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Led Zeppelin<\/a> are generally regarded as pioneers of heavy rock. The group unequivocally reigned as one of the most thunderous bands of all time during the 1970s. With a raft of imposing rock songs, their heavy sound was unmatched and intimidating.\u00a0<\/p>\n For all their reputation as hard-rock trailblazers, however, Led Zeppelin\u2019s greatness came from their versatility. Beneath the crushing riffs and thunderous rhythms was a band willing to experiment with folk, funk, world music and softer, more reflective material whenever the songs demanded it.<\/p>\n The immense ferocity of John Bonham\u2019s drumming is legendary, and you only need to listen to the opening bars of \u2018When the Levee Breaks\u2019 to understand why. With Robert Plant\u2019s lungpower and Jimmy Page\u2019s gargantuan riffs, Led Zeppelin were the defining band of the stadium-rock era.\u00a0<\/p>\n That balancing act between power and subtlety became increasingly important as the 1970s progressed. While audiences expected Zeppelin to deliver earth-shaking rock anthems, the band members were growing as writers and becoming more interested in exploring different emotional textures.<\/p>\n While the sum of the Led Zeppelin parts was a larger number than most groups could imagine, there could be no doubt that Page operated as the group\u2019s leader. Plant, Bonham and jones would all happily contribute to the music the band created, but Page was the man in charge for the most part. It means his opinion on Led Zeppelin\u2019s work had a little more weight than most. <\/p>\n For the most part, Page\u2019s love of the group meant he rarely cast aspersions on songs written primarily by the other band members. But there was one track that never landed well with Page\u2019s hard-hitting rock stylings. <\/p>\n \u2018All My Love\u2019 comes from Led Zeppelin\u2019s 1979 album Through The Out Door and is one of only two songs that Page played no part in writing. instead, John Paul Jones took the lead, developing on Plant\u2019s initial version, which the frontman had written during their 1977 tour. As a result, the song is arranged in a markedly unusual style for the heavy-rockers. Jones\u2019 dominion over the song is evident from the off. it begins with a simple rock beat accompanied by a lively, fizzy, synth melody. It\u2019s clear why the song didn\u2019t sit well with Page, who was, by this time, very used to blasting the audience with his virtuosic guitar playing.<\/a><\/p>\n \u2018All My Love\u2019 was just one of a collection of songs that Plant and Jones had developed together. But during recording sessions in Stockholm, the distinctly un-zeppelin song shot to the top of their agenda. At the time, Page and Bonham were of the shared opinion that the tracks were all \u201ca little soft\u201d, with \u2018All my Love\u2019 being the worst offender of all:<\/p>\n \u201cI was a little worried about the chorus,\u201d shared Page. The guitarist was disturbed by the idea that the track would encourage the audience to melt into something far removed from their heavy rock beginnings. \u201cI could just imagine people doing the wave and all of that,\u201d he continued, \u201cAnd I thought \u2018That is not us. That is not us.\u201d But Page still allowed the song to feature on the album, saying, \u201cIn its place, it was fine, but I would not have wanted to pursue that direction in the future\u201d.<\/p>\n Another big problem for Page \u2013 as well as for many a Zeppelin Fan \u2013 was John Paul Jones\u2019 keyboard work. Jones had cemented himself as an essential part of the Led Zeppelin sound in songs like \u2018Black Dog\u2019. But, on \u2018All my Love\u2019 the bassist and keyboardist decided to go for a peculiarly Baroque sound which, in contrast to the rest of Zeppelin\u2019s discography<\/a>, feels utterly harmless \u2014 a little nice, even. It certainly gives the song a distinctly Flash Gordon air, stripping the band of the carnal, hot-blooded sound with which they are traditionally associated.<\/p>\n But despite all this, it\u2019s important to remember that any song is more than its instrumentation. Written after the death of Plant\u2019s son Karac in July 1977, \u2018All My Love\u2019 is, at its heart, a eulogy. When you realise that, in this song, Plant is saying goodbye to Karac, it becomes clear that to have arranged the song in the band\u2019s traditional hard-edged style would have been insensitive and inapposite to its subject matter. <\/p>\n As a result, and much to Page\u2019s dismay, the song was always greeted with many a slow wave from the audience but perhaps, considering the inception of the track, it was all worth it. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n![\"Jimmy](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Jimmy-Page-Led-Zeppelin-Guitarist-Far-Out-Magazine-F-1024x768.jpg\")
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