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''Hammer of the Gods'' is a book written by music journalist Stephen Davis, published in 1985. It is an unauthorized biography of the English rock band Led Zeppelin. After its release it became a ''New York Times'' bestseller paperback, and is hyped by its publisher as being the best-known Led Zeppelin biography.〔"Ramble On", Q Led Zeppelin Special Edition, 2003, p. 145.〕 It has been reprinted three times since its first publication and has been released under the alternative title ''Hammer of the Gods: The Led Zeppelin Saga''. The title is derived from a line in "Immigrant Song", a track from the band's third album. Davis travelled with Led Zeppelin for two weeks at the beginning of the band's 1975 U.S. Tour, while he was a music journalist at ''Rolling Stone'' magazine.〔Caleb Daniloff, "(Rock from Axl to Zep )", ''BU Today'', October 21, 2008.〕 ==Criticism== The book has been the subject of much criticism. ''Chicago Tribune'' music reviewer Greg Kot, called it "one of the most notorious rock biographies ever written".〔Greg Kot, "(Mystery Man )", ''Chicago Tribune'', October 15, 1999.〕 All three surviving members of the band have cast doubts on its accuracy,〔Joel McIver, "Zep-O-Philia", ''Classic Rock Magazine'' : Classic Rock Presents Led Zeppelin, 2008, p. 126,〕 with one article summarising their collective view of the book as a "catalogue of error and distortion."〔Mat Snow, "Apocalypse Then", ''Q'' magazine, December 1990, p, 79.〕 Guitarist Jimmy Page has stated: According to the band's vocalist Robert Plant: The band's bassist, John Paul Jones stated: One of the author's primary sources of information was Richard Cole, the band's tour manager. As Plant explained: The negativity of the book, along with other controversial music biographies by Davis, earned him the industry nickname "Stephen Salacious".〔Simon Sweetman, "(Rock Stars in need of money/therapy )", ''Stuff.co.nz'', January 20, 2011.〕 Cole subsequently published his own autobiography that included his tenure as tour manager with Led Zeppelin, entitled ''Stairway to Heaven: Led Zeppelin Uncensored'' (1992), which was also criticized by the band. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hammer of the Gods (book)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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