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Track Listings
1 | Angel Dance |
2 | House of Cards |
3 | Central Two O Nine |
4 | Silver Rider |
5 | You Can't Buy My Love |
6 | Falling in Love Again |
7 | The Only Sound That Matters |
8 | Monkey |
9 | Get Along Home Cindy |
10 | Harms Swift Way |
11 | Satan Your Kingdom Must Come Down |
12 | Even This Shall Pass Away |
Editorial Reviews
2010 solo album from the music legend and former Led Zeppelin vocalist, his first album since 2007's six time Grammy Award winning Raising Sand. Band of Joy was recorded in Nashville with a stellar cast of musicians. The album was co-produced by Plant and Nashville legend and guitarist Buddy Miller. As well as Miller, the Band of Joy is made up of multi-instrumentalist Darrell Scott, who provides the mandolin, guitar, accordion, pedal, lap steel and banjo lines, country singer/songwriter Patty Griffin who adds the main vocal foils to Plant's lead parts, while Byron House plays bass and percussion comes from Marco Giovino. This is a Roots Rock record similar to Raising Sand.
Product details
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- Language : English
- Product Dimensions : 4.96 x 5.55 x 0.28 inches; 1.62 ounces
- Manufacturer : Concord Music Group
- Item model number : 9238876
- Original Release Date : 2010
- Date First Available : May 27, 2010
- Label : Concord Music Group
- ASIN : B003NWS5AO
- Country of Origin : USA
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #6,963 in CDs & Vinyl (See Top 100 in CDs & Vinyl)
- #190 in Folk Rock (CDs & Vinyl)
- #407 in Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) (CDs & Vinyl)
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Zep was instantly recognizable because of Plant's amazing voice: clear as water, with an amazing range and that little hitch in the voice (think Roy Orbison) that could tug at your heartstrings. The first five Zep albums changed the rock music world--irrevocably.
After John Bonham's untimely death, Zep broke up and the remaining three artists, Plant, Page, and multi-instrumentalist John Paul Jones went their separate ways. Page and Plant recorded together ( No Quarter ), and with other artists as well. Page even recorded a testosterone feast with rock god wannabe David Coverdale Coverdale & Page . Page and Plant also put together a Zep reunion tour a few years back.
But it must be galling to be remembered for the songs one wrote and sang some 40 years ago, and Plant has clearly moved on. The aforementioned "No Quarter" CD singled a change in direction for Page and Plant--instead of crashing guitars, a lot of acoustic music that drew its power not from sheer volume alone, but also from the inherent emotion in the music itself.
Perhaps "No Quarter" presages Plant's current offering, "Band of Joy." Recorded in Nashville, it immediately evokes Plant's folk music roots. The music is a combination of gospel, old country & western from the 1950s (think Patsy Cline or Eddy Arnold), bluegrass, folk, 1960s-era garage bands, grunge, and that particular blend of New Orleans Cajun music. There aren't any of the exotic instruments of "No Quarter" here, nor are there any keyboards that I could hear, just mandolins, banjos, acoustic guitars, what sounds like a washtub bass, pedal and lots of what sounds like Fender Telecasters played through a Twin Reverb amp with lots of fuzz tones. Soaring over all of this is the remarkable voice of Robert Plant, clear as cool water, at times crying, whispering, or even shouting here and there. At times he sings alone, at times harmonizing with the lovely voice of Patty Griffin, at times accompanied with singers that sound for all the world like the Dixie Hummingbirds.
Plant's voice is still there in all its glory: immediately recognizable, it shows no traces of the years (there's a photo of him on the inside liner of the CD case. He looks like all of us do who were teens in the 1960s and perhaps haven't aged too gracefully). But that wonderful voice, the voice that to me defined rock and roll for nearly 20 years--It's still there! Thanks be to whatever musical gods there are for preserving this treasure.
I must admit that I was initially taken aback by this CD when I stuck it in the car's CD player while tooling down the road. I'd expected something like Fate of Nations or even No Quarter . The gumbo that my ears sampled was initially too rich. But repeated listenings have made me fall in love with this wonderful CD. There is not a weak cut here, and there are some beautiful ones, just right for cuddling up with somebody you love: "Falling in Love Again" and "The Only Sound That Matters" are wonderful close dancing, huggin' and kissin' songs; Plant's take on the old folksong "Cindy I'll Marry You Someday" is perfect. "You Can't Buy My Love" evokes memories of the Beatles and their hit "Can't Buy Me Love." The ominous gospel sound of "Satan, Your Kingdom Must Come Down" is just right. And then there's the intimacy of "Silver Rider;" it sounds like it was recorded as were the Enya CDs of years past, with the mic right up next to the mouth, so that even the tiniest mouth sound makes it into the recorded mix.
None of this is what I expected--boy am I glad. What a fabulous CD. Anyone who loved (or still loves) Led Zeppelin, and who's curious about the roots of Robert Plant, their amazing singer, will enjoy this CD. To my ears, it's an instant classic. I only wish it had another 12 cuts; I could listen to it for hours. Come to think of it, I have! Buy it now!
This CD from Plant and the Band of Joy demonstrates almost all musical types, forces, energy and features. I first saw a live performance of this music on the PBS series Artists Den and broke my fingers ordering the CD from Amazon before the show was over. Is there any Led Zeppelin rehash? No but Zepp is there. Does it go off base in any way? No but it does make hard rock fans admirers of country and folk themed music. Does it rock? Oh Yea...but it sneaks up on you.
Plant's vocals are, of course impeccable. The Band of Joy is simply amazing in their practiced, yet wild musical ability. All of them! They all play many different instruments - very well. They all sing and what singing it is. It is the PERFECT band that can pull off everything while making it look (more importantly sound) easy.
Cuts from this CD can and will be played on country stations, blues outlets, X-radio, gospel radio, Rock, Pop, the more metal parts of the dial and at folk coffee houses.
When you are with your country western friends slip "Falling in Love Again" on the CD or ipod - they'll ask if it was George Jones or Garth. In your car with your beat-nick friend play "Cindy, I'll Marry You Someday Day" - you'll be invited to meet their other bearded buddies. In a group of church people? Just put on "Satan Your Kingdom Must Come Down" it will testify to all. Want to blues rock your brains out? "Even This Shall Pass Away" will do the trick.
If this is not the best its one of the 5 best CDs I've ever had the pleasure to enjoy. By the way, my collection includes everything from Mozart to Billy Joel to Peter, Paul and Mary and yes, Led Zeppelin 2. If you don't like this Plant CD, you probably didn't understand Zepp back in 1967.
The scientist are still searching for their Unified Field Theory - music people have found ours: Robert Plant and the Band of Joy.
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Einige Jahre und Alben später, nämlich 2010, hat er ein weiteres Album mit Cover-Songs herausgebracht, wobei insbesondere Originale von alten Blues-Größen, die er bewundert hat, als Grundlage gedient haben: „Band of Joy“.
Natürlich hat Robert Plant auch auf diesem Album nicht einfach kopiert, sondern er hat aus der Basis Neues gestaltet und so den „alten Geist“ in die Moderne transportiert.
Dass er das Album „Band of Joy“ genannt hat, ist natürlich kein Zufall. So hieß die Band, in der er vor der Gründung von Led Zeppelin gemeinsam mit John Bonham gespielt hat. Vielleicht war das auch ein Signal in Richtung von Jimmy Page, der immer wieder auf eine Wiedervereinigung von Led Zeppelin gedrängt hat. Die wollte Robert Plant jedenfalls nicht. Und das sollte auch dieses Album unterstreichen, ohne die Wurzeln der Vergangenheit abzuschneiden. In Interviews hat Plant betont, das Album stehe im Geiste von „Led Zeppelin III“. Das kann man beim Hören tatsächlich nachempfinden. Die musikalische Symbiose von Rock , Blues, Folk und einem Hauch Psychedelic baut die typische Led Zeppelin-Spannung auf und doch klingt das Album gleichzeitig komplett anders als Led Zeppelin.
Es ist großartig geworden.
Die Bandbreite und Variabilität, die Plant während seiner Solo-Karriere bietet, ist gigantisch. Besondere Anspieltipps auf diesem Album sind für mich „Silver Rider“, „Monkey“, „Satan your Kingdom must come down“ und „Even this shall pass away“.
Nach diesen beiden Alben mit vielen Cover-Songs wollte ich dann ein weiteres, ganz anderes Album von Robert Plant hören. Ich habe zu „Carry Fire“, seinem neuesten Werk, gegriffen. Seine Solosachen sind fast alle gut bis sensationell; das gilt insbesondere für die letzten Alben. Dennoch könnte man „Carry Fire“ eine positive Sonderstellung einräumen. Das Album hat einfach alles: Plant lässt seine Wurzeln erkennen und entwickelt sich gleichzeitig konsequent weiter. Rock, Blues, Folk, Jazz und eine gehörige Prise fernöstlicher Klänge bilden einen vielseitigen, sehr emotionalen Klangteppich, auf dem sich der Superstar traumwandlerisch und absolut authentisch entfalten kann. Plant hat definitiv zu sich selbst gefunden. Da auf dem Album ein Highlight das nächste jagt, möchte ich keine Anspieltipps aufzählen. Aber ein Stück möchte ich doch hervorheben, weil es gleichzeitig minimalistisch und kongenial ist: „A Way with Words“, das dahingehauchte Flehen an eine Verflossene, zu ihr zurückkehren zu dürfen. Das musikalische Flüstern, das die Sensational Space Shifters dazu liefern, führt zu einem Song, der Gefühle so ausdrückt, dass man es nicht besser machen kann.
Überhaupt, die Sensational Space Shifters begleiten Plant so fantastisch, dass ihnen ein großer Anteil an der superben Qualität des Albums zuzusprechen ist.
Ganz großes Kino!