The #1 all-time favorite artist is revealed.

Hello,

themusicaddict here where I watch all three "Robo Cop" movies so you don't have to. I will give a quick review of all three tomorrow.

Here are some hints of who my favorite band is. Their manager was a legend in his own right, Peter Grant. According to legend three of the four members went to the crossroads and sold their souls to the devil for fame and glory. The one that didn't is the least famous and least wealthy of the four. That's bassist John Paul Jones. After drummer John Bonham died, that effectively ended this band in 1980. He was a drummer of great artistry and power. After the band ended they released one final CD in 1982 called "Coda". This CD is mostly filler and leftovers. In their after band groups only lead singer Robert Plant acheived any measure of success. He had a solid solo career and also had the hit "Ship of Fools" with the band The Honeydrippers. Recently as he entered his 59th year of life he released one of his most successful of this after band CD's. That CD is his collaboration with bluegrass royalty Allison Krauss, "Raising Sand". In fact it was announced yesterday that he has been nominated for one of the Uk's Mercury prize for "Raising Sand".

The lead guitarist Jimmy Page hasn't been terribly successful with his post band career. He was guitarist for the lame band The Firm and he recorded a CD with David Coverdale. That was so creatively called Coverdale/Page. While some people liked their CD, I thought it was a bunch of noise. His most successful work was probably in with former band member Robert Plant in Plant and Page. Their work was hit and miss. John Paul Jones had his most successful work with the acts he is producing. This legendary band played a concert in memory of Ahmet Ertugun last December. The deceased drummers son, Jason, filled in for his Dad at this concert. That led to rumors of a possible reunion including tour plans. However nothing has come of fruition yet, Plant seems to be happy touring with Krauss. They do sing three or four songs from his former band each night though. Included in those songs is the song "The Battle Of Evermore" which his original band never performed in concert. If you want to read a great book about their career, read Stephen Davis' "Hammer of the Gods".

Without further adieu my favorite all-time artist is Led Zeppelin. Who else could it be? I don't think Led Zeppelin really has that many obscure songs, especially if you listen to rock radio a lot. So here are 16 of their more obscure but still great songs. 1) "Your Time Is Going To Come" 2) "You Shook Me" 3) "When The Levee Breaks" 4) "What Is and What Should Never Be" 5) "Traveling Riverside Blues" 6) "Trampled Underfoot" 7) "That's The Way" 8) "Out On The Tiles" 9) "The Ocean" 10) "Nobody's Fault But Mine" 11) "In The Evening" 12) "I Can't Quit You Baby" 13) "How Many More Times" 14) "Celebration Day" 15) "Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp" and 16) "Bring It On Home". These are all five star rated songs in my opinion.

A couple of other small pieces of news. After I praise Rolling Stone magazine, what do they go and do? They select the Jonas Brothers as their newest issue's cover. It was bad enough when they put Zac Efron on the cover. Also previously I had mentioned about the Jack radio format. Sometimes I forget that we are in the internet era. ou don't have to listen to them on the radio. They are streaming on 1031jack.com if you are interested.

Finally songs rocking my iPod: 1) "Greatest Love Of All"- Whitney Houston 2) "Super Hero"- Stereo Fuse 3) "Strange Feeling"- Michael Burks. This is a great blast of blues. 4) "I Owe"- The Living Things A funny and rocking song. 5) "This Ain't A Love Song"- Motley Crue 6) "Black Dog"- Led Zeppelin 7) "Rainbow In The Dark"- Dio 8) "Harden My Heart"- Quarterflash 9) "Drive"- R.E.M. 10) "Think About You"- Guns n' Roses 11) "That's What The Little Girls Do" (Live)- The Knack 12) When The Levee Breaks"- Led Zeppelin 13) "Highway One"- Dead Rock West 14) "Living After Midnight" 15) "War/No More Trouble" (Live)- Bob Marley and the Wailers 16) "Crawling In The Dark"- Hoobastank.

I will be back tomorrow with a lot of news and starting a list of my 50 least favorite artists. (The #1 worst artist would probably be Insane Clown Posse or Eminem.) Just kidding, themusicaddict