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"The Battle of Evermore" is a folk duet sung by Robert Plant and Sandy Denny, included on Led Zeppelin's untitled 1971 album, commonly known as Led Zeppelin IV. The song's instrumentation features acoustic guitar and mandolin playing, while the lyrics allude to J. R. R. Tolkien 's fantasy novel The Lord of the Rings .
"No Quarter" is a song by English rock band Led Zeppelin that appears on their 1973 album Houses of the Holy. It was written by John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, and Robert Plant. The song became a centerpiece at all Led Zeppelin concerts thereafter, until their final tour.
Clockwise, from top left: Jimmy Page, John Bonham, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones Led Zeppelin were an English rock band who recorded 94 songs between 1968 and 1980. The band pioneered the concept of album-oriented rock and often refused to release popular songs as singles, [1] instead viewing their albums as indivisible, complete listening experiences, and disliked record labels re-editing ...
She also duetted with Robert Plant on "The Battle of Evermore" for Led Zeppelin's album Led Zeppelin IV in 1971. Denny died in 1978 at the age of 31 from head injuries sustained as a result of a fall down a flight of stairs. [2] Music publications Uncut and Mojo have described Denny as Britain's finest female singer-songwriter.
The untitled fourth studio album by the English rock band Led Zeppelin, commonly known as Led Zeppelin IV, [a] was released on 8 November 1971 by Atlantic Records. Produced by the band's guitarist, Jimmy Page , it was recorded between December 1970 and February 1971, mostly in the country house Headley Grange .
Led Zeppelin's general policy was to not release singles in the UK, and though test and promotional pressings were produced there, the rest of the group vetoed the idea. [10] [17] In the United States, it became a top 20 hit. [3] "No Quarter" was composed by Jones. An early arrangement of the song was attempted for their fourth album, but ...
The title, which does not appear in the lyrics, was chosen because it reflects the reggae feel of the song, and as an example of the Led Zeppelin band members' senses of humour. [ 2 ] [ 6 ] Because of the unfamiliarity of listeners to this back-story, as well as ignoring the apostrophes intentionally placed in the title, American DJs and fans ...
The song was released as the B-side to the single "Black Dog", [8] which was released in the United States on 2 December 1971, [9] continental Europe (the United Kingdom did not receive the single release), and Australia. A different version of this song is featured on the second disc of the remastered two CD deluxe edition of Led Zeppelin IV. [10]