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Led Zeppelin III

by Led Zeppelin

Led Zeppelin III is a 1970 rock album by Led Zeppelin. It runs 10 tracks across 43 minutes on Atlantic Records. Riffiter listeners rate it 4.3/5 from 25 ratings.

Rock · Hard Rock · Blues Rock

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10
Tracks
43 min
Runtime
114 bpm
Tempo
A major
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  • 4.0
    Jackson Futrell

    I would say so far this is my favorite Led Zeppelin album. I think it really had the diversity I would like to see in an album and a little more emotional power than the last two. I think Robert Plant also really shows a better ability here of controlling when it’s emotionally powerful to use his vocal power and when he can build tension by keeping it lower key. I really think the mixing of this one took it a step above the first two. Favorite song? Immigrant song

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Led Zeppelin III album cover

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Led Zeppelin III is the third studio album by the English rock band Led Zeppelin. It was recorded between January and July 1970 and released on 5 October 1970 by Atlantic Records. Composed largely at a remote cottage in Wales known as Bron-Yr-Aur, this work represented a maturing of the band's music towards a greater emphasis on folk and acoustic sounds. This surprised many fans and critics, and upon its release the album received rather indifferent reviews. Although it is not one of the highest sellers in Zeppelin's catalogue, Led Zeppelin III is now generally praised, and acknowledged as representing an important milestone in the band's history. Although acoustic songs are featured on Led Zeppelin III's predecessors, it is this album which is widely acknowledged for showing that Led Zeppelin was more than just a conventional rock band and that they could branch out into wider musical territory.

In brief

Is Led Zeppelin III good?
Riffiter listeners rate Led Zeppelin III 4.3/5 from 25 ratings.
When was Led Zeppelin III released?
Led Zeppelin III was released in 1970 on Atlantic Records.
How many tracks are on Led Zeppelin III?
Led Zeppelin III has 10 tracks, with a runtime of 43 minutes.
What genre is Led Zeppelin III?
Led Zeppelin III is catalogued under Rock, Hard Rock, Blues Rock.
What BPM is Led Zeppelin III?
Led Zeppelin III runs at a median tempo of 114 BPM across its tracks, most often in A major, measured from audio analysis.
What albums are similar to Led Zeppelin III?
Listeners of Led Zeppelin III also rate Let It Bleed by The Rolling Stones, Machine Head by Deep Purple, The Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd.

Led Zeppelin III at a glance

Label
Atlantic Records
Recorded at
Olympic Studios
Produced by
Jimmy Page

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