First Album/Remastered - Led Zeppelin > Reviews

Advantages: Led Zeppelin Music
Disadvantages: When do you listen to other Zepp albums ?

...album was recorded within their first weeks together after testing the songs while on tour to Scandinavian audiences under the name of the New Yardbirds. Rehearsed and arranged ahead of their arrival in the studio, the nine tracks took only 30 hours to record over nine days and for a reputed cost of £1,782. The four members of the band were, Guitarist - Jimmy Page, Vocalist - Robert Plant, Bassist - John Paul Jones and Drummer - John Bonham. Jimmy ... Read review

Advantages: Virtually everything
Disadvantages: One bad song

...hard to believe it’s their first album. However, not all the tracks are good. You Shook Me is a fairly shambling blues piece which just shambles that bit to much, but overall the album is great. I definitely recommend it – especially if you had bought the ReMasters double CD and want more, which is what I did. ... Read review

Advantages: Classic
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The first album was recorded in less than 30 hours just a few weeks after Led Zep's formation. This album contains a old song named "Dazed & Confused" which starts of as a ballad blues number and becomes fused with metal riffs, a classic song. "Dazed & Confused" and "How Many More Times" were leftovers from Page's last days with the Yardbirds. "Good Times Bad Times" combines funk with rock and was created alongside "Communications Breakdown" from ... Read review