re: Cliche? Maybe, but Led Zeppelin IV is a fantastic album...

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By the way, Zeppelin was already popular at the time Jeff Beck Group achieved prominence so it's not like Zeppelin filled any gap but that Jeff Beck broke the group up deliberately before Woodstock so that rivalry was stifled before it could've materialized to a Beatles-Rolling Stones deal.

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Well, no. JBG predated LZ. In fact, Page and JPJs played on some single cuts prior to Truth which was released in 1968 vs LZ (1) which came out in early 1969. They broke up due to internal strife by mid-69 when Stewart and Woods left due to said strife. It has nothing to do with LZ. Note that Grant was involved with both bands, LZ to a greater degree, and when JBG imploded he in fact took full opportunity of that for LZ - Cream gone, JBG gone and viola.