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Stairway To Heaven by Led Zeppelin
Genre: Rock
Year: 1971
Year: 1971
"Stairway to Heaven" is a song by the British rock band Led Zeppelin, released in late 1971. It was composed by guitarist Jimmy Page and vocalist Robert Plant for the bands untitled fourth studio album (usually referred to as Led Zeppelin IV). The song, running eight minutes and two seconds, is composed of several sections, which increase in tempo and volume as the song progresses. The song begins as a slow acoustic-based folk song accompanied by recorders before electric instrumentation is introduced. The final section is a high-tempo hard rock section highlighted by an intricate guitar solo by Page.
The song, often considered one of the greatest rock songs of all-time,Shmoop (2010), Stairway to Heaven: Shmoop Music Guide, Shmoop University, Inc., ISBN 1-6106-2069-0, Read full article at wikipedia.org
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