Robert Plant - Top 10 Albums

[@TheHumbuckerboy]

I really enjoyed hearing your thoughts concerning Robert Plant's albums . However ' Pictures at Eleven' is actually my favourite Plant album with 'The Principle of Moments' being a close 2nd place. Robbie Blunt's guitar work and writing were very impressive as was the drumming of Phil Collins and Cozy Powell .

[@rockrecordsreviewed1880]

Thanks - I do really enjoy Pictures At Eleven....Robbie Blunt was great!

[@TheHumbuckerboy]

@@rockrecordsreviewed1880 Yes, I love his playing.

[@marcelob4132]

I agree with your take on Plant's first 2 solo albums and it amazes me how anyone with even reasonable taste could leave out one of his best albums: Principle Of Moments

[@PhilBaird1]

Another very considered and knowledgeable review Adam. I don't know all these albums but I do have a few of them and I like them all. It's always interesting to hear what he does next so there's always a progression going on. I share your admiration for Robert; from the greatest rock singer of them all to the wandering minstrel in search of new inspiration, he's always carried himself very well and comes over as very modest and unassuming. A genuine rock legend.

[@chrisboerger465]

Thanks for the education. As a big Zep fan, I bought the first two albums upon release, listened to a few of the other ones after checking them out from the library, then lost track, I guess there were alternative musical journeys calling to me. But your video makes me want to explore at least a couple of these albums. I've always admired Plant, his commitment to the music. Good or bad, you never get the impression he's doing it for the money, or just because he wants to stay relevant.

[@rockrecordsreviewed1880]

I think that's exactly it Chris....his love of the musical journey he's on comes through in everything he does

[@KRAZEEIZATION]

I remember hearing Big Log on the radio back in 1983, I loved the clean guitar and mysterious lyrics. I’d no idea who he was. Great song. I didn’t get into Plant until I bought Now & Zen in 1989 and I loved that. Next I bought Shakin’ N Stirred which confused me and I felt cheated out of the £10 the CD cost. Next I got into Led Zeppelin and then by 1990 I bought the rest of the solo stuff by Plant. Manic Nirvana is a bit to poodle rock for me but I like Pictures At Eleven and Principle Of Moments even more. I only have the first 6. Great artist.

[@totall2952]

Cool show just subscribed

[@rockrecordsreviewed1880]

Thanks, welcome!

[@deanjonasson6776]

Great job, Adam! I'm a fan of Plant (saw him on the BAND OF JOY tour) and think RAISING SAND is a classic. I have a couple of compilations so I haven't invested in his early solo albums (liked the singles but hated the cover art) but will definitely check out FATE OF NATIONS. You name-checked "Silver Rider" and "Monkey" from BAND OF JOY so I'll direct your attention to the album THE GREAT DESTROYER by the Duluth, Minnesota band Low as this is where Plant found those two songs. Besides enjoying Plant's wide-ranging aesthetic and thoughtful writing, I also admire his artistic integrity. As you pointed out, he has resisted the big Led Zeppelin 'cash-in' to follow his own muse. It's paid off with some great albums (yes, DREAMLAND is a definite Top 10 for me as well) and a career with few mis-steps.

[@rockrecordsreviewed1880]

Will check them out, great tip, thanks Dean!

[@OMW66]

Oh kay man! This could be interesting. I love Robert Plant both solo and as a frontman. I have my favorites, and now i’m curious which is yours.

[@roxannewalsh]

I watched the intro while I wrote down my list and I found that we have nearly the same view on the man. In hindsight, I think he played a large role in Led Zeppelin having been so much more than just another heavy 70s band. Just compare his work to Page, who seemed to be completely unable to develop any further since 1973. All his albums are interesting while some of them are a bit stuck in the time of their release. Personally, I find his later albums superior, they have this timeless quality from an explorer who has seen almost everything and now has a tale to tell without the need to care about what is modern or not. Strangely enough, I really do not rate him as a singer but as a writer/band leader, even conceptual artist - his voice is beyond comparison anyway... He always was very playful with his own past as well as with the past of other sources (I call it roots and paying his dues, never would go into the plagiarism route - that is nonsense for me in this context), in the way that there were no "holy cows" for him. 10. Pictures at Eleven 9. The Principle of Moments 8. Band of Joy 7. Now and Zen 6. Rising Sands 5. Mighty Rearranger 4. Fate of Nations (29 Palms is my all-time favourite Plant song outside of Led Zeppelin) 3. Carry Fire 2. lullaby and the Ceaseless Roar 1. Dreamland (Yes, it is all covers, but this is how the man deals with 50 or 60 years of his - and mine - rock history and keeps it alive and interesting and is able to give it his very personal print without even trying to copy the originals.) PS - Honeydrippers is great fun, I did not consider it a full LP, so I did not list it.

[@rockrecordsreviewed1880]

Hi Roxanne, totally agree with what you say of the man.....you know what, I may well have been wrong leaving Dreamland purely cos it's a covers album, as it is great.....and it has more right to be in than Honeyrdrippers....hmm..my bad! So thank you for immediately putting me right, lol!

[@chrisboerger465]

I've always been curious about what happened to Page. He's unquestionably a genius, his arrangements and production and unique guitar contributions are a large part of what made Led Zeppelin great, yet, from what I've heard at least, he never came close to these accomplishments post-Zep. You may be right, that he needed Zeppelin, Plant included, as much as Zeppelin needed him.

[@roxannewalsh]

@@rockrecordsreviewed1880 Fate of Nations was my #1 for a long time as well. Maybe the best of the rock hero Plant. It could be a question of age that I came to like the "world musician" Plant even more. But looking back I find that Battle of Evermore was always one of my Zep favourites (and not just because of Sandy Denny...), so it is rather development and not revolution.

[@rockrecordsreviewed1880]

@@chrisboerger465 I agree Chris...I'm a passionate fan of Page and his writing, production and playing, but for some reason he has never been able to move on from the Led Zeppelin monster - he seems to revel in looking back and doing constant remasters and reissues - the total opposite of Plant...I guess in many ways Page sees his role as the keeper pf the flame, and he's done a great job of it..perhaps LZ wouldn't be quite so revered as they are had he not filled that role - but it certainly would have been fascinating to see him develop a more extensive solo career than he has done...

[@chrisboerger465]

@@rockrecordsreviewed1880 You put it as aptly as anyone could..."has never been able to move on from the Led Zeppelin monster." Brilliant!

[@OMW66]

Wow!! I can’t believe it. Your number 10 is my number 1. OK. My number two is «Carry Fire». Haha... i didn’t see that coming. But, it’s great fun. Just as it’s ment to be.

[@rockrecordsreviewed1880]

I hope you still enjoyed it - I think all his albums are really enjoyable, as I say at the start, so the placings will vary wildly with all his fans I think, especially as some of them are so different...what did you make of Shaken'n'Stirred?

[@OMW66]

@@rockrecordsreviewed1880 Yeah. I enjoyed it. And i agree. All his albums are enjoyable. The first one i bought when it came out was «Shaken’n’Stirred». I grew to like it for what it is. A bit 80s crazy sounding. I love Richie Haywards drumming on it a lot. I also love «Dreamland». «Band of Joy» is really great.

[@carncats07]

I love your channel, but please invest in a better microphone. You come through so quiet. "Fate of Nations" is absolutely brilliant.

[@rockrecordsreviewed1880]

Thank you! Looking into it....