"The Rover" is a song by English rock band Led Zeppelin, being the second track on their 1975 album Physical Graffiti.
The song was originally meant to be an acoustic piece, being written at Bron-Yr-Aur in 1970 and then recorded at Stargroves during the Houses of the Holy sessions in 1972. However, the band decided to hold the track off the Houses of the Holy album, and the song eventually saw its way onto Led Zeppelin's next studio album Physica...
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"The Rover" is a song by English rock band Led Zeppelin, being the second track on their 1975 album Physical Graffiti.
The song was originally meant to be an acoustic piece, being written at Bron-Yr-Aur in 1970 and then recorded at Stargroves during the Houses of the Holy sessions in 1972. However, the band decided to hold the track off the Houses of the Holy album, and the song eventually saw its way onto Led Zeppelin's next studio album Physical Graffiti. By this time it had obtained a distinctly heavier feel, with several studio overdubs having been laid down by Jimmy Page in 1974.
"The Rover" opens with a heavy drum beat from John Bonham, and throughout the song, Page plays a distinctive riff using a Phase Shifter effect. The riff is in the key of E major, and the solo uses a F# minor scale. "Rover" is old British slang term for a wanderer, and the lyrics are fitting to this definition:
The sleeve credit for this track includes the line "Guitar lost courtesy Nevison...Salvaged by...
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