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June 26, 2008

Beauty and the Beast

How a rock legend and a bluegrass queen became the unlikeliest match in rock & roll. On the road with Robert Plant and Alison Krauss
June 12, 2008

Secrets of the Guitar Heroes: Jimmy Page
January 24, 2008

Q&A: John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin

The bassist talks about the bandís monster reunion — and the prospect of a tour
December 27, 2007

Led Zeppelin: The Full Report From David Fricke

How The West Was Won

What has been the Achilles' heel in Led Zeppelin's otherwise formidable catalog? The lack of a killer live album -- something on par with the Who's Live at Leeds or the Rolling Stones' Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! The soundtrack for Zep's 1976 concert documentary, The Song Remains the Same, doesn't hold...

2003 RS: 4of 5 Stars

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1982

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1979

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It wasn't just Led Zeppelin's thunderous volume, sledgehammer beat, and edge-of-mayhem arrangements that made it the most influential and successful heavy-metal pioneer, it was the band's finesse. Like its ancestors the Yardbirds [see entry], Led Zeppelin used a guitar style that drew heavily on the blues; its early repertoire included remakes of songs by Howlin' Wolf, Albert King, and Willie Dixo...

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