Led Zeppelin’s IV is a rewarding combination of face melting solo’s, the all too familiar wails of Mr Plant, flawless drumming and the impeccable bass lines of a bass demon. Combining various different influences with the skill of these players, this album tied together to eventuate into the legendary status that many hold high. Recorded and written from December 1970- November 1971 this album has been used as an inspiration for many other musicians when creating their own work. But what inspired this legendary group to create this album? Consisting of Robert Plant on vocals, Jimmy Page with lead guitar, John Paul Jones on bass guitar and John Bonham on drums this band has fortified itself as one of the greatest Rock and Roll bands of all time. The creation of the album ‘Led Zeppelin IV’ reinforces this idea.
There was a lot of pressure placed upon Led Zeppelin about this album due to the commercial success of their first two albums ‘Led Zeppelin I’ and ‘Led Zeppelin II’. This combined with the large rise in popularity and contention with The Beatles placed a large weight on the shoulders of these four musicians. Due to this pressure the band manager of the time pushed the band to create the best album yet and to not let the disappointment in sales (in comparison to other albums) that their previous album (Led Zeppelin III) had made.
The choice of album cover has been seen in the music industry as a gamble that ultimately payed off. The cover consists of an old man carrying a bundle of sticks on his back, whereas the inside only had 4 symbols and some lyrics from ‘Stairway To Heaven”. This was to contend with the allegations that Zeppelin’s success in previous albums had been just hype. By not even putting the bands own name ...
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...t of people around you. The images are really helped clarify what the singer really wants to talk about. Without the images in the video some many things could have been interpreted from the song itself. Before I watched the video I just thought the author was talking about war, and specially the wars America was fighting at the time of the song’s release. The music in combination with the instrumentals and video create a piece of art that enlightens the soul.
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Jerry Garcia’s life was filled with wonderful things, many of which he never expected in the first place. After an almost fatal heroin overdose in 1986, “ Garcia philosophically stated, ‘ I’m 45 years old, I’m ready for anything, I didn’t even plan on living this long so all this shit is just add-on stuff.’ ” (“Garcia”) This attitude shows why Garcia did all of the things he did and even how some of them came about. Garcia, who “functioned as the preeminent pied piper of the rock era,” led a life of great artistic ability which he used in many ways(“Grateful Dead_ Rockhall”).
The second song on the album, “Two Step”, is about Dave needing a break from his busy lifestyle and going to the woman he loves and she "drives me to distraction". She comes to him when he has "grown tired of water all the time" and she is the wine that will quench his thirst (Lyrics). He needs a change and she gives it to him making him realize that he should celebrate life more.
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First, Def Leppard should receive this induction because of the achievements they have received, plus Def Leppard has recorded over ten albums. “In the months of May 26th, 1988; and Septembe...
” Ooh, ooh, and she's buying a stairway to heaven” an iconic man once said in 1971. If you know this song then sure enough you know the masterminds behind it, Led Zeppelin. Led Zeppelin is an iconic rock band from Great Britain, they took the world by storm when they combined hard rock with the delicacy of British folk music. The members of this iconic rock band are Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Bonham, and John Paul Jones. In this research paper we will take a look at each of these musical members who contributed to the influential band, Led Zeppelin.
Friends since high school, the members of Phish have rocked the world and it’s millions of fans since 1991. Many who are not familiar with Phish’s music may hear the songs and consider them similar to the Greatful Dead, after all, they do have many things in common. After reading this paper, hopefully the reader will figure out for themselves the distinction, and experience a new insight into world of music featuring Phish.
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Rock and roll’s sheer existence has seemly coexisted with multitudes of generations’ hormone infested teenagers for decades. Since its appearance and establishment within the mid 1950’s, rock and roll has undoubtedly managed to capture the hearts of millions and presently still continues to. Ideally, when addressing the genre of rock and roll, artists such as Chuck Berry and Little Richard may occasionally come to mind. However, it seems so that it’s impossible to envision rock and roll without its king, Elvis Presley. Many individuals may be familiar with Elvis Presley as one of America’s most musically influential figures of all times. Infamously recognized as the “King of Rock n’ Roll”, Elvis Presley has forever been engraved within the
When I think about it, the front cover in a sense symbolises Dave’s life. He is the purple bougainvillea hanging on the black and white fence. This could be a way of how they celebrate his life – show how bright he was in a cold world.
I love how Coldplay decided to make their album cover look like a battle they were trying to fight. The women on top holding the French Flag looks like it demonstrates victory, which in Coldplay’s position, accomplishment for creating a new album. I feel like the album is a good example that demonstrates what they were going through since they were “fighting” to create an amazing album for fans since before Via La Vida, Coldplay hadn’t created an album with new released songs in almost 3 year. The scrip of “ Viva La Vida” stands out to viewers since its scripted in Bold & White reflecting on the background of the war scene.
They inspired (notice the key word here) many of other bands in later decades. Led Zeppelin made the Beatles sound more electric and Nirvana made it grittier. The older generations who, evidently, most often speak out against modern music were accustomed to listening to “deep” lyrics. However, they sparked something new in the next artists who affected those we have now.
In the world of rock music, there are usually two types of fans - the casual admirers, and the amped up, wild fanatics. But few of them understand the true meaning and zeal of rock n’ roll as the