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Led Zeppelin

The Biography

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Led Zeppelin

By: Bob Spitz
Narrated by: Rob Shapiro
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 “In this authoritative, unsparing history of the biggest rock group of the 1970s, Spitz delivers inside details and analysis with his well-known gift for storytelling.” —PEOPLE

From the author of the iconic, bestselling history of The Beatles, the definitive account of arguably the greatest rock band of all time.

Rock star. Whatever that term means to you, chances are it owes a debt to Led Zeppelin. No one before or since has lived the dream quite like Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones, and John Bonham. In Led Zeppelin, Bob Spitz takes their full measure, separating myth from reality with his trademark connoisseurship and storytelling flair.

From the opening notes of their first album, the band announced itself as something different, a collision of grand artistic ambition and brute primal force, of English folk music and African American blues. Spitz’s account of their artistic journey, amid the fascinating ecosystem of popular music, is irresistible. But the music is only part of the legend: Led Zeppelin is also the story of how the sixties became the seventies, of how innocence became decadence, of how rock took over. Led Zeppelin wasn’t the first band to let loose on the road, but as with everything else, they took it to an entirely new level. Not all the legends are true, but in Spitz’s careful accounting, what is true is astonishing and sometimes disturbing.

Led Zeppelin gave no quarter, and neither has Bob Spitz. Led Zeppelin is the long-awaited full reckoning the band richly deserves. Americas Entertainment & Celebrities United States Celebrity Biography
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Phenomenal. I wouldn’t say I was the biggest led zeppelin fan music wise. But this book and their story is more than I imagined when I started. Just an audacious, outstanding and shocking story. Amazing

As rock n roll as it gets

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well researched and compiled, well read and very honest look into one of the greatest rock bands of all time

meticulous and brilliantly written and read

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...I would say this is the most conflicting biography I've listened to. As a musical person of that era, all the 60's and 70's are embedded into the intricate weave of most of our lives. Yet, having seen the tribute at the Kennedy Center Honors, especially hearing the phenomenal bersion of Stairway done by Heart with Bono's son drumming,...well, I wonder, if they folks involved had read the full story would they have been as eager to honor that journey...where do they...you...draw the line.
I've been there, done that in many ways but I still find it offensive that gifted as our best musicians are, noone should earn the fortunes they do...society is misguided....8
and what rattled me was the sheer perversion and crudeness existing in their journey...it was sad, disgusting and demeaning...
....but, yeah, I will still listen occasionally but never hear it quite the same way....

Very in-depth....beyond the music

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This is a must if your a fan of Zeppelin, but is very accessible if your looking for an account of the rise to and life at the top of 70s rock.

Nearly every element of the band from music to myth is discussed.

The author avoids sensationalism and glorification of the bands hedonistic image, while pulling no punches on the controversy around underage groupies and at times violent incidents that are part of the bands legacy.

Performance is great and well delivered.

Superb biography. Scholarly but pulls no punches.

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I was not really a LZ fan. I am now. Very, very well written and read. Incredible story. Highly, highly recommended.

Fantastic

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