Led Zeppelin: The Oral History of the World's Greatest Rock Band

Posted on 07 November 2018 by Barney Hoskyns

The definitive oral history of the iconic, bestselling rock band Led ZeppelinWith Robert Plant on lead vocal and Jimmy Page on guitar, Led Zeppelin is one of the most iconic, legendary, and influential rock bands in musical history Tales of their indulgence in sex, drugs, and excess have swirled for decades In this definitive oral history of the band, Barney Hoskyns finally reveals the truth about Led Zeppelin, paring away the myths and describing what life was really like for four young men on top of the world, enjoying fame on a scale that not even the Beatles experienced as a touring live act Through fresh new interviews with the surviving band members, close friends, their tour manager, and scores of other fascinating characters, Hoskyns provides deep insights into the personalities of the band members and chronicles the group s dramatic rise, fall, and legacy.Based on than 200 interviews with everyone from Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, and John Paul Jones to road manager Richard Cole, their late manager Peter Grant, and many others central to the Zeppelin storyFeatures striking photos of the band both on and offstage, many published here for the first timeTakes a fresh look at Led Zeppelin s music, cultural significance, and legend, as well as the highs and lows of the sex, drugs, and rock and roll lifestyle on the roadAnalyzes the way the band wrote, arranged, and recorded, from how they created the stupendous sound and dynamics on Dazed and Confused and Whole Lotta Love to the group s folk suffused acoustic side embodied in songs like Friends and That s the Way Written by Barney Hoskyns, contributing editor at British Vogue who is the author of the bestselling book Hotel California and the co founder of online music journalism library Rock s Backpages Free Read [ Led Zeppelin: The Oral History of the World's Greatest Rock Band ] Author [ Barney Hoskyns ] – kino-fada.fr I really enjoyed this book If you ve read anything about Zep before then you know most of the stories Reading this book is like reading the source material for all of those other biographies Most of the interviews seem like they re older, obviously the pieces from those who passed away are but there are new insights and stories I ve never seen and a different perspectiv...The paranoia and the suspicion and all that stuff is part and parcel of who he is, and unfortunately it manifests itself in some weird ways I don t like Jimmy Page although I do like a lot of his music I don t like that Page appears to be unable to share credit unless legally enforced in doing so whether in stealing from Willie Dixon and other blues greats or taking full credit for every note, every sound on Led Zeppelin albums to the extent of changing engineers in case any of them had The paranoia and the suspicion and all that stuff is part and parcel of who he is, and unfortunately it manifests itself in some weird ways I don t like Jimmy Page although I do like a lot of his music I don t like that Page appears to be unable to share credit unless legally enforced in doing so whether in stealing from Willie Dixon and other blues greats or taking full credit for every note, every sound on Led Zeppelin albums to the extent of changing engineers in case any of them had the temerity to claim they did anything other than position the...A fascinating account of the rise from obscurity to superstardom of Led Zeppelin Hoskyns constructs his account from interviews, both from existing sources and interviews that he conducted This makes for a different biography as it is made up of direct comments from all of the main players from Bonham, Grant, Jones, Page and Plant to the staff who worked for Swansong Records and roadcrew, management and record company executives This gives a flavour for the dynamic of the band The author A fascinating account of the rise from obscurity to superstardom of Led Zeppelin Hoskyns constructs his account from interviews, both from existing sources and interviews that he conducted This makes for a different biography as it is made up of direct comm...The Oral History of Led Zeppelin was quite the read, not going to lie Before reading, I had only really heard one part of zeppelin which was the party fueled, everything positive side described by the song Immigrant Song But this book has really opened my eyes to what every band and musician may face, which is really an interesting voyage With many deaths, drugs, and corrupt labels, the band has gone through a lot, and you can tell how these relationships within the band mature as time goes The Oral History of Led Zeppelin was quite the read, not going to lie Before reading, I had only really heard one part of zeppelin which was the party fueled, everything positive side described by the song Immigrant Song But this book has really opened my eyes to what every band and musician may face, which is really an interesting voyage With many deaths, drugs, and corrupt labels, the band has gone through a lot, and you can tell how these relationships within the band mature as time goes...I m not a fan of Led Zeppelin, yet I admire the brilliance of Jimmy Page s guitar work and especially his talent as an arranger along with John Paul Jones , but it is neither here or there for me with respect to their albums Nevertheless they are always fascinating as a subject matter for a book, and Barney Hoskyns did a fantastic job in putting together an oral history of this horror show of a band My only suggestion would have been to edit the last 50 pages, because in reality do we really I m not a fan of Led Zeppelin, yet I admire the brilliance of Jimmy Page s guitar work and especially his talent as an arranger along with John Paul Jones , but it is neither here or there for me with respect to their albums Nevertheless they are always fascinating as a subject matter for a book, and Barney Hoskyns did a fantastic job in putting together an oral history of this horror show of a band My only suggestion would have been to edit the last 50 pages, because in reality do we really care what happened aft...An incredible book There s very little author written narrative in the work less than a page in some section beginnings but that s fine, as the rest of the text is filled by quotes from those who were there Hearing the Zeppelin story this way as opposed to the When Giants Walked the Earth A Biography of Led Zeppelin approach scholarly and good as it is or the salacious Hammer of the Gods version seemsnatural Given that they re a blues rooted band, it s almost like an oral An incredible book There s very little author written narrative in the work less than a pag...Despise Led Zeppelin but like Barney Hoskins, so this non critical cut and paste collection of amusing anecdotes is a dreadful disappointment Zeppelin were are hugely influential They were also over blown, monotonous, and serial thi...This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers To view it, click here I couldn t listen to Zep for awhile after reading this Really paints Page as a dumb disgusting lecherous bro dude Not enough on the recording writing. too much yucky groupie stuff and depressing band politics.Another good book by Hoskyns done in an interview format This type of book isbelievable when you are reading accounts from different people I could cross reference some of the facts with his other book Led Zeppelin An Oral History I enjoyed this book account of the band.Good history of the band from differing perspectives, but there was too much emphasis on the management I wantedabout the creation of the music and all that went into the stage productions Still an addictive read but a sad one due t...

Led Zeppelin: The Oral History of the World's Greatest Rock Band

English
07 November 2018

Barney Hoskyns