Led Zeppelin |
Led Zeppelin is a rock music group from England that formed in September 1968, and disbanded after drummer John Bonham died. Led Zeppelin consisted of Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones and John Bonham. With music that features a loud voice and heavy guitars, Led Zeppelin is regarded as one of the first heavy metal band.
Most of their songs are interpretations of blues and folk music are given the feel of rock, including rockabilly, reggae, soul, funk, jazz, classical music, Celtic music, Indian music, Arabic music, pop music, Latin American music, and country music .
Led Zeppelin never released singles of songs that became popular in the United Kingdom. The reason, they prefer the concept of album-oriented rock music.
After 25 years broke up due to the death of John Bonham in 1980, Led Zeppelin fans still lauded the achievement thanks to the artistic, commercial success and broad influence among rock musicians. Until now, the album Led Zeppelin has sold over 300 million copies, of which, 109.5 million copies sold in the United States, and became the only band that managed to put all of his albums in the order of Top 10 Billboard album charts. In addition, Led Zeppelin ranks number one in the list of 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock (100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock) version of VH1.
On December 10, 2007, three members of Led Zeppelin reunion concerts dedicated to Ahmet Ertegun at The O2, London.