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Why did Robert Plant hate his nickname in Led Zeppelin?

For all the great music surrounding the hard rock legends of the 1970s, I think a core reason that the likes of Queen, Black Sabbath and The Who are so beloved is the sense of legend surrounding them. They hit their prime at a time when people could be world famous and still maintain a […]

The Led Zeppelin ad-lib that Robert Plant will always regret: “He winced”

It is difficult now to remove the association between the lead singer and the chief lyricist. We have become so used to the two effortlessly combining that you can forget that during rock’s heyday, a lot of the singers fronting your favourite groups were more dedicated vocalists than lyricists. As such, your mileage on Robert […]

“I didn’t really know”: The truth behind Robert Plant’s onstage posing

One of the things that was so exciting about Led Zeppelin was the fact that each member seemed to be the very best in their field. There were few bassists, drummers and guitarists that could go toe-to-toe with John Paul Jones, John Bonham and Jimmy Page. However, at the forefront of everything was the exciting […]

The lawsuit and the lead singer: Jimmy Page blamed a day in court on Robert Plant

Rock bands being accused of plagiarism is far from a new phenomenon; in fact, it’s been happening since the birth of the genre. One could reasonably argue that rock music was built around the art of theiving from blues musicians who had established a sound that was later adopted and mutated into its own thing, […]

The one Led Zeppelin song that reminds Robert Plant of John Bonham

In the case of many rock bands, the drummer is deemed replaceable, but with Led Zeppelin, John Bonham was the lynchpin, and nobody else on the planet could do his job. While Jimmy Page, Robert Plant and John Paul Jones contributed immensely to their success, Bonham’s ferocious drumming elevated each song to new heights. With […]

“I was flourishing”: Robert Plant’s greatest Led Zeppelin performance

We approach the end of the 1960s, and every rock vocalist in London is either in another band or pursuing a solo career. The decade had been a who’s who of innovation, as The Beatles’ experimental approach to some of their latter albums opened up the charts to a range of different styles of music. […]

The power of desperation: Robert Plant hates his vocals on the first Led Zeppelin album

While we might love artists like Led Zeppelin, The Beatles and Black Sabbath, all of whom defined their own corners of rock and pop music, classical composers would despise them. This isn’t me pointing out the obvious and saying that maybe the palette of classical musicians from centuries will be different to Jimmy Page’s; however, […]

“Glorious anthems”: The artist Robert Plant called a musical shapeshifter

A new era of rock and roll was dawning during the late 1960s, a darker, more abrasive style that did away with the spaced-out ‘peace and love’ style of the hippie era. Led Zeppelin were at the forefront of that rock revolution, paving the way for the emergence of hard rock and metal from their […]

“Millions would agree”: The sound Jimmy Page thought was essential to Led Zeppelin

All the pieces of a musical superband can be found in everything that Led Zeppelin played. As much as people like to talk about them as one of the greatest bands ever to exist, they do at least make a good argument when looking at the kind of music coming out of Jimmy Page’s guitar […]

Robert Plant’s Favorite Track Was Too Embarrassing for Led Zeppelin

“I’m embarrassed by this”: Robert Plant’s surprising regret about a Led Zeppelin classic. Not every rock song is supposed to hold up to the test of time. Even though plenty of artists have been able to write staggering lyrics that can resonate with anyone from any generation, a few numbers always have a timestamp on […]