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*[[Blues rock]]<ref>{{cite web|title= Led Zeppelin Biography |publisher= [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame|Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum]] |quote= their blues-rock approach on such tracks as "Whole Lotta Love," "Heartbreaker" and "Ramble On." |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20160629100259/http://rockhall.com/inductees/led-zeppelin/bio/ |archivedate= 29 June 2016 |accessdate= 17 February 2014 |url= http://rockhall.com/inductees/led-zeppelin/bio/}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|first= Nigel |last= Williamson |author-link= Nigel Williamson |title= The Rough Guide to Led Zeppelin |year= 2007 |page= [https://archive.org/details/roughguidetoledz0000will/page/164 164] |isbn= 978-1-8435-3841-7 |publisher= [[Rough Guides|Rough Guides UK]] |url= https://archive.org/details/roughguidetoledz0000will |url-access= registration}}</ref>
*[[Blues rock]]<ref>{{cite web|title= Led Zeppelin Biography |publisher= [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame|Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum]] |quote= their blues-rock approach on such tracks as "Whole Lotta Love," "Heartbreaker" and "Ramble On." |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160629100259/http://rockhall.com/inductees/led-zeppelin/bio/ |archive-date= 29 June 2016 |access-date= 17 February 2014 |url= http://rockhall.com/inductees/led-zeppelin/bio/}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|first= Nigel |last= Williamson |author-link= Nigel Williamson |title= The Rough Guide to Led Zeppelin |year= 2007 |page= [https://archive.org/details/roughguidetoledz0000will/page/164 164] |isbn= 978-1-8435-3841-7 |publisher= [[Rough Guides|Rough Guides UK]] |url= https://archive.org/details/roughguidetoledz0000will |url-access= registration}}</ref>
*[[hard rock]]<ref>{{cite book|first= Rikky |last= Rooksby |title= Riffs: How to Create and Play Great Guitar Riffs Revised and Updated Edition |year= 2010 |edition= 1st |page= 81 |publisher= [[Hal Leonard Corporation|Backbeat Books]] |isbn= 978-1-4768-5547-9 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=XWlMAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT81}}</ref>
*[[hard rock]]<ref>{{cite book|first= Rikky |last= Rooksby |title= Riffs: How to Create and Play Great Guitar Riffs Revised and Updated Edition |year= 2010 |edition= 1st |page= 81 |publisher= [[Hal Leonard Corporation|Backbeat Books]] |isbn= 978-1-4768-5547-9 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=XWlMAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT81}}</ref>
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"'''Heartbreaker'''" is a song from English rock band [[Led Zeppelin]]'s 1969 album, ''[[Led Zeppelin II]]''. It was credited to all four members of the band, recorded at A&R Recording and Atlantic Studios in New York City during the band's [[Led Zeppelin North American Tour Spring 1969|second concert tour of North America]], and engineered by [[Eddie Kramer]].<ref>{{cite magazine|first= Dave |last= Lewis |title= Led Zeppelin: The Story Behind Led Zeppelin II |magazine= [[Classic Rock (magazine)|Classic Rock]] |date= 6 December 2016 |accessdate= 15 June 2017 |url= http://teamrock.com/feature/2016-12-06/led-zeppelin-the-story-behind-led-zeppelin-ii}}</ref><ref name="GW2008">{{cite magazine |title= 100 Greatest Guitar Solos: No. 16 "Heartbreaker" (Jimmy Page) |date= 21 October 2008 |accessdate= 15 June 2017 |magazine= Guitar World |url= https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/100-greatest-guitar-solos-no-16-heartbreaker-jimmy-page}}</ref>
"'''Heartbreaker'''" is a song from English rock band [[Led Zeppelin]]'s 1969 album, ''[[Led Zeppelin II]]''. It was credited to all four members of the band, recorded at A&R Recording and Atlantic Studios in New York City during the band's [[Led Zeppelin North American Tour Spring 1969|second concert tour of North America]], and engineered by [[Eddie Kramer]].<ref>{{cite magazine|first= Dave |last= Lewis |title= Led Zeppelin: The Story Behind Led Zeppelin II |magazine= [[Classic Rock (magazine)|Classic Rock]] |date= 6 December 2016 |access-date= 15 June 2017 |url= http://teamrock.com/feature/2016-12-06/led-zeppelin-the-story-behind-led-zeppelin-ii}}</ref><ref name="GW2008">{{cite magazine |title= 100 Greatest Guitar Solos: No. 16 "Heartbreaker" (Jimmy Page) |date= 21 October 2008 |access-date= 15 June 2017 |magazine= Guitar World |url= https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/100-greatest-guitar-solos-no-16-heartbreaker-jimmy-page}}</ref>


"Heartbreaker" opens the second side of the album and features a [[Riff|guitar riff]] by [[Jimmy Page]]. It also includes a spontaneous unaccompanied solo, using a [[pull-off]] technique, which was voted the 16th-greatest guitar solo of all time by ''[[Guitar World]]'' magazine.<ref name="GW2008"/> "Heartbreaker" was ranked number 328 in 2004 by ''Rolling Stone'' magazine, in their [[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time|500 Greatest Songs of All Time]].<ref>{{cite magazine|title= 328. Led Zeppelin, 'Heartbreaker' |magazine= [[Rolling Stone]] |date= 7 April 2011 |accessdate= 4 October 2017 |url= https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/the-500-greatest-songs-of-all-time-20110407/led-zeppelin-heartbreaker-20110526}}</ref>
"Heartbreaker" opens the second side of the album and features a [[Riff|guitar riff]] by [[Jimmy Page]]. It also includes a spontaneous unaccompanied solo, using a [[pull-off]] technique, which was voted the 16th-greatest guitar solo of all time by ''[[Guitar World]]'' magazine.<ref name="GW2008"/> "Heartbreaker" was ranked number 328 in 2004 by ''Rolling Stone'' magazine, in their [[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time|500 Greatest Songs of All Time]].<ref>{{cite magazine|title= 328. Led Zeppelin, 'Heartbreaker' |magazine= [[Rolling Stone]] |date= 7 April 2011 |access-date= 4 October 2017 |url= https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/the-500-greatest-songs-of-all-time-20110407/led-zeppelin-heartbreaker-20110526}}</ref>


==Recording==
==Recording==
In a 1998 interview with ''Guitar World'', Page commented that the guitar solo was recorded in a different studio, thereby giving a different sound than the rest of the song.<ref name="GW1998">{{cite magazine|first1= Brad |last1= Tolinski |first2= Greg |last2= Di Bendetto |magazine= [[Guitar World]] |title= Light and Shade |date= January 1998}}</ref> He added that this was the first recorded instance of his [[Gibson Les Paul]]/[[Marshall Amplification#Marshall Stack|Marshall Stack]] combination.<ref name="GW1998"/> Brett Milano of ''uDiscover Music'' rated the guitar solo as one of the 100 all-time greatest.<ref>{{cite web|first= Brett |last= Milano |title= The Best Guitar Solos: 100 Hair-Raising Moments |website= uDiscover Music |date= 11 September 2020 |accessdate= 15 September 2020 |url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/best-guitar-solos-ever/}}</ref>
In a 1998 interview with ''Guitar World'', Page commented that the guitar solo was recorded in a different studio, thereby giving a different sound than the rest of the song.<ref name="GW1998">{{cite magazine|first1= Brad |last1= Tolinski |first2= Greg |last2= Di Bendetto |magazine= [[Guitar World]] |title= Light and Shade |date= January 1998}}</ref> He added that this was the first recorded instance of his [[Gibson Les Paul]]/[[Marshall Amplification#Marshall Stack|Marshall Stack]] combination.<ref name="GW1998"/> Brett Milano of ''uDiscover Music'' rated the guitar solo as one of the 100 all-time greatest.<ref>{{cite web|first= Brett |last= Milano |title= The Best Guitar Solos: 100 Hair-Raising Moments |website= uDiscover Music |date= 11 September 2020 |access-date= 15 September 2020 |url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/best-guitar-solos-ever/}}</ref>


==Influence==
==Influence==
"Heartbreaker" is one of the songs featured in [[Nick Hornby]]'s book ''[[Songbook (Nick Hornby book)|31 Songs]]''. Record producer [[Rick Rubin]] has remarked, "One of the greatest riffs in rock. It ["Heartbreaker"] starts, and it's like they don't really know where the "one" is. Magical in its awkwardness."<ref>{{cite web|url= http://rollingstoneextras.com/playlists/view/rick-rubin |title= Fifty Artists Pick Their Personal Top 10s – Rick Rubin: Led Zeppelin |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20101211051803/http://rollingstoneextras.com/playlists/view/rick-rubin |archivedate= 11 December 2010}}. ''[[Rolling Stone]]''.</ref> [[Eddie Van Halen]] once claimed the "Heartbreaker" solo as the origin behind the [[tapping|tapping technique]]. In one review with ''Guitar World'', he said:
"Heartbreaker" is one of the songs featured in [[Nick Hornby]]'s book ''[[Songbook (Nick Hornby book)|31 Songs]]''. Record producer [[Rick Rubin]] has remarked, "One of the greatest riffs in rock. It ["Heartbreaker"] starts, and it's like they don't really know where the "one" is. Magical in its awkwardness."<ref>{{cite web|url= http://rollingstoneextras.com/playlists/view/rick-rubin |title= Fifty Artists Pick Their Personal Top 10s – Rick Rubin: Led Zeppelin |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101211051803/http://rollingstoneextras.com/playlists/view/rick-rubin |archive-date= 11 December 2010}}. ''[[Rolling Stone]]''.</ref> [[Eddie Van Halen]] once claimed the "Heartbreaker" solo as the origin behind the [[tapping|tapping technique]]. In one review with ''Guitar World'', he said:


{{quote|I think I got the idea of tapping watching Jimmy Page do his "Heartbreaker" solo back in 1971. He was doing a pull-off to an open string, and I thought wait a minute, open string{{nbsp}}... pull off. I can do that, but what if I use my finger as the nut and move it around? I just kind of took it and ran with it.<ref>Bosso, Joe (20 November 2008). {{cite web|url= http://www.guitarworld.com/article/van_halen_vh1 |title= Van Halen: VH1 |url-status= dead |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20110115053118/http://www.guitarworld.com/article/van_halen_vh1 |archivedate= 15 January 2011}}. ''[[Guitar World]]''.</ref>}}
{{quote|I think I got the idea of tapping watching Jimmy Page do his "Heartbreaker" solo back in 1971. He was doing a pull-off to an open string, and I thought wait a minute, open string{{nbsp}}... pull off. I can do that, but what if I use my finger as the nut and move it around? I just kind of took it and ran with it.<ref>Bosso, Joe (20 November 2008). {{cite web|url= http://www.guitarworld.com/article/van_halen_vh1 |title= Van Halen: VH1 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110115053118/http://www.guitarworld.com/article/van_halen_vh1 |archive-date= 15 January 2011}}. ''[[Guitar World]]''.</ref>}}


[[Steve Vai]] has also commented about it in a September 1998 ''Guitar World'' interview: "This one [Heartbreaker] had the biggest impact on me as a youth. It was defiant, bold, and edgier than hell. It really is the definitive rock guitar solo."<ref>{{cite book|first1= Jeff |last1= Kitts |first2= Brad |last2= Tolinski |year= 2002 |title= Guitar World Presents the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time! |publisher= [[Hal Leonard Corporation]] |page= 189 |isbn= 978-0-6340-4619-3 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=Fg838EcECUwC&pg=PT194}}</ref> American band [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]] covered the song during their first show on 7 March 1987 in Raymond Washington. The cover was only released on the box set ''[[With the Lights Out]]''. Led Zeppelin parody/tribute band [[Dread Zeppelin]] recorded a reggae-influenced cover of the song with the lyrics from Elvis Presley's "[[Heartbreak Hotel]]".
[[Steve Vai]] has also commented about it in a September 1998 ''Guitar World'' interview: "This one [Heartbreaker] had the biggest impact on me as a youth. It was defiant, bold, and edgier than hell. It really is the definitive rock guitar solo."<ref>{{cite book|first1= Jeff |last1= Kitts |first2= Brad |last2= Tolinski |year= 2002 |title= Guitar World Presents the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time! |publisher= [[Hal Leonard Corporation]] |page= 189 |isbn= 978-0-6340-4619-3 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=Fg838EcECUwC&pg=PT194}}</ref> American band [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]] covered the song during their first show on 7 March 1987 in Raymond Washington. The cover was only released on the box set ''[[With the Lights Out]]''. Led Zeppelin parody/tribute band [[Dread Zeppelin]] recorded a reggae-influenced cover of the song with the lyrics from Elvis Presley's "[[Heartbreak Hotel]]".

Revision as of 05:26, 17 January 2021

"Heartbreaker"
Italian single picture sleeve
Song by Led Zeppelin
from the album Led Zeppelin II
Released22 October 1969 (1969-10-22)
Recorded1969
StudioA&R, New York City
Genre
Length4:15
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Jimmy Page

"Heartbreaker" is a song from English rock band Led Zeppelin's 1969 album, Led Zeppelin II. It was credited to all four members of the band, recorded at A&R Recording and Atlantic Studios in New York City during the band's second concert tour of North America, and engineered by Eddie Kramer.[4][5]

"Heartbreaker" opens the second side of the album and features a guitar riff by Jimmy Page. It also includes a spontaneous unaccompanied solo, using a pull-off technique, which was voted the 16th-greatest guitar solo of all time by Guitar World magazine.[5] "Heartbreaker" was ranked number 328 in 2004 by Rolling Stone magazine, in their 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.[6]

Recording

In a 1998 interview with Guitar World, Page commented that the guitar solo was recorded in a different studio, thereby giving a different sound than the rest of the song.[7] He added that this was the first recorded instance of his Gibson Les Paul/Marshall Stack combination.[7] Brett Milano of uDiscover Music rated the guitar solo as one of the 100 all-time greatest.[8]

Influence

"Heartbreaker" is one of the songs featured in Nick Hornby's book 31 Songs. Record producer Rick Rubin has remarked, "One of the greatest riffs in rock. It ["Heartbreaker"] starts, and it's like they don't really know where the "one" is. Magical in its awkwardness."[9] Eddie Van Halen once claimed the "Heartbreaker" solo as the origin behind the tapping technique. In one review with Guitar World, he said:

I think I got the idea of tapping watching Jimmy Page do his "Heartbreaker" solo back in 1971. He was doing a pull-off to an open string, and I thought wait a minute, open string ... pull off. I can do that, but what if I use my finger as the nut and move it around? I just kind of took it and ran with it.[10]

Steve Vai has also commented about it in a September 1998 Guitar World interview: "This one [Heartbreaker] had the biggest impact on me as a youth. It was defiant, bold, and edgier than hell. It really is the definitive rock guitar solo."[11] American band Nirvana covered the song during their first show on 7 March 1987 in Raymond Washington. The cover was only released on the box set With the Lights Out. Led Zeppelin parody/tribute band Dread Zeppelin recorded a reggae-influenced cover of the song with the lyrics from Elvis Presley's "Heartbreak Hotel".

See also

References

  1. ^ "Led Zeppelin Biography". Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. Archived from the original on 29 June 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2014. their blues-rock approach on such tracks as "Whole Lotta Love," "Heartbreaker" and "Ramble On."
  2. ^ Williamson, Nigel (2007). The Rough Guide to Led Zeppelin. Rough Guides UK. p. 164. ISBN 978-1-8435-3841-7.
  3. ^ Rooksby, Rikky (2010). Riffs: How to Create and Play Great Guitar Riffs Revised and Updated Edition (1st ed.). Backbeat Books. p. 81. ISBN 978-1-4768-5547-9.
  4. ^ Lewis, Dave (6 December 2016). "Led Zeppelin: The Story Behind Led Zeppelin II". Classic Rock. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  5. ^ a b "100 Greatest Guitar Solos: No. 16 "Heartbreaker" (Jimmy Page)". Guitar World. 21 October 2008. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  6. ^ "328. Led Zeppelin, 'Heartbreaker'". Rolling Stone. 7 April 2011. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  7. ^ a b Tolinski, Brad; Di Bendetto, Greg (January 1998). "Light and Shade". Guitar World.
  8. ^ Milano, Brett (11 September 2020). "The Best Guitar Solos: 100 Hair-Raising Moments". uDiscover Music. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  9. ^ "Fifty Artists Pick Their Personal Top 10s – Rick Rubin: Led Zeppelin". Archived from the original on 11 December 2010.. Rolling Stone.
  10. ^ Bosso, Joe (20 November 2008). "Van Halen: VH1". Archived from the original on 15 January 2011.. Guitar World.
  11. ^ Kitts, Jeff; Tolinski, Brad (2002). Guitar World Presents the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time!. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 189. ISBN 978-0-6340-4619-3.
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