Led Zeppelin IV - 1971

There are a lot of bands that I have sort of posponed through my life, although they are generally aknowledged as some of the greatest. It happens with many 70’s acts, like Led Zeppelin. I knew “Stairway to Heaven”, and tried to play it on guitar, like everybody else, when I was a kid. I bought “In Through the Out Door” when it came out in the 80’s, I listened to their great hits, or classics, but it didn’t get much further than that. So now I am making it up to Plant, Page and co.

This is the first time I listen carefully to their albums.

“Rock and Roll”: what can I say?

“The Battle of Evermore”: amazing!!

“Stairway to Heaven”: the crescendo in this song is great. It builds up and up to the mighty end! I love the change in 4:16, when the drums come in.

“Going to California”: beautiful, oh so beautiful.

I agree with the opinion that the “lesser” songs in this album, like Evermore and California , and Levee breaks, are absolute masterpieces

“When The Levee Breaks”: starts with heavy, massive Bonham drumms. And then... oh, my!