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* ShortLivedBigImpact: Led Zeppelin had a career that spanned little more than a decade, cut short by drummer John Bonham's death. Their impact on the rock genre is undeniable, and their sound was one of the precursors to Music/HeavyMetal.
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* Creator/{{Hipgnosis}} did the cover art for ''Houses of the Holy'', ''Presence'', ''The Song Remains the Same'', ''In Through the Out Door'' and ''Coda''.



* Creator/{{Hipgnosis}} did the cover art for ''Houses of the Holy'', ''Presence'', ''The Song Remains the Same'', ''In Through the Out Door'' and ''Coda''.

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* Creator/{{Hipgnosis}} did the cover art for ''Houses of the Holy'', ''Presence'', ''The Song Remains the Same'', CreatorBreakdown: Between Robert Plant's grief over losing his son and Jimmy Page's increasing addiction to heroin, ''In Through the Out Door'' and ''Coda''.is commonly regarded as Led Zeppelin's worst album.
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* ThrowItIn: There's many instances throughout their catalogue, to the point that you could say most of it is just the band jamming. Examples are on that page.
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* BlackSheepHit: "Stairway to Heaven". Robert Plant once called it a "bloody wedding song".
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* OneOfUs: Plant is a huge fan of ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'', and has worked in references in his lyrics, most notably in "Ramble On"

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** John Paul Jones: A naval commander from TheAmericanRevolution.

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** John Paul Jones: A naval commander from TheAmericanRevolution.UsefulNotes/TheAmericanRevolution.



*** Or a MariahCarey song.

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*** Or a MariahCarey Creator/MariahCarey song.



** A tour planned in August 1975 got cancelled when Robert Plant got injured in an accident in Greece. The group recorded ''Presence'' instead.*

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** A tour planned in August 1975 got cancelled when Robert Plant got injured in an accident in Greece. The group recorded ''Presence'' instead.*
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** The follow-up to ''In Through the Out Door'' was to be a return to the band's hard rock roots.
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* OneOfUs: Plant is a huge fan of ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'', and has worked in references in his lyrics, most notably in "Ramble On"
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* FanNickname: "Led Zeppelin IV" -- or, somewhat less commonly, "Zoso" or "The Ruins" -- for the Led Zeppelin album with just the symbols on it.
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* MagnumOpusDissonance: Plant absolutely ''hates'' "Stairway to Heaven" and it is rumoured that the fact that he would have been pressured to perform it repeatedly is one reason Zeppelin's reunion did not last for very long.

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Plant absolutely ''hates'' "Stairway to Heaven" and it is rumoured that the fact that he would have been pressured to perform it repeatedly is one reason Zeppelin's reunion did not last for very long.



* UrbanLegendOfZelda: The alleged Satanic messages when "Stairway to Heaven" is played backwards.

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Zepp - or at at least, Peter Grant - turned down an invitation for the band to perform at the original Woodstock.

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* Creator/{{Hipgnosis}}: Did the cover art for ''Houses of the Holy'', ''Presence'', ''The Song Remains the Same'', ''In Through the Out Door'' and ''Coda''.

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* Creator/{{Hipgnosis}}: Did Creator/{{Hipgnosis}} did the cover art for ''Houses of the Holy'', ''Presence'', ''The Song Remains the Same'', ''In Through the Out Door'' and ''Coda''.''Coda''.
* [[FanCommunityNicknames Fan Community Nickname]]: Ledheads or Zepheads
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** Another rumor about the band is that the members sold their souls to {{Satan}} in exchange for fame and fortune, and John Paul Jones was the only one who refused, which is why Jones is the only member of Led Zeppelin who hasn't suffered a horrible tragedy in his life.
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** Although most fans consider ''Led Zeppelin IV'' to be the band's best album, Robert Plant considers ''Physical Graffiti'' to be their greatest work.

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** Robert Plant has come to abhor the band's classic song, "Stairway to Heaven" - and refuses to play it in concerts.

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** Robert Plant has come to abhor the band's classic song, "Stairway to Heaven" - and refuses to play it in concerts. His lengthy refusal to take part in a Led Zeppelin reunion was due to his disgust with the fact that he would inevitably be forced to sing it.
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*** Or the RollingStones song.
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** The planned [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XYZ_(UK_band) XYZ]] project with Page, Plant, and Music/{{Yes}}'s rhythm section Alan White and Chris Squire. Didn't happen due to Plant's grief over Bonham's death and his dislike for the complexity of the music. It eventually turned into Yes's later reunion and ''90125'' album.

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** The planned [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XYZ_(UK_band) XYZ]] project with Page, Plant, and Music/{{Yes}}'s rhythm section Alan White and Chris Squire. Didn't happen due to Plant's grief over Bonham's death and his dislike for the complexity of the music. It eventually turned into Yes's later reunion and ''90125'' album. Page did perform with Yes at one show in 1984 (although I'm unsure if any recording of this show exists), and a demo tape of XYZ material can be found on the internet.
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** The planned [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XYZ_(UK_band) XYZ]] project with Music/{{Yes}}'s rhythm section.

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** The planned [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XYZ_(UK_band) XYZ]] project with Page, Plant, and Music/{{Yes}}'s rhythm section.section Alan White and Chris Squire. Didn't happen due to Plant's grief over Bonham's death and his dislike for the complexity of the music. It eventually turned into Yes's later reunion and ''90125'' album.
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** The planned [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XYZ_(UK_band) XYZ]] project with [[Music/{{Yes}}]]'s rhythm section.

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** A tour planned in August 1975 got cancelled when Robert Plant got injured in an accident in Greece. The group recorded ''Presence'' instead.

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** A tour planned in August 1975 got cancelled when Robert Plant got injured in an accident in Greece. The group recorded ''Presence'' instead.*
** The planned [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XYZ_(UK_band) XYZ]] project with [[Music/{{Yes}}]]'s rhythm section.
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* MagnumOpusDissonance: Plant absolutely ''hates'' "Stairway to Heaven" and it is rumoured that the fact that he would have been pressured to perform it repeatedly is one reason Zeppelin's reunion did not last for very long.
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** "Heartbreaker" is not the PatBenatar song.

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** "Heartbreaker" is not the PatBenatar Music/PatBenatar song.



** "Friends" is unrelated to the show.

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** "Friends" is unrelated to [[Series/{{Friends}} the show.show]].
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** Jimmy Page has also stated that he hates "Living Loving Maid (She's Just a Woman)", saying it was just written as filler [[hottip:*:Probably didn't help that his girlfriend ended up hating it as well]] and making it one of the few Led Zeppelin songs never performed live. Doesn't stop classic rock stations from keeping it in heavy rotation to this day (usually following "Heartbreaker", since there was no real gap between the songs on the original album).

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** Jimmy Page has also stated that he hates "Living Loving Maid (She's Just a Woman)", saying it was just written as filler [[hottip:*:Probably [[note]]It probably didn't help that his girlfriend ended up hating it as well]] well[[/note]] and making it one of the few Led Zeppelin songs never performed live. Doesn't stop classic rock stations from keeping it in heavy rotation to this day (usually following "Heartbreaker", since there was no real gap between the songs on the original album).
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** A tour planned in August 1975 got cancelled when Robert Plant got injured in an accident in Greece. The group recorded ''Presence'' instead.

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*** John Baldwin, his real name: a figure skater.



*** Also, a DionneWarwick song.
**** Also, a MariahCarey song.

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*** Also, Or a DionneWarwick Dionne Warwick song.
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* NamesTheSame: Many examples, musical or not. Among them are:
** John Paul Jones: A naval commander from TheAmericanRevolution.
** "Heartbreaker" is not the PatBenatar song.
** "Friends" is unrelated to the show.
** "Stairway to Heaven" was recorded by Neil Sedaka in TheSixties.
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** That leaves John Bonham as the only member who had no dislike for something.



* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Zepp - or at at least, Peter Grant - turned down an invitation for the band to perform at the original Woodstock.

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Zepp - or at at least, Peter Grant - turned down an invitation for the band to perform at the original Woodstock.Woodstock.
** A tour planned in August 1975 got cancelled when Robert Plant got injured in an accident in Greece. The group recorded ''Presence'' instead.
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* CreatorBacklash:
** Robert Plant has come to abhor the band's classic song, "Stairway to Heaven" - and refuses to play it in concerts.
** Jimmy Page has also stated that he hates "Living Loving Maid (She's Just a Woman)", saying it was just written as filler [[hottip:*:Probably didn't help that his girlfriend ended up hating it as well]] and making it one of the few Led Zeppelin songs never performed live. Doesn't stop classic rock stations from keeping it in heavy rotation to this day (usually following "Heartbreaker", since there was no real gap between the songs on the original album).
** Then, to round things out, John Paul Jones is said to have never been too fond of the song "D'yer Mak'er".


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* UrbanLegendOfZelda: The alleged Satanic messages when "Stairway to Heaven" is played backwards.
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* Creator/{{Hipgnosis}}: Did the cover art for ''Houses of the Holy'', ''Presence'', ''The Song Remains the Same'', ''In Through the Out Door'' and ''Coda''.

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* Creator/{{Hipgnosis}}: Did the cover art for ''Houses of the Holy'', ''Presence'', ''The Song Remains the Same'', ''In Through the Out Door'' and ''Coda''.''Coda''.
* TheOtherDarrin: Jason Bonham, John's son, has filled in on drums in the handful of live performances the group has done since his death.
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** TheSongRemainsTheSame
** StairwayToHeaven
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Zepp - or at at least, Peter Grant - turned down an invitation for the band to perform at the original Woodstock.
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* Creator/{{Hipgnosis}}: Did the cover art for ''Houses of the Holy'', ''Presence'', ''The Song Remains the Same'', ''In Through the Out Door'' and ''Coda''.

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