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Clockwise, from top left: Jimmy Page, John Bonham, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones Led Zeppelin were an English rock band who recorded 94 songs between 1968 and 1980. The band pioneered the concept of album-oriented rock and often refused to release popular songs as singles, [1] instead viewing their albums as indivisible, complete listening experiences, and disliked record labels re-editing ...
To Kill a King is a 2003 English Civil War film directed by Mike Barker, and starring Tim Roth, Rupert Everett and Dougray Scott. It centres on the relationship between Oliver Cromwell and Thomas Fairfax in the post-war period from 1648 until the former's death, in 1658. The plot includes considerable artistic license with historical facts.
Led Zeppelin has also garnered tribute acts, such as Dread Zeppelin, who performs their songs in a reggae style as sung by an obese Elvis impersonator, and the all-female Zepparella. This list catalogues songs credited to Led Zeppelin or the individual group members ( Jimmy Page , Robert Plant , John Paul Jones , and John Bonham ) that have ...
Howlin' Wolf recorded "Killing Floor" in Chicago in August 1964, which Chess Records released as a single. [2] According to blues guitarist and longtime Wolf associate Hubert Sumlin, the song uses the killing floor – the area of a slaughterhouse where animals are killed – as a metaphor or allegory for male-female relationships: "Down on the killing floor – that means a woman has you down ...
Led Zeppelin performed "We're Gonna Groove" as the opening number during their 1970 UK and European tours. [3] The song was proposed for Led Zeppelin II, but did not appear until the 1982 release of Coda. Jimmy Page finished the recording at his Sol Studios, after the group disbanded following the death of drummer John Bonham. [3]
"Dazed and Confused" was the most regularly performed song by Led Zeppelin, appearing at over 400 concerts. [47] It was played on every tour up to and including their 1975 shows at Earls Court . It was greatly expanded to include more improvisation, including short portions of other songs, and live performances could exceed 30 minutes.
The song is about a groupie who stalked the band early in their career, who guitarist Jimmy Page described as "a degenerate old woman trying desperately to be young." Along with vocalist Robert Plant, Page has expressed his distaste for the track, and has called it his least favourite Led Zeppelin song. Consequently, the song was never ...
"The Ocean" is a song by English rock band Led Zeppelin, from their 1973 album Houses of the Holy. The ocean is a metaphor for the "sea of heads" faced by lead singer Robert Plant "in the auditoriums", according to the group's biographer Dave Lewis.