The Who did an album called The Who By Numbers in 1975 that often gets overlooked by some of their fans. Rolling Stone said at the time it "may have been their greatest album in the face of their personal problems." Some referred to it as Townshend's "suicide note." But songs like "Squeeze Box" and "Blue, Red and Grey" are not maudlin in any sense.
Led Zeppelin also had an album that many people overlook and that is Led Zeppelin III. Jimmy Page discusses the band's third album here. Zeppelin II featured "Whole Lotta Love" and Led Zeppelin IV featured "Rock and Roll" and a little song called "Stairway to Heaven," so I could see how some people skip over their third installment, plus many people describe III as Zep going acoustic. But III features some really great songs such as the bluesy "Since I've Been Loving You" and if you really want to rock out, "Out on the Tiles."
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