This is how Led Zeppelin got their name
Led Zeppelin is a band steeped in glorious rock legend. Whether it was for the enormous sound which would go on to define a generation, or indeed for their equally…
Hear the thunderous isolated drums of John Bonham on Led Zeppelin’s ‘Ramble On’
If you went to the dictionary and looked up ‘rock drummer’ chances are there would be a picture of Led Zeppelin’s mammoth percussionist John Bonham pleasantly staring back at you…
Listen to a rare 1970 recording of Led Zeppelin song ‘No Quarter’
Houses of the Holy, the fifth studio album by Led Zeppelin, released on 28 March 1973 by Atlantic Records, signalled a major change in the band’s working routine. The record,…
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…
What is the longest Led Zeppelin song?
Following the break-up of The Beatles in 1970, Led Zeppelin joined The Rolling Stones and The Who as candidates for the rock ‘n’ roll throne. Their heavier blues-inspired approach, fuelled…
Led Zeppelin’s first-ever concert, 1968
On August 12th, 1968, four lads by the names of Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones and John Bonham gathered together to start something more monumental than they’d ever…
The bitter Led Zeppelin song Robert Plant wrote about Jimmy Page
As The Yardbirds took their final bow in 1968, Led Zeppelin rose from the ashes to rival The Rolling Stones and The Who in the immediate post-Beatles climate. The band’s…