The Rough Guide to Led Zeppelin

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Penguin, Aug 2, 2007 - Music - 288 pages
Rock legends Led Zeppelin remain a colossal music force with songs at once mystical, heavy, traditional and highly original. The Rough Guide to Led Zeppelin tells the story of the life and afterlife of this most extraordinary supergroup. Features include: The Story: from the first meeting of Plant and Page to the untimely death of John Bonham, detailing the magic, mayhem and excesses of the era. The Music: the band’s fifty best songs unpicked, plus coverage of blues influences, bootlegs, solo careers, and the best Jimmy Page guitar solos and most outstanding Robert Plant vocals. The Passengers: profiles of collaborators and colleagues including Roy Harper and Mickie Most. The Cargo: Zeppelin films, places, myths and memorabilia, books, websites and the afterlife of “Stairway to Heaven.”
 

Contents

2The Balloon Goes Up 31
31
3From Success to Excess 61
61
4Pomp and Circumstance 71
71
5Hammer of the Gods 89
89
6Wearing and Tearing 105
105
7Crash Landing 119
119
Life since Zep 135
135
TheAlbums 159
159
Rarities and Bootlegs 212
212
50Great Led Zeppelin Tracks 217
217
CoConspirators 243
243
Ten Tales of Zep Excess 252
252
Ten Key Sites 255
255
Zeppelin Across The Media In print 260
260
On screen 265
265
Websites 266
266

Compilations 191
191
Going Solo 195
195
Jimmy Page 197
197
Robert Plant 202
202
John Paul Jones 211
211
Legacy Cover versions 267
267
Tribute bands 269
269
Index 270
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