ROBERT PLANT Band of Joy (2010)
04 October 2010
- Лейбъл: Decca
- Издаден: 2010
- Aвтор: Никола Шахпазов
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Robert Plant is undeniably good. And marvelously consistent. Just like sting, who turned his back on pop and rock music only to indulge in English folk and play the lute, Plant is not afraid to deny any rumours of a Led Zeppelin reunion and world tour, nor is he afraid of playing country and bluegrass – two words unknown and sometimes hated by the regular hard rock fan.
What’s more important – Plant pools it off rather fabulously each and every time. And it’s rather hard to put out a truly convincing album after tow releases of the magnitude of вЂMighty ReArranger†(along with The Strange Sensation) and вЂRaising Sand†(collaborating with country darling Alison Krauss).
вЂBand of Joy†sees Plant play with the third (or probably fourth) incarnation of his own group Band of joy, delivering a handful of covers done the right way. The album kicks off with a suprising but suiting rendering of Los Lobos’ вЂAngel Dance†and continues lightly ahead into blues, country, bluegrass and folk territory with the mild sound of the banjo, mandolin, soft percussion and the interacting voices of Plant and Patty Griffin (known for her work with country legends Dixie Chicks).
The tracks in вЂBand of Joy†feel like at least five musical streams coming into one and that’s not far from the truth – for these are rather free interpretations of everything from 60’s r’n’b and soul (Barbara Lynn’s вЂYou Can’t Buy My LoveвЂ), country (Townes Van Zandt’s вЂHarms Swift WayвЂ) to one of the album’s great highlights – the gospel epic вЂSatan Your Kingdom Must Come DownвЂ. Truly powerful stuff.
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