Led Zeppelin - Living Loving Maid (She's Just a Woman)

The b-side of the "Whole Lotta Love" single "Living Loving Maid (She's Just a Woman)" comes off of the Led Zeppelin II album released in 1969. Originally, in the U.K. it was released as "Living Loving Wreck (She's Just a Woman)."

Speaking of Led Zeppelin, for whatever reason I've never done a review on here of Mick Wall's biography on the band, When Giants Walked the Earth, but it's definitely a must for LZ fans. It's a fairly long book with loads of information. What I like most is that Wall gives the reader a fair assessment of Led Zeppelin and doesn't hold back in criticizing some of Zeppelin's antics off-stage, particularly the management's behavior. There's also some pretty interesting stuff about manager Peter Grant and his interactions with legendary concert promoter Bill Graham.

The insight Mick Wall gives about the making of Zeppelin's albums is really great. However, I could have done without the chapter dedicated to Jimmy Page's infatuation with the occult and Aleister Crowley. Although in fairness, I understand why that subject couldn't be compressed into a paragraph or two.

All in all I think When Giants Walked the Earth is a very good book by a well-respected rock critic and biographer.