by Kevin Morton | Feb 8, 2015
This song was meant to imitate reggae and its “dub” derivative emerging from Jamaica in the early 1970s, and traced to Led Zeppelin’s rehearsals in 1972, when drummer John Bonham started with a beat similar to 1950s doo -wop, and then twisted it,...
by Kevin Morton | Aug 29, 2011
“The Ocean” is a song by English rock band Led Zeppelin, from their 1973 album Houses of the Holy. “The Ocean” refers to the sea of fans seen from the stage at Led Zeppelin concerts, to whom this song was dedicated. Audiophiles with good ears...
by Kevin Morton | Jun 28, 2011
When the history or rock is finally chronicled, any discussion or heavy metal will inevitably focus on Led Zeppelin, the British group that literally defined the term with their cohesive, explosive music. Drummer John Bonham’s style was a dichotomy of abandon...
by Kevin Morton | Jun 17, 2008
Recorded in 1970, “Poor Tom” was remixed for Coda, an album of unreleased tracks that came out after John Bonham died. It was intended for Led Zeppelin III, but didn’t make the cut. Jimmy Page and Robert Plant wrote this at Bron-y-aur, the cottage in...
by Kevin Morton | Jul 12, 2007
