Yes, I have a whole lotta love for Led Zeppelin. As my last blog, I am going to gush about my love for them.
Led Zeppelin came into my life officially my senior year of high school. All of my life I had heard their songs, but I never knew that those songs were theirs. My dad has been a fan since their prime time. I was always curious about their sound and why they were so popular and why Led Zeppelin isn’t the name of a man.
I started my journey into classic rock looking at Pink Floyd, my dad’s fave. However, their artsiness didn’t suit my immature, impatient teenage girl tastes. Thus, I stereotyped all classic rock as “strange” and too instrumental for me. But my curiousity couldn’t keep me from uploading my dad’s Zeppelin albums to my iTunes. Then I fell in love.
What I love most about Led Zeppelin is their raw spirit. I can feeeeeel their passion and their words inside of me when I listen to them. I also love the pure sound of Zeppelin. Unlike other bands that rely on synthesizers and random instruments like saxophones to enhance the sound of a song, Led Zeppelin is a perfect blend of three instruments “Stairway to Heaven” includes a woodwind instrument in the background, but the emphasis is on the beautiful acoustic guitar.
“Stairway” brings up another point I like about Led. Zeppelin’s songs can be very deep and yet others can be super shallow and downright dirty. Their diversity is commendable. However, they never change sounds entirely. “Dy’er Mak’r” was a bit of a Reggae deviation from their traditional rock’n’roll style, but Plant’s voice maintained the Led Zeppelin feeling throughout the song.
Overall, one of my favorite things about Led Zeppelin is their earthy and peace, love, and happiness vibe. Yes, they dress like divas and have been known to act like divas, but their roots and their interests are so cool. Plant’s obsession with Celtic times touches me the most. The natural beauty of that time period is breathtaking. I feel like he captures this in his attitude toward life. Page’s superskills and obsession with black magic really strikes my interests. I am so afraid of the paranormal, which is why I am sort of captivated by it. I understand Page’s fascination. John Paul Jones has to be the best of them all because he is so underexposed, compared to Plant and Page, but that’s the way he likes it. I read that oftentime, he would leave after-gig parties and just go for a walk alone. His chillness with being in the background makes me really respect him. Bonzo, on the other hand,… I don’t know how to feel about him. He is considered the number one drummer by the Rolling Stone. However, he got himself in circumstances that led to his becoming a raging alcoholic. I can’t blame him.
On the whole, I LOVE LED ZEPPELIN. More than anything in the world, I would want to time travel to their heyday and see them in concert and meet them backstage.
Thank you for reading my blogs. I imagine reading blogs about a band you’re not interested in or familiar with is not the highlight of your day. But I hope I have either sparked an interest in Led Zeppelin in you or have made you see the music industry in different lights.