Sandy Denny - Loves Made A Fool Of You - YouTube Sandy Denny - Loves Made A Fool Of You Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Sep 30, 2009 Sandy Denny - Loves Made A Fool Of You Noted for her duet with Robert Plant on the Led Zeppelin IV album. The song was "The Battle of Evermore". She remains the only guest vocalist on a Led Zeppelin album. Sandy Denny - Born Alexandra Elene Maclean Denny Sandy died April 21,1978 at the age of 31 Category Led Zeppelin - Biography - IMDb Led Zeppelin Jump to: Overview (1) | Mini Bio (1) | Trade Mark (1) | Trivia (46) Overview (1) Led Zep Mini Bio (1) Led Zeppelin are a popular British band best known for their iconic "Stairway to Heaven" as well as for co-creating the music genre of heavy metal.

Since their nine albums were recorded between 1968 and 1979, Led Zeppelin has been one of the most popular bands of all time, having sold more than 300 million records and millions of concert tickets worldwide. The quartet was conceived at the end of the Hippie love era, in a group marriage of blues, rock and roll, soul, rockabilly, folk ballad, jazz, classical and Eastern music, and something else scattered over some woozy sounds of their songs. It was their mutual artistic stimulation, their group interplay and imagination that incorporated mythology and mysticism, and concocted their inimitable style, and established the concept of album-oriented rock career. Jimmy Page was already an experienced lead guitarist who worked with multi-instrumentalist John Paul Jones in 1967, and they agreed to work on the next project. In August 1968 Page invited Robert Plant and John Bonham to join his band, the New Yardbirds, for a September tour in Scandinavia. In October 1968 they took the name Led Zeppelin, which stemmed from a humorous conversation among several musicians about their chances of going down like a lead balloon.

However, British bands were highly anticipated in the USA, and the Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun signed the new band without even seeing them. Their debut album, 'Led Zeppelin', recorded and mixed in just about 36 hours in October 1968, at Olympic Studios in London, kicked open the door for all extremes and experiments. The phallic image of the blown up Hindenburg airship on the cover, designed by George Hardie, announced the hardening of rock and coming of the new super-group. While ascending to musical success as a powerhouse band, Led Zeppelin explored a variety of styles, from English folk ballads to blues and rock, and created their own inimitable style. Prior to the release of their first album, Led Zeppelin made live appearances at the University of Surrey and in London in October 1968, then went on their first American tour in December 1968. In their first year, Led Zeppelin made four concert tours in the USA, and another four tours in the UK. Their second album was recorded entirely on the road at several American recording studios, and was an even greater success than the first one.

"Whole Lotta Love", "Heartbreaker", "Living, Loving Maid", and "Ramble On" became big international hits. Each member of the quartet contributed to their compositions, thus setting a fine example of group creativity. Their songs and albums rambled on with the highly versatile voice-guitar interplay. Plant's incredible vocal range and Page's enchanting guitar solos were as responsible for the band's singularity as its musical wanderlust. Plant's and Page's musicianship was supported by the tight playing by John Paul Jones on bass, and John Bonham on drums. The intense interaction of all four players on stage gave their live performances a visual counterpoint to well intertwined harmonic and rhythmic structures of their compositions. Their third album, Led Zeppelin III, influenced by folk and Celtic music, offered more inventiveness with acoustic/electric sound-work, and revealed more of the band's versatility with such compositions as the "Immigrant Song" and "Since I've Been Loving You". With the release of their fourth, and most popular album, Led Zeppelin achieved a reputation of the biggest band in the world.

'Stairway to Heaven' became the most played radio hit, several other songs became rock classics, and nobody knows how many more times their lines would help other musicians (like the opening riff from "How Many More Times" was later used by Pink Floyd in their hit "Money"). Capitalizing on the success of their first four albums, the band toured extensively in the 1970s. At that time they chartered a private jet, nicknamed the Starship, that carried the band's name and later added the famous 'Swan Song' winged Apollo image on the tail. Going to California turned into a ritual of wildness and excess, most notably at the Hyatt House hotel on the Sunset strip in Los Angeles, known colloquially as the "Riot House" for a series of some most exciting off-stage events, such as riding a motorcycle inside the hotel and throwing TV set out of the window. One of their concerts under a heavy thunderstorm in Florida ended with police using tear gas, and led to a temporary pause in their concert tours. During the 70s their career was interrupted several times by accidents, deaths and other unfortunate events.

In September 198O on the eve of an American tour, John Bonham accidentally died from pulmonary oedema after a day of drinking. In December 1980, Led Zeppelin disbanded, albeit the public could still feel their presence. In 1982 a collection of out-takes from various sessions from the 70s was released as their last album, Coda. During the 80s the remaining three members experienced a serious communication breakdown, until they briefly united for a short set in 1985, and once again, in 1988, with Bonham's son, Jason, for the Atlantic Records 40th Anniversary show. In 1994 Page and Plant showed their softer side when they performed live together on 'MTV Unplugged', which was released the same year as album titled 'No quarter'. Then they made an international tour with an orchestra. In 1995 Page and Plant were joined by Jones when the band was indicted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, albeit the three former band-mates did not perform together. By that time Jimmy Page as well as Robert Plant had pursued individual careers touring and recording with their own bands.

Another ten years gone. Page's and Plant's call-and-response interplay took them through good times and bad times. Their sonic originality had sparked imagination and creativity in millions of open minds. Singers, songwriters, armies of music fans and a rainbow of dedicated 'led heads', as well as guitarists and guitar collectors worldwide remained united through the acquired experience and conditioning to the Led Zep sounds. Hats off to Led Zeppelin, who opened the new extremes of musical expression, and are now back in the light confirming their presence. Their long anticipated reunion in December 2007 was a true celebration day. Their live performance was as tight as a rock band can be, and their living, loving song remains the same since we've been loving them. That's the way! Thank you, Friends. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Steve Shelokhonov Trade Mark (1) Often covered blues standards Trivia (46) Reunited on December 10, 2007, and gave a sold-out two-hour performance before 22,000 fans at the O2 arena in London, England.

The name "Led Zeppelin" stemmed from a humorous conversation among several musicians about the new band's chances of going down like a lead balloon. Won the 2006 Polar Music Prize. Won the 2005 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Their song "Misty Mountain Hop" is named after J.R.R. Tolkien 's "Misty Mountains"; "Ramble On" refers to Gollum and Mordor and "The Battle of Evermore" is an allegory from the "Battle of the Pelennor Fields" from "The Return of the King". VH1 named the group the #1 Greatest Artist of Hard Rock. On 12 January 1995 the band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, OH. Jimmy Page had also been previously inducted as a member of The Yardbirds . Jimmy Page 's first choice as singer was Terry Reid , but he declined and recommended Robert Plant instead. Plant accepted and brought in John Bonham to be the drummer. The band traveled in a jet nicknamed "The Starship".

On the week ending 3 November 1979, the band set a new Billboard record for the most number of albums (nine) by a single artist in the Billboard 200 album chart, in any charting week. The band had surpassed the previous record, held by them in March 1975. During 1975 three other albums by Swan Song recording artists-- Bad Company , The Pretty Things and Maggie Bell --were also in the Top 200. The band was formed under the name "The New Yardbirds". They were based on the original The Yardbirds rock band, which was the last band that Jimmy Page played in before joining Led Zeppelin. They were formed to finish performance commitments that The Yardbirds had booked in Scandinavia before the break-up of the original band. Robert Plant was given the nickname of Percy while he was a member of the band. "Dazed and Confused", "In the Light, In the Evening" and "How Many More Times" are the only Led Zeppelin songs in which lead guitarist Jimmy Page bows the guitar with a violin bow. "In My Time of Dying" is the longest song that Led Zeppelin ever recorded on a studio album.

It clocks at 11 minutes and 4 seconds. It is found on the "Physical Graffiti", album which they released in 1975. The band's concert in Uniondale, New York, at the Nassau County Coliseum on June 14, 1972, is the longest concert the band has ever performed in. It lasted 4-1/2 hours. The tune "Stairway to Heaven" is reputed to be the most played song of all-time on radio, even though it was never officially released as a single. Jimmy Page 's guitar, the 1959 Gibson Les Paul , is known for its powerful and distinctive sound that defined the music of Led Zeppelin. The guitar is considered one of the most valuable musical instruments ever. Page authorized a limited reissue edition of signature guitars to be made by the original maker. "Presence" is the only Led Zeppelin album that does not have any pianos, organs or keyboard-type instruments being used on any of the songs. Former member of The Yardbirds Chris Dreja took the picture that appears on the back of the self-titled first Led Zeppelin album.

In "Rolling Stone"'s list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All time, Jimmy Page was ranked at #3. Robert Plant re-united with Jimmy Page in 1993 for a tour and album, "No Quarter.". "Dazed and Confused" was originally 6 minutes and 26 seconds on the band's first album. In concert, they would improvise and stretch the song from its original time to 7, 10, 20, and by 1975 it was stretched to 40 minutes. Sometmes the band would include parts of their other songs, like "Walter's Walk" and "The Crunge", and Scott McKenzie 's "San Francisco". After John Bonham 's death, there were media rumors that Cozy Powell , Carmine Appice , Simon Kirke or Bev Bevan might replace him as the band's drummer, but there was never any real consideration for this. Jason Bonham , the son of John Bonham , is widely considered as good a drummer as his father was. He successfully played his father's classic drums solos at the band's reunion concert in 2007.

Jack Black videotaped a plea to Led Zeppelin to use "Immigrant Song" in his movie School of Rock (2003) After receiving the message, the band gave him permission to use the song for his movie. Steve Winwood , Steve Marriott and Donovan were considered for the job of lead singer for Led Zeppelin before Robert Plant was hired. Sandy Denny is the only guest vocalist ever to be included in a Led Zeppelin song. She sang "The Battle of Evermore" with them on their untitled fourth album. The untitled fourth Led Zeppelin album has been referred to as "Untitled", "Zoso", "Runes", "Sticks", "Man With Sticks" or simply "Led Zeppelin IV". The largest concert in the history of the band took place in August 1979 at the Knebworth Festival where 420,000 people witnessed them perform. Their last official concert before John Bonham 's death was in Berlin, Germany, on July 7, 1980, at the Eissporthalle.

They made several unofficial reunion performances during the 1980s and 1990s at various parties and anniversaries. Finally the official reunion concert was performed on December 10, 2007, in London. When the band first played in Denmark, the Countess Zeppelin (relative of the designer of the famous dirigibles) angrily protested about their use of her family name. To defuse the situation, they played Danish shows under the name "The Knobs". They are the only rock band to have all of their albums, including re-releases and compilation albums, reach the Top 10 on the Billboard 200 album chart. Before their one-off reunion in 2007, they had never played "Ramble On" live. After the group broke up, Jimmy Page would perform "Stairway to Heaven" as an instrumental. He felt no one could do the song justice except Robert Plant . The group was well-known for their reluctance to license their music. Two notable exceptions are the Cadillac television commercials featuring "Rock and Roll" and the appearance of "Immigrant Song" in School of Rock (2003).

Gibson Brands Features, Articles & Interviews in English Led Zeppelin — Their Best Album Is? Michael Leonard | 12.31.2012 With DVD/CD Celebration Day recently hitting Top 10s around the globe, Led Zeppelin have a whole new audience. And also a mature audience who are revisiting their epic recordings. But where to start? Where to revisit? And which album is best? You decide… With many Led Zeppelin box-sets, collections, rarities and live albums available we’ll here concentrate on original studio albums before the band disbanded, so that’s eight albums in 10 years. Let’s get down to the sound of the hammer of the gods… Led Zeppelin I (1969) After tinkering under the name of The New Yardbirds, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones and John Bonham emerged on record as Led Zeppelin in January 1969. Led Zeppelin I is a crunching debut, and the band’s rawest and most blues-based studio recording. Soft/loud dynamics abound and Page announces himself as a stunning soloist. Standout guitar track?

“Dazed And Confused.” Live, Page would saw at his guitar with a violin bow — a trick he borrowed from Eddie Phillips of ‘60s pop-art band The Creation. Led Zeppelin II (1969) Zeppelin break out the heavy artillery, with Page turning to Gibson Les Pauls and honing his heavy riffology. Indeed, II is one of the greatest “riff” albums ever - “Whole Lotta Love,” “Heartbreaker,” and “The Lemon Song” are all fabled, if again steeped in old blues. But Zep’s own songwriting was also improving — “What Is And What Should Never Be,” “Thank You,” and “Ramble On” had little to do with the blues. And again, “Ramble On” shows the band’s mastery of the understated (verses) and hard-punching heaviness (choruses). “Moby Dick” is an impressive showcase for John Bonham’s drumming, if superfluous in hindsight, and some still claim this is the first “heavy metal” album. Hardly so — Zeppelin’s diversity was starting to show. Standout guitar track?

In terms of legendary riffs, “Whole Lotta Love.” Led Zeppelin III (1970) Less than two years since their debut, Led Zeppelin threw a curveball. Page and Plant took time off, retreating to a remote cottage in the Wales countryside called Bron yr aur. Much of the album was written by the duo in the rural setting — there are fewer heavy Page riffs and Plant's hippie-ish lyrics flowered. There are still guitar knockouts - “Immigrant Song” opens as a classic short rocker and “Friends” features impressive acoustic fingerpicking from Page. “Celebration Day” and “Out on the Tiles” are straight-ahead but alluring riff rockers. It’s nevertheless an often overlooked album, with few tracks becoming staples of classic rock radio. Standout guitar track? The smouldering “Since I’ve Been Loving You” or, for riffing, “The Immigrant Song.” “Untitled” (1971) It’s now mostly known as IV, but the original album sleeve had no title, not even a band name. It’s also known as “The Runes” or “Four Symbols,” as each band member chose a symbol to represent himself for this album.

Regarded by many as Led Zeppelin’s masterpiece, this album is one of the most perfectly realized releases in rock history. “Black Dog” and “Rock 'n Roll” smash the doors open with roaring guitars and drums, the mandolin-led, Eastern influenced “Battle Of Evermore” features Sandy Denny (formerly of Fairport Convention and the only guest vocalist on any Zeppelin album), “Going To California” is another quirky folk-esque escapade. “When The Levee Breaks,” another hyper-heavy super-swaggering blues cover, is atmospheric even 42 years on. Ironically, the album only hit #2 in the U.S, beaten by Carole King’s Tapestry. But these are all decent tracks, and at IV’s heart sits an epic of all epics… Standout guitar track? “Stairway to Heaven” is, for many, the ultimate Led Zeppelin song and IV their best album. But is it? You decide. Houses of the Holy (1973) Four years in, and it’s a fifth Zeppelin album… perhaps too soon?

It’s relatively “pop-friendly” as “Dancing Days” and “The Ocean” are upbeat rockers that showed Zep could do “catchy.” But they fall over when going too far. “D'yer Maker” — a poor pun on “Jamaica” for its cod reggae - and the funk-attempt “The Crunge” will never make any Zeppelin best-of list. But the galloping “The Song Remains The Same,” “Over The Hills And Far Away,” “The Rain Song" and “No Quarter” make it solid. But it’s not a simple album. "The Ocean" goes from power chords to a capella nursery rhyme to doo-wop. Eclectic yes, but maybe trying too hard to be clever? Standout guitar track? “The Ocean” for its swaggering, stuttering riffs and multi-track solos. Physical Graffiti (1975) To some, it’s the ultimate Zeppelin release. To others, it’s meandering, indulgent and lacking in great riffs. Some songs were leftovers from previous recordings — it was Zep’s “White Album” if you like.

But the expansive epics — “In My Time of Dying,” “Kashmir,” “In the Light,” “Ten Years Gone” — certainly showed Zeppelin had massive ambition, all amid their “gonzo” years of mid-‘70s touring. John Paul Jones’ arrangement skills came to the fore and riff fans had to be patient… it’s three minutes into “Into the Light” before Page’s guitar even registers. But Robert Plant told Mojo magazine: “if I’m going to blow my trumpet about anything I’ve been connected with, then it would have to be that album.” Standout guitar track: It’s not a guitar track per se, but “Kashmir.” Page uses DADGAD tuning to nail Zep’s rock’n’roll swagger with his nod to Arabian melodies amid JPJ’s “orchestral” grandeur. The classic, closing song on Celebration Day for a reason. Presence (1976) Something of a forgotten Led Zeppelin album. Concert movie The Song Remains the Same closely preceded it, and Presence had no big hits. Zeppelin pulled back from the instrumental excess of Physical Graffiti but struggled to meet previous highs.

“Achilles Last Stand” is a Zep classic but very long. Blues escapades “Tea for One” (a shadow of forerunner “Since I've Been Loving You”) and the single “Candy Store Rock” (which didn’t even chart) are quite insubstantial. Behind-the-scenes turmoil didn’t help Zeppelin: Page and Bonham were both battling addictions, and Plant recorded his vocals in a wheelchair after a car crash. Standout guitar track: The galloping opener “Achilles Last Stand”. In Through the Out Door (1979) In Through The Out Door was “proper” Zeppelin’s last stand, and very different. Plant’s son Karac had tragically died, Page and Bonham were still not at their physical best. So, more than any other Zeppelin album, this one belongs to John Paul Jones, who co-wrote all but one song, and whose synthesizer/piano parts are all over it. The guitar swirls and drum swagger of opener “In the Evening” are decent enough, but the rest settles for a poppier punch.

“South Bound Suarez” is an upbeat piano rocker punctuated by a great Page solo but the 10-minute “Carouselambra” is meagre compared to past Zeppelin epics. When Zep revisit the blues ­- “I’m Gonna Crawl” - the sound is dominated by synthesizers. If you discovered Zeppelin via this album, you’d be forgiven for wondering what the fuss was all about. Standout guitar track: “In The Evening” or “I’m Gonna Crawl” — Page comes good on the synth-heavy track with a superb world-weary solo. But that’s just one view. Any many fans have different opinions on when Zeppelin hit their high. Which is your favorite Led Zeppelin album? Please, comment below… Led Zeppelin IV by Led Zeppelin | Classic Rock Review Led Zeppelin (IV) by Led Zeppelin Share this article Buy Led Zeppelin IV Led Zeppelin‘s fourth studio album, which has no proper title but is commonly referred to as Led Zeppelin IV, may well be the pinnacle of the band’s early sound.

Over time it has become their most popular album by far but, ironically, it is the only album in a string of six consecutive (from Led Zeppelin II in 1969 to In Through the Out Door in 1979) that did not reach #1 on the charts, as it peaked at #2. The album itself was also a bit of a philosophical statement, as the band and manager Peter Grant had decided to avoid the rock press and mainstream promotional channels and go “directly to the fans” with an almost-secret-society-type product which contained no official title or other descriptive language save for the four original symbols located on the inner sleeve and vinyl label. This new, fourth album is where it would all came together for the band, with the confluence of the different themes and styles that Zeppelin had explored through their first three years and first three albums as well as with many, many happy accidents. The result is an album which contains moments that will forever be etched in rock history. Their previous album, Led Zeppelin III released in 1970, was a critical and commercial disappointment at the time (although it would gain much appreciation and esteem years later).

This was due mainly to confusion by fans and critics alike, due to the high content of acoustic folk songs, which vastly deviated from the band’s heavier, blues-based approach of their first two albums. In retrospect, this attempt by the band to branch out to other styles and genres was rather ingenious as it became rather popular throughout the seventies. With the continued diversity of styles on this fourth album, Led Zeppelin assured ever-growing success for generations to come. John Paul Jones – Bass, Recorders, Piano, Synths, Guitar John Bonham – Drums, Percussion In time, Zeppelin would become one of the most diverse rock bands ever, incorporating elements from blues, jazz, folk, country, funk, reggae, as well as developing their own distinct styles that would be echoed in heavy metal, arena rock, and jam bands for decades to come. But in late 1970, Jimmy Page, the band’s lead guitarist and sole producer, was especially stung by the harsh critique and weak sales of their latest album and wanted to get a new album out as soon as possible, as he was brimming with ideas.

He got together with Robert Plant, Zeppelin’s dynamic vocalist and chief lyricist, to work on some these new concepts, the first of which was an extended piece that was intended to be a replacement for the band’s live showcase “Dazed and Confused”, which dates back to the band’s first album . Put together from a couple of instrumental pieces, written on several 6 and 12 string guitars, the song “Stairway to Heaven” would go on to not only be the band’s most famous song, but the most requested song ever on FM radio. The song draws lyrical influence from Welsh folklore, and musical influence from multiple areas, depending on the part of the song, of which there are three distinct, set back to back in sequence. It starts with Page’s finger-picked, folk acoustic accompanied by recorders played by bassist and keyboardist John Paul Jones. After a few poetic verses, the song enters the pivital second part, a madrigal played on an electric 12-string, with ever intensive verses and refrains.

One of the absolute best moments in rock history is when drummer John Bonham makes his entrance at about 4 ½ minutes into the song’s duration, adding the rhythmic element that finally breaks the tension and reminds us that, although massively overplayed through the years, this IS the definitive Led Zeppelin signature. The song’s finale is a heavy, electric jam with overdubbed guitars and high-majestic vocals, bringing the song to the heights before concluding with a calm refrain with an a capella vocal. Recording for the fourth album started at Island Studios in London in December, 1970. Jethro Tull was in the studio at the same time recording Aqualung , and Led Zeppelin wanted a little more space to be creative. So they found an old estate in the English countryside called Headley Grange and moved there for better atmosphere. Here they could hunt in the forest by day, drink tea at the proper hour, and gather around the campfire at night, with moments of inspiration for recording in between. This was possible due to the latest technical innovation, the Rolling Stones mobile studio, a portable, professional recording unit, that was used for some of the classic albums of the early seventies.

It was brought to Headley Grange by that band’s road manager, Ian Stewart, who was also a piano virtuoso and would ultimately contribute to the songs “Rock and Roll” and “Boogie With Stu” during these sessions. Aside from “Stairway to Heaven”, the band did not have any fully developed songs coming into these recording sessions, which left open the opportunity for the many “creative accidents” that would make up this fouth album, several of which involved Bonham. The drummer was having trouble with the odd timings involved with the song that would become “Four Sticks” (in fact, the song got its title when Bonham, in frustration, actually did a take with four sticks in his hands), and took a break from trying by kicking into the straight-forward, 4/4 beat of “Good Golly, Miss Molly”. Page joined in with an improvised riff, and the song “Rock and Roll” was born. That signature, opening beat that Bonham played would become one of the most recognizable intros in rock history.

Another unplanned composition is “The Battle of Evermore”, which was the result of Page picking up a mandolin brought in by Jones and composing a distinct piece, that was originally intended to be a short instrumental, but built into a Medieval folk song when Jones added an acoustic and Plant added vocals and lyrics and even wrote a separate vocal part for a “town crier”, which was later performed by folk singer Sandy Denny, the only guest singer to ever appear in a Led Zeppelin song. While at Headley Grange, the band wrote and recorded the bulk of the rest of the album, including the heavier songs like “Misty Mountain Hop”, “When the Levee Breaks”, and “Black Dog”, which was actually named for a stray black lab that kept coming around the place. Also, the band recorded many songs that would left off the album, like “Down By the Seaside”, “Night Flight”, “Black Country Woman” and the afore mentioned “Boogie With Stu”. Page toyed with the idea of releasing a double album, but didn’t want the necessary delay in release that would be required for such an undertaking.

Unfortunately, the album would be delayed anyway for several months because of mixing problems and the abrupt departure of an audio engineer. Even though all recording was wrapped up by late February, 1971, Led Zeppelin’s fourth album would not be released until November 8th of that year. Beyond, the production issues, Page also got some heavy static from Atlantic Records on several fronts. The executives not only had concerns with the album’s cover art, but had a very big problem with Page’s plan to not include the band’s name on the exterior jacket nor give the album a proper title. The executives and marketing “specialists” at the record company called this strategy an act of “career suicide”, but Page was adamant in his quest to “let the music do the talking”. This strategy also included avoiding any of the normal publicity associated with releasing a new album, especially press releases and access. The only definitive markings with this album were the personal symbols that each member constructed of their own design. The exact meaning of these “four symbols” has never been revealed much by the band members, especially Page, who came up with the concept and whose own symbol, an odd script that appears to spell out the word “Zoso”, is the most mysterious of all.

After reluctantly agreeing to this peculiar concept, Atlantic distributed graphics of the four symbols to the trade magazines. The final fight with the record company, involved the song “Stairway to Heaven”, which Atlantic desperately wanted to release as a single, but Page refused because doing so what mean that it would have to be edited from its running time of 7:50, and this was completely unacceptable. As it turns out, this refusal along with the album’s unplanned, delayed release built up so much anticipation among fans that it contributed to thousands upon thousands of sales over an extended period of time. The real genius of Led Zeppelin IV is just how unique, unconventional, and unaware this album’s creation was. There is virtually nothing fabricated, it is pure rock n roll. John Bonham displays amazing efficiency, playing on only about 5 1/2 of the album’s 8 tracks, but making an indelible impression while he is there, with some of the most memorable drum beats in history. John Paul Jones, a virtuoso bass player, contributes piano, synths, recorders, acoustic guitar, and even some vocals.

Robert Plant, a vocalist at the height of his fame due to his signature, high-pitched wails, tones it back where appropriate, especially on the lighter, folk-influenced songs like “Going to California”. Jimmy Page, perhaps the greatest producer since George Martin, is still ambitious enough to make something truly unique, while still unafraid to “borrow” from some of the great genres of the past. It’s so refreshing that a band at this stage, going into their fourth album with a lot success already in the bag, would make an album that reaches the fringes of rock without a self-aware agenda to do so. ~ The Battle Of Evermore by Led Zeppelin Songfacts The Battle Of Evermore by Led Zeppelin Songfacts Robert Plant wrote the words to this acoustic song after reading a book on Scottish history. The lyrics are about the everlasting battle between night and day, which can also be interpreted as the battle between good and evil. >> Suggestion credit: Graham - Atlanta, GA This is the only song Zeppelin ever recorded with a guest vocalist. Robert Plant felt he needed another voice to tell the story that plays out in the song, so Sandy Denny from Fairport Convention was brought in.

Her vocals represent the people as the town crier, while Plant's voice is the narrator. Fairport Convention was a British folk group Zeppelin shared a bill with in 1970. This collaboration with Sandy Denny marked the first time Robert Plant did a duet with a woman. In later years, he had tremendous success singing with Alison Krauss; their 2007 album Raising Sand won a Grammy award for Album of the Year. Sandy Denny was given a symbol on the album sleeve - three pyramids - to thank her. The four members of Led Zeppelin each designed their own symbols for the album. Denny died in 1978 from a brain hemorrhage resulting from a fall down the stairs. Jimmy Page wrote the music on a mandolin he borrowed from John Paul Jones. He explained to Guitar Player magazine in 1977: "On 'The Battle of Evermore,' a mandolin was lying around. It wasn't mine, it was Jonesey's. I just picked it up, got the chords, and it sort of started happening. I did it more or less straight off.

But, you see, that's fingerpicking again, going back to the studio days and developing a certain amount of technique – at least enough to be adapted and used. My fingerpicking is a sort of cross between Pete Seeger, Earl Scruggs, and total incompetence." Led Zeppelin rarely played this live, but when they did, John Paul Jones sang Sandy Denny's part. Many J.R.R. Tolkien fans see the lyrics as a reference to his book Return Of The King, where the lyrics could describe the Battle of Pelennor ("The drums will shake the castle wall, The ring wraiths ride in black"). Plant is a huge Tolkien fan, and referred to his books in "Ramble On" and "Misty Mountain Hop." >> Suggestion credit: Ollie C - Hampshire, England A lot of this fits the battle of the Pelennor fields: "At last the sun is shining, The clouds of blue roll by" - as Sauron's army and influence advanced the sky darkened and when he lost this battle it became light again.

But a lot doesn't fit to that particular battle/book, including the part about the angels of Avalon, as Avalon was not from Tolkien's world but the legends of Merlin and King Arthur. The song is not completely about that battle but there are references to Lord Of The Rings things like Ringwraiths and most of the song can be interpreted to be about it if you choose. >> Suggestion credit: Caleb - Christchurch, New Zealand The word "Avalon" is Latin for "place with apples," and here is the part of the song Avalon is mentioned - "I'm waiting for the angels of Avalon, waiting for the eastern glow. The apples of the valley hold the seeds of happiness," so it may just mean "I'm waiting for the angels of place with apples." >> Suggestion credit: Geno - North Riverside, IL Sound engineer Andy Johns said of the recording: "The band was sitting next to the chimney in Headley, drinking tea, when Jimmy grabbed a mandolin and started playing. I gave him a microphone and stuck a Gibson echo on his mandolin. Jimmy had brought this stuff before and had asked me to take a look at it.

Suddenly Robert started singing and this amazing track was born from nowhere." >> Suggestion credit: Led Zeppelin – The Battle of Evermore Lyrics | Genius Lyrics Bring it back, bring it back Bring it back, bring it back Bring it back, bring it back Bring it back, bring it back Oh now, oh now, oh now, oh Oh now, oh now, oh now Bring it back, bring it back Bring it back, bring it back Oh now, oh now, oh now, oh Oh now, oh now, oh now Bring it, bring it, bring it, bring it Bring it, bring it, bring it, bring it Bring it, bring it, bring it, bring it More on Genius About “The Battle of Evermore” This song is notable within the Led Zeppelin catalogue as being the only track the band recorded with a guest vocalist. Robert Plant shares the lead vocals with folk singer Sandy Denny, a member of the British folk band Fairport Convention (with whom Led Zep had shared billing at the 1970 Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music).

As thanks Denny was given a symbol on the album sleeve (each of the four members of Led Zepplin has chosen their own symbol) Due to its Tolkien-esque thematics, the song sounds very medieval or Celtic. Hidden This page is accessible to Verified artists on the song Locked This song has been locked and is considered "done." You need 600 IQ to add annotations to locked songs. "The Battle of Evermore" Track Info Sandy Denny – Falling Down Stairs Sandy Denny – Falling Down Stairs By Sterling Whitaker November 2, 2012 10:21 AM REDDIT Steve Wood, Evening Standard/Getty Images Sandy Denny possessed one of the most hauntingly pure singing voices of her generation. She released a string of highly regarded folk albums with Fairport Convention, while classic rock fans undoubtedly remember her best from a duet on “The Battle of Evermore” which made her the only guest vocalist ever to appear on a Led Zeppelin album. Denny died on April 21, 1978, just weeks after falling down some stairs and hitting her head on concrete.

Her husband had left with their daughter due to the singer’s substance abuse; Denny was discovered unresponsive while staying with a friend. She died days later from what doctors termed “mid-brain trauma.” Top 100 Classic Rock Songs Welcome back to Ultimate Classic Rock It appears that you already have an account created within our VIP network of sites on . To keep your personal information safe, we need to verify that it's really you. To activate your account, please confirm your password. When you have confirmed your password, you will be able to log in through Facebook on both sites. Enter your password YES, Activate My Account Now! Welcome back to Ultimate Classic Rock It appears that you already have an account on this site associated with . To connect your existing account just click on the account activation button below. You will maintain your existing VIP profile. After you do this, you will be able to always log in to using your original account information.

Question: Who was the only guest vocalist to feature on a Led Zeppelin album?
Answer: Sandy Denny