In Through the Out Door

《In Through The Out Door(穿越外门)》，他们姗姗来迟的第八张录音室专辑，终于在1979年的9月与大家见面了。这又是一张在美国和英国排行榜双双登上冠军宝座的专辑。1980年5月，Led Zeppelin开始了他们的最后一次欧洲巡演。9月，Led Zeppelin在Jimmy Page家为即将到来的美国巡演开始排练。悲剧却又一次发生：9月25日，John Bonham死在自己的床上——在一整天的狂欢饮酒后，他被自己的呕吐物窒息而死(与AC/DC的Bon Scott如此相似，可怜的酗酒人)。1980年12月，Led Zeppelin宣布解散，他们不能没有Bonham。

by Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Somewhere between Presence and In Through the Out Door, disco, punk, and new wave had overtaken rock & roll, and Led Zeppelin chose to tentatively embrace these pop revolutions, adding synthesizers to the mix and emphasizing John Bonham's inherent way with a groove. The album's opening number, "In the Evening," with its stomping rhythms and heavy, staggered riffs, suggests that Zeppelin haven't deviated from their course, but by the time the rolling shuffle of "South Bound Suarez" kicks into gear, it's apparent that they've regained their sense of humor. After "South Bound Suarez," the group tries a variety of styles, whether it's an overdriven homage to Bakersfield county called "Hot Dog," the layered, Latin-tinged percussion and pianos of "Fool in the Rain," or the slickly seductive ballad "All My Love." "Carouselambra," a lurching, self-consciously ambitious synth-driven number, and the slow blues "I'm Gonna Crawl" aren't quite as impressive as the rest of the album, but the record was a graceful way to close to Zeppelin's career, even if it wasn't intended as the final chapter.