Picking Sides: Led Zeppelin II

[Cosmic Harmony]

Picking Sides is where we pit the vinyl sides of albums (of varying iconicness) against one another and discuss why we like one side over the other and what we think is positive and negative about them.









Side One

1. Whole Lotta Love
2. What Is And What Should Never Be
3. The Lemon Song
4. Thank You


Side Two

1. Heartbreaker
2. Living Loving Maid
3. Ramble On
4. Moby Dick
5. Bring It On Home

 

[Johnny-Too-Good]

Wow - this is a difficult one. If I'm honest the quality of side one wins it, but the sheer power of 'When the Levee Breaks' washes over everything.

 

[Sunny]

Side 2 ............ includes some of my favourite songs - more so than side 1.

 

[electric funeral]

Side one please .

 

[Sharp Dressed Man]

Wow - this is a difficult one. If I'm honest the quality of side one wins it, but the sheer power of 'When the Levee Breaks' washes over everything.

Wrong album, brother, or are you just making the point that "When the Levee Breaks" is your favourite Led Zep song?

Tough choice this one, but I had to go with side one as well.

 

[Radagast]

Side 2
Moby Dick is a classic !

My all time Favorite Led Zeppelin song is "Kashmir" , it is also my alltime favorite tune and shall be played for me at my funeral when I someday die .

 

[Vehicle]

Wow. This is tough. I'm going with side one.

I don't really care for Whole Lotta Love, but I have an intense love for The Lemon Song.

It makes the cut on any Zep playlist I create.

 

[That 70s Guy]

Two

 

[Cosmic Harmony]

It's a tough choice since "Bring It On Home" and "Ramble On" are probably my favorite tracks on the album but as a whole I like the first side better. As classic as I know they are I'm not the biggest fan of "Heartbreaker" and "Living Loving Maid" so that brings the second side down for me.

 

[Johnny-Too-Good]

Wrong album, brother, or are you just making the point that "When the Levee Breaks" is your favourite Led Zep song?

Tough choice this one, but I had to go with side one as well.

Must have been pissed when I wrote that . Anyway Side Two (as much as I love 'Whole Lotta Love')