They had the heaviness, the melody, the mystique, and the musicianship.” Perry Farrell (Jane’s Addiction, Porno for Pyros): “Led Zeppelin played a role in music that can never be matched. They were able to be heavy, soft, and everything in between, with great songwriting and killer performances.” James Hetfield (Metallica): “Zeppelin has been a huge influence on us. And you can’t replicate that.”Ĭhris Cornell (Soundgarden, Audioslave): “If I trace back the roots of my approach to music, everything inevitably leads back to Led Zeppelin.” Lenny Kravitz: “When you talk about a band that created a vibe and an atmosphere, that was Led Zeppelin. Their raw power and inventiveness was mind-blowing.”Īnn Wilson (Heart): “Led Zeppelin was not just a band. Jack White (The White Stripes): “My whole approach to music and songwriting changed after hearing Led Zeppelin. The ambition of their music and the mind-bending guitar work was very inspiring.” You can hear their influence in countless bands, myself included.”īilly Joel: “I think Led Zeppelin embodied rock and roll at its most ‘free,’ in its most wild, in its most moving.”īono (U2): “I owe a lot to Led Zeppelin, particularly Jimmy Page. Slash (Guns N’ Roses): “The impact that Led Zeppelin had on hard rock music cannot be understated.
The whole idea of music, for me, changed after hearing Led Zeppelin.” It was like one voice.”ĭave Grohl (Nirvana, Foo Fighters): “Led Zeppelin were the greatest rock and roll band of all time. Keith Richards (The Rolling Stones): “I love Zeppelin, and they made some fantastic music, but I don’t know how comfortable they were with it themselves.”Įddie Van Halen: “It was the first time I’d ever heard a band where, ‘Oh, my God, this is like one thing.’ It’s not like bass, guitar, drums. This diversity is what set Led Zeppelin apart from many of their contemporaries and has led to their enduring popularity. Their unique sound emerged from a broad range of influences, including blues, psychedelia, folk music, and traditional Indian and Moroccan sounds. The band is widely regarded as one of the most successful, innovative, and influential rock groups in history.
The band consisted of vocalist Robert Plant, guitarist Jimmy Page, bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham. Led Zeppelin was a British rock band formed in London in 1968.
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