Led Zeppelin: Led Zeppelin IV
Lenny Kaye, Rolling Stone, 23 December 1971
IT MIGHT SEEM a bit incongruous to say that Led Zeppelin — a band never particularly known for its tendency to understate matters — has produced an album which is remarkable for its low-keyed and tasteful subtlety, but that's just the case here.
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