What did Eric Clapton think of Led Zeppelin?

“They were very loud,” Clapton is quoted as saying in Ritchie Yorke’s Led Zeppelin: The Definitive Biography. “I thought it was unnecessarily loud. I liked some of it; I really did like some of it. But a lot of it was just too much.

Does Robert Plant get along with Jimmy Page?

Robert Plant has said in a new interview that the conversation about reforming Led Zeppelin “doesn’t really go on” between him and Jimmy Page. When asked if Plant still talks to Page about Led Zeppelin, he said that “we’re 41 years into it now. It’s a very charming question, and it comes in all languages!

What was Jimmy Page’s vision for Led Zeppelin?

Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin): “I wanted the group to be a marriage of blues, hard rock and acoustic music with heavy choruses – a combination that hadn’t been explored before. I’d originally thought of getting Terry Reid in as lead singer and second guitarist, but he had just signed with Mickie Most as a solo artist in a quirk of fate.

Who was the original lead singer of Led Zeppelin?

Led Zeppelin was founded by the former member of the Yardbirds, Jimmy Page, who recruited the Band of Joy singer Robert Plant and drummer John Bonham. The band’s bassist and keyboardist John Paul Jones was later joined them, who previously worked with Page to record a song, ‘Beck’s Bolero,’ in a session together.

Who is the richest member of Led Zeppelin?

Plant and Page became more successful in their solo careers than their other surviving bandmate, Jones, however, one of them seemed to be doing better financially than the other. Led Zeppelin’s legendary frontman and songwriter Robert Plant has a net worth of $200 million which makes him the richest member of the band.

What made Led Zeppelin’s second album so special?

The sound of Led Zeppelin II proved that Jimmy Page’s years as a seasoned session musician had transformed him into an exceptionally diverse guitarist, boasting not just melodic technique but also technical know-how.