For modern pop, Altamont was a decisive break - the end of innocence, There was a darker side, we knew it to be true. One group picked up on this and, rather than look as ugly as possible to show their commitment to the devil's music, they decided to cloak their lyrics with Hobbitry, their artwork with pagan symbols, and dress up like sex gods. ... With bombast, Celtic mythology and blouses undone to the waist, Led Zep cleaned up while the Stones were still white-faced with post-traumatic stress.
B. Stanley, Yeah yeah yeah: the story of modern pop (2013), 267
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