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Led Zeppelin Report
Led Zeppelin is the true father of of modern rock and
roll music. ... The music of Led
Zeppelin has been a "crowning achievement in the genre of
hard rock/heavy metal and the band must be considered one of
the most important of all time."(1) The issue of whether or
not the Led Zep influence exists is one of the most contro-
versial issues of the rock world today. ... The other major source is the book HAMMER
OF THE GODS, a biography of Led Zeppelin by Stephen Davis. ...
The basis of this report is whether or not Led Zeppelin
is the creator of modern rock music. It is a massive under
statement to say that Led Zeppelin was a major influence in
the evolution of heavy metal music. It would be more accu-
rate to say without Led Zeppelin there would be no metal
music. ... (2)
The consolidated elements that created the well defined
Led Zeppelin sound were the result of a "singular chemistry
within the band"(3). ...
When the members of the newly forming "New Yard Birds",
soon to become Led Zeppelin (6) first played together there
was a sort of "magic" that happened. ...
Today, in the wake of the legend, rock music flourishes
more than ever and many new bands are trying to fill the gap
that Led Zeppelin left. ... Led Zeppelin created many innova-
tions and these are widely used. ...
It is, of cource, argued that Led Zeppelin was not a
major influence. ... (9) To some, Led Zeppelin had just
been using stuff they had already heard, they just "spiced
it up". This is probably true in some respects because if
the earlier blues men of the past or the rock heroes of
yesterday had not come along there would certainly be no Led
Zeppelin.
As Led Zeppelin may have quietly stolen bits of materi-
al, they are truly innovators. ... The irony is that when
they were first becoming known, the name "heavy metal" was
created to classify the type of music Led Zeppelin was
playing. Although many artists claim not to have any Zeppe-
lin in them, faint echoes and some times large amounts of the
Led Zeppelin influ-ence can be seen and heard. Without the
music of Led Zeppelin, bands like Whitesnake and Kingdom Come
would not exist. ...
Most bands of today are influenced indirectly by Led
Zeppelin. ... It contains a
three note riff sequence that is derived from the Led Zeppe-
lin song, "The Ocean" (see fig 1). ... In Whitesnakess song "Still of the Night", the
chorus is a riff derived and almost copied from the Led
Zeppelin song, "The Immigrant Song".
Approximate Word count = 2151
Approximate Pages = 8.6
(250 words per page double spaced)
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