Thanks Gina - I'll be sure to check your recommendations out on You Tube.

It's funny that you mentioned recently discovering Zep. I "discovered" them when I was in high school as well (I think you're about that age or early in your college career), long after John Bonham's death and after their popularity had faded. What makes this group stand the test of time is the fabulous musicianship. Let's face it, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant and John Bonham are always in the discussion as being among the best as guitarists, vocalists, and drummers, respectively. John Paul Jones will always be underappreciated, but he was a tremendous organist and bassist as well. This was a band that had an "all-star" at every position.

The other thing about Zeppelin is the mystery that surrounds them. It's impossible for bands to have Zeppelin's mystique these days with MTV, iTunes, You Tube, and our age of instant media. There is the fact that there were rarely on television, which in turn made fans want to buy their records and concert tickets. It's different now, but Rolling Stone used to slam Zeppelin in its reviews. Then there is the urban legend that they sold their souls to the devil for their tremendous success (if you have not read Hammer of the Gods by Stephen Davis, I highly recommend it). I'm not into all that kind of voodoo, but it is interesting to see how high they went (popularity and wealth) and their tremendous hardships (Plant's near fatal 1976 auto accident, the death of Plant's young child, Page's fascination with the occult and dating a 14 year old, and John Bonham's unfortunate death).