Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones and John Bonham were voted as best artists, creating UK's ideal super group, according to the votes of about 3,500 music fans who were polled for Planet Rock Radio.
"This is an amazing result. Listeners could have voted for any classic rock artists when creating their fantasy supergroup", stated presenter Trevor Dann, of Planet Rock Radio, who compiled the poll, as quoted by BBC.
Music fans were asked to vote their favorite singers or musicians and create their favorite band.
Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin) was voted as the best guitarist, followed by Slash ( Guns N'Roses) and Ritchie Blackmore (Deep Purple).
Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin) was named top singer, while the late Queen star, Freddy Mercury came second, followed by Paul Rodgers (Free, Bad Company). U2 singer Bono, came 10th.
The late John Entwistle of The Who was voted the second top bassist, after John Paul Jones, while the Canadian star Neil Peart from Rush, and the late Keith Moon of The Who, were beaten by best drummer John Bohnam, who died in 1980.
"Stairway to Heaven", Zeppelin's classic 1971 hit has been recently named Britain's favorite rock song of all times.
The band was originally formed in 1968 by guitarist Jimmy Page under the name The New Yardbirds. The original Led Zeppelin lineup included Jimmy Page, vocalist Robert Plant, drummer John Bonham, and former Yardbirds bassist Chris Dreja, but Dreja soon left music for photography (and would later take the photograph which appeared on the back of the group's debut album).
He was replaced by Page's long time friend John Paul Jones. Plant himself brought in his old friend Bonham from the defunct Band of Joy; Plant was recommended to Page by Page's first choice singer Terry Reid (who declined the opportunity). Reports vary as to where the band first all met - a pub in Walsall, Staffordshire or a rehearsal room in London being cited by some.
After some concerts as with this lineup billed variously as the New Yardbirds or sometimes simply The Yardbirds, the band's name was changed to Led Zeppelin, after The Who drummer Keith Moon quipped that the band would go over "like a lead Zeppelin". This comment is frequently attributed to Who bassist John Entwistle instead, or to a joke shared between the two. When adopting the name, the word "lead" was misspelled deliberately to avoid confusion, fearing Americans might pronounce it "lead Zeppelin" (as in "lead singer"), as opposed to a zeppelin constructed of the metal lead. The first eponymous album of Led Zeppelin was released on January 12, 1969. (source:wikipedia)
Discography:
Led Zeppelin (1969) - US Sales: 11 million - Good Times Bad Times, Babe I'm Gonna Leave You, You Shook Me, Dazed and Confused, Your Time Is Gonna Come, Black Mountain Side, Communication Breakdown, I Can't Quit You Baby, How Many More Times
Led Zeppelin II (1969) - US Sales: 12 million - Whole Lotta Love, What Is and What Should Never Be, The Lemon Song, Thank You, Heartbreaker, Living Loving Maid (She's Just a Woman), Ramble On, Moby Dick, Bring It On Home
Led Zeppelin III (1970) - US Sales: 6 million - Immigrant Song, Friends, Celebration Day, Since I've Been Loving You, Out On the Tiles, Gallows Pole, Tangerine, That's the Way, Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp, Hats Off to (Roy) Harper
Led Zeppelin IV[2] (1971) - US Sales: 22 million - Black Dog, Rock and Roll, The Battle of Evermore, Stairway to Heaven, Misty Mountain Hop, Four Sticks, Going to California, When the Levee Breaks
Houses of the Holy (1973) -, US Sales: 11 million - The Song Remains the Same, The Rain Song, Over the Hills and Far Away, The Crunge, Dancing Days, D'yer Mak'er, No Quarter, The Ocean
Physical Graffiti (1975) - US Sales: 15 million - Disc one: Custard Pie, The Rover, In My Time of Dying, Houses of the Holy, Trampled Under Foot, Kashmir - Disc two: In the Light, Bron-Yr-Aur, Down by the Seaside, Ten Years Gone, Night Flight, The Wanton Song, Boogie with Stu, Black Country Woman, Sick Again,
Presence (1976) - US Sales: 3 million - Achilles Last Stand, For Your Life, Royal Orleans, Nobody's Fault But Mine, Candy Store Rock, Hots On For Nowhere, Tea For One
In Through the Out Door (1979) - US Sales: 7 million - In the Evening, South Bound Saurez, Fool In the Rain, Hot Dog, Carouselambra, All My Love, I'm Gonna Crawl
Coda (1982) - US Sales: 1 million -We're Gonna Groove, Poor Tom, I Can't Quit You Baby, Walter's Walk, Ozone Baby, Darlene, Bonzo's Montreux, Wearing and Tearing
Full Planet Radio Rock list:
Best singer
1. Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin)
2. Freddie Mercury (Queen)
3. Paul Rodgers (Free, Bad Company)
4. David Coverdale (Deep Purple, Whitesnake)
5. Ian Gillan (Deep Purple)
6. Bon Scott (AC/DC)
7. Ronnie James Dio (Rainbow)
8. Stevie Nicks (Fleetwood Mac)
9. Roger Daltrey (The Who)
10. Bono (U2)
Best guitarist
1. Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin)
2. Slash (Guns N' Roses)
3. Ritchie Blackmore (Deep Purple)
4. Jimi Hendrix
5. Angus Young (AC/DC)
6. Gary Moore
7. Brian May (Queen)
8. Joe Satriani
9. Steve Vai
10. David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
Best bassist
1. John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin)
2. John Entwistle (The Who)
3. Chris Squire (Yes)
4. Phil Lynott (Thin Lizzy)
5. Geddy Lee (Rush)
6. Jack Bruce (Cream)
7. Steve Harris (Iron Maiden)
8. Lemmy (Motorhead)
9. Geezer Butler (Black Sabbath)
10. Roger Waters (Pink Floyd)
Best drummer
1. John Bonham (Led Zeppelin)
2. Neil Peart (Rush)
3. Keith Moon (The Who)
4. Cozy Powell (Black Sabbath, Rainbow)
5. Phil Collins (Genesis)
6. Ginger Baker (Cream)
7. Ian Paice (Deep Purple)
8. Roger Taylor (Queen)
9. Dave Grohl (Nirvana/Foo Fighters)
10. Eric Carr (Kiss)
