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Rank the Tracks: Led Zeppelin's Led Zeppelin IV (1971)

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Ready to climb that stairway? Yeah, that one, the stairway to heaven...



Led Zeppelin's "Led Zeppelin IV" (1971)

Tracklisting:
01 | Black Dog
02 | Rock and Roll
03 | The Battle of Evermore
04 | Stairway to Heaven
05 | Misty Mountain Hop
06 | Four Sticks
07 | Going to California
08 | When the Levee Breaks

From heaven to the jungle on a single week...
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1. Stairway to Heaven
2. Rock and Roll
3. When the Levee Breaks
4. Black Dog
5. Going to California
6. The Battle of Evermore
7. Misty Mountain Hop
8. Four Sticks

"Four Sticks" is the only song here that is merely "good". Everything else ranges from "very good" to "amazing".
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Great album.

04 | Stairway to Heaven
08 | When the Levee Breaks
01 | Black Dog
02 | Rock and Roll
05 | Misty Mountain Hop
06 | Four Sticks
03 | The Battle of Evermore
07 | Going to California
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01 | When the Levee Breaks
02 | Stairway to Heaven
03 | Rock and Roll
04 | The Battle of Evermore
05 | Black Dog
06 | Misty Mountain Hop
07 | Going to California
08 | Four Sticks
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08 | When the Levee Breaks
04 | Stairway to Heaven
01 | Black Dog
02 | Rock and Roll
03 | The Battle of Evermore
07 | Going to California
05 | Misty Mountain Hop
06 | Four Sticks
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01 | Stairway to Heaven
02 | When the Levee Breaks
03 | The Battle of Evermore
04 | Rock and Roll
05 | Black Dog
06 | Misty Mountain Hop
07 | Four Sticks
08 | Going to California
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"I'm waiting for the angels of Avalon, waiting for the eastern glow."

01 | The Battle of Evermore
02 | Going to California
03 | Misty Mountain Hop
04 | When the Levee Breaks
05 | Black Dog
06 | Stairway to Heaven
07 | Rock and Roll
08 | Four Sticks
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My all time favorite album

08 | When the Levee Breaks
04 | Stairway to Heaven
07 | Going to California
03 | The Battle of Evermore
01 | Black Dog
02 | Rock and Roll
06 | Four Sticks
05 | Misty Mountain Hop
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04 | Stairway to Heaven
03 | The Battle of Evermore
02 | Rock and Roll
01 | Black Dog
05 | Misty Mountain Hop
06 | Four Sticks
07 | Going to California
08 | When the Levee Breaks
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04 | Stairway to Heaven
06 | Four Sticks
05 | Misty Mountain Hop
03 | The Battle of Evermore
01 | Black Dog
02 | Rock and Roll
08 | When the Levee Breaks
07 | Going to California
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Well, we've already surpassed Electric Ladyland. I think fewer songs makes this easier to rank, for one thing.
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Live in Phoenix wrote:Well, we've already surpassed Electric Ladyland. I think fewer songs makes this easier to rank, for one thing.
Yes, you're right, Live in Phoenix. Probably there are three factors that make an album easier to rank (so more likely to be successful on this Rank the Tracks game):
- Familiarity: it's much easier to rank the albums you know by heart, you surely know which songs touch you deep inside and which ones don't.
- Number of songs: as you told, Live in Phoenix, albums with fewer songs are usually easier to rank.
- Variety: heterogenous albums, with songs of different styles and tones (Revolver, The Velvet Underground & Nico), are also easier to rank that homogenous albums, with songs similar in style and tone (In the Wee Small Hours, The Blueprint).

And "Led Zeppelin IV" is a famous, short and varied album so... let's go! Keep on ranking!
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04 | Stairway to Heaven*
01 | Black Dog*
02 | Rock and Roll*
08 | When the Levee Breaks*
07 | Going to California
03 | The Battle of Evermore
06 | Four Sticks
05 | Misty Mountain Hop

Personal favorite *
Overall album rating: 8.63 (Great)
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05 | Misty Mountain Hop
08 | When the Levee Breaks
07 | Going to California
01 | Black Dog
03 | The Battle of Evermore
04 | Stairway to Heaven
02 | Rock and Roll
06 | Four Sticks
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1. When The Levee Breaks
2. Black Dog
3. Rock And Roll
4. Stairway To Heaven
5. The Battle Of Evermore
6. Going To California
7. Misty Mountain Hop
8. Four Sticks
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Honorio wrote: And "Led Zeppelin IV" is a famous, short and varied album
Yeah, if there was such a thing as "America's record collection," Led Zeppelin IV would be in it (and I assume the same applies to numerous other countries). I think Electric Ladyland has always had the AM lead on Led Zeppelin IV, but popular opinion would likely have it the other way around.

I've probably heard both albums the same amount, but I haven't really been ranking the double albums (except for the uppermost elite).
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01 | Black Dog
04 | Stairway to Heaven
08 | When the Levee Breaks
03 | The Battle of Evermore
02 | Rock and Roll
06 | Four Sticks
07 | Going to California
05 | Misty Mountain Hop
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04 | Stairway to Heaven
02 | Rock and Roll
01 | Black Dog
03 | The Battle of Evermore
08 | When the Levee Breaks
07 | Going to California
05 | Misty Mountain Hop
06 | Four Sticks
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When I first listened to this album, I loved the hell out of the first two tracks, but was bored to tears by the rest of the album, because those first two tracks set a tone that I expected to continue through the rest of the album. Once I accepted the album's scattered nature, I came to love it.

01 | Black Dog
02 | Rock and Roll
04 | Stairway to Heaven
08 | When the Levee Breaks
05 | Misty Mountain Hop
03 | The Battle of Evermore
07 | Going to California
06 | Four Sticks
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1 | Stairway To Heaven
2 | Rock 'n' Roll
3 | Black Dog
4 | When The Levee Breaks
5 | Going To California
6 | Four Sticks
7 | The Battle of Evermore
8 | Misty Mountain Hop
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08 | When the Levee Breaks
04 | Stairway to Heaven
02 | Rock and Roll
01 | Black Dog
06 | Four Sticks
07 | Going to California
05 | Misty Mountain Hop
03 | The Battle of Evermore
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Results after the first week of voting:
01 | Stairway to Heaven | 2,2 points
02 | When the Levee Breaks | 3,1 points
03 | Black Dog | 3,5 points
04 | Rock and Roll | 3,9 points
05 | The Battle of Evermore | 4,8 points
06 | Going to California | 5,8 points
07 | Misty Mountain Hop | 5,9 points
08 | Four Sticks | 6,8 points
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08 | When the Levee Breaks
05 | Misty Mountain Hop
03 | The Battle of Evermore
06 | Four Sticks
04 | Stairway to Heaven
01 | Black Dog
02 | Rock and Roll
07 | Going to California
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08 | When the Levee Breaks
04 | Stairway to Heaven
01 | Black Dog
02 | Rock and Roll
05 | Misty Mountain Hop
07 | Going to California
03 | The Battle of Evermore
06 | Four Sticks
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04 | Stairway to Heaven
01 | Black Dog
08 | When the Levee Breaks
02 | Rock and Roll
06 | Four Sticks
05 | Misty Mountain Hop
07 | Going to California
03 | The Battle of Evermore
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1. Stairway to heaven
2. Rock and Roll
3. Going to California
4. When the levee breaks
5. The battle of Evermore
6. Misty mountain hop
7. Black dog
8. Four sticks
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02| Rock and Roll
01| Black Dog
08| When The Levee Breaks
07| Going to California
03| The Battle of Evermore
04| Stairway to Heaven
05| Misty Mountain Hop
06| Four Sticks
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1: Black Dog

2: Stairway To Heaven

3: Misty Mountain Hop

4: Going To California

5: When The Levee Breaks

6: Rock And Roll

7: The Battle Of Evermore

8: Four Sticks
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Hello,

I was convinced that, at some moment in my life, I had given a chance to first Led Zeppelin album and I didn’t like. Strangely, it isn’t rated on my RYM, so maybe I am wrong.

About IV, I was sure I had never listen to it and had no interest. With this background, my surprise couldn’t be any bigger. I found a very good album, extremely consistent and that could grow on me in the future even if theirs is not at all my style.

7 out of 8 tracks are great.

1- 04 | Stairway to Heaven
2- 08 | When the Levee Breaks
3- 07 | Going to California
4- 05 | Misty Mountain Hop
5- 03 | The Battle of Evermore
6- 02 | Rock and Roll
7- 01 | Black Dog
8- 06 | Four Sticks

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04 | Stairway to Heaven
02 | Rock and Roll
08 | When the Levee Breaks
07 | Going to California
06 | Four Sticks
01 | Black Dog
03 | The Battle of Evermore
05 | Misty Mountain Hop
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1. Rock and Roll
2. Stairway to Heaven
3. Going to California
4. Black Dog
5. Misty Mountain Hop
6. When the Levee Breaks
7. Four Sticks
8. The Battle of Evermore
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