You might not believe this but back when this album came out, us teenagers smoked some grass and listened to LZ III. And we all said "far out, man, Led Zeppelin is heavy".

" That's The Way " is my favourite track on the criminally underrated Led Zep 3 . A beautifully moving song .

Forgot to mention Jimmy's solo on SIBLY is on of the great solos in rock history!

I remember getting the bus into Sheffield town center in 1970 to buy LZ3, and coming home disappointed that because of the fancy packaging the record cost £2, 8 shillings not the £2, 3 shillings I had in my pocket. In 2007 I spent over £1000 to visit London to see them at the O2 , times change.

Being very old (old enough to have seen Led Zep live) I really enjoy seeing a younger generation discovering the music I grew up with. Very good video. insightful!

The band themselves definitely appreciate "Since I Been Loving You," since they kind of rehashed it on "Tea For One." It's the only time they ever repeated themselves.

I never liked “Hats Off To Roy Harper” either until it came up while I was driving downtown on a bleak, cloudy late night. It gave me chills! Because of the effect on his voice, Plant sounds even more eerie than usual. It’s positively a spooky listen. Now I enjoy the tune.

I think Jimmy Page went to art school, his mom was an artist. He was so popular he had to live in the country. In his time then put in the country he came up with his Sitar and Blues unique style. They asked Kieth Moon the who's drummer how the gig went. Kieth replied: "Like a led zeppelin.' That's where they got the name.

You definitely know your stuff! I'm a major Zepp head, and you've got an easy subscribe from me. I don't think Led Zeppelin put out one bad song. They will never get old. I adore Greta Van Fleet as well. I'll never understand the haters.

Since I've Been Loving You was the very first Led Zeppelin song I heard on the Friday Rock Show in 1980 when I was 13. I didn't know who the hell it was until Tommy Vance announced it at the end...it blew me away, especially Plant's voice range when he hit the highest note in his career.

I agree with the Out on the Tiles song!! So underrated, but it's always been my favorite track on this one!

3 has always been my go to Led Zep album. This is where, I believe, they really married folk and rock in a very compelling way.

III is my favourite album of theirs. I really love how the hard rocking side A, kicked off with arguably one of their heaviest songs contrasts with the acoustic, sweeter and mellower side B.

Lester Bangs. He sure had a very high opinion of himself. But then all critics do. Led Zeppelin 3 is a great album. LedHed Pb 207.20 🎶 🎸 🎹

This album is my fav of all Zep albums. It went to show that Led could dial it down and STILL be good. I always thought Zep were nothing but hard rock but I legit love the folk rock aspects to it.

John Paul Jones played on some of the Donavan albums. I think he played on Sunshine Superman, by Donavan. I love the Zeppolin songs where John Paul Jones plays the Church Organ on them. It makes those songs spiritually connect to my soul.

Out on the tiles is a heck of a first LZ song 👌

I was 15 (1971) when I bought this, I had a friend that’s cycle was covered in the LED Zeppelin name, he was bonkers on them. At this time I only had a few singles that came with my portable record player my mum bought. I had heard bits of this record and this was to be the very first record I actually bought. I still remember sitting on the floor in my bedroom and putting this record on and listening to the amazing sound that came from this album. My love of music had begun.

That's The Way is one of the prettiest songs I've ever heard. Especially the live version from How The West Was Won. I'd like to think that's what ascending into Heaven sounds like.

I took a look at this record in 73,83,93 ,2003, 2013 and I'll have a look next year as well.

If you look closely on the dead wax, make sure that the light is shining on the record. You get two messages. Side one: “So Mote Be It” Side Two: “Do What Thou Wilt” You probably know that Jimmy page was into Alistair Crowley. You've probably mentioned this on one of the Led Zeppelin episodes. It's on the original pressing and on the reissue of Zeppelin 3. That is on vinyl. I have the reissue pressing. The one with the 2014 remaster. I love how this record looks.

I am currently reading a great book on Led Zeppelin: Led Zeppelin - The Biography written by Bob Spitz. It was published last year. He's done a lot of research. We read how it all started, about the recordings, the songs, the albums, the negative press and the infamous US tours. As a reader you follow the band almost from week to week. But Spitz also writes about the dark side of Led Zeppelin. About the violent alcoholic that was John Bonham, the excessive drug use, about manager Peter Grant and about Jimmy Page and his short relationship with a girl called Lori, at the time only 14 years old. Anyway, the book gives a fascinating insight into the 1970s as well. Highly recommend .

I think one of the reasons Out on the Tiles is under-rated (and not well-known) is that Zeppelin didn’t play it live. They did it like twice - and it was stunning! Check out the Blueberry Hill bootleg. The song was sung pretty high all the way through, especially the chorus. I’m guessing after Plant’s voice blew out in 72/73 they never even considered playing it anymore. It was just too high. But what a guitar riff - like a machine gun!

Can't wait for you to do the Presence album. Plants favorite Zep LP.

to clear up the blurb you posted at 03:38 no Page did not paint the old man carrying sticks on the cover of Led Zeppelin IV . That is a actual painting that Robert Plant found at a thrift shop and still has it to this day. :)

I've always put "The Immigrant Song" up there in rock and roll stratosphere. And yes, I was there!

Funny, I remember my original copy of Led Zep III where the "spinner thingy" was riveted to the cover in the center so you weren't able to take it out... or maybe it was the drugs remembering this!

Your Bron Yr Aur pronunciation is better than most British peoples attempts, never mind the rest of the world.

in the future the stick man's identity on zep IV is discovered by an academic but I wouldn't know about that because i'm in the vinyl monday timeslip and the lz III episode! the first three tracks are so varied. immigrant sounding strangely like richard Rogers bali ha'i but it's a good start. friends insistent acoustic settles nicely in the brain. since i've been loving you is an early example of Abby staking out her territory and going all out to highlight music she loves.jpj's keyboards are so right on this and the band strip things down with confidence. the playing and the singing are good on III. again Abby the recognition of plant's voice is correct ( i will like his voice in the distant future). there's a diminution in side 2 but it's a brave album. let's forget the weird closer. the 1000 is justifiably celebrated and already plans are being made. the thinking that will make VM special. the devoe movement gathers pace. everybody can sense that the journey will be a good one. (wow I'm taking the time traveling seriously).

I LOVE the folk side of Zep 3. My favorite two albums is 3 and 5.

I’ll have to agree with your opinion on Hats off To (Roy) Harper, I definitely didn’t like it at first. Actually, I didn’t really like LZIII as a whole at first either. It sounds way different than their other albums, it’s almost like a disfigured acoustic album that’s been cut up and sewn back together but in a mature way that I can’t really describe in words. But back to Roy Harper, just like the album as a whole, it takes a few listens to feel like you actually get the meaning. It’s almost like a perfect “down south sound” that’s just raw and gritty and will definitely turn listeners away the first time, like you’re not ready for the song yet. You’ll get there. I dig the review you made it was very well said! Keep up the good work!

I'm one of the few people on the planet that loves Hats Off to Harper. It reminds me of an old 78. It's been a favorite of mine since I got the lp from my best friend for my birthday in Jan. 71.

Hello, Abby ! Regarding Track 9: ‘Bron-Y-Aur Stomp’, it is pronounced: brom-rar ― and it means ‘Golden Breast’ in the Welsh language. Bron-Y-Aur is also the name of the cottage that Jimmy Page & Robert Plant stayed at in May of 1970. It was a place that Robert would go to visit on holidays with his family when he was growing up. It was a place he was very fond of as a child and had happy memories of ― and so, he suggested to Jimmy that they should go there for a working holiday to write. As there was no electricity or running water, they had to ruff it during their time there. The cottage is located in a place called Snowdonia: a mountainous region in northwestern Wales and a national park of 823 square miles (2,130 km2) in area. It was the first to be designated of the three national parks in Wales, in 1951. The cottage and the surrounding area inspired, in part, the songwriting and themes of some of the songs on Led Zeppelin III. So, now you know. Take care. Cheers ! 🥂

Your very welcome, you guys are alot of fun! I thought another band I'm not sure that you have covered is a band called; " Mountain" My favorite album by them was called Nantucket Sleh Ride. It was all about the old sailing ships from Nantucket that traveled the world hunting whales, the only source of lamp oil. Herman Melleville is one of my favorite authors. He loved the ocean. On a side note Mountains lead singer also produced the Dead Boys Album ' We Have Come For Your Children'. The Dead Boys were living at his house in Miami. Thats when, where, Popiarty's wife shot him in the head, just after breakfast I think. Thanks again.

It was alot of fun to hear your opinion ' Art student'. No seriously you have a perspective that makes your show interesting. Thanks.

Led Zeppelin 3 got it. Physical Graphitti is still my favorite.

First thing came to mind with the cats on the printed records is when you spin Dope Lemon’s new records Rose Pink Cadillac, it shows a cat in a Cadillac driving around the turntable.

I recognize the Beach Boys compilation Endless Summer in the upper left.

My favorite Led Zeppelin album

My art teacher did the cover,i have an Original 1970 copy too.

Great time! Love the reviews and the vintage. The colour of that dress is stunning! I wish everyday was a Vinyl Monday but it is well worth waiting for! I predict your subs will explode. Cheers!

My brother turned me on to Zeppelin when I was about 12... I've been a zeppelin fanatic ever since and now I'm 53... I really enjoyed your presentation... I was doubtful... But you did a really nice job and I think I actually learned a couple things... thanks I'll watch again 👍

Hey Abigail. I just watched a YT video on how to fix the rivet on your (and many other) LZIII pinwheel. Pretty simple process really. I also found a company that sells an LZIII pinwheel turntable slipmat. I almost ordered it, but opted for a Vertigo swirl instead.

Out on the Tiles just shows how awesome Bonzo was. He starts out with such a dirty groove and the last half of the song is sprinkled with 16th triplet fills which is a drummer's wet dream

I love albums like Zeppelin III, Bringing It All Back Home, and Show Your Bones that are pretty much half hard driving electric and half soft / acoustic songs

This is my fave Zep album and in my top 20 fave albums of all time. It's such a part of my DNA at this point, it is really hard to imagine what it'd be like if I'd never heard it. "Almost Famous" is my all-time favorite film, and the way they used "That's The Way" and "Tangerine" in it just made me love it even more. I do kinda wish they'd have put "Hey Hey What Can I Do" on the album as it's closing track instead of "Hats Off To Harper", and just used the latter as the 45 single B-side since it is basically a throwaway track (I respect the idea of them being experimental and weird but.....meh.)

Please Kill Me, great book!🤟🤓👍 Legs McNeil, the author and compiler, is the only true purveyor and historian of the American punk movement that was burgeoning up in New York and Detroit during the late 1960's & early 70's. I highly recommend the book to anyone interested in the genre.

The negative critics never got It, Jimmy Page was all about mixing acoustic with electric guitar, Jimmy Craked it on Led Zepp 3 , as for Since i'v Been Loving you , your right on the money Abigail , this has to be Page's greatest solo ever , simply stunning

LED ZEP III was one of my 1st 3 LPs...the other 2? Santana- ABRAXAS & The J5-ABC. Yeah. Still have all 3 LPs, too. At the time, never heard of LZ. Cool name & I picked III over the earlier 2 because of the cover art. :-)

Holding a copy of the Zombies Odyssey and Oracle. I really love that record!

I was not a first-generation Zeppelin fan -I started buying Zeppelin albums in 1979 - but I do remember III being a bit of a speed bump. It went like this: I had bought Presence and Led Zeppelin II, and then one day I heard this incredible sound through the wall between my room and my brothers' room, and it was "Immigrant Song." I was transfixed. I knew it was Led Zeppelin, but I had no idea what album, what the title of the song was, nothing. And since my brother and I were typically estranged in the same house, I did not knock on the door and ask him what he was listening to. I didn't ask later either. I just went down to the local record store, pawed through the Zeppelin albums, and bought IV, because I thought that the incredible screaming, soaring sound that I heard just might have a romantic title like "The Battle Of Evermore." Boy, was I wrong. After I spent a couple of weeks becoming infatuated with IV, despite being totally off about "Battle", I finally learned that the song I was looking for was on Led Zeppelin III, so I bought that. I still have that copy actually. And yeah, "Immigrant Song" still knocked my socks off. An amazing, classic song and performance. I can't imagine how it would have disappointed anyone. However, the rest of the album fell completely flat with me. I was like, "Where is all the rock'n'roll? What is all this blues/folk/borderline CSN stuff?" But I persevered, and after listening to it every day for a couple of weeks (which was my standard practice at the time), I developed a sort of grudging appreciation for it. Especially the first side, with the post-psychedelia of "Friends", the hollerin' blues of "Since I Been Loving You", and the stomping rock of "Out On The Tiles." I pretty much blew off Side 2 though. It wasn't until many years later, when I heard the BBC Sessions stellar take on "That's The Way" that I really began to appreciate Side 2. These days I love the album and regard it as an important and necessary step in Zeppelin's development. I love the story of Page and Plant and their paramours decamping in Snowdonia to write the album, I envy them what was surely a lovely season of creativity and friendship. I suspect that when they released this album, they thought they were giving their audience a wonderful and intimate musical gift, and were perhaps surprised that it fell flat with so many people. But I still can't find a soft spot for "Hats Off To (Roy) Harper." Damn silly nonsense, that track.

I liked "Thank you" was one of my favorites....it was the sign off song on the AM station I listened to in jr high.

I really appreciate these videos. Great work. The Rolling Stones Mobile Recording Studio was a hallowed out truck that was stuffed with mixers and tape machines. It allowed for recording on location-- You could park it outside a home or an estate (a '70s trend-- Zeppelin IV was recorded at Headly Grange, for example). You'd run the cables into the house and could use the attributes of the space to produce -- say a massive drum sound in a stairwell. The band could also live and relax (get high) on the property in between recording sessions.

Eclectic..... 🥳 love bands that are eclectic.....FYI Queen 😁👍

Deep purple recorded machine head on The Rolling Stones mobile unit as stated in smoke on the water.

I always liked that album, one of the best by them. I heard it first on the vinyl as a child, later bought a cd version, which i sill have.

Born Yr Aur stomp will never not be one of my favourite jams, even better live

3 is actually my favorite Zeppelin album. i often thought maybe “Hats Off To Roy Harper” and “Hey, Hey What Can I Do” should’ve traded places.

I understand it getting overshadowed but it’s still my favorite LZ album. It was the first album I got into by them so maybe I’m biased.

III and Houses of the Holy are tied for my favorite album. "Since I've Been Loving You" is easily my #1 (Moby Grape)Zep song. I want to reach through the speakers and spray Bonzo's kick pedal with WD-40!

Love your reviews. So fun.

Loving this, thank you

That was my favorite of theirs for years. So cool !

Only in the States was it `Slagged off` In the groups home country all the Music & trade mags gave it glowing reviews. These include `Melody Maker` `Disc & Music Echo` `Record Mirror` `New Musical Express` `Music Now` `Record Retailer` and `Music Business Weekly` USA reviewers gave a thumbs down, but UK ones - a big thumbs up!

Mmmmm, I think a picture disk of the spinning insert thingie would be awesome.😉🥳 Great album 😍

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Insightful, thoughtful review. Nailed it. Nice work.

I love Led Zeppelin III it’s one of favorite Led Zeppelin albums. I think this album is very underrated nobody talks about this album because of how different it was at the time of it’s release. My favorite songs off the are Immigrant Song, Celebration Day, Tangerine, Friends, Out On the Tiles and Since I’ve Been Loving You.

Excellent choice! I tend to think of III as a Zep album I hate, but I think it's just because I really don't like Friends and (Hats Off to) Roy Harper. The rest of the songs range from good to great, Out on the Tiles is probably my favorite on the record

The first time I heard LZ III I was slightly disappointed there weren't more bangers on it, but I grew to appreciate the folksier side of the band and this album. Hats Off To Roy Harper--not sure it works best as the closer--I did feel like you when it closed the LP, but I like the grittiness of this song. I often wonder if Hey Hey What Can I Do would have been the way to go by simply having it on the LP in place of one of the side 2 cuts. BTW Abigail, I am a Gemini too! 🤩

I'm really enjoying these.

So glad I found your channel love listening to your views on music 🎶 And led zeppelin are my first love

This is my favorite ZEPPELIN album, I actually saw them do this album in concert on their 3rd tour. I had seen the 1st and 2nd tours, but this was a completely different LED ZEPPELIN. Jimmy Page had a full beard and was wearing a fishermans hat, and I just thought he was flipping off any preconceived ideas that anyone had of him and his fantastic band. They opened up with The Immigrant song and Robert Plants war cry left the whole audience spellbound. They continued with a very hypnotic Since I been Loving you, and continued with other fantastic Rockers and were driving the audience into more of a trance with every song. Then after John Bonhams fabulous drum solo - by the way if you never saw ZEPPELIN live you never really heard the real band and especially BONHAM cuz the studio recordings don't even come close to capturing his killer drum sound, I've seen many many concerts and no ones drums sounded as full and thunderous as BONHAMS drum sound live ! Anyway - after his Solo the band proceeded to the chairs that had been set up for them and launched into a 45 min. Acoustic set, as most of the audience disrespectfully began to leave. I couldn't Fuckin believe it, cuz they sounded fabulous doing the entire 3rd album live in concert, and as I sat there and enjoyed every note that was being played I thought, it's really sad that the idiots that were leaving just didn't get it ! And what a bunch of 2 faced so called fans of the best Rock Band of all times !!!!!!!!

Crazy to think she has grown over 10k subs in 10 Months

I feel you on that. I went through the same phase also. I’m glad that I found this channel. Keep up the good work!👍

Love Tangerine 🍊 from LZ3 underrated song has a little country sound to it

Great episode, glad I found the channel. Nice job on breakdown of the record. I agree with you 'Since I've Been Loving You" might be the bands best song.

Just stumbled upon this video and I’m glad I did! As a fellow vinyl enthusiast, I’ll be looking forward to “Vinyl Mondays” for several weeks to come. Great job, groovy lady! ☮️➕❤️

I've always loved Led Zeppelin III. My favorite on here is That's the Way, though all the songs are great.

One of the best albums from one of the best bands. Great vid. by the way Abby!!👍🏻👍🏻

Greetings from England ! Another top video, your presentation skills are first rate, very clear and full of information, nice one Abigail. Led Zeppelin had a very varied recording career I think, but that was back in the days when major bands and record labels seemed to take more chances with their output. To me every album was different and you never knew what would be on there when they released a new one. Live though John Bonham drove them so hard it felt like the whole stage would lift up and roll over the audience. I'm already really looking forward to your next Vinyl Monday video, thanks again.

Great video of a real classic Rock masterpiece.

Love this video. Led Zep are one of my favorite bands. Watching from London UK.

Great review Abby! It's my favorite Zeppelin album. Especially Out On The Tiles. I'm gonna have listen to this album again tonight after watching this! Thanks!

yesss, this is my fav led zep album along with houses of the holy! i remember hearing tangerine in almost famous and absolutely falling in love with it. i would say that, bron-y-aur stomp and since i've been loving you (esp 'the song remains the same' version) are my faves off of the album

Love your personality. I went through the Zepp phase starting in 1979.

Fun fact: Roy Harper sang lead vocal on the Pink Floyd track Have A Cigar.

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Congratulations!

Groovy baby!

Loved 3 right from the first time I heard it.The rock stuff is brilliant and the acoustic stuff is magnificent.Well written tunes from start to end.It's the first album I heard from the band and is as timeless as most of their albums.This along with Physical Graffiti and LZ 2 are my faves.

Side 2 has that amazing mixture of acoustic instruments with Bonham's pounding drums at levels that sound KILLER. Listen to Bonzo's entrance halfway thru Gallows Pole - I laugh every time at the thrill of it.

my fave LZ lp

Great episode of vinyl Monday, Led Zeppelin are my favorite band. Yes " out on the tiles" it's underrated, I always liked it a lot, it's among my favs

Great insight for a great album and with 1 and Houses of the Holy(my favorite) make my favorite three and for a monumental band like Zeppelin...it's major. Good job, I agree with Out on the Tiles and Since I've Loving You.

I love Zeppelin 3 I had a poster of the back cover in my room (a long with a bunch more).Tangerine, That's the way and Out on the Tiles are some of my favorite Zeppelin songs ever

You go with your Zep records girl.. "Tangerine, tangerine, living reflection of a dream".....

Since I've been loving you is the best zeppelin songs imo and one of the best songs ever also tangerine is amazing and one of my favorite acoustic songs to play

Nice choice, Abby! LZ III is an underrated treasure filled with gems, as well as a few songs I confess I still don't "get." The artwork and packaging are stellar, even down to the "Do What Thou Wilt" / "So Mote Be It" styled etchings in the vinyl.

Great video! Zep III is my second favorite Zep album after Physical Graffiti.