Poll--The Weakest Link: Led Zeppelin's 'Led Zeppelin IV' Round 1

F Me In The Brain

Four Sticks

Yeah, this is great stuff

mookieblalock

Four Sticks

MedozK said:

Almost 50 votes, great to see the participation for this one.

Except for the 2% who voted for When the Levee Breaks. 

MedozK

mookieblalock said:

MedozK said:

Almost 50 votes, great to see the participation for this one.

Except for the 2% who voted for When the Levee Breaks. 

Ha, yea I tend to agree. 

mcgruff10

When the Levee Breaks

MedozK said:

mookieblalock said:

MedozK said:

Almost 50 votes, great to see the participation for this one.

Except for the 2% who voted for When the Levee Breaks. 

Ha, yea I tend to agree. 

Hey that was my first impression of the album!  It was either the levee or four sticks.

Hobbes

Rock and Roll

Side B > Side A

ed243421

Stairway to Heaven

Hobbes said:

Side B > Side A

Way

Hobbes

Rock and Roll

ed243421 said:

Hobbes said:

Side B > Side A

Way

Gern Blansten

The Battle of Evermore

tempo_n_groove said:

Gern Blansten said:

I remember having a "Stairway to Heaven" dance when I was in Jr High.....would have been 1982 or so.

I also remember listening to STH backwards in my sunday school class at church to hear Satan.

There has to be more to this story than just that snippet?!?

There were a few songs that we listened to.  I'm pretty sure Mr. Crowley was one also.

But yes we did play Dungeons and Dragons as a group at our associate minister's place.  The congregation was not happy about that.

F Me In The Brain

Four Sticks

Gern Blansten said:

tempo_n_groove said:

Gern Blansten said:

I remember having a "Stairway to Heaven" dance when I was in Jr High.....would have been 1982 or so.

I also remember listening to STH backwards in my sunday school class at church to hear Satan.

There has to be more to this story than just that snippet?!?

There were a few songs that we listened to.  I'm pretty sure Mr. Crowley was one also.

But yes we did play Dungeons and Dragons as a group at our associate minister's place.  The congregation was not happy about that.

How does someone who played D&D pick The Battle of Evermore as the weakest link?!?

jk, there is no correct answer in this poll.

HesCalledDyer

Misty Mountain Hop

I love how this album is making everyone say “What? How could you vote for [song]? Heresy!”

Then reply wth “Says the person who voted for [song].”  

ed243421

Stairway to Heaven

 My 1st 4 out would be:

stairway
battle
misty
four

Thirty Bills Unpaid

Rock and Roll

HesCalledDyer said:

I love how this album is making everyone say “What? How could you vote for [song]? Heresy!”

Then reply wth “Says the person who voted for [song].”  

It's only gonna get tougher too.

I'm trying to be objective when I make my selection, but even then- emotions aside- it's tough. Stairway to Heaven is not going to survive the exercise and- as one of the most recognized and infamous rock songs ever- I'm sincerely not sure if that is right or not?

I'm not knocking anyone for a 1st round Stairway vote either- I'm thinking it is going to reach a point where I might have to vote it off.

Shucks. 

rummy

Four Sticks

Hobbes said:

Side B > Side A

Unfortunately, the songs on Side A are overplayed...kind of like Ten.

rummy

Four Sticks

All eight songs are amazing. I voted "objectively" (please note the quotes - I couldn't think of better word) and considered the "popularity" (again, quotes used liberally) of all the songs. Heck, "Four Sticks" was the only song from the album omitted from that Remasters box set from about 30 (!) years ago.

rummy

Four Sticks

It will indeed be tougher moving forward. However, I never need to hear "Black Dog" or "Rock and Roll" again. Again, I can draw the Ten  comparisons here.

Ledbetterman10

Going to California

Hobbes said:

Side B > Side A

I dunno if one side is better than the other but I'll say this: This is one of the albums that suffers (to a small degree) when it's listened to on CD (or now digitally) compared to vinyl the way it was intended. Stairway To Heaven ending Side A of the vinyl works so perfectly. But on CD, the transition from the epicness of Stairway to the...in my opinion..."silliness" of Misty Mountain Hop is pretty awkward. 

MedozK

Poll will close today at 5:00 cst

Gern Blansten

The Battle of Evermore

F Me In The Brain said:

Gern Blansten said:

tempo_n_groove said:

Gern Blansten said:

I remember having a "Stairway to Heaven" dance when I was in Jr High.....would have been 1982 or so.

I also remember listening to STH backwards in my sunday school class at church to hear Satan.

There has to be more to this story than just that snippet?!?

There were a few songs that we listened to.  I'm pretty sure Mr. Crowley was one also.

But yes we did play Dungeons and Dragons as a group at our associate minister's place.  The congregation was not happy about that.

How does someone who played D&D pick The Battle of Evermore as the weakest link?!?

jk, there is no correct answer in this poll.

Four STicks just rocks too hard....BOE just gets the nod

tempo_n_groove

Misty Mountain Hop

Gern Blansten said:

F Me In The Brain said:

Gern Blansten said:

tempo_n_groove said:

Gern Blansten said:

I remember having a "Stairway to Heaven" dance when I was in Jr High.....would have been 1982 or so.

I also remember listening to STH backwards in my sunday school class at church to hear Satan.

There has to be more to this story than just that snippet?!?

There were a few songs that we listened to.  I'm pretty sure Mr. Crowley was one also.

But yes we did play Dungeons and Dragons as a group at our associate minister's place.  The congregation was not happy about that.

How does someone who played D&D pick The Battle of Evermore as the weakest link?!?

jk, there is no correct answer in this poll.

Four STicks just rocks too hard....BOE just gets the nod

BOE was such a fun song, still is and  agree w Four Sticks being a rockin song.  That is why I chose Misty Mountain.  Weakest song of the bunch.

tempo_n_groove

Misty Mountain Hop

Hey McGruff listen to Whole lotta love from a good source with headphones on.  The recording, if good, should excite you.