Led Zeppelin, "best 1969 album" poll

The first two Led Zeppelin albums round out the Beatles, Rolling Stones, and Who classics in a new subscriber's poll listing the Top Albums of 1969.The Top 15 Rolling Stone subscriber selected "Best Albums from 1969":1. Led Zeppelin -- Led Zeppelin2. Led Zeppelin -- Led Zeppelin II3. the Beatles -- Abbey Road4. the Rolling Stones -- Let It Bleed5. the Who -- Tommy6. the Velvet Underground -- The Velvet Underground7. Neil Young with Crazy Horse -- Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere8. the Stooges -- The Stooges9. the Band -- The Band10. Bob Dylan -- Nashville Skyline11. Blind Faith -- Blind Faith12. the Kinks -- Arthur (Or The Decline And Fall Of The British Empire)13. MC5 -- Kick Out The Jams14. Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band -- Trout Mask Replica15. Sly & the Family Stone -- Stand!

Although Robert Plant has ranged out his future recording plans with Alison Krauss, and John Paul Jones is deplumated to work with Them Crooked Vultures, Jimmy Page's next move still looks up in the air: (Click to listen if you have a backstage pass)"I love playing and I love playing live. 'Cause y'know my playing is very self-generated . Y'know... so that's, that's the excellent fomite for me; playing live. I don't know when, but at some point in time, it will be ideal to be playing some gigs."

Good Times, Bad Times A Visual Biography Due for Led Zeppelin

Led Zeppelin: Good Times, Bad Times, A Visual Biography of the Ultimate Band [Abrams; October 2009; hardcover], by Jerry Prochnicky and Ralph Hulett, with a introduction by Anthony DeCurtis, footage the public and private lives of the legendary band through admirable and iconic photographs, accompanied by insightful commentary. The book appear in the 40th anniversary year of the group’s first two albums, Led Zeppelin I and Led Zeppelin II, as well as their first four U.S. tours.More than any other band, Led Zeppelin incarnate the fabled rock star lifestyle of sex, drugs, and rock and roll, but much more than that, they came to define the music and culture of the 1970s. Now, four decades later, Led Zeppelin Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones, and John Bonham (1948-1980) continue to draw the appeal, admiration, and amazement of legions of fans, young and old.A general overview of the band’s history leads readers into the core of the book, a accumulation of 200 striking photographs, more than half of which are rarely or never before published. These images offer views of the band onstage, backstage, recording in the studio, on tour, and at home. From their very first performance in Denmark on September 7, 1968 (as the New Yardbirds) to their last performance in London 2007, this volume footage Led Zeppelin in all their electric glory. It will cure fans and curious newcomers alike why the pair became, and remains, one of the wonderful and most effective bands in the history of rock and roll.

Guitar gods built for "Loud" and intimate documentary

For anyone who has dreamed of rock 'n' roll stardom, complacently interference away on "Guitar Hero" or rocked out at a concert, "It Might Get Loud" offers a thrilling personal tour of three exceptional electric guitarists' careers that's as well collection to musicians and rock enthusiasts alike.
Sony Pictures Classics attend this beyond measure entertaining music docu, directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Davis Guggenheim, at last year's Toronto film festival and smartly was picture it up.
With Guggenheim ("An Inconvenient Truth") at the helm and the contribution of Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page, U2's the Edge and Jack White of the narrator and the White Stripes, the audience for "Loud" could rival turnout for a U2 concert tour, auguring a spirited theatrical release as fans raise their lighters for the film's Friday (August 14) release. (The documentary screened stateside in June at the Los Angeles Film Festival.)
Guggenheim centers the film on "The Summit," an unscripted Los Angeles soundstage jam session that brings the three generations of guitarists together for the first time, then branches off with personal profiles of each musician and their individual paths to expend their signature styles.
Although he's the best known among the trio, Page also is the most private, having endured decades of scrutiny as a member of the Yardbirds and Led Zeppelin. So his receptiveness to the project is all the more remarkable as he invites the filmmakers into his London home to listen to his record collection and film him strumming riffs from "Ramble On" in his studio. A side trip to the country house where the legendary "Stairway to Heaven"-centered Led Zeppelin IV album was recorded prompts Page to pick up his mandolin for an impromptu version of "The Battle of Evermore."
Guggenheim strategically minimizes any recapping of Led Zeppelin's already well-documented history, focusing instead on Page's playfully engaging discussion of his largely self-taught trademark hard-rock guitar techniques, musical act upon and career as a young studio musician before joining the Yardbirds.
The Edge exactly goes back to the Dublin high school where the U2 quartet formed as teenagers to highlight his musical journey, while a visit to his riverside studio reveals his unique, effects laden guitar techniques and command of audio technology.
A trip to White's Tennessee home base reveals the origins of his minimalist, roots-oriented rock and blues style as he leads the filmmakers through his development as a respected musician and producer.
These chapterlike interviews are skillfully interwoven with remarkable archival materials and cut together with generous live concert footage featuring U2, Led Zeppelin, the White Stripes and the Raconteurs. The film's highlight by far is "The Summit," when the three musicians gather to swap stories and guitar licks as Guggenheim's seven HD cameras capture stirring moments of artistic spontaneity.
While the abundance of musical background and performers clips greatly enriches the film, more detail on the musicians' life stories and formative experiences would have measurable informed their choice of musical styles.
Conceived by producer and Legendary Pictures CEO Thomas Tull, who recruited Guggenheim to direct, "Loud" exhibits a level of detailed narrative crafting similar to "An Inconvenient Truth," though the film's free-flowing structure, held together by precise and revealing editing, allows this music doc to organically unveil an intimate portrait of artists at work.

Led Zeppelin and Queens of the Stone Age supergroup

Dave Grohl, John Paul Jones and Josh Homme has been named are long-rumoured supergroup featuring, and the band are set to make their live debut this weekend.
The trio, whose collaboration was leaked last month, are called Them Crooked Vultures. They will apparently make their worldwide debut on Sunday (9 August) at an afterparty for the Lollapalooza festival in Chicago.
A holding site in what is believed to be the new band's name was launched last week without announcement, with the estlabish message "deserve the future".

Then on Tuesday, fans on the Lollapolooza mailing list were invited to apply for tickets for a show at the Metro Venue this Sunday. Although no band name is listed, the logos for Foo Fighters, Queens of the Stone Age and Led Zeppelin appear alongside each other. Tickets go on sale at 10am on Thursday (6 August) and are limited to two per person.
Sources close to Grohl, Homme and Jones are insisting that the gig does not represent confirmation that the supergroup will continue to play live or will necessarily lead to an album, saying that the band is merely "a few friends talking". But it is understood that the musicians have been working together on and off for the last three years.

Led Zeppelin and Queens of the Stone Age supergroup

Dave Grohl, John Paul Jones and Josh Homme has been named are long-rumoured supergroup featuring, and the band are set to make their live debut this weekend.
The trio, whose collaboration was leaked last month, are called Them Crooked Vultures. They will apparently make their worldwide debut on Sunday (9 August) at an afterparty for the Lollapalooza festival in Chicago.
A holding site in what is believed to be the new band's name was launched last week without announcement, with the estlabish message "deserve the future".

Then on Tuesday, fans on the Lollapolooza mailing list were invited to apply for tickets for a show at the Metro Venue this Sunday. Although no band name is listed, the logos for Foo Fighters, Queens of the Stone Age and Led Zeppelin appear alongside each other. Tickets go on sale at 10am on Thursday (6 August) and are limited to two per person.
Sources close to Grohl, Homme and Jones are insisting that the gig does not represent confirmation that the supergroup will continue to play live or will necessarily lead to an album, saying that the band is merely "a few friends talking". But it is understood that the musicians have been working together on and off for the last three years.

Led Zeppelin and Queens of the Stone Age supergroup

Dave Grohl, John Paul Jones and Josh Homme has been named are long-rumoured supergroup featuring, and the band are set to make their live debut this weekend.
The trio, whose collaboration was leaked last month, are called Them Crooked Vultures. They will apparently make their worldwide debut on Sunday (9 August) at an afterparty for the Lollapalooza festival in Chicago.
A holding site in what is believed to be the new band's name was launched last week without announcement, with the estlabish message "deserve the future".

Then on Tuesday, fans on the Lollapolooza mailing list were invited to apply for tickets for a show at the Metro Venue this Sunday. Although no band name is listed, the logos for Foo Fighters, Queens of the Stone Age and Led Zeppelin appear alongside each other. Tickets go on sale at 10am on Thursday (6 August) and are limited to two per person.
Sources close to Grohl, Homme and Jones are insisting that the gig does not represent confirmation that the supergroup will continue to play live or will necessarily lead to an album, saying that the band is merely "a few friends talking". But it is understood that the musicians have been working together on and off for the last three years.