One of the world's most prolific bands is being broken down track by track, album by album--and you have tickets to the details, facts, and secrets in Led Zeppelin. Formed by the unlikely alliance of two ace London studio musicians and two bar-band bumpkins, Led Zeppelin went on to
create the template for the marauding modern rock 'n' roll band. Often described as "heavy," any true fan will tell you that the band's 9 studio albums and 81 tracks thereon are actually a complex
amalgam of blues,
psychedelia,
rock,
folk, and
country that reveal the influences of Led Zeppelin's four members.
Veteran music journalist Martin Popoff
picks apart each of these 81 tracks in exquisite detail, and for the first time ever, you can come along for the ride. Popoff analyzes the circumstances that led to their creation, the
recording processes, the
historical contexts, and more.
Offstage and performance photography, as well as
images of rare memorabilia, bring the band's story to vivid life.
Included as a
special bonus, he also offers an introductory essay on each of the band's nine studio albums, and sidebar features that explore
influences on the band as well as
song details, such as running time, instruments played, engineers, and studios.