What Are Led Zeppelin's Accomplishments

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Introduction “We come from the land of the ice and snow, From the midnight sun where the hot springs flow.” Page, J. & Plant, R. (1970). Immigrant Song. On Led Zeppelin III [ALBUM]. Hampshire, United Kingdom: Atlantic Records. Led Zeppelin’s fans roar as Robert Plant starts to sing one of the crowd’s favorite songs, “Immigrant song”. Led Zeppelin became one of the most globally popular British bands of their era who triumphed through highs and lows in the music industry. Led Zeppelin has been around since the late 1960s, survived many tragedies, and have received many awards. Led Zeppelin has had many musical ups and downs, but even though it has been a long time since they performed, many people remember the impact and influence Led Zeppelin …show more content…

Led Zeppelin wouldn’t be here today if the band members didn’t meet. After the Yardbirds disbanded, Jimmy Page and Chris Dreja wanted to form a band with a new vocalist and percussionist. Even though Terry Reid turned them down, Reid told Page about Robert Plant, a skilled singer. In return, after he became an integral member of Led Zeppelin, Plant told Page about his previous colleague John Bonham, who was a drummer. Before the group could finish their scheduled concerts as the Yardbirds, Chris Dreja left the band, and they had to find another bass guitar player. They had great potential when Page hired John Paul Jones to be the new bass guitar player, and they knew their band was complete if he said yes, that is. After a lot of persuading, they got John Bonham to agree to join the band and be their new drummer (Phillips & Cogan …show more content…

Their many tours and albums pleased their fans. Because they toured a lot in the United States, Led Zeppelin’s live concerts got their albums good reviews, and they made it to the Top 10 on the radio. During 1989, Led Zeppelin finished their second album and went on many tours. Deciding to stay in line with bigger venues like The Forum in LA and Madison Square Garden in NY, Led Zeppelin kept touring the US. To add to their variety of sounds, “The Crunge” gave a funky feel while “D’yer Make’r” gave more of a reggae vibe (Phillips & Cogan 2014). After many record-breaking concerts, websites pointed out Led Zeppelin’s unidentified impact in the music industry. They advertised Led Zeppelin souvenirs, evaluated the band’s written composition, translated the band’s guitar and bass lines into sheet music and deliberated “Led Zeppelin trivia”, while journalists created expositions about the band (Morrison

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