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Yeah, I played the living hell out of Zeppelin all through 8th grade. At the time, they were one of the few bands I listened to, and consequently probably my favorite (along with T. Rex). But yeah, I suppose the reason I've burnt out on them, so to speak, is because of how often I played them, but probably more importantly because I had barely listened to any other music at the time, so I had no basis for comparison. I didn't know what my tastes were, exactly. That's not to say I don't like the band--I have all but one of their albums, and I would never consider getting rid of those that I do have--but they just aren't as exciting now as they were when I was 13. Still, I have no idea what I would be listening to today if it hadn't been for "Dazed and Confused." That song changed my life. Along with Zeppelin and T. Rex, I listened to a lot of Bowie and Hendrix. So you can see already how I could have either gone down the path of Zeppelin and Hendrix representing some of the roots of heavy metal, or gone the glam rock way which eventually leads to punk rock. The next pivotal moment in my sequence of musical discoveries was my purchase of the New York Dolls' first album, followed soon by The Stooges' Fun House. It could have gone either way--I mean, I could just as easily be on some other board right now talking about how Black Sabbath distracted me from pursuing an interest in glam rock and punk. But that's not how it worked out. Anyway, I guess what I'm trying to say is that Led Zeppelin rules.