Heavier, groovier, and more melodic than their debut, Led Zeppelin II replaced The Beatles at the top of the album chart in Feb 1970. For much of the album, John Paul Jones doubles Jimmy Page’s guitar ...
Led Zeppelin could practically do no wrong in the early 1970s, but one of their signature tunes was far from a walk in the ...
John Paul Jones enjoyed a prolific studio musician career in the mid-1960s, contributing various instrumental performances to records by the Rolling Stones, Donovan, Cat Stevens, Jeff Beck, and Tom ...
No matter how hard we may try to play it as accurately as possible, sometimes a classic guitar riff never ends up sounding quite like the official version, and Led Zeppelin’s “Black Dog” riff is ...
A lot of pieces had to fall into place for Pearl Jam to release their classic track “Better Man.” In a recent conversation with Rick Beato, producer Brendan O’Brien detailed how the song came together ...
John Paul Jones almost quit Led Zeppelin at the height of their fame - and just before they started recording the album many consider to be their masterpiece. The group's 1973 stadium tour broke box ...
Hello everyone. Over the next several months I plan on sharing with you some of my approaches to playing, writing, and arranging music. I'll be discussing some of the concepts that I've gleaned over ...