The Zeppelin Chronicles Episode 6: "PHYSICAL GRAFFITI
On the 6th Episode of Shout It Out Loudcast's sidecast, The Zeppelin Chronicles, our hosts, Tom & Zeus, along with SIOL sidekick Murph and Jay Scott from The Hook Rocks podcast, review the classic 1975 double album, "Physical Graffiti."
An epic album requires and epic review. Led Zeppelin's double album, Physical Graffiti is like no other album. It encapsulates everything about Led Zeppelin to this point. The album features, the blues, rock and roll, heavy metal, prog rock, funk, acoustic numbers, instrumentals and so much more. The band may be at its highest point, creatively, commercially and artistically. All four members shine on Physical Graffiti and the album is adored by Zep fans like no other.
The album boasts 8 new tracks along with 7 other tracks left over from their previous albums. Many of the songs are now considered Led Zeppelin classics including, Custard Pie, In My Time Of Dying, Ten Years Gone and the legendary Kashmir.
Physical Graffiti went to Number 1 in the USA and UK and is 32 times platinum in the United States. The album cover is iconic and features two buildings located at 96 and 98 St. Mark's Place in New York's East Village. The album was produced by Jimmy Page and was their first album under Led Zeppelin's new label, Swam Song.
The Zeppelin Chronicles breaks down Physical Graffiti, SIOL style. The guys discuss their connection with the album, the background of the album, the album cover and finally the songs. They rank the songs, then rank the album and album cover against the five previous Led Zeppelin albums reviewed.
So it took a year to get to this episode, find out whose ranking might make this the last Zep Chronicles episode!
Oh My Cheez-Its!