Red Hot Chili Peppers
Profile:
Few rock groups of the '80s broke down as many musical barriers and were as original as the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Creating an intoxicating new musical style by combining funk and punk rock together (with an explosive stage show, to boot), the Chili Peppers spawned a slew of imitators in their wake, but still managed to be the leaders of the pack by the dawn of the 21st century.
Led Zeppelin
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Led Zeppelin was the definitive heavy metal band. It wasn't just their crushingly loud interpretation of the blues it was how they incorporated mythology, mysticism, and a variety of other genres (most notably world music and British folk) into their sound. Led Zeppelin had mystique. They rarely gave interviews, since the music press detested the band. Consequently, the only connection the audience had with the band was through the records and the concerts.
Profile:
Few rock groups of the '80s broke down as many musical barriers and were as original as the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Creating an intoxicating new musical style by combining funk and punk rock together (with an explosive stage show, to boot), the Chili Peppers spawned a slew of imitators in their wake, but still managed to be the leaders of the pack by the dawn of the 21st century.
Led Zeppelin
Profile:
Led Zeppelin was the definitive heavy metal band. It wasn't just their crushingly loud interpretation of the blues it was how they incorporated mythology, mysticism, and a variety of other genres (most notably world music and British folk) into their sound. Led Zeppelin had mystique. They rarely gave interviews, since the music press detested the band. Consequently, the only connection the audience had with the band was through the records and the concerts.
