"The Wanton Song" is a song by English
rock
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* Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids
* Rock music, a genre of popular music
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band
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin were an English rock band formed in London in 1968. The group comprised vocalist Robert Plant, guitarist Jimmy Page, bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham. With a heavy, guitar-driven sound, they are ci ...
from their sixth studio album, 1975's ''
Physical Graffiti''. It was developed from a jam session during rehearsals.
Recording
For his guitar solo, Page employed a
backwards echo (where the echo is heard before the note), and also put his guitar through a
Leslie speaker.
This was a technique Page had himself used as far back as his work with
the Yardbirds
The Yardbirds are an English rock band, formed in London in 1963. The band's core lineup featured vocalist and harmonica player Keith Relf, drummer Jim McCarty, rhythm guitarist and later bassist Chris Dreja and bassist/producer Paul Samwell ...
, and faced serious opposition from
audio engineers when he tried it on the earliest Led Zeppelin recordings.
Live performances
"The Wanton Song" was played live during some of the Led Zeppelin's European and American
concerts in 1975, but was discontinued.
On 8 May 1998,
Page and Plant
Page and Plant (also known as Jimmy Page & Robert Plant) was an English rock band active between 1994 and 1998. The group consisted of guitarist Jimmy Page and vocalist Robert Plant (both formerly of English rock band Led Zeppelin), accompanied ...
performed it on ''
Later... with Jools Holland''.
See also
*
List of cover versions of Led Zeppelin songs
Led Zeppelin was an English rock band whose career spanned twelve years from 1968 to 1980. They are considered one of the most successful, innovative, and influential rock groups in history. During the band's tenure and in the years since the ...
"The Wanton Song" entries
References
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1975 songs
Led Zeppelin songs
Song recordings produced by Jimmy Page
Songs written by Jimmy Page
Songs written by Robert Plant