Compiling such a finite list presents tough choices for anyone, as the band’s recorded output of great music during its heyday was impressively prolific by any standard and includes well over 50 gems.
A choirmaster, organist and expert in many archaic music styles, John Paul Jones also happened to play bass guitar in Led Zeppelin, the biggest heavy rock band there has ever been or ever will be.
Led Zeppelin’s sophomore effort featured six new original tunes co-written by singer Robert Plant and guitarist Jimmy Page. It also included three songs that were adapted from blues tunes— two by ...
In truth, Led Zeppelin never dominated the charts, but thanks to classic rock radio and satellite options, its legendary status remains stronger than ever. So, what constitutes a Zeppelin deep cut?
The first authorized biographical documentary to follow legendary rock band Led Zeppelin, “Becoming Led Zeppelin,” traces the group’s beginnings and legacy as the progenitors of hard rock. With ...
Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Deep Purple were hard rock’s original Holy Trinity. During the late ’60s and early ’70s, this trio of trailblazing bands did more than any others to lay down the ...
J.S. Gornael has a BA in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis in Poetry and an MFA in Fiction. He has taken workshops in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction (though mostly the second). Half-cinephile ...
On Tuesday evening, April 29, bands took part in the first of two nights of Daze Between New Orleans at the Mahalia Jackson Theater. Umphrey’s McGee led the night’s charge, and topped a schedule that ...