Led Zeppelin, who bestrode the world of rock like a colossus, have continually grown in popularity and influence since their official winding up in 1980. They exasperated critics and eluded classification, synthesizing blues, rock, folk, rockabilly, funk, classical, country, Indian, and Arabic techniques. They performed the alchemical trick of transmuting base led into gold--and platinum--and diamond. They did what they would, finding wisdom through personal excess and artistic self-discipline. "Not a coda to Zeppelin's legacy, but a blast of metaphysical graffiti as relevant today as...
Led Zeppelin, who bestrode the world of rock like a colossus, have continually grown in popularity and influence since their official winding up i...
The Who were one of the most memorable and influential of the 1960s British Invasion bands memorable because of their loudness and because they destroyed instruments during performances, and influential because of their success in crafting Power Pop singles like My Generation and I Can See for Miles, long-playing albums Live at Leeds and Who s Next, and the rock operas Tommy and Quadrophenia. The themes that principal songwriter Pete Townshend imparted into The Who s music drew upon the group s mostly working-class London upbringings and early Mod audiences: frustration, angst, irony, and a...
The Who were one of the most memorable and influential of the 1960s British Invasion bands memorable because of their loudness and because they destro...
