The last proper Led Zeppelin album shows the groups response to punks encroachment to be a regal shrug and a continuation of the outsized heavy rock that made the band a legend. There are a few interesting stylistic detours--the almost salsa-like piano that drives Fool in the Rain, the country-flavored hoedown of Hot Dog--but for the most part this is 1970s rock in the grandest style. John Paul Jones in particular struts his stuff here, his synthesizer powering Carouselambra, Zeppelins furthest excursion into prog rock, and sweetening All My Love, a balladic requiem for Robert Plants late son, Karac. Zeppelin sounds so assured on IN THROUGH THE OUT DOOR its hard to believe the end of the band was just around the corner.
Posted on: Wed, 02 Apr 2014 09:49:12 +0000
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