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By: Joe Chapuis

Joe Chapuis — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 16:48:40 +0000

Good insight. A few thoughts…

Zep was larger than life. Stories abound of motorcycle rides through hotel lobbies, TVs being tossed out of windows, and decadence and mayhem at 35,000 feet aboard The Starship.

Think about how much they contributed in twelve short years, or what they created in their first three (Zep 1-4). Oh man, how they harnessed that wave of youthful, raw energy, riding the momentum until it came crashing down on itself.

I love the fact that they knew when to call it quits and move on. The magic forumla could never be replicated without Bonzo.

I expose my kids to all kinds of music… current pop, opera and classical, heavy metal, vintage and modern rock. But my six-year old son’s favorite song is Rock-n-Roll.

40 years and 200 million albums later, they still leave you wanting more…

-joe

By: linda m lopeke

linda m lopeke — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:15:35 +0000

Thank you for this insightful post, Mark. I love this band and their incredible music.

Led Zeppelin exemplifies it isn’t just one thing that creates success (of the musical or any other variety). Rather it’s preparation meeting opportunity and a willingness to define and stay your own course that gets you there.

The courage to take a stand (even if it means to stand alone), to believe (even when your beliefs fly in the face of the norm or any form of reason), to refuse to compromise (even when to do so would be expedient, more efficient and less expensive), to simply keep moving forward in the direction that is right for you (even when you can’t see the road ahead) — these are the things the average person won’t do and the committed entrepreneur must do.

I experienced Led Zeppelin as musicians (being of that generation). You’ve helped me see them as some of my early teachers. Thanks for opening my ears to that.

Linda M. Lopeke

By: Mike Stenger

Mike Stenger — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:46:50 +0000

Sorry I missed this! Been gone for Thanksgiving but you really hit this head on! Although I’m younger and not from the rock n’ roll generation, I get what you’re saying. Led Zeppelin was damn good and there’s reasons for that.

Great guide, just tweeted

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By: David Deal

David Deal — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:09:26 +0000

Well done and spot on. I would add one more lesson: be willing to push yourself and everyone around you to get better. Jimmy Page is justly famous for his guitar playing, but he also produced every Led Zeppelin album and in doing so took the band to the next level through gritty, hard work. As a producer, he applied uncompromising standards to create sounds that no one else could come close to matching. It’s also interesting to note that few bands have successfully produced themselves like Led Zeppelin did. Thank you for the post.

By: Mary

Mary — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:56:01 +0000

I think all of these points (except maybe #8) fit U2, as well.

By: David K

David K — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:28:17 +0000

Zep is one of the examples I use (along with Pink Floyd, Queen, Joy Division and others) with my teenage daughters.

I encourage them to “hear the complexity” and look for that in the bands they are listening to today… now THAT’s a tough assignment. (Oh man, did my Dad just say that?)

Creative brilliance and technical capability (brilliance not required) generate powerful, valuable works.

We should all work that way.

By: Rainer

Rainer — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:27:16 +0000

“Good times, bad times, you know I’ve had my share
When my woman left home for a brown-eyed man
but I still don’t seem to care.”

Still love it! Thanks for the great post, Mark.