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Experiencing Led Zeppelin

by Gregg Akkerman
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In 1980, Led Zeppelin formally disbanded following the death of drummer John Bonham. Yet over three decade, the music, the mystique, and the legacy of this legendary rock act lives on. Reissues of their music sell in the millions, while rumors of reunion tours continue to electrify fans across the globe. The various solo projects pursued by the three surviving members—Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, and John Paul Jones—will forever live the shadow of the blinding light they generated as Led Zeppelin.
In Experiencing Led Zeppelin: A Listener's Companion, musician and writer Gregg Akkerman looks behind the curtain of "rock gods" sensationalism at this performing act's musical legacy through their studio and live recordings. Drawing on his many years as a rock musician and music scholar, Akkerman peeks under the hood to explain not just the when and the where of Led Zeppelin's music, but the why. Putting readers right there, in the times and places where the band was recording and performing its iconic numbers, Akkerman is the voice whispering in the ear of anyone interested in understanding how Led Zeppelin's music works.
Experiencing Led Zeppelin: A Listener's Companion is for the die-hard Led Zeppelin fan and the first-timer just discovering the brilliance of this super band.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Listener's Companion

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    October 8, 2014

  • Formats

    • Kindle Book

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9780810889163

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9780810889163
      • File size: 1058 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      September 15, 2014
      Music writer Akkerman (The Last Balladeer: The Johnny Hartman Story) delivers an excellent look at Led Zeppelin's music, focusing on each of the band's nine studio albums between 1968 and 1979, with a song-by-song analysisâwith some examples from live concertsâthat proves how well the music "has weathered the passing of the decades." It helps that Akkerman is a self-professed "fan but not a Led Zeppelin fanatic." This allows him to effectively articulate which songs stand out ("When the Levee Breaks" was Led Zeppelin at their best, reinterpreting American blues into something distinctly their own") and their worst ("'Hot Dog' is a mess of a song"). While Akkerman sometimes leans towards the overly academic ("That's the Way" melds music and words "in a manner equal to any text painting composer of the Renaissance"), each page reveals some new aspect of Zeppelin's legacy soundâeven in "Stairway to Heaven," as Akkerman looks at the harmonic importance of the song's A-minor key. Even the most hardcore Zeppelin critic will listen again when the song is played on the radio for the millionth time.

Formats

  • Kindle Book
  • OverDrive Read
  • EPUB ebook

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  • English

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