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.
Led Zeppelin started as a psychedelic blues band in the last 1960s. It didn’t take long for them to prove they had a soft side with their more delicate work in the folk and country genres. They never ...
At the height of Led Zeppelin’s fame in 1975, Robert Plant called himself a “golden god,” a phrase he delivered with his tongue firmly in cheek. In the nearly 50 years since he uttered those words, ...
Led Zeppelin approached its fourth album with a mission — make it all about the music. That’s why the cover doesn’t feature the band’s name, the album title, or the record label information. It was a ...
After Robert Plant sang “Stairway to Heaven” at a charity event in England last October — the first time he’d done so since 2007 — the rock god said it may have been the last time he’ll ever perform ...
Led Zeppelin‘s album opening songs are as varied and interesting as the LPs that followed. Together, they provide a road map as the band quickly transcended their foundational influences to redraw the ...
As with each Led Zeppelin, picking the single best song is nearly impossible and may just depend on your mood that day. But “Dazed And Confused” is a moody, brooding song that explodes into a giant ...
Led Zeppelin rarely released a bad note during their dozen-year career. But like all legends, they stumbled from time to time. It's easier to find those weaker tracks on lesser albums in their nine-LP ...
Robert Plant knew John Bonham's death in 1980 had brought Led Zeppelin to an end. "There's absolutely no point. No point at all," he said in his first post-Zeppelin interview in September 1982, two ...
Gabrielle Ulubay is a Music writer at Collider. She has previously been published in The New York Times, Bustle, HuffPost Personal, and other magazines, and wrote at Marie Claire for nearly three ...