Led Zeppelin Album: “Latter Days: The Best of Led Zeppelin, Vol. 2”

Well I was actually glad that this cd got 3.5 stars rating overall. Why- because I loved this set so much that I knew there albums are even better (as most people didn't like it because each Led Zeppelin album is its own thing). This is the first thing I bought of Led Zeppelin and right after I listened to this I went right to the mall and bought the $120 COMPLETE STUDIO RECORDINGS only like a day after I got this. That means beware people with no Led Zeppelin albums for if you buy this you'll want all their albums. You'll hear great/awesome guitar, vocals, drums, bass throughout the whole cd. You will be satisfied with this in all ways.

Latter Days

1.The Song Remains the Same-(5:28)-10/10

2.No Quarter-(6:59)-10/10

3.Houses of the Holy-(4:01)-10/10

4.Trampled Underfoot-(5:35)-9/10

5.Kashmir-(8:31)-10/10

6.Ten Years Gone-(6:31)-9/10

7.Achilles Last Stand-(10:22)-10/10

8.Nobody's Fault But Mine-(6:27)-8/10

9.All My Love-(5:53)-10/10

10.In the Evening-(6:49)10/10

I recommend this to anyone who wants to get a great starter Led Zeppelin cd. GET THE 2 DISC SET WHICH CONTAINS EARLY DAYS AND LATTER DAYS (ITS $16.99 GETTING BOTH TOGETHER and its $14.99 BUYING THIS ONE SEPERATE).

The music in this CD is some of the very best rock music ever written and performed, but Led Zeppelin's material doesn't fit the "greatest hits" package. Zeppelin is one of the pioneers of album rock, so the songs here sound better in their original context, the studio albums. Maybe this two volumes, "Early days" and "Latter days", are a fair introduction for the people who doesn't have an idea of who were Led Zeppelin and are not willing to buy all the albums, but the albums are the ideal way to start with Zeppelin. Bands like Led Zeppelin and Queen have been repackaged over and over (Just take a look at Queen Greatest Hits III and you'll see.) Zeppelin should release some live performances, studio outtakes, rarities... like the BBC Sessions, which was appealing to long time fans and new fans as well. The music here is excelent, but the disc is useless for long time fans.

Because D'yer Mak'er, The Ocean and Fool In The Rain (to name only a few) aren't available on this CD, it's obvious neither surviving Zeppelin members nor advocate followers are getting their share of what's best about this monumental R'nR band. In relatively brief summarization, 10 songs put on a greatest hit disc is pretty slack material for any retrospective compilation no matter what the tunes' length are or may be.

Do us all better credit Jimmy/Robert/John Paul and next time (if ever there is one) please don't offer your fans a queasy aftertaste about what accurately represents the great Led Zeppelin. Sure many substantial tracks are included on this anthology, but definitely not enough to properly characterize the group's Latter `Years` by any convincing means...

Led Zeppelin's music is legendary. And this 'Latter Years: The Best Of Led Zeppelin, Vol. 2' showcases it.

This set spans the legendary 'Houses of the Holy' through 'In Through The Out Door,' which is a nice, 6 year period (1973-1979) covered.

What's here is great. 'Kashmir,' 'The Song Remains The Same,' 'Achilles Last Stand,' 'Trampled Under Foot' and 'No Quarter' all appear on this set for your listening pleasure. And, Atlantic did a wonderful job remastering it.

But, there's a ton missing. Where are 'Over The Hills And Far Away,' 'Dancing Days,' 'D'yer M'aker,' 'Custard Pie,' 'Royal Orleans' and 'South Bound Suarez'? These are all huge Zeppelin hits, and it's a shame to leave them off.

Overall, if you want to get hooked on Zeppelin's music, than give this CD a shot. But this is a great set to own if you are a Zeppelin fan, and if you are new to their music, I would recommend this set along with 'Early Days.'

This is highly recommended. ENJOY!!!

Personally, I like the song choices. A few crowdpleasers, a few less-obvious picks, but all showplace the unique melodic and harmonic discipline that makes Zep essential listening to this day. Listen to it as a whole, setting aside your preconceptions, and you'll get it. Page did a great job with this. Relax, musos.