Led Zeppelin 4

Picture it....I'm 11 years old stuck right in between my musical interests being MC Hammer & what would soon be some of the greatest music ever written. An older cousin of mine says to me that he will give me his tape of Led Zeppelin 4, since he has 2 copies giving one away won't hurt. When I first listened to this album it was probably only 15 years old or so. I found the distinct quality in the sound of the 1970's recording studio mixed in with classic guitar licks,screeching vocals and tremendous song writing to hold a feeling which was just indescribeable to an impressionable kid.

The album starts off with the song "Black Dog", which as I said already possessed a sound that just made you feel good right from Robert Plants opening vocal. Following that song was "Rock n Roll" which just kept the feeling go'in. The album also features classics such as "Misty Mountain Hop" and of course what many feel to be the greatest song of all time "Stairway to Heaven". When I first heard Stairway I was so impressed by the length of the song and the power held by the lyrics. It quickly become one of my favorites.

Led Zeppelin 4 is indeed a classic album with songs that to this day can be heard on many rock radio stations. It is also an album that to this day when I think of it brings me back to a time when my life was a lot simpler. It will forever remain a symbol of my youth.

Album Quote:

"And as we wind on down the road, our shadows taller than our souls, there walks a lady we all know, who shines white light
and wants to show, how everything still turns to gold, and if you listen very hard, the tune will come to you at last, when all are one and one is all to be a rock and not to roll"