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The critics always have their golden calves. In the late ’60s and early ’70s, it was Cream<\/strong>, and bands like Led Zeppelin<\/strong> and Black Sabbath<\/strong> (who dared to play a heavier style than blues rock) got thrown to the wolves.<\/p>\n Zeppelin<\/strong> and Sabbath<\/strong> ultimately stood the test of time, as did these 10 albums which were panned by critics upon release, but became immortal thanks to the greater sensibilities of heavy music fans.<\/p>\n You’ll notice a recurring theme in this list \u2014 bands getting panned for being too ahead of their time. When Led Zeppelin<\/a><\/strong> released their 1969 debut album, Rolling Stone<\/em> reviewer John Mendelsohn<\/strong> wrote that Jimmy Page<\/strong> wrote “weak, unimaginative” songs on the record and that “the Zeppelin<\/strong> album suffers from his having both produced it and written most of it.” He also called Robert Plant<\/strong> “foppish as Rod Stewart<\/strong>, but nowhere near so exciting.” Imagine being bored by “Babe I’m Gonna Leave You,” “Communication Breakdown” and “Dazed and Confused.”<\/p>\n \n