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How The West Was Won

by Led Zeppelin

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All Time

of 455,353

183
2000's

of 265,640

7
2003

of 34,566

1
Genres
- Classic Rock
  - Classic Rock
    
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    56
  - Live Albums
    
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    1
  - Album-Oriented Rock (AOR)
    
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    43
  - Arena Rock
    
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    7
  - Supergroups
    
    of 373
    
    16
- Folk
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    15
  - Traditional British & Celtic Folk
    
    of 3,252
    
    2
  - British Folk
    
    of 1,118
    
    2
- Hard Rock & Metal
  - Hard Rock & Metal
    
    of 18,998
    
    27
  - British Metal
    
    of 689
    
    3
  - Hard Rock
    
    of 8,069
    
    26
- Pop
  - Pop
    
    of 263,738
    
    178
  - Pop Rock
    
    of 64,982
    
    101
- Rock
  - Rock
    
    of 107,659
    
    104
  - Live Albums
    
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    1
  - Blues Rock
    
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    12
  - Folk Rock
    
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    22
  - Rock Guitarists
    
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    5
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    1
  - Guitar Gods
    
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    4

Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews and awards.

Overall Rating: 3.5944 How The West Was Won is ranked overall as 3.5944 out of 4 stars

Avg. Critic Score: 3.6059 How The West Was Won has an avg. critic score of 3.6059 out of 4 stars

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Dot Music

It's a masterclass in why they were, and still are, the greatest rock band to grace the Earth. ...more

PopMatters

The three discs represent lightning captured in a bottle. ...more

E! Online

Even if you think you've heard it all before, West is a winner. ...more

Amazon.com

Zep faithful will welcome the belated release as evidence for enduring loyalty, but younger fans may find its diversity and dynamics even more enlightening. ...more

Entertainment Weekly

Capture[s] a mighty band at the height of its gargantuan power. ...more

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Stylus Magazine

Love âem or leave âemâ seems to be the critical analysis of Led Zeppelin these days. Just looking around the net for 5 minutes, I found 3 prominent â no introductions needed! âwebsites who take this approach to their latest ...more

Yahoo! Music

According to a recent BPI poll, Led Zeppelin are the most bootlegged band of all time. And that's only counting the 384 'official' ones you can buy. For the past three decades, fans have spent millions in the absence of 'authorised' product or ...more

New York Magazine

How the West Was Won proves that Led Zeppelin was nearly peerless in creating gigantic, thunderous rock. ...more

ShakingThrough.net

A vital document of Led Zeppelin's formidable legacy. ...more

Rolling Stone

Captures Zep in prime swagger. ...more

John Mcferrin Music Reviews

Well, here it is, probably the last album of unreleased material that will ever be issued by Led Zeppelin (supposedly, the vaults have now been more or less cleared). I actually held out hope that this would totally blow my mind and give me an excuse ...more

All Music Guide

Songs that have grown overly familiar through years of play seem fresh and new because of these vigorous, muscular performances. ...more

Austin Chronicle

"Black Dog" and "Over the Hills and Far Away" back-to-back are gonzo. ...more

Pitchfork

How the West Was Won serves up their muscle, sweaty heart and golden grandeur in an exhaustingly persuasive light. That, and a hundred of the best riffs you've ever heard. ...more

Pitch Fork Media

It means something when a rock and roll band is described with such passionately divisive rhetoric as Led Zeppelin. The band was a big, dumb example of every opulent shark-story rock clich� of the 1970s: They were heavy-handed, irresponsible ...more

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