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“Achilles Last Stand”, at 10 minutes and 25 seconds, is the third longest studio recording released by Led Zeppelin (after “In My Time of Dying” at 11:06 and “Carouselambra” at 10:34). It is famous for John Bonham’s powerful drumming, John Paul Jones’s galloping bass line (played on a custom-built Alembic eight string bass) and Jimmy Page’s overdubbed orchestral guitar arrangement (the dozen or so guitar tracks having been recorded in Munich in a single session). It is also known for its dramatic, epic guitar solo which is considered by many to be among Page’s best. The guitarist applied vari-speed during production of this song to speed it up, one of the few times he employed that device in the studio for Led Zeppelin songs. In 1977, he explained:
I’ll tell you about doing all the guitar overdubs to “Achilles Last Stand.” There were basically two sections to the song when we rehearsed it. I know John Paul Jones didn’t think I could succeed in what I was attempting to do. He said I couldn’t do a scale over a certain section, that it just wouldn’t work.
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Remi2306 Super complex, love this song
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Mii85 Still love it. No reason why I shouldn't.
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hadomaru This is one of the best songs ever.
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xtwntraphq Zeppelin are regularly cited as one of the progenitors of heavy metal and hard rock music
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demo1960 Hands down, one of the 3 greatest bands I've ever seen live. ('73 Madison Square Garden), Pink Floyd ('73, '75 MSG), Eagles ('79 Denver, 83 Italy). Phennominal all three.
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KConn3711 this song is a killer here it is live http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gB0xCTkUMI OR http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5Jsgi52VFk&feature=related
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veyita_88 A blueprint for epic rock.
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BIG-D313 <3<3<3
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bluebellinbloom ''Days went by when you and I made an eternal summers glow. As far away and distant, our mutual time to grow...'' I love the lyrics <3
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Into the sun, the south, the north... Lies the first of hope... The shackles of commitment fell... In pieces on the ground.
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PunkyFunkyDucky Achilles would have been proud at this.
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MikesDmusic Ever since Zeppelin, every band out there has wanted to be Zeppelin.
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megadave70 Great Zep tune !!
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pedro90_e Fantastic!
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feral10 Fking awesome!^^
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vaulthead Incredible song. This is Zeppelin's best.
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YoQueSe666 Bonham is the biggest drummer ever!!!
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felipeaff epic in every way.
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