Best of Led Zeppelin?

[Denrich]

Led Zeppelin is selling some massive deluxe box sets of their whole catalogue on their site. Choosing what you want first is the difficult part. Personally, I like the whole Led Zeppelin library and it would be very hard to decide on a definitive favorite. They all sound so different.

 

[The Ozzman]

LZ2
LZ4
Houses of the Holy
Physical Graffiti

Those are the essentials imo but everything they did is classic.

 

[crimsonfloyd]

As others have said, their first six are all great, and the next two ain't bad either.

My personal favorite is disc 1 of Physical Graffiti, which taken in isolation would be aruably the greatest rock album ever (disc 2 sadly has some filler).

I recommend starting with their first album and moving forward chronologically so you can watch their evolution.

 

[Talos of Atmora]

My personal favorite is disc 1 of Physical Graffiti, which taken in isolation would be aruably the greatest rock album ever

Agreed.

 

[The Ozzman]

I recommend starting with their first album and moving forward chronologically so you can watch their evolution.

Agreed

 

[Bloopy]

Their debut is my favourite. Maybe because it seems more heartfelt/less intellectual to me. 'Dazed and Confused' is so heavy.

Physical Graffiti is essential, and 'In the Evening' from In Through the Out Door is one of my favourite Zep songs, though I'm not so into the rest of that album.

 

[J.]

Ive only ever beard IV/ZOSO in its entirety.

Its perfectly OK i guess

 

[The Ozzman]

Their debut is my favourite. Maybe because it seems more heartfelt/less intellectual to me. 'Dazed and Confused' is so heavy.

Physical Graffiti is essential, and 'In the Evening' from In Through the Out Door is one of my favourite Zep songs, though I'm not so into the rest of that album.

Fool in the Rain...dat drum track tho

 

[Mort Divine]

whatever is shortest

 

[CiG]

Whatever is longest.

 

[Satanstoenail]

Not too long, not too short

 

[Baroque]

longer than average

 

[The Ozzman]

Shorter than average

 

[CF87]

4.

 

[PrincessHades]

Presence kicks ass.

 

[The Ozzman]

Presence kicks ass.

Achilles Last Stand master race

 

[PrincessHades]

Achilles Last Stand master race

That song is my go to when proving that Led Zeppelin is metal. Nobody's Fault but Mine kicks ass as well.

I should also mention Houses of The Holy for Over the Hills and Far Away, The Ocean, and No Quarter.

 

[Talos of Atmora]

That song is my go to when proving that Led Zeppelin is metal.

While that track may have heavily influenced the NWOBHM with its galloping sound, it does not mean that it's metal.

 

[CiG]

And one fucking track doesn't prove the point, the metal elements need to be in at least half of their music.

 

[crimsonfloyd]

What CassetteisGod said. There are some songs by Led Zeppelin that are metal. However, that doesn't make them a metal band. (Same goes for Rush).