Post Tagged with: "Led Zeppelin"

by / on November 8, 2012 at 9:17 am / in Metal, On Second Thought, Rock Music, Uncategorized

On Second Thought: Led Zeppelin – Houses of the Holy (1973)

Released in the shadow of an acknowledged classic in IV, Led Zeppelin’s Houses of the Holy found the band experimenting with an entirely new palette of sounds.

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by / on November 4, 2012 at 1:35 pm / in Metal, Rock Music

‘To be honest, it was hard’: Jason Bonham’s disappointment over Led Zeppelin’s refusal to reunite

Jason Bonham has moved on, taking part in a trio of studio recordings with Black Country Communion. But that doesn’t mean the drummer doesn’t still feel the emotional pull of his time with Led Zeppelin.

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by / on October 30, 2012 at 7:16 am / in Reissue, Rock Music, Uncategorized

Tired of “Stairway to Heaven”? Other recommended moments from upcoming Led Zeppelin reissues

Forget the reunion so many had hoped for when the surviving members of Led Zeppelin held a news conference recently. Turns out it was only to promote a new concert film. But, wait, there’s more

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by / on September 12, 2012 at 12:40 pm / in Books, Metal, Rock Music

'Recorded in a matter of 30 hours': Jimmy Page goes inside the sessions for Led Zeppelin's debut

Brad Tolinski, in a forthcoming book called Light And Shade: Conversations with Jimmy Page, shares a series of interviews held with the notoriously press-shy guitarist.

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by / on June 5, 2012 at 7:46 am / in Rock Music, Uncategorized

Heart – Strange Euphoria (2012)

Heart, like many legacy bands in the 1980s, struggled to marry its original sound with the synthesized style of the day. Strange Euphoria, a sweeping new compilation due June 5, 2012 from Epic-Legacy, charts that journey

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by / on May 31, 2012 at 7:45 am / in One Track Mind, Progressive rock, Rock Music, Uncategorized

One Track Mind: Chris Squire on "Fly From Here," "Life Within a Day," "Tempus Fugit," others

Yes co-founder Chris Squire, featured in a new duo recording with former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett, takes over our One Track Mind feature this week.

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by / on May 1, 2012 at 7:41 am / in Monthly Best-of Lists

Best of April 2012: Reader picks include Rush, John Wetton, Levon Helm, Journey, Squackett, Beatles

A frank first-take conversation on a new song from Rush topped our April 2012 reader’s poll, followed by a heartfelt goodbye to Levon Helm, co-founder and voice of the Band.

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by / on April 10, 2012 at 9:37 am / in Featured Artist, Metal, Rock Music, Uncategorized

Something Else! Featured Artist: More Led Zeppelin!

What’s the continuing attraction, in 2012, for the long-gone Led Zeppelin? From movie trailers to “American Idol,” these long-haired, often-shirtless heavy-metal rock-gods — disbanded since the turn of the 1980s, mind you — remain front of mind.

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by / on March 19, 2012 at 1:57 pm / in Rock Music

Jimmy Page's early-1970s soundtrack recording 'Lucifer Rising' to be released on March 20

A lost soundtrack recording from the early 1970s by Jimmy Page has been “revisited and remixed,” according to the legendary Led Zeppelin guitarist — and will finally see release on Tuesday, March 20.

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by / on March 16, 2012 at 7:12 am / in Half Notes

Half Notes: Led Zeppelin – The Song Remains the Same (1976)

I remember one of the fundamental disappointments when getting into Led Zeppelin was, sadly, this live album. It was just a mess. Sprawling, rambling, incoherent, it just didn’t jell, and there was good reason: it had been chopped up to fit on two pieces of vinyl and was never readjusted for CD. We could go on and on about the [...]

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