Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV
Critic Score
Based on 7 reviews
1971 Ratings: #1 / 172
User Score
1971 Rank: #4All Time: #120
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CRITIC REVIEWS

100
AllMusic
Encompassing heavy metal, folk, pure rock & roll, and blues, Led Zeppelin's untitled fourth album is a monolithic record, defining not only Led Zeppelin but the sound and style of '70s hard rock.
100
SPIN
With Robert Plant's soaring vocals, Jimmy Page's fire-wielding guitar, and John Boham's cellar-slamming drums, the British blues maulers shook Mordor.
100
Rolling Stone

The untitled fourth album weaves together the disparate musical threads of the preceding releases.

100
Entertainment Weekly
”Stairway to Heaven” has been murdered by classic-rock DJs, but it’s still awesome. As is ”Black Dog.” And ”Rock and Roll.” And ”The Battle of Evermore.” And ”Misty Mountain Hop.” And ”Four Sticks.” And ”Going to California.” And — oh, that’s the whole album?
100
The Independent

The most successful rock album ever ... It did this simply by being better, in every regard, than its predecessors.

100
The Telegraph
Arguably the greatest album in the annals of rock, heavy or otherwise.
100
Classic Rock
All that glitters is not gold. But this is. This is what we came here for.
zachthesnack
100

Easily in contention for the greatest rock album of all time.

Jc9ers
100

HEY, HEY, MAMA SAID THE WAY YOU MOVE! GONNA MAKE YOU SWEAT, GONNA MAKE YOU GROOVE!

Led Zeppelin IV is the fourth album by the English rock band Led Zeppelin and was released on November 8th, 1971. The band was inspired by their recording environment at the time, which let them branch out and try to create different songs in different styles. Their previous album, Led Zeppelin III, was a very mixed bag from critics, even if it sold exceptionally well. The band had been entirely focused on ... read more

thecrestedrose
86

Thank you @r0w4n for the recommendation!! I'm always looking for new things to listen to so if anyone else has any recommendations then please let me know!!

I'm very embarrassed to admit that despite being raised on classic rock and being exposed to so much of it over the years as I was growing up, I've never actually really listened to a full Led Zeppelin album until now... and it was about as good as I expected, I think? I don't know. I think I was expecting more, maybe, but I also can't go ... read more

N_C_R
94

There's a reason this is widely considered one of the best rock albums of all time... and that reason starts with 3 words;

"Stairway" "to" "Heaven"

The rest of the album is incredible too of course, easily one of the best if not THE best Led Zeppelin album!!!!

tompa
100

Peak. Some of the greatest musicians of all time making their best music ever.

jimusicreviews
80

REVISITING ANOTHER FAVORITE BAND OF TEENAGE ME
LED ZEPPELIN COMPLETE STUDIO ALBUM REVIEW PART 4
LED ZEPPELIN IV
You know an album is going to be a legendary piece of music history when it starts with two iconic, monumental, smash hits in a row. Starting with “Black Dog” the groovy complex opener we already have a great start to the project. That vocal intro from Plant just instantly grabs your attention and the instrumental work is honestly a little ahead of its time with all the ... read more

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Added on: November 19, 2012