Expertly showcasing the early days of synthesiser technology, ‘Frankenstein’ kick-starts with a rocky staccato riff. Perhaps the most exciting thing about this song however, was the way in which Edgar Winter picked up and strapped on his keyboard during live performances to play it like a guitar, allowing for on-stage mobility and maximum audience interaction.
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‘American Woman’ is based on a riff characteristic of 1970s groove-rock. Although the lyrics of the song were largely interpreted as being chauvinistic and an anti-American statement about the country’s role in the Vietnam war, the band themselves denied such claims and said they were influenced by the urban deprivation they saw whilst touring the country.
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When Led Zepp appeared on the scene they took the world by storm! Riff after riff blew everyone away, including the competition. They roared around America in a haze of drugs, drink and magnificent guitar rock. Drummer John Bonham’s sad demise was a direct result of this crazed excess but he was as instrumental in the mighty sound of Led Zepp as Jimmy Page’s hot riffing, Robert Plant’s gargantuan vocals and the deep-down-and-dirty bass of John Paul Jones.
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