Where did Led Zeppelin get their sound?

Led Zeppelin’s Blues Roots Led Zeppelin created the blueprint for heavy metal, but much of the Brit rock band’s hard-hitting sound was based on American blues. Farai Chideya talks with Led Zeppelin biographer Stephen Davis about how blues music influenced the iconic rock and roll band.

What types of music influenced Led Zeppelin?

Led Zeppelin’s music was rooted in the blues. The influence of American blues artists such as Muddy Waters and Skip James was particularly apparent on their first two albums, as was the distinct country blues style of Howlin’ Wolf.

How did Jimmy Page Mic his amps?

Page used an innovative technique while recording his guitars. Up to this point, producers used to mic the amplifier right in front of the amp, but Page blended a room mic to capture the ambiance of the room giving some natural reverb to his guitar tone.

Where did rush record their albums?

While the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame outfit recorded nearly all of its 19 studio albums in Canada, Rush traveled in 2010 to Nashville’s Blackbird Studios for tracking parts of its would-be final record, “Clockwork Angels.” The band teamed with Nashville rock producer Nick Raskulinecz for the 2012 release.

What are the best bands like Led Zeppelin to listen to?

Watchmojo made a cool list of the Top 10 bands you need to listen if like Led Zeppelin and there are some really good bands there. The Black Crowes were an American rock band formed in 1989.

Is ‘get it on’ a Led Zeppelin rip-off?

It’s hard to think of a more blatant Led Zeppelin rip-off than “Get It On,” this German band’s lone U.S. hit, which thumped its way to Number 69 on the Hot 100 in the spring of 1988, and which so flagrantly mimicked “Kashmir” that various wags in the press began calling them “Kingdom Clone.”

What did Aerosmith learn from Led Zeppelin?

Though they were often touted (and occasionally derided) as “the American Stones,” Aerosmith actually felt a much deeper artistic kinship with Led Zeppelin. “We learned the arena-rock sound from their records,” guitarist Joe Perry told Rolling Ston e in 2007.

What if Led Zeppelin lose the “stairway to Heaven” case?

Some of them incorporate lessons learned from the masters into their own style; some could pass for actual Led Zep recordings; and most actually sound more like Zeppelin than any of Page or Plant’s post-Zep projects. So if Zeppelin lose the “Stairway to Heaven” case, perhaps they can make some of that money back by suing a few of these folks.