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Led Zeppelin Was An English Rock Band Formed In London In 1968. The Group Comprised Vocalist Robert Plant Guitarist Jimmy Page Bassist And Keyboardist John Paul Jones And Drummer John Bonham. With A Heavy Guitar-Driven Sound They Are Cited As One Of The Progenitors Of Hard Rock And Heavy Metal Although Their Style Drew From A Variety Of Influences Including Blues And Folk Music. Led Zeppelin Have Been Credited As Significantly Impacting The Nature Of The Music Industry Particularly In The Development Of Album-Oriented Rock AOR And Stadium Rock. Originally Named The New Yardbirds Led Zeppelin Signed A Deal With Atlantic Records That Gave Them Considerable Artistic Freedom. Initially Unpopular With Critics They Achieved Significant Commercial Success With Eight Studio Albums Over Ten Years. Their 1969 Debut Led Zeppelin Was A Top-Ten Album In Several Countries And Featured Such Tracks As "Good Times Bad Times" "Dazed And Confused" And "Communication Breakdown". Led Zeppelin II 1969 Was Their First Number-One Album And Yielded "Ramble On" And "Whole Lotta Love". In 1970 They Released Led Zeppelin III Which Featured "Immigrant Song". Their Untitled Fourth Album Commonly Known As Led Zeppelin IV 1971 Is One Of The Best-Selling Albums In History With 37 Million Copies Sold. The Album Includes "Black Dog" "Rock And Roll" And "Stairway To Heaven" With The Latter Being Among The Most Popular And Influential Works In Rock History. Houses Of The Holy 1973 Yielded "The Ocean" "Over The Hills And Far Away" And "The Rain Song". Physical Graffiti 1975 A Double Album Featured "Trampled Under Foot" And "Kashmir". Page Wrote Most Of Led Zeppelin's Music Particularly Early In Their Career While Plant Wrote Most Of The Lyrics. Jones's Keyboard-Based Compositions Later Became Central To Their Music Which Featured Increasing Experimentation. The Latter Half Of Their Career Saw A Series Of Record-Breaking Tours That Earned The Group A Reputation For Excess And Debauchery. Although They Remained Commercially And Critically Successful Their Touring And Output Which Included Presence 1976 And In Through The Out Door 1979 Grew Limited And The Group Disbanded Following Bonham's Death In 1980. Since Then The Surviving Former Members Have Sporadically Collaborated And Participated In One-Off Reunions. The Most Successful Of These Was The 2007 Ahmet Ertegun Tribute Concert In London With Bonham's Son Jason Bonham On Drums. Led Zeppelin Are One Of The Best-Selling Music Artists Of All Time Their Total Record Sales Are Estimated To Be Between 200 And 300 Million Units Worldwide. They Achieved Eight Consecutive UK Number-One Albums And Six Number-One Albums On The US Billboard 200 With Five Of Their Albums Certified Diamond In The US. Rolling Stone Magazine Described Them As "the Heaviest Band Of All Time" "the Biggest Band Of The Seventies" And "unquestionably One Of The Most Enduring Bands In Rock History". They Were Inducted Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame In 1995 The Museum's Biography Of The Band States That They Were "as Influential" During The 1970s As The Beatles Were During The 1960s. Albums
Led Zeppelin 1969 Led Zeppelin II 1969 Led Zeppelin III 1970 Led Zeppelin IV 1971 Houses Of The Holy 1973 Physical Graffiti 1975 Presence 1976 In Through The Out Door 1979 Coda 1982

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"Stairway To Heaven" Is A Song By The English Rock Band Led Zeppelin. It Was Composed By Guitarist Jimmy Page And Vocalist Robert Plant For The Band's Fourth Studio Album Led Zeppelin IV. It Is The Most Requested And Most Played Song On FM Radio Stations In The United States Despite Never Having Been Released As A Single There. In November 2007 Through Download Sales Promoting Their Recent Mothership Release The Song Hit #37 On The UK Singles Chart And #13 On The New Zealand Singles Chart. It Was Voted #3 In 2000 By VH1 On Their List Of The 100 Greatest Rock Songs. According To Music Journalist Stephen Davis Although The Song Was Released In 1971 It Took Until 1973 Before The Song's Popularity Ascended To Truly "anthemic" Status. "Stairway To Heaven" Continues To Top Radio Lists Of The Greatest Rock Songs As Well As Topping A Recent Guitar World Poll. On The 20th Anniversary Of The Original Release Of The Song It Was Announced Via U.S. Radio Sources That The Song Had Logged Up An Estimated 2 874 000 Radio Plays - Back To Back That Would Run For 44 Years Solid. As Of 2000 The Song Had Been Broadcast On Radio Over Three Million Times. It Is Also The Biggest-Selling Single Piece Of Sheet Music Clocking Up An Average Of 15 000 Copies Yearly. In Total Over One Million Copies Have Been Sold. The Song's Length Precluded Its Release In Full Form As A Single. Despite Pressure From Atlantic Records The Band Would Not Authorize The Editing Of The Song For Single Release Making "Stairway To Heaven" One Of The Most Well-Known And Popular Rock Songs Never To Have Been Released As A Single. It Did However Appear As A Promotional Disc In The United States Pressed As A 7 55 Track On Each Side On An Australian Acoustic EP And In The 1990s As A 20th Anniversary Promo Book. The Group's Recording Of This Song Also Appeared As The Sole Led Zeppelin Track In The 1977 Atlantic Records 2-LP Promotional Sampler Album We've Got Your Music Marking The Very First Time That Led Zeppelin's "Stairway To Heaven" Made Its Official Debut Appearance In An American-Released Various Artists Compilation Collection. In 2004 Rolling Stone Magazine Put It At Number 31 On Their List Of The 500 Greatest Songs Of All Time. In In A January 29 2009 Article Guitar World Magazine Rated Jimmy Page's Guitar Solo At Number One In The Publication's 100 Greatest Guitar Solos In Rock And Roll History. Critics Of Rock And Roll Songs And Of Led Zeppelin In Particular Have Alleged That A Backmasked Message Is Recorded Into "Stairway To Heaven." The Message Which Allegedly Occurs During The Middle Section Of The Song "If There's A Bustle In Your Hedgerow Don't Be Alarmed Now..." Is Purported To Contain Satanic References Oh Here's To My Sweet Satan. The One Whose Little Path Would Make Me Sad Whose Power Is Satan. He Will Give Those With Him 666. There Was A Little Tool Shed Where He Made Us Suffer Sad Satan. – Most Popular Version Of The Lyrics To Stairway To Heaven Played Backwards The Controversy Originated From A Prominent Baptist Who In 1982 Preached On The Radio That "Stairway To Heaven" Contained Subliminal Backward Messages. This Theory Was Later Primarily Advanced By Michael Mills Jacob Aranza And Jeff Godwin Who Offered Detailed Analyses Asserting The Existence Of Hidden Meanings Within Both The "backwards" And Actual Lyrics. In 1982 The Consumer Protection And Toxic Materials Committee Of The California State Assembly Held A Hearing On Backmasking In Popular Music During Which "Stairway To Heaven" Was Played Backwards. William Yarroll A Self-Identified Neuroscientist Also Claimed That "Stairway To Heaven" Contained A Message When Played Backwards. Various Versions Of The Alleged Message Exist. The Band Itself Has For The Most Part Ignored Such Claims For Years The Only Comment Came From Swan Song Records Which Issued The Statement "Our Turntables Only Play In One Direction—forwards". Led Zeppelin Audio Engineer Eddie Kramer Confirmed This Calling The Allegations "totally And Utterly Ridiculous. Why Would They Want To Spend So Much Studio Time Doing Something So Dumb?" Robert Plant Expressed Frustration With The Accusations In An Interview "To Me It's Very Sad Because 'Stairway To Heaven' Was Written With Every Best Intention And As Far As Reversing Tapes And Putting Messages On The End That's Not My Idea Of Making Music." An Informal Experiment By Scientist Simon Singh Suggested That Listeners Only Hear The Message After Prompting.

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Led Zeppelin Was An English Rock Band Formed In London In 1968. The Group Comprised Vocalist Robert Plant Guitarist Jimmy Page Bassist And Keyboardist John Paul Jones And Drummer John Bonham. With A Heavy Guitar-Driven Sound They Are Cited As One Of The Progenitors Of Hard Rock And Heavy Metal Although Their Style Drew From A Variety Of Influences Including Blues And Folk Music. Led Zeppelin Have Been Credited As Significantly Impacting The Nature Of The Music Industry Particularly In The Development Of Album-Oriented Rock AOR And Stadium Rock. Originally Named The New Yardbirds Led Zeppelin Signed A Deal With Atlantic Records That Gave Them Considerable Artistic Freedom. Initially Unpopular With Critics They Achieved Significant Commercial Success With Eight Studio Albums Over Ten Years. Their 1969 Debut Led Zeppelin Was A Top-Ten Album In Several Countries And Featured Such Tracks As "Good Times Bad Times" "Dazed And Confused" And "Communication Breakdown". Led Zeppelin II 1969 Was Their First Number-One Album And Yielded "Ramble On" And "Whole Lotta Love". In 1970 They Released Led Zeppelin III Which Featured "Immigrant Song". Their Untitled Fourth Album Commonly Known As Led Zeppelin IV 1971 Is One Of The Best-Selling Albums In History With 37 Million Copies Sold. The Album Includes "Black Dog" "Rock And Roll" And "Stairway To Heaven" With The Latter Being Among The Most Popular And Influential Works In Rock History. Houses Of The Holy 1973 Yielded "The Ocean" "Over The Hills And Far Away" And "The Rain Song". Physical Graffiti 1975 A Double Album Featured "Trampled Under Foot" And "Kashmir". Page Wrote Most Of Led Zeppelin's Music Particularly Early In Their Career While Plant Wrote Most Of The Lyrics. Jones's Keyboard-Based Compositions Later Became Central To Their Music Which Featured Increasing Experimentation. The Latter Half Of Their Career Saw A Series Of Record-Breaking Tours That Earned The Group A Reputation For Excess And Debauchery. Although They Remained Commercially And Critically Successful Their Touring And Output Which Included Presence 1976 And In Through The Out Door 1979 Grew Limited And The Group Disbanded Following Bonham's Death In 1980. Since Then The Surviving Former Members Have Sporadically Collaborated And Participated In One-Off Reunions. The Most Successful Of These Was The 2007 Ahmet Ertegun Tribute Concert In London With Bonham's Son Jason Bonham On Drums. Led Zeppelin Are One Of The Best-Selling Music Artists Of All Time Their Total Record Sales Are Estimated To Be Between 200 And 300 Million Units Worldwide. They Achieved Eight Consecutive UK Number-One Albums And Six Number-One Albums On The US Billboard 200 With Five Of Their Albums Certified Diamond In The US. Rolling Stone Magazine Described Them As "the Heaviest Band Of All Time" "the Biggest Band Of The Seventies" And "unquestionably One Of The Most Enduring Bands In Rock History". They Were Inducted Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame In 1995 The Museum's Biography Of The Band States That They Were "as Influential" During The 1970s As The Beatles Were During The 1960s. Albums
Led Zeppelin 1969 Led Zeppelin II 1969 Led Zeppelin III 1970 Led Zeppelin IV 1971 Houses Of The Holy 1973 Physical Graffiti 1975 Presence 1976 In Through The Out Door 1979 Coda 1982 read less

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"Stairway to Heaven" is a song by the English rock band Led Zeppelin. It was composed by guitarist Jimmy Page and vocalist Robert Plant for the band's fourth studio album, Led Zeppelin IV. It is the most requested and most played song on FM radio stations in the United States, despite never having been released as a single there. In November 2007, through download sales promoting their recent Mothership release, the song hit #37 on the UK Singles Chart and #13 on the New Zealand Singles Chart. It was voted #3 in 2000 by VH1 on their list of the 100 Greatest Rock Songs. According to music journalist Stephen Davis, although the song was released in 1971, it took until 1973 before the song's popularity ascended to truly "anthemic" status. "Stairway to Heaven" continues to top radio lists of the greatest rock songs, as well as topping a recent Guitar World poll. On the 20th anniversary of the original release of the song, it was announced via U.S. radio sources that the song had logged up an estimated 2,874,000 radio plays - back to back, that would run for 44 years solid. As of 2000, the song had been broadcast on radio over three million times. It is also the biggest-selling single piece of sheet music clocking up an average of 15,000 copies yearly. In total, over one million copies have been sold. The song's length precluded its release in full form as a single. Despite pressure from Atlantic Records the band would not authorize the editing of the song for single release, making "Stairway to Heaven" one of the most well-known and popular rock songs never to have been released as a single. It did, however, appear as a promotional disc in the United States, pressed as a 7:55 track on each side; on an Australian acoustic EP, and in the 1990s as a 20th anniversary promo book. The group's recording of this song also appeared as the sole Led Zeppelin track in the 1977 Atlantic Records 2-LP promotional sampler album, We've Got Your Music, marking the very first time that Led Zeppelin's "Stairway To Heaven" made its official debut appearance in an American-released various artists compilation collection. In 2004, Rolling Stone magazine put it at number 31 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. In in a January 29, 2009, article, Guitar World magazine rated Jimmy Page's guitar solo at number one in the publication's 100 Greatest Guitar Solos in Rock and Roll History. Critics of rock and roll songs (and of Led Zeppelin in particular) have alleged that a backmasked message is recorded into "Stairway to Heaven." The message, which allegedly occurs during the middle section of the song ("If there's a bustle in your hedgerow, don't be alarmed now..."), is purported to contain Satanic references: Oh here's to my sweet Satan. The one whose little path would make me sad, whose power is Satan. He will give those with him 666. There was a little tool shed where he made us suffer, sad Satan. – Most popular version of the lyrics to Stairway to Heaven played backwards The controversy originated from a prominent Baptist, who, in 1982, preached on the radio that "Stairway to Heaven" contained subliminal backward messages. This theory was later primarily advanced by Michael Mills, Jacob Aranza, and Jeff Godwin, who offered detailed analyses asserting the existence of hidden meanings within both the "backwards" and actual lyrics. In 1982, the Consumer Protection and Toxic Materials Committee of the California State Assembly held a hearing on backmasking in popular music, during which "Stairway to Heaven" was played backwards. William Yarroll, a self-identified neuroscientist, also claimed that "Stairway to Heaven" contained a message when played backwards. Various versions of the alleged message exist. The band itself has for the most part ignored such claims; for years the only comment came from Swan Song Records which issued the statement: "Our turntables only play in one direction—forwards". Led Zeppelin audio engineer Eddie Kramer confirmed this, calling the allegations "totally and utterly ridiculous. Why would they want to spend so much studio time doing something so dumb?" Robert Plant expressed frustration with the accusations in an interview: "To me it's very sad, because 'Stairway to Heaven' was written with every best intention, and as far as reversing tapes and putting messages on the end, that's not my idea of making music." An informal experiment by scientist Simon Singh suggested that listeners only hear the message after prompting. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.