Analysis Of Led Zeppelin

One of the most popular bands of the 1970’s was Led Zeppelin, whose original members were Jimmy Page, guitarist and songwriter; Robert Plant, lead vocalist and songwriter; John Paul Jones, bassist and keyboardist; and John Bonham drummer. (Contemporary Musicians). The band was called The New Yardbirds and commenced their first tour in Scandinavia replacing the The Yardbirds, a band Jimmy Page held rights to. Being previously successful as musicians they were on a higher plane in popularity and stood out from other starting bands. These band members also had a specific look; long hair, bell bottom pants, and open buttoned down shirt. Also, because of their fame, it is no surprise that they played to large venues; one of the largest was at Tampa,

With long mournful guitar solos and a constant beat it is hard to forget. The opening lines, “There's a lady who's sure all that glitters is gold/ And she's buying a stairway to heaven.” makes clear that there is a lady who is rich and is trying to buy her way to Heaven. Then, the interpretations vary due to how we associate certain things in the song to our own life. A few lines later the lyrics “There's a feeling I get when I look to the west/ And my spirit is crying for leaving” and we can see how the focus of the song changes from the lady’s point of view to the speaker’s point of view. Following the song the lyrics “And it's whispered that soon/ if we all call the tune/ Then the piper will lead us to reason.” play into the band's ongoing theme of folk tale by referencing the Pied Piper and how he will give reasons for all things to everyone, but nonetheless the lyrics “here are two paths you can go by, but in the long run/ There's still time to change the road you're on” makes clear that even though this lady and the man may have both been through different things in their life, it is still their choice about what they do with themselves (Azlyrics;