Page did some weird things with varispeed which is to say some tracks were recorded at a different tempo than final press. Groove is the place where the music comes alive, it is not tied down to a defined anchor of a bpm. For instance, in live shows Trampled Underfoot would go as high as 146bpm and SIBLY as slow as 53bpm. Yes a list exists of beats per minute for LZ songs on albums.
Response to a pm about the post above- that beats per minute (bpm) is not the same thing as "groove" "I just wish more bands out there could obtain this kind of chemistry", I don't think it can be "obtained".It sometimes, under the perfect circumstances just happens. "but I'm beginning to believe Led Zep was just one of those rare occurences that just happens once in a lifetime"- I think you nailed it here tdc!. I just wish more bands out there could obtain this kind of chemistry, but I'm beginning to believe Led Zep was just one of those rare occurences that just happens once in a lifetime or so. So in summary I just think those four were really the definition of what good band chemistry is to such an extent where it was basically magic when they played together, and when they are apart the spell is broken. All of them seemed to instictively just know what to do when playing together, and in interviews I have read it seems the members felt as though there was an actual telepathic connection they shared when they played together. Listen to Robert Plant's harmonica solo on When the Levee Breaks and You Shook Me, and it seems he was able to tap into that exact same source that JPJ and Page tapped into - his contributions were just as good and magical as the others. Bonham's drumming speaks for itself, Page's solos - JPJ's out of this world bass parts on tracks like the Immigrant Song, and most of Zeppelin II etc etc. Within the context of Led Zeppelin though as a unit, all of them had super powers. Listen to each of the members in their solo projects, or even their pre-zeppelin projects like the Yardbirds and you hear pretty much normal (albeit very talented) musicians. I think it became its own thing greater than any one member and all four members were equally critical to the bands success.
It was like a phenomena that just occured as a result of those four members playing together. But the longer I've listened to the band the more I've come to the conclusion that Led Zeppelin just happened. When I first began listening to them I mainly noticed the great guitar riffs and also that most of the songwriting credits went to Page as well as all the production credits, this led to a long interest in Jimmy Page where I considered him the creative genius behind Led Zeppelin. Led Zeppelin has long been a band that has fascinated me.
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