Released after the band had broken up (due to John Bonham’s death), Coda is a collection of previously unreleased tracks. As such one might expect a weak and uneven release. I’d probably give you uneven, but this is anything but weak. I like the disc a lot and, in fact, I’d say that it’s an equal (if not as cohesive) album to In Through The Out Door. It’s a real tribute to the talent of this group of musicians that their outtakes were this strong.
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Track by Track Review
We're Gonna Groove Just a little over two and a half minutes in length, this stomper is a killer tune. It's very much in an old school Zep soundscape. The trip-out section mid song feels like something from the first couple albums. In fact, this piece resembles that in a lot of ways overall.