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Immigrant Song by Led Zeppelin
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Led Zeppelin Was An English Rock Band Formed In London In 1968. The Group Comprised Vocalist Robert Plant Guitarist Jimmy Page Bassist And Keyboardist John Paul Jones And Drummer John Bonham. With A Heavy Guitar-Driven Sound They Are Cited As One Of The Progenitors Of Hard Rock And Heavy Metal Although Their Style Drew From A Variety Of Influences Including Blues And Folk Music. Led Zeppelin Have Been Credited As Significantly Impacting The Nature Of The Music Industry Particularly In The Development Of Album-Oriented Rock AOR And Stadium Rock. Originally Named The New Yardbirds Led Zeppelin Signed A Deal With Atlantic Records That Gave Them Considerable Artistic Freedom. Initially Unpopular With Critics They Achieved Significant Commercial Success With Eight Studio Albums Over Ten Years. Their 1969 Debut Led Zeppelin Was A Top-Ten Album In Several Countries And Featured Such Tracks As "Good Times Bad Times" "Dazed And Confused" And "Communication Breakdown". Led Zeppelin II 1969 Was Their First Number-One Album And Yielded "Ramble On" And "Whole Lotta Love". In 1970 They Released Led Zeppelin III Which Featured "Immigrant Song". Their Untitled Fourth Album Commonly Known As Led Zeppelin IV 1971 Is One Of The Best-Selling Albums In History With 37 Million Copies Sold. The Album Includes "Black Dog" "Rock And Roll" And "Stairway To Heaven" With The Latter Being Among The Most Popular And Influential Works In Rock History. Houses Of The Holy 1973 Yielded "The Ocean" "Over The Hills And Far Away" And "The Rain Song". Physical Graffiti 1975 A Double Album Featured "Trampled Under Foot" And "Kashmir". Page Wrote Most Of Led Zeppelin's Music Particularly Early In Their Career While Plant Wrote Most Of The Lyrics. Jones's Keyboard-Based Compositions Later Became Central To Their Music Which Featured Increasing Experimentation. The Latter Half Of Their Career Saw A Series Of Record-Breaking Tours That Earned The Group A Reputation For Excess And Debauchery. Although They Remained Commercially And Critically Successful Their Touring And Output Which Included Presence 1976 And In Through The Out Door 1979 Grew Limited And The Group Disbanded Following Bonham's Death In 1980. Since Then The Surviving Former Members Have Sporadically Collaborated And Participated In One-Off Reunions. The Most Successful Of These Was The 2007 Ahmet Ertegun Tribute Concert In London With Bonham's Son Jason Bonham On Drums. Led Zeppelin Are One Of The Best-Selling Music Artists Of All Time Their Total Record Sales Are Estimated To Be Between 200 And 300 Million Units Worldwide. They Achieved Eight Consecutive UK Number-One Albums And Six Number-One Albums On The US Billboard 200 With Five Of Their Albums Certified Diamond In The US. Rolling Stone Magazine Described Them As "the Heaviest Band Of All Time" "the Biggest Band Of The Seventies" And "unquestionably One Of The Most Enduring Bands In Rock History". They Were Inducted Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame In 1995 The Museum's Biography Of The Band States That They Were "as Influential" During The 1970s As The Beatles Were During The 1960s. Albums
Led Zeppelin 1969 Led Zeppelin II 1969 Led Zeppelin III 1970 Led Zeppelin IV 1971 Houses Of The Holy 1973 Physical Graffiti 1975 Presence 1976 In Through The Out Door 1979 Coda 1982
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"Immigrant Song" Is A Song By The English Rock Band Led Zeppelin. It Is Built Upon A Repeating Riff And Features Lyrical References To Norse Mythology With Singer Robert Plant's Howling Vocals Mentioning War-Making And Valhalla. The Song Was Included On Their 1970 Album Led Zeppelin III And Released As A Single. Several Live Recordings Have Also Been Issued On Various Led Zeppelin Albums. Other Artists Have Recorded Renditions Of The Song Or Performed It Live. Though Led Zeppelin Are Typically Regarded As An Album-Oriented Group "Immigrant Song" Is One Of The Band's Several Hit Singles. The Song's Popularity Has Led To Its Inclusion In Such Compilation Albums As Led Zeppelin Remasters And Early Days The Best Of Led Zeppelin Vol. 1. "Immigrant Song" Was Written During Led Zeppelin's Tour Of Iceland Bath And Germany In The Summer Of 1970. The Opening Date Of This Tour Took Place In Reykjavík Iceland Which Inspired Plant To Write The Lyrics. He Explained In An Interview "We Weren't Being Pompous ... We Did Come From The Land Of The Ice And Snow. We Were Guests Of The Icelandic Government On A Cultural Mission. We Were Invited To Play A Concert In Reykjavik And The Day Before We Arrived All The Civil Servants Went On Strike And The Gig Was Going To Be Cancelled. The University Prepared A Concert Hall For Us And It Was Phenomenal. The Response From The Kids Was Remarkable And We Had A Great Time. 'Immigrant Song' Was About That Trip And It Was The Opening Track On The Album That Was Intended To Be Incredibly Different." Six Days After Led Zeppelin's Appearance In Reykjavik The Band Performed The Song For The First Time In Concert During The Bath Festival. A Phrase From The Song Was Used As The Title Of Stephen Davis' Biography Of The Band Hammer Of The Gods The Led Zeppelin Saga. The Lyrics Also Did Much To Inspire The Classic Heavy Metal Myth Of Viking-Esque Figures On An Adventure Themes Which Have Been Adopted In The Look And Music Of Bands Such As Iron Maiden Saxon Manowar And Amon Amarth. It Was Issued In The United States On 5 November 1970 By Atlantic Records And Reached Number 16 On The Billboard Hot 100. First Pressings Of The US Single Have A Quote From Aleister Crowley Inscribed In Dead Wax By The Run-Out Groove "Do What Thou Wilt Shall Be The Whole Of The Law." The Japanese Single Included "Out On The Tiles" As The B-Side. In A Contemporary Review Of Led Zeppelin III Lester Bangs Of Rolling Stone Described "Immigrant Song" As The Closest To Being As Classic As "Whole Lotta Love" Praising The Song's "bulldozer Rhythms And Plant's Double-Tracked Wordless Vocal Crossings Echoing Behind The Main Vocal Like Some Cannibal Chorus Wailing In The Infernal Light Of A Savage Fertility Rite." Cash Box Described The Song As "filling The Aural Spectrum Once Again With Wall To Wall Power " Stating That The Song Has "biting Vocals And An Unmatched Instrumental Impact." "Immigrant Song" Was Used To Open Led Zeppelin Concerts From 1970 To 1972. On The Second Half Of Their 1972 Concert Tour Of The United States It Was Introduced By A Short Piece Of Music Known As "LA Drone" Designed To Heighten The Sense Of Anticipation And Expectation Amongst The Concert Audience. By 1973 "Immigrant Song" Was Occasionally Being Used As An Encore But Was Then Removed From Their Live Set. Live Versions Of The Song Can Be Heard On The Led Zeppelin Albums How The West Was Won Featuring A Performance At Long Beach Arena In 1972 And The Led Zeppelin BBC Sessions A Version From The Paris Theatre In London In 1971 . When The Song Was Played Live Page Included A Lengthy Guitar Solo Which Was Absent On The Recorded Led Zeppelin III Version. "Immigrant Song" Was Played As Part Of The 2009 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony For Jeff Beck By Both Page And Beck. Led Zeppelin Originally Denied Richard Linklater Permission To Use "Immigrant Song" In School Of Rock But Star Jack Black Was Able To Convince Them By Making A Video Of Himself Performing The Song. A Cover Of "Immigrant Song" Produced By Atticus Ross And Nine Inch Nails Member Trent Reznor With Vocals From Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Lead Singer Karen O Plays In The Trailer And Throughout The Title Sequence Of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. "Immigrant Song" Was Included In Both The Trailer For Thor Ragnarok And Twice In The Film Itself Due To Director Taika Waititi's Suggestion Of The Song From The Time Of His First Involvement With The Film And To The Persistent Efforts Of The Movie's Music Supervisor Dave Jordan.
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Led Zeppelin Was An English Rock Band Formed In London In 1968. The Group Comprised Vocalist Robert Plant Guitarist Jimmy Page Bassist And Keyboardist John Paul Jones And Drummer John Bonham. With A Heavy Guitar-Driven Sound They Are Cited As One Of The Progenitors Of Hard Rock And Heavy Metal Although Their Style Drew From A Variety Of Influences Including Blues And Folk Music. Led Zeppelin Have Been Credited As Significantly Impacting The Nature Of The Music Industry Particularly In The Development Of Album-Oriented Rock AOR And Stadium Rock. Originally Named The New Yardbirds Led Zeppelin Signed A Deal With Atlantic Records That Gave Them Considerable Artistic Freedom. Initially Unpopular With Critics They Achieved Significant Commercial Success With Eight Studio Albums Over Ten Years. Their 1969 Debut Led Zeppelin Was A Top-Ten Album In Several Countries And Featured Such Tracks As "Good Times Bad Times" "Dazed And Confused" And "Communication Breakdown". Led Zeppelin II 1969 Was Their First Number-One Album And Yielded "Ramble On" And "Whole Lotta Love". In 1970 They Released Led Zeppelin III Which Featured "Immigrant Song". Their Untitled Fourth Album Commonly Known As Led Zeppelin IV 1971 Is One Of The Best-Selling Albums In History With 37 Million Copies Sold. The Album Includes "Black Dog" "Rock And Roll" And "Stairway To Heaven" With The Latter Being Among The Most Popular And Influential Works In Rock History. Houses Of The Holy 1973 Yielded "The Ocean" "Over The Hills And Far Away" And "The Rain Song". Physical Graffiti 1975 A Double Album Featured "Trampled Under Foot" And "Kashmir". Page Wrote Most Of Led Zeppelin's Music Particularly Early In Their Career While Plant Wrote Most Of The Lyrics. Jones's Keyboard-Based Compositions Later Became Central To Their Music Which Featured Increasing Experimentation. The Latter Half Of Their Career Saw A Series Of Record-Breaking Tours That Earned The Group A Reputation For Excess And Debauchery. Although They Remained Commercially And Critically Successful Their Touring And Output Which Included Presence 1976 And In Through The Out Door 1979 Grew Limited And The Group Disbanded Following Bonham's Death In 1980. Since Then The Surviving Former Members Have Sporadically Collaborated And Participated In One-Off Reunions. The Most Successful Of These Was The 2007 Ahmet Ertegun Tribute Concert In London With Bonham's Son Jason Bonham On Drums. Led Zeppelin Are One Of The Best-Selling Music Artists Of All Time Their Total Record Sales Are Estimated To Be Between 200 And 300 Million Units Worldwide. They Achieved Eight Consecutive UK Number-One Albums And Six Number-One Albums On The US Billboard 200 With Five Of Their Albums Certified Diamond In The US. Rolling Stone Magazine Described Them As "the Heaviest Band Of All Time" "the Biggest Band Of The Seventies" And "unquestionably One Of The Most Enduring Bands In Rock History". They Were Inducted Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame In 1995 The Museum's Biography Of The Band States That They Were "as Influential" During The 1970s As The Beatles Were During The 1960s. Albums
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"Immigrant Song" is a song by the English rock band Led Zeppelin. It is built upon a repeating riff and features lyrical references to Norse mythology, with singer Robert Plant's howling vocals mentioning war-making and Valhalla. The song was included on their 1970 album, Led Zeppelin III and released as a single. Several live recordings have also been issued on various Led Zeppelin albums. Other artists have recorded renditions of the song or performed it live.
Though Led Zeppelin are typically regarded as an album-oriented group, "Immigrant Song" is one of the band's several hit singles. The song's popularity has led to its inclusion in such compilation albums as Led Zeppelin Remasters and Early Days: The Best of Led Zeppelin, Vol. 1.
"Immigrant Song" was written during Led Zeppelin's tour of Iceland, Bath and Germany in the summer of 1970. The opening date of this tour took place in Reykjavík, Iceland, which inspired Plant to write the lyrics. He explained in an interview:
"We weren't being pompous ... We did come from the land of the ice and snow. We were guests of the Icelandic Government on a cultural mission. We were invited to play a concert in Reykjavik and the day before we arrived all the civil servants went on strike and the gig was going to be cancelled. The university prepared a concert hall for us and it was phenomenal. The response from the kids was remarkable and we had a great time. 'Immigrant Song' was about that trip and it was the opening track on the album that was intended to be incredibly different."
Six days after Led Zeppelin's appearance in Reykjavik, the band performed the song for the first time in concert during the Bath Festival.
A phrase from the song was used as the title of Stephen Davis' biography of the band, Hammer of the Gods: The Led Zeppelin Saga. The lyrics also did much to inspire the classic heavy metal myth, of Viking-esque figures on an adventure, themes which have been adopted in the look and music of bands such as Iron Maiden, Saxon, Manowar and Amon Amarth.
It was issued in the United States on 5 November 1970 by Atlantic Records and reached number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100. First pressings of the US single have a quote from Aleister Crowley inscribed in dead wax by the run-out groove: "Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law." The Japanese single included "Out on the Tiles" as the B-side.
In a contemporary review of Led Zeppelin III, Lester Bangs of Rolling Stone described "Immigrant Song" as the closest to being as classic as "Whole Lotta Love", praising the song's "bulldozer rhythms and Plant's double-tracked wordless vocal crossings echoing behind the main vocal like some cannibal chorus wailing in the infernal light of a savage fertility rite."
Cash Box described the song as "filling the aural spectrum once again with wall to wall power," stating that the song has "biting vocals and an unmatched instrumental impact."
"Immigrant Song" was used to open Led Zeppelin concerts from 1970 to 1972. On the second half of their 1972 concert tour of the United States, it was introduced by a short piece of music known as "LA Drone", designed to heighten the sense of anticipation and expectation amongst the concert audience. By 1973, "Immigrant Song" was occasionally being used as an encore, but was then removed from their live set. Live versions of the song can be heard on the Led Zeppelin albums How the West Was Won (featuring a performance at Long Beach Arena in 1972) and the Led Zeppelin BBC Sessions (a version from the Paris Theatre in London in 1971). When the song was played live, Page included a lengthy guitar solo, which was absent on the recorded Led Zeppelin III version. "Immigrant Song" was played as part of the 2009 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony for Jeff Beck by both Page and Beck.
Led Zeppelin originally denied Richard Linklater permission to use "Immigrant Song" in School of Rock, but star Jack Black was able to convince them by making a video of himself performing the song. A cover of "Immigrant Song", produced by Atticus Ross and Nine Inch Nails member Trent Reznor with vocals from Yeah Yeah Yeahs' lead singer Karen O, plays in the trailer and throughout the title sequence of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. "Immigrant Song" was included in both the trailer for Thor: Ragnarok and twice in the film itself, due to director Taika Waititi's suggestion of the song from the time of his first involvement with the film and to the persistent efforts of the movie's music supervisor Dave Jordan. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
Made In The UK Mothership Is A Compilation Album By English Rock Group Led Zeppelin Released By Atlantic Records And Rhino Entertainment On November 12 2007 In The United Kingdom And November 13 2007 In The United States. It Was Released On The Same Day That Led Zeppelin's Entire Catalog Became Available In Digital Stores Including The ITunes Store. The Cover Was Created By Artist Shepard Fairey. The Songs Included Were Chosen By The Surviving Members Of Led Zeppelin Robert Plant Jimmy Page And John Paul Jones Representing All Eight Of The Band's Studio Albums. In Addition To A Two-Disc Set The Album Is Also Available In Both "deluxe" And "collector's" Editions With A DVD Featuring Varied Live Content From The Previously Released Led Zeppelin DVD. A 4-LP Vinyl Package Was Also Released On 2008-08-26. On November 8 2007 A Temporary XM Radio Station XM LED Was Made In Order To Support The Album. It Was Scheduled Only To Last Six Months And Ceased Its Operations On May 5 2008. Disc One
01 "Good Times Bad Times" From Led Zeppelin Page/Jones/Bonham - 2 46
02 "Communication Breakdown" From Led Zeppelin Page/Jones/Bonham - 2 30
03 "Dazed And Confused" From Led Zeppelin Page - 6 26
04 "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You" From Led Zeppelin Anne Bredon/Page/Plant - 6 41
05 "Whole Lotta Love" From Led Zeppelin II Page/Plant/Jones/Bonham/Willie Dixon - 5 34
06 "Ramble On" From Led Zeppelin II Page/Plant - 4 24
07 "Heartbreaker" From Led Zeppelin II Page/Plant/Jones/Bonham - 4 14
08 "Immigrant Song" From Led Zeppelin III Page/Plant - 2 25
09 "Since I've Been Loving You" From Led Zeppelin III Page/Plant/Jones - 7 23
10 "Rock And Roll" From Led Zeppelin IV Page/Plant/Jones/Bonham - 3 41
11 "Black Dog" From Led Zeppelin IV Page/Plant/Jones - 4 58
12 "When The Levee Breaks" From Led Zeppelin IV Page/Plant/Jones/Bonham/Memphis Minnie - 7 08
13 "Stairway To Heaven" From Led Zeppelin IV Page/Plant - 8 02 Disc Two
01 "The Song Remains The Same" From Houses Of The Holy Page/Plant - 5 29
02 "Over The Hills And Far Away" From Houses Of The Holy Page/Plant - 4 50
03 "D'yer Mak'er" From Houses Of The Holy Page/Plant/Jones/Bonham - 4 22
04 "No Quarter" From Houses Of The Holy Page/Plant/Jones - 7 00
05 "Trampled Under Foot" From Physical Graffiti Page/Plant/Jones - 5 36
06 "Houses Of The Holy" From Physical Graffiti Page/Plant - 4 02
07 "Kashmir" From Physical Graffiti Page/Plant/Bonham - 8 28
08 "Nobody's Fault But Mine" From Presence Page/Plant - 6 15
09 "Achilles Last Stand" From Presence Page/Plant - 10 23
10 "In The Evening" From In Through The Out Door Page/Plant/Jones - 6 51
11 "All My Love" From In Through The Out Door Plant/Jones - 5 51
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2007 Atlantic RecordsMade In The UK Mothership Is A Compilation Album By English Rock Group Led Zeppelin Released By Atlantic Records And Rhino Entertainment On November 12 2007 In The United Kingdom And November 13 2007 In The United States. It Was Released On The Same Day That Led Zeppelin's Entire Catalog Became Available In Digital Stores Including The ITunes Store. The Cover Was Created By Artist Shepard Fairey. The Songs Included Were Chosen By The Surviving Members Of Led Zeppelin Robert Plant Jimmy Page And John Paul Jones Representing All Eight Of The Band's Studio Albums. In Addition To A Two-Disc Set The Album Is Also Available In Both "deluxe" And "collector's" Editions With A DVD Featuring Varied Live Content From The Previously Released Led Zeppelin DVD. A 4-LP Vinyl Package Was Also Released On 2008-08-26. On November 8 2007 A Temporary XM Radio Station XM LED Was Made In Order To Support The Album. It Was Scheduled Only To Last Six Months And Ceased Its Operations On May 5 2008. Disc One
01 "Good Times Bad Times" From Led Zeppelin Page/Jones/Bonham - 2 46
02 "Communication Breakdown" From Led Zeppelin Page/Jones/Bonham - 2 30
03 "Dazed And Confused" From Led Zeppelin Page - 6 26
04 "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You" From Led Zeppelin Anne Bredon/Page/Plant - 6 41
05 "Whole Lotta Love" From Led Zeppelin II Page/Plant/Jones/Bonham/Willie Dixon - 5 34
06 "Ramble On" From Led Zeppelin II Page/Plant - 4 24
07 "Heartbreaker" From Led Zeppelin II Page/Plant/Jones/Bonham - 4 14
08 "Immigrant Song" From Led Zeppelin III Page/Plant - 2 25
09 "Since I've Been Loving You" From Led Zeppelin III Page/Plant/Jones - 7 23
10 "Rock And Roll" From Led Zeppelin IV Page/Plant/Jones/Bonham - 3 41
11 "Black Dog" From Led Zeppelin IV Page/Plant/Jones - 4 58
12 "When The Levee Breaks" From Led Zeppelin IV Page/Plant/Jones/Bonham/Memphis Minnie - 7 08
13 "Stairway To Heaven" From Led Zeppelin IV Page/Plant - 8 02 Disc Two
01 "The Song Remains The Same" From Houses Of The Holy Page/Plant - 5 29
02 "Over The Hills And Far Away" From Houses Of The Holy Page/Plant - 4 50
03 "D'yer Mak'er" From Houses Of The Holy Page/Plant/Jones/Bonham - 4 22
04 "No Quarter" From Houses Of The Holy Page/Plant/Jones - 7 00
05 "Trampled Under Foot" From Physical Graffiti Page/Plant/Jones - 5 36
06 "Houses Of The Holy" From Physical Graffiti Page/Plant - 4 02
07 "Kashmir" From Physical Graffiti Page/Plant/Bonham - 8 28
08 "Nobody's Fault But Mine" From Presence Page/Plant - 6 15
09 "Achilles Last Stand" From Presence Page/Plant - 10 23
10 "In The Evening" From In Through The Out Door Page/Plant/Jones - 6 51
11 "All My Love" From In Through The Out Door Plant/Jones - 5 51