Get The Led Out

Time for some classic rock. And it a sense a stepping point in the evolution of Heavy Metal. Led Zeppelin, the name alone brings up so many great songs. Everyone has their favorite track and album. Undoubtedly if you've ever tried to play guitar and some point you've tried to play the intro to 'Stairway To Heavy'. The name also brings up the images of Plant on stage oozing sex and Page just playing like a man possessed. Meanwhile John Paul Johns stands quietly by keeping things nice and tight, while the crazed madman known as Bonzo, John Bonham seems to destroy a drunk kit nightly. Fusing rock and the blues, Zeppelin created a monster. In a sense a lot was lifted from the early blues men of the day. But perhaps that got people seeking out the originals. Whatever the case, Zeppelin were rock gods in the 70's. I could post any number of albums here from them and they'd all be classics, well save for 'Coda'. But I am gonna post 'Led Zeppelin II' for some ear candy. Hands down my favorite record from them. Start to finish not a bad track in there. In particular the great part of the album is 'The Lemon Song' in through 'Moby Dick'. Those two tracks with the addition of 'Thank You' are some of my favorites. The sheer amount of sex Plant emits during 'The Lemon Song' is just enough to get ya worked up a bit. 'Thank You' remains one of the best love songs written, even though it is borrowed in a way from Hendrix. And damn ' Moby Dick', simply one of the best examples of what a good drummer should be. This one is you should turn up to 11 and do your best Plant imitation to 'Whole Lotta Love'.

Led Zeppelin were another of the bands I grew up on. There was always a healthy dose of it being played. 'Stairway To Heaven' remains one of the most known rock songs of the modern era. And while most people love 'ZOSO' solely for that reason, I feel there are better albums, like 'Led Zeppelin II' or 'Physical Graffiti'. Hell even 'Led Zeppelin III' gets a lot of flack and I really dig that album. While John Bonham's death nailed the coffin shut, it leaves a lot of what if's questions open. Would Zeppelin continued into the 80's or would they have folded? While their career lasted over a decade, they remain another band the achieved legendary status in such a short time.

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