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Led Zeppelin, who bestrode the world of rock like a colossus,
have continually grown in popularity and influence since their
official winding up in 1980. They exasperated critics and eluded
classification, synthesizing blues, rock, folk, rockabilly, funk,
classical, country, Indian, and Arabic techniques. They performed
the alchemical trick of transmuting base led into gold—and
platinum—and diamond. They did what they would, finding wisdom
through personal excess and artistic self-discipline.
“Not a coda to Zeppelin’s legacy, but a blast of metaphysical
graffiti as relevant today as the first time we heard the opening
chords of ‘Stairway to Heaven’. From Kant to ‘Kashmir’, from Freud
to ‘Fool in the Rain’, Calef and company explore Zeppelin’s music
in an introspective, suggestive manner worthy of both a blistering
Page solo and a bawdy Bonham stomp.”
—BRANDON W. FORBES, co-editor of Radiohead and Philosophy
“Led Zeppelin’s albums, personalities, live performances, art
work, myths, influences, and more, all come under the microscope.
Compelling insights and observations add more depth to a subject
that continues to thrill and inspire. Each chapter is driven by an
unquenchable thirst for Zeppelin knowledge and pulls the reader
deeper into the world of Led Zeppelin . . .”
—DAVE LEWIS, editor, Tight But Loose
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