An intense and awesome song with some seriously sophisticated lyrics. I believe that Plant was quite interested in ‘Lord Of The Rings’ type fantasy and mythology although some previous remarks suggesting symbolic references to various misfortunes having plagued the band’s career (e.g. the death of plant’s son etc) are very thought provoking. The song is otherwise a prime example of synthesizers used effectively in a heavy rock song but it should also be mentioned that if you strip away the keyboards there are some pretty badass guitar chords and riffs in there!.
An intense and awesome song with some seriously sophisticated lyrics. I believe that Plant was quite interested in ‘Lord Of The Rings’ type fantasy and mythology although some previous remarks suggesting symbolic references to various misfortunes having plagued the band’s career (e.g. the death of plant’s son etc) are very thought provoking. The song is otherwise a prime example of synthesizers used effectively in a heavy rock song but it should also be mentioned that if you strip away the keyboards there are some pretty badass guitar chords and riffs in there!.