Led Zeppelin‘s crash landing led to a trio of often very surprising solo careers for its main songwriters and arrangers.
Many have attempted to replicate his style, of course, but his natural talents and brilliance are hard to measure up to. “They miss the point.… They just get caught up on imi­tating the riffs without ...
After a few years slightly adrift, the guitar god found his way back into arenas with the Firm in 1985, and leaned on some ...
Pioneering production and genre-blending brilliance made up Led Zeppelin's iconic debut album, released 57 years ago today.
Jimmy Page might not have intended for Led Zeppelin to become one of the most popular bands ever. The success was a byproduct of the band’s chemistry combining to create music fans loved. Page avoided ...
Hearing Led Zeppelin inspired Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath to change their sound. You can chalk up the change to Page since he was the primary songwriter. Zep’s six-string maestro also influenced ...
Known as two of the best guitarists of all time—according to Rolling Stone, among others — Jimmy Page, 82, and the late Jeff ...
On this day (9 January) in 1970, Jimmy Page celebrated his 26th birthday by performing with Led Zeppelin at London’s Royal ...
When Jimmy Page was first considering how best to sequence Led Zeppelin's fifth album, he was hoping to feature a beginning segment of some kind. "My original idea for the opening tracks for Houses of ...
A rhythm guitarist and bassist, he was a “rock” for a band whose fiery lead players, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page, had no shortage of ego. By Alex Williams He missed his chance to be Led ...
He missed his chance to be Led Zeppelin’s lead vocalist, but his solo work — and his otherworldly voice — drew raves from Aretha Franklin and others. By Alex Williams People used to eat up salacious ...