When Led Zeppelin gathered together for the group’s first jam, the four men in the room couldn’t have known how rapidly they would rise to fame. Still, they knew they had something special, whether or ...

On the whole, rock critics did not go for Led Zeppelin in the early years. Though you saw positive reviews from a few who understood the band, notices in Rolling Stone and other magazines of the day ...

Queen guitarist Brian May has revealed that the band comforted themselves after reading bad reviews of their first album by reading similarly damning critiques of Led Zeppelin albums. Not all reports ...

There's a line that can be drawn between Led Zeppelin's first four albums and their last four. From 1969 through 1971 -- the period that spans their self-titled debut through their untitled fourth ...

There’s pummeling hard rock, yes, and then there’s the nuclear-grade explosion of Shirley Bassey performing the theme to “Goldfinger” — a whole separate beast. In one of pop music’s oddest confluences ...

On the surface, Led Zeppelin's heavy rock bombast is a world away from David Bowie's gender-exploding innovations. Yet few realise that Led Zeppelin ...

It’s easy to forget at this distance that Led Zeppelin‘s first three albums, the foundation of their titanic legacy, were the most divisive hit records of their day. This magazine is still living down ...

For anyone out there still interested in buying a stairway to heaven, there’s a new Led Zeppelin documentary, Becoming Led Zeppelin, opening in theaters and IMAX this weekend. Robert Plant may be ...

In one of the key scenes from Cameron Crowe’s 2000 film “Almost Famous,” an aspiring rock star played by Billy Crudup stands on a rooftop in Topeka, Kansas, throws out his arms and shouts, “I am a ...