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==== The Who ==== | ==== The Who ==== |
The Who's man is rumored to have given Zep their name. Moon and Who bassist John Entwistle recorded the instrumental “Beck's Bolero” with Page, John Paul Jones, and Jeff Beck in May 1966. The song turned out good, and they discussed creating a new band. Moon reputedly predicted that the band would fail like a lead balloon, hence the name "Led Zeppelin." [([[https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/the-10-wildest-led-zeppelin-legends-fact-checked-153103/jimmy-page-once-owned-aleister-crowleys-former-home-154298/|Rolling Stone]])] | The Who's man is rumored to have given Zep their name. Moon and Who bassist John Entwistle recorded the instrumental “Beck's Bolero” with Page, John Paul Jones and Jeff Beck in May 1966. The song turned out good, and they discussed creating a new band. Moon reputedly predicted that the band would fail like a lead balloon, hence the name "Led Zeppelin." [([[https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/the-10-wildest-led-zeppelin-legends-fact-checked-153103/jimmy-page-once-owned-aleister-crowleys-former-home-154298/|Rolling Stone]])] |
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==== Fans Of Tolkien ==== | ==== Fans Of Tolkien ==== |
There aren't many Tolkien fanciers than Zeppelin, whose songs 'The Battle of Evermore,' 'Ramblin' On' (with references to Gollum and Mordor), and 'Carouselambra' were all odes to the Lord of the Rings. [([[https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/ramble-on-rockers-who-love-the-lord-of-the-rings-100787/|Rolling Stone]])] | There aren't many bigger Tolkien fans than Zeppelin, whose songs "The Battle of Evermore," "Ramblin' On" (with references to Gollum and Mordor) and "Carouselambra" were all odes to the Lord of the Rings. [([[https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/ramble-on-rockers-who-love-the-lord-of-the-rings-100787/|Rolling Stone]])] |
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==== Minibus Pimps ==== | ==== Minibus Pimps ==== |
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==== No Singles ==== | ==== No Singles ==== |
Zep's stubborn unwillingness to produce singles helped to establish the concept of "AOR": album-oriented rock. [([[https://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/music/1414765/Why-did-Led-Zeppelin-not-release-singles-radio-play-peter-grant-evg|Express]])] | Zep's stubborn unwillingness to produce singles helped to establish the concept of "AOR:" album-oriented rock. [([[https://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/music/1414765/Why-did-Led-Zeppelin-not-release-singles-radio-play-peter-grant-evg|Express]])] |
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==== 30 Hours ==== | ==== 30 Hours ==== |
The amount of time it took Zep to develop and produce their debut album after founding in 1969. The band barely spent 30 hours in the studio. [([[https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/led-zeppelin-inside-debut-album-jimmy-page-robert-plant-775226/|Rolling Stone]])] | This is the amount of time it took Zep to develop and produce their debut album after founding in 1969. The band barely spent 30 hours in the studio. [([[https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/led-zeppelin-inside-debut-album-jimmy-page-robert-plant-775226/|Rolling Stone]])] |
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