-short for " The Collective Consciousness Society "-which had several hit singles produced by Mickie Most, including a version of Led Zeppelin's " Whole Lotta Love ", which was used as the theme for BBC's Top Of The Pops between 1971 and 1981.

He argues that the power ballad broke into the mainstream of American consciousness in 1976 as FM radio gave a new lease of life to earlier songs like Led Zeppelin's " Stairway to Heaven " ( 1971 ), Aerosmith's " Dream On " ( 1973 ), and Lynyrd Skynyrd's " Free Bird " ( 1974 ).

: John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin reinterpreted elements of the Doctor Syn story as his " No Quarter " fantasy sequence in Led Zeppelin's concert film The Song Remains the Same.

In the early 1970s, hard rock drummers ( including Led Zeppelin's John Bonham ) began to use 15-inch hi-hats, such as the Paiste Giant Beat.

When Dreja dropped out of the project to become a photographer ( he would later take the photograph that appeared on the back of Led Zeppelin's debut album ), John Paul Jones, at the suggestion of his wife, contacted Page about the vacant position.

Led Zeppelin's fourth album was released on 8 November 1971.

Led Zeppelin IV is one of the best-selling albums in history and its massive popularity cemented Led Zeppelin's status as superstars in the 1970s.

Led Zeppelin's next album, Houses of the Holy, was released in 1973.

The album topped the charts, and Led Zeppelin's subsequent concert tour of North America in 1973 broke records for attendance, as they consistently filled large auditoriums and stadiums.

In 1975, Led Zeppelin's double album Physical Graffiti, was their first release on the Swan Song label.

A review in Rolling Stone magazine referred to Physical Graffiti as Led Zeppelin's " bid for artistic respectability ", adding that the only bands Led Zeppelin had to compete with for the title " The World's Best Rock Band " were The Rolling Stones and The Who.

With this album's release, Led Zeppelin's entire catalogue returned to the Billboard Top 200 in the weeks of 27 October and 3 November 1979.

At 1: 45 pm the next day Benji LeFevre ( Led Zeppelin's new tour manager ) and John Paul Jones found Bonham dead.

Led Zeppelin's music was rooted in the blues.

According to Robert Walser, " Led Zeppelin's sound was marked by speed and power, unusual rhythmic patterns, contrasting terraced dynamics, singer Robert Plant's wailing vocals, and guitarist Jimmy Page's heavily distorted crunch ".

Other musicians have also adapted elements from Led Zeppelin's attitude to apparel, jewellery and hair, such as the hipster flares and tight band t-shirts of Kings of Leon, shaggy hair, clingy t-shirts and bluesman hair of Jack White of The White Stripes, and Kasabian guitarist Sergio Pizzorno's silk scarves, trilbies and side-laced tight jeans.

Led Zeppelin's " Communication Breakdown ", first released in January 1969, could also be said to be an early template for speed metal as mentioned in Mac Randall's.

Other songs performed by Amos include The Doors ' " People are Strange ", Depeche Mode's " Personal Jesus ", Joni Mitchell's " The Circle Game ", Madonna's " Live to Tell " and " Like a Prayer ", Björk's " Hyperballad ", Led Zeppelin's " When the Levee Breaks " ( which she debuted in Austin, Texas, just after the events of Hurricane Katrina ), Kate Bush's " And Dream of Sheep " and Crowded House's " Don't Dream It's Over ", dedicating it to drummer Paul Hester who had died a week before.

It was not uncommon for the group to play entire sets of covers, ranging anywhere from Bryan Adams ' " Summer of ' 69 " to Dusty Springfield's " The Look of Love " to Led Zeppelin's " Black Dog.

A brawl erupts between Led Zeppelin's crew and the staff of the promoter Bill Graham, resulting in criminal assault charges for several members of the Led Zeppelin group including the drummer John Bonham.

** Led Zeppelin I, Led Zeppelin's first studio recorded album, is released.

Presence, released in March 1976, marked a change in the Led Zeppelin sound towards more straightforward, guitar-based jams, departing from the acoustic ballads and intricate arrangements featured on their previous albums.

Because of Plant's injuries Led Zeppelin did not tour in 1976.

" Bonzo's Montreux " by Led Zeppelin is named after the city where the drums session of John Bonham was recorded in 1976.

In 1976, Stonehill released the Larry Norman-produced Welcome to Paradise, with Andy Johns ( The Who, Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin ) doing the engineering.

* 31 March 1976 – SS-8416 – Presence – Led Zeppelin

* 28 September 1976 – SS-2-201 – The Song Remains the Same ( soundtrack ) – Led Zeppelin

" Candy Store Rock / Royal Orleans " – Led Zeppelin: SS-70110 ( US, 18 June 1976 ), SSK 19 407 ( Germany, August 1976 ), 45-1381 ( Spain ), P-35N ( Japan, September 1976 ), SWS 70110 ( Canada )

A live version of " Dazed and Confused " was featured in Led Zeppelin's 1976 concert film, The Song Remains the Same ( and accompanying soundtrack ), as part of Page's fantasy sequence.

In mutual appreciation of their work, Harper would often attend live performances by Led Zeppelin over the subsequent decade, contributed sleeve photography to the album Physical Graffiti and also appeared, albeit uncredited, in the 1976 Led Zeppelin documentary film, The Song Remains the Same.

In February 1976, at the suggestion of the band's agent, Kevin Brenner, Jay Jay was told that the band could only go so far without being able to play Led Zeppelin cover songs and urged Jay Jay to hire Danny Snider ( Dee Snider ).

This version lasted 6 weeks before version seven began on April 1, 1976 with new drummer Tony Petri, the group took a heavier musical direction, influenced by Led Zeppelin, Slade, and Alice Cooper, but without abandoning its glam image.

By the 1980s, sneakers were everywhere ; Woody Allen wore them to the ballet, Led Zeppelin wore them in their 1976 documentary, and Dustin Hoffman wore them while playing reporter Carl Bernstein in the movie All the President's Men.

* Achilles Last Stand, a song by Led Zeppelin off their 1976 album Presence

The Three Rivers Stadium is also part of a sequence from The Song Remains the Same ( 1976 ), a documentary of Led Zeppelin's 1973 tour.

" The Song Remains the Same " was featured on Led Zeppelin's 1976 concert film ( and accompanying soundtrack ), as part of lead singer Robert Plant's fantasy sequence.

* Headley Grange was used as a recording studio by several pop groups in the 1970s including: Genesis, Bad Company, Pretty Things, Ian Dury ( 1976 ) and Clover ( band ) ( 1977 ) – but famously in 1971 Led Zeppelin recorded their fourth album there, Led Zeppelin IV, containing Stairway to Heaven.

Live versions of " Moby Dick " are included on the live album How the West Was Won ( lasting 19: 20, performed at Long Beach Arena in 1972 ), and on Led Zeppelin's 1976 concert film, The Song Remains the Same as part of Bonham's fantasy sequence.

Led by goaltender Vladislav Tretiak and forwards Valeri Kharlamov, Alexander Yakushev, Vladimir Petrov and Boris Mikhailov, the Soviet team won gold at both the 1972 Games in Sapporo, Japan and 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.

" The Rain Song " has appeared in four films: The ending of Cemetery Junction, Almost Famous, directed by Cameron Crowe ( who, as a teen reporter for Rolling Stone magazine, covered Led Zeppelin ), It Might Get Loud, a documentary by filmmaker Davis Guggenheim, and Led Zeppelin's own 1976 concert film, The Song Remains the Same ( and accompanying soundtrack ), as part of lead singer Robert Plant's fantasy sequence.

In their first year, Led Zeppelin completed four US and four UK concert tours, and also released their second album, entitled Led Zeppelin II.

In 1977, Led Zeppelin embarked on another major concert tour of North America.

* April 30 – Led Zeppelin sets a new world record attendance for an indoor attraction at the Pontiac Silverdome when 76, 229 persons attend a concert here on the group's 1977 North American Tour.

* July 24 – Led Zeppelin presents its last American concert in Oakland, California, at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.

The second half of the concert featured the three remaining Queen members-John Deacon ( on bass ), Brian May ( on guitar ) and Roger Taylor ( on drums )-along with guest singers and guitarists, including Elton John, Roger Daltrey ( of The Who ), Tony Iommi ( of Black Sabbath ), David Bowie, Mick Ronson ( of Spiders from Mars ), James Hetfield ( of Metallica ), George Michael, Seal, Paul Young, Annie Lennox, Lisa Stansfield, Robert Plant ( of Led Zeppelin ), Joe Elliott and Phil Collen ( of Def Leppard ), Axl Rose and Slash ( of Guns N ' Roses ), Liza Minnelli, and others.

The Song Remains the Same is a concert film by the English rock band Led Zeppelin.

In 1985 Jones joined the other former members of Led Zeppelin for the Live Aid concert with both Phil Collins and Tony Thompson filling in on drums.

Emerson opened the Led Zeppelin reunion / Ahmet Ertegun tribute concert at the O2 Arena in London on 10 December 2007, along with Chris Squire and Alan White ( Yes ) and Simon Kirke ( Bad Company / Free ).

* Yes: Selling-out their record 16th consecutive concert at Madison Square Garden during their 1980 Drama Tour, the ground-breaking British progressive rock band surpassed Led Zeppelin for that honor.

The festival organiser Michael Eavis, a farmer in a Somerset valley stated that he decided to host the first festival, then called Pilton Festival, after seeing an open air Led Zeppelin concert at the Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music 1970.

Afterwards, organiser Michael Eavis stated that he decided to host the first festival, then called Pilton Festival, after seeing an open air Led Zeppelin concert at the Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music 1970 at the nearby Bath and West Showground in 1970.

In July 1977 his son Karac died aged five of a stomach infection while Plant was engaged on Led Zeppelin's concert tour of the United States.

Also, on 15 May 1988 Plant appeared with Page as a member of Led Zeppelin ( and in his own right as a solo artist ) at the Atlantic Records 40th Anniversary concert.

* February 13 – Led Zeppelin's concert in Singapore is canceled when government officials will not let them off the airplane because of their long hair.

* January 6-Approximately 1000 Led Zeppelin fans, waiting for tickets to go on sale for Led Zeppelin's February 4 concert, cause an estimated $ 30, 000 in damage to the lobby of the Boston Garden.

* October 20 – The Led Zeppelin concert film The Song Remains the Same premieres at Cinema I in New York.

The " unplugged " concert special featuring the two former Led Zeppelin bandmates was filmed to accompany the release of the album of the same name.

During Led Zeppelin's 1975 and 1977 concert tours, Robert Plant facetiously dedicated the song " In My Time of Dying " to Healey for the tax exile issues the band was facing.