Good morning! I have no other ideas for a blog, so I'm going to write about something that I like for my own self-expression. Today I'm going to talk about one of my favorite bands, Led Zeppelin.
If you didn't already know, Led Zeppelin were a British hard rock/metal band who were active from 1968 to 1980. The band was formed in 1968 by Jimmy Page, a former member of the band The Yardbirds. He wanted to direct his creativity into a new project. He somehow came across vocalist Robert Plant, drummer John Bonham, and bass guitarist John Paul Jones. The band were originally called "The New Yardbirds", but Jimmy chose their final name by remembering a sentiment by The Who's drummer, Keith Moon, who said that Jimmy's idea for a supergroup would go down "like a lead zeppelin". Robert didn't want people to mispronounce the name as "LEED zeppelin", so he took out the "A".
Led Zeppelin released their first album -- accordingly titled "Led Zeppelin I", in January of 1969. Most of the material was taken from blues music and mixed with distortion, heavy drumming, and unique but not incomprehensible vocals. At the time, it was the heaviest music around, and very inventive.
The next album, which was just as heavy, was called "Led Zeppelin II". Very original, right? It was dropped in October of 1969. The third one ("Led Zeppelin III") was softer and more complex. It was released in 1970.
The fourth album (1971) took the band to a whole new level of stardom. Technically, the album is untitled, but the sleeve featured four symbols, each one representing a different member of the band. Typically it is called "Led Zeppelin IV". It features famous songs like "When the Levee Breaks", "The Battle of Evermore", "Going to California", and one of Led Zeppelin's most notorious tracks, "Stairway to Heaven".
Led Zeppelin toured for two years before releasing the next album, "Houses of the Holy", in 1973. The next one followed the same interval and "Physical Graffiti" started selling in 1975. In 1976, "Presence" was dropped. "In Through The Out Door" in 1979 was the last album before drummer John Bonham died of asphyxiation in 1980.
Since then, Led Zeppelin has performed 2 reunions, one of which had a real studio album (1982's "Coda") and the other of which had a movie ("Celebration Day", 2007). They were also featured in a concert film titled "The Song Remains the Same" in 1979. They are still widely known and celebrated as musical pioneers of several genres.
If you didn't already know, Led Zeppelin were a British hard rock/metal band who were active from 1968 to 1980. The band was formed in 1968 by Jimmy Page, a former member of the band The Yardbirds. He wanted to direct his creativity into a new project. He somehow came across vocalist Robert Plant, drummer John Bonham, and bass guitarist John Paul Jones. The band were originally called "The New Yardbirds", but Jimmy chose their final name by remembering a sentiment by The Who's drummer, Keith Moon, who said that Jimmy's idea for a supergroup would go down "like a lead zeppelin". Robert didn't want people to mispronounce the name as "LEED zeppelin", so he took out the "A".
Led Zeppelin released their first album -- accordingly titled "Led Zeppelin I", in January of 1969. Most of the material was taken from blues music and mixed with distortion, heavy drumming, and unique but not incomprehensible vocals. At the time, it was the heaviest music around, and very inventive.
The next album, which was just as heavy, was called "Led Zeppelin II". Very original, right? It was dropped in October of 1969. The third one ("Led Zeppelin III") was softer and more complex. It was released in 1970.
The fourth album (1971) took the band to a whole new level of stardom. Technically, the album is untitled, but the sleeve featured four symbols, each one representing a different member of the band. Typically it is called "Led Zeppelin IV". It features famous songs like "When the Levee Breaks", "The Battle of Evermore", "Going to California", and one of Led Zeppelin's most notorious tracks, "Stairway to Heaven".
Led Zeppelin toured for two years before releasing the next album, "Houses of the Holy", in 1973. The next one followed the same interval and "Physical Graffiti" started selling in 1975. In 1976, "Presence" was dropped. "In Through The Out Door" in 1979 was the last album before drummer John Bonham died of asphyxiation in 1980.
Since then, Led Zeppelin has performed 2 reunions, one of which had a real studio album (1982's "Coda") and the other of which had a movie ("Celebration Day", 2007). They were also featured in a concert film titled "The Song Remains the Same" in 1979. They are still widely known and celebrated as musical pioneers of several genres.
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