Led Zeppelin's Accomplishments

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Introduction
“We come from the land of the ice and snow, From the midnight sun where the hot springs flow.” Led Zeppelin’s fans roar as Robert Plant starts to sing one of the crowd’s favorite songs, “Immigrant song”. Led Zeppelin became one of the most globally popular British bands of their era who triumphed through highs and lows in the music industry. Led Zeppelin has been around since the late 1960s, survived many tragedies, and have received many awards. Led Zeppelin has had many musical ups and downs, but even though it has been a long time since they performed, many people remember the impact and influence Led Zeppelin had on rock and roll music over the years.
Musical Career
How the band met. Led Zeppelin wouldn’t be here today if the
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Three out of four bandmates are still alive and are involved in many activities. The band made little effort to rejoin after Bonham’s death. Every member went off and had their own plans. Led Zeppelin was still distributing songs, but they weren’t actually creating any new music. Page engaged in the ARMS (Action Research for Multiple Sclerosis) Project and brought together three of “rock’s greatest guitars” and “Yardbird alumni”; Page, Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck. After the band split up, Page and Paul Rodgers of Bad Company got together to start a band named “Firm”. They distributed two albums, and they didn’t get a big response. Then, in 1982, just a little bit after Plant started his solo career, he distributed an album called Pictures at Eleven, and it was a huge hit. A little after his first solo album came out, Plant started a band with Page and Jeff Beck. They distributed their first album together called The Honeydrippers: Volume One. It didn’t have rave reviews from journalists, but it was another hit like Plant’s solo album. But, Jones had his mind set on “session work” while he was in the band, and since the band split up, he had a back up plan, being a “session musician”. He also had a job as a record producer. He was the bass guitarist and the pianist for other bands like R.E.M. and Paul McCartney. Jones had joined into many activities in the beginning of 2000. Even though he had a busy life, he found time to help his daughter with her singing career. He also had made some music as a soloist, rocked out with the Foo Fighters, went on tours, started his own recording company, and gained the title ‘record producer’. Then, in 2003, Plant and Page had become incredibly popular because of their live DVD that was purchased by many people. The DVD that the group had distributed was bought more than half a million times before December of 2003. This DVD was distributed to many fans that were too young to remember Led Zeppelin’s beginning

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