 Therefore, the decibels on the following list are not necessarily comparable.Daniel Kreps of "Rolling Stone" has maintained that "Whole Lotta Love" established Led Zeppelin's reputation as one of the loudest bands of their time.Deep Purple was recognised by "The Guinness Book of World Records" as the "globe's loudest band" for a concert at the London Rainbow Theatre, during which the sound reached 117 dB and three members of the audience fell unconscious.