{"id":11852,"date":"1979-08-15T00:00:06","date_gmt":"1979-08-15T00:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=11852"},"modified":"2013-06-01T15:02:31","modified_gmt":"2013-06-01T15:02:31","slug":"album-review-led-zeppelin-in-through-the-out-door","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-led-zeppelin-in-through-the-out-door\/","title":{"rendered":"LED ZEPPELIN – In Through The Out Door (1979) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

LED ZEPPELIN
In Through The Out Door<\/strong><\/span>
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\nSwan Song (1979)<\/span>
Rating: 8\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Over three years after the release of 1976\u2019s Presence<\/em><\/a>, Led Zeppelin<\/a> returned all the better for the break with what is probably the band\u2019s most influential opus since Physical Graffiti<\/em><\/a> (1975).<\/p>\n

Despite the daft title, In Through The Out Door<\/em> would be Zeppelin\u2019s last album to consist entirely of original material. But despite its success, the band\u2019s eighth studio opus was panned by many critics, some asking as to whether the band still had the drive and enthusiasm?<\/p>\n

Well, album opener \u2018In The Evening\u2019 seemed to suggest otherwise, as it briskly jigs into the room on another hard rockin\u2019 guitar, bass and drum union. Led Zeppelin were suddenly carving out songs to drive your car to, although the piano-led \u2018South Bound Suarez\u2019 is more of a bar-room jaunt rather than punchy rock \u2019n\u2019 roller.<\/p>\n

The same could also be said for the pop-tinged hop of \u2018Fool In The Rain\u2019, suggesting that maybe, just maybe, the band had strolled away from their hard rock blues, this track being one of the band\u2019s most simplistic cuts for years. Catchy, cute and summery, it\u2019s the sort of track one could imagine blasting out on a sun-drenched beach, but despite its innocence it boasted some of Robert Plant\u2019s purest vocals.<\/p>\n

However, it\u2019s just a shame the same couldn\u2019t be said for the manic skiffle of \u2018Hot Dog\u2019, probably the album\u2019s daftest song. Very much influenced by American rockabilly it sees Zeppelin very much out of their comfort zone \u2013 if they ever had one \u2013 and it\u2019s an annoying little ditty best suited to a barn dance such is its hoe-down feel.<\/p>\n

The album\u2019s mid-section is bolstered by the prog-rock groove of \u2018Carouselambra\u2019, a ten-minute extravaganza which evokes images of ELO\u2019s stadium rock with its zippy guitar and zappy synthesizer. Mind you, at its heart there is a good rock song on offer, but again it\u2019s Zeppelin at their most fiddly and laborious. A song in three segments, it alters pace throughout, but merely exists as a plateau for both guitarist Jimmy Page and drummer John Bonham to exhibit their skills.<\/p>\n

The album closes with the synth-led plod of \u2018All My Love\u2019 \u2013 Plant\u2019s vocals really shine, crystal clear against the twinging backdrop of Page\u2019s guitar \u2013 and \u2018I\u2019m Gonna Crawl\u2019, which oozes from the speakers like a dramatic film soundtrack. Awash with keyboards and sweeping structures the latter is probably my favourite track on the album. Bonham\u2019s plod is simple yet effective as Plant croons \u201cOh she\u2019s my baby, let me tell you why, hey, she drives me crazy, she\u2019s the apple of my eye\u201d<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\u2018I\u2019m Gonna Crawl\u2019 seems a fitting finale to this mixed bag of a record, but it does hearken back to the dramatic days of \u2018Dazed And Confused\u2019 (from the band\u2019s 1969 self-titled debut<\/a>) and the like with its injection of guitars and drums. But it is Robert Plant who steals the show here, possibly getting revenge for being lost in too many over-elaborate instrumental passages.<\/p>\n

Despite its lows, In Through The Out Door<\/em> is an improvement on Presence<\/em>, and although lacking the weight that some of us had hoped for, it is still a fine Led Zeppelin platter.<\/p>\n

Neil Arnold<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

LED ZEPPELINIn Through The Out Door Swan Song (1979)Rating: 8\/10 Over three years after the release of 1976\u2019s Presence, Led Zeppelin returned all the better for the break with what is probably the band\u2019s most influential opus since Physical Graffiti (1975). Despite the daft title, In Through The Out Door would be Zeppelin\u2019s last album […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[587],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11852","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-led-zeppelin"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11852","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11852"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11852\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12128,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11852\/revisions\/12128"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11852"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11852"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11852"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}