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|composer = | |composer = Jimmy Page, 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 | ''''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''. | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
The pounding guitar riff was played by Page through a small, miked | 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 Backup vocalist|backing vocal on. The tightly-constructed song would prove to be influential in rock, metal, and alternative music. | ||
In the | In the United States of America|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>{{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> | 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 | 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 track listings == | == Formats and track listings == | ||
See ' | See 'Good Times Bad Times' single. | ||
==Credits== | ==Credits== | ||
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*Musicians: | *Musicians: | ||
**Jimmy Page – electric guitar, producer, remastering, digital remastering | **Jimmy Page – electric guitar, producer, remastering, digital remastering | ||
** | **Robert Plant – vocals | ||
**John Paul Jones – bass guitar | **John Paul Jones – bass guitar | ||
**John Bonham - drums, percussion | **John Bonham - drums, percussion | ||
*Production: | *Production: | ||
** | **Peter Grant – executive producer | ||
**Glyn Johns - engineer, mixing | **Glyn Johns - engineer, mixing | ||
**Joe Sidore - original CD mastering engineer (mid-1980s) | **Joe Sidore - original CD mastering engineer (mid-1980s) | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
{{reflist|2}} | {{reflist|2}}[[Category:Suggestion Bot Tag]] | ||
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'Communication Breakdown' is a song by the English Rock music|rock band, Led Zeppelin, from their 1969 debut album Led Zeppelin (album)|Led Zeppelin. OverviewThe 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 Backup vocalist|backing vocal on. The tightly-constructed song would prove to be influential in rock, metal, and alternative music. In the United States of America|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.[1] Live historyThe 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 track listingsSee 'Good Times Bad Times' single. Credits
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