Album #232: Led Zeppelin - III

By Led Zeppelin (1970)

Giving this anything other than a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ is obviously sacrilege, but it's not like Led Zeppelin need the ego boost from some random person on an obscure corner of the internet.

Albums like this could really do with some period where they're laid fallow for a while, and then re-evaluated again. There's no reasonable way to argue against the accretion of reverence that Led Zeppelin albums get, and it's not unwarranted either. It's good. It was influential. Is it an essential listen, or is it just 50 years worth of praise that gets it on the list? Maybe it earns it, but it's hard to tell. Is a squeaky drum pedal. Is a squeaky drum pedal evidence of incredible detail on the recording, or just a distraction?

All I know is I that I never feel inclined to put on a Led Zeppelin album. You'll hear the hits, be it on the radio, or someone's spotify playlist, or a film soundtrack, and that's enough.

Rating

⭐⭐⭐

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