Let’s go back to Joseph Campbell’s definition of a mythological hero and the motif of a quest. The members of Led Zeppelin went on a physical quest. I understand that some readers might be offended by equating the guys in Led Zeppelin banging nubile members of the infamous L.A. groupie cabal the GTOs at the Continental Hyatt House with acts of heroism. It’s undoubtedly true that the drugging and whoring lifestyle that Zeppelin epitomized is emblematic of the questionable white-male fantasies that have long animated interest in classic rock while also stultifying its ability to evolve with the
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