It's believed that the symbol represents Saturn, but some Zeppelin fans believe that it's a symbol for a tantric sex experience that brings someone close to death in order to unify the living and the dead.Ī fifth, smaller symbol was added for Sandy Denny. I was very happy about Led Zeppelin III because its such a varied and. Page's symbol contains what appears to be a word, 'Zoso,' but its meaning has never been fully stated. Both milestone and millstone for the group, Led Zeppelin IV’s Stairway To Heaven is arguably the most successful album track of all time: even though it was never commercially released as a single, it became the most requested song on FM radio stations across the US during the 70s. Led Zeppelin IV is the fourth album from british bluesy hard rock act Led Zeppelin. Plant's symbol, a feather inside of a circle is a reference to the civilization of Mu, a legendary lost continent which has been said to birth the Egyptians and Mayans. That is why some fans refer to the record as Zoso or Led Zeppelin IV. Page and Plant went a different route when choosing symbols and opted to create their own. The band did include four symbols on the cover, one for each member of the band.

Instead, they opted only for runes that represented each member of the group, and a special fifth rune for Sandy Denny.Įach member of the group picked their own symbol, with Bonham and Jones choosing theirs from Rudolf Koch's Book of Signs, a collection of primitive and medieval symbols, with Jones' triquetra representing someone with confidence and competence, and Bonham's interlocking three rings representing the mother, father and child. Page has said that the band was tired of their newest work being considered alongside their previous albums so when they released IV they did so without any title or even credits on the album. Adding to the mystical element of the untitled album is the use of runes in the place of band names. Apart from their iconic songs, Led Zeppelin was best associated with the controversial career they lived during their heyday.

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