Since I told someone yesterday that I don't really like Led Zeppelin because their songs seem heavy on guitar noodling and low on melody, I thought I should listen to some of their music again and decide if that's really true.
As coincidence would have it, this morning while filling up the car with gas a Led Zeppelin song was playing over the loudspeaker, and with an internal sigh I realized that I kinda liked the song, destroying my dignified, sweeping statement of distaste.
I think a fair assessment of my feelings about Led Zeppelin is that I like around ten of their songs but don't love any of them. Their songs usually sound too gritty, rambling, and unmelodious for my tastes, and chafe me like auditory sandpaper.
Below, however, I'll share some of the Led Zeppelin songs that I
do like.
But first, I must chuckle at the name "Led Zeppelin," because the cutesy spelling of "lead" reminds me of the name of Rodrick Heffley's metal band "Löded Diper" (from the Wimpy Kid book series, which is hilarious):
"Löded Diper" (fake band)
Rodrick is the best part of the movies, IMO.
Okay, but back to Zep, these are some songs I like:
(1) "Kashmir"
I like its oppressive feeling, which lasts a long time because it's a long song!
(2) "Fool in The Rain"
I like the relaxed beat and cheerful emotion.
(3) "All of My Love"
This was the song playing at the gas station. I just read the lyrics and see they are odd. I've heard the song many times but obviously never listened to it because I had no idea they were singing this: "One voice is clear above the din, Proud Aryan one word, my will to sustain for me, the cloth once more to spin"
Huh? Aryan?? I thought this was a simple love song, but now I don't know.