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 Great CD, but Jun 13, 2010
Try to buy this is a store. If you order it they may send you one made in Argentina, and you should get one made in the USA. It has better looking graphics on the inserts. The remastered CD of this is great, however.
 The true defining moment of Zep May 31, 2010
When people think of led zeppelin, this period in their career is usually where people's minds are taken to, Where they were the biggest they could be, their peak if you like. Meaning everything they did was a build up to this album and everything after, heads downwards.
The first disc is probably the hardiest led zeppelin had ever been, but anything with Kashmir is certainly not just hard rock. In fact the first disc is more funky based mostly on hard grooves (obviously coming from John paul Jones as he loved funk) that even on Trampled Under Foot they incorporate some Clav. The Rover is probably my personal favorite, which I know is odd, but it is just so perfect and that riff OOOHHH it's so emotional!. Most people love Kashmir, with it's dark arabic riff and amazing string arrangement which gives you the feeling that your flying in a helicopter over sandy deserts watching ants scorch to death under the rays of the sun.
The second disc is the heart of the album. In The Light, Bron-Yr-Aur, Down by The Seaside and Ten Years Gone are my favorite part on any led zeppelin album, they're not my favorite tracks, but together they are masterpieces. Bron-Yr-Aur for a start is probably the reason why I rank Jimmy Page so high as a guitarist.
The rest of the album goes a bit rougher with songs like Boogie With Stu that might alienate you at first but after a while you love them like family. The album ends perfectly with Sick Again, which is just so powerful throughout, it always reminds me of Terminator 2 for some reason.
Anyway, get it you won't regret it!
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Jealous Of Newcomers May 24, 2010
Man, I can remember being like, 15 or 16 and getting this album. I didn't really know what to expect but needless to say I'm still listening to this gem 20 years later. How wonderful it would be to be able to hear these songs for the first time, again. Who knows, maybe I'll get lucky and be in an accident that causes total amnesia. But until then, all I can do is try and turn young people on to this masterpiece. If your a teenager who loves music and is looking for something to sink your teeth into, here it is. Buy it. You won't regret it.
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A Full Blown Classic Apr 16, 2010
Not much more to add because everything's pretty much been said already. This collection of songs goes beyond standard rock fare. Here, Zepplin isn't just making rock and roll, they're making MUSIC; very good music that hits you with the intensity of a swift kick in the chops.
Yes, this is a fine rock album, complete with enough blues riffs to make guitarist Jimmy Page sound like he hails from the Mississippi Delta. Drummer John Bonham's rhythms could register on the Richter scale and bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones draws from an incredible pallette offering the most sublime color and texture - he has always been the band's secret weapon. Robert Plant's vocals shine throughout the album.
"Kashmir" is the crowning achievement here, and "The Wonton Song" has a delicious funk to it. Both "Trampled Under Foot" and "Custard Pie" have their own terrific grooves. "Physical Graffiti" is essential for any music library as well as for any budding Zep fan.
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yes, the jap SHM 2008 sounds very well Mar 30, 2010
...I wouldn't say that like a new record, but slighty better than the same remaster pressed everywhere else since the 90s. Of course it has a miniature everything too...and yes, "the cough" is there.
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