Led Zeppelin : The Oral History of the World's Greatest Rock Band

by Hoskyns, Barney

• ISBN13: 9780470894323
• ISBN10: 0470894326
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-10-23
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

PART ONE: ALL SHOOK UP 1 Surbigloom Blues 2 "The whole sort of impenetrable brotherhood…" 3 Walking into Stourbridge 4 The Freakout Zone 5 Happenings Fifty Years Time Ago 6 "Everything was turning to gold…" PART TWO: IN THE LIGHT 7 "The new chaps are only about 19 and full of enthusiasm…" 8 Atlantic Crossing 9 "Like a freight train on steroids…" 10 Every Inch of My Love 11 In the Misty Mountains 12 Stairwell to Headley 13 "Trying to, you know, develop the mystery…" 14 "Wielding our art… in the most gargantuan way" 15 When I Look to the West PART THREE: TWITCHY TIMES 16 "Out of the maelstrom of mediocrity…" 17 Almost Infamous 18 Invocation of My Demon Brother 19 "Like turning into a storm instead of running from it…" 20 "Just this powerhouse of madness…" 21 "The element that makes you wonder whether it's better to be halfway up a tree in Wales…" 22 Does Anyone Remember Laughter? 23 Polar Opposites 24 "Goodnight Dinosaurs rule!" PART FOUR: WEARING AND TEARING 25 "… like staggering away from a massive blast." 26 "It went grim and we all went grim with it…" 27 Jimmy'll Fix It 28 "Dark days indeed for a cocksman…" 29 Mighty Rearrangements 30 What was… 31 … and what should never be Author interviews Source Notes Acknowledgments Index

Author Biography

BARNEY HOSKYNS cofounded and editorially directs the online music-journalism resource Rock's Backpages (www.rocksbackpages.com). He is the author of several books, including Hotel California, an acclaimed history of the Los Angeles music scene. A former U.S. correspondent for MOJO and a contributing editor at British Vogue, he currently writes for MOJO, the Guardian, and other publications.

Table of Contents

Preface xiii

Personae Gratae xxiii

PART 1 ALL SHOOK UP 1

1 Surbigloom Blues 5

2 The Impenetrable Brotherhood 19

3 Walking into Stourbridge 31

4 The Freakout Zone 44

5 Happenings Fifty Years’ Time Ago 60

6 Turning to Gold 74

PART 2 IN THE LIGHT 85

7 Whatever Jimmy Wants 87

8 Atlantic Crossing 105

9 Like a Freight Train on Steroids 116

10 Every Inch of My Love 133

11 In the Misty Mountains 151

12 Stairwell to Headley 173

13 Heavy Friends 189

14 Trampled under Foot 208

15 When I Look to the West 226

PART 3 TWITCHY TIMES 241

16 Out of the Maelstrom of Mediocrity 245

17 Almost Infamous 273

18 Invocation of My Demon Brother 294

19 Turning into the Storm 316

20 A Powerhouse of Madness 338

21 Roundheads and Cavaliers 349

22 Does Anyone Remember Laughter? 371

23 Polar Opposites 379

24 Dinosaurs Rule! 396

PART 4 WEARING AND TEARING 407

25 Staggering from the Blast 409

26 The Swan Song 419

27 Jimmy’ll Fix It 427

28 Dark Days for a Cocksman 440

29 Mighty Rearrangements 455

30 What Was 471

31 And What Should Never Be 480

Author Interviews 491

Other Sources 497

Acknowledgments 511

Notes 515

Index 517