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Led Zeppelin. Led Z3ppl1n Rulez!

Led Zeppelin

By J0nny_r0Xx0R_912 Led Zeplin is a band that is so totaly aowsome, not like lil gayne who is ttly gay; and anyone that likes him is thairfore also gay, even if he is captain of the under-14s cricket team, so suck it Barry Mitchell. Incase your wondering, I'm 12 years old but I'm a bit of a 90s kid XD. I like all the 90s music such as led zepplan, beatles, queens, backstreet boys and elvis. Jimmy Page. “Fucking hell.

Jimmy Page

My goodness gracious, what a funny chap!” ~ Jimmy Page in The Yardbirds after Jeff Beck made Keith Relf smash a harmonica “The Zeppelin's gonna fly man. It's never gonna go down.”~ Jimmy Page on drugs “I'm not quite sure, I'm still yet to work that one out”~ Jimmy Page on Robert Plant's gender Jimmy Page (Pronounced. John Bonham. “And that's for breakfast!”

John Bonham

~ John Bonham on consuming six ham rolls and about 64.3 litres of vodka “He killed my dog!” ~ Elton John on John Bonham Bonham's mighty otherworldly life force still shines down from the Stairway To Heaven. John Henry Bonham (31 May 1948 – 25 September 1980) was an English musician and songwriter, best known as the drummer of Led Zeppelin. Edit Formation of Led Zeppelin. Robert Plant. “I still haven't found the God damn bridge.”~ Robert Plant on that confounded bridge “Baaaaabe, baaaaaaabe, baaaaaabe...”~ Robert Plant on his favourite food.

Robert Plant

John Paul Jones. “The real promise of America... a crazed pirate Scotchman of the the high seas stealing foreign money and then working for the Russians.” ~ Alexis de Tocqueville John Paul Jones (July 6, 1747 – July 18, 1792) was a Scottish-born Navy boy and the best damn general/pirate the American navy has ever seen.

John Paul Jones

The English tried to kill him several times but failed because they were tea-drinking pussies. edit Biography He is chiefly famous for his naval career, notably the naval gazing he took part in whilst looking for English mariners to rob. Edit Early Years JPJ was born in 1946 to John Jones and Paula Jones. From a very early age Jones was interested in planes, aka flying aluminum death traps. Edit Later Life. The Official Site. Pink Floyd. Pink Floyd were an English rock band formed in London.

Pink Floyd

They achieved international acclaim with their progressive and psychedelic music. Distinguished by their use of philosophical lyrics, sonic experimentation, extended compositions and elaborate live shows, they are one of the most commercially successful and musically influential groups in the history of popular music. Syd Barrett. Roger Waters. Waters has been married four times; first in 1969 to his childhood sweetheart Judy Trim; they had no children together and divorced in 1975.

Roger Waters

The following year he married Lady Carolyne Christie; the marriage produced a son, Harry Waters, a musician who has played keyboards with his father's touring band since 2006, and a daughter, India Waters, who has worked as a model. Christie and Waters divorced in 1992, and in 1993, he married Priscilla Phillips. They had one son together, Jack Fletcher, before getting divorced in 2001. In 2012, Waters married actress and filmmaker Laurie Durning. 1943–1964: early years 1965–1985: Pink Floyd.

The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking. The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking is a 1984 concept album and the first solo album by ex-Pink Floyd English musician Roger Waters.

The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking

The album was certified gold in the United States by the Recording Industry Association of America in April 1995. Concept history[edit] When the Wind Blows (film) Radio K.A.O.S. Radio K.A.O.S. is the second studio album by British rock musician and former Pink Floyd bassist and singer/songwriter, Roger Waters.

Radio K.A.O.S.

It was released on 15 June 1987 in the United Kingdom and is notably the first solo album by Waters after his split from Pink Floyd two years previously in 1985. The album follows Billy, a mentally and physically disabled man from Wales, who is forced to live with his uncle David in Los Angeles after his brother Benny was sent to prison after protesting against the government, following his dismissal from his job in mining due to "market forces". The album explores Billy's mind and view on the world through an on-air conversation between him and Jim, a DJ at a local fictitious radio station named Radio K.A.O.S. Background and inspiration[edit] The Wall – Live in Berlin.

Amused to Death. Amused to Death is a concept album, and the third studio album by former Pink Floyd bassist Roger Waters.

Amused to Death

It was released in 1992. In Neil Postman's book The End of Education, he remarks on the album: "(...) Roger Waters, once the lead singer of Pink Floyd, was sufficiently inspired by a book of mine to produce a CD called Amused to Death. This fact so elevated my prestige among undergraduates that I am hardly in a position to repudiate him or his kind of music. "[citation needed] Flickering Flame: The Solo Years Volume 1. Flickering Flame: The Solo Years Volume I is a compilation album of former Pink Floyd member Roger Waters' solo material, released in 2002 (see 2002 in music). In the Flesh – Live. The material for the DVD was taken from a 27 June 2000 performance at the Rose Garden Arena in Portland, Oregon, while the double CD contains various recordings of the entire 2000 US tour live show, drawn from performances in Phoenix, Arizona, Las Vegas, Nevada, Irvine, California, and Portland, Oregon. Track listing[edit] All songs written, composed and sung by Roger Waters, except where noted.

Disc one[edit] Lead vocals performed by Roger Waters unless stated otherwise. Disc two[edit] Personnel[edit] Ça Ira. Demons in the sky sing "Ça ira" as the blade of the guillotine severs the head of Louis XVI in this British print published just four days after the king's execution on 21 January 1793. "Ça ira" (French: "it'll be fine") is an emblematic song of the French Revolution, first heard in May 1790. It underwent several changes in wording, all of which used the title words as part of the refrain.

Original version[edit] The author of the original words "Ah ! Ça ira, ça ira, ça ira", Ladré, was a former soldier who made a living as a street singer. Richard Wright (musician) Wright, whose father was head biochemist at Unigate Dairies, grew up in Hatch End, North London and was educated at the Haberdashers' Aske's School. 'Rick asked to be a part of "A Momentary Lapse of Reason," and we talked and argued and negotiated again, and this time [The Division Bell] he's on a percentage of everything, not just the record. Nick Mason. Mason is the only Pink Floyd member to be featured on every one of their albums. It is estimated that as of 2010, the group have sold over 250 million records worldwide,[1][2] including 74.5 million units sold in the United States. He competes in auto racing events, such as the 24 Hours of Le Mans.[3]

The Piper at the Gates of Dawn. A Saucerful of Secrets. Soundtrack from the Film More. More contains some acoustic folk ballads, a genre that appeared sparsely on later works. It also contains some of the band's "heaviest" recordings, such as "The Nile Song" and "Ibiza Bar",[3][4] as well as several instrumental tracks, featuring their experimental and avant-garde approach. Ummagumma. Atom Heart Mother. Meddle. Meddle is the sixth studio album by English progressive rock group Pink Floyd, released on 30 October 1971 by Harvest Records. It was produced between the band's touring commitments, from January to August 1971. Obscured by Clouds. The Dark Side of the Moon. Animals (Pink Floyd album) Wish You Were Here (Pink Floyd album)

The Wall. The Final Cut (album) A Momentary Lapse of Reason. The Division Bell. Crowesbase Loves You. Shake Your Money Maker (album) The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion. Amorica. Three Snakes and One Charm. By Your Side (The Black Crowes album) Lions (album) Warpaint (The Black Crowes album) Before the Frost...Until the Freeze. Croweology. The Lost Crowes. The Black Crowes. Live at the Greek. Queen. The Beatles.