• Record Label: Atlantic
  • Release Date: Jun 3, 2014
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9.0

Universal acclaim- based on 132 Ratings

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  2. Negative: 5 out of 132
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  1. Feb 8, 2022
    10
    Led Zeppelin is awesome and their first 4 self titled albums are the best music in their discography. This is the epitome of rock and roll and features musicians at their finest.
  2. Mar 23, 2021
    8
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  3. Apr 18, 2016
    10
    A masterpiece of classic hard rock and definitely one of the best albums of the 60's.

    (Some Highlights from the Album)
    -Whole Lotta Love-
    -The Lemon Song-
    -What Is and What Should Never Be-
  4. Jun 12, 2019
    10
    A masterpiece of rock and roll. Out of the 8 studio albums I would place this one 2nd.
  5. Nov 13, 2022
    10
    good album kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
  6. Jan 9, 2023
    9
    It is a rather controversial album for good reasons, with a handful of spicy themes in it.

    By "spicy," I mean suggestive, of course.
  7. Aug 15, 2021
    10
    This one's my favorite. People gripe about this one being derivative but the lifted tracks that interpolate the album are heavily augmented & serve as suites that beautifuly open up & close down this set. My laying out the album below (I did not alter the track sequence in anyway) shows this. It also would have avoided any lawsuits;

    Side 1; Opening suite: a) You need love (Waters)
    This one's my favorite. People gripe about this one being derivative but the lifted tracks that interpolate the album are heavily augmented & serve as suites that beautifuly open up & close down this set. My laying out the album below (I did not alter the track sequence in anyway) shows this. It also would have avoided any lawsuits;

    Side 1;
    Opening suite:
    a) You need love (Waters)
    b) The bridge
    c) You need love (Reprise, Waters)
    What is & what should never be
    The Killing floor (aka the Lemon song)
    Thank you

    Side 2.

    Middle suite;
    a) Heatbreaker
    b) Livin' Lovin' Maid
    Ramble on
    Moby Dick
    Closing suite;
    Bring it on home (Harpo)
    Bring it back home
    Bring it on home (Reprise, Harpo)

    I know this is just window dressing, but it shows how
    impressive the layout of this album is. I consider the sequencing of this as impressive as it's contents. As good as anything put out by any progressive rock groups from the '70's (that would include the Who). Light/Shade @ it's best.

    OK, the contents. You may call this a transitional album. I'll argue back that w Jeep (my nickname for Jimmy Page) at the helm there is no such thing as a grab bag, cobblekill or what ever. "You need love" uses only a shell of Muddy Waters original w the riff being Page's & the bridge being all Zep. "What is & what should never be" is the initial Page/ Plant offering & blows cold & hot w a tremendous coda. "Heartbreaker" goes for a call & response funk strut before Page unleashes one of the most blistering guitar breaks ever. This is followed by a succession of ideas that will move your house down the street. It THEN returns to the funk strut MID BAR & ends MID BAR....(One upping Keith Richards guitar break ending on the first beat on the Rolling Stones cover of "Talking 'bout you")….... from there it breaks out into a taunt "Living loving Maid" easily the most light weight track on the album following the heaviest track on the album. So there you have it, people, one the greatest rock tracks in history followed by a well keyed in ditty that accentuates the variety on this disk. "Ramble on"....need I? This one's the highlight of an album full of them. As with "What is..." it supplies subtlety after rattling your teeth with the previous suite. Robert Plant's singing very gradually taxi's out in a manner similar to "All of my love" ten years later, both were improvised and indicated that he can sing as well as scream. "Moby Dick" while not as over powering as Cream's "Toad" is equally impressive in that it supplies it's own version of light/shade w it's subtle changes in accenting. As performed by John B. w his BARE HANDS no less. This track is much more than a para-diddle clinic on speed. Finally there's Zeppelin using "Bring it on home" the same way Chuck Barris would use a '39 Chevy; Only the shell is used to house a tremendous workout between Jeep, John B., John-Paul & Robert Plant. It easily could have been a stand alone track w/out the Harpo intro and outro.
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  8. Apr 29, 2022
    8
    such an perfect album, i love whenever the band cover blues songs with their own touch , it’s so beautiful and creative , there’s two songs i can’t get by (yet) but this is a perfect album i’ll never shut up about
  9. Jun 15, 2015
    10
    Led Zeppelin should have stopped making music after Led Zeppelin II, since everything after Led Zeppelin II was utter trash. Led Zeppelin IV is highly overrated while Led Zeppelin II is immensely underrated.
  10. Feb 7, 2022
    10
    Great Stuff, JPJ Bass lines are the stuff of legend. Ramble on is so good. This has been a favorite album of mine since I first heard it back in high school.
Metascore
95

Universal acclaim - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. Jul 17, 2014
    67
    Led Zeppelin II binds the biggest and baddest of the group's heavyweight first chapter with the thinest of extras, 33 minutes of early mixes and backing tracks.
  2. Jun 19, 2014
    88
    From a purely sonic standpoint, these new versions are impossible to disregard.... The bonus material on Led Zeppelin II and III is more revelatory, showcasing the band’s creative process through assorted alternate takes and rough mixes.
  3. Q Magazine
    Jun 19, 2014
    100
    Upgrading previous remasterings, Page's personal touch brings out even more detail.... Each album's companion disc supplies both pleasure and an education. [Jul 2014, p.120]