This song with its mix of delicate Celtic-inspired acoustic music and the swaggering bluster of electric blues, has, perhaps, more than any other single song, defined the development of both the 'power ballad' and the raw bombastic mainstream heavy metal song- musical references to 'Stairway' are in evidence all over the popular culture map. It was finally mixed and mastered at Island Studios in London with engineer Andy Johns. Robert Plant later added lyrics during sessions at Headley Grange, Hampshire, in early 1971 and the Page guitar solo was recorded at Island Studios' Sarm West Studio. Melody Maker journalist Chris Welch referred to 'Tangerine' as an 'embryonic Stairway to Heaven'.
The song's opening guitar line is similar to a progression used by Page for a session with Scottish band Cartoone in October 1968, on the song 'Ice Cream Dreams' ( Cartoone, 1969), while the main riff evolved from a previous track called ' Tangerine' which was recorded for Led Zeppelin III, but utilised a progression Page had toyed with during his earlier mid-1960s Yardbirds stint. The construct of the song came about from different ideas Page had captured on a New Vista tape recorder, in the lead up to that Welsh cottage. Led Zeppelin began working on 'Stairway to Heaven' during the rehearsal sessions for Led Zeppelin III at Bron-Yr-Aur, and finally recorded the main track in December 1970, for inclusion on Led Zeppelin IV. Guitarist Jimmy Page was voted the top guitar soloist of all time for this song, and it regularly tops most popular song lists. It is also regarded and often quoted as being one of the most requested songs on US radio, despite never being officially released as a single.
'Stairway to Heaven' remains the biggest-selling sheet music in the history of rock with more than 1.2 million copies sold (An average popular tune sells 10,000 to 15,000 copies).
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame lists this song as one of the greatest rock and roll songs of all time. One of their best-known songs, it has become the band's signature tune. ' Stairway to Heaven' is a song written and recorded by Led Zeppelin, which first appeared on Led Zeppelin's 1971 untitled fourth album, often referred to as Led Zeppelin IV.
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