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What is going on at the start of Immigrant Song?

post #1 of 5
1/20/12 at 1:05pm
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The first 2 seconds of the original album cut of "Immigrant Song" from Led Zeppelin III has something going on I always wondered what it was.  It has 4 counts which get louder and higher before the music kicks in.  It sounds like the song is powering up or something.  Was it added intentionally or is it a byproduct of the way they recorded it?

 

Is this the right section for technical questions pertaining to music?

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post #2 of 5
2/11/12 at 2:29pm

It always sounded intentional to my ears.

 

 

Songfacts:

 

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The hiss at the beginning is feedback from an echo unit. It was intentional.

 

 

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post #3 of 5
2/13/12 at 11:07am
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Originally Posted by Deverica Wolf View Post

It always sounded intentional to my ears.

 

 

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That is a really great page you linked there.  Thanks for satisfying my curiosity.  So according to that page you linked, the band considered the song to be a joke.  It is always fascinating to hear about the intentions of artists and how the public perceives art.

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post #4 of 5
2/13/12 at 3:55pm
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Originally Posted by Ktulu- View Post


 

*snip* So according to that page you linked, the band considered the song to be a joke.  It is always fascinating to hear about the intentions of artists and how the public perceives art.



I always thought that the lyrics seemed a little silly and tongue-in-cheek, but never knew that it was intentional. It is kinda silly when you think about it, making a song about being a viking warrior when you're British and that isn't your usual lyrical substance.

 

Glad i stumbled upon this thread, always fun learning new things about old music biggrin.gif

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post #5 of 5
2/13/12 at 7:54pm

Great song, just not long enough.

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