Led Zeppelin

First Anthology for “Deep Blues” Author Robert Palmer

source: Rolling Stone

Compiled by Rolling Stone contributing editor Anthony DeCurtis, Blues & Chaos collects revealing interviews with Eric Clapton, Jerry Lee Lewis and William S. Burroughs; liner notes for box sets by Led Zeppelin, Ray Charles and Bo Diddley; and in-depth stories on the history of Tex...

Published Fri, Nov 20

BLACK SABBATH "Black Sabbath" (Prog Related, 1970) by Bonnek

source: Progarchives.com, the ultimate progressive rock music website

By going in such occult directions, Sabbath openly distanced themselves from the prevailing hippie culture and guess what? It was an instant success and it reshaped the history of rock, or at least a huge part of the rock culture. Every track on this album surges with power and pours out sin...

Published Thu, Nov 19

Wolfmother's Cosmic Egg is 40 Years Rotten

source: thebrokengstring (WordPress)

The saddest part is that a lot of these songs have drips of substance. “Sundial” might have been a song that appeared on Black Sabbath record if they hadn’t already produced work that was at least five times better. “In the Morning” sounds like a Houses of the Holy-esque ballad that would’ve t...

Published Thu, Nov 12

October in Led Zeppelin History

source: led

The second album relied far less on covers of blues songs although there were a few. On Led Zeppelin II, the band fused rock and blues to create the bombast evident in Whole Lotta Love. They expanded lyrically, with Robert Plant starting to show his evolving talent in penning songs like Rambl...

Published Thu, Nov 12

Re: Utter and complete mystery that Led Zeppelin didnt perform these songs live when Bonham was alive

source: zeppelin Google Group

You are the Led Zep expert huh? Ever heard Taurus by Spirit? Or maybe you want to suck on this one for a while: link] link] Blues tradition is for blues artists, stealing whole songs is a british tradition going back to the skiffle days and Lonnie Donnegan

Published Wed, Nov 11

CAPTAIN BEEFHEART "Safe As Milk" (RIO/Avant-Prog, 1967) by mrcozdude

source: Progarchives.com, the ultimate progressive rock music website

4/5 STARS - Don Van Vliet or pseudonym "Captain Beefheart" has created the most original music I think I've ever heard.His signature sound includes a combination of Rhythm & blues,psychedelia,avant garde,free jazz & spoken word.Certainly not genres for easy listening.You'll...

Published Thu, Oct 29

Record Collecting - North of the Border

source: Collecting Vinyl Records

For example, many of today's bands say they were influenced by such '70s supergroups as Led Zeppelin. But when you dig back a bit deeper, you will find that the Zeppelin musicians drew their inspiration from many sources of blues, reggae, folk and rockabilly. Indeed, the story of rock music...

Published Tue, Oct 13

Players – Artist Spotlight

source: localrhythms (WordPress)

Last year, the Vermont band released its first full-length album, “What If?”   It was definitely worth the wait, drawing comparisons to the blues-rock fusion of early Led Zeppelin and the post-millennial angst of Alice in Chains.  Lead guitarist Josh Parker handles the vocals with a mo...

Published Thu, Oct 1