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Title: Greatest debut in rock history
Review: This is the greatest debut ever made. 'Dazed and confused' is still sonically thrilling and plumbs new depths for the blues. 'Babe, I'm gonna leave you' takes folk rock to the stratosphere. 'How many more times' makes you want to headbang. 'Black mountain side' introduces the brilliant acoustic side of Zeppelin. 'Good times bad times' and 'Communication breakdown' are basically great filler that would be the highlights of most bands' repertoires and 'Your time is gonna come' somehow combines church organ with folksy guitar in a blues song. Only 'You shook me' and 'I can't quit you baby' seem obviously dated and lacklustre by comparison. Most of this album may be derivative from other sources but overall it was brilliantly original and eclipsed all the other British blues-rock bands of the era. There's an urgency and obvious desire to impress in this album that was never quite repeated.
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