Vocalist classifies the album as a “great rupture” because it made it possible for the band trails new paths beyond Blues Rock
That over time the LED ZEPPELIN It was a complete band and owner of endless resources, no one doubts. At least today. But was it always like this?
For the vocalist Robert Plantnot necessarily. According to him, it was with the third album that the group was able to consolidate this now widespread view.
Plant considers that LED ZEPPELIN IIIlaunched in 1970, played a key role in a kind of rupture, enabling Zeppelin to follow new paths beyond the sacrament blues rock in the two previous works, both from 1969.
The very dynamics of composition would have exerted influence. With Jimmy Page And he isolated in the Cambrian mountains, in Wales, the process became more restricted and reflected their taste at that time, very inspired by folk rock, bucolic scene and telluric themes.
In statement to Rolling Stone USAthe vocalist explained this counterpoint between LED ZEPPELIN I and II and the third album:
“People brought things to the table, but until then, everything was worked in a rehearsal environment with four members. So it was a big break. This is just a part of the III, but at least it led us to a new level. And it was very well-received by the media.”
In fact, not so much. Sectors of the press, as well as a portion of the fans, squeaking about the new direction. In the course of time, III It was digested and today is considered a classic, but the predominance of acoustic songs was criticized at the time.
He even got to the point that Jimmy Page was annoyed by the reception the album had. The guitarist was about a year and a half without giving interviews.
Looking in retrospective, the Briton reflected on the book Light and Shadow: Conversations with Jimmy Page (2012) (via Igor Miranda website) and agreed with Plant with regard to III to be a turning point. He commented:
“We were so hard that it was hard for people to know what the hell were doing. Critics, especially, didn’t understand. Led Zeppelin was growing up. Many contemporaries of ours narrated their perspective while we were really expansive. I was maturing as a composer and musician and there were many types of music that stimulated me. adventurer. ”
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