Latter Days: Best of Led Zeppelin, Vol.2
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Description: The glory days of Led Zeppelin are chronicled comprehensively in Atlantic Record's 1999
Early Days best-of set, which leaves this '73-to-'79 package shorter on obvious crowd-pleasers. Still, this secondary set shows just how powerful Zeppelin were at their zenith. Taken from the band's final four albums, the songs here--"No Quarter," "Houses of the Holy," and "Song Remains the Same" among them--brought audiences to their feet in stadiums across the world while the Zeppelin juggernaut trampled their competition underfoot. Zeppelin defined hard rock, but were also capable of a delicacy that's easy to overlook; indeed, that dimension is missing from the picture of Zep offered here. Otherwise, these two companion volumes offer a rewarding introduction to Led Zeppelin.
--Patrick Humphries
Tracklist of Latter Days: Best of Led Zeppelin, Vol.2
Reviews:
Amazing, but the choices of track holds it from early days
The material on this disk deserves 5 stars, no question, but where the hell is over the hills and far away, the ocean, The 11 min. masterpiece "In my time of dying" , or even Custard pie. But what led Zeppelin isnt spectac.
For What It Is, Terrirfic
Let's get one thing straight: this is not some sort of definitive album of Led Zeppelin's "Latter Days." It is an overview with the casual fan in mind. Is it missing songs? Of course it is; it's only one disc and that means less than 80 minutes of music. For a hardcore fan like myself, that's not enough. But for some people an overview is ideal, and as such this albums is excellent. It hits all the high points of the second half of Zep's career: Achilles' Last Stand, Houses of the Holy, In the Evening, and The Song Remains the Same are all there, and they are all brilliant. As for the other songs, they are worthy of being on the album but could easily have been replaced by others. I am a bit sad to not see "Night Flight" make the cut, as that is one of my favorite later-Zep songs. The bottom line: more than worth it for the casual fan or as a starter kit, but if you find that you really like the music, GET THE ACTUAL ALBUMS!! You won't be disappointed; there are tons of great songs from this era of Zep's career that are not on this album. Also, don't overlook Zep's earlier music, which is IMHO much better than the later stuff.
Led zeppelin's Greatest
this album rocks. for a 60-80's band , they are still rockin the world today. led zeppelin has a unique feel in this album. sortof an eighties tinge to the music. a great flavor of zeppelin and is wonderful ROCK AND ROLL. this is real rock .