Bonzo's Montreux

"Bonzo's Montreux" is a drum solo by Led Zeppelin's drummer, John Bonham. It was recorded in September 1976 at Mountain Studios in Montreux, Switzerland, with electronic effects added by Jimmy Page.^[1] Page used the then-new Eventide Harmonizer to create a steel drum sound, which Bonham apparently liked; the final "gliss-phrases" were developed during mixing with the Harmonizer's keyboard controller.^[2][3] The track was released on the 1982 compilation album, Coda.^[4]

"Bonzo's Montreux"
Instrumental by Led Zeppelin
from the album Coda
Released	19 November 1982 (1982-11-19)
Recorded	12 September 1976
Studio	Mountain (Montreux, Switzerland)
Genre	Instrumental rock
Length	4:15
Label	Swan Song
Composer(s)	John Bonham
Producer(s)	Jimmy Page

"Bonzo's Montreux" was never performed live at Led Zeppelin concerts, however, Bonham performed parts of the composition during "Moby Dick" in 1977.^[1]

Reception

In a contemporary review of Coda, Kurt Loder of Rolling Stone gave the track a positive review, praising Bonham's "drum orchestra" and the electronic effects added by Page.^[4] Loder further described the track as being "true to the spirit of Sandy Nelson, and thus vestigially nifty at the very least."^[4]