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Results for Led ZeppelinLed Zeppelin rose from the scattered ashes of the British Invasion Yardbirds. Featuring Jimmy Page, the only and barely original member; singer Robert Plant; John Paul Jones on bass and drummer John Bonham, The New Yardbirds was hastily assembled to fulfill the Yardbirds’ concert commitments in August, 1968. By year end, the band had recorded its first album, changed its name to Led Zeppelin and secured a contract with Atlantic Records stateside. Although Led Zeppelin is considered the definitive heavy metal band, producing loud blues interpretations with heavy mythology, British folk and world music overtones, it was hardly a darling of the contemporary media. Refusing to grant many interviews and deigning to release popular singles from their album collections, the band released albums Led Zeppelin I, II, III and IV between 1969 and ’71. Stairway to Heaven, from IV, became the all-time most-played single on album-oriented radio. During the mid-70s, the band continued to record, releasing Houses of the Holy, Physical Graffiti, Presence and In Through the Out Door. The late 70s were unkind to Led; grief struck Plant’s family and John Bonham died while the band was rehearsing for their 1980 American tour. Bonham’s demise led to the band’s dissolution. Although Page and Plant reunited briefly in 1994 and released Walking into Clarksville in 1998, Led Zeppelin is heard now in re-mastered compilations of past performances....more
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by Matt Gewolb•April 9, 2008•
"anthemic rock with a pedigree"
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by Denise Sullivan•March 12, 2008•
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by Max Mobley•February 27, 2008•
Rumor and innuendo. I loathe the former, generally, and have been accused of brandishing the latter to further my agenda. But because I am no fan of rumors, I was taken aback when I learned the hard way: in my last column, I wrote an alleged fact that was based on a rumor
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by James Greene, Jr.•January 30, 2008•
Having spent the first 15 years of my life there, I can say with some authority that Connecticut is a state generally populated by fuddy-duds, buzzkills, and sticks-in-the-mud. No one there over the age of 35 wants anyone under the age of 25 to have any fun at all.
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by Denise Sullivan•December 26, 2007•
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4/24/2008
Re the calls for more Led Zeppelin, I totally agree having seen them on their first UK tour. HOWEVER! Afew months...
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4/6/2008
Having never seen zep live, because i am only 18 today, i can't say i know as much about their live act as you, but i...
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2/6/2008
I was 18 in 1968 when I saw Led Zep for the first time at the Fillmore East. I knew someone that got us in to the sold...
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1/29/2008
This website has the coolest concerts. These are artists that shaped rock music, and the blues too. The Rolling Stones,...
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1/29/2008
Are you kidding me? Led Zeppelin influenced every heavy metal/hard rock band out there. While I agree that Roger...
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