Lead Zeppelin refers to how Led Zeppelin achieved there name, when drummer Keith Moon from band, "The Who" said that they'd go down like a lead balloon (which at the time was a british expression meaning that theyd fail horribly) when asked to join the band. Led Zeppelin later took this term and used it as there name but changes the spelling to "Led" to avoid pronounciation errors.
"that'll go down like a lead balloon",
it wasnt actually Lead Zeppelin it was Lead Balloon,
and Led Zeppelin was the name of the band,
it wasnt actually Lead Zeppelin it was Lead Balloon,
and Led Zeppelin was the name of the band,
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The term from which teh band Led Zepplin got its name, this term is used in show business to refer to a show that is a complete and total waste of time for all parties involved.
by Fox April 15, 2005
Get the lead zeppelin mug.A threat. The act: getting a hot girl/prostitute/total slut bag to go in and start rubbing/sucking/engaging in sexual congress with the subject of your threat. Then, shortly before ejaculation, but at full and inescapable arousal, you burst into the room and punch said target in the head of the dick aiming towards the base of said penis. The result: complete and utter destruction of said person via ruination into the base of their wang.
Jims: Dude, don't go there. I'll give you a lead zeppelin.
Slapdick: The metal band?
Jims: No the ruination of your dick bro.
Slapdick: The metal band?
Jims: No the ruination of your dick bro.
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Get the lead zeppelin mug.The first band ever to garner world-wide success by word-of-mouth only, while being totally rejected by music critics, world wide. Started in 1968 by former Yardbirds guitarist Jimmy Page, and poular session musician/arranger John Paul Jones, who were both formally trained,well seasoned musicians. Line-up completed with the addition of former Band of Joy vocalist/lyricist Robert Plant and self-taught percussionist John Bonham, two teenagers who considered themselves "country bumpkins" at the time.
First musical effort as a group was the first few bars of the Yardbirds "Train Kept a Rollin", which created a spark of energy that lasted until September 20, 1980..... the day John Bonham died of alcohol poisoning. The remaining three musicians had enough respect for their creativity,as a whole, their body of work, their fans, and John Henry Bonham to subsequently end their career as LedZeppelin.
An indication of their ongoing popularity and enormous fan base was realized when, in October 2007 it was announced the three surviving members would re-unite, to perform one show, as LedZeppelin, with the son of their late drummer...Jason Bonham. The show was sold out in twenty minutes, when the LedZeppelin website crashed, receiving over 1 million requests for the 20,000 seats available at Londons O2 Arena. The event was a memorial for the death of Ahmet Ertegun, the president of Atlantic records who signed LedZeppelin in 1968.
First musical effort as a group was the first few bars of the Yardbirds "Train Kept a Rollin", which created a spark of energy that lasted until September 20, 1980..... the day John Bonham died of alcohol poisoning. The remaining three musicians had enough respect for their creativity,as a whole, their body of work, their fans, and John Henry Bonham to subsequently end their career as LedZeppelin.
An indication of their ongoing popularity and enormous fan base was realized when, in October 2007 it was announced the three surviving members would re-unite, to perform one show, as LedZeppelin, with the son of their late drummer...Jason Bonham. The show was sold out in twenty minutes, when the LedZeppelin website crashed, receiving over 1 million requests for the 20,000 seats available at Londons O2 Arena. The event was a memorial for the death of Ahmet Ertegun, the president of Atlantic records who signed LedZeppelin in 1968.
A LedZeppelin concert would generally reach well over 100 decibals just from crowd noise alone, before the band ever went onstage.
LedZeppelin once earned over 900,000 dollars for a 3 hour show in Oakland Ca., in 1973, something few bands have done since.
Top albums: Zoso (#4) aka the symbols LP, includes Stairway to Heaven, a song considered to be their enduring masterpiece.
Physical Grafitti (#6) a double album.
LedZeppelin III (#3)
Least popular album: In through the out door. (#9)
LedZeppelin once earned over 900,000 dollars for a 3 hour show in Oakland Ca., in 1973, something few bands have done since.
Top albums: Zoso (#4) aka the symbols LP, includes Stairway to Heaven, a song considered to be their enduring masterpiece.
Physical Grafitti (#6) a double album.
LedZeppelin III (#3)
Least popular album: In through the out door. (#9)
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