Additional Information about Houses of the Holy by Led Zeppelin (CD, May-2003, Atlantic)Portions of this page Copyright 1948 - 2012 Muze Inc. All rights reserved. Album FeaturesUPC:766482285440Artist:Led ZeppelinFormat:CDRelease Year:2003Record Label:AtlanticGenre:Hard Rock, Rock & PopTrack Listing1. Song Remains the Same, The2. Rain Song, The3. Over the Hills and Far Away4. Crunge, The5. Dancing Days6. D'Yer Mak'er7. No Quarter8. Ocean, TheDetailsPlaying Time:41 min.Distributor:Phantom Import DistributiRecording Type:StudioRecording Mode:StereoSPAR Code:n/aAlbum NotesU.K. 2003 reissue of 1973 album packaged in a limited edition miniature LP sleeve.By 1973, Led Zeppelin was getting used to being the biggest band on the planet (both financially and sonically). Letting their guard down and their spirits wander, they came up with the most widely varied album in their discography. Stylistically, HOUSES OF THE HOLY is all over the map, but it coheres in a grand manner befitting the '70s rock royalty Zeppelin had become. Stepping back a little from the epic scale of ZEPPELIN IV, the group slips into a funky James Brown homage ("The Crunge"), offers one of the first-ever attempts at reggae-rock ("D'yer Ma'ker"), and ventures into Pink Floyd-like prog rock ("No Quarter"). Jimmy Page's guitar work is at its most exquisitely beautiful on "The Rain Song," but the heavy-rock punch of yore is still present and accounted for on "Dancing Days" and "The Ocean." From here, it seemed like Led Zeppelin was capable of anything.Editorial Reviews3 Stars - Good - ...is the sound of a band whose cup has overfloweth...Q (19941001)Ranked #149 in Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums Of All TimeRolling Stone (20031211)