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“I felt like I’d stumbled upon this magical sound radiating off people’s turntables… my Strat and Gretsch together had this sound of one guitar, even when it was two”: As Randy Bachman prepares to part with his guitar collection, he’s still burning bright

The 80-year-old Guess Who and Bachman-Turner Overdrive pioneer is hitting the road with extra energy after hearing remastered live recordings: “We were on fire! We went to Japan and played as good as Led Zeppelin”

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"I was sitting way back, in the cheap seats, and I must tell you that I was weeping": why watching Jimmy Page play with The Firm made his former Led Zeppelin bandmate Robert Plant cry

Post-Led Zeppelin, Robert Plant and Jimmy Page were more supportive of one another's solo careers than one might imagine

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“John Bonham said rock and blues wasn’t a good place for girls. He wanted me to be a vet or a lawyer… for a while I went down the opera route”: Despite her brother’s misgivings, Genesis helped shape Deborah Bonham’s career

Singing sister of Led Zeppelin drummer had tried to become Gong’s Shakti Yoni - but that was before Selling England By The Pound and Foxtrot changed her life

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Led Zeppelin's original contract with Atlantic Records stated that Jimmy Page could replace the other band members if he wanted

The historic 1968 contract between Atlantic Records and Jimmy Page has been uncovered

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"The copycat jibes thrown in Kingdom Come's direction by the music press and Gary Moore were certainly not without merit": Kingdom Come by Kingdom Come

Released at the height of hair metal, Kingdom Come's debut album made waves for its startling resemblance to Led Zeppelin

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The 10 best Led Zeppelin songs that aren’t by Led Zeppelin

Soundalikes, homages and bare-faced rip-offs – these are the 10 best Led Zeppelin songs not actually by Led Zeppelin

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"I'd seen Led Zeppelin, loved it, but you can't touch them: they fly away on a jet plane that says 'Led Zeppelin' on it. The Clash pulled up in a station wagon": Guns N' Roses' Duff McKagan on the gig that changed his life forever

In October 1979, 15-year-old Michael 'Duff' McKagan attended a punk rock show in Seattle which turned his world upside down

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“The audience just wouldn’t let us go!” Jimmy Page recalls Led Zeppelin's legendary four-night stand in Boston in January '69, the gigs that set his band up for superstardom

On this week in 1969, Led Zeppelin played their first dates in Boston, and blew the minds of everyone in attendance

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The 10 greatest slide guitar moments in rock

From Johnny Winter to Led Zeppelin, here’s how a hit of slide guitar can lift a song to the heavens

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“It was like being a reporter with a notebook going, ‘No! Wow!’ It was hilarious. We had all the fun but we didn’t have to go through the lifestyle”: Martin Barre on being serious with Jethro Tull while Led Zeppelin partied

Guitarist nearly missed his chance to join Ian Anderson’s band in 1968 because he didn’t have the courage to call the number on the advert

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Roman numerals, wastes of space, and Taylor’s little green dress – take the Thursday quiz

Fifteen questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes, every Thursday. How will you fare?

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Robert Plant announces extensive UK tour with Saving Grace

Robert Plant Presents Saving Grace featuring Suzi Dian have UK shows lined up between March and July

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Fight Tracks: The walkout songs of UFC Fight Night 234 with Led Zeppelin and Johnny Cash, but still no Beatles for Jim Miller

Check out all the fighter walkout songs from Saturday's UFC Fight Night 234 event.

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"Every single note he played could kill me with its beauty": Celebrating the life of a man regularly described by his peers as the greatest guitarist of them all, Jeff Beck

A look back on the life, times and truly extraordinary music of the The Guv’nor

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"Shirley Bassey arrived, took off her coat and went straight into the studio. She sang and then just collapsed on the floor": an epic Jimmy Page interview

As Led Zeppelin prepared for their 2007 reunion show, Jimmy Page sat down with Classic Rock for an extensive interview. And now, for the first time, we're publishing it online in full

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“I had a couple of passes at the solo, and that was it. Keith’s playing great – and it’s unusual to hear me playing at full acceleration outside of Led Zeppelin”: Jimmy Page on his surprise Rolling Stones collaboration, and the gear that made rock history

In this all-encompassing 2020 interview, the Led Zeppelin legend reflects on the evolution of his guitar rig, writing rock’s greatest albums – and how the Beatles shaped the sound of Whole Lotta Love

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"They couldn't have been nicer, and it really lifted us at a moment when we could have used the lifting": Geddy Lee reveals how Robert Plant and Jimmy Page helped Rush overcome grief and loss

Led Zeppelin were a musical inspiration for Rush, but as Geddy Lee explains, Robert Plant and Jimmy Page also proved themselves to be decent human beings at a "dark, sad time"

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"I really wanted The Yardbirds to continue, because I really believed in it... ": Jimmy Page on the Yardbirds, Jeff Beck, Led Zeppelin and his early career with guitars

Jimmy Page at 80 - classic interview: "It’s hypothetical, but I may not have come up with the riff from Whole Lotta Love on the Telecaster"

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The 10 best Jimmy Page riffs

To mark Jimmy Page’s 80th birthday on January 9, here are the former Led Zeppelin guitarist’s 10 all-time greatest riffs

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Unseen Led Zeppelin footage appears from the band’s record-breaking 1977 set at the Pontiac Silverdome

The 23-minute, 8mm footage has been carefully restored by a four-strong team and shows the band rip through a 20-song set in front of over 76,000 fans

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"As a guitar instrumental the attitude of it was totally unique in its mystery, imagination and execution": Jimmy Page pays tribute to Link Wray's Rumble and shares footage of surprise Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame performance

Led Zeppelin legend Jimmy Page salutes one of his all-time heroes, Link Wray

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"I did all that Hammer Of The Gods stuff – I lived Hammer Of The Gods!": Robert Plant looks back

In 2010, Robert Plant talked to Classic Rock about the Band Of Joy album, the chances of a Led Zeppelin reunion, and musical anthropology

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“If a modern player delivered a Jimmy Page solo, they’d get crucified”: Nita Strauss discusses the Led Zeppelin icon’s unique ability to play the right thing in any situation

From his incredible ear to his innovative arrangements, Strauss explains why she loves Page’s playing

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Watch Robert Plant receive a foam pie to the face in 13 minutes of anarchic kids' TV with Cozy Powell

TV really isn't what it used to be

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"It would’ve been nice to have done more with Keith": Jimmy Page recalls 1974 jam with Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards which stayed in the vaults for 45 years

Jimmy Page on the "mutual respect" he shared with Keith Richards

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