Led Zeppelin’s John Paul Jones names the only “perfect” bassist
The idea of a perfect musician differs from individual to individual, and there is no artist that every rock fan would collectively put in this lofty position. However, when it…
Why did Kurt Cobain want to fire Dave Grohl from Nirvana?
The death of Kurt Cobain will always be one of music’s greatest tragedies, brutally ending the life of a much-loved and widely influential figure. Naturally, it is inextricable from the…
‘Fat Old Sun’: The Pink Floyd track David Gilmour had issues with
Standing in front of a crowd to sing a song is not always the most comfortable experience for any musician. It’s one thing to be working away at songs in…
Raw and unrelenting: The Amy Winehouse performance that cemented her as a musical icon
When Amy Winehouse emerged in the pop sphere, the industry was due a much-needed shakeup. Reaching stagnation with the unrelenting surge of radio-crafted pop music, Winehouse showed up with a…
“Load of rubbish”: Freddie Mercury on the one big lie of punk
Musical history isn’t a linear process, though it’s easy to think of it that way, imagining subcultures and cultural moments arriving one after another in a neat, orderly fashion. In…
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss share new version of Led Zeppelin classic
As the frontman of Led Zeppelin, Robert Plant reigned supreme over a new era for rock and roll. From roots firmly bedded in the blues, the band succeeded The Beatles…
The Led Zeppelin album Robert Plant said they couldn’t make again: “A cry of survival”
Every album that any artist makes will be a reflection of them at a particular moment. Even though it’s hard to get some of the biggest stars in the same…
What was the first song Led Zeppelin played together as a band?
By the time Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones and John Bonham formed Led Zeppelin, they were already seasoned musicians who’d been in and out of various recording sessions.…
The five best acoustic songs by Led Zeppelin
Rock music today, in its expansive and dynamic form, owes much of its existence to Led Zeppelin. While The Beatles pioneered studio experimentation and embodied the complete package of aesthetics…
The Led Zeppelin era John Paul Jones called their “lowest period”
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…