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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 Read More On Last.Fm

Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Immigrant Song

"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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