Led Zeppelin III

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Led Zeppelin III
Led Zeppelin's studio album

Publication
(s)

5th October 1970

Label (s) Atlantic Records

Format (s)

CD, LP

Genre (s)

Hard rock , folk rock , blues rock

Title (number)

10

running time

43:04

occupation

production

Jimmy Page

Studio (s)

Olympic Studios / Island Studios ( London ); Ardent Studios ( Memphis ); Mobile Studio ( Hampshire ); Electric Lady ( New York City )

chronology
Led Zeppelin II
(1969) 		Led Zeppelin III Led Zeppelin IV
(1971)

Led Zeppelin III is the third album by the British rock band Led Zeppelin . It was recorded and produced in studios in Memphis , Hampshire , London and New York City from May to August 1970 and released on October 5, 1970.

Style and structure

The album begins with the Immigrant Song , a classic hard rock number in the style of previous works. This is followed by Friends , a gentle song with interwoven acoustic guitar melodies. Since I've Been Loving You is a pure, studio recorded live song. Gallows Pole , a folk song, is probably the biggest surprise on the album. Jimmy Page first heard him on a long-playing record by Fred Gerlach , a twelve-string guitarist. The song was originally heavily influenced by Leadbelly . Next up is Tangerine , a song that Page originally wrote for the Yardbirds . That's the Way contains a strongly autobiographical text and is about the impressions during their concert tours in the United States. Bron-Y-Aur Stomp is a simple song about Robert Plant's dog; the Welsh part of the title also references the Bron-Yr-Aur hut , where Page and Plant wrote some songs. The album ends with Hats off to (Roy) Harper , a tribute to the eccentric British folk singer Roy Harper .

Reviews

For the most part, the reviews were devastating. They scoffed at the band for giving up their tough style and for sounding more like Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young . Nevertheless, there were a few positive reviews. After Nick Logan ( New Musical Express ), the third album would prove to be a major turning point in the band's career. Chris Welch (from Melody Maker ) said that the third album, despite the most varied approaches, was tasteful and therefore better than Led Zeppelin II .

List of songs

  1. Immigrant Song ( Page / Plant ) 2:23
  2. Friends (Page / Plant) 3:54
  3. Celebration Day (Page / Plant / Jones ) 3:28
  4. Since I've Been Loving You (Page / Plant / Jones) 7:24
  5. Out On the Tiles (Page / Plant / Bonham ) 4:05
  6. Gallows Pole (trad., Arrangement: Page / Plant) 4:56
  7. Tangerine (Page) 2:57
  8. That's the Way (Page / Plant) 5:37
  9. Bron-Y-Aur Stomp (Page / Plant / Jones) 4:16
  10. Hats Off to (Roy) Harper (trad.) 3:42

Contributors

Charts

The album stayed at number 1 in the Austrian charts for 3 weeks.

Trivia

The immigrant song was featured as music in the soundtrack of the Marvel film Thor: Decision Day in two battle scenes. This song is about Valhalla, the resting place of those who fell in battle, and the hammer of the gods.

literature

  • Ritchie Yorke: Led Zeppelin - biography of a band. vgs verlagsgesellschaft, Cologne 1994, ISBN 3-8025-2287-7 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ https://www.allmusic.com/album/led-zeppelin-iii-mw0000650405
  2. ↑ https://www.allmusic.com/album/led-zeppelin-iii-mw0000650405