The Led Zeppelin song that showed Jimmy Page’s “swagger”
If there’s one word that best describes Led Zeppelin, it is ‘swagger’. Arguably, there has never been a rock outfit quite so swashbuckling, with each of the four members bringing…
Why was ‘Led Zeppelin III’ so hated?
Led Zeppelin were on top of the world when recording their hotly-anticipated third album, Led Zeppelin III. With the release of their first two records, the band had meteorically risen…
Led Zeppelin Lost a Key Secret Member on This Day, April 7, 2013
Led Zeppelin’s four members wrote and performed the band’s best songs. Guest musicians occasionally assisted, but Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones, and John Bonham did the heavy lifting.…
Robert Plant says the idea of reuniting Led Zeppelin doesn’t “satisfy my need to be stimulated”
Robert Plant has discussed playing Led Zeppelin songs live and the idea of reuniting the band, saying it wouldn’t “satisfy my need to be stimulated”. The legendary band split up…
The Victorian photographer who shaped a Led Zeppelin album cover
The cover of Led Zeppelin‘s lauded fourth album, Led Zeppelin IV, is instantly recognisable. Not only because it was the record that produced enduring classics like ‘Stairway to Heaven’, but…
Why did Led Zeppelin split-up after John Bonham died?
In many ways, drummer John Bonham was Led Zeppelin. A rhythmic titan that fused the jazz flourishes of his hero Gene Krupa with a natural thunder that only a few…
Why Robert Plant found the Led Zeppelin reunion ‘too heavy’
Led Zeppelin took to the stage for the final time on December 10th, 2007, when they bowed out in style by bringing the roof crashing down on London’s O2 Arena…
Guitarist Jimmy Page Looks Back at 50 Years of Led Zeppelin
Jimmy Page once painted a dragon, and used it to slay. The guitar guru was so bursting with creative inspiration 50 years ago that he felt compelled to pick up…
‘Season of the Witch’: The song Led Zeppelin would jam to as a warm-up before every show
Beyond a swell of musical brilliance, two clear elements defined the live shows that Led Zeppelin put on: a penchant for the darker side of life and a passionate predilection…
‘Misty Mountain Hop’: The Led Zeppelin song about “Big Brother”
Founding fathers of heavy metal, innovators and exceptional musicians, Led Zeppelin were many things, but one word not necessarily connected to their orbit is political. Inextricable from esoteric and expansive…