Excess Zeppelin

At a Zeppelin gig, the air hung heavy with joint smoke, danger and just a whiff of witchcraft. Eyes shone bright with amphetamines, willing victims flocked, sometimes from homes thousands of miles off, to pour out their adorations.
Everything was huge: the PA’s and light shows were the biggest and brightest that had ever been made. Standing structures shuddered with the violent shock of the music. The fees the band could demand were unprecedented; every gig was a sell out and their album sales broke all known records. At one time in 1975, Led Zeppelin had nine albums in the American charts. Their sixth album Physical Graffiti had advanced orders of $15 million.