good, don't get me wrong, I like it too ... and back atcha ... (nt)

[mr_lebowski]

25. If I must pick one, it must be Achilles Last Stand ...

Last edited Thu Aug 2, 2018, 02:13 AM - Edit history (1)

I'd have an easier time picking the handful of Zep tunes I don't much like, such as (Hats Off To) Harper, The Crunge, Tea for One, Candy Store Rock, Sick Again, Carouselambra (would've been okay at 1/2 the length), and (depending on the day) Hot Dog.

Pretty much every other song of theirs, I at least 'like a lot', and MANY of them are incredibly near and dear.

I really love a lot of the less-overplayed tunes like In the Light, Ten Years Gone, Night Flight, The Rover, Bring It On Home, Gallows Pole, Tangerine, For Your Life, Southbound Saurez (though many don't like that one, I rather do), I'm Gonna Crawl, and especially Bron-y-aur Stomp!

[LuvLoogie]

33. I'm with you on the never/hardly ever-played tunes. Here's my favorite "album filler" Zep tune.

[mr_lebowski]

40. Love that one too ...

I kinda wish it was a LITTLE better produced ... but I suppose its lo-fi nature adds to the charm ... when I listen I imagine they'd all 4 gathered at the foot of the staircase at Headley Grange, where Bonzo's kit had been set up to use the natural acoustics when recording his drum bit for 'When The Levee Breaks' ... and gleefully did a quick knock-off of a silly song they'd come up with, using like 3 mikes, total.

[Glamrock]

67. Bron-y-aur Stomp!

Man that's good!

[LuvLoogie]

26. No fair, you'll have me posting all night, but these three usually start my Zeppelin queue--LOUD!

[mr_lebowski]

28. I probably wouldn't argue vigorously against those 3 as their 3 best ... BUT ...

I much prefer the The Song Remains The Same version of No Quarter to the studio version ... personally.

[LuvLoogie]

31. That is a great version. How many great live versions weren't captured?

Zeppelin was great live, but also incredible in the studio. Jimmy Page is a master producer, very innovative.

[mr_lebowski]

34. Preachin' to the choir my friend ... live version of No Quarter is a great example, in fact ...

Given that a big part of what elevates that 'live' version of the song to such heights (the killer guitar jam ... which takes place during Jonesy's strange little masked fantasy vignette in the film) ... was actually added by Page in the studio after-the-fact

Page is a genius of writing, producing, AND guitar-playing.

[iwillalwayswonderwhy]

29. Gosh, so much to love

Gallow’s Pole
Over the Hill and Far Away
Going to California
Dazed and Confused

[tirebiter]

30. Immigrant Song but this way especially

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="

" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen></iframe>

[LuvLoogie]

32. I just realized the three songs I posted were about death in some way. So here are three

about life, learning, and chillin'.

[mr_lebowski]

35. All great, esp. the first one ... that one's top 10 Zep tunes for me, easily.

Last edited Thu Aug 2, 2018, 04:11 AM - Edit history (4)

Love the other two as well ...

But Robert's lyrical ode to his 'Companion', a 'Blue-Eyed Merle' (i.e. his Dog) in the form of Bron-Y-Aur Stomp is absolutely friggin' sublime. Bonzo's textbook back-beat technique, and Page's mastery on the acoustic ... put that one over the top completely in my book.

The last two minutes of the Stomp are way up there in my favorite Zep stretches ... Robert's delivery on the line 'you're the finest dog I knew ... so fine!' and 'we'll still go walking down country lanes, i'm singin' the same ol' song, hear me call your name' ... and Jimmy's acoustic jam ...

It's just ... so fine ...

[luvallpeeps]

39. Bron-Y-Aur

It's like asking me which of my children I love the most. Difficult. Honorable mentions- In my time of dying,What is and what should never be, battle of evermore.

[BHDem53]

41. Sorry, I can't do it.

[mr_lebowski]

45. For me, picking Achilles Last Stand as my single 1 most favorite, is not THAT agonizing ...

It's not as bad as coming up with 1 favorite from the Beatles, the Stones, or Yes, for example (though in the Yes case I'd probably go 'The Gates of Delirium') ...

But a 'definitive Top 10 Zep songs' ... now THAT ... would be brutal ...

[BHDem53]

47. Or Cream, Pink Floyd, The Who, The Doors, ELP.

Now Iron Butterfly would be easy for me.

[mr_lebowski]

50. Floyd I *think* could nail down ... or at least, it comes down to 2 (or 3 depending on how you look

at 'multi-part songs') ...

If it *must* be one proper song, then I have to go with Dogs.

If I can stretch the definition, I might have to go with Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts I-V) and (Parts VI-IX).

Allow me to add ... I think that Shine On (VI-IX), funnily enough ... is the greatest sex music ever.

[BHDem53]

51. Animals is a great album.

Being a sucker for an instrumental, One Of These Days from Meddle kind of does it for me.

[mr_lebowski]

52. Dave's wicked pedal steel work on One of the Days is friggin' genius ...

Definitely a classic as well. As are Fearless and of course Echoes ...

[FiveGoodMen]

63. Gates of Delirium!

I'd probably go with To Be Over (also from Relayer) but great choice.

[mr_lebowski]

70. Did you ever trip your ass off ... and imagine that ... if music could just emanate from the Heavens

Like, if the sky were a giant speaker system ... it would (at least, if all were right in the universe) ... be playing a mix that mostly consisted of Yes and the Grateful Dead, with a bit of Floyd dumped in for variety?

Maybe while gleefully staring at the purplish-blue Halo around a Full Moon, as the clouds passed over it ... or watching an epic sunset?

Asking for a friend ...

[FiveGoodMen]

71. Can't say

that I had quite that good a time

[mr_lebowski]

72. Yeah, well my friend said it was pretty cool :) nt

[thbobby]

44. Probably very shallow of me, but

|

[airmid]

46. In the Light....I must have listened to this album a million times

[link:

|

[mr_lebowski]

49. A John Paul Jones Opus ... love that one, too ...

The closer on that album side (iirc), Pagey's '10 Years Gone' is also silly-good.

[airmid]

54. This whole album.... Zeppelin has always been my favorite band but every song on this album hits me

with a flood of memories. All I can think of is sunshine, cold beer, good weed, a frisbee, and a few select friends. I think I just outed my age....lol

[yonder]

60. +1.

[Botany]

48. Going to California

[LividModerate]

53. Kashmir

I recall seeing the video with the London Philharmonic (I think). It rocks.

[Docreed2003]

55. Tangerine

Don't know why but that song has always spoken to me!

[JDC]

56. You MUST listen to The Complete BBC Sessions

I am driving across country right now and I downloaded the entire Zeppelin catalog on Spotify.
It was purely a whim and I cant believe how good Led Zeppelin is/was.

"Since I've Been Loving You" live is amazing and is probabaly up there, and Travelling Riverside Blues also threw me for a loop. I honestly don't think I could whittle it down to an absolute favorite. Just too many great ones, one right after the other.

Off to Des Moines.

[Glamrock]

68. Be safe!

And thanks for the reminder! Been meaning to get the sessions like forever.

[muntrv]

58. Heartbreaker.

[Glamrock]

69. How is it possible no one posted this?

Song Remains The Same!