“I consider Jimmy Page freakier than Jimi Hendrix,” Dave Grohl once wrote. The occult-inclined guitarist would certainly take that as a compliment. “Hendrix was a genius on fire, whereas Page was a genius possessed,” the Foo Fighters frontman continued. “Zeppelin concerts and albums were like exorcisms for them. People had their asses blown out by […]
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There are plenty of rock stories that feel like fiction, but there are a certain group of artists who seem to make their own legends. Led Zeppelin are a band riddled with the kind of rock and roll stories that would make Spinal Tap blush. In fact, in many ways, the band are usually the […]
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Can you imagine what it must have been like to go to the record store in 1971, walk up to the counter, plunk money down, and walk home with your own brand-new copy of Led Zeppelin’s 1971 record Led Zeppelin IV? What a time to be alive! Some albums are like greatest hits records and […]
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The crown of greatness is cracked and splintered into a million pieces for many an artist to share. There is always something beautiful about the way music is passed down from generation to generation, as new artists receive the ultimate seal of approval from the idols who inspired them. But it is also fascinating to […]
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Hotels and rock stars are natural enemies, admittedly, for reasons largely unknown. Seemingly, since the dawn of rock and roll hedonism, rock stars have taken it upon themselves to besiege and destroy hotel rooms across the land, and Led Zeppelin were instrumental in starting that trend towards the tail-end of the 1960s, much to the […]
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For as gigantic as Led Zeppelin became, it’s insane to think that Jimmy Page was being looked at as crazy when he first put the band together. This was bound to be the rock and roll group that would put everyone else to shame, and yet when he asked if Keith Moon would join him, […]
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While times have changed significantly over the last 70 years, one could certainly argue that the British music scene is in more dire need of being shaken up than it ever has been during that period. This is no criticism of the quality of music being released by British acts, which is as promising as […]
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After a mysterious guitar was left in his new family home as a child, Jimmy Page knew he wanted to play the instrument, even if he was yet to master it. Through dedication and natural talent, Page became infatuated with the guitar, and many figures waltzed into his life as sources of inspiration, including two […]
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When they emerged in 1969, they were like nothing the world had ever heard before, but at the same time, they borrowed so much from bygone blues musicians that on more than one occasion, they ended up in court on plagiarism charges. The same duality applies to their lore when you play it forward into […]
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No compilation of Jimmy Page’s best work, whether created by a record label or a fan on a streaming app, is going to front-load his 1980s material. After the death of John Bonham brought an end to Led Zeppelin at the start of the decade, Page was slightly adrift for a while; there were moments […]
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