Release Year: 2004
Artist Origin: ENG
Style: epochal classic hard rock / metal
epochal fourth album [1971], a masterwork that transcends both time and genre, blending powerful, evocative lyrics and groundbreaking soundscapes into an unparalleled sonic journey, finds both the legendary British band's classic loud rock'n roll thunder and the gentler, more lyrical side filed down to a razor-sharp point, reflecting on the growing maturity of exceptional musicians: the philosophical epitome of freedom, blues-influenced hard rock fury is perfected to the max, while John Bonham's thunderous drums still echoes in couple generations of metal, whilst folkier acoustic tracks provide welcome hypnotizing moments of beauty and respite, with Stairway to Heaven remaining the Eiffel Tower of modern rock forevermore; recent European edition comes with an authentic layout