This all-star tribute to one of the biggest rock ''n'' roll bands of all time features many of today''s top American and English rock journalists as well as reflections on the band''s inspiration from some of rock''s top performers. Glorious concert and behind-the-scenes photography from some of the top names in rock photography covers the band from their first 1968 show as Led Zeppelin through the 2007 reunion. MBI Books They were the heaviest band ever, creating the blueprint for an entire musical genre and becoming a touchstone for an entire generation and their children. Now, to celebrate their fortieth anniversary and December 2007 reunion, here''s the first-ever complete illustrated history of Led Zeppelin. This all-star tribute to one of the biggest rock ''n'' roll bands of all time features many of today''s top American and English rock journalists from "Rolling Stone," "Creem," "Billboard" and more, as well as reflections on the band''s inspiration from some of rock''s top performers, including Aerosmith, Heart, ZZ Top, the Minutemen, the Hold Steady, and others. An appendix features the complete discography. Glorious concert and behind-the-scenes photography from some of the top names in rock photography covers the band from their first 1968 show as Led Zeppelin through the 2007 reunion. Also included are more than 200 rare concert posters, backstage passes, tickets, LPs and singles, T-shirts, buttons, and more from the United States, UK, Canada, Germany, France, and Japan, all comprising a book as epic as the band it honors. Created from the ashes of the Yardbirds by guitarist and session wizard Jimmy Page, Led Zeppelin featured virtuoso bass player John Paul Jones, gonzo drummer John Bonham, and Robert Plant, a vocalist like no other before him. The band singlehandedly defined what rock ''n'' roll could be, leaving in their wake a trail of tales as tall or as a real as we wanted them to be.
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