Is Zep's Fool in the Rain the best song ever made?

A fool's errand to pick just five.

A few like I like, not exclusive:

Babe, I'm gonna leave you

Battle of Evermore

When the Levee Breaks

Rain Song

Ten Years Gone

In My Time of Dying

Black Mountain Side

big fan of all of their straight blues songs.

Robert Plant your lips wrote:

I prefer "The lead singer of this band likes boys." by the John Utah Band.

The studio version, though. Not the live version usually played at bath houses and the like.

And you know about the bath houses from personal "first hand" experience?

Some nice lists. It's good to see there are people here who appreciate music. I like every song on every list so far.

But my 5 personal Zep faves are:

What Is and What Should Never Be.

Achilles Last Stand

Black Dog

Heartbreaker

All of My Love (kinda pop but catchy and I have fond memories of stuff happening in my life when it came out).

If you don't like this list, that's Ok. It's really nobody's fault but mine :)

I have the main guitar riff for Black Dog as my ringtone on my phone.

I also really like 'The Immigrant Song'. Some people consider that song a joke, but I used to listen to it before races to pump me up. Plus, there are more than a couple later heavy metal songs that were inspired by the rhythm work in that song. The fact I have some Viking ancestry only has a little to do with my liking the song :).

I would give my left nut to have Jimmy Page skills for one month.

No to this whole thread.

and the like wrote:

Robert Plant your lips wrote:

I prefer "The lead singer of this band likes boys." by the John Utah Band.

The studio version, though. Not the live version usually played at bath houses and the like.

And you know about the bath houses from personal "first hand" experience?

Nope. Youtube.

"D'yer Mak'er" is a fine song.

I guess I'm a top 40 fan, love

Going to California

Over the Hills and Far Away

Kashmir

The Rain Song

Stairway to Heaven

Vixen in my Dreams wrote:

I'm always surprised by how little love "Ten Years Gone" gets when Led Zeppelin tunes come up in discussion.

That's actually a really good one. Not in my top 5 but great. I tripped on acid to Physical Graffitti all night once.

1. Babe I'm Gonna Leave You

2. Stairway to Heaven

3. Achilles Last Stand

4. The Rain Song

5. When the Levee Breaks

6. Going to California

7. No Quarter

8. Fool in the Rain

9. Immigrant Song

10. Over the Hills and Far Away

I haven't yet explored In Through the Out Door quite like I should have.

When the Levee Breaks

Out on the Tiles

Good Times, Bad Times

Gallows Pole

In My Time of Dying

try-ath-uh-leet wrote:

When the Levee Breaks

Out on the Tiles

Good Times, Bad Times

Gallows Pole

In My Time of Dying

Some forgotten gems! Out on the Tiles especially. Gallows Pole is also great.

I don't care what purists say. Here's my list

D'yer Maker

When the Levee Breaks

Stairway

are my favorites.

Your Time is Gonna Come

Good Times Bad Times

Houses of the Holy

also some top picks. Gotta go back and listen to II, III, and the last couple.

try-ath-uh-leet wrote:

When the Levee Breaks

Out on the Tiles

Good Times, Bad Times

Gallows Pole

In My Time of Dying

Why not go with Kansas Joe McKoy, Lead Belly and Townes Van Zandt instead?

ittod is a bit of a mixed bag, with some quite weak tracks on it. i saw the tour at knebworth but the ones off the new album weren't that special.

overall I would pick

since i've been livin you

battle of evermore

trampled underfoot

kashmir

black dog

Coach wrote:

Over the Hills and Far Away

Always loved this one

I saw them in the summer of '73. Very disappointing. Robert Plant ruined nearly every song.

Achilles last stand

When the levee breaks

Communication breakdown

Since I've been loving you

Misty mountain hop

run in the rain wrote:

Is being a big fan of Fool in the Rain a runner thing? That song is always playing through my head during long runs. In Through the Out Door is a great album all around, no matter what early Zep purists say. I'm Gonna Crawl is one of my faves.

My top Zep songs:

Bron-Y-Aur Stomp (no really)

When The Levee Breaks

Going to California

The Ocean

The Rain Song

All Of My Love

I'm Gonna Crawl

Fool in the Rain

I'm impressed with Let's Run, choosing the quality zep songs. Every single one of those songs are f#cking fantastic.