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Coda
Rock · 1982 · 8 tracks · 33m

Coda

A high-voltage collection of studio scraps and live rarities spanning a decade. Raw, rhythmic, and surprisingly aggressive, it serves as a final, thunderous salute.

November 19, 1982 · Swan Song

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Coda feels less like a traditional studio album and more like a curated scrapbook of a band's private evolution. It is a record defined by its rhythmic muscle, largely serving as a posthumous tribute to the sheer power of John Bonham. From the overdubbed live energy of the opening tracks to the experimental percussion of the later years, the album captures the band in various states of undress: raw, unpolished, and occasionally more aggressive than their standard studio output.

Tracklist · 8 Tracks · 33m
01
We’re Gonna Groove
2:37
02
Poor Tom
3:03
03
I Can’t Quit You Baby
4:18
04
Walter’s Walk
4:31
05
Ozone Baby
3:36
06
Darlene
5:07
07
Bonzo’s Montreux
4:19
08
Wearing and Tearing
5:29
Moments Worth Listening For
The electronic phasing applied to Bonham's kit during the experimental 'Bonzo's Montreux'.
The frantic, punk-adjacent tempo of 'Wearing and Tearing' recorded during the 1978 Polar sessions.
The crisp, rolling acoustic guitar and harmonica interplay on the 1970 outtake 'Poor Tom'.
Reviews
The Village VoiceB+
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The Daily Telegraph3/ 5 stars
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Rolling Stone4/ 5 stars
MusicHound Rock3/ 5 stars
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AllMusic3.5/ 5 stars
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The Rolling Stone Album Guide2/ 5 stars

How does Coda sound next to the rest of Led Zeppelin's catalogue?

Energetic+4.0σ

Energetic saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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