Led Zeppelin - Great Disc Debate - MSNBC.com

Led Zeppelin - Great Disc Debate - MSNBC.com: "Led Zeppelin By Michael Ventre Atlantic 1. 'Untitled' (aka Led Zeppelin IV or Zoso) (1971) By this time, the steeped-in-blues neo-metal band consisting of Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Bonham and John Paul Jones had released three albums, all of which possessed a raw and unrelenting power, but only hints of sophistication. But this was the collection of songs that fully displayed the myriad shades of their songwriting talents and exhibited musical influences from the folksy to the medieval. 'Stairway to Heaven' by now has been played into the ground by FM jocks, but its lilting poetry and that of 'The Battle of Evermore' signaled a new and exciting direction for the quartet. 'Black Dog' and 'Rock and Roll' represent Zep's core constituency well. And 'Going to California' and 'When the Levee Breaks' are two of the most underrated songs in their entire catalog."