Led Zeppelin III

LED ZEPPELIN – Hammers Of God Released Their Number III Album 50 Years Ago Today

Posted on by JL

5 October 2020

Band: LED ZEPPELIN
Album: LED ZEPPELIN III
Released: 5 October 1970 – 50 years ago

AllMusic/Stephen Erlewine: “On their first two albums, Led Zeppelin unleashed a relentless barrage of heavy blues and rockabilly riffs, but Led Zeppelin III provided the band with the necessary room to grow musically. While there are still a handful of metallic rockers, III is built on a folky, acoustic foundation that gives the music extra depth. And even the rockers aren’t as straightforward as before: the galloping “Immigrant Song” is powered by Robert Plant’s banshee wail, “Celebration Day” turns blues-rock inside out with a warped slide guitar riff, and “Out on the Tiles” lumbers along with a tricky, multi-part riff. Nevertheless, the heart of the album lies on the second side, when the band delve deeply into English folk.” Full review here. Score: 5/5.

Jimmy Page: “I play like I play. You hear it on
‘Celebration Day’ It’s pretty good for a one-night shot.”

Robert Plant: “I don’t want to scream ‘Immigrant Song’
every night for the rest of my life, and I’m not sure I could.”

Sorry, Robert, Immigrant Song is one of my all-time favorite Led Zep hammers…

Full album…

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Third LED ZEPPELIN Album Number One In The UK And THE US 49 Years Ago Today

Posted on by JL

LED ZEPPELIN III was one of the most anticipated longplayers of 1970. On top of it came the fact that the release date was delayed by 2 months because of technical problems with the design and production of the front, inner and back sleeves. Despite this issue problem, the advance orders in the US alone were close to the million mark. The LP topped the UK as well as the US albums chart on the same day, 18 November 1970, 49 years ago today. By 1999 the blockbuster record went 6 times platinum. The remastered version came out in 2014.

AllMusic wrote: “Led Zeppelin III provided the band with the necessary room to grow musically. While there are still a handful of metallic rockers, III is built on a folky, acoustic foundation that gives the music extra depth. And even the rockers aren’t as straightforward
as before…” . Full review here. Score: 5/5.

Faithful to the band’s day one principle, no single was released in their home country to promote the LP. But, as it did happen before, also this time a single came out in several countries outside the UK, including the United States (peaked at #16). It was the album’s opener, the giant riff monster ‘IMMIGRANT SONG’, that got a 7″ vinyl treatment. Here’s that wall-breaking knockout…

Album in full here…

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