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It was 1974, I was only fifteen years old and one of my favorite eight-track tapes to listen to was Led Zeppelin's "House Of The Holy". I was just a teen learning about sex, drugs and my beginning obstacles of life with peer pressure. I remember listening to Zeppelin's "Rain Song" which begin with a gentle sounds of strings of a guitar. I laid on my bed in a glow of purple in my bedroom from the black light. The walls with posters of Jimi Hendrix and the Zig Zag Man. I really was a puzzled teen, but I had Led Zeppelin's music to help me from being dazed and confused.

The band was formally known as "The Yardbirds" until October of 1968 and their names would be changed to Led Zeppelin, the band members were Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Bonham and John Paul Jones. The band would record in the U.S. for Atlantic Records. The first album was called "Led Zeppelin" it was released on January,1969, with some blues, folk music and their indistinct sound was the beginning of heavy metal music. In the song " Communication Breakdown" Page would display a jamming guitar and Plant's howling voice. In October.1969, Led Zeppelin would release their second album "Led Zeppelin II, this was only after they finished their concerts tour for four days in the U.S. and UK. Their song "Whole Lotta Love" from the album would be edited to be played on the radio and is still popular today on classic rock stations. Led Zeppelin would catch the attention of the U.S audience, meaning more concerts, it was in ballrooms, clubs and eventually bigger auditoriums. Led Zeppelin were on their way to being the greatest hard rock band of the seventies.

The seventies would see Led Zeppelin music intensify with the album "Led Zeppelin III, which was released in October of 1970, the first song on the album " Immigrant Song" is well-known for the howling cry of Robert Plant at the start of this song. Then the song goes into a story about the Vikings searching for new lands. In November, 1971, Led Zeppelin would release " Led Zeppelin IV" the song " Black Dog" showed that Zeppelin's rock would only get better. The song "Stairway to Heaven" a stunning ballad would cause some controversy because of back masked lyrics. There would be unconfirmed claims of satanic messages. Still the song "Stairway to Heaven" would be one of the most played songs on radio.

On March 28, 1973, Led Zeppelin released "House of the Holy" this album had a little bit of everything beside rock, a reggae beat with the song "D'yer Mak'er"

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