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Old 08-16-2016, 03:06 PM   #12331 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Neapolitan View Post
the Led Zeppelin underground test:

They were played commercial AM radio (not FM) in the late 60s, & early 70s

FIRST SONG I HEARD ON AM WAS IMMIGRANT SONG OFF OF LZ3

They were a hits machine (like ABBA) constantly appearing in the Top 40

UHM, NO.

Their music was featured on the Lawrence Welk Show

HELL NO.
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Originally Posted by Terrapin_Station View Post
The idea that Led Zeppelin was at all an "underground" group is very ridiculous.
Underground in the fact that is was word of mouth that caused them to grow so quickly. They didn't play any US TV, were not featured in any of those rags until the early 70s, and they got no, or only negative, mainstream press.

I'm not saying they were an underground group. I'm saying their initial audience growth was a word of mouth thing.
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