‘All of My Love’: The song that divided Led Zeppelin
Formed out of the ruins of the Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin quickly rose to high acclaim, becoming an era-defining classic rock band. From Jimmy Page’s incredible guitar playing to the powerful…
The Led Zeppelin vocal performance Robert Plant called “exaggerated”
Robert Plant’s ability as a vocalist comes not only in how his voice sounds/sounded, but in how it has evolved with time. He continues to perform worldwide, but the music…
The Firm: The story of Jimmy Page’s post-Led Zeppelin supergroup
There’s no easy way for someone to get over a bandmate’s death. After touring around the world and getting to know each other more intimately than anyone could outside of…
The Sentimental Reason Led Zeppelin Singer Robert Plant Loves Peoria, Illinois
Led Zeppelin made Robert Plant’s solo career possible. The singer worked laying asphalt roads and gigging with pre-Zeppelin bands that found modest success at best. He found fame with the…
The live performance that blew Jimmy Page and Robert Plant away: “It was absolutely scary”
“I mean he’s Plant and Page in one,” Brad Pitt said of the mercurial talents of his late musical hero, Jeff Buckley. “On a technical level it’s mind-blowing.” Indeed, Buckley…
Led Zeppelin make their TV debut with this powerful performance in 1969
In 1969 the musical behemoth that was Led Zeppelin was just beginning to fill its own lungs with the gasps of every audience that they came across. From their very…
GOOD TIMES BAD TIMES: THE STORY BEHIND LED ZEPPELIN’S FIRST US SINGLE
Placed as the opening track on Led Zeppelin’s self-titled debut album, Good Times Bad Times was the first Led Zeppelin song most people heard. It was quite an introduction, too:…
The Led Zeppelin song Robert Plant used to call out Jimmy Page
Arguably, being in a rock and roll band is one of the most testing forms of love and friendship there is. This applies to people who are both in and…
‘Royal Orleans’: The most unwelcome Led Zeppelin song
While Led Zeppelin undoubtedly pushed music to new heights, their journey wasn’t always smooth sailing. At times, the band was divided along geographical and cultural lines, with West Midlands natives…
The song Robert Plant wrote about the dysfunctional side of Led Zeppelin
‘Carouselambra’ may sound like a playful work of progressive rock, but beneath those lively synths and cymbal clashes lies the tale of a band breaking down. Though they’re muffled beneath…