"Candy Store Rock" | ||||
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Single by Led Zeppelin | ||||
from the album Presence | ||||
B-side | "Royal Orleans" | |||
Released | 18 June 1976 | (US)|||
Recorded | November 1975 [1] | |||
Studio | Musicland, Munich, Germany [1] | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 4:10 | |||
Label | Swan Song | |||
Songwriter(s) | Jimmy Page, Robert Plant | |||
Producer(s) | Jimmy Page | |||
Led Zeppelin singles chronology | ||||
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"Candy Store Rock" is a song by English rock band Led Zeppelin, released in 1976 on their album Presence. It was also released as a single in the United States, but it did not chart.
The band recorded the song at Musicland Studios in Germany. Plant sang from a wheelchair because he was recovering at the time from a car accident he had sustained in Greece. Plant considers "Candy Store Rock" to be one of his favourite songs from Presence. [4] Jimmy Page's guitar solo is short and measured, coming in halfway through the song. [4]
"Candy Store Rock" was never performed live by the band at Led Zeppelin concerts, [4] except for a brief riff by Page at Riverfront Coliseum in Cincinnati, Ohio, on 20 April 1977. However, a one-minute improvisation was played live in concert by Page and Plant as a " Black Dog" introduction on 26 July 1995 at Wembley Arena. The song was also played live in Montreux by Page and Plant on 7 July 2001.
In a contemporary review for Presence, Stephen Davis of Rolling Stone described "Candy Store Rock" as "perfectly evoking the Los Angeles milieu in which the Zep composed [Presence]." [5] He further described the song as sounding like "an unholy hybrid in which Buddy Holly is grafted onto the quivering stem of David Bowie." [5] Record World said that Led Zeppelin "[deviates] from the rigid demands of top 40, but the sound is coordinated to stand up to repeated listenings" [6]
In a retrospective review of Presence ( Deluxe Edition), Andrew Doscas of PopMatters described "Candy Store Rock" as sounding like "the prequel to 1971's " Rock and Roll"" from their fourth album. [7]
Singer Robert Plant later described "Candy Store Rock", along with " Achilles Last Stand", as the "saving grace[s] of Presence". [8] Plant said the song's rhythm section was inspiring to him, partly due to the album's tumultuous recording sessions. [8]
According to Jean-Michel Guesdon and Philippe Margotin: [1]
"Candy Store Rock" | ||||
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Single by Led Zeppelin | ||||
from the album Presence | ||||
B-side | "Royal Orleans" | |||
Released | 18 June 1976 | (US)|||
Recorded | November 1975 [1] | |||
Studio | Musicland, Munich, Germany [1] | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 4:10 | |||
Label | Swan Song | |||
Songwriter(s) | Jimmy Page, Robert Plant | |||
Producer(s) | Jimmy Page | |||
Led Zeppelin singles chronology | ||||
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"Candy Store Rock" is a song by English rock band Led Zeppelin, released in 1976 on their album Presence. It was also released as a single in the United States, but it did not chart.
The band recorded the song at Musicland Studios in Germany. Plant sang from a wheelchair because he was recovering at the time from a car accident he had sustained in Greece. Plant considers "Candy Store Rock" to be one of his favourite songs from Presence. [4] Jimmy Page's guitar solo is short and measured, coming in halfway through the song. [4]
"Candy Store Rock" was never performed live by the band at Led Zeppelin concerts, [4] except for a brief riff by Page at Riverfront Coliseum in Cincinnati, Ohio, on 20 April 1977. However, a one-minute improvisation was played live in concert by Page and Plant as a " Black Dog" introduction on 26 July 1995 at Wembley Arena. The song was also played live in Montreux by Page and Plant on 7 July 2001.
In a contemporary review for Presence, Stephen Davis of Rolling Stone described "Candy Store Rock" as "perfectly evoking the Los Angeles milieu in which the Zep composed [Presence]." [5] He further described the song as sounding like "an unholy hybrid in which Buddy Holly is grafted onto the quivering stem of David Bowie." [5] Record World said that Led Zeppelin "[deviates] from the rigid demands of top 40, but the sound is coordinated to stand up to repeated listenings" [6]
In a retrospective review of Presence ( Deluxe Edition), Andrew Doscas of PopMatters described "Candy Store Rock" as sounding like "the prequel to 1971's " Rock and Roll"" from their fourth album. [7]
Singer Robert Plant later described "Candy Store Rock", along with " Achilles Last Stand", as the "saving grace[s] of Presence". [8] Plant said the song's rhythm section was inspiring to him, partly due to the album's tumultuous recording sessions. [8]
According to Jean-Michel Guesdon and Philippe Margotin: [1]