"Houses of the Holy" is one of my favorite Led Zeppelin albums for many reasons. The songs, musicianship, production, feel, and the variety really make this album stand out for me. In Houses of the Holy, Zep covers many genres and styles. They go from uptempo Folk, Blues, Progressive songs like the "Song Remains the Same" to classical/jazz influenced "The Rain Song" to the melodic/rocker "Over the Hills and Far Away;" to reggae with "Dyer Maker", to funk with "The Crunge" a kick ass summertime rocker with the classic Zep walking strut, "Dancing Days," a jazzy, eery "No Quarter" with images of mysticism and ending off with a great Zep style rocker, " The Ocean."
In other words, the album is filled with dynamics. Led Zeppelin covered several different genres with their signature sound: big drums and bottom end, great riffs, and amazing vocals & this allowed them to cover all the genres and stay true and remain Led Zeppelin.
With "Fantazzmo 1: Enter the Fantazz," we start off with a energy filled rocker, "Superman," with it's latin jazz flavor and Pantera style riffs; we go to an uptempo melodic punk/pop ala Green Day/Blink 182 with "I Know You're Mine;" to a Sublime/311 reggae/rocker "Drown Your Lies," a sexy four on the floor AC/DC style rocker "She Really Likes It," a Black Sabbath/Tool horror movie type super heavy "We Are Waiting For You," we get a little depth with a Pink Floyd style, spaced out "Eternal Abyss;" we get back to some serious heavy grooving with some Pantera style riffs and Hip Hop vocals on "Souls On Ice;" back to some reggae/rock/jazz/Rage Against the Machine stylings on "Reciprocity" to a melodic ballad with some Zep/Hendrix overtones on "What You Doin To Me;" some deep motown/reggae/melodic/rock grooves on "Always Something;" and a super vibe/groove/hard rocker "Fear In Me" and finish off with a latin jazz styled "Cancion de La Gitana."
This album was recorded and mixed with Led Zeppelin in mind, big drums & big riffs. We covered a lot of ground on this album, but it in my opinion, it sounds like it should: exciting! Full of energy, melody, grooves, passion and DYNAMICS!
Fantazzmo 1: Enter the Fantazz
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