Good Times Bad Times

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	To oppose or discuss a nomination, please go to CZ:Proposed for deletion and follow the instructions. For the monthly nomination lists, see Category:Articles for deletion. Good Times Bad Times Image:Gtbtsingle1969.jpg]] 1969 Italian single Appears on Led Zeppelin (album) Published by Superhype Music Registration ASCAP 370093944 Release date 10 March 1969 Recorded October 1968 at Olympic Studios, London. Mixed at Olympic Studios, London. Genre Hard rock, rock Language English Length 2 minutes 43 seconds Composer Jimmy Page]], John Paul Jones (musician) Label Atlantic Records]] Producer Jimmy Page Engineer Glyn Johns 'Good Times Bad Times' is a song by England|English]] rock music|rock]] band Led Zeppelin]], featured as the opening track on their 1969 debut album Led Zeppelin (album)|Led Zeppelin]]. Overview For the lead guitar solo, guitar]]ist Jimmy Page]] passed his Telecaster]] guitar through a Leslie speaker]] to create a swirling effect. This type of loudspeaker|speaker]] contains a rotating paddle]] and was designed for Hammond organ]]. However, guitars could be used with it. In an interview he gave to Guitar World]] magazine in 1993, Page explained that: “ I do remember using the board to overdrive a Leslie cabinet for the main riff in 'How Many More Times'. It doesn't sound like a Leslie because I wasn't employing the rotating speakers. Surprisingly, that sound has real weight. The guitar is going through the board, then through an amp which was driving the Leslie cabinet. It was a very successful experiment. ” Page, also the band's Record producer|producer]], placed microphone]]s all over the recording studio]] to capture a live sound when this song was recorded. This song is also notable for drummer]] John Bonham]]'s repeated use of a series of two sixteenth-note triplets on a single bass drum]], an effect many subsequent rock drummers have imitated. Bonham had reportedly developed this technique after listening to Vanilla Fudge]]. He was unaware that drummer Carmine Appice]] was actually playing on a double bass set. As Page has stated: “ The most stunning thing about the track, of course, is Bonzo's amazing kick drum. It's superhuman when you realize he was not playing with double kick. That's one kick drum! That's when people started understanding what he was all about. ” Bass Guitar|Bass]] player John Paul Jones (musician)|John Paul Jones]] has also remarked on his own contribution to the track: “ Usually anything [by Led Zeppelin] with lots of notes was mine and anything with chunky chords was Page's. Things like 'Good Times Bad Times', those are my sort of riffs, they're quite busy'. ” Jones says that the riff he wrote for this song was the most difficult one he ever wrote. Live performances 'Good Times Bad Times' was rarely played live at Led Zeppelin concerts]] in its entirety. In a few instances in 1969 it was used as an introduction to 'Communication Breakdown]]'. It also appeared in almost complete form within the 'Communication Breakdown' medley performed at the LA Forum]] on 4 September 1970 (as can be heard on the Led Zeppelin bootleg recordings|Led Zeppelin bootleg recording]] Live On Blueberry Hill]]), and several 'Whole Lotta Love]]' medleys in 1971. It was also the opening song for Ahmet Ertegun Tribute Concert|Led Zeppelin's reunion show]] at the The O2 arena (London)|O2 Arena]], London]] on 10 December 2007. Accolades Publication Country Accolade Year Rank Blender]] United States "The 1001 Greatest Songs to Download Right Now!" 2003 * DigitalDreamDoor United States "The 100 Greatest Rock Debut Singles" 2005 73 DigitalDreamDoor United States "The 100 Greatest Recordings From 1969" 2007 56 (*) designates unordered lists. Chart positions Led Zeppelin Single Chart (1969) Peak position Canadian RPM Top 100 Chart 64 US Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart 80 US Cash Box Top 100 Singles Chart 66 US Record World 100 Top Pops 65 Japanese Singles Chart 84 Dutch Singles Chart 17 Credits Personnel Musicians: Jimmy Page – electric guitar, backing vocals, producer, remastering, digital remastering Robert Plant]] – vocals John Paul Jones – bass guitar, backing vocals John Bonham - drums, percussion, backing vocals Production: Peter Grant]] – executive producer Glyn Johns - engineer, mixing Joe Sidore - original CD mastering engineer (mid-1980s) George Marino - remastered CD engineer (1990) References