Dazed And Confused by Led Zeppelin

When the Yardbirds disbanded in 1968, the song “Dazed and Confused” was re-worked by Page yet again, this time as a member of Led Zeppelin. They recorded their version in October 1968 at Olympic Studios, London, and the song was included on their 1969 debut album Led Zeppelin. It begins with a slow-tempo bluesy rhythm, propelled by John Paul Jones’ descending bass line. It then changes to a faster tempo during the darkest part of the song, again featuring bowed guitar by Page, followed by a furious guitar solo (similar to Page’s solo from the Yardbirds’ “Think About It”), before finally returning to the initial rhythm. John Bonham’s sporadic, explosive drumming throughout helped define the song’s power and intensity.

This was one of three Led Zeppelin songs on which Page used bowed guitar, the other being “How Many More Times”, and “In the Light”. The song “In the Evening” utilized several tremolo bar drops to mimic the bow sound.

ASCAP, which assigns serial codes on the basis of published songs, did not give the same ASCAP code to both versions of “Dazed and Confused”; normally, cover versions are assigned the same number. ASCAP assigns a new number if, in its opinion, the song structure differs markedly to warrant a separate entry. Jake Holmes’ “Dazed and Confused” was given the code 340119544, while Led Zeppelin’s “Dazed and Confused” was given the code 340128276.

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