Track Listing

1. Good times bad times
2. Babe I'm gonna leave you
3. You shook me
4. Dazed and confused
5. Your time is gonna come
6. Black mountain side
7. Communication breakdown
8. I can't quit you baby
9. How many more times

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #59772 in Music
• Released on: 2007-10-01
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: CD
• Dimensions: .12 pounds

CD Description
Rising from the ashes of his old band the Yardbirds, session guitarist Jimmy Page formed Led Zeppelin, one of the most powerful, influential, and enduring British bands to emerge in the '60s. Despite the presence of such classic thrash-o-ramas as "Good Times Bad Times" and "Communication Breakdown", what set Led Zeppelin apart was the depth and range of their music. Their sound was bathed in the blues, from rootsy covers of Willie Dixon's "You Shook Me" and "I Can't Quit YouBaby", to the crunching rhythm changes of "Dazed And Confused".
Few guitarists before or since possessed Page's sense of pacing and dynamics, as exemplified by the traditional acoustic folk elements framing the arena gestures on "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You", and the raga-flavored acoustic mystery of "Black Mountain Side". These elements would continue to evolve on subsequent albums, leading to some of Led Zeppelin's greatest moments.

Customer Reviews

Swinging Down Like A Lead Balloon.
Superb reproduction of the original Hindenburg crash artwork in minuature,the remastered CD bears the LP label.
Jimmy Page wrote,played twelve-string guitar and produced Jeff Beck's 1967 instrumental "Beck's Bolero",John Paul Jones played bass.Keith Moon was on drums and when asked about joining them in a group he slyly replied:"It'll come swinging down like a lead balloon!".
Page kept Moon's remark of the "lead balloon" band and turned it into Led Zeppelin,taking the "a" out of "lead" to avoid mispronunciation.
In 1968 Jimmy Page gathered vocalist Robert Plant,drummer John(Bonzo)Bonham and John Paul Jones to record his ultimate quest:the fusion of Rock,Blues and Folk in structures that would resemble chiaroscuros,ranging from a whisper to a scream(Page was a former art student,hence the metaphor).
Trademark guitar riffs as a song's main structure with explosive soloing,a shrieking vocalist and thunderous bottom helped redefine heavy rock elements evident in "Good Time Bad Times" and "Communication Breakdown";the range of spaciousness in the sound,vast for the former compressed for the latter,was accomplished by Page's recording maxim:"distance makes depth",meaning that microphone location is crucial for capturing the required sound from the instruments.
Blues nihilism in two cover versions:ascending slide guitar and vocals in mad unison under an avalanche of drums in "You Shook Me";innovative rhythmic patterns wrap the feverish leads of "I Can't Quit You Baby" and its moody vocal explosions.
Acoustic guitar was Page's passion,covering folk and flamenco with ambivalent frenzy in "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You",where Plant literally goes from a whisper to a scream over periodic outbursts from the band.The instrumental "Black Mountian Side",a clear nod to Davy Graham and Bert Jansch,Page's favourite instrumentalists,is a virtuoso journey into indian music where the guitar attempts to reach its ancestor,the sitar,with meandering melodies;this avatar is further enhanced by an actual indian percussionist."Your Time Is Gonna Come" is an acoustic ballad vaguely reminiscent of the West Coast style,enriched with Page's debut on pedal steel guitar and outstanding keyboards by Jones.
Dynamics and orchestration were the foundation of Zeppelin's sonwritting.The dark desperation of "Dazed And Confused" is accentuated with a bowed-guitar sequence as a "mob" of muti-tracked guitars moan,then storm through tortuous,torturing passages while a distant voice begs:"Don't leave me so confused!".The candent cadence of "How Many More Times" takes the rhythm to differing tempos for the band to collectively unleash their individual creativity through fanfares,gongs and crashes;abundant marching patterns and riff constructions offer a collage for the imagination.
It is hard to imagine Led Zeppelin with different personnel,even when Page and Plant receive all the plaudits,the pilot of a ship is helpless without the wind and the stars.John Paul Jones and the late John Bonham were the pillars who supported the massive edification that Led Zeppelin became,and this album is a testament to their collective inspiration.

Good debut.
One of the best LZ albums. It simply rocks.
Just buy it now. Find out for yourself.
This is an album any fan of good rockmusic should have.

on the top of the rock n roll world
this was my first album of rock and of this group led zeppelin
every album are different with a special atmosphere
this one is definitly rock with a great influence of blues but redefinate into rock strong heavy rock
there s a solo of drum which is great even nowdays we don t fancy those technical demonstration but the text and the voice of r plant is out standing one of the best group legend of this time , if u don t know this album you are here for a treat