How ‘Lord of the Rings’ inspired one of Led Zeppelin’s best songs
When you’re a rock star you’re not so picky about where your inspiration comes from. In fact, any artist worth their weight in gold will take a spark of influence…
The isolated drums for Led Zeppelin’s ‘Whole Lotta Love’ are a window to John Bonham’s power
Like many flippant schoolkids, we spent far too much time here in the Far Out offices proposing unlikely and unholy musical competitions. For example, who would win in a Sex…
Watch Led Zeppelin’s powerful performance of ‘Communication Breakdown’ on their TV debut
We’re dipping into the Far Out Magazine vault to look back at Led Zeppelin’s fiery TV debut and their show-stopping performance of ‘Communication Breakdown’. It was the first song Robert…
Listen to a rare 1970 recording of Led Zeppelin song ‘No Quarter’
Houses of the Holy, the fifth studio album by Led Zeppelin, released on 28 March 1973 by Atlantic Records, signalled a major change in the band’s working routine. The record,…
Revisiting the moment that Jimmy Page and Robert Plant reunited Led Zeppelin in Marrakech, 1994
The year of 1994 would mark the first time that Robert Plant and Jimmy Page would reunite on a new musical project together since the split of Led Zeppelin which,…
Listen to John Bonham’s thumping isolated drums on Led Zeppelin’s ‘When The Levee Breaks’
It is an undeniable fact that John Bonham is one of, if not the, best drummer of all time and if there was still any doubt over this question then…
When Led Zeppelin beat The Beatles: John Bonham and Robert Plant react to ‘Number One Group’ acclaim in 1970
A question as old as time remains the biggest debate in rock music: who is the better group out of The Beatles, Led Zeppelin or The Rolling Stones? There is…
When Led Zeppelin tore through ‘Kashmir’ live at Knebworth in 1979
Today we are taking a journey down the Far Out vault to a time when Led Zeppelin were still at the pinnacle of their game, just a year before John…
Remembering Led Zeppelin’s triumphant 1988 reunion with John Bonham’s son on drums
Led Zeppelin would reunite once more 32 years ago today where they made their previous disastrous reunion at Live Aid in 1985 a distant memory and, more importantly, show the…
The record Jimmy Page said captured Led Zeppelin’s best live moments
It goes without saying that 1972 was a mammoth year for British stadium rock. The three biggest bands on the planet were all at their creative and live peaks as…