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Led Zeppelin - In Through The Out Door (Vinyl Us 1st Pressing 24bit-96khz) (1979)

Track listing:
  1. In The Evening 6:51
  2. South Bound Saurez 4:13
  3. Fool In The Rain 6:09
  4. Hot Dog 3:18
  5. Carouselambra 10:33
  6. All My Love 5:55
  7. I'm Gonna Crawl 5:30

Notes

Swan Song
US 1st pressing (promo-stamped copy)

Robert Plant (vocals)
Jimmy Page (acoustic & electric guitars, background vocals)
John Paul Jones (synthesizer, bass)
John Bonham (drums)

The last proper Led Zeppelin album shows the group's response to punk's encroachment to be a regal shrug and a continuation of the outsized heavy rock that made the band a legend. There are a few interesting stylistic detours--the almost salsa-like piano that drives "Fool in the Rain," the country-flavored hoedown of "Hot Dog"--but for the most part this is 1970s rock in the grandest style. John Paul Jones in particular struts his stuff here, his synthesizer powering "Carouselambra," Zeppelin's furthest excursion into prog rock, and sweetening "All My Love," a balladic requiem for Robert Plant's late son, Karac. Zeppelin sounds so assured on IN THROUGH THE OUT DOOR it's hard to believe the end of the band was just around the corner.