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Led Zeppelin IV (aka ZOSO)
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by: Led Zeppelin  List Price: $18.98 Amazon.com's Price: $10.99 You Save: $7.99 (42%)as of 03/09/2010 15:40 EST Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Binding: Audio CDBrand: LED ZEPPELIN EAN: 0075678263828 Format: Original recording remastered Item Dimensions: Label: Atlantic / Wea Manufacturer: Atlantic / Wea MPN: 82638 Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Atlantic / Wea Release Date: July 19, 1994 Studio: Atlantic / Wea Disc 1:
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Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: No Description Available. Genre: Popular Music Media Format: Compact Disk Rating: Release Date: 19-JUL-1994 Amazon.com essential recording: Also known as the "rune" album or Zoso because of the medieval symbols adorning the inner sleeve, Led Zeppelin's fourth album, released in 1971, turned them from mere superstars into giant behemoths of the rock world. On tracks like "Black Dog," "Misty Mountain Hop," and "Rock and Roll," the combination of Robert Plant's banshee wails and Jimmy Page's frenetic guitar playing forever altered the stylistic bent of hard rock music. And the foreboding "When the Levee Breaks" demonstrated that Zeppelin could indeed play the blues fairly straight if they so desired. Still, everything here ultimately took a back seat to the album's (and, ultimately, the band's) magnum opus--the expertly constructed and deftly executed classic, "Stairway to Heaven." --Billy Altman Amazon.com: Jimmy Page was a top London studio guitarist before he got rich and famous as the musical leader of Led Zeppelin. The group's fourth--and arguably their finest--album is as much a tribute to his technique as a monument to his versatility. Page produced the album, co-wrote all eight songs, and played mandolin as well as all the guitars. Musically, this 1971 disc ranges from acoustic English folke ("Goin' to California" and "The Battle of Evermore," the latter featuring the late Fairport Convention frontwoman Sandy Denny) to bone-crushing, bluesy riff-slinging. On the album's centerpiece, "Stairway to Heaven," these light and dark strains are dramatically intertwined. The chiming "Four Sticks" aside, it's the Little Richard-inspired "Rock and Roll" and the tricky time changes--a Zeppelin trademark--of the fast-and-furious "Black Dog" that elevate this album into more than just a bustle in aspiring guitarists' hedgerows. --Don Waller Average Rating:
 Rating:  - One of the Greatest Albums of the Rock EraLed Zeppelin IV (which technically isn't its title, but you can't really have an untitled album, can you?) is one of the greatest albums of the entire rock era. After just about wearing out a vinyl copy, I decided to bite when Amazon offered a download of the mp3 version of the album for $5. Rather than repeating endless words for the many reviews of the album, I will deal specifically with the digital download. The downloadable album is crystal clear -- if it is not technically CD quality, it ... Read More Rating: - It's a classic album, it's in my top 10 all time, but let's face it, it is datedWell, I like a lot of what people have written about the Zep IV disc. I agree with it. But I do think, due to the limited production techniques of the time, it is dated in its sound when compared to a lot of comparable rock music released today. Even when I listen to the LZ remasters--which I had hoped would have greatly improved the production sound--the IV disc will always be an artifact of its time. For the commenter that was so caustic and dismissive about the disc, it's your opinion...if ... Read More Rating:  - I just don't get itWhen I was little I loved Led Zeppelin, anytime they came on the radio I had my dad turn the volume up to an absurd level; this lasted from about age 4 to about 12, but kids are pretty painfully stupid, so, I had that as an excuse. But now I'm 25 and my tastes have been fine tuned, honed to near dead on perfection, and I cannot for the life of me enjoy a single Led Zeppelin song save for ONE song, AND its an instrumental (Moby Dick). Other than that I find Page's guitar ... Read More Rating: - A MasterpieceA great collection by a great band. I lived in New Orleans around the time this came out, so the song about the levee breaking was very meaningful even back then. Stairway to Heaven was a big favorite played at every high school dance I ever heard of back then too. The words are great poetry by themselves. I find a lot of younger people don't get Led Zeppelin. A real shame. Rating: - Led Zeppelin AceRelease of Led Zeppelin's IV in 1971 cemented their statue of a super group at forefront of the new frontier establishing itself in music partially because of them. It was called hard rock. Over a year earlier another band called Deep Purple had released their album called In Rock which also was becoming one of the most influential albums of this new hard sounding field. One of the songs of that album called Child In Time was a 10 minute long epic rock song connecting the beauty of melodic rock with ... Read More 
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