How Led Zeppelin’s album ‘Houses of the Holy’ ripped up the rulebook
What makes Houses of the Holy one of Led Zeppelin’s best, if not, the best album, is how ‘un-Led Zeppelin’ it is. Although having said, quite a few numbers on…
When Did Led Zeppelin Start and End?
Led Zeppelin was one of the biggest rock bands of the 1970s. The British group topped the charts with their psychedelic sound and performed at sold-out concerts around the world.…
How ‘Led Zeppelin III’ Inspired the Song ‘Kashmir’
Led Zeppelin proved to be exceptional workers in the studio. And we don’t just mean Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones being in-demand session musicians before playing together in the…
The Led Zeppelin song John Paul Jones heavily doubted: “Has he gone mad?”
After paving the path to heavy metal with their late 1960s releases, Led Zeppelin showed the full breadth of their instrumental dexterity as a leading force in the so-called prog-rock…
Robert Plant on how Pink Floyd inspired Led Zeppelin’s reunion
When Led Zeppelin reunited for a show at London’s O2 Arena in 2007, Robert Plant was adamant it was a one-off, special occasion. While the lucrative offers would have tempted…
The attempted onstage assassination of Jimmy Page
No artist thinks they will be risking their lives doing what they love. Outside of maybe a few dangerous bouts with pyrotechnics, very few of the biggest names in music…
THE LEGENDARY LED ZEPPELIN SHOW THAT PROBABLY NEVER HAPPENED
Led Zeppelin performed a show for fewer than 60 people on Jan. 20, 1969, at a tiny youth center in Maryland. Or, maybe and more likely … they didn’t. A…
Robert Plant on his “perfect relationship” with Led Zeppelin bandmate Jimmy Page
Together, Robert Plant and Jimmy Page helped establish Led Zeppelin as one of the UK’s most lucrative musical exports. The pair were introduced after a gig at Birmingham’s teacher training…
Is ‘Dazed And Confused’ Led Zeppelin’s dirtiest song?
Led Zeppelin were always originators, credited with having a hand in the development of heavy metal, psychedelic rock, and the advent of sounds that could fill stadiums. Formed in 1968,…
What is the highest-charting single by Led Zeppelin?
Formed in London in 1968, Led Zeppelin remain one of the most successful bands of all time. A pioneering group that eclipsed The Beatles as the hottest on earth with…