1984 – Geezer Butler goes solo Dio , Butler & Appice rejoin for a short time 1990

1. 1984 – Geezer Butler goes solo • Dio, Butler & Appice rejoin for a short time 1990 • The band continues on until 1996 with Tony Iommi • Iommi is the only member that has been in the band all 42 years • 1997-2006 – the original band gets back together and plays sporadically while continuing solo careers • 2000 – win their only Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance • 2006 – inducted into the RRHoF • 2009 – Ozzy sues Iommi over rights to band name & the Dio version of the band regroups and records as Heaven & Hell • #85 on Rolling Stone’s Greatest Artists

2. Deep Purple • Like Sabbath, went through several incarnations before finding their groove • Ian Gillian – vocals, Ritchie Blackmore – guitarist, Jon Lord – keyboard, Roger Glover – bass, Ian Paice - drums • Lord & Blackmore were virtuoso players • Just as heavily influenced by Bach and Vivaldi as they were by BB King or Chuck Berry • Biggest songs: Highway Star & Smoke on the Water both off of Machine Head (#7, 1972) • Highway Star shows more classical influence but Smoke on the Water is considered a rock anthem • Lineup played 1969-73, 84-89 & 92-93

3. Led Zeppelin • Considered by many to be the most influential band in rock history next to the Beatles • As influential on music of the 70s as the Beatles were in the 60s • Though considered by critics to be a seminal heavy metal band, Robert Plant disputes the claim • “…half of our songs were acoustic, for Christ’s sake.” • Impact on the music industry can’t be overstated • Development of AOR (album oriented rock) • Stadium rock (outdoor concerts w/ tens of thousands of people) • Influence on metal, punk, grunge • Robert Plant (lead vocals & creepy elf-like interpretive dance) • Jimmy Page (guitar) • John Paul Jones (bass) • John Bohnam (drums)

4. Formation • 1966 – after Jeff Beck is fired from the Yardbirds; Page, Beck, Keith Moon and John Paul Jones record a demo • Moon says the idea of this super group would go down like a “lead balloon” • 1968 – the Yardbirds dissolve but are still under contract to perform some concerts in Scandinavia • Page & Chris Dreja are given permission by other band members to use the Yardbirds name to fulfill the contract • Robert Plant (Band of Joy) is 2nd choice for lead singer but accepts & recommends John Bohnam as drummer • Dreja leaves the project to become a photographer (eventually goes on to be Zeppelin’s tour photographer) replaced by John Paul Jones • After finishing the tour obligations, the group cuts an album using the name New Yardbirds • under threat of legal action the name is cut • Page expands on Keith Moon’s joke and the band’s name becomes Led Zeppelin

5. Led instead of lead, because their manager thought “thick” Americans might pronounce it leed • Zeppelin could be a joke (We’re gonna be huge!) • Also brings about the image of something that is both light enough to fly, but extremely heavy & graceful, but extremely combustible • Signed for $200,000 by Atlantic w/o ever hearing the band • the band decided when they released their records and when they would tour

6. 10/8/68 – officially change name to Led Zeppelin • 10/25/68 – first concert in UK • 12/26/68 – first US concert • 1/12/69 – Led Zeppelin (#6, 1969) released in US • By 1975 it had grossed $7 mil • Plant got no writing credit b/c of former deal w/ CBS Records • 1969 – Zeppelin manages 4 US & 4 UK tours, passing on Woodstock to promote the band • Also found time to record Led Zeppelin II (#1, 1969) • More successful, credited w/ laying foundation for heavy metal

7. Zeppelin’s versatility is displayed on Led Zeppelin III (#1, 1970) • Plant & Page wrote this album while staying at a cottage (Bron-Yr-Aur) in south Wales • Departure from heavy, distorted, electric sound; more acoustic, Celtic folk sound • Now generally praised, it was initially panned by critics and fans alike • Zeppelin never took a traditional stance in terms of their music • Resisted ever releasing singles, any singles released were chosen by the record label & against the band’s wishes (never in US or UK) • Resisted appearing on tv, wishing for their fans to see their performance live in its entirety • Between 1971-75, they are becoming “the biggest band in the world”

8. During this era, the band began using their own private jet • nicknamed The Starship • Began renting/trashing entire floors of hotels • Bonham drove a motorcycle through the halls • Destroyed a room in the Tokyo Hilton to the point they were banned for life • 1971 – Led Zeppelin IV* (#1) • Released w/o visible sign of title or band name • Four Symbols, Sticks, The Hermit, Zososome names used for the album • Sold 40 million copies as of 2011 • Stairway to Heaven - never released as a single, but is considered #1 most requested & played song of all time

9. 1973 – Houses of the Holy (#1) released • Due to controversial album cover, banned in several American states & foreign nations • The album’s namesake song doesn’t appear on the album, actually found on 1975’s Physical Graffiti (#1) • 1974-75 – Zeppelin takes a break from touring & founds their own label, Swan Song Records • Sign other bands to the label as well, highly successful but the label folds 3 years after Zeppelin disbands • 1976 – Presence (#1) is released • Recorded during a down period while the band couldn’t tour • Received les enthusiastically in UK b/c the band had refused to tour there since 1975 due to back taxes • 1977 – record setting US tour begins in April, but is cancelled after July 30th concert in New Orleans • Plant’s 5yr old son died of a stomach virus • Fans began to worry about the band’s future

10. 1978 – band releases In Through the Out Door (#1) • 1979 – the band played a couple of shows, but Plant was not ready to resume full time touring • Considered leaving the band, manager Peter Grant concinves him to stay • 6/27/80 – Bohnam collapses on stage, it’s blamed on drugs & alchohol • 9/24/80 – Bohnam dies of asphixiation, passed out in his own vomit in Page’s home • Dec. 1980 – Led Zeppelin announces it is disbanding Accomplishments • 1995 - inducted into RRHoF • 300 million records sold • All 8 original albums made Top 10 • 6 ranked #1 after release • Vh1 ranked them #1 Greatest Hard Rock Band of All Time