"Houses of the Holy" is a song by English rock band Led Zeppelin from their 1975 sixth album Physical Graffiti.
[2] In order to create the layered guitar introduction and fade-out, Page used a Delta T digital delay unit.
Record producer Rick Rubin has remarked, "This is a funk jam with really interesting, jazzy chords.
"[3] The song was never played live by Led Zeppelin,[2] though Robert Plant performed it with the Band of Joy during his 2010 solo tour.
"[6] Miller continues "Here again, the details are half the fun: Bonham kicks the cut along with a cowbell while the two final verses add what sounds like a squeaky chorus of "doit"s behind the vocal; Plant meanwhile is almost inaudibly overdubbed on the song's central chorus, underlining the phrase "let the music be your master.