An internationally renowned rock journalist and personal friend of the band members provides a warm, intimate, accurate account of Led Zeppelin's heyday. Available for the first time in the US, this book is the only authorized biography of what many consider to be the greatest band of all time. Photos.
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Music journalist Yorke's distinction as one of the first critics to recognize the prodigious groundbreaking talent and imminent popular success of 1970s megagroup Led Zeppelin has yielded an ongoing 24-year access to the group's inner sanctum, the culmination of which is this sanctioned biography. As presumptuous and troublesome as the "definitive" tag is, Yorke excells at removing himself from the narrative, relying instead on the insightful perspectives, interviews, and comments of the late John Bonham; surviving members Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, and John Paul Jones; and manager Peter Grant. Focusing on the group's musical diversity and inventiveness, experimentation, and desire to constantly push beyond their limits, Yorke alludes to but does not dwell on the surfeit of chemical and sexual indulgence for which the band is legendary. Diggers for these Led nuggets should mine Richard Cole's recent Stairway to Heaven ( LJ 8/92) and Stephen Davis's Hammer of the Gods ( LJ 6/15/85). From their pre-Led Age beginnings through their post-Zeppelin solo projects, Yorke offers the best account of this band to date. For all music collections.
- Barry X. Miller, Austin P.L., Tex.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
- Barry X. Miller, Austin P.L., Tex.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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This review is from: Led Zeppelin: The Definitive Biography (Paperback)
This book is a definitely a definite biography of led zeppelin. It begins with a short biography of each of the bands members before forming the band and ends with the solo work of the remaining members up to 1998 I think. The author doesn;t go into details about drugs and sex but tells the tale using interviews from the members and from his personal experience with them. At the end of the book there is a list of the groups discography and each members solo carrier discography and a list of bootlegs. I didn't see any photos inside but there were a few papers with some B&W photos. I bought this book from a supermarket. It is recommended if you are not interested tales about excesses and orgies etc etc
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