In Through the Out Door review

The 8th album by Led Zeppelin, and if you don't count their compilation Coda in 1982 their final album. This is the last album before the incredibly sad death of John Bonham, who was arguably the greatest drummer of all time.

Tracks:

1. In the Evening: 8/10 still sorely lacking compared to the early days, but very far from awful and adequately energetic.

2. South Bound Saurez: 8/10 despite the familiar material, it's far more striking and less generic than many post Physical Graffiti songs.

3. Fool in the Rain: 7/10 it's lyrically confusing and goes on a bit, but it still packs reasonable punch.

4. Hot Dog: 6/10 an overly short and flat one which is perfectly OK but sounds like so many other songs.

5. Carouselambra: 8/10 a pretty epic and very well-performed song, even if Robert Plant's vocals are overly muted.

6. All My Love: 7/10 it sits somewhat awkwardly within the band's discography, but serves as a touching tribute to Robert Plant's deceased son.

7. I'm Gonna Crawl: 7/10 a little too shouty, but still a solid closer.

Best song: Carouselambra
Worst song: Hot Dog

Summary: An improvement to Presence at least. This one is actually pretty decent and has some good songs, although it still seems the band had run out of ideas a little bit by this point. Nevertheless, this is a lot better than I was expecting and shows how incredible Led Zeppelin really were as their genre of rock becomes less and less relevant today. Led Zeppelin thankfully ended their already incredible catalogue of studio albums with a solid release.



Final rating: 7/10