Beast: John Bonham and the Rise of Led Zeppelin is the first-ever
biography of the iconic John Bonham, considered by many to be one
of the greatest (if not THE greatest) rock drummer of all time.
Bonham first learned to play the drums at the age of five, and
despite never taking formal lessons, began drumming for local bands
immediately upon graduating from secondary school. By the late
1960s, Bonham was looking for a more solid gig in order to provide
his growing family with a more regular income. Meanwhile, following
the dissolution of the popular blues rock band The Yardbirds, lead
guitarist Jimmy Page sought the company of new bandmates to help
him record an album and tour Scandinavia as the New Yardbirds. A
few months later, Bonham was recruited to join the band who would
eventually become known as Led Zeppelin-and before the year was
out, Bonham and his three bandmates would become the richest rock
band in the world. In their first year, Led Zeppelin released two
albums and completed four US and four UK concert tours. As their
popularity exploded, they moved from ballrooms and smaller clubs to
larger auditoriums, and eventually started selling out full arenas.
Throughout the 1970s, Led Zeppelin reached new heights of
commercial and critical success, making them one of the most
influential groups of the era, both in musical style and in their
approach towards the workings of the entertainment industry. They
added extravagant lasers, light shows, and mirror balls to their
performances; wore flamboyant and often glittering outfits;
traveled in a private jet airliner and rented out entire sections
of hotels; and soon become the subject of frequently repeated
stories of debauchery and destruction while on tour. In 1977, the
group performed what would be their final live appearance in the
US, following months of rising fervor and rioting from their
fandom. And in September of 1980, Bonham-plagued by alcoholism,
anxiety, and the after-effects of years of excess-was found dead by
his bandmates. To this day, Bonham is posthumously described as one
of the most important, well-known, and influential drummers in
rock, topping best of lists describing him as an inimitable,
all-time great. As Adam Budofsky, managing editor of Modern
Drummer, explained, "If the king of rock 'n' roll was Elvis
Presley, then the king of rock drumming was certainly John Bonham."
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