Nobodys Fault but Mine is a song by English rock band Led Zeppelin, which was included on their 1976 album Presence. Adapted from Blind Willie Johnsons Its Nobodys Fault but Mine, it has been described as a blistering portrayal of a man looking for deliverance from his misdeeds and perceived sins. This is a relentless rocker built behind a delta blues-based riff. “Nobody’s Fault But Mine” features Robert Plant playing a bluesy harmonica solo and Jimmy Page’s famous slide guitar intro. This is a song full of swagger and it shows Zeppelin’s ability to turn a traditional gospel/blues song into an all out blues jam mixed with a good dose of hard rock. Although the songs roots are in the blues, it has been called one of the most relentless pieces of pure rock this group ever mined and was one of only two songs from Presence to be included in the groups live repertoire (the other being the album opener Achilles Last Stand). Several other musicians have recorded it, including an acoustic arrangement by Jimmy Page and Robert Plant for their No Quarter album. Beginning with the Led Zeppelin North American Tour 1977, Nobodys Fault but Mine became a vital part of Zeppelins set lists. The song was performed at nearly every show up to the groups final tour of Europe in 1980. A live version was filmed and recorded at Knebworth in 1979 and is included on the 2003 Led Zeppelin DVD. Biographer Keith Shadwick wrote: Its clear from the later film of the Knebworth concert in 1979 that these lines [the song lyrics] cut deep with Plant; at that concert when he sings this song there is a remarkable rush of feeling evident across his face as he spits out the lines, a long way beyond any onstage posing for the crowd. This one was from the heart.” Their performance of the song with Jason Bonham at Ahmet Ertegün Tribute Concert at the O2 Arena, London on 10 December 2007 was released in 2012 on the concert film Celebration Day.
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