Old Shep Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 Go on then, get it out of your systems first - 'Troll!' 'Oh, vile calumny!!' 'Zep never made a weak album!!!' Ok, now calm down, and try to be mature about this. I think it's LZII. That's not to say that it's a bad album, but IMO it's their second-least substantial outing. Of course, this is attributable in part to the unavoidable circumstances of its gestation, and yes it was a massive breakthrough for them and added enormously to their live repertoire...but for me, the album itself just doesn't have the balls, panache or gravitas of their other albums - apart from ITTOD, which is clearly their weakest effort by some considerable distance. IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elderer Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 Presence.Achilles saves it from No.1 spot. God forbid HOTH being nominated-Rain Song,No Quarter,The Ocean,Song Remains the Same,OTHAFA... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLastSpartan Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 Call me a lunatic but while PG is far from being bad, I was never hugely fond of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Shep Posted January 5, 2013 Author Share Posted January 5, 2013 I won't lower myself to calling you a lunatic, so I'll just have to go kick the cat instead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLastSpartan Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 I won't lower myself to calling you a lunatic, so I'll just have to go kick the cat instead Go for it. I'm a dog person anyways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Shep Posted January 5, 2013 Author Share Posted January 5, 2013 I couldn't do it. I found her in the kitchen, sitting patiently next to her empty food bowls. But as I swung my leg backwards, she looked up at me with those big green eyes & miaowed piteously...so... LUNATIC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles J. White Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 Weakest is perhaps the wrong word to use, but Led Zeppelin 2 was the one album which to me anyways sounds like it could have come from Led Zeppelin 1; meanwhile every other album stands on its musical path not to be confused with what came before, or after. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Shep Posted January 5, 2013 Author Share Posted January 5, 2013 Three votes in, and already a vote for ITTOD? Hmm. I was going to leave ITTOD off the options, for what are (to me, at least) obvious reasons...but then I thought, no, let's play this one straight. Having said that, I think anyone who votes for ITTOD should at least pay us all the courtesy of telling us which album they consider to be even weaker. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the chase Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 I voted ITTOD because I included Coda. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Shep Posted January 5, 2013 Author Share Posted January 5, 2013 I don't see Coda. Do you see Coda? Ladies and gentlemen, Coda is not an option here, and should be disregarded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the chase Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 I don't see Coda. Do you see Coda? Ladies and gentlemen, Coda is not an option here, and should be disregarded. Nope. I don't see it either. But it was an official release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeppelincheetah Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 Physical Graffiti. To me PG and Presence are their two weakest. Presence is their weakest because Achilles and NFBM are their only really great songs. Tea For One is good but it drags a bit. The other songs are eh. As far as Physical Graffiti, it's a mixed batch with some decent songs (Especially Trampled Underfoot, In My Time of Dying and Black Country Woman) and several not so good songs (Mainly talking The Rover, Night Flight and Sick Again). Physical Graffiti imo has the two worst Led Zeppelin songs, Night Flight and The Rover but the other good to great songs make up for it. Neither are bad albums, far from it, but they're not as good as the other 6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 Old Sheep... 1) you suggest that we all think ITTOD is their weakest. Yet look at the comments above and in other threads. There are so many that would not agree... hence your whole poll gets a flaw right here. 2) you even wanted to omit ITTOD for this reason, but kept it at last. When there came a person stating that you omited CODA for that reason, so he voted ITTOD (very reasonable since you, yourself, wanted to do that anyway), you didnt quite recognize your own mistake . Anyway, having said that, I agree that ITTOD is the weakest and as for second, I would HAVE TO go with Presence. I just like their earlier stuff more then these two albums. It doesnt mean I dislike those though, they would still be on top of a list of any other band had they invented something as spectacular as Presnece/ITTOD . So I voted Presence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BestBandStill Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 Did not know L Z had a weak record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackDog71 Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 I voted for "III". The third album, while far from being bad, has never really been a top album from them for me. I feel it has too much "filler" on it. Maybe I'm wrong, but that's just a personal thing. There's a few songs on there that are gems, but I have never been able to get into the whole album like I have with other Zep albums. ITTOD is still the weakest to me, but I would have to put "III" as second in my book. Funny thing is, I have trouble even picking albums for polls like this, but it's always interesting when I make myself come to a decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael678 Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 although Presence is a cool album (in my opinion) i voted that album in the poll because of the overall success it made. People thought it was a disappointment although it went to #1 on the US charts. Some fans thought the band just rushed on making this album since it was done in 18 days. And so, the outlook made me vote for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honeydrip79 Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 I think Night Flight is a great song, but that's just my two cents! The Rover is not a bad song, but uses the word "yeah" way too much and the end of the song always irritated me a little. Physical Graffiti. To me PG and Presence are their two weakest. Presence is their weakest because Achilles and NFBM are their only really great songs. Tea For One is good but it drags a bit. The other songs are eh. As far as Physical Graffiti, it's a mixed batch with some decent songs (Especially Trampled Underfoot, In My Time of Dying and Black Country Woman) and several not so good songs (Mainly talking The Rover, Night Flight and Sick Again). Physical Graffiti imo has the two worst Led Zeppelin songs, Night Flight and The Rover but the other good to great songs make up for it. Neither are bad albums, far from it, but they're not as good as the other 6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjwf3 Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 Probably III because there isn't one absolutely groundbreaking song on it. Fool in the Rain and Achilles Last Stand are two of my favorites, so that leaves us with III Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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