


Suffice to say nothing like it had ever really been attempted by a rock band before, and it caused a lot of controversy when people first heard it. Create your own version of Misty Mountain Hop as made famous by Led Zeppelin. Led Zeppelin IV was a commercial and critical success upon its November 1971 release.

All credit must also go to Jonesy, whose bass takes the reggae rhythm to a whole different place. Robert’s voice is also superb, kind of a meeting of doo-wop and reggae. What’s amazing, though, is how John Bonham keeps the bombs going off while playing this extraordinarily subtle and brilliant rhythm. “Those huge drums that kick in at the start are like bombs going off. “A real love it or hate it track, which I still love,” producer Eddie Kramer told Classic Rock in 2017. Listen to Led Zeppelin's 'Misty Mountain Hop' Led Zeppelin set up to record what would become their untitled fourth LP over the hills at faraway Headley Grange in Hampshire, England. John Paul Jones was vocal in his derision of the track. Walkin in the park just the other day, Baby, What do you, what do you think I saw Crowds of people sittin on the grass. He was keen to release the reggae-tinged track as a single – Atlantic even distributed promo copies to DJs – but not everyone was so keen on it. Alfred Music, in association with Led Zeppelin, is proud to present new Platinum Album Edition songbooks. The title might have been filched from an old music-hall joke (‘My wife’s gone to the West Indies…’ etc), but this Houses Of The Holy track was originally Plant’s attempt at a 50s doo-wop pastiche.
