Led Zeppelin Album Deep Dives #5: Houses Of The Holy

[@ArmandoMPR]

This is my favorite LZ album! Every criticism I had for previous efforts are non-existent here. Every track fits and flows, even the weirder ones like “The Crunge” and “D'yer Mak'er.” I think this is their peak as a band. Everyone is just doing cool shit, contributions up the wazoo. And this is maybe just before Plant fucks up his voice in the tour, so there’s that. But like you said, this album is fun. Another badass video, Jeff. Cheers!

[@jeffwhitchervinyldestinati4486]

Thank you! It’s so hard to rank these albums because they are all so good but unlike some of their other albums this one plays great no matter my mood.

[@theflipside-vinylcommunity]

I love dancing days

[@ChrisPropfeMusicallyObsessed]

My favorite Zep album and you made a phenomenal video! Every song is killer. I love how it opens with The Song Remains The Same and The Rain Song. The Crunge is a top 10 song for me.

[@jeffwhitchervinyldestinati4486]

Thank you brother! This album is killer from start to finish!

[@theflipside-vinylcommunity]

That new footage was wild. This album is a masterpiece

[@jeffwhitchervinyldestinati4486]

Yes it is!

[@jeremiasnovaisteodoro9809]

Album colossal, perfect 👏👏👏

[@jonesy2111]

Best Led Zeppelin album ever! The music, the tour, the album cover etc.

[@jeffwhitchervinyldestinati4486]

Zeppelin at their peak!

[@codyknoxable]

When I was younger this was my favorite Zep by far. Still has to be around #3. Love this one. Great vid!!

[@jeffwhitchervinyldestinati4486]

Thanks Cody! At one time or another this has been my favorite as well. 👍

[@thomaswery3087]

Saw them on this tour.Fantastic for sure.Great album

[@jeremiasnovaisteodoro9809]

Exellent album 👏👏👏

[@jamesholland8057]

I was in a band then, we did Dancing Days, Over The Hills and Ocean. Still love them. The Crunge none of us could sing.

[@jeffwhitchervinyldestinati4486]

Yeah the Crunge would be almost impossible to sing. 😂

[@DeborahParham-ve1vp]

​@@jeffwhitchervinyldestinati4486the Crunge is the only song Zeppelin did that I absolutely despise. I cannot listen to that one. It makes me nauseous.

[@jeffwhitchervinyldestinati4486]

@@DeborahParham-ve1vp and to think they left off the title track instead of the Crunge.

[@aaronmuthaalamare4165]

Another crazily great video Jeff! You are the master 🙏 I’m loving this series! 👍🤘🤘

[@jeffwhitchervinyldestinati4486]

Thanks brother! Glad you are enjoying it. 👍👍

[@vikingbrace]

I’m really enjoying this. Wtf? Hurricane footage for The Rain Song? You kill me lol. Oh hey, there’s my man Son House! Oh man these pictures and the footage is edited so well. You’ve got all this footage from The Song Remains The Same, but then you mix it with home movies from same time period. Love it. No Quarter without the vocals definitely has a early Floyd feel. Led Zeppelin were so good they made other bands shit their pants in fear of getting destroyed by them. When I see the concert footage I can only imagine how cool it would have been to see them on this tour. Great work Jeff!

[@jeffwhitchervinyldestinati4486]

Thanks Gary! What a time to be old enough to see the mighty Led Zeppelin. Those concerts kicked ass. And they only did 14 dates in the U.S? What’s up with that?

[@zeppearl]

1973 what a year to be a Led Zeppelin fan. Some of their best live shows in LA & NYC. Side note John Paul Jones worked with R.E.M. doing string arrangements on Automatic for the People :) ....took me a while to get The Crunge now I love it of course. Nice job Jeff !!

[@jeffwhitchervinyldestinati4486]

Thanks Vance! Yeah I had forgotten about the John Paul Jones/R.E.M. connection. 1973 was indeed a great year to be a Zep fan. They seemed to be invincible and unstoppable.

[@johnlorinc2081]

I have always really liked HOTH.....The Song Remains the Same and The Rain Song is arguably the best one-two punch to start off a Zep album. I'm guessing George Harrison only heard songs (not whole albums) from LZ at the time of his ballad comment....that's why Page "borrowed" a few notes of "Something" in The Rain Song. Aside from The Crunge....which is basically a musical joke without a good punchline.....side one is pretty stellar. Side two.....fantastic. Great video once again!

[@jeffwhitchervinyldestinati4486]

Thank you John! I think if they had stuck the title song on side one in place of The Crunge this would be in more people’s conversation of the best Zeppelin album. Side two is superb.

[@johnsmusicpassions9740]

Thanks jeff - when this was released I had switched my music obsession to The States - Eagles, Steely Dan, little Feat to name a few so have hardly played this to this day - your vid will lead to me reopening the key to this zep album and those that followed - thanks Jeff

[@jeffwhitchervinyldestinati4486]

Thanks John!I hope you enjoy rediscovering this great music. 👍👍

[@johnw706]

Another fine video . This is my second favourite Led Zeppelin album . The wonderful No Quarter , Over the Hills & Far Away , The Song Remains the Same , The Ocean , Dancing Days , and The Rain Song . The only track that I'm not a fan of is The Crunge . , for all of the reasons that you stated . Dyer Maker is ok , but the rest are all great . The live version of No Quarter is even better , on the Song Remains the Same . They stretch it out with John Paul Jones' spooky keyboards , and then Page goes nuts on the guitar . Sensational stuff . Thanks !!!

[@jeffwhitchervinyldestinati4486]

Thanks John! I love the live version of No Quarter. 👍👍

[@johnw706]

@@jeffwhitchervinyldestinati4486 Yes , it's a classic .

[@jasonarsenault3791]

Keep up with these deep dives and KZbin will get you your own private jet! Great clips once again!

[@jeffwhitchervinyldestinati4486]

Hah, thanks Jason! 😀

[@theflipside-vinylcommunity]

Wow did not know about George Harrison saying that

[@theflipside-vinylcommunity]

I love no quarter what an awesome video bro.

[@jeffwhitchervinyldestinati4486]

thank you bro!

[@jillyidle6462]

Wow what a fantastic series, Jeff! I just binge watched the first 5 and don’t want it to end so I’m saving Graffiti. I just discovered you thru Steve Carlson, and am so impressed with your presentations, I can’t wait to dig into more! Where’s that confounded bridge? 😉

[@jeffwhitchervinyldestinati4486]

Haha! Where IS that bridge?? Thank you for the nice comment. I hope to drop my Presence video here in the next day or so. 👍👍

[@lisandromurphy6894]

Led Zeppelin V aka Houses of the Holy is a perfect album. It makes me wonder why the song Houses of the Holy isn’t on it, but it will appear on the Physical Graffiti double album? Perhaps a marketing ploy? Another great video. Thx Jeff.

[@jeffwhitchervinyldestinati4486]

Thanks! My own speculation is that it sounded too similar to Dancing Days and The Ocean?

[@seandodd6388]

Not too long ago, I remember I had quite a vivid dream of stepping upon a mass of those greenish stones, like the ones on this album cover, for whatever reason. I wasn't naked to my knowledge, however, and thank God, but it was quite an enthralling experience within my subconscious psyche, to say the least. Didn't know where my final destination would've been either, had the dream continued further to a climax of sorts, but I trust it would've been somewhere over the rainbow mountains and into an iridescent sunset of the sonic stratosphere of no return...

[@jeffwhitchervinyldestinati4486]

Yeah there is something very hypnotic about that cover, the Orange against the green. Would love to visit the location where it was shot.

[@RNFORLAW]

Popular with the "acid rock" crowd. lol

[@ChrisPropfeMusicallyObsessed]

John Paul Jones produced an album for the Butthole Surfers.

[@favoritethings3065]

Super!....it’s funny...we should compile a list of songs from bands that are titled after an album previously released....Houses of the Holy, waiting for the Sun.....what else?

[@jeffwhitchervinyldestinati4486]

Elvis Costello “Almost Blue”

[@favoritethings3065]

Ah!...I'm not familiar....thanks

[@andrewjohnson388]

That is deep, wondered where we go with Zepp..I joined Enid at age 22 .friend of Jimmy Page ..went to Tower house ..London ..really bad time for Page ..Chris Welch with us too ...em just ..lot of pain ,,which we respected ...time I never forget ..as older ..on EMI ..BBC crap ..long way to rock n roll ..thats ok im a gypsy ..carry on and on ! and lost lot of girls ..as we do!! ..I am a Drummer ..South London ..in that time ..earning my craft ..age 16 .then on EMI ..played with Matt Goss .Im gone ..BBC chart Crap ..no slave to industry...hence all English bands ..have to hit US ..or BBC chart system ..Love US ..its attitude ..wild West ..of old !!! live ..or Die bored ..average do!!!

[@leechild4655]

was listening to a sabbath song and noticed a zeppelin thing i never noticed before. thrill of it all. there is a particular guitar sound jimmy has on their song heartbreaker. that funny sound of the pick striking the string. must be a kind of picking technique that sounds like the pick is striking the string maybe too hard. its real subtle but it a cool attack sound on the single string lines they play. saw a live thing that was kind of recent where alex lifeson was getting that same string strike sound. i keyed in on it and just thought, cool he learned the jimmy thing or, he stumbled upon it not thinking that way?

[@jeffwhitchervinyldestinati4486]

I think Sabbath and Zeppelin were fans of each other so it wouldn’t surprise me if Page showed Iommi that trick? Of course it’s pure speculation but I see your point.

[@leechild4655]

i thought this too. he must have at least asked how he got that particular sound.And i`m sure jimmy told him exactly how it was done and, sure he can use the technique if he chooses. jimmy was good to everyone in his circle@@jeffwhitchervinyldestinati4486

[@navagatingthroughthebeasts2908]

First album with double neck guitar yes ??? Well i guess maybe " song remains the same " song first used double neck ?

[@mistery-ed7900]

Are you gonna add Documentary Film Maker to your resume? Ken Burns, move over!

[@jeffwhitchervinyldestinati4486]

Haha thanks!

[@EvanDander]

Another perfect album, even with The Crunge