Turned on the radio and out blared “All of my love” by the world's best ever band, Led Zeppelin.

Yes we are completely biased.

All of my love is from “In through the outdoor” released in 1979/80.

It had been  a while between drinks and a return to some form after Presence was released in 1976.

And sadly Led Zeppelin was edging closer to disbandment after the as-yet, tragic death of Jon Bonham.

But it raced to number one and reignited hope that the journey wasn't over, just yet.

All my love was criticisd early for being "not Zepplin", for one it was a ballad.

On the surface it's an almost by-rote love song, Robert Plant had lost his son and it was also addressing his relationship with his partner, Maureen.

It's still not a hard-core fan favorite, but, it suited a 17 year-old just about perfectly.

The album was softer and quirker, purely because it wasn't as heavy or "rocky" as some had hoped. Case in point, Hot Dog, a thigh-slappin country hoedown.

I love it.

Today you can see the mix is a bit incongrous and why some fans, including some of the band, questioned where Zeppelin was going.

But there were reasons.

Jon Bonham was an alcoholic.

Jimmy Page was addicted to heroin and, as we mentioned, Robert Plant's son Karac had died of a stomach virus.

He was only five.

I knew none of that as I planned to finish Year 12 at the Goondiwindi State High School.

All I knew is that my favorite band was back.

And there was the joy of finding In through the out door, in its brown paper wrapper at Chandlers (It’s now Betta), racing home to play it on mum's 30 year-old gramophone - no-one was home so the poor old girl almost blew out both speakers, and discovering Zeppelin had a few extra chords left, made that one day in November one to remember.

And then AC/DC released Highway to Hell with Bon Scott at his best.

And then came 1980, a year to remember for all the wrong reasons.

It was another year where the music died. Bon Scott, Jon Bonham and John Lennon were all gone in tragic circumstances...lost to us all

It makes “In through the outdoor”, a reminder of happier times when young Goondiwindi boys looked forward with excitement and hope. If you haven’t heard it, or think Led’s a bit too heavy, maybe this will be for you..