Led Zeppelin: Dazed and Confused: The Stories Behind Every Song - Softcover

Welch

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1560251883 ISBN 13: 9781560251880

Publisher: Da Capo Press, 1998

Synopsis

Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, and John Bonham make up Led Zeppelin, one of the greatest hard rock bands ever. This heavily illustrated book gives readers an in-depth examination of everything that inspired the songs of Led Zeppelin. What was the "House of the Holy"? Where was the "Stairway to Heaven"? Which strange encounters led to such classics as "Kashmir" and "Trampled Underfoot"? Was it an earthquake that inspired "Going to California" on their untitled fourth album?

Dazed and Confused reveals the roots and origins of the songs on all eight of the band's celebrated studio albums, together with all the stories behind material released after Zeppelin's break-up in 1980, including Unledded: No Quarter and the BBC Sessions album. You are invited to explore the inspiration behind the sound of four brilliant musicians who defined the concept of hard rock, and yet imbued their work with passionate magic and mystery. That mystery is heavily explained in Dazed and Confused.

About this title

About the Author:

As a reporter on UK music weekly Melody Maker, Chris Welch went on the road with Led Zeppelin during the early 1970s, and saw the members of the band in close-up action at their most exciting and historic shows. Welch has since worked on a variety of music magazines and has written more than 20 books on rock music, including Hendrix: A Biography.

About this edition

• Publisher: Da Capo Press
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 1560251883
• ISBN 13: 9781560251880
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 160