BBC News has issued the following report:
They do their best to appeal to younger voters by regularly shunning suited formality, using slang and showing off their knowledge of popular culture.
But it seems the musical tastes of Britain’s politicians are stuck mostly in the 1970s.
When asked by the British Library to name their favourite number one album, rock veteran’s LED ZEPPELIN‘s 1969 classic “Led Zeppelin II” came out top.
Albums by THE BEATLES, PINK FLOYD and DEEP PURPLE were also popular.
According to Tory shadow immigration minister Damian Green, “Led Zeppelin II” is “the ultimate album for teenage boys — metal as art. No-one ever topped it. The opening riff is straightforward perfection.”
Lib Dem MP Lembit Opik said: “ZEPPELIN made a new kind of music. They created a genre many have copied but no-one has equalled. And ‘Whole Lotta Love‘ is the greatest rock song ever.”
Labour’s Alison Seabeck added: “LED ZEPPELIN simply blew me away.”
Read more at BBC News.
In other news ModernGuitars.com reports that Alfred Publishing has expanded the Classic Album Editions series to include LED ZEPPELIN’s “Led Zeppelin IV”.
Alfred’s Classic Album Editions series highlights the most important albums of our time. A true classic has lasting significance it may establish a new style or direction, and often, a true classic album may help define an era.
“Led Zeppelin IV” is the landmark album from the band that defined heavy rock music. From the wickedly twisting “Black Dog” to the perfected guitar riff driving “Rock and Roll“, the ominous “When the Levee Breaks” to the Celtic-folk influences of “The Battle of Evermore” and finally to “Stairway to Heaven” — the most played track in radio history — “Led Zeppelin IV” is LED ZEPPELIN‘s biggest-selling album, selling over 16 million copies.