Bonzo's Montreux

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"Bonzo's Montreux"
Instrumental by Led Zeppelin
from the album Coda
Released19 November 1982 (1982-11-19)
Recorded12 September 1976
StudioMountain Studios, Montreux, Switzerland
GenreInstrumental rock
Length4:15
LabelSwan Song
Composer(s)John Bonham
Producer(s)Jimmy Page

"Bonzo's Montreux" is a drum solo by Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham. It was recorded in September 1976 at Mountain Studios in Montreux, Switzerland, with electronic effects later added by Jimmy Page.[1] The track was released on the 1982 compilation album, Coda.[2]

The instrumental was also included on both of the band's boxed sets, released in the early 1990s. It was presented in a medley with Bonham's solo on "Moby Dick" on the first boxed set in 1990, and as an individual track on the second boxed set in 1993.[citation needed] Although the version of Coda included on the career-spanning boxed set The Complete Studio Recordings featured the new songs that were released on the boxed set series, the "Moby Dick/Bonzo's Montreux" medley (released on the first boxed set, in 1990) was omitted.[citation needed]

"Bonzo's Montreux" was never performed live at Led Zeppelin concerts, however, Bonham performed parts of the song during "Moby Dick" in 1977.[1]

Reception[]

In a contemporary review of Coda, Kurt Loder of Rolling Stone gave the track a positive review, praising Bonham's "drum orchestra" and the electronic effects added by Page.[2] Loder further described the track as being "true to the spirit of Sandy Nelson, and thus vestigially nifty at the very least."[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Dave Lewis (1994). Led Zeppelin. Omnibus Press& Schirmer Trade Books. ISBN 978-0-7119-3528-0.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c Loder, Kurt (20 January 1983). "Coda". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
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