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There is no sex, drugs, or rock-and-roll excess from the band that invented the cliche.
And sorry, no Stairway to Heaven.
1 album in America the moment their imperial era officially began.
Variations of these devilish details have been well known for decades.
And this was just within the early years covered by MacMahons documentary.
Becoming Led Zeppelinfeels like an antidote to Daviss tell-all, for better or worse.
Its a part one without any follow-up.
This does not meanBecoming Led Zeppelinis bad, or even misleading.
Some of it was even by design.
He and McGourty interviewed over 175 people as background for the film to corroborate whats on-screen.
I go and meet [the bands] childhood friends, says MacMahon.
I go and track down the priest that made John Paul Jones [his] organist.
I go to Glyn Johns myself.
I go to Eddie Kramer.
These omissions and caveats shouldnt deter fans or curious newcomers.
But dont expectBecoming Led Zeppelinto displaceHammer of the Godsas the definitive Led Zeppelin text.
