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!align="center" bgcolor="orange" colspan="3"|Song by [[Led Zeppelin]]
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!align="center" colspan="3"|From the album ''[[Presence]]''
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!align="left" valign="top"|Album released
|colspan="2" valign="top"|[[March 31]], [[1976]]
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!align="left" valign="top"|[[Musical genre|Genre]]
|colspan="2" valign="top"|[[Rock and Roll|Rock]] [[Heavy Metal]]
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!align="left" valign="top"|Song Length
|colspan="2" valign="top"|4:07
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!align="left" valign="top"|[[Record label]]
|colspan="2" valign="top"|[[Swan Song Records|Swan Song]]
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!align="left" valign="top"|[[Record producer|Producer]]
|colspan="2" valign="top"|[[Jimmy Page]]
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!align="left" valign="top"|Track Number
|colspan="2" valign="top"|Track 5
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'''"Candy Store Rock"''' is a [[song]] by [[England|English]] [[rock music|rock band]] [[Led Zeppelin]], released in [[1976]] on their album ''[[Presence (album)|Presence]]''. The track is done in the style if a [[1950s]] [[rock'n'roll]] number, giving it a rather low-key but cheerful flavour. [[John Bonham]]'s drumming is controlled rather than bombastic, making heavy use of the [[timpani]]. Meanwhile [[Jimmy Page]]'s solo is short and measured, coming in half way through the song. "Candy Store Rock" was never performed live by Led Zeppelin.

==Sources==
*''Led Zeppelin: Dazed and Confused: The Stories Behind Every song'', by Chris Welch, ISBN 1-56025-818-7
*''The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin'', by Dave Lewis, ISBN 0-7119-3528-9


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Revision as of 18:16, 7 September 2006

"Candy Store Rock"
Presence
Song by Led Zeppelin
From the album Presence
Album released March 31, 1976
Genre Rock Heavy Metal
Song Length 4:07
Record label Swan Song
Producer Jimmy Page
Track Number Track 5

"Candy Store Rock" is a song by English rock band Led Zeppelin, released in 1976 on their album Presence. The track is done in the style if a 1950s rock'n'roll number, giving it a rather low-key but cheerful flavour. John Bonham's drumming is controlled rather than bombastic, making heavy use of the timpani. Meanwhile Jimmy Page's solo is short and measured, coming in half way through the song. "Candy Store Rock" was never performed live by Led Zeppelin.

Sources

  • Led Zeppelin: Dazed and Confused: The Stories Behind Every song, by Chris Welch, ISBN 1-56025-818-7
  • The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin, by Dave Lewis, ISBN 0-7119-3528-9