Houses of the Holy

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En 1968, John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page y Robert Plant formaron Led Zeppelin, uno de los grupos más influyentes, innovadores y exitosos de la música moderna, habiendo vendido más de 300 millones de álbumes en todo el mundo. La banda surgió de las cenizas de The Yardbirds, cuando Page trajo a Plant, Bonham y Jones para hacer una gira como The New Yardbirds. En 1969, Led Zeppelin lanzó su debut homónimo. Marcó el comienzo de un reinado de 12 años, durante el cual el grupo fue ampliamente conside In 1973, Led Zeppelin topped the charts again with Houses Of The Holy, which features legendary tracks such as "The Song Remains The Same" and "No Quarter" while also showcasing the continuing evolution of the band’s signature sound with the reggae-tinged "D’yer Mak’er" and the funk jam "The Crunge." The album has been certified diamond by the RIAA for sales of over 11 million copies. The seven unreleased tracks on the companion audio disc include rough and working mixes for "The Ocean" and "Dancing Days" that reveal a deeper look inside the recording sessions of these classic songs. Other standout recordings include the guitar mix backing track for "Over The Hills And Far Away" and a version of "The Rain Song" without piano. Led Zeppelin continues to be honored for its pivotal role in music history. The band was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1995, received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2005, and a year later was awarded with the Polar Music Prize in Stockholm. Founding members Jones, Page and Plant – along with Jason Bonham, the son of John Bonham – took the stage at London’s O2 Arena in 2007 to headline a tribute concert for Ahmet Ertegun, a dear friend and Atlantic Records’ founder. The band was honored for its lifetime contribution to American culture at the Kennedy Center Honors in 2012. In January of 2014, the band won their first ever Grammy award as Celebration Day, which captured their live performance at the Ertegun tribute concert, was named Best Rock Album.

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