Bonzo's Montreux
| "Bonzo's Montreux" | ||||
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| Song by Led Zeppelin from the album Coda | ||||
| Released | 19 November 1982 | |||
| Recorded | September 12, 1976, Mountain Studios, Montreux | |||
| Genre | Drum solo, electronic music | |||
| Length | 4:17 | |||
| Label | Swan Song | |||
| Writer | John Bonham | |||
| Producer | Jimmy Page | |||
| Coda track listing | ||||
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"Bonzo's Montreux" is a song by English rock group Led Zeppelin. The song is a solo by drummer John Bonham, recorded in September 1976 at Mountain Studios in Montreux, Switzerland.[1] Jimmy Page added the electronic effects afterwards.[2]
The song was left unreleased until 1982, when it was included posthumously on the album Coda following Bonham's death in 1980.
The song was also included on both of the band's boxed sets, released in the early 1990s. It was presented in a medley with Bonham's solo on "Moby Dick" on the first boxed set in 1990, and as an individual track on the second boxed set in 1993.
Although the version of Coda included on the career-spanning boxed set The Complete Studio Recordings featured the new songs that were released on the boxed set series, the "Moby Dick/Bonzo's Montreux" medley (released on the first boxed set, in 1990) was omitted.
This is one of the few Led Zeppelin songs where it is possible to hear the squeak of John Bonham's bass drum pedal in the recording studio, the others being "Since I've Been Loving You" from 1970's Led Zeppelin III, "The Ocean" from 1973's Houses of the Holy, and "Ten Years Gone" from 1975's Physical Graffiti.
"Bonzo's Montreux" was never performed live at Led Zeppelin concerts, however, Bonham would perform parts of the song during "Over the Top" in 1977.[2]
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[edit] Personnel
- John Bonham - drums, percussion
- Jimmy Page - electronic treatments
[edit] Sources
- Lewis, Dave (2004) The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin, ISBN 0-7119-3528-9
- Welch, Chris (1998) Led Zeppelin: Dazed and Confused: The Stories Behind Every Song, ISBN 1-56025-818-7
[edit] References
- ^ Led Zeppelin: Coda : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone
- ^ a b Dave Lewis (1994), The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin, Omnibus Press, ISBN 0-7119-3528-9.
[edit] External links
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