"Now I've reached that age, I tried to do all those things the best I can ...."


Dude.  It means something quite different 30 years on ...  or 40.

ahhhh

I was 17, a friend had loaned it to me, I was working as a 'management trainee' at the TD Bank and I brought the accountant, who was about 28 home for lunch and played it for him twice.  It sllpoke a new language.

I was 11, and took it to school. My teacher played it!

What a series tonight Bill !

1969 - first two zepplin lps released that year and I was 16. And I got to see them at Ottawa Civic Centre that year too. 

This song is soooo good for the ears...
 

I paid 99 cents for a used copy of this on vinyl when I was 13.  Good Times indeed.  

WTF?...

I had this at 8?.......

Perfection

I can name this song in one note  ...

 whistlepig wrote: 
Yes! And it gave me a recipe for fruit cake also.                                                  

Best rock and roll band forever!

Great segue, Bill.  (Pretenders —> Led Zepp)

 jagdriver wrote: 
MP3 should be regarded as a crime against music, much like Jimmy Page's re-mastered(fuckingup) of later albums. Mothership is an abomination. 

Celebration Day Blue Ray is excellent, the CDs not so much. 

If I had the pleasure to explain Rock music to Beethoven, I would simply play this song.
Methinks he would get it.

And yes, he would be able to hear it, given the volume I am pathologically inclined to play it at.

The ratings don't, but this song goes to 11.

And yes, it is the best debut song EVER. 

This song actually sounds better played at 78 rpm on the turntable. Give it a try if you have the vinyl and you'll never go back.

I don't care what the neighbors say, I'm gonna play this cut at 120db anyway.

 Sasha2001 wrote: 
What's really ironic is that it wasn't very popular.  We damn near played the grooves off the old vinyl.

 Sasha2001 wrote: 
I've yet to run across better.

 Deadwing wrote: 

I agree as well, except that I'd say although it was one of their best musically, not their best lyrically.

Stand and Salute - Turn volume to Max

 rolo wrote: 

Agreed. I find this to be a flawless album. I don't think they ever achieved that again. Everything after this one always seemed to have one or two gold leafed turds on it, along with eight or ten jaw dropping, spine tingling, ear popping songs that defied gravity, space, time, and reason.

I loves me some Zep!

What an album and they released Led Zep II in the same year.

 rolo wrote: 

Agreed!

I speculate that the standard deviation of my ratings of Led Zeppelin songs exceeds that for any other artist. This is a 9, as are many others (Since I've Been Loving You, Ramble On). But plenty of 2s as well (Kashmir, In the Light). I wonder if I can data mine my ratings? I wonder what artist has the highest standard deviation of ratings over the entire RP ratings issuing listenership?