The band Robert Plant describes as ‘Led Zeppelin I’
From the very moment Led Zeppelin found fame towards the back end of the 1960s, the industry has seen many bands try to emulate their formula to varying degrees of…
Watch a news report from 1973 as Led Zeppelin set a new world record
After the demise of The Yardbirds, Jimmy Page managed to scrape together a new band with Robert Plant, the esteemed rock vocalist of The Band of Joy, and his ex-bandmate,…
How Led Zeppelin found themselves banned in two hemispheres at once
If I were reincarnated as a 1970s band manager, I wouldn’t step within 30 metres of Led Zeppelin. Not only were they constantly trashing hotel rooms and – as in…
Led Zeppelin: John Bonham Deserves as Much Credit for the ‘Stairway to Heaven’ Solo as Jimmy Page
Led Zeppelin created an all-time classic with “Stairway to Heaven.” Singer Robert Plant has no idea if fans got the point of the song, but it might not matter. Whether…
Analysing ‘Dazed and Confused’ by Led Zeppelin through its isolated tracks
‘Dazed and Confused’ remains one of the most controversial songs that Led Zeppelin ever recorded. Even in a band that became notorious for giving themselves credit on other people’s songs,…
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…
The Led Zeppelin album that their label called “commercial suicide”
Led Zeppelin’s second album, Led Zeppelin II, heroically knocked the Beatles’ Abbey Road off the top of the albums chart in 1969. Evidently, the Midlands band were a force to…
Why John Bonham had to be persuaded to join Led Zeppelin
Some decisions define the rest of our lives. John Bonham must have come to that same conclusion when he agreed to join Jimmy Page’s fledgling rock group, Led Zeppelin. It’s…
Flashback: Led Zeppelin Play to a Crowd of Seated Danish Teens
Led Zeppelin emerged fully formed. Their self-titled debut, which turns 50 on Saturday, catalogued the sounds that would come to define the band, from stinging riff rock to epic, improv-heavy…
What did ‘Rain Song’ teach Jimmy Page about Led Zeppelin?
As any knowledgeable songwriter will tell you, there is such a thing as getting “too close” to a song. From writing and demoing to recording in the studio, musicians spend…