Led Zeppelin (1975) Wanton Song

 Again can't resist another Physical Graffiti gem after all its 40 years since it was released. So now firmly in a LZ mood this us a track never appreciated enough like so many other original Zep tracks; sometimes described as being too similar to a previous work, Immigrant Song. But while they are both riffs played an octave apart they're quite different the brusque attack then pause before another strike is a riff pattern that has been used hundreds of times in heavy metal since but aside from Deep Purples' Mistreated the pause had not been utilized as much in hard rock before. 

 Then take into account the Hendrix, Leslie amp based solo which is a great euphoric departure from the dark verses, where Plant at his most huskiest strain, a trademark sound of this particular album, sings passages about a wanton woman in an almost demonic fashion. The biggest shift is the funky break, where features a lush, slow jam guitar with a quick turnaround that didn't sound like any funk artist around; it reveals another string to Page's eclectic and extremely skilled bow. Not too mention also the reverse echo that links the chorus back to the hook was a new sonic idea back in 75, but too familiar today. It's pretty fresh and has lot of elements to a 4 minute rocker buried in a double album packed with creativity and imagination; unlike the majority of Double LPs.