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Tom Kellar
I enjoy several types of music, but mostly rock of all types: Southern, metal, progressive, grunge and more. Of course, user reviews tend to be higher. We do not get our music for free and are not paid for our opinions. Unless we are given an album, or try an experiment, we are buying works from artists that we have enjoyed. But I plan to be very stingy with full 5-star ratings, saving them for flawless masterpieces which are ALL KILLER NO FILLER. I expect to be giving many 3 to 4.5 scores.
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![Led Zeppelin [Box Set 2]](https://fastly-s3.allmusic.com/release/mr0000133700/front/120/BHoCkWw8VpTimqb3pbo0eRyhM-OFI8zG4l-qVpXXB1I=.jpg)
This collection rounds up the tracks left off the 4-disc 1990 set. This may be presented as the least essential third of Led Zeppelin's repertoire, but for being "weaker" songs they sure do sound good.
"Baby Come on Home" was a previously unreleased rarity. This is a very good blues tune with great vocals from Robert Plant and organ playing by John Paul Jones. "I Can't Quit You Baby" is the original studio version from the debut album (the first collection had the live take from "Coda"). The opening "Good Times Bad Times" is the most obvious hit which was omitted from the prior set. Other highlights include "Living Loving Maid", "The Rover", "Tea for One", "The Lemon Song" "Four Sticks" and "Hot Dog".
The discs come in plastic jewel boxes with the same image tinted differently, the shadow of the tail of an airship on a barren field. The 50+ page "booklet" has a long essay about the band and these songs, many photos of the group and memorabilia, and notes on the tracks. This all fits in a stout cardboard box.
While it may not have as many of the band's most famous songs as the first collection, "Led Zeppelin Boxed Set 2" shows that the greatest rock group ever had a tremendous quantity of high-quality music.
"Baby Come on Home" was a previously unreleased rarity. This is a very good blues tune with great vocals from Robert Plant and organ playing by John Paul Jones. "I Can't Quit You Baby" is the original studio version from the debut album (the first collection had the live take from "Coda"). The opening "Good Times Bad Times" is the most obvious hit which was omitted from the prior set. Other highlights include "Living Loving Maid", "The Rover", "Tea for One", "The Lemon Song" "Four Sticks" and "Hot Dog".
The discs come in plastic jewel boxes with the same image tinted differently, the shadow of the tail of an airship on a barren field. The 50+ page "booklet" has a long essay about the band and these songs, many photos of the group and memorabilia, and notes on the tracks. This all fits in a stout cardboard box.
While it may not have as many of the band's most famous songs as the first collection, "Led Zeppelin Boxed Set 2" shows that the greatest rock group ever had a tremendous quantity of high-quality music.
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