A superb sophomore album

led zeppelin's brlliant sophomore album followed their hugely succesful debut and to me this was their second best after their fourth album.this awesome album contained anthems like whole lotta love,heartbreaker,what is and what should never be and the brilliant john bonham's magnum opus moby dick.very highly recommended with their albums till presence.

A Whole Lotta GENIUS

The great phenomenon of 70s rock. This album is a milestone in rock history Jimi Page is second only to Hendrix in rock guitar history.And his immortal riff on the incredible opener "Whole Lotta Love is amazing togther with the heavy bassline of Jones. The talent these four guys had will never be surpassed. Whole Lotta love, Heart Breaker and Moby Dick sisplay the amazing musicianship of Plant,Page,Jones and Bonham. Any serious rock collection must include this album and Zoso.

Classic Rock

This is probobly as much classic as rock can get it cant get more classic then this, if you ask me what is Classic rock i whuld say Led Zeppelin II, Thats what i think of when i hear the word Classic rock, that and ofcourse my all time favorite album Who's Next by The Who. So enuf of all this classic stuff, i yust hade to tell every whats going on in my sick mind >:)

Well meby i shuld tell you about the music well is that relly needed? The album starts with "Whole lota love" one of the most famus Zeppelin songs and it ends with "Bring it on home" one of my favorite Zep songs, that riff is yust a killer.

And the songs betwen thos two well they are all CLASSIC.

Excellent Second Album.

This is the only Zep album I have so far (I'm planning to buy the Box Set eventually), and I've decided to review it right now! As you know, this is Led Zep's second CD - and it's NOT a sophmore slump at all! Every song on here (9) are CLASSICS! Every second of them ALL are. This is also the album that REALLY turned them into the classic rock legends that they are today, with huge hits like "Whole Lotta Love", "What Is And What Should Never Be", "Heartbreaker", and "Ramble On". Their debut was a worldwide smash, but it didn't quite turn them into legends yet (that remains to be seen on here & LZ 4). LZII went on to sell over 12 Million Copies in the US! Now, onto the Track-by-Track review!



1. Whole Lotta Love: Sure, its totally overplayed. That doesn't keep it from being one of Zep's greatest classics! Plant plays one of his first GREAT solos, and Plant absolutely SHREADS his voice and heart apart at the end. Daz right! (10/10)



2. What Is And What Should Never Be: Another occasional radio staple, though not near as popular as WLL, this one is better IMO. I love Plant's voice on the chorus. (10/10)



3. The Lemon Song: OMG.... VEEEEEEEERRRRRYYYYYYYYYYYYY Underrated song. Might be my favorite on the album, it also might be their most bluesy influenced song. Why does no one appreciate this masterpiece? (100/10)



4. Thank You: Another real underrated tune, though its not one of my favorites. You still gotta love it though! They will never top "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You or "Stairway to Heaven as their best acoustic song, however. (10/10)



5. Heartbreaker: Arguably the most popular song on here besides WLL, Page's BEST solo of all time (yes, better than Stairway!) is featured near the end. Still a bit overrated, but absolutely my 2nd favorite song! (10/10)



6. Living Loving Maid (She's Just A Woman): Another hit, Heartbreaker always leads into this song on the radio as well, since LLM is pretty short. I'm pretty sure it needs no more explanation. (10/10)



7. Ramble On: Another staple, though not as well-known as a few others. Nice blend of folk and funk. Also about the middle age. Another one of the best! (10/10)



8. Moby D*ck: OMG... OMG!!! Instrumental time, yay!! Now, I didn't forget Paul Jones & Bonham, did I? THIS is the best time to speak about em! Page plays another spectacular solo, while Bonahm... Oh, MAN... GOES ABSOLUTELY BANNAS AS 100000 MONKEYS COMBINDE WITH THE DRUM PEDALS!!!!!! Lol, sorry, just felt like goin' a little crazy there since that was absolutely GENIUS percussioning. RIP John Bonham :(. Paul Jones does some bassin' as well. (50/10)



9. Bring It On Home: Another VASTLY underrated song. Starts and ends with an acoustic guitar and harmonica, then in the middle, its ROCK N ROLL TIME. Probably the 3rd or 4th best! (10/10)



Overall: GREAT sophmore masterpiece, I want everybody to pick it up eventually (or, if you wanna spend all ya dough, get da Complete Studio Recordings Box Set). If you wanna buy albums indavidually, however, which is better if you get most of the albums used, I reccomend getting this or LZIV Untitled.



Now, as in Will Culp's words:



HIGHLY RECCOMENDED TO FANS OF ROCK, HEAVY METAL, BLUES, FOLK, AND LED ZEPPELIN! THIS AIN'T NO SOPHMORE SLUMP!!!!



Also reccomended-



Led Zeppelin- Led Zeppelin I

Black Sabbath- Paranoid

Aerosmith- Toys In The Attic





I'm done here! Hope you enjoyed it! PLEASE don't be close-minded and have nothing better to do than lazily give a non-helpful, por favor?

Led Zeppelin rock my heart out!

It's amazing how Led Zeppelin managed to put out one classic album after the other for so long. The bluesy "Led Zeppelin I" was very impressive. This one, while sounding very different, is as good as the 1st one. This time the band decided to play heavy and loud rock music. It's bluesy base is still present, but this incarnation of blues is very heavy, basically, one of the first prototypes for what later became heavy metal. Most of the songs here are straight out rockers, and it's only a few of times in the entire album that the band goes for some acoustic part, or a mellower sounding rock. The two men driving Led Zeppelin, Robert Plant and Jimi Page, perform flawlessly, with Page putting out some insane amount of groovy riffing, and Plant sounding as passionate and convincing as ever.



"Led Zeppelin II" sold several millions of copies worldwide, and for a reason. The reason being nearly perfect songwriting and performance from all the band members, and the impact that this music made on hundreds of rock bands since, Black Sabbath being the first of them. This album is often overlooked, being compared to the godly perfection of "Led Zeppelin IV". But this fact shouldn't deceive anyone. Other bands would kill to have their names written down in history as the authors of anything as classic as the second album by Led Zeppelin.

Led Zeppelin rocks out the Sixties with their second album

Recorded in 1969 shortly after their debut album, "Led Zeppelin II" offers a little more heavy metal rock 'n' roll and a little less blues this time around, what with the opening track of "Whole Lotta Love" and the double-dose of "Heartbreaker" and "Living Loving Maid (She's Just A Woman)." A lot was made at the time about "Led Zeppelin III" being a radical change since it was essentially an acoustic album, but there were a couple of classic acoustic numbers on both of their first two albums. Okay, so "Thank You" and "Ramble On" are not strictly acoustic numbers, but there are strong elements there and you cannot just qualify them as hard rockers. John Bonham has his drum solo featured on "Moby Dick" and Robert Plant gets the rare opportunity to wail on his harmonica on "Bring It On Home," which continues the Led Zep tradition of ending an album with an under-appreciated hard rocker tune. It still amazes me that Bonham and Plant turned 20 when Led Zep toured after this album. I have never been overly enamored of "Whole Lotta Love," especially with the butchered "single" version that Atlantic pushed trying to make the group commercial, preferring instead the live versions you can hear on their soundtrack and bootleg albums where it was the group's encore piece and allowed the incorporation of all sorts of other songs as the band played on and on. My favorite moment on this album is the end of "What Is And What Should Never Be" where Page doubles up on the guitars, dueling back and forth between your two stereo speakers. This one is a not below Led Zeppelin's debut album (which remains one of their three best along with "ZOSO" and "Physical Graffiti), but that still makes it a flat out classic album and a great way to end the Sixties.

One Of The Best Led Zeppelin Albums

Every song on this album is good. It's not AS bluesy as their first album but it still has a hard rock feeling to it (Led Zeppelin III contains southern sounding music for the MOST part). People getting started on Led Zeppelin would probably prefer getting thier fourth album instead (containing Stairway to Heaven, Black Dog, and Rock and Roll). This album contains good guitar solos, guitar riffs, bass playing, and druming (Bonham plays a solo on Moby Dick). Most people who like classic rock bands like Cream, Jefferson Airplane, and Pink Floyd will probably like this album. Jimmy Page (my favorite guitar player)is an awesome (yet I'll admit sometimes a little sloppy) guitar player. If there is even just one song you know of that you like on this album then get it, you will not be dissappointed.