"Good Times, Bad Times"
Song by Led Zeppelin
From the album Led Zeppelin I
Album released	January 12, 1969
Genre	Hard Rock
Song Length	2:46
Record label	Atlantic Records
Producer	Jimmy Page
Track Number	Track 1

"Good Times, Bad Times" is the first song by British Rock band Led Zeppelin, on their 1969 debut album Led Zeppelin. The band played this song at their live shows until 1970. Cover of the Led Zeppelin album, Led Zeppelin. ... Led Zeppelin was a English rock band that became one of the most successful and influential artists in popular music history. ... Led Zeppelin, released on January 12, 1969 (see 1969 in music), was the first album by the British blues/rock band Led Zeppelin. ... January 12 is the 12th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... Musical genres are categories which contain music which share a certain style or which have certain elements in common. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Atlantic Records (Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American record label, and a subsidiary of Warner Music Group. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the performers, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... Led Zeppelin was a English rock band that became one of the most successful and influential artists in popular music history. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... Led Zeppelin, released on January 12, 1969 (see 1969 in music), was the first album by the British rock band Led Zeppelin. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ...

Guitarist Jimmy Page passed his guitar through a Leslie speaker to create a swirling effect. This type of speaker contains a rotating paddle and was designed for organs, however guitars could be used with it. Eric Clapton also did this on the Cream song "Badge". The acoustic archtop guitar, used in Jazz music, features steel strings. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Leslie speaker is a specially constructed amplifier/loudspeaker used to create special audio effects. ... Closeup of a loudspeaker driver A loudspeaker, or simply speaker, is an electromechanical transducer which converts an electrical signal into sound. ... A paddle is a tool, originally a propulsion implement for mixing or pushing against liquids, typically in order to propel a boat. ... The Casavant pipe organ at Notre-Dame de Montréal Basilica, Montreal The organ is a keyboard instrument with one or more manuals, and usually a pedalboard. ... Eric Patrick Clapton CBE (born March 30, 1945), nicknamed Slowhand, is a Grammy Award winning British guitarist, singer and composer, who became one of the most respected and influential musicians of the rock-era, garnering an unprecedented three inductions into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. ... Cream (also The Cream) was a seminal 1960s British rock band which featured guitarist Eric Clapton, bassist Jack Bruce, and drummer Ginger Baker. ...

Page, also the band's producer, placed microphones all over the recording studio to capture a live sound when this song was recorded. In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the performers, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... A microphone, sometimes called a mic (pronounced mike), is a transducer that converts sound into an electrical signal. ... Adriaen van Ostade. ...

This song is also notable for drummer John Bonham's repeated use of a series of three triplets on a single bass drum, an effect many subsequent rock drummers have imitated. Drum carried by John Unger, Company B, 40th Regiment New York Veteran Volunteer Infantry Mozart Regiment, December 20, 1863 Several American Indian-style drums for sale at the National Museum of the American Indian. ... John Bonham in 1972 John Henry Bonzo Bonham (May 31, 1948 – September 25, 1980), was a British drummer and member of the highly successful rock band Led Zeppelin. ... A bass drum is a large drum that produces a note of low definite or indefinite pitch. ...