Posted on 09/25/2012 7:07:15 AM PDT by ConservativeStatement
On Sept. 25, 1980, at 32 years of age, Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham passed away, inadvertently bringing an end to one of rock’s greatest bands.
The group’s final studio effort ‘In Through The Out Door’ had been released in Sept. 1979 after many delays. In May 1980, the group performed what would be their last European tour. That September, the band was in rehearsals at guitarist Jimmy Page’s house in advance of an American tour.
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I know I’ll get flamed for saying this, but I’ve always thought Jimmy Page was a bit overrated as a guitar player. And I had similar feelings about Bonham as a drummer, although his drum tone is fantastic.
However, they accomplished something really special as members of Led Zeppelin. The group is a great example of the whole being greater than the sum of its parts.
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