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Stairway To Heaven 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

Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Stairway to Heaven

"Stairway To Heaven" Is A Song By The English Rock Band Led Zeppelin. It Was Composed By Guitarist Jimmy Page And Vocalist Robert Plant For The Band's Fourth Studio Album Led Zeppelin IV. It Is The Most Requested And Most Played Song On FM Radio Stations In The United States Despite Never Having Been Released As A Single There. In November 2007 Through Download Sales Promoting Their Recent Mothership Release The Song Hit #37 On The UK Singles Chart And #13 On The New Zealand Singles Chart. It Was Voted #3 In 2000 By VH1 On Their List Of The 100 Greatest Rock Songs. According To Music Journalist Stephen Davis Although The Song Was Released In 1971 It Took Until 1973 Before The Song's Popularity Ascended To Truly "anthemic" Status. "Stairway To Heaven" Continues To Top Radio Lists Of The Greatest Rock Songs As Well As Topping A Recent Guitar World Poll. On The 20th Anniversary Of The Original Release Of The Song It Was Announced Via U.S. Radio Sources That The Song Had Logged Up An Estimated 2 874 000 Radio Plays - Back To Back That Would Run For 44 Years Solid. As Of 2000 The Song Had Been Broadcast On Radio Over Three Million Times. It Is Also The Biggest-Selling Single Piece Of Sheet Music Clocking Up An Average Of 15 000 Copies Yearly. In Total Over One Million Copies Have Been Sold. The Song's Length Precluded Its Release In Full Form As A Single. Despite Pressure From Atlantic Records The Band Would Not Authorize The Editing Of The Song For Single Release Making "Stairway To Heaven" One Of The Most Well-Known And Popular Rock Songs Never To Have Been Released As A Single. It Did However Appear As A Promotional Disc In The United States Pressed As A 7 55 Track On Each Side On An Australian Acoustic EP And In The 1990s As A 20th Anniversary Promo Book. The Group's Recording Of This Song Also Appeared As The Sole Led Zeppelin Track In The 1977 Atlantic Records 2-LP Promotional Sampler Album We've Got Your Music Marking The Very First Time That Led Zeppelin's "Stairway To Heaven" Made Its Official Debut Appearance In An American-Released Various Artists Compilation Collection. In 2004 Rolling Stone Magazine Put It At Number 31 On Their List Of The 500 Greatest Songs Of All Time. In In A January 29 2009 Article Guitar World Magazine Rated Jimmy Page's Guitar Solo At Number One In The Publication's 100 Greatest Guitar Solos In Rock And Roll History. Critics Of Rock And Roll Songs And Of Led Zeppelin In Particular Have Alleged That A Backmasked Message Is Recorded Into "Stairway To Heaven." The Message Which Allegedly Occurs During The Middle Section Of The Song "If There's A Bustle In Your Hedgerow Don't Be Alarmed Now..." Is Purported To Contain Satanic References Oh Here's To My Sweet Satan. The One Whose Little Path Would Make Me Sad Whose Power Is Satan. He Will Give Those With Him 666. There Was A Little Tool Shed Where He Made Us Suffer Sad Satan. – Most Popular Version Of The Lyrics To Stairway To Heaven Played Backwards The Controversy Originated From A Prominent Baptist Who In 1982 Preached On The Radio That "Stairway To Heaven" Contained Subliminal Backward Messages. This Theory Was Later Primarily Advanced By Michael Mills Jacob Aranza And Jeff Godwin Who Offered Detailed Analyses Asserting The Existence Of Hidden Meanings Within Both The "backwards" And Actual Lyrics. In 1982 The Consumer Protection And Toxic Materials Committee Of The California State Assembly Held A Hearing On Backmasking In Popular Music During Which "Stairway To Heaven" Was Played Backwards. William Yarroll A Self-Identified Neuroscientist Also Claimed That "Stairway To Heaven" Contained A Message When Played Backwards. Various Versions Of The Alleged Message Exist. The Band Itself Has For The Most Part Ignored Such Claims For Years The Only Comment Came From Swan Song Records Which Issued The Statement "Our Turntables Only Play In One Direction—forwards". Led Zeppelin Audio Engineer Eddie Kramer Confirmed This Calling The Allegations "totally And Utterly Ridiculous. Why Would They Want To Spend So Much Studio Time Doing Something So Dumb?" Robert Plant Expressed Frustration With The Accusations In An Interview "To Me It's Very Sad Because 'Stairway To Heaven' Was Written With Every Best Intention And As Far As Reversing Tapes And Putting Messages On The End That's Not My Idea Of Making Music." An Informal Experiment By Scientist Simon Singh Suggested That Listeners Only Hear The Message After Prompting.

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Frogtoon Music Album Info: The Song Remains The Same

The Song Remains The Same Is The Soundtrack Live Album Of The Concert Film Of The Same Name By The English Rock Band Led Zeppelin. The Album Was Originally Released In 1976 Before Being Remastered And Re-Issued In 2007. The Recording Of The Album And The Film Took Place During Three Nights Of Concerts At New York's Madison Square Garden During The Band's 1973 Concert Tour Of The United States. All Songs Were Recorded By Eddie Kramer Using The Wally Heider Mobile Studio Truck And Later Mixed At Electric Lady Studios In New York And Trident Studios In London. The Album Was Released On 28 September 1976 By Swan Song Records. The Sleeve Design Depicted A Dilapidated Movie House Located On Old Street Film Studios In London Which Was Used By The Group For Rehearsals Prior To Their 1973 Tour. Until Both The Album And The Film Were Remastered And Re-Released In 2007 There Were Significant Differences Between The Two In Terms Of The Songs Included On Each. These Differences Were As Follows The Film Included "Black Dog" But Not "Celebration Day". The Soundtrack Album Included "Celebration Day" But Not "Black Dog". The Film Also Included "Since I've Been Loving You" The Introduction To "Heartbreaker" The Instrumental "Bron-Yr-Aur" Which Appeared On Physical Graffiti And A Hurdy Gurdy Piece Called "Autumn Lake" None Of Which Were Featured On The Album. In Addition Of The Songs That Both The Album And The Film Had In Common Some Of The Recordings Featured On The Album Were Of Different Performances From Those In The Film. Other Tracks Which Were Recorded At Madison Square Garden But Omitted From Both The Film And The Soundtrack Album Included "The Ocean" And "Misty Mountain Hop". A Comprehensive Analysis Of The Sources Of The Original Album And The Edits Is Available At The Garden Tapes.
_____________________________________ 2007 Reissue The Song Remains The Same Soundtrack Album Was Reissued On CD On November 20 2007 With The Surviving Band Members Having Overseen The Remixing And Remastering Of The Original Release. This Coincided With The Re-Issue Of The Film Available On DVD. The New Version Of The Soundtrack Included Six Songs That Were Not On The Original Album Release "Black Dog" "Over The Hills And Far Away" "Misty Mountain Hop" "Since I've Been Loving You" "The Ocean" And "Heartbreaker" Plus New Liner Notes By Cameron Crowe. With The 2007 Re-Release Of Both The Album And Film The Songs Were Synchronized So That The Full Set-List From The Concerts Was Available On Both With Each Song Mixed The Same Way The Only Exceptions Being "Bron-Yr-Aur" And "Autumn Lake" Both Of Which Continued To Be Absent From The Album . Led Zeppelin Guitarist And Producer Jimmy Page Explained "We Have Revisited The Song Remains The Same And Can Now Offer The Complete Set As Played At Madison Square Garden. This Differs Substantially From The Original Soundtrack Released In 1976 And Highlights The Technical Prowess Of Kevin Shirley Who Worked With Us On How The West Was Won." Due To Legal Complications The Band Decided Not To Change The Video Portion Of The Original Movie For The Re-Release. Instead Shirley Created An Entirely New Mix Of The Three 1973 Madison Square Garden Concerts So That The Audio Portion Of The Film Would Better Match The On-Screen Visuals. The Audio On The New CD Release Was Nearly Identical To The Soundtrack Of The New DVD Release. One Difference Was That The Songs Included On The CDs That Were Not Featured In The Original Movie Were Included As Bonus Tracks On The DVD. The Audio Mixes Also Differed From Those Found On The 2003 Led Zeppelin DVD. The Most Obvious Example Is That "Black Dog" Was Two Minutes Longer On The 2003 DVD Than On The 2007 Releases. On 29 July 2008 A Four-LP Edition Of The 2007 Re-Issue On 180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl Was Released. It Was Presented In A Deluxe Archival Two-Piece Box With Foil-Stamping. It Includes A 12-Page Oversized Full-Color Booklet With Dozens Of Previously Unpublished Stills From The Film As Well As Four Individual Jackets With New And Unique Artwork. A Special White Vinyl Edition Was Also Printed In Very Limited Numbers. Just 200 Were Produced With Only 100 Being Made Available To The Public From Led Zeppelin's Official Website.
_____________________________________ Critical Reception Upon Its Initial Release In 1976 The Album Received Some Poor Reviews With Some Critics Considering It To Be Over-Produced And Lumbering. Indeed The Band's Members Themselves Have Since Expressed A Lack Of Fondness For The Recording. Page Has Admitted That The End Product Was Hardly The Best Representation Of Led Zeppelin As A Live Band "Obviously We Were Committed To Putting This Album Out Although It Wasn't Necessarily The Best Live Stuff We Have. I Don't Look Upon It As A Live Album...It's Essentially A Soundtrack." In An Interview He Gave To Rock Journalist Cameron Crowe Page Elaborated "As Far As Led Zeppelin's Studio Recordings Went Every Single One Of Them Has A Certain Ambiance Certain Atmospherics That Made Them Special. When It Came To The Live Shows We Were Always Trying To Move Things Forward And We Certainly Weren't Happy Leaving Them As They Were. The Songs Were Always In A State Of Change. On Song Remains The Same You Can Hear The Urgency And Not Much Else. The Live Shows Were An Extension Of The Albums." In Contrast The 2007 Reissued Version Received Generally Much More Positive Reviews. In A Review Published In Mojo Magazine In December 2007 James McNair Gave The Album Four Out Of Five Stars As Did David Cavanagh In Uncut Magazine Who Wrote "... The Sound Is Vastly Improved As Is The Playing Of The Musicians Due To Digital Re-Editing Of The Three MSG Concerts Presumably . Not So Much Remastered As Reconstructed The 15 Tracks Six Previously Unreleased Showboat Strut And Snarl." However Disappointment With The 2007 Reissue Has Been Expressed By Some Fans Due To The Deletion Of Some Sequences From The Original Release. Notable Among These Was A Drum And Organ Sequence By John Bonham And John Paul Jones In "No Quarter" Which Was Completely Cut From The Reissue.
_____________________________________ Personnel Led Zeppelin John Bonham – Drums Percussion John Paul Jones – Bass Guitar Keyboards Mellotron Jimmy Page – Electric Guitars Backing Vocals Theremin Production Robert Plant – Vocals Additional Personnel Cameron Crowe – Liner Notes Barry Diament – Mastering Original Compact Disc Release Peter Grant – Executive Producer George Hardie – Record Sleeve Hipgnosis – Record Sleeve Eddie Kramer – Engineering Mixing Bob Ludwig – Remastering On 2007 Re-Release Kevin Shirley – Remixing On 2007 Re-Release

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