At least in the opinion of casual listeners and the cumulative swell of music critics down the years, ‘Stairway to Heaven’ is Led Zeppelin’s definitive contribution to music. The jewel…
There’s a good chance that we still haven’t heard the last of the most celebrated rock bands in history. As much as people like the idea of keeping some songs…
Led Zeppelin arguably peaked as a band during their frenetic first three years as a group, a time when they produced some of the most ferocious hard-rocking blues and metal…
The reasons why bluesman Robert Johnson is so revered today go far beyond his founding of the notorious “27 Club”, his legendary meeting with the devil at a Mississippi crossroads,…
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…
It was 1973, and Led Zeppelin was wondering where to steer their revolution next. With critics questioning their reign and many bands taking up their mantle, they produced Houses of…
It can feel like truly great album artwork is a thing of the past. There are rare exceptions, such as the Brat artwork that Charli XCX unveiled earlier this summer,…
Despite what some say about their third album—often underrated in its significance—Led Zeppelin stood apart from many of their peers due to their remarkable consistency. While other iconic bands of…
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…
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…