{"id":9928,"date":"2014-11-12T05:59:21","date_gmt":"2014-11-12T13:59:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/?p=9928"},"modified":"2014-11-10T12:03:09","modified_gmt":"2014-11-10T20:03:09","slug":"new-music-revue-recent-round-of-led-zeppelin-reissues-reminds-of-rock-relevance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/2014\/11\/12\/new-music-revue-recent-round-of-led-zeppelin-reissues-reminds-of-rock-relevance\/","title":{"rendered":"New Music Revue<\/em>: Recent round of Led Zeppelin reissues reminds of rock relevance"},"content":{"rendered":"

Led Zeppelin<\/p>\n

Led Zeppelin IV<\/i><\/p>\n

Houses of the Holy<\/i><\/p>\n

(Atlantic Records)<\/p>\n

5\/5<\/p>\n

A perfect 5\/5 rating? Sure: these are reissues of two of the best rock albums ever created. To help clarify things, we\u2019ve provided a step-by-step walkthrough of the thought process that went down during the listening process.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not easy, as discussed during our reviews of the band\u2019s first round of reissues earlier this year. These albums are permanently embedded in our brains (well, my brain, anyway). It\u2019s easy to feel like you never need to hear them again.<\/p>\n

But that changes every time the first song starts. Led Zeppelin IV <\/i>opens with two of the best hard rockers ever recorded. Houses of the Holy <\/i>has deep cuts to die for.<\/p>\n

The next round of reissues will start to get into Zeppelin\u2019s later, and perhaps most interesting, phase. But this middle round is the band at the height of their hard-rocking greatness, and these two albums ooze rock god appeal like nothing that\u2019s come since.<\/p>\n

Put them on and go back to a time when rock was king. It gets no better than this.<\/p>\n

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I thought I never needed to hear this album again, but I\u2019ve listened to four seconds of Led Zeppelin IV<\/i> and now realize I should listen to this album every day of my life.<\/p>\n

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\nJohn Bonham was the best rock drummer ever. Even on the quieter songs, he\u2019s just going crazy back there.<\/p>\n
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\nOh no! Another version of \u201cStairway to Heaven.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\nOh no! \u201cStairway to Heaven\u201d is still going on. Damn, this song is long.<\/p>\n
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\nOh, screw it. It is <\/i>a great song.<\/p>\n
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\nThis bonus material is boring and mainly doesn\u2019t sound much different from the original stuff. Only of interest to severely upsetting guys who obsess over Zeppelin. But the eight originals here? Stunning in their perfection.<\/p>\n
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Houses of the Holy<\/i>: great production sound, everyone is playing hard but not overplaying, different sounds on the eight songs… there\u2019ll never be another Zeppelin.<\/p>\n

*<\/div>\n
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As far as white-guy reggae goes, it gets no better than \u201cD\u2019yer Maker.\u201d And then \u201cDancing Days\u201d… I always loved those two tunes back to back.<\/p>\n

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Oh no! I\u2019m not high enough to enjoy \u201cNo Quarter!\u201d<\/p>\n

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Oh no! \u201cNo Quarter\u201d is still going on. Damn, this song is long, too.<\/p>\n

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Oh, screw it. It is <\/i>a great song.<\/p>\n

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Ditto on the bonus material here: studio outtakes that are of mild interest to Zep fanatics only. For the best experience, buy the original. But once you\u2019ve listened to the original 20,000 times, which you should, get this anyway.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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