When Giants Walked the Earth

As well as being the most complete account yet of a great British rock band, When Giants Walked the Earth is, as its name implies, a document of a bygone age … Wall has done his subject proud * Sunday Times *
So this is the big one: a fat, juicy biography of the biggest band ever … Mick Wall, the veteran rock journalist, lays it all bare in a book that can only be described as definitive * Daily Telegraph *
Deftly strikes the balance between lofty authority and finding a way to get inside the heads of its subjects * Guardian *
Tells of a long-ago time when men with Gibsons were the knights errant of the land, striding around stages shrouded in mist, soloing at great length … Does [Mick Wall] have a story for you * New York Times *
Wall’s book is many things - a fan’s notes, a glimpse into the recording of each album, a rich chronicle that has the advantage of a long view. It takes us from the band’s beginnings, in 1968, out of the ashes of the Yardbirds, to what Page, Plant and bassist John Paul Jones have been up to since drummer John Bonham’s death in 1980… [An] entertaining, thoughtful biography * LA Times *
Brings us a backstage view of the on-tour bacchanalia … Wall rides shotgun all the way * Irish Times *
That Wall can add so much fresh detail to the Led Zep story is in itself an extraordinary achievement. That he manages to humanise these planet-striding giants while doing so puts this book into the ‘definitive’ category * Classic Rock Magazine *
This fantastic account of Led Zeppelin’s wild and decadent heyday is as detailed and definitive as music biographies get * London Lite *
A fascinating and diligently researched account of rock ‘n’ roll excess * Yorkshire Evening Post *
The definitive account of rock legends Led Zeppelin * Daily Record *
The definitive book about Led Zeppelin … Mick Wall has done a fine job here and certainly knows his stuff * Birmingham Post *
An essential source for anyone eager to learn about the era when rock stars ruled the world * Publishers Weekly *

Mick Wall is the UK’s best-known rock writer, author and TV and radio programme maker. He is the author of numerous critically-acclaimed books, including definitive, bestselling titles on Led Zeppelin (When Giants Walked the Earth), Lou Reed (The Life), The Doors (Love Becomes a Funeral Pyre), and Jimi Hendrix (Two Riders Were Approaching). He lives in England.

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