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Led Zeppelin

The Biography

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Led Zeppelin

By: Bob Spitz
Narrated by: Rob Shapiro
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“In this authoritative, unsparing history of the biggest rock group of the 1970s, Spitz delivers inside details and analysis with his well-known gift for storytelling.” —PEOPLE

From the author of the iconic, bestselling history of The Beatles, the definitive account of arguably the greatest rock band of all time.

Rock star. Whatever that term means to you, chances are it owes a debt to Led Zeppelin. No one before or since has lived the dream quite like Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones, and John Bonham. In Led Zeppelin, Bob Spitz takes their full measure, separating myth from reality with his trademark connoisseurship and storytelling flair.

From the opening notes of their first album, the band announced itself as something different, a collision of grand artistic ambition and brute primal force, of English folk music and African American blues. Spitz’s account of their artistic journey, amid the fascinating ecosystem of popular music, is irresistible. But the music is only part of the legend: Led Zeppelin is also the story of how the sixties became the seventies, of how innocence became decadence, of how rock took over. Led Zeppelin wasn’t the first band to let loose on the road, but as with everything else, they took it to an entirely new level. Not all the legends are true, but in Spitz’s careful accounting, what is true is astonishing and sometimes disturbing.

Led Zeppelin gave no quarter, and neither has Bob Spitz. Led Zeppelin is the long-awaited full reckoning the band richly deserves. Americas Entertainment & Celebrities United States Celebrity Biography
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Phenomenal. I wouldn’t say I was the biggest led zeppelin fan music wise. But this book and their story is more than I imagined when I started. Just an audacious, outstanding and shocking story. Amazing

As rock n roll as it gets

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well researched and compiled, well read and very honest look into one of the greatest rock bands of all time

meticulous and brilliantly written and read

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Having been at Earl’s Court , Knebworth and the O2 at the end, it was a joy to get the whole story. Nicely read so it’s unfair to pick on the amusing Pronunciation of English placenames but there was some real howlers away from that! All the Americans I know (who know!) Call the best hotel in Paris the George Cinq , not the George Vee …. And to introduce Paul Rodgers as the guitarist from Free…still it shows I was paying attention. Thanks for some great memories and for filling in the gaps

Memories

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Very good read, really gives a fascinating insight into what happens off stage. There’s certainly some content in there that makes you re-evaluate whether you like this band or not, and I’m sure in modern society, they wouldn’t have got away with much of their antics. A real eye opener.

Eye opening

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Really enjoyed this, seemed not alot was missed out even the dodgy bits few surprising name drops and lots of shenanigans.

This is a great raw book

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