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- ISBN: 0826416586
- WAPI (Tower ID): 101392861
- Release Date: May 1, 2005
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- Tower.com Sales Rank: #96041 in Books (See Top 100 Books Bestsellers)
- #1116 in Music Books (See Top 100 Music Books Bestsellers)
- #74 in Genres & Styles - Rock (See Top 100 Genres & Styles - Rock Bestsellers)
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Product DescriptionRun a Quick Search on "Led Zeppelin" by Erik Davis to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "Led Zeppelin"Browse more products related to "Erik Davis"Publisher's noteIn this wickedly entertaining and thoroughly informed homage to one of rock music's towering pinnacles, Erik Davis investigates the magic--black or otherwise--that surrounds this album. Carefully peeling the layers from each song, Davis reveals their dark and often mystical roots--and leaves the reader to decide whether [FOUR SYMBOLS] is some form of occult induction or just an inspired, brilliantly played rock album. Excerpt: Stripping Led Zeppelin's famous name off the fourth record was an almost petulant attempt to let their Great Work symbolically stand on its own two feet. But the wordless jacket also lent the album charisma. Fans hunted for hidden meanings, or, in failing to find them, sensed a strange reflection of their own mute refusal to communicate with the outside world. This helped to create one of the supreme paradoxes of rock history: an esoteric megahit, a blockbuster arcanum. Stripped of words and numbers, the album no longer referred to anything but itself: a concrete talisman that drew you into its world, into the frame. All the stopgap titles we throw at the thing are lame: Led Zeppelin IV, [Untitled], Runes, Zoso, Four Symbols. In an almost Lovecraftian sense, the album was nameless, a thing from beyond, charged with manna. And yet this uncanny fetish was about as easy to buy as a jockstrap. Short DesriptionThe author of the cult book "Techgnosis" writes about the big, big Led Zeppelin album. Featuring every heavy metal fan's favourite epic Stairway to Heaven, the huge sound of this album has set the template for rock. Also includes Black Dog and Rock 'n' Roll. If You Enjoy "Led Zeppelin (Paperback)", May We Also Recommend:Customer Reviews for "Led Zeppelin (Paperback)" by Erik Davis (Author)There are no customer reviews yet. Be the first to write a review! Genres & Styles - Rock Bestsellers
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