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When Led Zeppelin’s ‘Misty Mountain Hop’ Took Hippies to TolkienWhen Led Zeppelin’s ‘Misty Mountain Hop’ Took Hippies to TolkienRobert Plant longed for the freedoms of the rural Welch countryside – or, maybe, Middle-earth.Nick DeRisoNick DeRiso
When Led Zeppelin Went Back to the Clubs to Debut Songs From ‘IV’When Led Zeppelin Went Back to the Clubs to Debut Songs From ‘IV’They came up with a throwback solution to the impersonal character of a Fall 1970 arena tour. Ryan ReedRyan Reed
Jimmy Page Reveals Why There Was No ‘Led Zeppelin V’Jimmy Page Reveals Why There Was No ‘Led Zeppelin V’Jimmy Page explains why Led Zeppelin abandoned naming their albums numerically for 'Houses of the Holy.' Ken KelleyKen Kelley