Houses of the Holy Led Zeppelin

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  • Release Date: 07/19/1994
  • Original Release: 1973
  • Sales Rank: 4,385
  • Label: Atlantic
  • UPC: 075678263927
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Houses of the Holy

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Houses of the Holy

1LISTENThe Song Remains the Same 5:30
2LISTENThe Rain Song 7:38
3LISTENOver the Hills and Far Away 4:49
4LISTENThe Crunge 3:17
5LISTENDancing Days 3:43
6LISTEND'Yer Mak'er 4:22
7LISTENNo Quarter 7:00
8LISTENThe Ocean 4:31

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Editorial Reviews

Houses of the Holy follows the same basic pattern as Led Zeppelin IV, but the approach is looser and more relaxed. Jimmy Page's riffs rely on ringing, folky hooks as much as they do on thundering blues-rock, giving the album a lighter, more open atmosphere. While the pseudo-reggae of "D'Yer Mak'er" and the affectionate James Brown send-up "The Crunge" suggest that the band was searching for material, they actually contribute to the musical diversity of the album. "The Rain Song" is one of Zep's finest moments, featuring a soaring string arrangement and a gentle, aching melody. "The Ocean" is just as good, starting with a heavy, funky guitar groove before slamming into an a cappella section and ending with a swinging, doo wop-flavored rave-up. With the exception of the rampaging opening number, "The Song Remains the Same," the rest of Houses of the Holy is fairly straightforward, ranging from the foreboding "No Quarter" and the strutting hard rock of "Dancing Days" to the epic folk/metal fusion "Over the Hills and Far Away." Throughout the record, the band's playing is excellent, making the eclecticism of Page and Robert Plant's songwriting sound coherent and natural. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi All Music Guide

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The second best Led Zeppelin Albumby Anonymous

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September 27, 2010: This album has a great variety of sounds. It starts out with a solid rock song in ''The Song Remains the Same''. Next ''The Rain Song'' and ''Over the Hills and Far Away'' add great mellow melodies while throwing in a few harder beats. ''The Crunge'' is the low point of the album, but is still pretty good. ''Dancing Days'' is classic Led Zeppelin: great rock, with a few weird melodies thrown in. ''D'yer Ma'ker'' is a reggae inspired track that has an excellent beat. ''No Quarter'' is a Zeppelin Classic that is very mysterious in nature. The closing song, ''The Ocean'' goes back to the rock and roll theme, with great vocals. This album is second only to the ZOSO album.

Definetly a Must Haveby Anonymous

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September 27, 2010: This album is one of Led Zeppelin's finest achievements along with Led Zeppelin 1,2,3,4,Phsyical Graffiti, and In Through the Outdoor. Lot of people think that Led Zeppelin IV was their best album, well I don't agree. Led Zeppelin IV has only a few good songs and those songs are Rock and Roll, Black Dog, When the Levee Breaks,Going to California, and the best song Stair Way to Heaven. Now you guys might be thinking "well that is more than a few songs" well some of those songs are not even my favorite they are just okay. Stair Way to Heaven is a great song but I don't think it is their masterpeice, to tell you the truth I like Kashmir better from Physical Graffiti. But let's get back to Houses of the Holy I like all the songs on the album except The Rain Song that is barely good, but other from that I think this is a great album and my favorite songs is The Song Remains the Same, Dancing Days, Over the Hills and Far Away, D'yer Make'r, The Ocean and No Quarter

This review was written about the CD Special Edition edition.


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