The album that made Robert Plant want to leave Led Zeppelin: “I wasn’t comfortable at all”
Needing to hang it up.
Author: Tim Coffman Archives: 04/2026
The songs John Lennon said were too bad to release: “You couldn’t use them”
Needing a lot more elbow grease.
The one album Eric Clapton said was painful to make: “A frustrating way to record”
Great songs with the wrong production.
The rock band Neil Young knew he could never come close to: “Couldn’t get it”
The immortal harmonies of rock’s golden age.
The one album Pete Townshend never needed to hear again: “I didn’t want to go back”
Getting all he could out of it.
The frontman Axl Rose said had the most energy: “One of the greatest athletes”
Giving his all every single night.
The singer Eddie Vedder said was always pissed off at him: “He was frustrated”
Never quite satisfied.
The guitar solos Rick Rubin said were absolute nonsense: “Nothing to do with music”
Far from musically complex.
