Physical Graffiti - (Vinyl Replica CD - deluxe packaging) [2CD]
£10.99
Description:
By now Zeppelin was larger than life, being the biggest band in the world with their own record label (Swan Song). The band revelled in rock n’ roll excess, and befitting the band’s big stature, Physical Graffiti was their most ambitious outing. A double album covering a vast amount of musical territory, Physical Graffiti contained new songs along with excellent leftovers from previous sessions.
This was their 'White Album', and no other Led Zeppelin album ranges as far or better showcases the depth of their talents. Only Led Zeppelin IV can seriously rival Physical Graffiti for the title of “best Led Zeppelin album,” and the band immediately delivers on the muscular “Custard Pie,” which is followed by the melodic “The Rover,” one of the band’s most underrated songs. The band’s take on the traditional “In My Time Of Dying” (which had previously appeared on Bob Dylan’s first album) in an often spectacular 11-minute showcase for the band’s great group interplay and chemistry, while “Houses Of The Holy” is a swinging, upbeat rocker that’s fittingly of a piece with the band’s previous album. “Trampled Under Foot,” an explosively funky workout (led by Bonham) on which Plant’s vocals are noticeably ragged, is another undeniable classic, but even this song pales in comparison to the towering “Kashmir.” Led by Jones’ brilliantly brooding orchestration, this majestic track slowly builds to several soaring crescendos (again led by Bonham), and no less an authority than Plant felt that the song captured the essence of everything that Led Zeppelin was all about.