In the Houses of the Holy
Subtitle: Led Zeppelin and the Power of Rock Music
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: August 31, 2001
Language: eng
Number of pages: 258
ISBN-13: 9780195117561
First sentence: During the performance of "Dazed and Confused" in Led Zeppelin's documentary film, The Song Remains the Same, the camera cuts away from concert footage to a film vignette constructed by Jimmy Page in which he is seen climbing a mountain in the dead of night, his way lit by a full moon, bare hands clutching at clumps of weed as struggles to reach the summit.
Description: Explores Led Zeppelin's influence on rock music and popular culture. Analyzes provocative aspects of the band, including images of the body in performances, onstage rituals, issues of gender and sexuality, as well as their appropriation of blues and "Eastern" music.