Do you consider "Achilles Last Stand" to be a TOP-TIER Zeppelin song?

[WildRanger]

What would you say?

 

[frankencat]

Sorry but no. I know they were apparently very fond of it at the time but it always sounded ”forced” to me.

 

[Will Smith]

Might be my favorite song of theirs. Depends on the day. I have always wanted to hear a thrash band cover it.

 

[MrX]

Achilles Last Stand = Unstoppable Locomotive

 

[Memoryhead]

probably their best

 

[makeitstop]

Pagey's guitar work on that song is among his best. Top-tier for sure.

 

[Norm N Playin]

I voted "Yes" ...but I understand the question is requesting my opinion.

I still enjoy, The Song Remains The Same, just as much.

 

[Powderfinger]

One of the very best if not the best.

 

[marvin cobain]

Of course and without a doubt, one of their absolute best songs. To me easily one of their top three songs. I get the criticism that I've read sometimes that it's too long (a comment that I've read also for Kashmir, which is also one of their absolute best songs) but still it's a great song.
And I suspect, one of their most influential on metal with that galloping rhythm . Or at least I can't think of songs before Achilles with that kind of rhythm (there are a couple of tunes of Michael Schenker like Lights out but I guess those were made a year later, so I would not be surprised if Ufo and Scorpions were influenced themselves by Achilles)

 

[Andrewlou302]

It always gets me moving

 

[Powderfinger]

This is the ****:

 

[Bluedano1]

Sorry but no. I know they were apparently very fond of it at the time but it always sounded ”forced” to me.

It's a good song or piece, but just doesn't 'move me' ( IMO) as much as other epic-style Zep songs, like " The Song Remains the Same" , " Kashmir", " Ten Years Gone", " Stairway..."

 

[Will Smith]

Kashmir is wonderful for the first 3 minutes.

 

[beckstriad]

one of my very favorite.

 

[maxbrothman]

It's fun to play also.

 

[hillbillypolack]

No

 

[Ozone Baby]

One of their best IMO.
And definitely one of my favorite solos from Page.

 

[djp141]

I like it, but there are too many LZ songs I would place above it. So, no.

 

[fjblair]

Far from it, it is one of my least liked LZ songs.

 

[skhan007]

Absolutely one of their high points. I always felt like that song had some good prog vibes going on, which is great IMHO.