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Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin were never afraid to try new musical directions, drawing inspiration from such styles as blues, rock, folk, country (and everything in between!) to create a unique sound that almost defies description, probably the most appropriate way to describe their vast repertoire is simply as "Led Zeppelin". During their reign they created one of the most enduring and diverse catalogues in modern music and firmly secured their status as one of the most influential groups ever

They brought about the renewal of rock and roll, starting in Liverpool, England. John Lennon (10/9/40-12/8/80), led the Beatles as the lead singer and songwriter. Also writing the songs for the Beatles was Paul McCartney (6/18/42- present). George Harrison (2/25/43-present) added to the sounds of the Beatles. In 1962, Ringo Starr (7/7/40-present) became the drummer

Led Zeppelin was a 60’s and 70’s hard rock group. Many consider them to be pioneers of modern day heavy metal and hard rock. The band made many leaps in music and influenced many other musicians of the times and today. Led Zeppelin didn’t just turn into Led Zeppelin overnight. The band was formed from members of different bands which allowed for sharing of different musical ideas and concepts which overall made them unique. The band has its origins in Great Britain. Jimmy Page a member of the Yardbirds

Robert Plant Burton’s (2007) description of Robert Plant in the peak of Led Zeppelin’s popularity accurately paints the picture of how the frontman challenged gender norms (p. 1): Madison Square Garden. 1973. Robert Plant, the 25 year old singer and frontman of Led Zeppelin, undoubtedly the world’s biggest rock band, takes to the stage in front of another sell out crowd. He is dressed in his trademark outfit of blue denim jeans and snakeskin boots. His torso is conspicuously left uncovered beneath

Who was Black Sabbath?They were one of the most influential bands of all time. They were the Heavy metal band of the century. Black Sabbath had many fans that helped make Black Sabbath the founder of heavy metal. Black Sabbaths childhood was full of trouble which helped with their career. Black Sabbaths childhood helped them be what they are today. They came up with a new genre of music with their personalities. This was rebellious (Aberback.2011). The start of Black Sabbath was very confusing.

Led Zeppelin and Rush are two of the most legendary, Billboard topping, Grammy award winning, Rock ‘n’ Roll bands in the world. They both are very similar in many ways. The two bands play similar genres and have been compared to each other a lot. Their likeness in sound has even gotten them mistaken on the radio one time. When a Rush song was first debuted on the radio, people were calling in asking when the new Led Zeppelin album was coming out. As being award winners and legendary, both bands

HEAVEN Through ineffective manipulation of structure, timbre and melody, Victor Lopez’s short version of Stairway to Heaven fails to convey the same mood and effect on the listener as the original classic piece by Led Zeppelin. Jimmy Page, lead guitarist of hard rock band Led Zeppelin, and composer of Stairway to Heaven, once said with reference to the album this piece was released on, “My vocation is more in composition really than anything else - building up harmonies using the guitar, orchestrating

and going fast. The bands I had played with did not like me much, until a breakthrough in April. In 1968 I joined the band that liked me all around—Led Zeppelin, originally called the Yardbirds—and I stayed with them for more than 2 months. It took a bit for me to slide into their standards, for their last drummer was nothing like my style. Zeppelin consisted of 2 guitarists and 1 singer. Our first live performance was inside the Mayfair Ballroom in Newcastle, England, on the 4th of October, 1968

Led Zeppelin was created when the band Yardbirds, a previous band that Jimmy Page played in, disbanded. Page, the lead guitarist, found Robert Plant and John Bonham and created a new band which would be called the New Yardbirds; they would later adopt the name Led Zeppelin. The main goal they wanted to achieve was to emphasize the guitar, which they accomplished Plant, the singer, had a peculiar voice, raspy with many vocal ranges that he did not know when to hold back his voice. “Not only was

November 2016 Stairway to Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin one of the most influential bands of all time, with over 200 million albums sold, Led zeppelin took the 70s by storm. Despite being beat down by critics the fans loved the music Led Zeppelin put out. Before their big come up bands like the Beatles were living in the lime light of fame. Led Zeppelin set quite a few records in their time, one being “Stairway to heaven” the most played song in all radio history. Led Zeppelin all started with guitarist