Although Led Zeppelin soared to fame throughout the 1970s like a titanic force of musical explosion, the entire decade was filled with distinctive struggles and mishaps. The difficulties appeared both…
I’ve always thought of John Bonham as having the perfect name for a legendary drummer. Those three plosive syllables seem to perfectly echo the pounding rock beat that defined his…
During an interview, indie pop band The Lemon Twigs described The Beatles as a “finite thing”. They elaborated, “I wouldn’t wanna model my career after them because it’s such a…
When Led Zeppelin released their eighth studio album, In Through the Out Door, in August 1979, it seemed unconscionable that in just over a year, the era-defining rock band of…
When you listen to Led Zeppelin, you are listening to four masters at work. Some of the best minds in music come together, merging their complex understanding of melody and…
Led Zeppelin’s sound wouldn’t have been the same without John Bonham. His piledriving drum beats were arguably the band’s signature element, alongside Robert Plant’s rasping howls. So it was only…
If there’s ever such a thing as The Avengers in rock and roll, every member of Led Zeppelin would qualify to be among the best. Although the term ‘supergroup’ didn’t…
Most generations usually have that one band that seems to defy any sense of time. No matter how many times they enter the studio, there’s that X-factor that takes them…
The Beatles and Led Zeppelin have long been mentioned in the same breath, given that Led Zep knocked the Fab Four off their perch as the most exciting band in…
Led Zeppelin won over fans almost immediately with their live shows. A series of standout performances in California before the first record came out made Robert Plant realize Zeppelin might…