When guitarist Jimmy Page assembled a new lineup from the ashes of the Yardbirds in 1968, nobody could have predicted the seismic shift about to hit rock music. Recruiting Robert Plant on vocals, John Bonham on drums, and John Paul Jones on bass and keys, Page forged a band that would redefine what heavy music could be. Led Zeppelin weren't just loud — they were intelligent, weaving blues, folk, Eastern influences, and pure thunder into something entirely their own.