Led Zeppelin, who bestrode the world of rock like a colossus,have continually grown in popularity and influence since theirofficial winding up in 1980. They exasperated critics and eludedclassification, synthesizing blues, rock, folk, rockabilly, funk,classical, country, Indian, and Arabic techniques. They performedthe alchemical trick of transmuting base led into gold—andplatinum—and diamond. They did what they would, finding wisdomthrough personal excess and artistic self-discipline.
“Not a coda to Zeppelin’s legacy, but a blast of metaphysicalgraffiti as relevant today as the first time we heard the openingchords of ‘Stairway to Heaven’. From Kant to ‘Kashmir’, from Freudto ‘Fool in the Rain’, Calef and company explore Zeppelin’s musicin an introspective, suggestive manner worthy of both a blisteringPage solo and a bawdy Bonham stomp.”
—BRANDON W. FORBES, co-editor of Radiohead and Philosophy
“Led Zeppelin’s albums, personalities, live performances, artwork, myths, influences, and more, all come under the microscope.Compelling insights and observations add more depth to a subjectthat continues to thrill and inspire. Each chapter is driven by anunquenchable thirst for Zeppelin knowledge and pulls the readerdeeper into the world of Led Zeppelin . . .”
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