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Led Zeppelin
Saying that Led Zeppelin is one of the greatest rock and roll bands in history is not only an understatement, it's an insult to the actual accomplishment of a group, who, over the course of nine studio albums, did almost as much to rewrite the book of rock and roll as the Beatles. Formed by guitarist Jimmy Page after his departure from the Yardbirds, the band was re-dubbed Led Zeppelin after Who drummer Keith Moon cracked that the band would go over "like a lead balloon." But Page, already a studio whiz and a major underground hero on the English rock scene, probably knew how unique his new combo was: 19 year-old vocalist Robert Plant had the looks of a matinee idol, and the voice of a blues-loving banshee; John Paul Jones was a versatile musician and a fellow studio rat; and drummer John Bonham’s heavy, just-behind-the-beat rhythms held the whole machine together. Their first four albums, Led Zeppelin (1968), Led Zeppelin II (1969) and Led Zeppelin III (1970), and Led Zeppelin IV (1971), balanced blistering reinterpretations of the blues ("Whole Lotta Love"), rock 'n roll ("Rock and Roll"), dramatic psychodrama ("Dazed and Confused"), folk ("Going To California"), and yes, heavy metal ("Immigrant Song”) in a way no band had before or since. From the start, Zeppelin were a people’s band, and it was their fans, not music critics, who made them the biggest touring act of the ‘70s, despite the fact that they never released singles and were almost invisible in the media.

Zeppelin continued to redefine the sound of hard rock through most of the ‘70s. The sprawling, two-disc Physical Graffiti (1975) would be the band’s crowning achievement, featuring what is probably the band’s most archetypal song -- the epic, eastern-flavored “Kashmir.” And though Page & Co. were still a top concert draw, the latter half of the decade saw a turn in the Led Zeppelin’s fortunes. 1977’s Presence was released in the wake of personal tragedy for Plant (a car accident that killed his son), rumors of rampant drug abuse and black magic, and legal problems stemming from the dubious methods of their manager, the infamous Peter Grant. The rise of punk and new wave also served to make made Zeppelin's outsized fame and Visigoth image seem antiquated. Not surprisingly, the quartet rose to the challenge of the upstarts, incorporating new wave flourishes and a richer sound palette on what would be their final album, 1979's In Through The Out Door. The album was a smash, and would have given them a strong jump-start into the ‘80s, had fate not intervened -- drummer John Bonham died on September 25th, 1980, after an overdose of alcohol. Shattered, Led Zeppelin disbanded a short time later, releasing the odds-n-sods collection of outtakes Coda in 1982.


Led Zeppelin	All My Love	LiquidAudio	Rock
John Paul Jones took the songwriting reigns on this beautiful, melancholy Zeppelin classic. Absolutely essential!
Led Zeppelin	Rock and Roll	LiquidAudio	Rock
From John Bonham’s monster lead in, to Jimmy Page’s crunching guitar, to Robert Plant’s joyous vocals, this is Led Zeppelin in their souped-up, rock-god prime! “Rock ‘n Roll”? You bet your ass!