We covered Led Zeppelin I in a lesson already, but with the rock-oriented sound of II came heavy riffs. Lots of them! And, though Whole Lotta Love and Heartbreaker are the bona fide classics, even ...
In this article, we aim to identify many of Jimmy Page’s key techniques and innovations from his Led Zeppelin period, with a view to incorporating these ideas in your own style. Page’s early ...
To name just a few of Led Zeppelin’s classic guitar anthems is to conjure up the specters of Jimmy Page’s otherworldly guitar prowess. Many of the sounds that man wrenched from his instrument are well ...
The lessons we learn from our parents often carry us well into our personal and professional adult lives, and the same is certainly true of John Bonham’s role in Led Zeppelin’s iconic track “Kashmir,” ...
A guitar given away by Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page as a competition prize more than 50 years ago could sell for £50,000 when it comes up for auction. The 1957 Gretsch Chet Atkins 6120 electric guitar ...
“Fool in the Rain” suffered from poor timing as it was the last single released in the U.S. by Led Zeppelin before the band disbanded after drummer John Bonham’s death. The single peaked at No. 21 on ...
It was 1970 when Paul Hammond’s father began playing Led Zeppelin on the family’s reel-to-reel in Montco. Then-five-year-old Hammond wasn’t exactly a fan. “I was so scared of that music,” he says. “It ...
Why This Former Led Zeppelin Member Will Never Play 'Stairway to Heaven' Again originally appeared on Parade. Led Zeppelin is one of the most iconic classic rock bands, and "Stairway to Heaven" is ...
Several tragedies hit Led Zeppelin in the mid-1970s. Singer Robert Plant nearly lost his leg after a car accident on vacation in 1975. His son died tragically two years later. And as the band labored ...
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