Houses of the Holy
Led Zeppelin
Houses of the Holy
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Tracklist
| Track | Duration | Listeners | ||||
| 1 | The Song Remains the Same | 5:28 | 224,957 | |||
| 2 | The Rain Song | 7:36 | 172,848 | |||
| 3 | Over the Hills and Far Away | 4:48 | 226,731 | |||
| 4 | The Crunge | 3:14 | 115,637 | |||
| 5 | Dancing Days | 3:40 | 148,118 | |||
| 6 | D'yer Mak'er | 4:20 | 187,495 | |||
| 7 | No Quarter | 6:58 | 214,101 | |||
| 8 | The Ocean | 4:30 | 162,618 |
About this album
Houses of the Holy is the fifth album by English rock band Led Zeppelin, released by Atlantic Records on 28 March 1973. The album title is a dedication by the band to their fans who appeared at venues they dubbed “Houses of the Holy.” It was the first Led Zeppelin album to not be, at least unofficially, titled after the band. The album represents a musical turning point for Led Zeppelin, as they began to use more layering and production techniques in recording their songs. It is also the first of three albums to be completely original, the first four albums featuring at least one cover. The other two albums are Presence and In Through the Out Door.
Although Houses of the Holy initially received mixed reviews, it has since become regarded by critics as one of Led Zeppelin’s finest albums. The album provided notable additions to the band’s catalogue, including “Over the Hills and Far Away”, “Dancing Days”, “The Song Remains the Same”, “D’yer Mak’er”, “No Quarter” and “The Ocean”, and it has sold over 11 million copies in the United States. In 2003, the album was ranked number 149 on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.
<b>Composition</b>
This album was a stylistic turning point in the lifespan of Led Zeppelin. Guitar riffs became more layered within Jimmy Page’s production techniques and departed from the blues influences of earlier records. In the album’s opening opus, “The Song Remains the Same”, and its intricate companion suite, “The Rain Song”, Robert Plant’s lyrics matured toward a less overt form of the mysticism and fantasy of previous efforts.
Although Houses of the Holy initially received mixed reviews, it has since become regarded by critics as one of Led Zeppelin’s finest albums. The album provided notable additions to the band’s catalogue, including “Over the Hills and Far Away”, “Dancing Days”, “The Song Remains the Same”, “D’yer Mak’er”, “No Quarter” and “The Ocean”, and it has sold over 11 million copies in the United States. In 2003, the album was ranked number 149 on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.
<b>Composition</b>
This album was a stylistic turning point in the lifespan of Led Zeppelin. Guitar riffs became more layered within Jimmy Page’s production techniques and departed from the blues influences of earlier records. In the album’s opening opus, “The Song Remains the Same”, and its intricate companion suite, “The Rain Song”, Robert Plant’s lyrics matured toward a less overt form of the mysticism and fantasy of previous efforts.
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Shouts
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Crawtachio wrote:
Used to ritually listen to this album in my younger days. To all the younger people out there. It's a good thing to get into.
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Nekit_R wrote:
startnewgame, ниче ты тут отмочил!!!
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discotrap wrote:
fuckin' magical.
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helmespc wrote:
This was the most interesting of the first 5 Zeppelin albums....its much more diverse and entertaining than IV, but still very coherant... HOTH marks the pinnacle of Zeppelin to me.
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amphibious7 wrote:
beyond godlike
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kossowski wrote:
people used to say this album is not as goood as prevorius album's but i think is far better than them beacuse it is the best album of my favorite band so i't the best ever
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creepingdeathv2 wrote:
My favorite Led Zeppelin album!!! =) [2]
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cramirpe wrote:
No quarter has a exceptional guitar riff.
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Startnewgame wrote:
Худший альбом цеппелинов. Только пара песен зацепила, остальное проходняк
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melodymaker12 wrote:
this is my favorite album by them by far!
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ILTST9 wrote:
Nice cover.
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dominic_john wrote:
yes...thinking about it, this is my favourite zep album. it's just bloody brilliant!
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Strokarlos wrote:
My favorite Led Zeppelin album!!! =)
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le_dzedaj wrote:
one of their best albums. songs like no quarter, over hills and far away, dancing days, the ocean, song remains the same, the rain song and dyer maker are so perfect, only the crunge is somehow out of sync. but anyhow, great and superb album. long live led zepp :D
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jedimind64 wrote:
prepubescent ass
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MiCkhel wrote:
My precious
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EpicGeeza36 wrote:
contains my favorite zep song: 'THE RAIN SONG' 'no quarter' is sick aswell infact they all are (leaving aside 'the crunge'). A damn good album in general possibly one of their best along with 'led zeppelin 2'
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Smoking_Puppy wrote:
Probably my favourite Led Zeppelin album at the moment. It's just so good from start to finish.
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d00n3y wrote:
never understood wtf was going on on the cover
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YTMNDuser wrote:
best zep album.
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