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Led Zeppelin II
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Led Zeppelin II is the second album released by English rock band Led Zeppelin in 1969. Here they further developed ideas established on their debut album, creating a work which became even more widely acclaimed and arguably more influential.[1][2] Led Zeppelin II
Contents
1 Recording sessions 2 Music 3 Album sleeve design 4 Release, reception and acclaim 5 Track listing 5.1 Side one 5.2 Side two 6 Personnel 6.1 Led Zeppelin 6.2 Additional personnel 7 Charts 7.1 Album 7.2 Singles 8 Certifications 9 References 10 External links
Studio album by Led Zeppelin Released 22 October 1969 Recorded JanuaryAugust 1969
Olympic Studios, London; Mirror Sound, Los Angeles; Mystic Studios, Los Angeles; Morgan Studios, London; A&R Studios, New York City; Juggy Sound Studio, New York City; Atlantic Studios, New York City; Mayfair Studios, New York City; Hut, Vancouver. Mixed at A&R Studios.
Recording sessions
The album was recorded during a hectic and much-traveled period of the band's career from January through August 1969, when they completed four European and three American concert tours. Each song was separately recorded, mixed and produced at various studios in the UK and the U.S. Some of the recording studios utilised by the band were far from state-of-the-art. One studio in Vancouver had an eight-track set up that did not even have proper headphone facilities.[3] Led Zeppelin II was Led Zeppelin's first album to utilise the skills of recording engineer Eddie Kramer, whose prior work with Jimi Hendrix had impressed the band's members,
Hard rock, heavy metal, blues-rock 41:24 Atlantic Jimmy Page Professional reviews
Allmusic link (http://www.allmusic.com /cg/amg.dll?p=amg& sql=10:he61mpc39f8o) Q October 2000 (http://www.q4music.com /nav?page=q4music.review.redirect& fixture_review=124582& resource=124582& fixture_artist=144739) Robert Christgau (B) link
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especially guitarist and producer Jimmy Page. According to Led Zeppelin expert Dave Lewis:
That the album turned out to be such a triumph, in particular for a production quality that still sounds fresh today, was in no small way due to the successful alliance with Page and Kramer in the control room.[3]
(http://www.robertchristgau.com /get_artist.php?name=Led+Zeppelin) Rolling Stone (Unfavorable) link (http://www.rollingstone.com/artists /ledzeppelin/albums/album/204696 /review/6068144/led_zeppelin_ii) Led Zeppelin chronology
Led Zeppelin (1969) Led Zeppelin II (1969) Led Zeppelin III (1970)
Kramer and Page formed a strong partnership, as exhibited in the central section of the track "Whole Lotta Love". As Kramer said, "The famous Whole Lotta Love mix, where everything is going bananas, is a combination of Jimmy and myself just flying around on a small console twiddling every knob known to man."[3]
Music
The finished tracks reflect the raw, evolving sound of the band and their innovations as live performers. It has been suggested that Led Zeppelin II largely writes the blueprint for 1970s hard rock.[1] Blues-derived songs like "Whole Lotta Love", "Heartbreaker", "The Lemon Song" and "Bring It On Home" are now standards of the genre, where the guitar-based riff (rather than vocal chorus or verses) defines the song and provides the key hook. Such arrangements and emphasis were at the time atypical in popular music. As such, the album is generally considered to be very influential on the development of rock music, being an early forerunner of heavy metal, and inspiring a host of other rock bands including Van Halen and Guns N' Roses.[1] Led Zeppelin II also experimented with other musical styles and approaches, as on the alternately soft-and-loud "What Is and What Should Never Be" and "Ramble On" (which featured Page's acoustic guitar), or the pop-influenced ballad "Thank You". With its mysterious atmospherics, "Ramble On" helped develop hard rock's association with fantasy themes, which had partly derived from the psychedelic rock of two to three years before, but also from lyricist Robert Plant's personal interest in the writings of J. R. R. Tolkien. This direction would later culminate on Led Zeppelin's untitled fourth album (and countless subsequent groups would later carry the influence to further extremes). Conversely, the instrumental "Moby Dick" features an extended drum solo by John Bonham, which would later be extended to a half-hour or more in live Led Zeppelin concert performances. Jimmy Page's contribution to this album was significant, as his electric guitar solo on the song "Heartbreaker" was emulated by many younger rock guitarists, and exemplifies the group's intense musical attack. Page's innovative recording and drum miking effects on tracks such as "Ramble On" and "Whole Lotta Love" also demonstrated his considerable skill, resourcefulness and originality as a producer. This was the first Led Zeppelin album to feature Page playing a 1959 Gibson Les Paul, the guitar he helped make famous. The album also marked a certain honing of singer Robert Plant vocal approach,[4] and also signaled his emergence as a serious songwriter. His name had been absent from the songwriting credits of the first album because of previous contractual commitments that resulted from his earlier association with CBS Records as a solo artist. His influence on tracks such as "What Is and What Should Never Be" and "Ramble On" were pointers to the musical future of Led Zeppelin.[3] Plant has commented that it was only during the sessions for this album that he started to feel at home as a vocalist in the studio with Led Zeppelin:
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[D]uring Led Zep I (1969) as far as I was concerned, I thought that I was going to [leave the band] anyway. I didn't feel that comfortable because there were a lot of demands on me vocally - which there were all the way though the Zeppelin thing. And I was quite nervous and didn't really get into enjoying it until II.[5]
Track listing
Side one
1. "Whole Lotta Love"[6] (John Bonham, Willie Dixon, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant) 5:34 2. "What Is and What Should Never Be" (Page, Plant) 4:45 3. "The Lemon Song" (Bonham, Jones, Page, Plant) 6:19
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Side two
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. "Heartbreaker" (Bonham, Jones, Page, Plant) 4:14 "Living Loving Maid (She's Just a Woman)" (Page, Plant) 2:39 "Ramble On" (Page, Plant) 4:24 "Moby Dick" (Bonham, Jones, Page) (instrumental) 4:22 "Bring It On Home"[6] (Page, Plant) 4:20
Note: Some cassette versions of the album altered the song order so that side one ended with "Heartbreaker" and side two began with "Thank You". Other cassette versions also present "Heartbreaker" as the second track on side one and "What Is and What Should Never Be" as track one on side two. These variations were presumably to make the length of each side approximately the same. On vinyl versions, side one ended with "Thank You" and side two began with "Heartbreaker". This order is reflected above and is preserved on all CD releases. "Heartbreaker" and "Living Loving Maid" flow so naturally from one to the next that DJs (on independent or classic rock stations that still play such music) often play the two together. When listeners hear the first song end, they expect to hear the second begin, and not hearing it is too jarring. On the original British copies of Led Zeppelin II, the label on the record lists "Killing Floor" as the third track and is credited to Chester Burnett (Howlin' Wolf's real name), while the liner lists "The Lemon Song" and credits Led Zeppelin.
Personnel
Led Zeppelin
Jimmy Page acoustic guitar, electric guitar, pedal steel guitar, backing vocals, producer Robert Plant vocals, harmonica John Paul Jones bass guitar, organ, backing vocals John Bonham drums, backing vocals
Additional personnel
Peter Grant executive producer Eddie Kramer engineer, mixing George Chkiantz engineer (tracks 1 and 2) Chris Huston engineer (tracks 3 and 8) Andy Johns engineer (track 4) Bob Ludwig - mastering engineer CD Mastering engineers Barry Diament - original CD (mid-1980s) George Marino - remastered CD (1990)
Charts
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Album
Year Chart Position
Singles
Year Single Chart Position
1969 "Living Loving Maid (She's Just a Woman)" Billboard Pop Singles (Billboard Hot 100) 65
Certifications
Certifier Certification Sales
References
1. ^ a b c Review at All Music Guide (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg& sql=10:he61mpc39f8o) 2. ^ Gilmore, Mikal (August 10, 2006). "The Long Shadow of Led Zeppelin". Rolling Stone (1006). Retrieved on 2007-12-09. 3. ^ a b c d e f g h Dave Lewis (1994), The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin, Omnibus Press, ISBN 0-7119-3528-9 4. ^ Liner notes by Cameron Crowe for The Complete Studio Recordings 5. ^ Allan Jones, "Robert Plant: We did what we set out to do...", Uncut Magazine, May 2008, pp. 38-43. 6. ^ a b c In 1985 Willie Dixon won damages, and the right to a credit, over allegations that the lyrics of "Whole Lotta Love" plagiarised his "You Need Love", first recorded by Muddy Waters in 1962. Dixon is credited on the album How the West Was Won. On Led Zeppelin II, the beginning and ending of "Bring It On Home" are lifted from a Willie Dixon song of the same name (recorded by Sonny Boy Williamson in 1963). Dixon is not listed on the original album, but is credited on How the West Was Won. Williamson sound clip (http://www.content.loudeye.com/scripts /hurl.exe?clipid=002742001180006900& cid=600111) (in Windows Media format)
External links
Led Zeppelin II (http://musicbrainz.org/release/87e8eaa5-2285-4fd5-b392-f0e8bad5b2f9.html) at MusicBrainz
Preceded by Abbey Road by The Beatles Billboard 200 number one album December 27, 1969 - January 2, 1970 Succeeded by Bridge over Troubled Water by
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January 17 - January 23, 1970 January 31 - March 6, 1970 Preceded by Abbey Road by The Beatles Australian ARIA Albums Chart number one album March 2 - April 5, 1970
Simon and Garfunkel Succeeded by Bridge over Troubled Water by Simon and Garfunkel
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