![TIL that Led Zeppelin's name came from an insult from members of The Who, commenting that Jimmy Page's new project would "go down like a lead balloon". : r/todayilearned TIL that Led Zeppelin's name came from an insult from members of The Who, commenting that Jimmy Page's new project would "go down like a lead balloon". : r/todayilearned](https://external-preview.redd.it/7UNEcbRSyiPX4KMvIO3rU6jcf5PhlE9e8eUlkEY1oCI.jpg?auto=webp&s=7c02d9e5d01d076d0afd7146c322d8b99ad44a14)
TIL that Led Zeppelin's name came from an insult from members of The Who, commenting that Jimmy Page's new project would "go down like a lead balloon". : r/todayilearned
![Led Zeppelin, Milan, 1971. This was just two months before the band would release their legendary untitled fourth album. : r/rock Led Zeppelin, Milan, 1971. This was just two months before the band would release their legendary untitled fourth album. : r/rock](https://external-preview.redd.it/yw7jwfh1f716o-O_AwyjH9Fjf-JDsDaWLsypTdWOAn4.jpg?auto=webp&s=e9c741d0633bbfcdcaa2ee8ec5ea4b1023eb3e7c)
Led Zeppelin, Milan, 1971. This was just two months before the band would release their legendary untitled fourth album. : r/rock
![Robert Plant and Jimmy Page during soundcheck in Minneapolis, 1975. Photo by Neal Preston. : r/ledzeppelin Robert Plant and Jimmy Page during soundcheck in Minneapolis, 1975. Photo by Neal Preston. : r/ledzeppelin](https://preview.redd.it/robert-plant-and-jimmy-page-during-soundcheck-in-v0-ax46lk6ypta91.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=f24ef6ce5a1cf228dce18a93b1e8b0d0594e8f83)
Robert Plant and Jimmy Page during soundcheck in Minneapolis, 1975. Photo by Neal Preston. : r/ledzeppelin
![TIL Led Zeppelin decided not to title their fourth album, to confuse the hated rock press : r/todayilearned TIL Led Zeppelin decided not to title their fourth album, to confuse the hated rock press : r/todayilearned](https://external-preview.redd.it/NKfFtVea0UwlBHj0BS6OxfEI9qPoKjzIw8t4G0hxO3o.jpg?auto=webp&s=f6c229d8432d772e9e6538908b74070e3c739853)