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When it comes to Led Zeppelin albums, it’s easy to fixate on the numbers. There’s a good reason, too—there are few runs of four albums that are strong in any rock band’s back catalogue. It gets even more unbelievable when you consider those were the band’s first four records. Sure, most of the band were […]

By early 1970, The Beatles were on their last legs as a band. The previous September, during a particularly hostile meeting, John Lennon had told the other members of the group that he was leaving. That didn’t strike anyone present as a big surprise. After all, a disgruntled George Harrison had quit the group for […]

Anyone can spend their entire lives trying to get the number one song in the country. Although it might take them a while to reach that milestone, reaching the top of the hit parade is usually the sign that an artist has peaked or when they have been introduced to the world as a bonafide […]

Every artist has that one moment where they go beyond the threshold of what they can do. As much as they like the idea of audiences eating out of the palm of their hand whenever they make a new record, there’s always more to explore in rock and roll when you set your mind to […]

The late Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham preferred to let his artistry do the talking rather than his mouth. During interviews, he was often a man of few words, with Jimmy Page and Robert Plant adopting the role of the band’s mouthpiece in the press. Therefore, it’s often hard to know the real Bonham rather […]

It’s the kind of thing that drives fans mad—wondering about all the songs their favourite artists have hidden away, never to be heard by the world. There are David Bowie tracks that will remain unheard, Beatles songs lost to time, and, like any artist with a long career, Led Zeppelin have a vast archive of unreleased material. […]

When Ian Anderson spoke about Jethro Tull going on tour with Led Zeppelin, he admitted that while he enjoyed watching them play, he liked to stay “outside the orbit of their nightly shenanigans.” For Anderson, this meant drugs, drink and parties; however, other people, more sceptical people, will have interpreted such a comment as Anderson confirming […]

Every artist has that one moment where they go beyond the threshold of what they can do. As much as they like the idea of audiences eating out of the palm of their hand whenever they make a new record, there’s always more to explore in rock and roll when you set your mind to […]

“Led Zeppelin…the greatest rock and roll band of all time. Better than the Beatles, better than The Stones,” he said, “And if you don’t agree with me, that’s because you haven’t done the Zeppelin marathon. It’s when you sit your ass down and listen to all nine Zeppelin albums in a row. The jams of […]