************************************************** > Led Zeppelin ist eine englische Rockband der späten 1960er und der 1970er Jahre. Die Band ist mit 300 Millionen verkauften Alben, davon alleine 111 Millionen in den USA, nicht nur eine der erfolgreichsten Rockbands, sondern gilt auch, neben Black Sabbath und Deep Purple, als Pionier des Hard Rock und des Heavy Metal. Sie verarbeitete aber auch Einflüsse anderer musikalischer Genres wie etwa des Blues und der Folkmusik. Eines ihrer bekanntesten Lieder ist Stairway to Heaven. > Die Band bestand von der Gründung 1968 bis zur Auflösung 1980 durchgehend aus Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones und John Bonham; sie löste sich auf, nachdem Bonham im September 1980 verstorben war. Am 10. Dezember 2007 fand bei einem Konzert in London die offizielle Wiedervereinigung von Plant, Page und Jones als „Led Zeppelin“ statt, bei der auch John Bonhams Sohn Jason Bonham als Schlagzeuger mitwirkte. ************************************************** 01/1969 Led Zeppelin 10/1969 Led Zeppelin II 10/1970 Led Zeppelin III 11/1971 Led Zeppelin IV 03/1973 Houses of the Holy 02/1975 Physical Graffiti 03/1976 Presence 09/1976 The Song Remains the Same 08/1979 In Through the Out Door 11/1982 Coda 09/1990 Remasters 09/1990 Led Zeppelin Box Set Vol.1 09/1993 Led Zeppelin Box Set Vol.2 11/1997 BBC Sessions 11/1999 Early Days: The Best Of Zeppelin Vol.1 03/2000 Latter Days: The Best Of Led Zeppelin Vol.2 ??/2000 Early Days & Latter Days: The Best Of L.Z. 03/2003 How the West Was Won (Live) 11/2007 Mothership ************************************************** > Led Zeppelin were an English rock band formed in 1968 and consisting of Jimmy Page (guitar),] Robert Plant (vocals, harmonica), John Paul Jones (bass guitar, keyboards, mandolin), and John Bonham (drums). With their heavy, guitar-driven blues-rock sound, Led Zeppelin are regularly cited as one of the progenitors of heavy metal and hard rock music. However, the band's individualistic style drew from many sources and transcends any one genre. Led Zeppelin did not release songs from their albums as singles in the UK, as they preferred to develop the concept of "album-oriented rock". > 30 years after disbanding following Bonham's death in 1980, the band continues to be held in high regard for their artistic achievements, commercial success, and broad influence. The band have sold over 200 million albums worldwide, including 111.5 million certified units in the United States, making them one of the best-selling music artists of all time. They have had all of their original studio albums reach the top 10 of the Billboard album chart in the US, with six reaching the number one spot. Led Zeppelin are ranked #1 on VH1's 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock and Classic Rock's 50 Best Live Acts of All Time. Rolling Stone magazine has described Led Zeppelin as "the heaviest band of all time", "the biggest band of the '70s" and "unquestionably one of the most enduring bands in rock history". Similarly, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame describes the band being "as influential in that decade (70s) as the Beatles were in the prior one". > In 2007, the surviving members of Led Zeppelin reunited (along with deceased drummer John Bonham's son, Jason) for the Ahmet Ertegün Tribute Concert at The O2 Arena in London.