Friday, July 4, 2008

Led Zeppelin - Beginnings

Led Zeppelin's Beginnings by Anthony Chuinard

Just like any other band these musical icons experience a lot of obstacles before they achieved there legendary status. Starting a band requires a lot of effort and requires a lot of luck. Luck, in a sense that choosing band members does not come easy as anyone would like to think. Even though the Beatles had paved the way for rock and roll music to be appreciated by English listeners, pop culture was still the dominant music that Britons mostly listens. For a starting band like Led Zeppelin they were facing insurmountable odds. Forming a band was hard enough they needed a lot of patience to perform countless gigs in order to get noticed by a music company.

Finally, the band was given their chance. In 1968 the band managed to get the attention of the music industry. There album was finally was set to be released. In 1969 when the album was released it was a hit. It was not surprising because their song offers so much influence. Their music was a blend of blues, pop, rock and many more. They captured the heart of not only Britons but also Americans as well. There concert tours was a sure hit that was why Atlantics Records investment did not go to waste. They had a signing of 200,000 dollars which was at that time the biggest ever made in history in the music industry. The record company did expect that the band would be popular but not to this extent. Concert auditoriums were always full and tickets were always sold out.

For more information about Led Zeppelin, and a complete listing of their lyrics, visit Led Zeppelin Lyrics.

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1 comment:

  1. Led Zeppelin were probably the greatest rock band ever. Their live performances were legendary - they improvised on stage and treated their live shows as actual jam sessions. I would do anything to see a live Led Zeppelin performance, but sadly that probably won't happen.

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