![]() ![]() This time round, the songs took on a more acoustic sound with a somewhat Celtic influence. The group continued to widen their spectrum. The next album arrived in 1970 and of course reached number 1 in the charts. It was a hit and reached number 1 in the charts and knocked “Abbey Road” from the Beatles off the top spot. ![]() The second Led Zeppelin album followed, called “Led Zeppelin II”. This worked extremely well - the debut album shot to number 10 in the charts. He recognised the huge potential of the American market and began to put the guys firmly on the American stage and radio stations. The band were lucky to have expert manager Peter Grant on board. Still it reached 6th place in the British charts and brought in some 3.5 million pounds - not bad for a record label that had recording costs of just 1800 pounds. At that time, the reviews were carefully worded but today this is seen as the turning point in the development of Hard Rock and Heavy Metal. The group were able to show their flexibility across the genres on this album including Blues mixed together with Rock and Folk. Within a mere 30 hours, rumours of a debut album were rife. Atlantic Records were very keen on the talented musicians and signed them up to a contract. These guys didn’t mess about and went straight on tour in America. Led Zeppelin was clear for take off, and it flew! To avoid any uncertainty over pronunciation, they dropped the “a” from the name. Their drummer Keith Moon told Jimmy Page in 1966 that his band would “go down like a lead zeppelin.” With a certain amount of irony this paved the way for a new name, although the spelling needed to be changed. They called themselves The New Yardbirds whilst they completed various contracts, but the important name change was yet to come. Little did these young guys know that they’d be on their way to global stardom over the next twelve years. The bass player John Paul was hot on their heels and the band was formed in England in 1968. The first to join was singer Robert Plant, who then suggested drummer John Bonham. After the other members of the group had left, he had to find new colleagues. It all started with the band The Yardbirds, where an upbeat Jimmy Page played the bass and guitar. ![]()
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