[Mr. Blonde]

I vividly remember riding my bike down to Wal-Mart to buy Led Zeppelin IV (or whatever you want to call it) and then not listening to anything else for about 6 months. I was ahead of the curve all of my friends came around but not for several more years.

[randog]

I vividly remember riding my bike down to Wal-Mart to buy Led Zeppelin IV (or whatever you want to call it) and then not listening to anything else for about 6 months.

I remember finding it in my sister's record collection and playing it non-stop after that.

My 2-cents: I think kids, especially boys and young men, might be re-discovering rock after being subjected to so much musical crap for the last 7 or 8 years. The primal sound of Zep is definitely a guy thing.

[Straight Vermonter]

I used to clean buildings for landlords when their tenants split when I was like 11 or 12. I found the "Brown Bomber" album while cleaning and took it home and was amazed.

I took my pay from that job and bought a bunch more of their albums. Know I listen to Zep tunes with my kids.

[ikka]

Stockdale, who sings about unicorns and carnivals on his band's debut, was especially intrigued by Plant's lyrical approach. "People go onstage and pour their hearts out and no one wants to hear it—why not sing about 'Gollum and his evil ways' instead?"

Ummm..... it's "Gollum, and the evil one..."

[Fledermaus]

When John Bonham died and Led Zeppelin quit as a group, hard rock (what was left of it) turned into heavy metal and the crappy big hair bands of the 1980's.

From Ted Nugent and Aerosmith to four-seven bad guitarist playing rhythm licks very loud.

I still like to pull out some Zeppelin when I'm in the mood for good old rock and roll. Jimmy Page is awesome. My favorites range from the old time blues numbers off their first album along with those on III to "Nobody's Fault But Mine" and "Achilles Last Stand" off of Presence. Phyiscal Graffiti is just sublime.

[youthgonewild]

Because there's too many damn baby boomers!

[JRios1968]

LedZep is awesome...anytime they come on the radio, I play it loud. However, they were not the band that got me hooked. Rush gets the honors.

[rawcatslyentist]

>""People go onstage and pour their hearts out and no one wants to hear it—why not sing about 'Gollum and his evil ways' instead?"

I can soo relate to that!

I wrote a song about Bilbo, Dr. Smith, and Elvis.

My latest one is about Cap-N-Crunch!

You think that people would have had enough of silly love songs!

Enjoy

Kill A Commie For Mommie

He's Got A Plan

Zippo Hero

Seven Dead Monkeys Page O Tunes

Cap-N-Crunch on myspace http://www.myspace.com/sevendeadmonkeys

[ForOurFuture]

Good article. I've thought a lot about what exactly is responsible for the incredible appeal of Zeppelin. I'm one of the under-25's who discovered them one day and got hooked. For starters, they just reek of rock and roll. So many other "rock" acts have descriptors in front. Punk rock, alternative, metal, southern rock, progressive rock, arena rock, grunge rock, blues rock, etc. If you had to explain the concept of "rock" to an extraterrestrial by playing one album, what album would be more appropriate than one by Led Zeppelin? (I'd choose II)

They have an aura of authenticity about them. They weren't commercial. Their albums have no "filler". I can identify a Zeppelin song instantly, even if I've never heard it before. It's heavy. It sounds like its being played live.

I guess it is hard to put my finger on it, but no other act even approaches Led Zeppelin.

[NoAction]

They are one of the few hard rock/heavy metal bands that are listenable to those of us who normally don't listen to it. I grew up listening to stuff like the Smiths, the Cure and REM. It was only after I became an adult that I came to enjoy Zeppelin and early Metallica. And though I now mostly listen to bands that are even more alternative than what passes for Alternative these days, I still enjoy some Zep or Metallica (and now I hate the Smiths and the Cure, though early REM is still good). I have not been able to enjoy any other metal bands due to the singing (either balls-in-a-vise high, or puke-yer-guts-out grunting).

[Grizzled Bear]

vividly remember riding my bike down to Wal-Mart to buy Led Zeppelin IV (or whatever you want to call it) and then not listening to anything else for about 6 months. I was ahead of the curve all of my friends came around but not for several more years.

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I recall working as chief roadie at the Monsters of Rock festival in Sri Lanka. Ozzy Osborne refused to go on stage unless a brandy glass filled with green M&Ms was placed in his dressing room.

I left to find the only candy store on the island. Robert Plant and Jimmy Page came along for $h!ts and giggles. We get there and the place is locked! The only candy store on the island and locked. Robert Plant gets this crazy look in his eyes and smashes the glass door in with a dust bin and we quickly entered the store.

Suddenly we were confronted by the guard animal, which just happened to be a freakin Tiger! Can you imagine? A freakin Watch Tiger! We took out the Tiger with a can of mace. But the owner and his two sons...they were a different story. Jimmy Page beat them to death...with their own shoes.

[aruanan]

Kashmir. I first heard this in Santa Barbara, Sao Paulo, Brasil.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

BUMP

[Texas resident]

I listened to Led Zeppelin growing up but got to love the band “Dread Zeppelin”. Zep music done to a Jamaican beat with a lead singer dressed like Elvis.

Pegged the weird sh** o meter, but fun.

[MortMan]

They’re still paying installments on that stairway to heaven.