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"One of the ways in which this is demonstrated is the sheer variety of the album: out of eight cuts, there isn’t one that steps on another’s toes, that tries to do too much all at once," writes Lenny Kaye.
On the landmark album's 50th anniversary, revisit how a band chafing at attacks from press, and inspired by unparalleled artistic ambitions, made one of rock’s biggest albums
And is this look at the early years and pre-Zep careers of the band members, which premiered Saturday at the Venice Film Festival, worth your time if you’re not a die-hard fan?
Marcin Patrzalek’s take on the Physical Graffiti epic garnered praise from Tom Morello and Paul Stanley
“He pioneered a dazzling technique on guitar with taste and panache that I felt always placed him above his imitators,” Led Zeppelin guitarist writes
Disparaged at the time, the follow-up to ‘Exile on Main St’ now feels historic
Jimmy Page, Phil Collins, Patty Griffin will feature on career-spanning solo collection
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