@@tomschult133 houses of holy is not great. I agree with the majority of what he said. Idk why people like it so much, I mean if they do good for them but I just don't see it.
Houses of the Holy is a 50/50 split. The Rain Song, Over the Hills, No Quarter, and The Ocean are some of Zeppelins best songs, but the other 4 are not so much.
Physical Graffiti is my favorite Led Zeppelin album. It's like the All Eyez On Me of Rock. BTW, thumbs up if you can't wait until Anthony does a Tier List for 2Pac.
I know this might sound purposefully contrarian but I've been really digging L3 and Presence over the "classics". Lot of underrated gems, as well as an excellent exhibition of Led Zeppelin's strength in dynamics from the almost psychedelic vibes of L3 and the obvious power and raw bluesy tones of Presence.
Absolutely. The Wall - Pink Floyd The White Album - The Beatles Songs in the Key of Life - Stevie Wonder Sign o the Times - Prince Exile on Main Street - The Rolling Stones Physical Graffiti - Led Zeppelin I went off on a tangent sorry lol. So many great ones.
John Travolta Did you hear the one where the vocalist did a shout in the intro and outro of the song? Had to pull over on the highway to let it process
It's my favorite zeppelin album, everything is amazing, every song is so well written, tea for one has jimmy pages tastiest guitar tone in the solo, the creamiest guitar tone ever, my favorite in my opinion
I don’t agree. I’d put Achilles Last Stand at B rating probably. It didn’t feel as successfully progressive and interesting as their other long hit songs like Kashmir and Stairway To Heaven
@Chaotic Evil Monk What does “not versed enough on Led Zeppelin” mean? He’s clearly listened to their whole catalogue thoroughly based on his thoughts in this video, no? If I like death grips, does that mean I could never, ever, possibly understand Led Zeppelin on the same level you do? Stupid comment.
That's their most underrated record to be sure, it features some amazing songs like Nobody's fault but mine, Hots on for nowhere and Achilles last stand, which in my opinion is up there with stairway as one of their greatest songs
@@smkxodnwbwkdns8369 Going to California and Thank you are amazing even lyrically. You are the one who needs to learn English. Maybe English is your 2nd language. But don't shit talk Led Zeppelin, cause you are shit. And there's Bron-Y-Aur.
Could tell he was hardly a Zep fan when he left out Thank You from Zep II, and upraised Immigrant Song far more than songs like Friends and Bron-Y-Aur Stomp in Zep III. He left out Going to California from Zep IV as well.
mrkyburzy my friend, I could not agree more. In the Light is soooo good and so overlooked it’s unbelievable.... True story; just before a modern’s band gig was to begin, which I attended the hype music gets louder and it’s ....In The Light! I’m feeling it; just grooving to one of my favourite songs ever, anticipating the show to come. Two separate people tapped my shoulder wondering what band we were listening to. They liked it but had no idea it was Zep!
I have very fond memories of that song in particular. This woman I dated a few years ago, whom I came to love more than anyone I ever met. The first time we made love, that song was playing on my soundbar quietly in the background.
Puppin ost idk but Mario kart Wii is the best game. So double dash fans get the picture: imagine making a turn like it's Tuesday. Wii is double dash but making a turn is like breathing on a Tuesday. If I can die on a turn in double dash, I WILL die on that turn. Inside drift is a gift only real ones get to cherish. Also the item list is so janky and amazing. Funky Kong is in it and he's a top tier too, along with the iconic flame runner. The ultra shortcuts are some of the coolest looking yet, especially in grumble volcano.
Anthony would you consider doing a Pink Floyd tier list? In the past you haven't had a lot to say about the band and I'd be curious to hear your thoughts in greater detail on the topic of Pink Floyd.
@@ethanielclyne5810 The only weak song is The Crunge (worst Zeppelin song ever) but literally every other song is amazing, especially No Quarter, Rain Song, and Dancing Days.
Houses of the Holy C-tier? How? - The Rain Song - The Song Remains the Same - The Ocean - No Quarter I know it's your opinion and all, but your opinion is simply wrong.
Putting that album on a tier list is hard because of that song. Something similar happens with HoH because the crappy songs are so much worse than the rest of the album.
I agree, sometimes I think it may be the best song ever written. The guitar riff, combined with the bass and drums, makes me think of a horse riding through the sands of Troy. The guitar solo makes me imagine the heroic fight between Hector and Achilles. Then there are the lyrics, on one hand they talk of mythology, and on the other there're the clever parallels to their career at the time. "It was an April morning, when they told us we should go", that's the end of the tax year, as the band was in exile due to the high tax percentages in England at the time. However, it was also when Achilles and his Myrmidon set sail to Troy.
@@Faffabucco I feel that 2 belongs in the A tier because of the very reason you stated, it was revolutionary. Great songs, still played a tremendous amount, still relevant all these years later. Whole Lotta Love is still one of my favorite songs by zeppelin, the guitar solo is so clean and pure, amazing.
@ThomasMeeson I'm a sucker for ballads, I love the climatic buildup & I love the guitar stuff going on in that song. I think when discussing Houses it's a track that at least should be noted no matter how you feel about it. It was their response to George Harrison's comment that they couldn't write ballads & became a sign of their evolution as a band.
Sothbeachboy 21 the rain song is one of the best composed songs that Jimmy page ever wrote. I’m guessing you don’t like it because you’re a hard rock snob and anything that isn’t heavy is bad. I can’t stand people like ups
Eli Hintz I wasn’t saying it’s bad or anything. I’m just not into that, yeah I like The explosiveness of Led Zeppelin. That’s what Led Zeppelin is known for, its hard rock and blues.
@@sothbeachboy2195 Led Zeppelin is not just known for their hard rock/blues songs. That's hilariously false. Literally one-third of their songs are acoustic/folk-tinged. Every album from Led Zeppelin to Physical Graffiti has a couple of folk/acoustic-tinged songs on it.
fewwiggle I totally agree! I agree that 4 is a more refined, complex and well produced record but 1 brings a level of absolute raw energy. I dig the purity of it.
I mean it’s really repurposed American blues not saying anything about the songs or them as people but it was pretty shitty not to credit the original artists until years later
forgot about this song until my dad and I were listening to physical graffiti on a road trip and once I remembered it, I remembered just how amazing the song is.
He phoned in this entire video. I doubt he even likes them that much to rank it that low. Houses was such a major turning point in their sound and creativity. For starters they stopped reworking other peoples songs as their own with houses, they never wrote a ballad as good as rain song following this album, and for how experimental the record is, it has a strong cohesive flow unlike any of their other albums. He doesnt know what hes talking about on that one
@William Magee Anthony regularly also gets mad and salty about other people's opinions on his channel. That's basically half of let's argue. We all have opinions, and we all joke about opinions we disagree with. We are not seriously hating on him, we're playing around. So chill the fuck out.
loading/screen. It isn’t that bad but I think it’s just because of how un-led zeppelin it is. Like you just wouldn’t think a band who made songs like stairway to heaven, Achilles last stand and dazed and confused would make that type of that. If that makes sense
Most underrated thing about Zeppelin is the quality of their ballads. In fact, outside of the Beatles, i can't think of another rock band with a list of quality ballads like Zeppelin. From " what is & should never be", " since I've been loving you", " Stairway to heaven", " the battle of everymore", " the rain song", " over the hills & far away", " no quarter ", " in the light" & my fav Zep ballad " ten years gone". All epic ballads. From 1969 to 1975, Led Zeppelin where the best rock album outfit.
It is even more unbelievable to see Presence on C tier. "The Rain Song" is one of my three favorite Zeppelin songs, No Quarter and The Song Remains the Same are unique and amazing songs, The Ocean rocks best. D'yer Mak'er is better reggae song than most of Bob Marley classics. The Crunge . I hate that song but now I have started to appreciate its insane vocals. Next to Presence...the damn trophy on the artwork has hypnotized Melon.
@@Rekko82 It was a long time before I found out people don't like The Crunge, I've always liked that song. It's no James Brown, but I always took it as a fairly light hearted tribute.
I feel that The Lemon Song on Led Zeppelin 2 is very underrated. Such a jam. Funky bass line, Robert’s Vocals are phenomenal, Jimmy plays kind of sloppy but it fits so well on this song.
@@lilnerf9269 people seem to hate jimmys solos for some reason. The reality is Jimmys solos sound like that cause that’s what he wanted. If he wanted to put in a perfect solo I promise he could have given it a few more takes, and the reality is page would often take a “grittier” or “rougher” take over a perfect sounding one. It’s all about the feel and page knew that. To summarize what I just said, if page wanted a perfect solo he could have done it.
I would love to see you do a King Crimson albums tier list. A very varied discography, lots of incarnations. I'm curious to see you compare such detailed and colorful albums Anthony. Keep it real
@@DoctorOfTheLazania I don't know why ironically choosing to act blissfully ignorant is part of the comments culture on this channel, but I like your Twin Peaks references anyway.
When someone talks about their fourth album, nobody ever mentions "The Battle of Evermore", which, for me, it's just behind "Stairway To Heaven" as the best songs from that album.
When you have to decide between 'The Battle of Evermore', 'Stairway to Heaven', 'Going to California' (along with 'Friends', main influence for me to buy an acoustic guitar), and 'When the Levee Breaks', without evening mentioning the opener 'Black Dog', you're in the presence of greatness with Led Zep IV
Leonard Bernardone they played blues standards from the public domain and made them their own. that’s very common for blues bands of the time. people just call it plagiarism if they’re ignorant of how the industry worked. or just like being edgy.
I could be wrong, but I think I've seen Anthony say once or twice that he's not a big Pink Floyd fan. I think he said they're a little over-rated, and don't have that many great songs/albums, if I recall correctly. (Which I agree with to an extent - I mean that there's on a couple "great" albums by the band to me.)
@@nickm.5931 Ohhh maybe that is true. Coz he has not rated a single Pink Floyd album on RYM. And tries to avoid them as much as possible. It sucks that he probably won't do worst to best of my favourite band😥
I love late era Zeppelin. They seem to be wanting to tighten things up and introduce new sounds which almost remind me of krautrock (and some remaining prog influences that they obviously had). Presence is a personal favorite as to me it has this undeniable vibe, coming from both Plant being injured and Jimmy Page's heroin addiction hitting a peak. They were in a weird headspace and it shows. Also one minor correction, you stated that there is a string section in Kashmir, but it's actually a mellotron. I hate for it to go unnoticed as John Paul Jones was kind of an underrated player of the instrument.
My takes from a random nobody who loves him some LZ: -The Zep III take is spot-on. I feel like III is kind of a slept-on album, especially when it comes to the band's first four classic albums. It even took me awhile to come around to listening to this album because of this perceived stigma III has that it's the "weirdest" of Zeppelin's early albums, and it seemed like it never really got the same kind of shine that 1, 2, and 4 have. Looking back on it now, it's one of the band's best and imo the first album where they become truly distinct and expressive in their sound, and even when it gets "weird," it does so in the best way possible, like on "Celebration Day." Which actually sounds more like it's just the band having fun than anything else. Definitely an A, possibly even A+ or hovering close to the S tier. -Zeppelin II is S tier. Without question. The only thing that's even debatable imo is whether or not it's actually the band's best album, which I think you could make a STRONG case for. Yes, I do agree with Melon that you do have some traces of the band shedding the last bits of their "blues bar band" skin on this album, but it's a process that still gives us some of the best blues-rock songs ever written. Absolutely classic album. -Zeppelin IV is where it gets a little tricky. I can certainly see why some people consider this the best Zeppelin album, and at times I can tend to agree with them. The thing is (and I feel like even Melon's aware of this a little since he doesn't give them a mention at all when discussing songs) I can never make up my mind how I ultimately feel about "Four Sticks" and "Misty Mountain Hop." Depending on my mood that day, I will either consider them two otherwise excellent songs that just don't quite match up to the par of the other songs on the album, or straight-up filler. Because of that, IV is an album that is always hovering around S tier for me, but never entirely cements it's place there. Hell, there are times where I honestly feel like III might be a better album than IV because there's no song on III that feels as plodding as "Misty Mountain Hop." -Melon was imo way too harsh to Houses of the Holy, but I can let that slide. He even mentions how he can see how some people rank that album amongst the best. Probably Zep's most diverse album, I consider it probably right alongside their debut in overall quality, hovering around B+ or A tier. I also think he was a liiiiiiittle too lenient on Physical Graffiti. Personally, I can't stand "Kashmir;" rough take I know, but for me it's soooo repetitive and droning. I also consider "In the Light" kind of ehh. I'd put Graffiti in B tier personally, but for obviously very subjective reasons. I know I'm kind of on an island alone when I say I hate Kashmir, so I definitely understand why people can love that album if that song doesn't bother you. -There's my Zep takes, if anyone even reads this I hope you enjoyed 'em. If not, I just felt like randomly ranting about Zeppelin albums today anyway so at least I entertained myself :)
It may just be because jimmy was a big influence on me picking up guitar as a young lad, but after listening to this review and relistening to II (which I used to consider a top ten album) the guitar and production are pretty sloppy at points. Still such excellent song writing and still A imo but a critical listen knocked it down a peg. I shared this take with my buddy and he said he wished I hadn’t because it tarnished one of his favorite records and that’s how I felt melon did me on this one.
@@randomgamerdude98 yellow submarine isn't a studio album and magical mystery tour has some amazing classics on it like Penny Lane, Strawberry Fields Forever, I Am The Walrus and more, dunno what you're on about with that one
In Through the Out Door is great. They grew and were doing something different. To me, they showed how a band doesn't have to do the same thing over and over again while at the same time keeping the essence of what made them great. Their sound became lush, and I think that's what threw a lot of fans off. Blues rock is great but so is something like Fool In the Rain.
You should have mentioned Sandy Dennys' contribution/vocal duet with Plant on "The battle of Evermore". I'm pretty sure she's the only person to ever guest on a Zepplin album which is pretty significant & it gives the song such an amazing haunting atmosphere.
I agree! Achilles Last Stand, For Your Life, Nobody’s Fault But Mine and Tea For One are absolutely brilliant. The other three songs, not so much… Physical Graffiti is full of some of the greatest songs ever written, and is my favourite album of all time.
@@AviationLBA physical graffiti had some amazing songs but also a lot of mehhh ones.. it could’ve done being two thirds maybe half its length and then would’ve been top3
Coda has "Darlene" on it... That groove is straight up, the shit. "In Through The Out Door" is amazing. The fact that it was the last Led Zeppelin album makes it mysterious and more superior to the third record to me. It's approach to messy guitar work and drum groove were miles ahead of it's time. I love it. That's my opinion. But my criteria for greatness always elevates innovation and "new moves" above perfection and production quality.
With bands like Zeppelin, Floyd, Radiohead, etc. there’s really no wrong answer when it comes to “What is their best album?” When you’re dealing with that high of a level of greatness it’s all just personal preference.
His hate for The Crunge must be strong. I can't say I agree with his placement of the album, but I can understand his dislike of that song; it's not very good
@William Magee Its tough. I hear what you're saying. I still want to debate it. The achievement sonically I think is underrated overall. I DO have my reserves though some of which you've mentioned. I also think the order of the tracks on the album could've been way better.
Huffle Puff - Listen, BBC can get sloppy real fast. It’s usually fast and loose with very little lubrication on the instruments. You’ve just got to take it as it comes.
They also lost some live energy in their later records that makes them less exciting to me. Try saying that to someone who has Physical Graffiti in S their though.
Putting Houses in C tier is actually outrageous. D'yer maker, and the crunge aren't great. HOWEVER, literally every single other song on that album is some of the best music of all time. The song remains the same: Banger. Rain Song: Banger. Over the Hills and Far Away: most incredible/ beautiful song of all time. Dancing Days: incredible guitar banger. No Quarter: Banger. The Ocean: hardest guitar riff I've ever heard. Anthony Fartano can lick one off that C tier pick.
He also didn't mention the fact that EVERY song on Led Zeppelin IV still gets radio airplay to this day. Can any other band, any other album claim that? I really don't think so. That alone is a reason to put it in the S category, as he rightly did.
It also makes me wonder about the issue of guest stars on LZ albums- probably because it does not happen very often. A notable exception happens on that track-Sandy Denny. She is one of the great English folk-rock artists of that era- Fairport Convention, Steeleye Span and Pentangle all with remarkable female singers with voices of crystalline beauty. For me, in the early ‘70s during a period of heavy rotation of these artists, it felt almost sacrilegious(but in a good way) to hear Plant and Denny’s voices run the folk-rock marathon that is Battle of Evermore. I recall an interview where she described singing with Plant as one of the most physically challenging experiences in her musical life and that she left each take breathless struggling to keep up with him. BTW, Mr. Fantano, just a thought for a future videos- list of best guest appearances on a particular artists oeuvre. Or, how about most surprising guest musician/group pairing, like Sandy Denny on a Led Zeppelin record.....
@@sideshot6951 it took a month, but someone rode to that challenge. Cool. I would agree on Boston's first LP. Something About You might get the least airplay than the others, but it did indeed still get played, and that is also an album from 76, just two years later than LZ4. The Cars debut, just another 2 years later yet, also still gets played. I went through all the ones I had doubts about, and indeed, I've heard them all over the air in the last few years being played. So, great call! Was it not an awesome time to be alive in the 70s? Band like these three making albums just completely filled with great songs, no fluff, no filler? Thanks for reminding me. I saw the cars (opening for Ted Nugent) at the Pontiac silverdome (now destroyed) and Boston at Cobo Hall when they each toured to support their first albums. I also saw LZ at the Silverdome, touring to support Presence. Fun.
I really like Led Zeppelin, having listened to each and every album at least 10 times, and honestly; In Through the Out Door is my favourite album. Very refreshing, novel and immersive but still consistent enough with their previous records. "All my love" is probably my favourite Led Zeppelin song with Plant's flawless vocal performance and the incredible buildup with the synth solo.
Fucking Right.I am sorry but this guy is an idiot and BORING! FFS Black Dog, Rock and Roll Standouts?? Really while I , II, III get shat on as does V. This dude babbles on about the early LP's being too raw?? As someone who grew up with and SAW THEM LIVE, this guy seems to NOT GET IT! He has BORING commercial reasoning!
Vlad Drakul What are you talking about. Every album got positive scores. He praised them endlessly. He placed 2 albums in S. Are you seriously mad that he didn’t love them **enough**? Calm the fuck down old man
@@notevenironicallyfunny204 Yet another insecure loser who cannot handle another view point. He is very wrong period. He is objectively wrong about their status in music history relative to the others. It was those two that changed everything; see Comments by the Doors, Sabbath, Priest, Deep Purple etc. Hey do we know we were only THERE! Boy!
Fool in the Rain is one of my favorite Zeppelin songs so they definitely were still doing some good stuff in the back end, but IV is the obvious choice for their best.
Plant did a pretty great job in Presence I’d argue. Some of the PG tracks were recorded pre-surgery, so he still had really high notes. And by the time of ITTOD, Plant had more range again.
Granted, Plant's vocals really do show the wear of what he was going through physically and mentally on Presence, it's hard to deny how cool and unique the record is -- for them, and for the classic hard rock era in general. Achilles Last Stand will always be one of their absolutely most momentous tunes ever.
I would like to thank the editor for putting Anthony in the “not good” category after what he did to Houses of the Holy.
Oh that is what happened lol. Yeah, Houses of the Holy should not have been disrespected in that way.
It's a fucking novelty album.
@@tomschult133 houses of holy is not great. I agree with the majority of what he said. Idk why people like it so much, I mean if they do good for them but I just don't see it.
@boo boo Enjoy! It's a good'un.
Houses of the Holy is a 50/50 split. The Rain Song, Over the Hills, No Quarter, and The Ocean are some of Zeppelins best songs, but the other 4 are not so much.
if physical graffiti isnt S tier, i riot
edit: good melon
Physical Graffiti is my favorite Led Zeppelin album. It's like the All Eyez On Me of Rock.
BTW, thumbs up if you can't wait until Anthony does a Tier List for 2Pac.
I know this might sound purposefully contrarian but I've been really digging L3 and Presence over the "classics". Lot of underrated gems, as well as an excellent exhibition of Led Zeppelin's strength in dynamics from the almost psychedelic vibes of L3 and the obvious power and raw bluesy tones of Presence.
One of the best double albums of all time
@@tylerhackner9731 It's up there with The Wall by Pink Floyd.
Absolutely.
The Wall - Pink Floyd
The White Album - The Beatles
Songs in the Key of Life - Stevie Wonder
Sign o the Times - Prince
Exile on Main Street - The Rolling Stones
Physical Graffiti - Led Zeppelin
I went off on a tangent sorry lol. So many great ones.
His mustache looks like a cowboy hat
F tier tash.
For real 😂
LOL
🤣🤣🤣
You just made me laugh
"Led Zeppelin" is just trying to ride Greta Van Fleet's wave of success.
they even copied their vocals..
yiftach Did that 2 year old joke feel as good as you wanted it to?
rhys beynon That’s actually THE reason GVF sounds like Zep.
@@michaelmcdonald8452 more like how led sounds like GVF
@@michaelmcdonald8452 Fool. you do not know what is "real music".
loser face. go eat a celery, loser.
Did you really have to put all of Greta van fleet albums into the S tier melon??
That one song where they play their guitars is pretty good imho
@@steviewonder1663 Finally someone that gets it!
John Travolta
Did you hear the one where the vocalist did a shout in the intro and outro of the song? Had to pull over on the highway to let it process
Did that really happen bro
CStubbsSubs Yes
Achilles Last Stand is an S tier song though
It's my favorite zeppelin album, everything is amazing, every song is so well written, tea for one has jimmy pages tastiest guitar tone in the solo, the creamiest guitar tone ever, my favorite in my opinion
I don’t agree. I’d put Achilles Last Stand at B rating probably. It didn’t feel as successfully progressive and interesting as their other long hit songs like Kashmir and Stairway To Heaven
Johnathan White I’d disagree, I think it’s one of zeppelin’s best songs they ever made. But I respect the opinion
Yes it is amazing song my favorite
Jane Still it’s good but it overstays it’s welcome a bit
And gets tedious after awhile
Anthony “immigrant song” isnt about the border wall
Fuck ahahaha
This may be the best comment on this site yet
i fucking love these comments
Thank you.
I suspect if you could have asked those 10th century monks if they wanted a wall they would have voted FUCK YES
Didn't even rank Back in Black wtf
Marcsine Peter Parker’s favorite LZ album
Fr man didn’t even put dark side of the moon either 😤😤
Where the fuck is angelic 2 the core: angelic funkadelic angelic rockadelic? Like fuck man
Can't believe vol.4 was rated higher than Master of Reality
E tier next
Nearly every zeppelin fan has a different opinion on their best albums so It’s kinda silly to trash melon for his
My personal favorite is In Through The Out Door
It’s the UA-cam comment section... what else are people gonna do?
@Chaotic Evil Monk What does “not versed enough on Led Zeppelin” mean? He’s clearly listened to their whole catalogue thoroughly based on his thoughts in this video, no? If I like death grips, does that mean I could never, ever, possibly understand Led Zeppelin on the same level you do? Stupid comment.
II is their best tho it's just a fact
Olivia D'Arcy No it’s not a fact, it’s an opinion (coming from a Zeppelin fan who says that II is my second favourite album)
His mustache looks like it’s coming out of his nose
Grace Hart it looks like a hat
It looks like a cowboy hat
It is
It looks like a pimp hat
It looks like Marcus Bars
0:30 “I’m not going to continue spoiling this video”
*continues to spoil the rest of the video throughout the rest of the video*
IFeelLikeAndy underrated comment
All-star comment
There is nothing wrong with sounding raw or rough around the edges. In my opinion it’s what gives Led Zeppelin I and II it’s hard rock feeling
He focuses WAY too much on production
But he is not only refering to the production, the compositions and the riffs were also very primitive for what the band would later sound
@@Fmfcg It’s an album. A series of recordings. Production can sometimes be the difference between a good album and a great album.
@@RubUOutC true, production is the only thing stopping lz3 from being C tier
Houses of the Holy C tier is probably one of Fantano’s worst takes ever
Agreed
IIIII.... AGREE
Didn’t even mention over the hills and far away
Rain Song!
I immediately lost faith in this video when he placed Led Zeppelin II in the B slot
Presence has Achilles Last Stand which is a super underrated Zeppelin track.
Presence is so damn good. Achilles last stand is a given but I love royal orleans, hot on for nowhere, underrated album af
That's their most underrated record to be sure, it features some amazing songs like Nobody's fault but mine, Hots on for nowhere and Achilles last stand, which in my opinion is up there with stairway as one of their greatest songs
Am I the only one who loves Tea for One?
Achilles Last Stand is one of the greatest rock songs of all time tbh.
my personal favorite song of theirs
Zeppelin's acoustic stuff is really underrated in the general rock discourse.
Agreed. Some days I find myself enjoying their acoustic cuts more tbh.
Definitely not underrated. It would help to use a dictionary.
@@smkxodnwbwkdns8369 tf are you on about
@@smkxodnwbwkdns8369 Going to California and Thank you are amazing even lyrically. You are the one who needs to learn English. Maybe English is your 2nd language. But don't shit talk Led Zeppelin, cause you are shit. And there's Bron-Y-Aur.
Love their acoustic stuff. Almost folk sometimes. I love Tangerine, That’s The Way, and Bron Yr Aur. Sounds like countryside music
Extremely disappointed he didn’t talk about the god tier song that is rain song
honestlyyyyyy
Godamn, that is his worst take. That's like skipping over Empire Strikes Back in the Star Wars saga
Could tell he was hardly a Zep fan when he left out Thank You from Zep II, and upraised Immigrant Song far more than songs like Friends and Bron-Y-Aur Stomp in Zep III. He left out Going to California from Zep IV as well.
Simply the best rock ballad of all times, wish he said something about it too : T
@@twentyoneHz yeah he's a pleb
Do The Beatles and Pink Floyd Tier-list
Everyone has been asking for those two and he hasnt done it yet
The Rockingbird . I’d rather prefer a Worst to Best on those artists
@@derekwadas8489 A worst to best would last really really long for those I think
@@brocolyrics4331 If he did one for Weezer, why not?
@@danielpotito951 The Pink Floyd discography is much larger! Like 20 albums in total
"In The Light" is one of the crown jewels in the Zeppelin discography
Yes! So good when it was used in mindhunter!
mrkyburzy my friend, I could not agree more. In the Light is soooo good and so overlooked it’s unbelievable....
True story; just before a modern’s band gig was to begin, which I attended the hype music gets louder and it’s ....In The Light! I’m feeling it; just grooving to one of my favourite songs ever, anticipating the show to come. Two separate people tapped my shoulder wondering what band we were listening to. They liked it but had no idea it was Zep!
So utterly true
The fact that is after Kashmir is such eargasm moment.
I have very fond memories of that song in particular. This woman I dated a few years ago, whom I came to love more than anyone I ever met. The first time we made love, that song was playing on my soundbar quietly in the background.
You should do : "Which King Gizzard album could beat me in a fight"
Melon’d get bodied by Rat’s Nest, no question
Trevor Bentley Melon would get absolutely squashed, sat on, carved, by Rats Nest
Pedert
Paper Maché Dream Balloon would hug you in a fight
Nonagon Infinity would just never stop punching you
Murder of the Universe would destroy him with a nonstop flurry of spoken-word passages
Mario Kart OST Worst To Best when?
Puppin S is just waluigi pinball all who disagree are wrong
Kizza whenever I open an arena in smash, I use the waluigi pinball theme
Puppin ost idk but Mario kart Wii is the best game. So double dash fans get the picture: imagine making a turn like it's Tuesday. Wii is double dash but making a turn is like breathing on a Tuesday. If I can die on a turn in double dash, I WILL die on that turn. Inside drift is a gift only real ones get to cherish. Also the item list is so janky and amazing. Funky Kong is in it and he's a top tier too, along with the iconic flame runner. The ultra shortcuts are some of the coolest looking yet, especially in grumble volcano.
S - wii menu
A -
B -
C -
D -
E - DK summit
F - Everything else
Mario kart 8 has the best OST
Anthony would you consider doing a Pink Floyd tier list? In the past you haven't had a lot to say about the band and I'd be curious to hear your thoughts in greater detail on the topic of Pink Floyd.
Kyle thisismylastname People have been asking since this since before man discovered fire.
If he doesn't do anything pink Floyd soon, I WILL riot
It'd be obvious that NC's The Wall would be #1. ;)
Quebec that didn’t age well
Pink floyd are boring
Houses of the Holy in the same category as Presence and In Through the Out Door is insane.
OcelotDAD it really is
@William Magee nah
@William Magee are you on crack?
It is on that level though, it's pretty average as a whole with some good and some bad
@@ethanielclyne5810 The only weak song is The Crunge (worst Zeppelin song ever) but literally every other song is amazing, especially No Quarter, Rain Song, and Dancing Days.
Houses of the Holy C-tier? How?
- The Rain Song
- The Song Remains the Same
- The Ocean
- No Quarter
I know it's your opinion and all, but your opinion is simply wrong.
Over the hills and far away?
@@shudigga5246 Exactly!
Dylan Palonis that is their best song
No Quarter alone is top tier
@@foxy2858 Ten Years Gone tho
"Down By the Seaside" has always been one of my favorite tracks from Physical Graffiti. Pretty underrated.
It sounds like how floating feels
for me its a great song not underrated, because im a die hard fan
So good, followed by ten years gone too...
In The Light, The Rover, The Wanton song. Holy crap, every track is amazing
@@gabrielapfel6467 in the light is a truly underrated song
I was surprised when you put “Anthem of the Peaceful Army” at S tier.
😂
BAHAHA
Lol
Why were you surprised?
Anthony, “Ramble On” is not about political filabusters
Specifically, not Jewish ones.
Are Hobbits Jewish?
@@zander2473
Jewish.
Personally, I believe Achilles’ Last Stand is enough to put that album on a B rating
Putting that album on a tier list is hard because of that song. Something similar happens with HoH because the crappy songs are so much worse than the rest of the album.
I agree, sometimes I think it may be the best song ever written. The guitar riff, combined with the bass and drums, makes me think of a horse riding through the sands of Troy. The guitar solo makes me imagine the heroic fight between Hector and Achilles. Then there are the lyrics, on one hand they talk of mythology, and on the other there're the clever parallels to their career at the time. "It was an April morning, when they told us we should go", that's the end of the tax year, as the band was in exile due to the high tax percentages in England at the time. However, it was also when Achilles and his Myrmidon set sail to Troy.
Amen
I don't like this song, it's too much, too long and it lost a lot of harmonics that made their previous songs
@@00RV00 have you even heard Presence?
Let’s not forget that he forgot to talk about the LEMON song while reviewing 2
But it isn't an original song. Great though their version is. But II should have been an A
@@Faffabucco your reply does not make sense. Can you re-state what you mean?
@@gloredon how can you put led zeppelin II in A tier? That album revolutionized the hard rock genre
@@Faffabucco I feel that 2 belongs in the A tier because of the very reason you stated, it was revolutionary. Great songs, still played a tremendous amount, still relevant all these years later. Whole Lotta Love is still one of my favorite songs by zeppelin, the guitar solo is so clean and pure, amazing.
@@gloredon that's why it should be in S tier in my opinion
Me: Mom, can we get "Led Zeppelin Worst to Best"?
Mom: No, we have "Led Zeppelin Worst to Best" at home.
"Led Zeppelin Worst to Best" at home:
The fact "The Rain Song" was not even mentioned when talking about Houses of the Holy is insane.
Right?
the album is amazing and he put it way too low but imo the rain song is not a stand out track
@ThomasMeeson I'm a sucker for ballads, I love the climatic buildup & I love the guitar stuff going on in that song. I think when discussing Houses it's a track that at least should be noted no matter how you feel about it. It was their response to George Harrison's comment that they couldn't write ballads & became a sign of their evolution as a band.
Houses Of The Holy great and you forgot “The Rain Song” existed,
Malachi Lui the rain song is pretty boring, just like going to California.
@@sothbeachboy2195 incorrect opinion
Sothbeachboy 21 the rain song is one of the best composed songs that Jimmy page ever wrote. I’m guessing you don’t like it because you’re a hard rock snob and anything that isn’t heavy is bad. I can’t stand people like ups
Eli Hintz I wasn’t saying it’s bad or anything. I’m just not into that, yeah I like The explosiveness of Led Zeppelin. That’s what Led Zeppelin is known for, its hard rock and blues.
@@sothbeachboy2195 Led Zeppelin is not just known for their hard rock/blues songs. That's hilariously false. Literally one-third of their songs are acoustic/folk-tinged. Every album from Led Zeppelin to Physical Graffiti has a couple of folk/acoustic-tinged songs on it.
“Rough around the edges and blemished” that’s just raw, dirty, 60s British blues. They did it to a tee!
The energy -- the freshness of 1 -- and it redefined rock. They never sounded so alive, so loose, again
fewwiggle I totally agree! I agree that 4 is a more refined, complex and well produced record but 1 brings a level of absolute raw energy. I dig the purity of it.
Yeah he doesn't get it. Like, look at him.
1 and 2 are their best work
I mean it’s really repurposed American blues not saying anything about the songs or them as people but it was pretty shitty not to credit the original artists until years later
Ten Years Gone on physical graffiti automatically makes it S tier, every other song is just gravy
So many great tracks on that album, TYG being one of them.
@@gloredon Couldn't agree more!
Bro that's so true
The masterpiece of this álbum is in my time of dying
And ten years gone isn't even in the light
Haven’t even watched the video yet but In The Light is the most underrated Zeppelin song
forgot about this song until my dad and I were listening to physical graffiti on a road trip and once I remembered it, I remembered just how amazing the song is.
I... Agree
The Demo versions are amazing too
I'm a big sucker for Down By the Seaside personally but a big yes to In the Light.
I agree, as its one of there more psychedelic songs. Same with No Quarter. Almost a pink floyd-esque vibe.
Anthony, this is the sixth time I’ve had to ask you this. Please return my GameCube controller, you’ve had it for three months now. Thanks.
Yes.
He has my wii nunchucks, I feel
That melon took my 2ds and charger ffs
You're really putting Houses of the Holy in the same category as In Through the Out Door?
He phoned in this entire video. I doubt he even likes them that much to rank it that low. Houses was such a major turning point in their sound and creativity. For starters they stopped reworking other peoples songs as their own with houses, they never wrote a ballad as good as rain song following this album, and for how experimental the record is, it has a strong cohesive flow unlike any of their other albums. He doesnt know what hes talking about on that one
Yeah, stands out more when you put it like that. No way in hell should ITTOD be thought of as even in the same ballpark as HOTH.
Imagine an album starting with The Song Remains the Same and ending with The Ocean, and still have even better songs in between.
@William Magee Anthony regularly also gets mad and salty about other people's opinions on his channel. That's basically half of let's argue. We all have opinions, and we all joke about opinions we disagree with. We are not seriously hating on him, we're playing around. So chill the fuck out.
@William Magee By your use of curse words, I see you get salty about other people's opinions as well.
How could you do that to Houses of the Holy?
Dancing Days, Antony
DANCING DAYS!
David Insabella dancing days is MAD underrated
Fucking Rain Song, the true Stairway.
The Crunge, The Song Remains the Same
Over The Hills And Far Away
AH SAID IZ ALRIGHT YEA IS ALRIGHT
Not even a mention of their best song Hot Dog smh.
okay your coment isn't that godd, but it had 68 likes and i couldn't resist
nice
akulahirpada1993 Hot Dog isnt THAT bad
loading/screen. It isn’t that bad but I think it’s just because of how un-led zeppelin it is. Like you just wouldn’t think a band who made songs like stairway to heaven, Achilles last stand and dazed and confused would make that type of that. If that makes sense
It was a pretty good cover of Limp Bizkit's version, not gonna lie
"Four Sticks" is criminally underrated. Great riffs, weird rhythms, great performances from Bonham & co.
Heartbreaker bass sound is one of my fav zep moments what are you talking about you absolute melon
it really adds up to the heaviness of the song, doubling the guitar riff
It's literally one of the best parts of Heartbreaker, and that fucking guitar solo. This fucking melon, man.
I feel like that was the whole point make the bass sound heavy and loud but theres this guy “iTs toO muCh” headass
I love you
Hi Anthony, I'll watch this video in a few minute. Just have to eat dinner first, thanks for understanding.
Most underrated thing about Zeppelin is the quality of their ballads. In fact, outside of the Beatles, i can't think of another rock band with a list of quality ballads like Zeppelin. From " what is & should never be", " since I've been loving you", " Stairway to heaven", " the battle of everymore", " the rain song", " over the hills & far away", " no quarter ", " in the light" & my fav Zep ballad " ten years gone". All epic ballads. From 1969 to 1975, Led Zeppelin where the best rock album outfit.
Over the Hills and Faraway is absolutely amazing, its weird almost no one pays its dues
@@jeronimorubimthis is how i feel about since i’ve been loving you
The rain song my personal favorite zeppelin song.
The Rolling Stones' best songs are their ballads, IMO. In the Light and That's the Way are two of my favorite Zeppelin songs.
I wouldn't consider No Quarter a ballad
One day I hope Melon has a video about Batman, just so at the end he’ll say “Batman... Forever.”
There has to also be at least one Corey Feldman joke in there too
I can’t believe you put houses of the holy at c tier
It is even more unbelievable to see Presence on C tier.
"The Rain Song" is one of my three favorite Zeppelin songs, No Quarter and The Song Remains the Same are unique and amazing songs, The Ocean rocks best. D'yer Mak'er is better reggae song than most of Bob Marley classics. The Crunge . I hate that song but now I have started to appreciate its insane vocals.
Next to Presence...the damn trophy on the artwork has hypnotized Melon.
@@Rekko82 D'yer Mak'er is better reggae song than most of Bob Marley classics, agree
For real. The fucking Ocean for gods sake and even The Crunge are bangers.
@@Rekko82 It was a long time before I found out people don't like The Crunge, I've always liked that song. It's no James Brown, but I always took it as a fairly light hearted tribute.
@@Rekko82 The Crunge slaps tho
Houses of the Holy a C.? Yikes, I'm out..
Overdramatic
@William Magee SRTS a mess? I've never heard a more incorrect opinion.
I ain’t mad atcha for this tier. But “II” is an ‘A’.
Agreed
great album
its his opinion my guy
Grass man And that’s mine...dawg.
I think it’s an S
I personally think Houses of the Holy is their best record
ItsDifferent same!
It's my personal favorite for sure
i have no problem with this take at all.
Same. It belongs alongside IV and Physical Graffiti in the S column. Wtf melon
I AGREE
I actually like this list a lot as a HUGE Zeppelin fan. HoH should've been higher tho.
This is a really good Greta Van Fleet tier list !
HEY HEY MELON SAID THE WAY YOU REVIEW GONNA MAKE ME SWEAT GONNA MAKE ME VIEW
I DON’T KNOW, BUT I BEEN TOLD
MELON-HEADED MAN AIN’T GOT NO SOUL
AH AH CAL, THE WAY YOU SHAKE THAT THING
GONNA MAKE YOU BURN, GONNA MAKE YOU STING
WITH THE LIGHTS OUT
ITS LESS DANGEROUS
GOT A MELON
WHERE HIS FACE IS
i feel stupid.......
@@chriscartwright6292 >: (
I feel that The Lemon Song on Led Zeppelin 2 is very underrated. Such a jam. Funky bass line, Robert’s Vocals are phenomenal, Jimmy plays kind of sloppy but it fits so well on this song.
Top 5 favorite Zep songs but Jimmy's solos are awful. JPJ carries the song.
@@lilnerf9269 people seem to hate jimmys solos for some reason. The reality is Jimmys solos sound like that cause that’s what he wanted. If he wanted to put in a perfect solo I promise he could have given it a few more takes, and the reality is page would often take a “grittier” or “rougher” take over a perfect sounding one. It’s all about the feel and page knew that. To summarize what I just said, if page wanted a perfect solo he could have done it.
Led Zeppelin 2 is a masterpiece
Do a Kidz Bop tier list next
That'd run longer than the Corey Feldman review
We need this more than anything, get KIDZ BOP to be the next big hitmakers of the 2020s
All S tier
Maybe for the 1 million subscribers video?
😂💀
Houses of the holy is the height of all 4 band members careers. Mellotron part on the rain song is so good
I would love to see you do a King Crimson albums tier list. A very varied discography, lots of incarnations. I'm curious to see you compare such detailed and colorful albums Anthony. Keep it real
Hmm. That would be a difficult, if strange, list with the sheer diversity.
I'm in!
Court of The Crimson King, Red, and Discipline would be the S tiers imo
@@Spthomas47 YESSS!
@@dylanknight1399 I'd probably switch red with lark's tongues, but both are FANTASTIC
@@dylanknight1399 larks tongues
there’s too many mistakes in pink floyd worst to best
What were the top and bottom picks?
Frood ya mum was a top pick
@Conrad Nickelson he did it on twatter
you guys didn’t get the joke...
@@DoctorOfTheLazania
I don't know why ironically choosing to act blissfully ignorant is part of the comments culture on this channel, but I like your Twin Peaks references anyway.
A “D” ranking for Led Zeppelin is an “S” ranking for other bands.
come on now...
Yep
Nah some of their later albums are average at best
Karl Glenn It’s true, their fourth album is fuckin’ legendary.
Tyler Anderson I like to think that the tier list is absolute. A C tier is a C.
Do “The Beatles” tier list
TrolleyDodger09 that would be a very very long video
Yeah but not too long if he just does the UK releases of the albums
Kind of boring to just have everything at S after Beatles For Sale
@@MrYouarethecancer
Yep
@@MrYouarethecancer eh, after rubber soul
When someone talks about their fourth album, nobody ever mentions "The Battle of Evermore", which, for me, it's just behind "Stairway To Heaven" as the best songs from that album.
When you have to decide between 'The Battle of Evermore', 'Stairway to Heaven', 'Going to California' (along with 'Friends', main influence for me to buy an acoustic guitar), and 'When the Levee Breaks', without evening mentioning the opener 'Black Dog', you're in the presence of greatness with Led Zep IV
This was good but I didn’t like when you said “John Bonham deserved it” Other than that, good ranking!
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I mean, Zeppelin are heavy plagiarists soooooooooooooooooo.............
@@thirtyyearoldmulberryfield Gladly 😂 All plagiarists are trash
Leonard Bernardone they played blues standards from the public domain and made them their own. that’s very common for blues bands of the time. people just call it plagiarism if they’re ignorant of how the industry worked. or just like being edgy.
@@fiizz01 this comment is inhuman Bonham did have family
Love this kind of thing Anthony . Can we get one of Pink Floyd?
I would like to know where NC's The Wall rank. ;)
I could be wrong, but I think I've seen Anthony say once or twice that he's not a big Pink Floyd fan. I think he said they're a little over-rated, and don't have that many great songs/albums, if I recall correctly. (Which I agree with to an extent - I mean that there's on a couple "great" albums by the band to me.)
@@nickm.5931 Ohhh maybe that is true. Coz he has not rated a single Pink Floyd album on RYM. And tries to avoid them as much as possible. It sucks that he probably won't do worst to best of my favourite band😥
@William Magee What do you think is the best Mingus album to start with?
@William Magee Ok got it... Btw are you on RYM?
I love late era Zeppelin. They seem to be wanting to tighten things up and introduce new sounds which almost remind me of krautrock (and some remaining prog influences that they obviously had). Presence is a personal favorite as to me it has this undeniable vibe, coming from both Plant being injured and Jimmy Page's heroin addiction hitting a peak. They were in a weird headspace and it shows.
Also one minor correction, you stated that there is a string section in Kashmir, but it's actually a mellotron. I hate for it to go unnoticed as John Paul Jones was kind of an underrated player of the instrument.
“Kashmir” used both a string section AND a mellotron. You can hear the strings during the guitar riff
Same. Achilles last stand is my favorite led zep song bar none
@@seth561 One of the coolest songs of all time period. The mood of Jimmy's riff in the intro and outtro is indescribable
I have a lot of love for presence too. For Your Life is so underrated
The rain song is the greatest song ever written, so...
No.
No Quarter is better
The Rain Song from The Song Remains the Same is spectacular, even better than the album version
Darcy Corbett Are you high on that dope your smokin???
@Luke Robinett ua-cam.com/video/_ZKIfCJZvZo/v-deo.html Tools cover is amazing
My takes from a random nobody who loves him some LZ:
-The Zep III take is spot-on. I feel like III is kind of a slept-on album, especially when it comes to the band's first four classic albums. It even took me awhile to come around to listening to this album because of this perceived stigma III has that it's the "weirdest" of Zeppelin's early albums, and it seemed like it never really got the same kind of shine that 1, 2, and 4 have. Looking back on it now, it's one of the band's best and imo the first album where they become truly distinct and expressive in their sound, and even when it gets "weird," it does so in the best way possible, like on "Celebration Day." Which actually sounds more like it's just the band having fun than anything else. Definitely an A, possibly even A+ or hovering close to the S tier.
-Zeppelin II is S tier. Without question. The only thing that's even debatable imo is whether or not it's actually the band's best album, which I think you could make a STRONG case for. Yes, I do agree with Melon that you do have some traces of the band shedding the last bits of their "blues bar band" skin on this album, but it's a process that still gives us some of the best blues-rock songs ever written. Absolutely classic album.
-Zeppelin IV is where it gets a little tricky. I can certainly see why some people consider this the best Zeppelin album, and at times I can tend to agree with them. The thing is (and I feel like even Melon's aware of this a little since he doesn't give them a mention at all when discussing songs) I can never make up my mind how I ultimately feel about "Four Sticks" and "Misty Mountain Hop." Depending on my mood that day, I will either consider them two otherwise excellent songs that just don't quite match up to the par of the other songs on the album, or straight-up filler. Because of that, IV is an album that is always hovering around S tier for me, but never entirely cements it's place there. Hell, there are times where I honestly feel like III might be a better album than IV because there's no song on III that feels as plodding as "Misty Mountain Hop."
-Melon was imo way too harsh to Houses of the Holy, but I can let that slide. He even mentions how he can see how some people rank that album amongst the best. Probably Zep's most diverse album, I consider it probably right alongside their debut in overall quality, hovering around B+ or A tier. I also think he was a liiiiiiittle too lenient on Physical Graffiti. Personally, I can't stand "Kashmir;" rough take I know, but for me it's soooo repetitive and droning. I also consider "In the Light" kind of ehh. I'd put Graffiti in B tier personally, but for obviously very subjective reasons. I know I'm kind of on an island alone when I say I hate Kashmir, so I definitely understand why people can love that album if that song doesn't bother you.
-There's my Zep takes, if anyone even reads this I hope you enjoyed 'em. If not, I just felt like randomly ranting about Zeppelin albums today anyway so at least I entertained myself :)
i love Misty Mountain Hop, but I agree with mostly everything else. I just don't love Led Zeppelin IV tbh.
It may just be because jimmy was a big influence on me picking up guitar as a young lad, but after listening to this review and relistening to II (which I used to consider a top ten album) the guitar and production are pretty sloppy at points. Still such excellent song writing and still A imo but a critical listen knocked it down a peg. I shared this take with my buddy and he said he wished I hadn’t because it tarnished one of his favorite records and that’s how I felt melon did me on this one.
You consider “In The Light” kind of ehh? Bruh
In my time of dying though
@@PM-vs3rh facts it's fire
The beatles tier list
Everything between Help! and Let It Be are S tier.
Let It Be is funeral song good if you get me
Except for magical mystery tour and yellow submarine
@@randomgamerdude98 yellow submarine isn't a studio album and magical mystery tour has some amazing classics on it like Penny Lane, Strawberry Fields Forever, I Am The Walrus and more, dunno what you're on about with that one
For me, Abbey Road, Revolver and even The White Album are S tier material for me.
Houses of the Holy C tier? dude go home ur drunk
I can see people don't like 'In Through the Out Door' but 'Fool in the Rain' is my favorite and one I believe to be extremely underated
Great video Anthony, I agree with your choices, but the part where you said “the Hindenburg didn’t have enough casualties” somewhat worried me.
Anthony has proven my opinions to be wrong: Houses of the Holy is no longer favourite Zeppelin album
That is nobody's favorite lz album.
Drogon it is my favorite lz album
@@agcummings11 most people's favorite is lz2, lz4 or pg.
@@justinanderson1923 I'm not being that serious.
Andrew C it’s probably my 3rd favorite. Has my favorite song tho. Rain Song is probably my fav song of all time
In Through the Out Door is great. They grew and were doing something different. To me, they showed how a band doesn't have to do the same thing over and over again while at the same time keeping the essence of what made them great. Their sound became lush, and I think that's what threw a lot of fans off. Blues rock is great but so is something like Fool In the Rain.
Whaaaaa.... c'mon man, don't do Houses of the Holy like that!
superspinmove
🤷🏼♂️not the Led Zed Album is go back to on a basis
I feel the same way, I love houses of the holy
Wierd way of spelling “Pink Floyd Worst to Best”
Weird way of spelling “weird.”
TheAndrewj96 weifirjtjfijdhrth way of spelling weifirjtjfijdhrth
I mean I can see why he’d put off talking about Ummagumma
You should have mentioned Sandy Dennys' contribution/vocal duet with Plant on "The battle of Evermore". I'm pretty sure she's the only person to ever guest on a Zepplin album which is pretty significant & it gives the song such an amazing haunting atmosphere.
Led Zeppelins F-Tier deserves to be populated by Greta van Fleet albums
Presence doesn’t get enough recognition. Physical Graffiti is Led Zeppelin’s best album. It’s a masterpiece.
I agree! Achilles Last Stand, For Your Life, Nobody’s Fault But Mine and Tea For One are absolutely brilliant. The other three songs, not so much… Physical Graffiti is full of some of the greatest songs ever written, and is my favourite album of all time.
@@AviationLBA I personally even like Hots on for Nowhere too honestly
@@muygrandepapi3153 Yeah, to be fair, it’s not bad.
@@AviationLBA physical graffiti had some amazing songs but also a lot of mehhh ones.. it could’ve done being two thirds maybe half its length and then would’ve been top3
@@theirs3845 I personally disagree, I think it is near flawless. Every song on the album earns its place.
Coda has "Darlene" on it... That groove is straight up, the shit.
"In Through The Out Door" is amazing. The fact that it was the last Led Zeppelin album makes it mysterious and more superior to the third record to me. It's approach to messy guitar work and drum groove were miles ahead of it's time. I love it. That's my opinion.
But my criteria for greatness always elevates innovation and "new moves" above perfection and production quality.
Chris Ridolfi the drum grooves were great...the guitar was a product of heroin.
Goosebumps from fool in the rain drums every time, so fucking good
Melon, if you put "Houses of the Holy" low, I'm gonna LOSE MY SH*T
@Christopher Norris :/
He didn't even mention "Over the Hills and Far Away." That's my favorize LZ track of all time!
@@zactriestoread or The Rain Song, my favorite acoustic Led Zeppelin song.
@@thecharlieramirez The Rain Song kicks ass too!
@@zactriestoread Over the Hills and Far Away is like the best mid day interstate driving song of all time.
@@zactriestoread same, that song alone makes it better than c tier
With bands like Zeppelin, Floyd, Radiohead, etc. there’s really no wrong answer when it comes to “What is their best album?” When you’re dealing with that high of a level of greatness it’s all just personal preference.
Someone needs to shed some light on what he's not percieving from houses of the holy
His hate for The Crunge must be strong. I can't say I agree with his placement of the album, but I can understand his dislike of that song; it's not very good
@William Magee Its tough. I hear what you're saying. I still want to debate it. The achievement sonically I think is underrated overall. I DO have my reserves though some of which you've mentioned. I also think the order of the tracks on the album could've been way better.
I think Zeppelin sounds BEST when they’re messy, rough, and unproduced.
They’re never messy or rough. Its perfection and intentional. Like the brush strokes in the Mona Lisa. Everything is perfectly timed.
I agree
Couldn’t agree more, love the sloppiness of Led Zeppelin I and their BBC records
Huffle Puff - Listen, BBC can get sloppy real fast. It’s usually fast and loose with very little lubrication on the instruments. You’ve just got to take it as it comes.
They also lost some live energy in their later records that makes them less exciting to me. Try saying that to someone who has Physical Graffiti in S their though.
Anthem of the Peaceful Army is my personal favorite Led Zeppelin album.
Putting Houses in C tier is actually outrageous. D'yer maker, and the crunge aren't great. HOWEVER, literally every single other song on that album is some of the best music of all time. The song remains the same: Banger. Rain Song: Banger. Over the Hills and Far Away: most incredible/ beautiful song of all time. Dancing Days: incredible guitar banger. No Quarter: Banger. The Ocean: hardest guitar riff I've ever heard. Anthony Fartano can lick one off that C tier pick.
This man really didn't say anything about The Battle of Evermore.
Well, it's on Lep Zeppelin IV, so it goes without saying that it's awesome.
He also didn't mention the fact that EVERY song on Led Zeppelin IV still gets radio airplay to this day. Can any other band, any other album claim that? I really don't think so. That alone is a reason to put it in the S category, as he rightly did.
It also makes me wonder about the issue of guest stars on LZ albums- probably because it does not happen very often. A notable exception happens on that track-Sandy Denny. She is one of the great English folk-rock artists of that era- Fairport Convention, Steeleye Span and Pentangle all with remarkable female singers with voices of crystalline beauty. For me, in the early ‘70s during a period of heavy rotation of these artists, it felt almost sacrilegious(but in a good way) to hear Plant and Denny’s voices run the folk-rock marathon that is Battle of Evermore.
I recall an interview where she described singing with Plant as one of the most physically challenging experiences in her musical life and that she left each take breathless struggling to keep up with him.
BTW, Mr. Fantano, just a thought for a future videos- list of best guest appearances on a particular artists oeuvre. Or, how about most surprising guest musician/group pairing, like Sandy Denny on a Led Zeppelin record.....
Bill Adams Boston and the cars’ self titled albums
@@sideshot6951 it took a month, but someone rode to that challenge. Cool. I would agree on Boston's first LP. Something About You might get the least airplay than the others, but it did indeed still get played, and that is also an album from 76, just two years later than LZ4. The Cars debut, just another 2 years later yet, also still gets played. I went through all the ones I had doubts about, and indeed, I've heard them all over the air in the last few years being played. So, great call! Was it not an awesome time to be alive in the 70s? Band like these three making albums just completely filled with great songs, no fluff, no filler? Thanks for reminding me. I saw the cars (opening for Ted Nugent) at the Pontiac silverdome (now destroyed) and Boston at Cobo Hall when they each toured to support their first albums. I also saw LZ at the Silverdome, touring to support Presence. Fun.
I really like Led Zeppelin, having listened to each and every album at least 10 times, and honestly; In Through the Out Door is my favourite album. Very refreshing, novel and immersive but still consistent enough with their previous records. "All my love" is probably my favourite Led Zeppelin song with Plant's flawless vocal performance and the incredible buildup with the synth solo.
1: S
2: S
3: S
4: S
Houses of the Holy: S
Physical Graffiti: S
Presence: A
In Through the Out Door: meh
There you go.
Very accurate.
Fucking Right.I am sorry but this guy is an idiot and BORING! FFS Black Dog, Rock and Roll Standouts?? Really while I , II, III get shat on as does V. This dude babbles on about the early LP's being too raw?? As someone who grew up with and SAW THEM LIVE, this guy seems to NOT GET IT! He has BORING commercial reasoning!
Vlad Drakul What are you talking about. Every album got positive scores. He praised them endlessly. He placed 2 albums in S. Are you seriously mad that he didn’t love them **enough**? Calm the fuck down old man
I will not take this slander of in though the out door
@@notevenironicallyfunny204 Yet another insecure loser who cannot handle another view point. He is very wrong period. He is objectively wrong about their status in music history relative to the others. It was those two that changed everything; see Comments by the Doors, Sabbath, Priest, Deep Purple etc. Hey do we know we were only THERE! Boy!
Houses of the holy is the best led zep album. I feel bad for you that you can’t see that antoni 😭
Steve Wellbaum When he dissed dyer maker as “trying to make a reggae song” :(
Emmanuel Araujo ever heard of the rain song bruv! Rain song beats all other zep songs.
I definitely think that Houses of the Holy is easily an A or S tier. But Zep is always good.
I’m surprised he didn’t mention Thank You on II and Battle of Evermore on IV
exactly! like every song on II you could mention as one of the best.
Presence is actually my favorite. Achilles last stand is their best song in my opinion.
your "hey hey hey everyone" really calms me down, anthony
Youve earned my respect back seeing you put Physical Graffiti in the S tier
“I’m feeling a light to decent 7 on Led Zeppelin 1”
You put 7 in the DAMN tier?!
Late_Bloc_Party This comment is KIDS SEE GHOSTS tier
Opposite to The Big Day tier
Fool in the Rain is one of my favorite Zeppelin songs so they definitely were still doing some good stuff in the back end, but IV is the obvious choice for their best.
I have to say my favourite album of Led Zeppelins will have to be the Best of Led Zeppelin.
The drums on Dazed and Confused are jam packed with great fills and grooves
For me it'd be this:
S: II, IV, Physical Graffiti
A: I, Houses of the Holy
B: III
C: In Through The Out Door
D: Presence
Chris Drake yeah this is it
Move III into A and I can get behind this
Facts
This is correct
Same here
Plant did a pretty great job in Presence I’d argue. Some of the PG tracks were recorded pre-surgery, so he still had really high notes. And by the time of ITTOD, Plant had more range again.
Granted, Plant's vocals really do show the wear of what he was going through physically and mentally on Presence, it's hard to deny how cool and unique the record is -- for them, and for the classic hard rock era in general. Achilles Last Stand will always be one of their absolutely most momentous tunes ever.
Houses of the Holy in C!?!? What the hell melon i still love you
the rain song alone brings HOTH up a tier