[opiated]

to me a very overlooked album in the zep catalogue...(presence being the most overlooked...another thread for that later..)..3 being sandwiched in between 2 hard rock masterpieces, it shows the softer side of zep..page's acoustic picking on that's the way, and bron-y-aur stomp, the beautiful tenderness of tangerine...the trippiness of friends/celebration day...of course immigrant song...what else can be said about that..but to me, the standout, and this could be the greatest zep tune ever...Since I've Been Loving You..all 4 members are at the top of their game for this...the powerful drums from bonham, the deep sexy groove of jones, plant at his bluesy best, and page is on fire..when plant wails "watch out" before the solo...wow...he's right..watch out..what a solo...3 is the perfect springtime disc...i'm going to listen to it again...

[Dilly_sAm]

Celebration Day seems to be so ahead of it's time: its the same kind of happy rock that we're hearing today, except that its of infinitely higher quality and was recorded nigh on 30 years ago.
I have a live version where they just kick out the jams....scintillating guitar solo, screaming lyrics, almost-breaking skins and then when it's done and the fans are screaming, you hear plant smoothly say "good evenin'".....

[emperor penguin]

I would say 3 is the most over looked zeppelin album, being in the huge shadow of number 4. Some other great songs are Out on the Tiles, Gallows Pole and Hats off to Roy Harper. The base line in gallows pole is incredible. When they do bron yr' stomp on the dvd the acoustic guitar solo page does is unbelievable.

[fingernailsonhull]

Sorry guys, love 3, but Houses of the Holy takes the cake for me. No Quarter is just an incredibly amazing tune. The live version on The Song Remains The Same blows me away every time.

[Billy]

I was listening to it about a week ago...yup, it's phenomenal(sp?). I have always thought Friends/Celebration Day is the best song combo...ever. I also think That's The Way is a song deserving of some recognition.

If we're to talk about underappreciated Zeppelin albums though, I think In Through The Out Door takes the cake. This is the album that got me hook on Zeppelin back in grade 10. It is more of a John Paul Jones solo album, really.

[The Horrible Esthete]

but to me, the standout, and this could be the greatest zep tune ever...Since I've Been Loving You..all 4 members are at the top of their game for this...the powerful drums from bonham, the deep sexy groove of jones, plant at his bluesy best, and page is on fire..when plant wails "watch out" before the solo...wow...he's right..watch out..what a solo...

Opiated, your reverence for SIBLY mirrors mine. The composition as a whole is intoxicating, and Page's lead solo is the most soulful, sexy-yet-sorrowful piece of electric psychadelic blues I've ever heard. The only criticism I have of that masterpiece is that Bonham’s kick-drum pedal squeaks incessantly throughout the song, and is very noticeable in the quieter moments of the recording, and I would sometimes become fixated on it after listening to it 500 times in a given week when I was sixteen...

But ‘underappreciated’ is definitely not a description I would personally apply to Led Zeppelin III; before CDs, I used to burn through copy after copy of Zep III on cassette (along with I, II, IV, Houses of the Holy, & Physical Graffiti).

Led Zeppelin was/is for me what The Hip are for a lot of you Hipbasers - the be-all and end-all of rock’n’roll. Page and JPJ are genius-visionaries, Bonham was a virtuoso, and Plant constitutes an irreplaceable perfect fit. The lyrics are admittedly nothing special, but that’s irrelevant, because the musical message was so profound that poetry would just get in the way.

[opiated]

If we're to talk about underappreciated Zeppelin albums though, I think In Through The Out Door takes the cake. This is the album that got me hook on Zeppelin back in grade 10. It is more of a John Paul Jones solo album, really.

that is a great disc...In The Evening one of the better tunes to start any album, and Hot Dog is so much fun..but i will still say that Presence is the most underrated...NObody's Fault But Mine, Achillie's Last Stand, Hots on for nowhere, For Your life...it was the first zep cd to hit the bargain bins!! ouch...it really is a page masterpiece though...finished in 2 weeks...Achillies is a reminder of just how good Jimmy was

[opiated]

but to me, the standout, and this could be the greatest zep tune ever...Since I've Been Loving You..all 4 members are at the top of their game for this...the powerful drums from bonham, the deep sexy groove of jones, plant at his bluesy best, and page is on fire..when plant wails "watch out" before the solo...wow...he's right..watch out..what a solo...

Opiated, your reverence for SIBLY mirrors mine. The composition as a whole is intoxicating, and Page's lead solo is the most soulful, sexy-yet-sorrowful piece of electric psychadelic blues I've ever heard. The only criticism I have of that masterpiece is that Bonham’s kick-drum pedal squeaks incessantly throughout the song, and is very noticeable in the quieter moments of the recording, and I would sometimes become fixated on it after listening to it 500 times in a given week when I was sixteen...

But ‘underappreciated’ is definitely not a description I would personally apply to Led Zeppelin III; before CDs, I used to burn through copy after copy of Zep III on cassette (along with I, II, IV, Houses of the Holy, & Physical Graffiti).

Led Zeppelin was/is for me what The Hip are for a lot of you Hipbasers - the be-all and end-all of rock’n’roll. Page and JPJ are genius-visionaries, Bonham was a virtuoso, and Plant constitutes an irreplaceable perfect fit. The lyrics are admittedly nothing special, but that’s irrelevant, because the musical message was so profound that poetry would just get in the way.

y;know i never used to notice that squeak until about a year ago..at first it bothered me, but i think it's great they left it there..it's so 'real'..that's the great thing about zep..i'm always noticing something i didn't before...

[The Horrible Esthete]

y;know i never used to notice that squeak until about a year ago..at first it bothered me, but i think it's great they left it there..it's so 'real'..that's the great thing about zep..i'm always noticing something i didn't before...

Then you'll appreciate this little tidbit of 'reality' in Zep recordings.

Cue up The Ocean, and during Jimmy's solo, you can detect (though it is very, *VERY* faint in the background) a telephone ringing from a hallway outside the studio (the old 'jangling' ring sound, of course). It can be heard for two rings, but it is barely perceptible - you may need a set of cans to hear it.

[opiated]

y;know i never used to notice that squeak until about a year ago..at first it bothered me, but i think it's great they left it there..it's so 'real'..that's the great thing about zep..i'm always noticing something i didn't before...

Then you'll appreciate this little tidbit of 'reality' in Zep recordings.

Cue up The Ocean, and during Jimmy's solo, you can detect (though it is very, *VERY* faint in the background) a telephone ringing from a hallway outside the studio (the old 'jangling' ring sound, of course). It can be heard for two rings, but it is barely perceptible - you may need a set of cans to hear it.

lol..yeah..that i have noticed for quite some time!!! LOVE THE ZEP!!

[sherpahigh]

y;know i never used to notice that squeak until about a year ago..at first it bothered me, but i think it's great they left it there..it's so 'real'..that's the great thing about zep..i'm always noticing something i didn't before...

Then you'll appreciate this little tidbit of 'reality' in Zep recordings.

Cue up The Ocean, and during Jimmy's solo, you can detect (though it is very, *VERY* faint in the background) a telephone ringing from a hallway outside the studio (the old 'jangling' ring sound, of course). It can be heard for two rings, but it is barely perceptible - you may need a set of cans to hear it.

haha, cans... good stuff. I've noticed that a couple times as well.

As for Zep 3 it's at the top of my most played list. Friends, Out on the Tiles, That's the way and Bron-Y-Aur Stomp are all amazing, nevermind Immigrant song, Tangerine, etc. Definitly a classic album. Not overlooked in my eyes anyway. :thumb: