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Becoming Led Zeppelin
(2025),
Director: Bernard MacMahon, rated PG-13
Once
again the screen explodes with rage, passion and
greatness!
  Starring:
Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones, John Bonham (archival
footage), Jack Bonham, Patricia Bonham, Jason Bonham, Peter
Grant
DML Rating:
★★★★★★★★☆☆
- great
"Oh, Jimmy's forming a
band and we should give him a call... and we did." -
John Paul Jones
Why watch this?
An in-depth story from the original bandmate's perspectives.
Plot Summary:
Becoming Led Zeppelin traces the individual journeys of Jimmy
Page, John Paul Jones, John Bonham, and Robert Plant through the
1960s British music scene, featuring never-before-seen footage
of their early collaborations. The documentary chronicles the
band’s formation in the summer of 1968 and their meteoric rise
to fame, fueled by intense live performances and pioneering
studio work. Told through interviews with the surviving members
and archival audio of the late John Bonham, the film culminates
in 1970 when the group becomes the world's top rock band.
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Dad's Preview:
This documentary is semi-biographical, with lots of
input from the three living bandmates: Page, Plant and
Bonham. It covers the band's formation and early days up
to and including their incredible rise to the being the
No. 1 band in the world. Like the Beatles, it is a rare
moment in history that these four lads found each other,
then created the legacy we all know as Led Zeppelin.
I enjoyed what I learned about Jimmy Page. He was really
more of a catalyst in the band than I realized, even
more than frontman Robert Plant. Jimmy's wild
experimentation with electric sounds and guitar
innovations led to some of hard rock's most unique
inventions. So, get the led out and explore this
documentary. |
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