The Led Zeppelin album Jimmy Page said was the “most fulfilling”
The subjective nature of music is vividly showcased by how what one person dislikes about an album might be precisely what another person admires. For instance, while some may dismiss…
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…
Why The Beatles thanked the inventor of the sewing machine at the end of ‘Help!’
As part of their plan to conquer the world, it was inevitable that The Beatles would set their sights on cinema, although they hardly went about it in a typical…
‘Sandinista!’: The Clash’s “masterpiece” album inspired by The Beatles
The Clash were on fire when they settled down off the back of a 20-city US tour in 1980 to record their album Sandinista!. Pitching up at Jimi Hendrix’s famed…
The Cars song that rips off The Beatles
Although they emerged in the late 1970s when punk was all the rage, the Boston band The Cars became an early proponent of the more varnished new wave movement. With…