Led Zeppelin破除了传统摇滚乐的所有界限，为重金属和硬摇滚描绘了定义，是音乐史上最伟大的乐队之一。   　　乐队Yardbirds在1967年解散后，Jimmy Page和贝斯手Chris Dreja 拥有了乐队的名字，他们还继承了一些现场演出的合同。1968年Robert Plant加入，而John Paul Jones代替Dreja的位置。Page在经过了一个月的劝说之后，使鼓手John Bonham加入乐队。   　　这个四人组合用New Yardbirds的名字完成了演出合同，于1968年10月在30个小时之内录制了第一张命名专辑。年底，乐队以Led Zeppelin名字签约Atlantic Records公司，并开始在美国巡回演出。   　　Led Zeppelin于1969年1月亮相，两个月内风靡一时。专辑直登榜首，Led Zeppelin也如日中天。第二张专辑《Led Zeppelin II》是在一年的巡回演出当中录制完成的，在榜首停留7周之久。   　　在第三张专辑《Led Zeppelin III》中乐队偏离硬摇滚，致力于英国民歌的神秘方面。但直到1971年11月被称为《Led Zeppelin IV》的专辑发行时，乐队才掌握了民歌的灵魂。此专辑在25年**售出一千六百万张，包括最成功的单曲《Stairway To Heaven》，《Rock & Roll》和《When The Levee Breaks》。   　　1973年春乐队发行专辑《Houses of the Holy》，放弃了传统的专辑命名方法，Funk和reggae风格的尝试与以往rock和folk风格并存，在英美都登上榜首。在其后的巡回演出中Led Zeppelin为1976年专辑《The Song Remains The Same》做好了准备工作。    　　 为更好适应乐队的录音需要，Led Zeppelin于1974年组建了自己的公司Swan Song，并录制了双专辑《Physical Graffiti, Presence》和《In Through The Out Door》--第8张，也是最后一张专辑。 成功发行专辑《In Through The Out Door》后，Zeppelin进行了最后一次欧洲巡回演出。1980年9月25日，John Bonham被发行死于醉酒后造成的窒息。同年10月，乐队解散。 他们是摇滚乐的国歌```````` Stairway to heaven（天堂之梯） 摇滚界鼻祖级的乐队.Stairway to heaven,走过它,得到什么,又失去什么,我们在追求什么?也许注定在洗尽铅华的时候,才真正地明了.

Stairway To Heaven


There\'s a lady who\'s sure
All that glitters is gold
And she\'s buying a stairway to heaven.
When she gets there she knows
If the stores are all closed
With a word she can get what she came for.
Ooh, ooh, and she\'s buying a stairway to heaven.

There\'s a sign on the wall
But she wants to be sure
\'Cause you know sometimes words have two meanings.
In a tree by the brook
There\'s a songbird who sings,
Sometimes all of our thoughts are misgiven.
Ooh, it makes me wonder,
Ooh, it makes me wonder.

There\'s a feeling I get
When I look to the west,
And my spirit is crying for leaving.
In my thoughts I have seen
Rings of smoke through the trees,
And the voices of those who stand looking.
Ooh, it makes me wonder,
Ooh, it really makes me wonder.

And it\'s whispered that soon
If we all call the tune
Then the piper will lead us to reason.
And a new day will dawn
For those who stand long
And the forests will echo with laughter.

If there\'s a bustle in your hedgerow
Don\'t be alarmed now,
It\'s just a spring clean for the May queen.
Yes, there are two paths you can go by
But in the long run
There\'s still time to change the road you\'re on.
And it makes me wonder.

Your head is humming and it won\'t go
In case you don\'t know,
The piper\'s calling you to join him,
Dear lady, can you hear the wind blow,
And did you know
Your stairway lies on the whispering wind.

And as we wind on down the road
Our shadows taller than our soul.
There walks a lady we all know
Who shines white light and wants to show
How ev\'rything still turns to gold.
And if you listen very hard
The tune will come to you at last.
When all are one and one is all
To be a rock and not to roll.

And she\'s buying a stairway to heaven.

天梯



有一位女士她确信闪光的都是金子
于是她开始购买一架去天堂的梯子。
她知道当她到达那里，即使所有商店都关门大吉
只需要一个字眼她就能获得自己的所需。
噢，噢，于是她开始购买一架去天堂的梯子。

墙上分明有告示但她却想打听确实
因为你知道，有时候词语有双关的意思。
在溪边的某棵树上，有只鸟儿正在鸣唱，
有时我们所有的想法都值得重新思量
噢，这使我迷惑，
噢，这使我迷惑。

当我眺望西方我找到一种感觉，