![]() One has to keep in mind that the conflagration that was the war in Vietnam was raging when it was written to fully understand the context. Led Zeppelin III in 1970 featured the “Immigrant Song” which is an ode to the Nordic gods of war. The song sets the tone for the rest of the album as it exemplifies the explosive performance of one of the most powerful rock bands that ruled the 1970s. “Good Times Bad Times” is the lead song from Led Zeppelin’s debut album and was the first single released in the US that scored on Billboard’s Hot 100. Holmes tried to contact Page about the plagiarism but wasn’t successful until he filed a lawsuit and it was settled out of court in 2012 and now Holmes is jointly credited with Page as inspiring him on all new releases. One of the most popular Led Zeppelin songs from their first album is “Dazed and Confused” which was a reworked folk song from 1967 by Jake Holmes who coincidentally opened for the Yardbirds when Page was in it. The song is an energy driven example of the intensity of the performance that the band had from the very beginning. Led Zeppelin’s eponymous debut album had “Communication Breakdown” on it since it had been part of their repertoire since the beginning. This is a live version from Decemwhen they reformed with Jason Bonham for a filmed tribute concert for Ahmet Ertegun at the O2 Arena in London England. Rolling Stone Magazine ranked it 294 in 2004 and 300 in 2010 on a list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. “Black Dog” is the first cut on Led Zeppelin IV and John Paul Jones came up with the main riff after listening to and being inspired by Muddy Waters’ 1968 psychedelic blues rock album Electric Mud. ![]() When Bonham died at the age of 32 in 1980, Led Zeppelin sisbanded but the remaining three members have all had successful solo careers and have even reformed on a few occasions with John Bonham’s son Jason on drums. The rest of the band was comprised of vocalist Robert Plant, bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham. The group was made up of guitarist Jimmy Page who was originally filling tour dates for the now defunct Yardbirds as the New Yardbirds. They released eight studio albums over a period of ten years. Led Zeppelin toured the US during the release of their first album and became one of the most popular Rock bands in the world. My friend told me that every time that a song by this new group called Led Zeppelin came on that he stopped whatever he was doing to listen to it and we did. The first time that I remember hearing about Led Zeppelin was in the Spring of 1969 when I was at a friend’s house with the radio playing when “Communication Breakdown” came on.
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