Presence Led Zeppelin

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CD - Special Edition / Digi-Pak / Dutch Import

  • Release Date: 10/04/2005
  • Original Release: 1976
  • Sales Rank: 127,070
  • Label: ATLANTIC UK
  • UPC: 075679243959

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Presence

1LISTENAchilles Last Stand 10:25
2LISTENFor Your Life 6:24
3LISTENRoyal Orleans 2:59
4LISTENNobody's Fault But Mine 6:16
5LISTENCandy Store Rock 4:11
6LISTENHots on for Nowhere 4:44
7LISTENTea for One 9:27

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Editorial Reviews

Presence scales back the size of Physical Graffiti to a single album, but it retains the grandiose scope of that double record. If anything, Presence has more majestic epics than its predecessor, opening with the surging, ten-minute "Achilles Last Stand" and closing with the meandering, nearly ten-minute "Tea for One." In between, Led Zeppelin add the lumbering blues workout "Nobody's Fault But Mine" and the terse, menacing "For Your Life," which is the best song on the album. These four tracks take up the bulk of the album, leaving three lighthearted throwaways to alleviate the foreboding atmosphere -- and pretensions -- of the epics. If all of the throwaways were as focused and funny as those on Physical Graffiti or Houses of the Holy, Zeppelin would have had another classic on their hands. Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

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The "Unknown" albumby Anonymous

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September 20, 2006: I sometimes call this Led Zeppelin's unknown album because it's rare if any of the songs from it get any airplay. Many times I've played this album for friends and they are absolutely blown away. I introduced friends in college to the album who were Zep fans but had never heard the album -- they then played it non-stop for a month. Five stars because of the masterpiece of Achilles Last Stand, with a guitar solo that may even eclipse Stairway to Heaven. Overall it's an album that maintains Zeppelin's rock edge with outstanding lyrics and rhythms, and incredible energy. The only drawback is the plodding Tea For One that doesn't fit well with the rest of the album. It's a good song, but takes too long to build up tempo. For any Zeppelin fan it's a must to complete the collection. Page, Plant, and Bonham put in some of their best work creatively and technically on the album. Plant's lyrics can be hard to understand on some of the songs because he experiments a great deal with his phrasing and rhythms. My respect for his songwriting rose tremendously when I finally found the lyrics and followed them along, particularly on Royal Orleans.

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One of Zeppelins best, Very Underratedby Anonymous

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August 15, 2006: This album flat out rocks. I cannot beleve that its Led Zeppelins lowest selling album. Its better then In Through the Out Door by a long shot. I would Rank It Up there with Led Zeppelin II, IV, and Phisical Graffiti. On this album Zeppelin Took a totally different approach. Plant holds back his strong voice more then ever, but its for the better because this album is totally different then other Zep albums. Page Plays more powerful riffs then ever before. Jones doesnt try to do anything interesting he just sticks to what he plays best, the bass. As for Bonham, this is his greatest performence. If you think this album sucks you dont really like rock and your not a Zeppelin fan, so why dont you get the barney sound track you might enjoy it a little better. But for those out there who are fans of rock get this, its a must have trust me.

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