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In Through the Out Door [Remastered] Image
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73

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews What's this?

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8.2

Universal acclaim- based on 29 Ratings

  • Summary: The 1979 release was the last album recorded before John Bonham's death (he passed away in 1980). The remastered deluxe edition includes previously unreleased rough mixes of all of the seven songs.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 8
  2. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. Aug 13, 2015
    80
    Like Jimmy Page’s previous deluxe remasters, these new sets are fitfully revealing, littered with extras that even obsessives will write off as fluff. But the albums’ scattered brilliance has only deepened in the past four decades.
  2. Q Magazine
    Jul 31, 2015
    80
    It's aged remarkably well and All My Love is breathtakingly beautiful. [Sep 2015, p.121]
  3. Jul 31, 2015
    80
    Zeppelin's most singular record, if far from their best.
  4. Jul 31, 2015
    70
    Though Plant and Jones kept their ears to the ground with what was happening on the musical landscape, some of the efforts on the album have dated horribly.... But there are documents of true greatness contained here.
  5. 70
    Listening to the earlier mixes accompanying 1979’s In Through The Out Door (7/10) is to be transported to an alternative universe where songs named Blot, The Epic and The Hook (I’m Gonna Crawl, Carouselambra and All My Love respectively) jostle with a scruffier, rambunctious Hot Dog and a sparser In The Evening, the drone intro truncated and Jones’s synths high in the mix.
  6. Mojo
    Jul 31, 2015
    60
    In Through The Out Door is an honest album that makes Zeppelin sound (almost) human. But it hasn't aged well. [Sep 2015, p.98]
  7. Sep 24, 2015
    50
    Although it’s the band’s weakest outpouring of material, it’s truly impossible to loathe In Through the Out Door because of its charm.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 3
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 3
  3. Negative: 0 out of 3
  1. May 4, 2017
    10
    One of the best albums ever created in the history of Earth. No band today even is in the same universe. They dont make em like this at allOne of the best albums ever created in the history of Earth. No band today even is in the same universe. They dont make em like this at all anymore. I'm so glad I was around to experience the golden age of modern music which sadly is long gone. Expand
  2. Jan 9, 2023
    9
    In the Evening. Carouselambra. These songs made me feel emotions that don't exist.

    ALL MY LOVE goes to Led Zeppelin. ❤️
  3. Dec 1, 2016
    8
    Undoubtedly receiving the most amount of ire from Led Zeppelin fans and critics alike, In Through the Out Door is a hidden gem from the LedUndoubtedly receiving the most amount of ire from Led Zeppelin fans and critics alike, In Through the Out Door is a hidden gem from the Led Zeppelin catalog, often being overlooked due to it's large use of unfamiliar musical themes through out, and some songs, such as Hot Dog, not reaching the standard quality of Led Zeppelin. However, where it lacks, it shines, with the songs Carouselambra, All My Love, and In the Evening being the main highlights of the album, with Fool in the Rain and South Bound Suarez also being of particular notes. In conclusion, all though it may not be the best of Led Zeppelin's career, In Through the Out Door still proves to be an enjoyable experience, and one many will enjoy. Expand