"Light and Shade" was the famous qoute Rolling Stone author Cameron Crowe used to describe Led Zeppelin. One of the all-time greatest rock bands, their sound was a combination of a thuderous rhythm section, unbelievable guitar riffs, and wild frontman. They had a balance and counter-balance based in the blues with a hard edgy sound. Their sound was at times hard and soft, pounding and melodic, it was light and shade.
In 1968 Jimmy Page inherited a dysfunctional Yardbirds. The group's original guitarist, Eric Clapton, would be replaced by Jeff Beck after leaving the band. Jimmy Page would later replace Beck. Left with the bands name and obligations Page recruited Robert Plant as vocalist, John Bonham on drums, and John Paul Jones on bass. They toured under the name the New Yardbirds. The name Led Zeppelin came from a famous quote from a music critic would voiced his opinion that the new line-up would go over like a "lead baloon". With tongue in cheek the band was renamed......
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