Moby Dick - Live 1972; Remaster

This was Zeppelin drummer John Bonham's showcase song on early tours. His solo would last up to 20 minutes, while the rest of the band would leave the stage to grab a smoke. Bonham sometimes drew blood performing this from beating his hands on his snare and tom toms.

This is an instrumental song. According to Bonham's wife Pat, the song is named Moby Dick because his son asked him to play "the long song." When John asked why, the boy answered, "It's big like Moby."

This evolved out of a drum solo Bonham would play called "Pat's Delight," which was named after his wife. Jimmy Page would often catch Bonham jamming in the studio, and recorded parts of it, then pieced it all together.