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|genre = Hard rock, blues-rock | |genre = Hard rock, blues-rock | ||
|language = English | |language = English | ||
|length = 2 | |length = 2 minutes 28 seconds | ||
|composer = [[Jimmy Page]], [[John Paul Jones (musician)|John Paul Jones]], [[John Bonham]] | |composer = [[Jimmy Page]], [[John Paul Jones (musician)|John Paul Jones]], and [[John Bonham]] | ||
|label = Atlantic Records | |label = Atlantic Records | ||
|producer = Jimmy Page | |producer = Jimmy Page | ||
|engineer = Glyn Johns | |engineer = Glyn Johns | ||
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''''Communication Breakdown'''' is a song by the [[England|English]] [[Rock music|rock]] band, [[Led Zeppelin]], from their 1969 debut album ''[[Led Zeppelin (album)|Led Zeppelin]]''. | |||
''''Communication Breakdown'''' is a song by the [[England|English]] [[Rock music|rock]] band, [[Led Zeppelin]], from their 1969 | |||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
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In the [[United States|US]], the track was released as the B-side of the single '[[Good Times Bad Times]]'. On the ''[[BBC Sessions (Led Zeppelin album)|BBC Sessions]]'', released in 1997, this song was featured three times, each with a slightly different improvisation by the musicians. Two live versions taken from performances at the TV program ''[[Tous En Scene]]'' in [[Paris]] in 1969 and at the [[Royal Albert Hall]] in 1970 can also be seen on the ''[[Led Zeppelin (DVD)|Led Zeppelin DVD]]''. 'Communication Breakdown' is also one of the few Zeppelin songs in which the group did a proper lip-sync video for which is also available on the ''Led Zeppelin DVD''. | In the [[United States|US]], the track was released as the B-side of the single '[[Good Times Bad Times]]'. On the ''[[BBC Sessions (Led Zeppelin album)|BBC Sessions]]'', released in 1997, this song was featured three times, each with a slightly different improvisation by the musicians. Two live versions taken from performances at the TV program ''[[Tous En Scene]]'' in [[Paris]] in 1969 and at the [[Royal Albert Hall]] in 1970 can also be seen on the ''[[Led Zeppelin (DVD)|Led Zeppelin DVD]]''. 'Communication Breakdown' is also one of the few Zeppelin songs in which the group did a proper lip-sync video for which is also available on the ''Led Zeppelin DVD''. | ||
The song was used on the soundtrack to the 1998 film ''Small Soldiers''.<ref> | The song was used on the soundtrack to the 1998 film ''Small Soldiers''.<ref>{{cite web|title=''Small Soldiers'' (1998)|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/335176/Small-Soldiers/music.html|work=Turner Classic Movies|publisher=Turner Entertainment|accessdate=18 October 2013}}</ref> | ||
==Live history== | ==Live history== | ||
The song was a popular live number at [[Led Zeppelin concerts]], and was the only song to be played during every year that the band toured. It usually either opened shows or was played as an [[Encore (concert)|encore]]. 'Communication Breakdown' was the last song performed in the year of 1975 and 1979 for the band at [[Earls Court 1975|Earls Court]] on 25 May 1975 and [[Knebworth Festival 1979|Knebworth]] on 11 August 1979. | The song was a popular live number at [[Led Zeppelin concerts]], and was the only song to be played during every year that the band toured. It usually either opened shows or was played as an [[Encore (concert)|encore]]. 'Communication Breakdown' was the last song performed in the year of 1975 and 1979 for the band at [[Earls Court 1975|Earls Court]] on 25 May 1975 and [[Knebworth Festival 1979|Knebworth]] on 11 August 1979. | ||
== Formats and | == Formats and track listings == | ||
See | See '[[Good Times Bad Times]]' single. | ||
==Credits== | ==Credits== | ||
Revision as of 02:48, 18 October 2013
| Communication Breakdown | |
|---|---|
| Appears on | Led Zeppelin |
| Published by | Superhype Music |
| Registration | ASCAP 330171185 |
| Release date | 12 January 1969 |
| Recorded | October 1968 |
| Genre | Hard rock, blues-rock |
| Language | English |
| Length | 2 minutes 28 seconds |
| Composer | Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, and John Bonham |
| Label | Atlantic Records |
| Producer | Jimmy Page |
| Engineer | Glyn Johns |
'Communication Breakdown' is a song by the English rock band, Led Zeppelin, from their 1969 debut album Led Zeppelin.
Overview
The pounding guitar riff was played by Page through a small, miked Supro amplifier throughout, and ran his Fender Telecaster through a fully closed Vox wah pedal to create the 'guitar in a shoebox' sound on the lead. 'Communication Breakdown' is also one of the few songs that Page sang a backing vocal on. The tightly-constructed song would prove to be influential in rock, metal, and alternative music.
In the US, the track was released as the B-side of the single 'Good Times Bad Times'. On the BBC Sessions, released in 1997, this song was featured three times, each with a slightly different improvisation by the musicians. Two live versions taken from performances at the TV program Tous En Scene in Paris in 1969 and at the Royal Albert Hall in 1970 can also be seen on the Led Zeppelin DVD. 'Communication Breakdown' is also one of the few Zeppelin songs in which the group did a proper lip-sync video for which is also available on the Led Zeppelin DVD.
The song was used on the soundtrack to the 1998 film Small Soldiers.[1]
Live history
The song was a popular live number at Led Zeppelin concerts, and was the only song to be played during every year that the band toured. It usually either opened shows or was played as an encore. 'Communication Breakdown' was the last song performed in the year of 1975 and 1979 for the band at Earls Court on 25 May 1975 and Knebworth on 11 August 1979.
Formats and track listings
See 'Good Times Bad Times' single.
Credits
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Notes
- ↑ Small Soldiers (1998). Turner Classic Movies. Turner Entertainment. Retrieved on 18 October 2013.