The rise and fall of Dave Cowens reflects Led Zeppelin's career

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If you think about it, Led Zeppelin were contemporaries with Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, The Who, & Pink Floyd. Yet, by shear will of force, along with some savvy tracks, they rose to the crescendo from '70 till '76, albums 'Led Zeppelin II' to 'Presence'.

But then, shortly afterwards, they declined prolifically with 'In Thru the Out Door' and 'Coda', where the tale end of the 70s/early 80s was a shadow of the first half. And finally, none of them had distinguishing solo careers.

For Cowens, it was a similar situation. In the early half of the 70s, by inner divine will, he fought with Reed, Kareem, Chamberlain, & Unseld and held 'em to a stand still while getting solid double-doubles and winning MVP.

Finally, Paul Silas was traded to Seattle and for Zeppelin, Jon Bonham, the drummer, died. Neither entities were the same afterwards, as Cowens took a leave of absence, drove a cab and basically stopped playing like his former self. Realize, he was wasting a roster spot when Bird had arrived. Likewise, Plant, Paige and John Paul Jones basically stopped rocking. The most successful hard rock band of the 70s was actually the most successful hard rock band for the 1st half of the decade.