Led Zeppelin. A name that’s probably been scrawled onto notebooks, carved into park benches, and spray-painted on walls more than any other. The name came from Who drummer Keith Moon’s idea that the group would sink like a lead balloon. Indeed they would create something heavy, but it wouldn’t sink – it would set the model for the ultimate rock band in the years to follow.
Guitarist Jimmy Page, bassist John Paul Jones, and singer Robert Plant, and drummer John Bonham united to become the most deified rock band of the ’70s, embodying excess, reinventing FM radio, and writing music that made you want to move your feet, shake your fists, bang your head, and basically act like a rock ‘n’ roll lunatic.
For the first time, Led Zeppelin is now available for download on iTunes. “The Complete Led Zeppelin,” the ultimate digital box set of 165 remastered tracks from the group’s 13 legendary albums, is now available for download for US$99.99. Other individual Led Zeppelin albums are available at prices starting at $7.92.
Explore the Led Zeppelin catalog via Apple’s iTunes Store here.
Wouldn’t it be nice to get a Led Zep special edition iPod with all the tracks pre-loaded, and an engraving/colour scheme setting the device apart. I wish there were more tie-ins like that.
Gotta love Zep!
Babe, I’m Gonna Leave You is my favourite, such a powerful song.
“Remember, NO STAIRWAY!”
@ Fatty:
Depends if you like Led Zeppelin.
No DRM right?
Nice 256bit AAC?
Right? Please somebody?
Bueller?
Led Zeppelin sucks. They’re old.
When will Jay-Z’s latest album American Gangster be available on iTunes? I can’t find it anywhere and it’s been out for a week now.
That’s awesome. My wife loves LZ and so many of my friends. Yes we’re old! Still when iTunes loads the complete box set of “The Ruttles”, my life will be complete.
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Thy name is irony.
hey, MDN..not only did your remove my “old news..zzz” I posted a few minutes ago…..but now I feel the need to say something else…Remember Steve Jobs’ old “Gretzky” quote? well, you might want to pay more attention to it.
oh and as of late, you’ve become very “anti” posting…as a matter of fact, this site kind of reminds me of what I don’t like about MYSPACE ..banner ads galore, and poor website performance..especially on my iPhone.
If I could get the classic Led-Zep lettering (as above) and the four symbols laser etched on the back of an iPod – ooooooooooooohhhhh Mama!
Eh, come back in 20 or 30 years and see how many current artists still sell like he Beatles, Zeppelin, The Who, Pink Floyd, et. al.
It’s amazing how age gives perspective. Oh, by the way…we’re the Baby Boomers, and we have the numbers.
MDN Word: expect…and I fully expect the flaming to begin
Dingnabbit! You KNOW I meant the Beatles, not “he Beatles.” Now get the hell offa my lawn!
“The name came from Who drummer Keith Moon’s idea that the group would sink like a lead balloon.”
So why is it spelled “Led” instead of “Lead”?
When is the Bing Crosby iPod – in baby blue – coming out?
“So why is it spelled “Led” instead of “Lead”?”
To keep up with the spelling in calleefornyu skools.
Too bad their label isn’t EMI. I won’t be purchasing anything by them on iTunes because I no longer purchase anything with DRM. I only purchase DRM-free music ripped at 256kbit AAC.
@ Old Fart …
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One way to keep ’em off yer lawn is to let your St Bernard run around all day on the lawn !!
Yep … Led Zep is quite a coup for the ITMS !
Now, if only Stevo could find his way to add some of the obscure Bay Area bands from that era — you’d have to wipe the smile off my face with a Brill-o pad !
@R2 …
JZ ?? Who dat ? … does he carry a tune or play an instrument ?
Baby Boomers are becoming increasingly irrelevant. You’re too old and scared to do much of anything. It’s our time now.
Step aside, pops, while I work to support your social security income so you can afford that Dead Zeppelin album.
Nobody plays instruments anymore, grandpop. The Japs surrendered a long time ago and the studios do all the work with computers now.
So where’s my AC/DC???????
… that’s sort of the problem.
R2’s either being awesomely sarcastic, or is awesomely idiotic. Either way, cheers to you!
@ Old Fart
My girlfriend has a great joke for you.
How do you keep the neighbors kids of your lawn?
You rape’m!
Classic.
Why is spelled “ron” and not “moron?”
…..Nobody plays instruments anymore, grandpop……
@R2 …. and this is a Good Thing .. because ….. ??
Point is … it takes a little thing called TALENT to play an instrument … and also to carry a tune !
Thats what {real} music is all about !! …
From Wikipedia: The group deliberately dropped the ‘a’ in Lead at the suggestion of their manager, Peter Grant, to prevent “thick Americans” from pronouncing it as “leed”