10-08-2010, 20:08
I think I, II, and III are equally as great, classics if you will. But I think they actually perfected their sound on Houses Of The Holy. Sound quality/engineering/studio wise as well as their general song writing. IMO, Houses has the most flawless track listing of any album (in terms of flow and quality) and pretty much defined there next 3 albums. Physical Graffiti is a close second for me, and Presence is a pretty amazing album to (criminally looked over). IV is weird to me... Sometimes I love it, sometimes I think it's grossly over rated. I try and avoid it unless I'm really in the mood to listen to it.
Whoever wanted to know about their artwork, there's an interesting story behind IV. If I remember correctly, the label hated III, but it still sold quite well. They (the label) said fans just went out bought it because it had Led Zeppelin's name on it. Zeppelin disagreed to the point that they would only release IV with nothing on it except the track listing. Hence, the album NOT having the band name on it or an official title (I believe this album is technically cataloged as self titled though, not positive). But Zeppelin was obviously right.
Whoever wanted to know about their artwork, there's an interesting story behind IV. If I remember correctly, the label hated III, but it still sold quite well. They (the label) said fans just went out bought it because it had Led Zeppelin's name on it. Zeppelin disagreed to the point that they would only release IV with nothing on it except the track listing. Hence, the album NOT having the band name on it or an official title (I believe this album is technically cataloged as self titled though, not positive). But Zeppelin was obviously right.
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