Druidic

The next one off the shelf happens to be an album by Led Zeppelin. The one with no name, the runes album, was it the third ? Anyway, the one with Stairway to Heaven. Not much I can add to the world's knowledge of Led Zep. Will just say that they were a much more subtle band than often given credit for and the crassness that followed in heavy metal wasn't their fault. This album stands up pretty well. There are times when Robert Plant's vocals veer perilously close to Minnie Mouse, Stairway to Heaven has worn a bit thin simply because of over familiarity but the other acoustic flavoured tracks work well. And the powerhouse riffing of Black Dog and Rock 'n' Roll still bring out the old air guitar urge. My favourite track though has to be When The Levee Breaks, a fine example of how to rework an old blues standard and recently regaining the resonance of topicality.