the rover

Kashmir.

So good they named a place after it.

x2

can remember exact place and awe the first time I heard it

One of my favorite albums of all time.
+1 for The Rover. That guitar riff is just amazing and I don’t think any band ever had a singer and guitar player mesh so well together.

How can you choose a favorite. It's a masterpiece cover to cover. But I have a soft spot for Black Country Woman after seeing him play it live several years ago.

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The devil made me do it the first time, second time I done it on my own - W

It would be Kashmir but the song got overplayed.

I’ll go with In My Time of Dying.

Wanton Song just for the drums.

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Civilize the mind, but make savage the body.

- Chinese proverb

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Kashmir is our generations Bolero. You all should try it sometime, if you can last that long of course....

Houses of the Holy

Ten Years Gone or Trampled Under Foot depending on my mood.

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Agree on The Wanton Song, that's one that I find if I hear in the car the mph goes up a bit. Love the riff that Page and Jones hit and love Bonzo's work on it also.

The Rover has such an awesome intro before the first vocal kicks in.

Trampled Under Foot and Houses of the Holy two favorites as well.

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"You can never win or lose if you don't run the race." - Richard Butler

Love this album. When I first got it, was definitely Kashmir, Wanton Song, Houses of the Holy and Trampled Underfoot. Now it's In the Light... love the different instrumentation and I find myself singing along to Night Flight (wouldn't have years ago!!)

I always skip Down by the Seaside.

When are they ever going to do a reunion. I was born too late to ever see them live, in their heyday, which just kills me...

In The Light.

Just saw the group "Great Moments In Vinyl" last week. They play classic albums start to finish. They did Physical Graffiti and it was pretty good. The lead singer was female and did a good job of catching the essence of Robert Plant. The weakest link was the drummer; he was no John Bonham.

I listened to the LP twice leading up to the show. Zep's best, and Bonham's best.

Impossible to pick one best song but I'll go with The Rover and Black Country Woman as my favs - oh, and Custard Pie too.

Aggro mood: In my Time of Dying

Mellow mood: Down by the Seaside

Coincidentally, my partner just put on Physical Graffiti as we were driving home yesterday and we were discussing the album.

I doubt Zep ever got heavier than Wanton Song, though I do love the first side of the second disc. In The Light, Bron-Yr-Aur, Down By The Seaside, Tens Years Gone. It really captures the diversity of the band.

Given several of Physical Graffiti's songs didn't make it on to the albums for which they were originally recorded, it's astounding to think that LZIII, IV and Houses of the Holy could have all easily been better albums.

It's the Zeppelin album I most frequently return to. My favourite track changes with mood and time.

https://ultimateclassicrock.com/...affiti-songs-ranked/

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"Your best work is the work you're excited about" - Rick Rubin

+1

Kashmir #2

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king of the road says you move too slow
KING OF THE ROAD SAYS YOU MOVE TOO SLOW

Listened to the 8 songs recorded for the LP January–February 1974 at Headley Grange, Hampshire. (the new songs)

Custard Pie, In My Time of Dying, Trampled Under Foot, Kashmir, In the Light, Ten Years Gone, The Wanton Song, Sick Again (in that order, others removed)


Those songs alone would have made a great album (although they wouldn't fit on a 40 minute 2-sided LP). "the belters" as Robert Plant referred to them.

A rough count already has that pushing 55 minutes. There's very little "fat" there to trim it down to under 45 minutes.

Given songs of the quality of The Rover, Houses of the Holy, Bron-Yr-Aur, Down By the Seaside, etc were just lying around and homeless, a double album appears an obvious choice.