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Lead guitarist Jimmy Page and bassist Chirs Deja were left with the rights of the band name. Something had to be done to make the tour dates that were still set for the band. Trying to find a lead singer for the band Page went to hear Robert Plant, who at the time was singing in another band called Hobbstweedle. Jimmy was impressed with Plant’s voice and stage presence. In 1968 Plant became the New Yardbirds new lead singer. For unknown reasons the bassist, Chris Deja, quit and John Paul Jones replaced him as bassist. All that was left to find was a drummer, and after a moth of trying to convince John Bonham to join the band. He did. While touring under the name the New Yardbirds, the band members finished the old bands concert schedule. The band then formed under a new name, Lead Zeppelin. The name was chosen because of its irony and as a joke because a Lead Zeppelin certainly could not float. They later changed the spelling to Led Zeppelin so that it wouldn’t be mispronounced. Newly named Led Zeppelin, they went into the studio and recorded their first album, Led Zeppelin, in less than 30 hours. By December of 1968 they had signed a contract with Atlantic Records and set out to tour the United States. In January 1969 Led Zeppelin the album came out and it didn’t take long for it to jump to the top of the charts. While touring non-stop through the year, they recorded Led Zeppelin II. Just as a the first album had, Led Zeppelin II hit number one on the charts and stayed there for seven weeks. After doing two albums of hard rock, the band decided to step it down and get back to the British folk music in the third album. This came out in October of 1970. Led Zeppelin IV, better know as Four Symbols, wasn’t released until a year later, but it contained some of their most famous songs. It is said that this album really captured the folk spirit with songs like Stairway to Heaven, Rock and Roll, and When the Levee Breaks. This album sold more than 16 million copies and became the bands biggest selling album. In 1973 they released Houses of the Holy, which debuted at number one in America and England. To help with their recording they formed their own label, Swan Song. They recorded their final three albums under this recorded label. Their last three albums released were Physical Graffiti, Presence, and In Through the Out Door. After the release of In Through the Out Door, Led Zeppelin toured Europe one last time. On September 25 following the finish of their European tour. John Bonham was found in his bed, dead, choked on his own vomit after drinking all day. A few months later the band decided that without Bonham, Led Zeppelin could not continue, and broke up. I’ve listened to Led Zeppelin for many years now, and I have to say they will always be my favorite band because of their talent, and their song style. Led Zeppelin Discography - Studio Led Zeppelin Albums & Led Zeppelin CDs 1969 Led Zeppelin [I] Atlantic 1969 Led Zeppelin II Atlantic 1970 Led Zeppelin III Atlantic 1971 Led Zeppelin IV Atlantic 1973 Houses of the Holy Atlantic 1975 Physical Graffiti Swan Song 1976 Presence Swan Song 1979 In Through the Out Door Swan Song Led Zeppelin Discography - Live Led Zeppelin Albums & Led Zeppelin CDs 1976 The Song Remains the Same [live] Swan Song 1997 BBC Sessions [live] Atlantic Led Zeppelin Discography - Compilation Led Zeppelin Albums & Led Zeppelin CDs 1982 Coda Swan Song 1990 Led Zeppelin [Box Set] Swan Song 1992 Led Zeppelin Remasters Swan Song 1993 Led Zeppelin [Box Set 2] Swan Song 1993 Complete Studio Recordings Swan Song 1999 Early Days: The Best of Led Zeppelin, Vol. 1 Atlantic 2000 Latter Days: The Best of Led Zeppelin, Vol. 2 Atlantic 2002 Early Days & Latter Days: Vol. 1 & 2 Atlantic Led Zeppelin Discography - Interview Led Zeppelin CDs 1987 1972 Interview Discussion 1987 Interview Disc Music & Media 1988 Conversation AVI 1998 Star Profiles Mastertone 1999 Private Talks Import 2002 Maximum Chrome Dreams Led Zeppelin Discography - Solo Led Zeppelin Albums & Led Zeppelin CDs - Jimmy Page 1982 Death Wish II Swan Song 1988 Outrider David Geffen 1993 Coverdale/Page A&M Led Zeppelin Discography - Solo Led Zeppelin Albums & Led Zeppelin CDs - Robert Plant 1982 Pictures at Eleven Swan Song 1983 The Principle of Moments Es Paranza 1985 Shaken 'N' Stirred Es Paranza 1988 Now & Zen Es Paranza 1990 Manic Nirvana Es Paranza 1993 Fate of Nations Es Paranza 2002 Dreamland Universal Led Zeppelin Discography - Solo Led Zeppelin Albums & Led Zeppelin CDs - John Paul Jones 1999 Zooma Discipline 2001 Lovin' up a Storm Empire 2001 The Thunderthief Discipline/Glo |
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Zeppelin is very possibly one of the greatest bands
of all time. Using a combination of heavy metal
rock and British folk music, they broke all boundaries
known to traditional rock. They topped the charts
with songs such as Stairway to Heaven, Whole Lotta Love,
and Rock and Roll. These are only a few of their
most famous songs. In 1967 a group called the
Yardbirds split up and because of that a man by the
name of Jimmy Page was left to solve the problem of
tour dates that still needed to be met. 