Led Zeppelin IV

I really enjoyed this book. If you've read anything about Zep before then you know most of the stories. Reading this book is like reading the source material for all of those other biographies. Most of the interviews seem like they're older, obviously the pieces from those who passed away are but th......more

Gave up around two-thirds of the way through. An oral history cobbled together from a mixture of published and new interviews that, because the members of Led Zeppelin were deliberately evasive and enigmatic throughout the 1970s, leans heavily on outer-circle hangers-on. And Hoskyns makes no effort......more

"The paranoia and the suspicion and all that stuff is part and parcel of who he is, and unfortunately it manifests itself in some weird ways." I don't like Jimmy Page although I do like a lot of his music. I don't like that Page appears to be unable to share credit (unless legally enforced in doing......more

A fascinating account of the rise from obscurity to superstardom of Led Zeppelin. Hoskyns constructs his account from interviews, both from existing sources and interviews that he conducted. This makes for a different biography as it is made up of direct comments from all of the main players from Bo......more

I couldn't listen to Zep for awhile after reading this. Really paints Page as a dumb disgusting lecherous bro-dude. Not enough on the recording/writing.. too much yucky groupie stuff and depressing band politics.......more