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Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy Audio CD

A fair review of the Led Zeppelin "Houses of the Holy" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Led Zeppelin reviews here, or go back to the Led Zeppelin tabs.

Led Zeppelin Band: Led Zeppelin
Title: Houses of the Holy
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Release Date: 1994-07-19
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Song Remains the Same 2: Rain Song 3: Over the Hills and Far Away 4: Crunge 5: Dancing Days 6: D'Yer Mak'er 7: No Quarter 8: Ocean

K2.
Everest, then "Houses of the Holy" is their K2: almost as highly elevated in terms of legendary status and popularity. If "Zoso" or "IV" is Zeppelin's Mt. Both LP's virtually define 70's rock, and both are essential for any heavy rock record collection. However, "Houses", for all its mythology and status in the Zeppelin canon, spends much of its 42 minutes in either mellotron-soaked sonics or acoustic guitar indulgence. Side one features 'The Rain Song', a beautiful track but certainly not a rocker, and 'Over the Hills and Far Away', an FM-radio staple despite its pastoral acoustic setting. Critics routinely pan "D'yer Mak'er' as Zeppelin's low point, but it's just one more example of this album's power to simultaneously defy and define 70's rock.
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My Favorite Zep CD
Maybe because I am a keyboard player and I love the tones on this one. Not a big time Zeppelin fan but somehow the band strikes big time gold on this release. No Quarter is absolutely my number one favorite tune by these guys. What a spooky synthesizer effect, ultra cool piano solo, killer guitar riff, and solid drumming. Not a big fan of Robert Plant but his vocals are a keeper on this tune.

And the two songs before, Dancing Days and Dyer Maker are winners too. Love that reggae beat on the later. Zep really pulls out all the creative stops with the funky The Crunge, the gentle Rain Song, and the many rockers on here. Others may love Zeppelin 4 and 2, but this one b pos the best for me.


Flawed classic from Zeppelin in their prime
That's all I have to say about them. Some Zeppelin fans are so dumb. Anyway, this is definitely a classic and is easily placed in the top 5 of their best albums. The biggest problems with it is that you could easily leave off The Crunge and D'yer Mak'er and it would be fine. Their okay songs, though I never listen to the latter, but are kind of misplaced with the whole mood of the album. Another problem that has to do with that is the flow of the album. Going from The Song Remains The Same to The Rain Song doesn't feel right. Instead I think it should have gone to The Ocean or Over The Hills and Far Away. Highlights: No Quarter, Dancing Days, The Rain Song, The Song Remains The Same. Zeppelin were in their prime here and would reach their peak with Physical Graffiti.


1973 LED ZEPPELIN record.
If you've noticed, none of the Zeppelin records have come down in price, all that much, because they sell pretty well, even today. This is my favorite Zeppelin record, it plays well throughout. .


No Quarter better than Kashmir
These both are more novelty songs than true examples of Zep's sound, but they do take you on exotic journeys. If we have to pick favorites, I say No Quarter is a better song than Kashmir, which gets played every 10 seconds on classic rock radio. The Ocean is a grand gorgeous tribute to the big waters. The Rain Song is its lovely mate. D'yer Mak'er was always on the jukebox at the Canteen, my high school burger hangout joint. Good memories. The Crunge is James Brown if he were just a little more celtic. And Over The Hills is the only guitar song I learned after 2 years of trying. Its all Zep so what's the problem?.


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