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Interviews 131Robert Plant Robert Plant is arguably one of the most famous names and faces in music history—amazing considering he started his career in the Welsh borderlands of England, or as he says, the Black Country. There he was inspired by sounds from across the pond including the Blues and singers like Little Richard and Smokey Robinson & The Miracles. Plant went on to found Band of Joy and later Led Zeppelin with his friend, drummer John Bonham, and the two ruled the rock airwaves in the 1970's. Bonham died in 1980, and with him Led Zeppelin. But Plant has never stopped releasing music or exploring new sounds.
Examples of this are Raising Sand with bluegrass musician Alison Krauss in 2007 and Band of Joy with singer-songwriter Patty Griffin. His 10th and latest album is called Lullaby andThe Ceaseless Roar.
422Low Next up, the Minnesota band Low visits the studio to perform songs from its recent album C'mon. Low is often inaccurately labeled“slowcore,”because of their quiet sound. But they also know how to rock out and tackle everything from the war in Iraq to religion in their songs. Founding members Mimi Parker and Alan Sparhawk are not only band mates, but husband and wife and practicing Mormons. And after nine albums, they've gained a faithful following, which includes Robert Plant. He covered two of the band's songs on his last release Band of Joy. Specials 2492Box Set Gift Suggestions This episode of Sound Opinions isn't all negative.
Jim and Greg also provide you with some holiday gift suggestions for the music lover in your life. They recommend wrapping up the following box sets:. The Clash: The Singles. What It Is! Reviews 2641Robert Plant lullaby andThe Ceaseless Roar For over half a century, Robert Plant has been making music and pushing the boundaries of rock ‘n’ roll.
But despite being known as the Golden God of Led Zeppelin, most of those years were actually spent doing solo work and special projects, many of which incorporate wide range of American and international folk sounds, from Appalachia to the Middle East. Now he's back with his backing band the Sensational Space Shifters with the release lullaby andThe Ceaseless Roar.
Again you can hear West African poly—rhythms, Southern blues tones, and country music influences, proving that, as Jim put it,“Plant does whatever he wants.”Despite his respect for Plant's never-ending pursuit of the new, Jim wonders how much of this adoration should be credited to the 17-year-old Zep fan version of himself. So he says Try It. Greg, on the other hand, truly enjoyed the contemplative and quiet side of the“more tender Plant”displayed on this record and gladly prescribes a Buy It. Jim Greg 2612Robert Plant Band of Joy This episode's final review is of Robert Plant's new solo record Band of Joy.
The album shares the name of Plant's pre-Led Zeppelin band, but Jim can‘t figure out the connection. He doesn’t see what roots Americana music has to do with the north country of England. He applauds Plant for trying new things, but misses more of his Celtic,“dark lord”sound. He gives Band of Joy a Burn It. Greg was a fan of Plant's last rootsy effort, Raising Sand. He heard the“Golden God”doing something completely new. But now, it's less innovative, and at times downright slow and creepy.
Greg also gives this hit and miss affair a Burn It. Jim Greg 2544Alison Krauss & Robert Plant Raising Sand The next segment also focuses on the melding of pop and folk music. Led Zeppelin front man Robert Plant has collaborated with bluegrass virtuoso Alison Krauss on a new album called Raising Sand. Fans of Led Zeppelin III won‘t be surprised by Plant’s interest in American roots music; it's closely linked with Celtic folkmusic. But, Jim was surpised by the lack of chemistry between Alison Krauss and Robert Plant.
Both are phenomenal singer, and both were backed by a phenomenal band, but Jim just found himself getting sleepy. He can only give the album a Burn It. Greg admits that the record is subtle, and doesn't lend itself to all kinds of listening, but he was amazed by the harmonies Plant gives. He also thinks their song choices, which include Allen Toussaint and Gene Clark covers, were perfect. Greg gives Raising Sand a Buy It. “Tangerine” Led Zeppelin According to Greg, Jim hit the nail on the head with his Led Zeppelin III reference.
That's exactly where he went for this week's Desert Island Jukebox pick. The band was often misunderstood and merely a hyper-masculine rock act. They had a substantial reflective side, and that's evident on III. Plant was also wrongly categorized as simply a“banshee screamer.”He could also be subtle, conversational and moving.
You can hear the softer side of Led Zeppelin in Greg's DIJ choice, ' Tangerine.'