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Led Zeppelin: Led Zeppelin III

 A l b u m   D e t a i l s


Label: Atlantic Records
Released: 1970
Time:
 42:59
Category: Pop/Rock
Producer(s): Jimmy Page, Peter Grant
Rating: *********. (9/10)
Media type: CD
Web address: www.led-zeppelin.com
Appears with: Jimmy Page, Robert Plant
Purchase date: 1998.04.11
Price in €: 5,99



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

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Jimmy Page - Vocals, Producer, Remastering, Guitars
Robert Plant - Harmonica, Vocals
John Paul Jones - Bass, Keyboards
John Bonham - Drums

Viram Jasani - Tabla

 C o m m e n t s ,   N o t e s


All tracks have been digitally remastered.All songs written by members of Led Zeppelin.LED ZEPPELIN III was something of a transitional recording for the band, marking an evolution from their early blues-based origins to the elaborately structured rock suites which would follow. Page's love for country and cajun music, delta blues and traditional folk elements distinguishes "Gallows Pole" and underrated songs like "Tangerine," "That's The Way" and "Bron-Y-Aur Stomp" where Robert Plant's vocals begin to take on a heretofore unheard-of tenderness, while the rhythm work of Jones and Bonham reflects many non-rock elements, and Page makes telling use of acoustic string instruments like mandolin, banjo and 12-string guitar (anticipating 1971's triumphant "Stairway To Heaven"). Elsewhere, songs like "Friends" take on a darker, more experimental mood, in the manner of the late Beatles, even as the mysterious "Immigrant Song" finds the band mixing hard rock, dervish rhythms and James Brown in equal measure. And for fans of their first two recordings, there's "Since I've Been Loving You," a low, slow Chicago blues (in the manner of Fleetwood Mac's Peter Green) showcasing the good groove of Jones and Bonham, and Page's masterful lead work.



"...their music is as ephemeral as Marvel Comics, and as vivid as an old Technicolor cartoon....Their albums refine the crude public tools of all dull white blues bands into something awesome..." -Lester BangsQ Magazine (11/94, p.143) - 5 Stars - "...Zeppelin were spinning around like a carousel...from the crunchy riff anthems (`Immigrant Song') to blues rollercoasters (`Since I've Been Loving You') to tall-shaking boogie (`Out On The Tiles')..."

Rolling Stone 11/26/70, p.34



On their first two albums, Led Zeppelin issued a relentless assault of heavy blues and rockabilly riffs, and Led Zeppelin III provided the band with the necessary room to grow musically. While there are still a handful of metallic rockers, III is built on a folky, acoustic foundation which gives the music extra depth. And even the rockers aren't as straightforward as before -- the galloping "Immigrant Song" is powered by Plant's banshee wail, "Celebration Day" turns blues-rock inside out with a warped slide guitar riff, and "Out on the Tiles" lumbers along with a tricky, multi-part riff. Nevertheless, the heart of the album lies on the second side, when the band delves deeply into English folk. "Gallows Pole" updates a traditional tune with a menacing flair, and "Bron-Y-Aur Stomp" is an infectious acoustic romp, while "That's the Way" and "Tangerine" are shimmering songs with graceful country flourishes. The band hasn't left the blues behind, but the twisted bottleneck blues of "Hats Off to (Roy) Harper" actually outstrips the epic "Since I've Been Loving You," which is the only time Zeppelin sounds a bit set in their ways.

Stephen Thomas Erlewine - All Music Guide



"Split down the middle between steam-shovel rockers and largely acoustic, folkish material, this underrated album presents a rough blueprint for Zeppelin's towering monument."

ROLLING STONE ALBUM GUIDE ****



"The reflective "That's the Way" and "Tangerine" indicated a new maturity. A handful of heavy riff-rockers like "Immigrant Song", "Out on the Tiles", "Celebration Day", and the hard blues raveup "Since I've Been Loving You" more than rounded out this solid (but transitional) effort."

All-Music Guide *****
 

 L y r i c s


Immigrant Song

We come from the land of the ice and snow,
From the midnight sun where the hot springs blow.
The hammer of the gods,
Will drive our ships to new lands,
To fight the horde singing and crying:
"Valhalla I am coming!"

On we sweep,
With thrashing oar.
Our only goal will be the western shore.

We come from the land of the ice and snow,
From the midnight sun where the hot springs blow.
How soft your fields so green,
Can whisper tales of gore,
Of how we calmed the tides of war,
We are your overlords.

On we sweep,
With thrashing oar.
Our only goal will be the western shore.

So now you'd better stop and rebuild all your ruins,
For peace and trust can win the day despite all your losing.


Friends

Bright light almost blinding,
Black night still there shining.
I can't stop keep on climbing,
Looking for what I knew.

Had a friend she once told me,
"You got a love, you ain't lonely."
Now she's gone and left me only,
Looking for what I knew.

I'm telling you now,
The greatest thing you ever can do now,
Is trade a smile with someone who's blue now,
It's very easy just.

Met a man on the roadside crying,
Without a friend there's no denying.
You're incomplete there'll be no finding,
Looking for what you knew.

So anytime somebody needs you,
Don't let them down although it grieves you,
Someday you'll need someone like they do,
Looking for what you knew.

I'm telling you now,
The greatest thing you ever can do now,
Is trade a smile with someone who's blue now,
It's very easy just.


Celebration Day

Her face is cracked from smiling,
All the fears that she's been hiding,
And it seems that pretty soon everybody's gonna know.
And her voice is sore from shouting,
Cheering winners who are losing,
And she worries if their days are few,
And soon they'll have to go.

My my my I'm so happy,
I'm gonna join the band,
We gonna dance and sing in celebration,
We're in the promised land.

She hears them talk of new ways,
To protect the home she lives in.
Then she wonders what it's all about,
When they break down the door.

Her name is Brown or White or Black,
You know her very well,
You hear her cries of mercy,
As the winners toll the bell.

My my my I'm so happy,
I'm gonna join the band,
We gonna sing and dance in celebration,
We're in the promised land.

There is a train that leaves the station,
Heading for your destination,
But the price you pay to nowhere has increased a dollar more.
Yes it has.
And if you walk you're gonna get there,
And though it takes a little longer,
And when you see it in the distance,
You will wring your hands and moan.


Since I've Been Loving You

Working seven to eleven every night,
It really makes my life a drag.
I don't think that's right.
I've really been the best of fools,
I did what I could.
Beause I love you baby.
But baby, since I've been loving you,
I'm about to lose my worried mind.

Everybody trying to tell me,
That you didn't mean me no good.
I've been trying let me tell you,
Let me tell you I really did the best I could.
I've been working seven to eleven every night,
It kinda makes my life a drag.
Lord you know it ain't right.
Since I've been loving you,
I'm about to lose my worried mind.

Said I've been crying,
My tears they fell like rain.
Don't you hear,
Don't you hear them falling?
Don't you hear,
Don't you hear them falling?

Do you remember mama when I knocked upon your door?
I said you had the nerve to tell me you didn't want me no more.
I open my front door hearing my back door slam.
You must have one of them new fangled,
New fangled back door man.

I've been working from seven to eleven every night,
It kinda makes my life a drag.
Since I've been loving you,
I'm about to lose my worried mind.


Out On The Tiles

As I walk down the highway all I do is sing this song,
And a train that's passing my way helps the rhythm move along.
There is no doubt about the words are clear,
The voice is strong is oh so strong.

I'm just a simple guy and I live from day to day,
A ray of sunshine melts the clouds and blows my blues away,
There's nothing more that I can say but on a day like today,
I pass the time away and walk a quiet mile with you.

All I need from you is all your love.
All you got to give to me is all your love.
All I need from you is all your love.
All you got to give to me is all your love.

I'm so glad I'm living and gonna tell the world I am,
I got me a fine woman and she says that I'm her man.
One thing that I know for sure gonna give her all the loving,
Like nobody, nobody, nobody, nobody can.

Standing in the noonday sun trying to flag a ride,
People go and people come see my rider right by my side.
It's a total disgrace they set the pace it must be a race,
And the best thing I can do is run.

All I need from you is all your love.
All you got to give to me is all your love.
All I need from you is all your love.
All you got to give to me is all your love.


Gallows Pole

Hangman hangman hold it a little while,
Think I see my friends coming,
Riding many a mile.
Friends did you get a some silver?
Did you get a little gold?
What did you bring me my dear friends,
To keep me from the gallows pole?
What did you bring me,
To keep me from the gallows pole?

I couldn't get no silver,
I couldn't get no gold.
You know that we're too damn poor,
To keep you from the gallows pole.

Hangman hangman hold it a little while,
I think I see my brother coming,
Riding many a mile.
Brother did you get me some silver?
Did you get a little gold?
What did you bring me my brother,
To keep me from the gallows pole?

Brother I brought you some silver,
I brought a little gold.
I brought a little of everything,
To keep you from the gallows pole.
Yes I brought you to keep you from the gallows pole.

Hangman hangman turn your head awhile,
I think I see my sister coming,
Riding many a mile.
Sister I implore you,
Take him by the hand.
Take him to some shady bower,
Save me from the wrath of this man.
Please take him,
Save me from the wrath of this man.

Hangman hangman upon your face a smile,
Pray tell me that I'm free to ride,
Ride for many mile.

Yes you got a fine sister,
She warmed my blood from cold.
She warmed my blood to boiling hot,
To keep you from the gallows pole.
Your brother brought me silver,
Your sister warmed my soul,
But now I laugh and pull so hard,
And see you swinging on the gallows pole.


Tangerine

Measuring a summer's day,
I only finds it slips away to grey.
The hours they bring me pain.

Tangerine, tangerine,
Living reflection from a dream.
I was her love she was my queen,
And now a thousand years between.

Thinking how it used to be,
Does she still remember times like these?
To think of us again?
And I do.

Tangerine, tangerine,
Living reflection from a dream.
I was her love she was my queen,
And now a thousand years between.

       That's The Way
(Page/Plant)
I don't know how I'm gonna tell you,
I can't play with you know more.
I don't know how I'm gonna do what mama told me,
My friend the boy next door.

I can't believe what people saying,
You're gonna let your hair hang down.
I'm satisfied to sit here working all day long,
You're on the darker side of town.

And when I'm out I see you walking,
Why don't your eyes see me.
Could it be you've found another game to play,
What did mama say to me.

That's the way,
That's the way it ought to be.
Mama say,
That's the way it ought to stay.

And yesterday I saw you standing by the river,
And weren't those tears that filled your eyes?
And all the fish that lay in dirty water dying,
Had they got you hypnotized?

Yesterday I saw you kissing tiny flowers,
But all that lives is born to die.
And so I say to you that nothing really matters,
And all you do is stand and cry.

I don't know what to say about it,
When all you ears have turned away.
But now's the time to look and look again at what you see,
Is that the way it ought to stay?

That's the way,
That's the way it ought to be.
Mama say,
That's the way it ought to stay.


Bron-Y-Aur Stomp

I caught you smiling at me,
That's the way it should be,
Like a leaf is to a tree so fine.

Ah all the good times we had,
I sang love songs so glad,
Always smiling never sad so fine.

As we walk down a country lane,
I'll be singing a song,
Hear me calling your name.
Hear the whisper in the trees,
Telling mother nature bout you and me.

Well, if the sunshines so bright,
Or on our way it's darkest night,
The road we choose is always right so fine.

Ah can your love be so strong,
When so many loves go wrong,
Will our love go on and on and on and on and on and on.

As we walk down a country lane,
I'll be singing a song,
Hear me calling your name.
Hear the whisper in the trees,
Telling mother nature bout you and me.

My my, la de la, come on now it ain't too far,
Tell your friends all around the world,
Ain't no companion like a blue eyed merle.
Come on now well let me tell you,
What you're missing missing round them brick walls.

So, of one thing I am sure,
It's a friendship so pure,
Angels singing all around my door so fine.
Yeah, ain't but one thing to do
Spend my natural life with you,
You're the finest dog I knew so fine.

When you're old and your eyes are dim,
There ain't no old Shep gonna happen again.
We'll still go walking down country lanes,
I'll sing the same old songs,
Hear me call your name.


Hats Off To (Roy) Harper

When I done quit hollering baby,
I believe I shake 'em on down.
Get my baby, won't be late,
You know by that I mean seconds late,
Must I shake 'em on down.
Well I've been mistreated babe,
I believe I'll shake 'em on down.

Well I ain't no monkey,
I can't climb no tree.
No brown skin woman gonna make
No monkey out of me.
I ain't no monkey,
I can't climb no tree.
I been mistreated babe,
I believe I'll shake 'em on down.
Well I've been mistreated babe,
I believe I'll shake 'em on down.

Listen mama,
Put on your morning gown.
Put on your night shirt mama,
We gonna shake 'em on down.
We're both gonna shake 'em on down.
Well I've been mistreated babe,
I believe I'll shake 'em on down.

Gave my baby a twenty dollar bill.
If that don't get her,
I'm sure my shot gun will.
I gave my baby a twenty dollar bill.
If that don't get that woman,
I'm sure my shot gun will.

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