Top 7 Sophomore Albums: Led Zeppelin II Turns 50
Each week, The Sound Of… podcast hosts create their Top 7 List. This week, as Led Zeppelin II turns 50 we make our picks for the best follow up albums…

From Jimmy Page’s iconic riff and solo to the dizzying overdubs to Robert Plant’s wailing roar, “Whole Lotta Love” is perhaps the perfect example of Zeppelin’s overall bravado. Dripping with hard rock lust, “Whole Lotta Love” is the sound of a band that is confident and quite aware of the sheer force they are and aren’t afraid to share that with the world. (EB)
Each week, The Sound Of… podcast hosts create their Top 7 List. This week, as Led Zeppelin II turns 50
we make our picks for the best follow up albums (2nd albums). You can listen to the full podcast HERE.
Anne Carlini’s picks 1 through 7:
• Led Zeppelin II - Led Zeppelin
• Nevermind - Nirvana
• Paranoid - Black Sabbath
• Get Your Wings - Aerosmith
• Diary of a Madman - Ozzy Osbourne
• Shout at the Devil - Motley Crue
• Dirt - Alice In Chains
Steve Black’s picks 1 through 7:
• Led Zeppelin II - Led Zeppelin
• Gretchen Goes to Nebraska - King's X
• Images and Words - Dream Theater
• Let There Be Rock - AC/DC
• Paranoid - Black Sabbath
• Van Halen II - Van Halen
• Diary of a Madman - Ozzy Osbourne