Jeff Giles

A professional pop culture junkie for more than 25 years, Jeff Giles regularly surfaces in a number of far-flung locations on the Web.

Before they could do their country proud, this band would have to go through Cleveland first.

With all the elements in place, the stage was set to take the world by storm.

This wouldn't be the only time the band had fun with its name.

Led Zeppelin stars had already shocked fans when they reunited for MTV's 'Unledded' special.

Future Led Zeppelin star actually got his solo start decades before 1988's 'Outrider.'

At this point, they had two main problems: Finding major success outside Germany and hanging onto a guitarist.

That raspy howl may have been new to some, but he'd actually been chipping away at mainstream success for years.

If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.