Originally Posted by mojogirl

Yes!!!!
Here's a band that was heavily influenced by the blues, namely Willie Dixon, Son House, and John Lee Hooker, but took that genre to the heights of creation.

With John Bonham setting the tone (if you haven't noticed that guy is actually the lead player), Jimmy Page's axe doing things that still to this day, leave most seasoned guitarists scratching their heads, Robert Plant's medeival lyrics often times referencing Tolkien, and John Paul Jones closing the circle, dotting the i's and crossing the t's.

The result is pure genius. I defy anyone who could name a band that is so rich.