Plant also recalls howKashmir, one of Led Zeppelin’s most popular songs, would annoy guitarist Jeff Beck: “I used to call him up when they played that and he used to hate it profusely… he hated that song.” AlongsideKashmir, Wolves also regularly playStairway to HeavenandWhole Lotta Lov...
Tolkien. Plant came into his own as a lyricist on the album Led Zeppelin III (1970), with songs such as the rollicking “Bron-Y-Aur Stomp,” which was inspired by his blue-eyed collie Strider, and the melancholy ballad“That’s the Way.” The band’s popularity soared after the ...
in the '80s, Plant finally was beginning to sound comfortable in his own skin. This album has every bit of the sex, humor and boundary-defying punch of Plant's best work, but with more determined rock focus than he had even on the popular, but deeply modern, 'Now and Zen.' ...
Plant: Well, contemplative, I don’t think so — I think it’s just the nature of the song. You weave in and out of the original form of the music as you heard it, even before you recorded it. The songs have a personality. I just think that we’re very adaptable — we ...
This comes as no huge surprise however, knowing it was the legendary T Bone Burnett who produced the album and who also helped pen the only original number High and Lonesome with Plant himself. The album is largely a rhythmic and at times percussive one, with melodic instrumentation being ...
from keyboards to sampling, in the '80s, Plant finally was beginning to sound comfortable in his own skin. This album has every bit of the sex, humor and boundary-defying punch of Plant's best work, but with more determined rock focus than he had even on the popular, but deeply modern...
Flashback: Robert Plant Reluctantly Sings 'Stairway' at 1988 Zeppelin Reunion He told Jimmy Page he wasn't going to do it the night before, causing a major fight Music By Andy Greene Watch Robert Plant Refigure Led Zeppelin Songs at Bonnaroo Also, see tunes from Alabama Shakes' and...
R&B songs – wasn't what most fans were expecting when they heard Robert Plant was reuniting with Jimmy Page. Still, 'The Honeydrippers' ended up representing a key element of Plant's still-evolving solo career rather than a sudden detour. He wasn't finished reanimating songs from long ...
Robert Plant had last performed “Stairway to Heaven” with Led Zeppelin on December 10, 2007. The performance at the O2 Arena in London was part of the tribute concert to the late Ahmet Ertegun. Erteghun was the founder of Atlantic Records, Zeppelin’s longtime label. The band’s set was...
Robert Plant Warms Up Related Dressed in a shiny silver shirt and black pants, the formerLed Zeppelinfrontman began his set as the temperature cooled way down in Napa Valley. “We’ll be playing some new songs and some songs from yesterday,” Plant promised. Plant performed many new tracks...