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"Communication Breakdown" is a song by English rock band Led Zeppelin, from their 1969 debut album Led Zeppelin. It was one of the first songs that Jimmy Page and Robert Plant worked on together.
   The pounding guitar riff was played by Page through a small, miked Supro amplifier throughout; and ran his Fender Telecaster through a fully closed Vox wah pedal to create the "guitar in a shoebox" sound on the lead. "Communication Breakdown" is also one of the few songs that Page sang a backing vocal on.
   The song was a popular live number at Led Zeppelin concerts, and was the only song to be played during every year that the band toured. It usually either opened shows or was played as an encore.
   In the US, the track was released as the B-side of the single "Good Times Bad Times".
   On the Led Zeppelin BBC Sessions, released in 1997, this song was featured three times, each with a slightly different improvisation by the musicians. Two live versions taken from performances at the TV program Tous En Scene in Paris in 1969 and at the Royal Albert Hall in 1970 can also be seen on the Led Zeppelin DVD. "Communication Breakdown" is also one of the few Zeppelin songs in which the group did a proper lip-sync video for which is also available on the 2003 Led Zeppelin DVD. Iron Maiden later covered the track on the B-side to the "Bring Your Daughter to the Slaughter" single, as well as being featured in their Eddie's Archive box set. The Flaming Lips also covered the song on their Finally the Punk Rockers Are Taking Acid compilation, as did Jason Bonham, son of Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham, on his 1997 album In the Name of My Father - The Zepset. The song was also covered by the Jeff Healey Band on the album Cover To Cover which features many more classic song covers; it's an instrumental version featuring John Popper on harmonica in place of vocals.
   In 2006, Australian hard rock band Wolfmother covered the song during the induction of Led Zeppelin into the UK Music Hall of Fame, and continue to play it at live shows.
   Led Zeppelin parody cover band Dread Zeppelin recorded a version of this song on their album Rock'n Roll.
   "Communication Breakdown" was the last song performed in the year of 1975 for the band at Earls Court, May 25th 1975.

Sources

Led Zeppelin: Dazed and Confused: The Stories Behind Every Song, by Chris Welch, ISBN 1-56025-818-7
The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin, by Dave Lewis, ISBN 0-7119-3528-9

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