| Product Summary | | Label: Wea/atlantic | | UPC: 00075678263323 | | Release Date: 6/21/1994 | | Buy.com Sku: 60148740 | | Item#: M5Q9YL | | Buy.com Sales Rank: 51420 | Format:  CD |
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Disc 1
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. Whole Lotta Love ~ Led Zeppelin |  | | 2. What Is And What Should Never Be ~ Led Zeppelin | | | 3. Lemon Song, The ~ Led Zeppelin | | | 4. Thank You ~ Led Zeppelin | | | 5. Heartbreaker ~ Led Zeppelin | | | 6. Living Loving Maid (She's Just A Woman) ~ Led Zeppelin | | | 7. Ramble On ~ Led Zeppelin | | | 8. Moby Dick ~ Led Zeppelin | | | 9. Bring It On Home ~ Led Zeppelin | |
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| | Album Notes and Credits |
Notes & Personnel Info |  | Led Zeppelin: Robert Plant (vocals, harmonica); Jimmy Page (acoustic, electric & pedal steel guitar, background vocals); John Paul Jones (organ, bass, background vocals); John Bonham (drums, tympani, background vocals). | | Recorded in London, England and New York, New York in 1969. | | From the first grinding notes of the famous vamp that introduces "Whole Lotta Love," LED ZEPPELIN II announces for all to hear that they are the definitive hard rock band of their generation. But before the listener can even settle into the groove, things takes a hard left turn into a spacey new rhythm, exotically flavored by Page's droning feedback and innovative use of a violin bow. By tune's end, Zeppelin has repeatedly toyed with the listener's expectations. | | This subversive quality distinguishes most of the arrangements on LED ZEPPELIN II, as in the soft/hard dynamic shifts of "What Is And What Should Never Be," the gospelish mood of "Thank You," the rocking vamps and funk rhythms of "Heartbreaker" and "Living Loving Maid," and the country music echoes of "Ramble On." And in their appropriations of source materials from Howlin' Wolf, Robert Johnson, and Sonny Boy Williamson, Page and company continued to mine the rich vein of the blues. |
Producer: Jimmy Page |
| | Artist Overview | | Formed from the ashes of British blues-rockers the Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin shot to the stratosphere in the early 1970s. With Dionysian frenzy and a blast of blues-drenched riffs, they became one of the biggest bands of the era. Their intense musical excursions helped define the sound of hard rock, while their penchant for folk balladry added to their mystique as rock gods. The group called it quits after the death of drummer John Bonham in 1980, and remaining members Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, and John Paul Jones pursued (mostly) separate musical ventures. |
| | Compilation Appearances |
| | Associated Artists and Works | | Artists, Various | | Artists, Various | | Dead Zeppelin: A Metal Tribute... ~ Artists, Various | | Artists, Various | | Artists, Various | | Artists, Various | | Livin', Lovin', Played Led Zeppelin ~ Artists, Various | | The Electronic Tribute To Led Zeppelin ~ Artists, Various | | Beatles (The) | | Cream | | Firm (Rock) (The) | | Firm (The) (Rock) | | Great Zeppelin: A Tribute To Led Zeppelin ~ Great White | | Great White | | Hendrix, Jimi | | Jason Bonham Band (The) | | Close To Heaven: A Led Zeppelin Tribute ~ Jazz, Orchestre National De | | Jimmy Page/Robert Plant | | Jones, John Paul (Rock) | | Kinks (The) | | Lez Zeppelin ~ Lez Zeppelin | | Kashmir: Symphonic Led Zeppelin ~ London Symphony Orchestra | | Pickin' On Led Zeppelin Vol. II: A Bluegrass Tribu ~ On, Pickin' | | Close To Heaven: A Led Zeppelin Tribute ~ Orchestre National De Jazz | | Page, Jimmy | | Pickin' On Led Zeppelin Vol. II: A Bluegrass... ~ Pickin' On | | Plant, Robert | | Stooges (The) | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Dead Zeppelin: A Metal Tribute To Led Zeppelin ~ Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | The String Quartet Tribute To Led Zeppelin Vol. 2 ~ Various Artists | | Livin', Lovin', Played Led Zeppelin ~ Various Artists | | The Electronic Tribute To Led Zeppelin ~ Various Artists | | The String Quartet Tribute To Led Zeppelin Vol. 1 ~ Various Artists | | Various Artists | | The Music Remains The Same [Digipak] ~ Various Artists | | Whole Lotta Bluegrass: A Bluegrass Tribute To Led ~ Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Dub Tribute To Led Zeppelin ~ Various Artists | | World's Greatest Tribute To Led Zeppelin ~ Various Artists | | The Celtic Tribute To Led Zeppelin: Long Ago And F ~ Various Artists | | Buddha Lounge Renditions Of Led Zeppelin ~ Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Get The Led Out!: Led Zeppelin Salute ~ Various Artists | | Who (The) | | Yardbirds (The) |
| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 05/06/1994 | | Original Release Date : 1969 | | Catalog ID : 82633 | | Label : Atlantic (USA) | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Runtime : 41m : 40s | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : AAD | | UPC : 00075678263323 |
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| | Professional Reviews | | Rolling Stone (12/11/03, p.114)
- Ranked #75 in Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Albums Of All Time" - "This album opens with one of the most exhilarating guitar riffs in rock & roll..."Rolling Stone (12/13/69, p.50)
- "...'Whole Lotta Love'...has to be the heaviest thing I've run across....The album ends with a far-out blues number called 'Bring It On Home', during which Rob contributes some very convincing moaning and harp-playing..." Spin (12/03, p.122)
- "...It's not heavy metal, but it's a damn fine blueprint..." Q (8/00, p.126)
- Included in Q's "Best Metal Albums Of All Time" Q (6/00, p.75)
- Ranked #37 in Q's "100 Greatest British Albums" - "...A chugging monster, derailed into a lengthy free-form ju-ju freak-out. Then 'The Lemon Song' reverts to straight-ahead blues-rock pastiche..." |
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