What album is Ramble On by Led Zeppelin on?
"Ramble On" is the seventh track on Led Zeppelin II, the band's second studio album. The album reached number 1 in both the United States and the United Kingdom, with over 12 million copies sold.
Questions about Ramble On
Short answers, pulled from the story.
Where was Ramble On recorded and when?
"Ramble On" was recorded across two days in New York City: at Groove Studios on the 1st of June 1969 and at Juggy Sound Studio on the 2nd of June 1969. Jimmy Page produced the sessions.
What Tolkien references are in Ramble On?
The lyrics reference J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, naming Mordor, Gollum, and Sauron (called "The Evil One"). The opening line, "Leaves are falling all around," adapts the first line of Tolkien's Quenya poem "Namarie," translated as "Ah! like gold fall the leaves in the wind."
How did Jimmy Page get the guitar tone on Ramble On?
Page used the neck pickup on his Gibson Les Paul guitar with the treble cut, combined with a sustain-producing effects unit built by audio engineer Roger Mayer. This produced the smooth, violin-like tone heard on the guitar solo.
When did Led Zeppelin first perform Ramble On live in full?
The full live premiere of "Ramble On" took place on the 10th of December 2007 at the Ahmet Ertegun Tribute Concert at the O2 Arena in London. During the original run of the band before 1980, the song was only teased but never performed completely.
How did Ramble On rank on Rolling Stone's greatest songs lists?
Rolling Stone ranked "Ramble On" number 440 on its 2010 list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. In 2019, the magazine placed it at number 5 on its list of the 40 greatest Led Zeppelin songs.