Led Zeppelin III

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Rock music.
Compact disc.
Immigrant song -- Friends -- Celebration day -- Since I've been loving you -- Out on the tiles -- Gallows pole -- Tangerine -- That's the way -- Bron-y-aur stomp -- Hats off to (Roy) Harper.
Performed by Led Zeppelin.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

A much overlooked but important Zeppelin Record submitted by mark_a_jay on June 21, 2012, 2:48pm Having unleashed Led Zeppelin I and II just months earlier (both being monster blues-rock releases that sold wildly), it was unavoidable that comparisons would be made between Led Zeppelin III and its predecessors. However, III is about as far from its predecessors as it is from Led Zeppelin IV, and yet, it stands on its own merits. Much of this record is folk-driven, but there are some great rockers ("Out On the Tiles" being one) as well as one blues-based ballad that, despite not being as well known as "Going To California" (from IV) is one of the best blues ballads Zeppelin (or any rock band for that matter) have recorded - that track is "Since I've Been Loving You". Frankly, it's brilliant.

There are other classics to be found here as well - "Immigrant Song" and "Celebration Day", bioth of which are solid rock numbers. By contrast, "That's the Way" found its way onto the soundtrack of Cameron Crowe's film "Almost Famous" - it's a gentle, melodic, and heartfelt piece. Here again we see one of the things that I found most appealing about Zeppelin - they could rock...and yes, it could escalate to full-on bombast, but unlike a great many other bands, they could also make the quieter tracks (both musically and in terms of volume) work. Page and Plant had a really good grasp of the concept that contrast allows tracks to be seen (heard really) with some context and a basis for comparison.

I don't think I can honestly call this Zeppelin's finest work - there's plenty of material against which this record can be compared, and ultimately, when measured against can fall a bit short of some of their other high water marks. Still, it is a very listenable record start to finish, and it serves as a document to where Zeppelin had been (musically), and where they were (possibly) going.

I will say this though...this is one record that is worth having if for no other reason than to be able to hear "Since I've Been Loving You". Zeppelin played this track many time during their live shows (and really never played it the same way twice), and this version (studio) features some great guitar solos as only Page can play 'em (somewhat sloppy, but replete with feeling and passion).

Reserve this record and listen to it. You won't be disappointed.

Can't go wrong submitted by samanthar on June 17, 2015, 11:03pm You simply can't go wrong with this album. One of my favorites.

Great music submitted by VickyB77 on July 30, 2015, 3:41pm There are some classics on this that everyone knows, but even the not-as-well-knowns are still fantastic. I'm bummed I was born too late to enjoy this when it was fresh and new!

Led Zep III submitted by Fevvers - STAR473 on August 4, 2016, 12:49am III is not Led Zepplin's best album as a whole, but it is still an extremely good rock album. It has one if their biggest hits (and a personal favorite of mine) on it with "Immigrant Song." And there are some relatively hidden gems like "Since I've Been Loving You" and the amazing take on an old folk song, "Gallows Pole."

The folky side of Led Zeppelin submitted by tisaallen on June 22, 2022, 10:16am Starts with the powerful onslaught of Immigrant Song before moving into some innovative experiments with acoustic English folk. Maybe their strongest album.