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Led Zeppelin Song Tier List


Marmalade_Skies

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Let's say there's 5 categories: Top Tier, Great Tier, Good Tier, Average Tier, Weak Tier.

Top Tier -- Dazed and Confused, Babe I'm Gonna Leave You, Communication Breakdown, Ramble On, Tangerine, Since I've Been Loving You, Friends, That's The Way, Going to California, When the Levee Breaks, Stairway to Heaven, In My Time of Dying, Kashmir, Ten Years Gone, Achilles Last Stand,

Great Tier --  Heartbreaker, Whole Lotta Love, Thank You, What Is And Never Should Be, Immigrant Song, The Battle of Evermore, Four Sticks, The Song Remains The Same, The Rain Song, Over the Hills and Far Away, The Ocean, Custard Pie, Houses of the Holy, Trampled Underfoot, In The Light, Fool In The Rain, All My Love

Good Tier -- Your Time Is Gonna Come, Good Times Bad Times, I Can't Quit You Baby, Bron-Y-Aur Stomp, Celebration Day, Misty Mountain Hop, Rock and Roll, Black Dog, No Quarter, Bron-Y-Aur, Boogie with Stu, Down by the Sea Side, Nobody's Fault But Mine, Tea For One, Carouselambra, I Can't Quit You Baby, Wearing and Tearing, I'm Gonna Crawl

Average Tier -- You Shook Me, How Many More Times, Bring It On Home, Gallows Pole, Out of the Tiles, The Crunge, Dy'er Mak'er, Dancing Days, Rover, Sick Again, Wanton Song, Hots on For Nowhere, For Your Life, Candy Store Rock, Royal Orleans, In The Evening, South Bound Suarez, We're Gonna Groove, Darlene, Ozone Baby, Walter's Walk

Weak Tier -- Black Mountain Side, The Lemon Song, Moby Dick, Living Loving Maid, Hats Off To Roy Harper, Black Country Woman, Night Flight, Hot Dog, Bonzo's Montreux, Poor Tom

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Interesting fun. :) When it comes to my Led Zeppelin Song Tier List, I'm a little modify the classification of giving each song my personal assessment on a scale from 1 to 10. In the case of the first four albums.

Good Times Bad Times 2 /10

Babe I'm Gonna Leave You 4 /10

You Shook Me 1 /10

Dazed and Confused 4 /10

Your Time Is Gonna Come 6 /10

Black Mountain Side 3 /10

Communication Breakdown 3 /10

I Can't Quit You Baby 2/10

How Many More Times 3/10


Whole Lotta Love 10/10

What Is and What Should Never Be 4/10

The Lemon Song 2/10

Thank You 10/10

Heartbreaker 7/10

Living Loving Maid (She's Just a Woman) 5/10

Ramble on 5/10

Moby Dick 3/10

Bring It On Home 2/10


Imigrant Song 4/10

Friends 5/10

Celebration Day 4/10

Since I've Been Loving You 6/10

Out on the Tiles 5/10

Gallows Pole 5/10

Tangerine 9/10

That's the Way 8/10

Bron-Y-Aur Stomp 6/10

Hats off to (roy) Harper 5/10


Black Dog 9/10

Rock and Roll 4/10

The Batle of Everymore 8/10

Stairway to Heaven 10/10

Misty Mountain Hop 3/10

Four Sticks 3/10

Going to California 8/10

When the Levee Breaks 5/10


 

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5 hours ago, Gregor said:

Interesting fun. :) When it comes to my Led Zeppelin Song Tier List, I'm a little modify the classification of giving each song my personal assessment on a scale from 1 to 10. In the case of the first four albums.

"Hats off to (roy) Harper 5/10 :huh:??"

Dude seriously? The songs below are ones you think are equal or WORSE than Hats Off To
(Roy) Harper?  Gregor, Dear dinosaur loving Gregor. 
:wave:The ratings for a number of these
songs.  O M G!!  H O W??  W H Y ??
:ahhh: :ohmy:

Aww now of course you know you can enjoy whatever Zep songs you want, and dislike whatever
ones you want. :) I'm just really taken back by the low ratings on A LOT of these.
:unsure:

(Songs Gregor claim are the same as Hats Off,,, or are worse)

Good Times Bad Times 2 /10

Babe I'm Gonna Leave You 4 /10

You Shook Me 1 /10

Dazed and Confused 4 /10

Black Mountain Side 3 /10

Communication Breakdown 3 /10

I Can't Quit You Baby 2/10

How Many More Times 3/10

What Is and What Should Never Be 4/10

The Lemon Song 2/10

Living Loving Maid (She's Just a Woman) 5/10

Ramble on 5/10

Moby Dick 3/10

Bring It On Home 2/10

Imigrant Song 4/10

Friends 5/10

Celebration Day 4/10

Out on the Tiles 5/10

Misty Mountain Hop 3/10

Four Sticks 3/10

When the Levee Breaks 5/10

 

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3 hours ago, KellyGirl said:

"Hats off to (roy) Harper 5/10 ??"

Dude seriously? 
 

Kelly, that's how it is with this type of classifications that are contaminated with non-objective subjectivism. Second, the classic rock is not the only one kind of music that I listen to and which I prefer.
Hats off to (Roy) Harper - indeed is not as prominent on the note he got from me, but it has for me other qualities of these symbolic do not know - because you have not read my interpretation of this song on my blog. In writing this, I do not encourage you to read how important and symbolic event is hiding in this song. I just want to explain to you the reasons for my assessment of this song.

I repeat - it is important for my country, for me personally, too. For this reason, I added him to a few percent for the dramatic and momentous significance. As you noticed this is a subjective list. And this is my subjective impression - a little emotional.

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Okay, I'll rate them, but I'll be nicer.  :)

  • Good Times Bad Times 7/10
  • Babe I'm Gonna Leave You 10/10
  • You Shook Me 6/10
  • Dazed and Confused 9/10
  • Your Time Is Gonna Come 6/10
  • Black Mountain Side 4/10
  • Communication Breakdown 9/10
  • I Can't Quit You Baby 7/10
  • How Many More Times 6/10

 

  • Whole Lotta Love 9/10
  • What Is and What Should Never Be 8/10
  • The Lemon Song 4/10
  • Thank You 8/10
  • Heartbreaker 8/10
  • Living Loving Maid 5/10
  • Ramble on 9/10
  • Moby Dick 5/10
  • Bring It On Home 6/10

 

  • Immigrant Song 8/10
  • Friends 8/10
  • Celebration Day 7/10
  • Since I've Been Loving You 9/10
  • Out on the Tiles 7/10
  • Gallows Pole 7/10
  • Tangerine 10/10
  • That's the Way 8/10
  • Bron-Y-Aur Stomp 6/10
  • Hats off to (Roy) Harper 5/10

 

  • Black Dog 8/10
  • Rock and Roll 6/10
  • The Battle of Everymore 8/10
  • Stairway to Heaven 10/10
  • Misty Mountain Hop 7/10
  • Four Sticks 7/10
  • Going to California 10/10
  • When the Levee Breaks 9/10
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29 minutes ago, Marmalade_Skies said:

Okay, I'll rate them, but I'll be nicer.  :)

 

Well, perhaps a little exaggerated. Kelly probably give all the songs  only maximum points, and, still on top of some eleven. :D

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My rating system is ripped off of George Starostin, fyi. Such a wide range for ranking stuff ;)

Led Zeppelin I (Best Album) 14/15
01. Good Times Bad Times 13/15
02. Babe I'm Gonna Leave You 15/15 (top 10-quality song. Best ballad of the group; original or not)
03. You Shook Me 15/15 
04. Dazed And Confused 15/15 (top 10)
05. Your Time Is Gonna Come 12/15
06. Black Mountain Side 12/15
07. Communication Breakdown 15/15
08. I Can't Quit You Babe 13/15
09. How Many More Times 13/15

Led Zeppelin II 12/15
01. Whole Lotta Love 15/15
02. What Is And What Should Never Be 15/15
03. The Lemon Song 14/15
04. Thank You 9/15 (their weakest ballad)
05. Heartbreaker 13/15
06. Living Loving Maid 10/15 (filler)
07. Ramble On 13/15
08. Moby Dick 8/15 (drum.solos.suck)
09. Bring It On Home 11/15 (much better live)

Led Zeppelin III 12/15
01 Immigrant Song 15/15
02. Friends 12/15
03. Celebration Day 13/15
04. Since I've Been Loving You 15/15 (in the top 5)
05. Out On The Tiles 10/15 (filler)
06. Gallows Pole 12/15
07. Tangerine 12/15
08. That's The Way 13/15
09. Bron-Y-Aur Stomp 12/15
10. Hats Off To Roy Harper 7/15 (worst song in their career)

Led Zeppelin IV (Second Best Album) 13/15
01. Black Dog 15/15
02. Rock'n'Roll 15/15
03. The Battle Of Evermore 12/15 (could've been shorter)
04. Stairway To Heaven 15/15 (in the top 5)
05. Misty Mountain Hop 11/15
06. Four Sticks 11/15 (both this and the previous have solid riffs, but don't go anywhere)
07. Going To California 15/15 (top 10)
08. When The Levee Breaks 15/15 (top 10)

Off topic: does anyone know how can I change my display name?:P

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Houses Of The Holy 12/15
01. The Song Remains The Same 13/15
02. The Rain Song 15/15 (top 10. best original ballad)
03. Over The Hills 12/15
04. The Crunge 10/15 (Plant's vocals just ruin the whole jam)
05. Dancing Days 10/15 (filler)
06. D'yer Mak'er 12/15 (lightweight, but actually enjoyable)
07. No Quarter 15/15 (top 5)
08. The Ocean 12/15

Physical Graffiti 12/15
01. Custard Pie 12/15
02. The Rover 13/15
03. In My Time Of Dying 15/15
04. Houses Of The Holy 12/15
05. Trampled Underfoot 15/15
06. Kashmir 15/15 (top 5)
07. In The Light 10/15 (always preferred the demos to the final take. this one is too long, repetitive and boring; has some great ideas, though)
08. Bron-Yr-Aur 12/15
09. Down By The Seaside 12/15
10. Ten Years Gone 13/15
11. Night Flight 12/15
12. Wanton Song 10/15 (riff too similar to Immigrant Song, plus doesn't offer anything that the first disc rockers didn't)
13. Boogie With Stu 10/15 (filler)
14. Black Country Woman (10/15) (filler)
15. Sick Again 10/15 (same as Wanton Song; redundant)

Presence 11/15 (Most Underrated Album)
01. Achilles Last Stand (top 5)
02. For Your Life 12/15 (could have been half the length)
03. Royar Orleans 9/15 (average is the word. Average funk, average rock. not bad, but hardly anything special)
04. Nobody's Fault But Mine 13/15
05. Candy Store Rock 9/15 (again, very average. generic rock)
06. Hots On For Nowhere 10/15 (slightly better; more interesting rhythms, catchier, but still filler)
07. Tea For One 12/15 (overlong; jimmy's soloing is emotional, solidly written, but SIBLY could tell so much more with fewer time...)

In Through The Out Door 10/15
01. In The Evening 13/15
02. South Bound Suarez 9/15 (average)
03. Fool In The Rain 9/15 (average)
04. Hot Dog 9/15 (average)
05. Carouselambra 7/15(horrendously misguided; second worst song. has some cool guitar parts in the middle, though)
06. All My Love 13/15
07. I'm Gonna Crawl 15/15

Top 10 Songs (original or not; apart from the top 5, the order was made on the spot)
01. Stairway To Heaven
02. Since I've Been Loving You 
03. Kashmir
04. No Quarter
05. Achilles' Last Stand
06. Babe I'm Gonna Leave You
07. Dazed And Confused
08. Going To California
09. The Rain Song
10. When The Levee Breaks

Albums Ranked
01. Led Zeppelin I
02. Led Zeppelin IV
03. Led Zeppelin II
04. Led Zeppelin III
05. Houses Of The Holy
06. Physical Graffiti
07. Presence
08. In Through The Out Door

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