The Led Zeppelin ad-lib that Robert Plant will always regret: “He winced”
It is difficult now to remove the association between the lead singer and the chief lyricist. We have become so used to the two effortlessly combining that you can forget…
“The whole story”: The song that signalled the end of Led Zeppelin
As a music critic, I often find myself conflicted over the balance of evolutionary innovation and the mastery of one single craft. Take David Bowie, for example; his entire DNA…
The Led Zeppelin song inspired by John Bonham’s drunken singing: “John used to do a lot of rap stuff”
Despite his lack of consistent representation on record, John Bonham was actually a pretty good singer. Not at the level of Robert Plant, of course, but throughout Led Zeppelin‘s discography…
The band who started Led Zeppelin’s style, according to Ritchie Blackmore
On September 7th, 1968, one of the most legendary bands in the history of music was set to take to the stage for the very first time. Everyone who had…
The strange case of the Beyoncé break-up anthem featuring Jack White and Led Zeppelin
Songs often come back around, especially in the age of streaming, where almost every track ever recorded is just a click away. No artist is ever truly forgotten, and their…
The only musicians Led Zeppelin’s John Bonham listened to non-stop
The late Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham preferred to let his artistry do the talking rather than his mouth. During interviews, he was often a man of few words, with…
The Led Zeppelin reunion Jimmy Page walked away from: “The expectation is too great”
The idea of a reunion tour can be both the best and worst thing that any band can take on. It might be the equivalent of a high school reunion,…