In this wickedly entertaining and thoroughly informed homage to one of rock music\'s towering pinnacles, Erik Davis investigates the magic--black or otherwise--that surrounds this album.
Excerpt: Stripping Led Zeppelin\'s famous name off the fourth record.
Carefully peeling the layers from each song, Davis reveals their dark and often mystical roots--and leaves the reader to decide whetherFOUR SYMBOLS] is some form of occult induction or just an inspired, brilliantly played rock album.
In this wickedly entertaining and thoroughly informed homage to one of rock music\'s towering pinnacles, Erik Davis investigates the magic--black or otherwise--that surrounds this album