Who is led zeppelin 2

You are no longer onsite at your organization. Please log in. For assistance, contact your corporate administrator. Arrow Created with Sketch. Calendar Created with Sketch. Path Created with Sketch. Led Zeppelin II also features experimentation with other musical styles and approaches, as on the alternately soft-and-loud "What Is and What Should Never Be" and "Ramble On" which featured Page's acoustic guitar , or the pop-influenced ballad "Thank You".

With its mysterious atmospherics, "Ramble On" helped develop hard rock's association with fantasy themes, which had been partly derived from the psychedelic rock genre of two to three years before, but also from Plant's personal interest in the writings of J. Conversely, the instrumental "Moby Dick" features an extended drum solo by John Bonham, which would be extended further during Led Zeppelin concertperformances sometimes for as long as half an hour.

Page's contribution to this album was significant, as his electric guitar solo on the song "Heartbreaker" was emulated by many younger rock guitarists, and exemplifies the group's intense musical attack. His innovative recording and drum miking effects on tracks such as "Ramble On" and "Whole Lotta Love" also demonstrated his considerable skill, resourcefulness and originality as a producer.

The album's material also marked a certain honing of Plant's vocal approach, [15] and signalled his emergence as a serious songwriter.

I didn't feel that comfortable because there were a lot of demands on me vocally—which there were all the way through the Zeppelin thing. And I was quite nervous and didn't really get into enjoying it until II. The album sleeve design was from a poster by David Juniper, who was simply told by the band to come up with an interesting idea. The album was released on 22 October on Atlantic Records, with advance orders of , copies. This song reached No. The album helped establish Led Zeppelin as an international concert attraction, as for the next year, the group continued to tour relentlessly, initially performing in clubs and ballrooms, then in larger auditoriums and eventually stadiums as their popularity grew.

Led Zeppelin II has been cited by music writers as a blueprint for heavy metal bands that followed it. Since its initial critical reception, Led Zeppelin II has been acknowledged by many critics and music writers as one of the most influential albums of rock music, and has earned several accolades from music publications, frequently placed at or near the top of "best album" lists.

Along with the group's self-titled debut album and their third album, Led Zeppelin III , the album was remastered and reissued on 2 June Michelle Kicherer is a fiction writer and music journalist living in Oakland, CA.

She writes for several Bay Area and national outlets. She enjoys long walks and her second novel is in the works. IG: michellekicherer. But before the year was out, Led Zeppelin would out-do themselves with their sophomore effort. Born of real adventures they experienced while touring in America, zig-zagging from coast to coast, Led Zeppelin II was written and recorded piecemeal in studios across the U.

At the end of May , while their first album was charting at number 10, Zeppelin ended their second U. Following the second show, Atlantic Records held a party for them at the Plaza hotel, where they were presented with a Gold record for Led Zeppelin.

It was also here that Jimmy Page was told that Atlantic was itching to get a new album in stores before the end of the year. Stung into action, Page ordered the band back to the studio after the party. These and other songs built on ideas begun in motel rooms and tinkered with at soundchecks and rehearsals provided the foundation for Led Zeppelin II. Eddie Kramer, the U. They had this huge trunk of tapes [from the various sessions]. Regardless of how it was made, Led Zeppelin II successfully evoked gutbucket electric blues, amped up beyond anything previously heard and laced with potent traces of psychedelia.

With U. All told, it spent weeks on the charts and climbed to number one in February We instinctively went for something different, and Jimmy did some really interesting stuff with the sound.