Led Zeppelin [Remastered]

by Led Zeppelin

Overview

Led Zeppelin had a fully formed, distinctive sound from the outset, as their eponymous debut illustrates. Taking the heavy, distorted electric blues of Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Beck, and Cream to an extreme, Zeppelin created a majestic, powerful brand of guitar rock constructed around simple, memorable riffs and lumbering rhythms. But the key to the group's attack was subtlety: it wasn't just an onslaught of guitar noise, it was shaded and textured, filled with alternating dynamics and tempos. As Led Zeppelin proves, the group was capable of such multi-layered music from the start. Although the extended psychedelic blues of "Dazed and Confused," "You Shook Me," and "I Can't Quit You Baby" often gather the most attention, the remainder of the album is a better indication of what would come later. "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You" shifts from folky verses to pummeling choruses; "Good Times Bad Times" and "How Many More Times" have groovy, bluesy shuffles; "Your Time Is Gonna Come" is an anthemic hard rocker; "Black Mountain Side" is pure English folk; and "Communication Breakdown" is a frenzied rocker with a nearly punkish attack. Although the album isn't as varied as some of their later efforts, it nevertheless marked a significant turning point in the evolution of hard rock and heavy metal. [A remastered version was released in 2014.] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	06/03/2014
Label:	Atlantic
UPC:	0081227964597
Rank:	3280

Tracks

1. Good Times Bad Times
2. Babe I'm Gonna Leave You
3. You Shook Me
4. Dazed and Cofused
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

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Led Zeppelin   Primary Artist
Viram Jasani   Primary Artist,Tabla,Percussion
Jimmy Page   Pedal Steel,Guitar (Steel),Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric),Vocals (Background),Guitar
John Bonham   Drums,Tabla,Timpani,Vocals (Background)
John Paul Jones   Bass,Organ,Keyboards,Guitar (Bass),Vocals (Background)
Robert Plant   Vocals,Harmonica

Technical Credits

Jimmy Page   Arranger,Composer,Producer,Group Member,Digital Remastering
Chris Dreja   Photography
J.B. Lenoir   Composer
Jake Holmes   Composer,Inspiration
John Bonham   Composer,Group Member
John Paul Jones   Composer,Group Member
George Marino   Digital Remastering
Anne Bredon   Composer
Robert Plant   Composer,Group Member
Glyn Johns   Engineer,Director of Engineering
Willie Dixon   Composer
George Hardie   Cover Design
Peter Grant   Executive Producer