WHAT THEY ARE SAYING ABOUT LEZ ZEPPELIN…
“They played the Led Zeppelin music with an extraordinary sensuality and an energy and passion that highlighted their superb musicianship.”
— Jimmy Page
“There are a few jarring moments when it will feel like the most powerful all-female band in rock history…”
— Chuck Klosterman, SPIN
“Four women rockers who took on the music of Led Zeppelin are driving club audiences to a frenzy…the group is electrifying!”
— Reuters/CNN.com
“Strapping on the double-necked Gibson with attitude to burn, this all-girl quartet pays tribute to its swaggering namesake Led Zeppelin, ripping through the catalog with blazing accuracy.”
— The New York Times
“They are the best new band I’ve seen all year, no question.”
“There’s something beautiful and deeply subversive in taking one of the most masculine, straight, heavy groups of all time and turning them into girls. Chuck in the “Lez” reference and we’re talking about a revolution.”
— The Times of London
“Their name may sound like a joke, but Lez Zeppelin takes its tribute-band duties seriously. These ladies channel the sonic bombast of Led Zeppelin and gleefully invert the band’s original sexual essence.”
— The New Yorker
“Best Tribute Band in the World: Lez Zeppelin. While 2007 saw an unprecedented number of dreary bands reforming, the most talked about reunion was that of Led Zeppelin. Those who didn’t fancy entering a bleedin’ lottery to get their gig tickets, however, embraced the parallel universe genius of Lez Zeppelin, the sass-stacked all woman band who toured the world, slayed it, and recorded an album with Led Zep’s producer Eddie Kramer. We know who John Bonham would have been rooting for.
–The Guardian, London
“Right now, the most exciting rock band in the world.”
— Mat Snow, Rock’s Back Pages
“In the 60s and 70s first the English bands, then the American bands started to interpret American blues. Some was okay but some, the Stones, Zeppelin, Aerosmith, ZZ Top to name a few, took it to a level that became a genre of its own. Today it is called classic rock because it will always be remembered as the next evolution in rock music. It is only natural that young musicians would want to reproduce this music live just the way musicians do the same with Mozart and Beethoven. What Lez Zeppelin has done is just that, taken their talent and wrapped it around one of the most classic of the classics, Led Zeppelin I. I have never heard it done better. Their attention to sounds in the studio, energy, and playing has put them as one of the first to capture the overall vibe of the original. But they also subtly put their stamp on it as well, following the tradition of other classic artists. This album is great to listen to. They don’t miss a beat.“
— Joe Perry, Aerosmith
“After a single listen to their music, it’s obvious Lez Zeppelin has a tremendous amount of love and respect for Rock and Roll Hall of Famer’s Led Zeppelin. Lez Zeppelin are great musicians. And then some.”
— TimeOut
“Their coolly delivered parts displayed musicianship beyond practiced…
a remarkable performance.”
— The Boston Globe
“In a 2005 article in Spin, Chuck Klosterman suggested that Lez Zeppelin — an all-girl Led Zeppelin tribute — might be “the most powerful all-female band in rock history.” Mr. Klosterman’s sentiments aren’t particularly hyperbolic. Lez Zeppelin, from New York, has somehow harnessed the energy, a kind of magical looseness, that helped catapult Led Zeppelin into the rock ’n’ roll canon.”
–The New York Times
“Lez Zeppelin absolutely owns their stage and even if credit is owed to Page, Plant, Jones and Bonham, these musicians have taken it to a new level. Lez Zeppelin is a must see for any classic rock fan.”
— New York Examiner
“There are Led Zeppelin tribute bands. And there is Lez Zeppelin — a quartet of female musicians who rock louder and harder than their male counterparts.”
— Lehigh Valley News
“It’s a shame when bands don’t live up to the hype, but Lez Zeppelin’s woes might only lie in said hype not being laudatory enough. From the sultry lines of the opening number, “Nobody’s Fault But Mine,” it was obvious that Lez Zeppelin’s estrogen-enhanced set would not only be technically spot-on, it would bring Led Zeppelin’s music to another level.”
— The Daily Iowan
“Indeed, Lez Zeppelin I is no mere romp through the classic album. Both in the studio and onstage, Lez Zeppelin channel their idols in impressively genuine fashion.”
— Guitar World
“When Lez Zeppelin hits the stage, it might as well be the real thing.”
–Columbia Spectator
“The girls score points for taking the entire first Zep album and recreating it, musically. Guitarist Steph Paynes does an amazing job recreating Jimmy Page. We are talking the real deal…”
– Classic Rock Revisited
“The all female group delivers an almost note for note reproduction of that historic album with lead singer Shannon Conley providing a little bit of a twang to her rendition of Robert Plant’s vocal gymnastics and guitarist Steph Paynes proving she is a dynamite student of the Jimmy Page school of wizardry as she faithfully delivers a mirror image of the fretwork originally laid down by Mr. Page.”
— Sea of Tranquility
“Lead singer Shannon Conley handles her part with amazing confidence and swagger…Conley’s vocal on the arresting “I Can’t Quit You Baby” is simply spell-binding, with some incredible licks on guitar from Paynes, bassist Megan Thomas, and drummer Leesa Harrington-Squyres….While it’s tough to recreate history, fans of the original definitely need to hear this piece of art for themselves.
I think they are going to love it!
– Music News Nashville
“This record is the full-on Led Zeppelin experience & that’s EXACTLY what Lez Zeppelin IS, it’s 4 females who re-create the Led Zeppelin experience very true to form & this is a kick ass cover record from start to finish!”
— Rock and Roll Experience
“An all female Zep tribute with a gimmicky name just begs to be dismissed as a novelty act but…wow are they good. While the entire band is great, the highlight is guitarist Steph Paynes,who doesn’t just get the notes right, she really gets the soul and vibe.”
— Guitar Omnivore
“Lez Zeppelin are soul-perfect…they are ambassadors who remind us about a sound and intensity that doesn’t exist in other bands that perform today.”
— Last FM
“Now that the real Zeppelin can’t be around, these girls are the next best thing.”
— Biloxi Sun Herald
“Lez Zeppelin’s Steph Paynes is the best woman guitarist I’ve ever heard play.”
— Schenectady Daily Gazette
“Steph (in the role of a female Jimmy Page) along with Megan Thomas (bass), Leesa Harrington-Squyres (drums), and Shannon Conley (vocals) have been all over the world, faithfully adding their own feminine mystique to some of the most vaunted songs in rock ‘n’ roll history. They’re a tribute band with a woman’s touch, but that doesn’t mean they don’t approach the music with a fierce, authentic rock ‘n’ roll attitude.”
— AOL Noisecreep
“Latest girl-group sensation Lez Zeppelin is the hottest thing in blues-rock since the first Jeff Beck album! I mean, these lassies can seriously rock out with the best of the boys.”
— Spork Magazine
“The musicianship presented on the recording is spot on, with Paynes being a fantastic emulator of Jimmy Page and Leesa really doing some justice on the drums and showing that this is not only a man’s detail in a Rock group.”
— Piercing Metal
One of the most celebrated and renowned US-based Led Zeppelin tribute bands is the all-female Lez Zeppelin…”
— UGO.com
“This record is the full-on Led Zeppelin experience & that’s EXACTLY what Lez Zeppelin IS, it’s 4 females who re-create the Led Zeppelin experience very true to form & this is a kick ass cover record from start to finish!”
— Rock and Roll Experience
“If you have never seen Lez Zeppelin, but love electric guitars or the music of Led Zeppelin, do yourself a favor and make sure you see this group as soon as you can. You won’t regret it.”
— Last FM
“In my head, I can’t see why I’m playing this record, but I haven’t found a way to tell my ears because I can’t stop playing it.”
— Bella Online