In my opinion, the second greatest album of all time. The timeless album to which such classics as "Black Dog", "Rock and Roll", and "Stairway to Heaven" owe their existence. An album so great, in fact, that 5 of its 8 songs were selected for one of their most popular greatest hits collections.
But there's something else interesting about this album. It has no official title. At no place on the album sleeve is the name of the album or even the band mentioned. Of course, we know this is a Led Zeppelin album. But the question remains, which Led Zeppelin album?
The only writing on the album is four runes pictured below. Each of these runes was chosen by a band member to represent himself. The first, chosen by Jimmy Page, resembles the word Zoso, so sometimes the album is referred to by this name. It's also been called "Four Runes".
It also directly followed the album officially titled Led Zeppelin III, so "Led Zeppelin IV" is also a commonly used name. This makes sense, since all of their prior albums were titled in such a fashion. But it would be the last such album, as Houses of the Holy and Physical Graffiti followed.
The most satisfying title, then, is Untitled. High concept progressive rock at its finest.
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