Stadium rock from the homeboys, comes (on vinyl anyway) with a wonderful cover which featured a dial of sorts which you cold turn around to alter the images on the sleeve. Great stuff, and thankfully the album rocks too, although relies more heavily on folk based anthems and softer, more subtle works.'Immigrant Song', a rumbling freight train that we've come to expect from the boys, built on a Page chug and Plant's ecstatic vocal delivery, but the album certainly towards the latter half anyway, veers into softer grooves, such as 'That's The Way' and 'Tangerine', with only room to really rock on 'Celebration Day' and 'Out On The Tiles' although even these remain slightly less predictable and more off-beat, with Page experimenting with acoustics and paler shades, instead of the usual sexed-up rocket fuelled riffing.
Overall, slightly disappointing to quite a few, and probably considered as one of the bands most underrated records. It's still Zeppelin, but with far more layers and sensuality.
7/10
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