Led Zeppelin “Led Zeppelin? Not Something We Grew up Listening to”: Jake Kiszka Talks Hot Gear, Vintage Tone, and What Everyone Gets Wrong About His 1970s Hard-Rock Renaissance “To be considered a guitar hero for my generation is a lifetime achievement,” says the Greta Van Fleet guitarist ‘Led Zeppelin III’ Track by Track Freewheeling, exotic and rootsy, 1970's ‘Led Zeppelin III’ showcased the band’s profound evolution and extended the reach of rock music 50 Years Ago, Rock and Roll Experienced One of Its Greatest Years: Here’s Why With debut albums from Queen and Aerosmith, epic masterpieces by Mike Oldfield and Elton John, plus Pink Floyd’s ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’ and Led Zeppelin’s ‘Houses of the Holy,’ 1973 was a multi-genre, stylistically freewheeling musical jamboree Grid List Latest Led Zeppelin Ten Mind-Blowing Rock Guitar Solos Every Player Needs to Know About By Guitar Player Staff published 29 June 23 From Jimi Hendrix and Jimmy Page to Stevie Ray Vaughan and Slash, here are some of the greatest rock guitar solos ever committed to record “Our Attitude Was, ‘F**k the ’60s! We’re Going to Chart the New Decade!’” How Led Zeppelin Took the ‘70s By Storm With Their Game-Changing Third Album By Richard Bienstock published 16 May 23 As a new decade unfolded, 'Led Zeppelin III' unlocked the musical adventurism that flowed freely throughout the band’s subsequent albums Watch Led Zeppelin’s Mississippi Delta-Inspired “Travelling Riverside Blues” Video By Christopher Scapelliti published 10 May 23 Video Jimmy Page pays tribute to blues guitar hero Robert Johnson in this 1969 BBC recording Video “I Owe It to All of Them”: Jimmy Page Explains How His Love of the Blues Fueled the Fire for One of Rock’s Biggest Bands By Guitar Player Staff published 29 March 23 “It was just an undeniable element of everything that was going on in Led Zeppelin,” says the guitarist He Escaped From a Chain Gang, Charmed His Way out of Prison, and Was Immortalized in Music History: How Lead Belly Became a Guitar Legend By Guitar Player Staff published 28 March 23 The forefather of rock and roll was charming and dangerous in equal measure Listen to Memphis Minnie & Kansas Joe’s 1929 Original “When the Levee Breaks” By Guitar Player Staff published 22 February 23 Here’s why the artist born Lizzie Douglas remains a blues guitar legend Discover How Jimmy Page’s Genre-Melding Musical Innovations on ‘Houses of the Holy’ Helped Led Zeppelin Reach a New Creative Peak By Jeff Jacobson published 10 February 23 As this classic album turns 50, we explore how the guitarist blew the lid off his band’s blues-based formula Jimmy Page Explains Why He Switched to a Les Paul for 'Led Zeppelin II' By Jackson Maxwell published 6 February 23 Though Page loved the Tele he used on Zep's groundbreaking debut, his needs – both onstage and in the studio – began to rapidly change after that album's tremendous success. Brian May: "When Queen Heard Led Zeppelin, We Thought, ‘Oh My God, This is Where We’re Trying to Get to, and They’re Already There!’" By Jackson Maxwell published 23 January 23 Zeppelin, May explained in a recent interview, inspired Queen to follow their own playbook when it came to making records, even if that meant ignoring conventional wisdom. “I Was Seduced By the Beauty of What a Six-String Instrument Could Do": Jimmy Page Reflects on His Roots as a Guitarist and the Creative Drive That Made Led Zeppelin Rock's Defining Force By Ian Fortnam last updated 9 January 23 In this Guitar Player exclusive, Page shares his gear epiphanies and war stories from a 60-year career at rock's summit. 123456 Get The Pick NewsletterAll the latest guitar news, interviews, lessons, reviews, deals and more, direct to your inbox!Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors MOST READ1“It’s the sound of the Stones: a five-string with a six-string on top. Guitars are amazing things – you can make an orchestra out of them…” Keith Richards on life without Charlie, The Beatles and the Stones, and new album Hackney Diamonds2"You son of a b****, you're playing a Fender?" Watch Keith Richards and Les Paul jam in rare footage from 20003These 40 huge Black Friday and Cyber Monday guitar gear deals are still live – but they won’t be around much longer4Build your own Fender Stratocaster with this fun Cyber Monday Lego deal5The most affordable way to transform your sound: Get a Cyber Monday effects pedal deal before it's too late
Ten Mind-Blowing Rock Guitar Solos Every Player Needs to Know About By Guitar Player Staff published 29 June 23 From Jimi Hendrix and Jimmy Page to Stevie Ray Vaughan and Slash, here are some of the greatest rock guitar solos ever committed to record
“Our Attitude Was, ‘F**k the ’60s! We’re Going to Chart the New Decade!’” How Led Zeppelin Took the ‘70s By Storm With Their Game-Changing Third Album By Richard Bienstock published 16 May 23 As a new decade unfolded, 'Led Zeppelin III' unlocked the musical adventurism that flowed freely throughout the band’s subsequent albums
Watch Led Zeppelin’s Mississippi Delta-Inspired “Travelling Riverside Blues” Video By Christopher Scapelliti published 10 May 23 Video Jimmy Page pays tribute to blues guitar hero Robert Johnson in this 1969 BBC recording
“I Owe It to All of Them”: Jimmy Page Explains How His Love of the Blues Fueled the Fire for One of Rock’s Biggest Bands By Guitar Player Staff published 29 March 23 “It was just an undeniable element of everything that was going on in Led Zeppelin,” says the guitarist
He Escaped From a Chain Gang, Charmed His Way out of Prison, and Was Immortalized in Music History: How Lead Belly Became a Guitar Legend By Guitar Player Staff published 28 March 23 The forefather of rock and roll was charming and dangerous in equal measure
Listen to Memphis Minnie & Kansas Joe’s 1929 Original “When the Levee Breaks” By Guitar Player Staff published 22 February 23 Here’s why the artist born Lizzie Douglas remains a blues guitar legend
Discover How Jimmy Page’s Genre-Melding Musical Innovations on ‘Houses of the Holy’ Helped Led Zeppelin Reach a New Creative Peak By Jeff Jacobson published 10 February 23 As this classic album turns 50, we explore how the guitarist blew the lid off his band’s blues-based formula
Jimmy Page Explains Why He Switched to a Les Paul for 'Led Zeppelin II' By Jackson Maxwell published 6 February 23 Though Page loved the Tele he used on Zep's groundbreaking debut, his needs – both onstage and in the studio – began to rapidly change after that album's tremendous success.
Brian May: "When Queen Heard Led Zeppelin, We Thought, ‘Oh My God, This is Where We’re Trying to Get to, and They’re Already There!’" By Jackson Maxwell published 23 January 23 Zeppelin, May explained in a recent interview, inspired Queen to follow their own playbook when it came to making records, even if that meant ignoring conventional wisdom.
“I Was Seduced By the Beauty of What a Six-String Instrument Could Do": Jimmy Page Reflects on His Roots as a Guitarist and the Creative Drive That Made Led Zeppelin Rock's Defining Force By Ian Fortnam last updated 9 January 23 In this Guitar Player exclusive, Page shares his gear epiphanies and war stories from a 60-year career at rock's summit.
