No matter what you call it, IV, Untitled, Four Symbols, Zoso, or The Ruins, Led Zeppelin's fourth LP is the group's most recognizable work, and commercially popular release. 

By 1971 Led Zeppelin was flying high... the band had attained supergroup status. Led Zep ruled the world along with the Stones. The mere fact that the fourth release from the mighty Zep was issued without an official title, or the Led Zeppelin name on the cover sleeve, is justification for just how big the band had become.   

Although many critics incorrectly characterized Led Zeppelin as a heavy metal act, the group could lay down seriously heavy tracks when they desired. But Zeppelin wasn't from the dark school of doom and tortured gloom that Black Sabbath migrated from. Robert Plant and Jimmy Page drew their inspiration from sources less dark. Still, when the group cooked, they scotched planet earth. 

With the release of their fourth studio effort in '71, L.Z. was rocking out once again, after branching out on the acoustic-laden III. The monstrous blues-based rockers hit like a sledgehammer on the fourth disc, which was once again produced by guitarist Jimmy Page.   

"Black Dog" opens the set, barking with purpose, as the band confidently jams, while keeping it tight. "Black Dog" sets the pace for the entire mighty opus, that carries over into the uptempo "Misty Mountain Hop", the arena shakin' anthem "Rock 'N' Roll", and the storming "When The Levee Breaks". John Bonham's drum work throughout the eight song recording is epic. The huge sound generated from "Bonzo" on "When the Levee Breaks" is evidence of his hammering greatness. "Four Sticks" sounds like a lost track from III, while "Going to California" displays the tight songwriting from Plant and Page, and "The Battle of Evermore" further illustrates the influence of Tolkien. 

Without a doubt, the flagship track from the fourth offering is of course the towering "Stairway to Heaven", which builds from a ballad to a furious conclusion. The mind-blowing power ballad was penned by Page and Plant, who worked the song out rather quickly, once the initial idea for the song came together. While the brass at Atlantic Records often requested Zeppelin to issue "Stairway to Heaven" as a single, the group's astute manager, Peter Grant, refused to cave-in to the demand. Grant would not compromise the song's integrity, by allowing "Stairway" to undergo an edit, for release as a single. In addition, Grant was confident that anybody that wanted the song, would buy the album... and he was correct.   

The entire band was firing on all cylinders during the recording of the fourth studio effort. While preparing the songs in the studio, the group considered putting together enough material to issue a double album. Page also toyed with the idea of pushing out the songs on four EP's. In the end, the fourth album was a standard release... and the legendary Led Zeppelin established a new standard with the blinding set of tracks. Zep soared to new heights behind the 1971 release. Led Zep's fourth album is a true classic... an essential purchase for any rocker. 

The God's hammered down! 

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