Robert Plant

Robert Plant 1948- “Robert Plant and Led Zeppelin always brought their fans to their knees fusing rock and roll with pure poetry”~ biography.com Robert Anthony Plant was born on August 20 1948. His life was going great, he had a successful band, a wife, and a family. But in the year 1975, a five year period of pure torture begins. Robert Plant’s personal loss gave his lyrics a more poetic feel. In 1975, Plant was in a car crash in greece, then he had to record an entire album with his band

when it came to finding new members for his band. Page had asked singer Terry Reid to join but he was unavailable but Reid had recommended Robert Plant, who then later suggested drummer John Bonham, and last but not least Page asked John Paul Jones to join the group after a few sessions together. (www.rollingstone.com). Led Zeppelin consisted of members Robert Plant (singer), Jimmy Page (guitarist), John Paul Jones (bassist) and John Bonham (drummer) and Peter Grant as manager. Now the band was not

the globe. The song “Stairway to Heaven” off of their fourth album( Led Zeppelin IV) was almost an instant hit amongst all people of the United States, and various other countries. The song was composed by band members Jimmy Page (guitarist) and Robert Plant ( vocalist). The song is lengthy one, with a duration of roughly eight minutes and withholds many complex segments. Stairway to heaven begins as somewhat of an older folk type melody, then delves into a deeper, more abrupt, electric type of composition

His vocals were recorded in two takes. During the “Oh yeah” section there are three lines of vocals in harmony. All sung by Robert Plant. Sound engineer Andy Johns set up the vocal booth in a drawing room at the Headley Grange mansion. He used egg cartons to cover the wall to sound proof the room. XXX The title of the song was influenced by a nameless black retriever who wandered

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 he

which gives the song quadruple meter. Very similar to the take that eventually surfaced on “Coda”, it pummels along in friendly conjunct legato form, live in the studio style. This is clearly a consonant harmony, exemplifying verse and chorus form. Robert Plant’s vocal mix set can be detected after the “Pink carnation and a pick up truck” line. From that point he accompanies Jimmy Page’s delightful fortissimo solo adding, “I don’t care what they say, I love you anyway, I’ll drive you wild .” Like most

through the height of the band's career, to the legacy they left behind. Before Led Zeppelin was founded, each of the members had previous experience playing different styles of music that contributed to the sound of Led Zeppelin. Jimmy Page and Robert Plant's main influences were blues player, Willie Dixon and the influences found in the country of Morocco. Both men played in many other bands including Jeff

John Baldwin, June 3, 1946, Sidcup, Kent). Willingly joined in on bass. 19-year old vocalist, Robert Plant (b. August 20, 1948, West Bromwich, W. Midlands.) is asked to perform with The New Yardbirds. Plant accepts and leaves his homeland in the Midlands with only his subway fair in his pocket. The last link to the chain was John Bonham (b. May 20, 1948, Bromwich) on drums. The band finished

Led Zeppelin Rocks: Protestors Roar Each new music genre introduces the counterculture or opposition of previous generation’s values. Led Zeppelin sparked the beginning of the heavy metal culture-- the counterculture to psychedelic rock. The anti-war movement was also prevalent in this counterculture. Led Zeppelin and the Vietnam War influenced the new, darker, generation of rock: heavy metal. May Day Thousands of protestors congregated in Washington D.C. on May 3rd, 1971. After two days of protest

Music has always been a big part of my life. I remember the radio or record player always playing music at home growing up. I sang in the choir at church and school. I also played the trumpet all through middle school, I was even first chair in eighth grade. Once I was in high school, attending concerts became a regular outing for me and my friends. I have continued to keep music in my life to this day. The first period of my life represented is early childhood. I honestly could not think of