12 Greatest Classic Rock Singers Of All Time
4. Robert Plant - Led Zeppelin
After quitting the Yardbirds in the late 60's, Jimmy Page was looking for a change of scenery. As he assembled his next project with John Bonham and John Paul Jones, Page started sowing the seeds of the greatest band of all time. Once they drafted Robert Plant as a singer, everything fell into place.
Across Led Zeppelin's catalog, each song has some of the greatest vocal performances the rock world has ever seen. From the man's beginnings as a blues belter on songs like "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You" to the way his acapella vocals croon over "Black Dog," Plant set a new standard for how to sing if you were itching for a heavier flavor of rock and roll. Along with his manic stage attitude and definitive look, Plant also came to be known as the "Golden God" figure by which all future rock frontmen were measured.
Whether the song was an acoustic ballad or a rock and roll epic, Plant turned every single one of his performances into a true emotional experience for the listener. Led Zeppelin always sent you on a mystical journey through their music, with Robert Plant being the agonized siren to lead you to the dark side of consciousness.