J.S. Gornael has a BA in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis in Poetry and an MFA in Fiction. He has taken workshops in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction (though mostly the second). Half-cinephile ...

However, on IV, released in 1971, Led Zeppelin were ready to explore blues more curiously and with more historical closeness. The fourth studio album closes with “When The Levee Breaks,” which begins ...

After getting stuck on a song for their fourth album, Led Zeppelin's John Bonham hit the drums and rattled off a beat that ...

Few rock bands have had the longevity of Led Zeppelin. Their eponymous debut album came out in 1969, the beginning of a career that has lasted more than 55 years. With so much time to release music, ...

“Stairway to Heaven” remains Led Zeppelin’s most famous song. Plant, though, has said he’d rather the band be remembered for ...

The song is Led Zeppelin's second-highest-charting single in the United States.

It can be a difficult task to put on a Led Zeppelin album, warm up your vocal chords, and try to sing along with frontman Robert Plant. The guy knew how to hit a high note. But despite that difficulty ...

Not every classic rock controversy begins with a chart-topping hit. For Jake Holmes, it began with "Dazed and Confused," a haunting folk-rock song he wrote and recorded in 1967. Although the original ...

While ignored by Led Zeppelin during their contemporary run, 'For Your Life' saw a live ressurection during the 2007 reunion ...

Led Zeppelin were no less than gods that reigned over the world of rock, starting pretty much with their debut and only ending when they were forced to break up in 1980. That makes picking a best year ...

"Most people have missed some of the best Zeppelin stuff," Robert Plant said in a 2025 interview with Mojo. Plant went on to note a few tracks that he feels have not been appreciated enough over the ...