Led Zeppelin

## Genres

* folk rock
* blues rock
* stoner metal
* garage rock
* soft rock
* hard rock
* psychedelic rock
* funk rock
* glam rock
* glam metal

## Significance

* All of their studio albums have gone at least platinum, three of them diamond, and *Led Zeppelin IV* double diamond.
* They had three platinum live albums with *Celebration Day* also being a hit.
* Most of their compilations have gone platinum.
* They had several hit singles, with *Whole Lotta Love* being their biggest hit at number four.
* Their video album *Led Zeppelin DVD* went diamond and *Celebration Day* went triple platinum.
* There is a Broadway theatre tribute to them.

## Trivia

* Their song *Ramble On* is often noted for its references to the novel The Lord of the Rings.
* Their song *Kashmir* is often noted for its Arab influence.
* Their most famous song is *Stairway to Heaven* due to its epic lyrics.
* Their song *D'yer Mak'er* (pronounced "Jamaica") is noted for its reggae influence.
* They formed much of the inspiration for the modern hard rock band Wolfmother.
* They are considered one of the first metal bands.
* They were awarded with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
* Their member Jimmy Page is a former member of The Yardbirds and would collaborate notably with The Black Crowes and Robert Plant.
* Their song *Whole Lotta Love* is often noted for its long, psychedelic instrumental part.
* Many of their songs have since become classic rock staples.
* They were a part of the British Invasion of the sixties.
* The way their name is spelled was a part of the inspiration for the name Def Leppard.
* They helped pioneer the glam metal image.
* Their *Dancing Days* was successfully covered by Stone Temple Pilots.

## Recommended Albums

* Led Zeppelin II
* Led Zeppelin
* Led Zeppelin III
* Led Zeppelin IV
* Physical Graffiti
* Houses of the Holy
* In Through the Out Door
* Presence
* Coda

## Recommended Songs

### Top Ten

* Whole Lotta Love
* Kashmir
* Rock and Roll
* Dancing Days (I Said It's Alright)
* Immigrant Song (We Come from the Land of the Ice and Snow)
* Black Dog (Hey Hey Mama Said the Way You Move)
* Communication Breakdown
* Trampled Under Foot (Talkin' 'bout Love)
* Ramble On
* The Battle of Evermore

### Favorites

* Going to California (Spent My Days with a Woman Unkind)
* What is and What Should Never Be (but the wind won't blow, you really shouldn't go)
* Living Loving Maid (She's Just a Woman)
* Good Times Bad Times
* When the Levee Breaks
* Heartbreaker (Hey fellas have you heard the news?)
* Dazed and Confused
* All My Love
* Ten Years Gone
* Over the Hills and Far Away (Many Times I've Lied)
* The Wanton Song
* Misty Mountain Hop
* Gallows Pole
* You Shook Me
* Thank You (If the Sun Refused to Shine)
* Fool in the Rain (There's a Light in Your Eye that Keeps Shinin')
* The Lemon Song

### Other

* Hey Hey What Can I Do
* The Ocean (Singing in the Sunshine, Laughing in the Rain)
* D'Yer Mak'Er (Oh, you don't have to go)
* Babe I'm Gonna Leave You
* I Can't Quit You Baby
* How Many More Times
* No Quarter
* Sugar Mama
* Sick Again
* Down By the Seaside
* Candy Store Rock (Oh baby baby)
* Ozone Baby (Ooh It's My Love)
* Custard Pie
* Moby Dick
* In the Light
* In the Evening