The Most and Least-Played Song Off Every Led Zeppelin Album

It could most likely be honest to say that reside performing was the factor that propelled Led Zeppelin.

Jimmy Web page and Robert Plant stated so themselves the primary time the band spoke with Rolling Stone in 1975.

“I like enjoying. If it was down to only that, it might be utopia,” Web page stated. “Nevertheless it’s not. It is airplanes, lodge rooms, limousines and armed guards standing exterior rooms. I do not get off on that a part of all of it. Nevertheless it’s the worth I am prepared to pay to get out and play.”

Plant was a bit extra comfy at residence, however nonetheless felt a calling to efficiency.

“I miss this band once we aren’t enjoying,” he added. “I’ve to name Jimmy up or one thing to appease that restlessness. The opposite evening once we performed for the primary time once more I discovered the largest smile on my mouth.”

Although Led Zeppelin was solely collectively for somewhat over a decade, they did fairly a little bit of performing in that interval. Utilizing knowledge from setlist.fm, we have sorted via essentially the most and least-played songs reside from almost the entire band’s studio albums except for Coda, which was launched two years after Zeppelin broke up and is made up of primarily rejected recordings from years earlier. There are, in fact, some songs that have been by no means performed reside in any respect, which we’ll miss for the needs of this listing.

We must also observe that the aforementioned knowledge pertains solely to performances billed as Led Zeppelin. In different phrases: Web page and Plant’s excursions within the ’90s don’t depend because the third surviving member of Zeppelin, John Paul Jones, didn’t take part.

So settle in. It is time to ramble on…

Album: Led Zeppelin (1969)
Most-played: “Dazed and Confused”
Least-played: “Your Time Is Gonna Come”

The studio model of “Dazed and Confused” from Led Zeppelin’s debut album clocks in at roughly six and a half minutes lengthy, however when performing it reside they might typically stretch out the instrumental sections such that the tune turned for much longer. By the point Zeppelin began enjoying the tune, Web page was an expert having already performed it reside quite a few occasions with the Yardbirds. It’s, at 382 performs, the only most-performed tune reside by Led Zeppelin. On the opposite facet of the coin is “Your Time Is Gonna Come,” which squeaked in precisely one efficiency in December of 1968 in Seattle.

Album: Led Zeppelin II (1969)
Most-played: “Entire Lotta Love”
Least-played: “Ramble On”

On Led Zeppelin II, “Heartbreaker” ends in such a approach that it transitions into “Dwelling Loving Maid (She’s Only a Lady)” like a finger snap. But, Web page reportedly hated the latter tune a lot that despite the fact that “Heartbreaker” bought performed 261 occasions, “Dwelling Loving Maid” by no means bought performed ever. That leaves “Ramble On” as the subsequent least-played with only one efficiency on the 2007 Ahmet Ertegun tribute live performance the place Zeppelin reunited for one evening. “Entire Lotta Love,” alternatively, earned 295 performs through the years.

Album: Led Zeppelin III (1970)
Most-played: “Since I’ve Been Loving You”
Least-played: “Buddies”

Within the under video, you may see Jones enjoying an organ, utilizing its bass pedals as a substitute of enjoying a standard bass guitar, which is what he did for the studio model of “Since I’ve Been Loving You” as nicely. In reside performances, this tune might be downright deadly with Plant’s wailing vocal. Two songs from Led Zeppelin III by no means bought performed reside, “Out on the Tiles” and “Hats Off to (Roy) Harper,” whereas “Buddies” bought one play in Japan in 1971. Plant, nevertheless, has typically performed it on his personal solo excursions within the final 20 or so years.

Album: Led Zeppelin IV (1971)
Most-played: “Stairway to Heaven”
Least-played: “4 Sticks”

Each of this author’s dad and mom, who have been in highschool within the ’70s, have stated that in the event that they by no means heard “Stairway to Heaven” ever once more of their lives, that might be simply nice. Nonetheless you are feeling about this persistent tune, the numbers do not lie: it is the most-played tune from Led Zeppelin IV and the fifth most-played tune throughout the band’s complete catalog. Because it occurs, each tune from Led Zeppelin IV has been performed reside at one level or one other, however “4 Sticks” bought solely two performances, actually sooner or later aside from each other on Might 3 and 4, 1971. Shoutout to the one who managed to file a type of exhibits.

Album: Homes of the Holy (1973)
Most-played: “The Track Stays the Similar”
Least-played: “The Crunge”

Weirdly sufficient, “D’yer Mak’er,” one of many few songs on which all 4 members of Led Zeppelin share a writing credit score, by no means bought performed reside. Luckily, a few different songs from Homes of the Holy with 4 co-writing credit did make set lists, together with “The Crunge” which bought performed 12 occasions, all in 1975. On the high of the listing with 172 performs is “The Track Stays the Similar,” a observe that was initially going to be instrumental till Plant set to work on it.

Album: Bodily Graffiti (1975)
Most-played: “Kashmir”
Least-played: “Custard Pie”

Numerous songs from Bodily Graffiti have been by no means carried out reside — together with “Homes of the Holy,” the title observe to the band’s earlier album that wound up not becoming with the fabric. “Custard Pie” bought two performs, as soon as in 1975 and as soon as in 1990 on the wedding ceremony reception of drummer John Bonham’s son, Jason Bonham. Speak about an important wedding ceremony band. On the high of the listing, “Kashmir” bought in simply over 100 performs, an epic of a quantity that was written over a interval of a number of years — it was well worth the wait.

Album: Presence (1976)
Most-played: “Achilles Final Stand”
Least-played: “For Your Life”

The pickings get slimmer as you progress towards the again finish of Led Zeppelin’s profession — solely two out of the seven songs on 1976’s Presence bought performed reside. “Achilles Final Stand” simply takes the cake with 57 performs over the course of about three years. After which there’s “For Your Life,” which the band resurrected for that 2007 reunion present.

Album: In By means of the Out Door (1979)
Most-played: Tie Between “Scorching Canine” and “Within the Night”
Least-played: “All My Love”

Say no matter you need, this author occurs to suppose “Scorching Canine” is nothing to be laughed off. Certain, it has a humorous title, and sure, it is in contrast to most different Zeppelin songs, nevertheless it’s awfully enjoyable to sing and clap alongside to — simply have a look at the smile on Web page’s face within the under clip. “Scorching Canine” and “Within the Night” each bought 17 performs throughout 1979 and 1980, together with on the 1979 Knebworth Competition. In the meantime, “All My Love” adopted shut behind with 13 performs and the remainder of In By means of the Out Door stayed within the studio.