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Hailed as one of the best Hard Rock bands ever to bless vinyl, Led Zeppelin was part of the British Invasion of the late '60s, and now resides along other greats such as the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, the Who, and countless other English bands in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. For me personally, there is no band greater than the mightly Zeppelin. Countless '80s Hairbands tried to duplicate their style. You can hear their influence on slews of sucessful bands, such as Whitesnake, Great White, Slaughter, Fastway, Kingdom Come, and the list goes on and on. Even today, many bands perform Zeppelin covers in concert; for example, Trans-Siberian Orchestra performed a version of 'Rock and Roll' on their 2005 tour. If you think about it, none of the other previously mentioned English bands really has an influence on the Rock scene than Led Zeppelin. Can you think of any bands off the top of your head who have a sound influenced by the Stones or the Who? Highly unlikely.

Led Zeppelin was born out of the ashes of the Yardbirds, when the group disbanded and left Jimmy Page with the rights to the name. Initially, Page intended on calling his new lineup the New Yardbirds; however, a much better name was suggested in comments by the late Who drummer Keith Moon who he said the New Yardbirds would go over like a Lead balloon. At least that is the story that has been told over time. Page brought the songs "Dazed and Confused" and "White Summer" with him from the tail-end of the Yardbird days. There is proof of this on the final Yardbirds release "Live Yardbirds featuring Jimmy Page", recorded at the Anderson Theatre in New York City on March 30th, 1968. The Yardbirds last ever gig was performed on July 7th, 1968, which is odd considering that Zeppelin's last ever show was on the same day in 1980.

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