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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 ...
In 1972, American music critic and journalist Robert Christgau called it "simply the most dynamic hard-rock song in the music." [11] Cash Box described it as a "rip-apart performance of one of best r&r revivalist tunes ever." [12] In 2019, Rolling Stone ranked the song number 9 on its list of the 40 greatest Led Zeppelin songs. [13]
"All My Love" is the sixth song on Led Zeppelin's 1979 album In Through the Out Door. Credited to Robert Plant and John Paul Jones , it is a rock ballad that features a synthesizer solo by Jones. It was written in honour of Plant's son Karac , who died while Led Zeppelin were on their 1977 North American tour .
From A Whisper to A Scream: The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin. Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-857-12788-4. Archived from the original on 21 May 2021; Popoff, Martin (2017). Led Zeppelin: All the Albums, All the Songs. MBI Publishing Company. ISBN 978-0-760-35211-3. Archived from the original on 21 May 2021
Along with vocalist Robert Plant, Page has expressed his distaste for the track, and has called it his least favourite Led Zeppelin song. Consequently, the song was never performed live in concert. The song's music has been characterized by its "snaking" guitar riff and "catchy feel." The song makes use of ascending chord sequences.
By that time [Led Zeppelin] were a huge attraction and I knew Peter (Grant) [Led Zeppelin's manager] wanted to present them in the biggest and best setting that particular year. I was the first concert promoter to use Earl's Court a couple of years before with David Bowie and Slade .
The song was performed at Led Zeppelin concerts during 1979 and 1980. During the 1979 performances, it was played directly after Page's guitar distortion and violin bow solo, which incorporated a laser strobe to add to the visual effects. [3] One such live version, from Led Zeppelin's performance at Knebworth in 1979, can be seen on the Led ...
The lyrics were inspired by blues musician Robert Johnson's 1936 song "Terraplane Blues". [10] A Terraplane is a classic car, and the song uses car parts as metaphors for sex—"pump your gas", "rev all night", etc. The themes of these songs however differ; "Terraplane Blues" is about infidelity, while "Trampled Under Foot" is about giving in ...