“On the second LP, you can really hear the group identity coming together,” Jimmy Page recalled years after its release. While Zeppelin recorded their first album in three weeks after a single, ...

What was the difference between Led Zeppelin and The Beatles? For one thing, Zep’s studio approach was far less tedious. You aren’t going to hear about Zep running through 100 takes of a song, as the ...

Page formed Led Zeppelin when his previous band, the Yardbirds, dissolved. That band’s manager asked Page for the group before the guitarist joined, but he initially declined and recommended his ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. The release of the Becoming Led Zeppelin documentary pushes several ...

Led Zeppelin's second album not only achieved commercial success but also revolutionized the rock genre, paving the way for hard rock and heavy metal.

Led Zeppelin’s sophomore effort featured six new original tunes co-written by singer Robert Plant and guitarist Jimmy Page. It also included three songs that were adapted from blues tunes— two by ...

When the album came out 40 years ago, Rolling Stone critic John Mendelsohn wasn’t exactly glowing in his 1969 review of the album, writing tongue-in-cheekily, “I’ll concede that until you’ve listened ...

It’s been over fifty years since Led Zeppelin formed and amazingly, we’re still talking about them. They were a collection of musical geniuses that people all over the world fell in love with. An ...

This is a Trainwreck in the making. Elevator rock band Train announced Thursday that it will cover the entirety of “Led Zeppelin II” — but this horrible idea won’t get a whole lotta love or a thank ...

Accessible-pop stalwarts Train, in support of a “Led Zeppelin II” remake nobody asked for, have taken their tribute act on the road. Granted, it wasn’t terrible, despite all the hand-wringing on ...