Hard Rock Evolution | Led Zeppelin

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After all these years the song remains the same doesn't it? I won't get into arguments of whether or not Led Zepp is responsible for Hard Rock. The certainly are significant and they were the introduction to me.

My first taste of Led Zeppelin came while lying on a couch in Rowland Heights, California in 1978. My brothers and sisters were having a party and the radio was blaring "Stairway to Heaven." I remember this being a scary thing as I looked at the steps going upstairs in the condo.

When it was decided that hard rock was going to be my thing in the early 80's I revisited the works of Led Zepp. What was awesome about discovering a new thing (in this case a music genre) is that you have all this material to go back and have a look at. Records that were 10 years-old were new to me. Sure I knew the hits but in most cases there were at least eight songs I had not heard.

I find it funny that they are looked at as such an inspiration for an introduction to a new wave of music when they saw themselves as a Blues band inspired by American Blues.

So now we have a look at some of the early work of Hard Rock...

Immigrant Song (Live 1972)



Stairway to Heaven (Live-The Song Remains the Same)




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