How Is Led Zeppelin Successful

Led Zeppelin was a English Rock band formed in London in 1968. The group consisted of guitarist Jimmy Page, singer Robert Plant, bassist and keyboardist John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham. The band's heavy, guitar-driven sound is rooted in blues and psychedelic on their early albums. Their unique style drew from a wide variety of influences such as Blues, Rock and Roll, Soul, Rockabilly, Folk Ballad, and Jazz. The groups’ original name was Yardbirds which Jimmy Page joined. The band never really completely formed and the existing members either found or recommended the individuals that we now know in the band led Zeppelin. The future members played together for the first time in a room below a record store on Gerrard Street in London. Before leaving for Scandinavia, the …show more content…
The Tour manager Richard Cole organized their first North American tour at the end of the year. Their debut album, Led Zeppelin, was released in the US during the tour on January 12th 1969 and peaked at number 10 on the Billboard chart. It was also released in the UK, where it peaked at number 6, on March 31st. In their first year, Led Zeppelin completed four US and four UK concert tours, and also released their second album, Led Zeppelin II. The album was mostly recorded on the road at studios. Led Zeppelin II was an even greater commercial success than their first album, and reached the number one chart position in the US and the UK. The album also featured mostly blues-rock musical style established on their debut release. The band saw their albums as indivisible, complete listening experiences and disliked the re-editing of existing tracks for release as singles. Grant maintained an aggressive pro-album stance. However, without the band's consent, some songs were released as singles, particularly in the US. In 1969, an edited version of "Whole Lotta Love", a track from their second album, was released as a single in the US. It reached number four in the Billboard chart in January