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Robert Plant Biography
In 1968, a naïve young singer from the Black Country hills in
England named Robert Plant was discovered wailing the blues by veteran
session guitarist Jimmy Page and bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones.
When Plant recommended his friend John Bonham as the drummer, one of
the most successful bands in rock history was born as Led Zeppelin. But
the group that started with such force also ended in flames after 12
years, as Bonham's death from alcohol poisoning in 1980 split the band
after nine albums. The remaining members went their separate ways, but
Bonham's death hit Plant particularly hard. Starting his solo career in
1982 with his Zeppelin-like Pictures at Eleven album, Plant would use a
slew of great drummers over the next few years, including Phil Collins,
Cozy Powell, Barriemore Barlow, and Richie Hayward. Collins appeared on
the 1983 follow-up, The Principle of Moments, and Plant achieved a
lighter touch somewhere between Genesis and Zeppelin's quieter side
with tracks like In the Mood and Big Log. But the singer would feed
his Elvis Presley infatuation on 1984's The Honeydrippers, Vol. 1,
teaming with Page and other guests on influential roots rock material.
Refusing to be typecast, Plant then threw a major curve with Shaken 'N'
Stirred, the 1985 album that approximated new wave through the
synthesizer embellishments of keyboardist Jezz Woodroffe and guitarist
Robbie Blunt, plus Hayward's use of electronic drums. It was a creative
highlight of his career, but despite a hit in Little By Little, the
album sold poorly, and the rumblings about a Zeppelin reunion mounted.
Plant took the next few years off, then answered the call for Zeppelin
material with 1988's Now & Zen, which featured samples from his old
group (plus selections from its vault on the subsequent tour). Manic
Nirvana furthered the post-Zeppelin theme in 1990, and Plant's 1993 CD
Fate of Nations proved another artistic high point and found Plant
singing Page's name on the hit Calling to You. The old songwriting
partners had gotten together again for special occasions with Jones and
drummers like Collins and Bonham's son Jason, but organized a different
reunion in 1994. Plant brought in his bassist, Charlie Jones, and
touring drummer, Michael Lee, to back he and Page -- who added a
British symphony orchestra and Middle Eastern musicians for their
televised No Quarter concert and CD. Despite Plant blocking Jones from
participating (the two had disagreed throughout their careers), the
show proved a fascinating blend of different cultures tackling Zeppelin
classics like Since I've Been Loving You and Gallows Pole. As the
versatile Jones made a name for himself as a producer (of groups as
disparate as Heart and the Butthole Surfers) as well as solo artist,
Plant and Page further stirred the ashes with their 1998 studio CD,
Walking Into Clarksdale. But the quartet format (with Jones and Lee)
paled in comparison to Zeppelin's similar blend of bombast and
subtlety, and poor sales put Plant back at the crossroads of his
35-year career. He stayed away from recording until late 2001, when he
stepped into the studio with a batch of original material and a few
well-chosen covers and recorded Dreamland. Taking his penchant for
experimenting with ethnic musics and blending it with a softer approach
to his bluesy pop, he steered in another interesting direction almost
40 years into his recording career. In November 2003, Atlantic issued
Sixty Six to Timbuktu, a two-disc compilation dedicated exclusively to
Plant's solo work. The set ranged from hits like 1988's Tall Cool One
and the Honeydrippers favorite Sea of Love to the previously unissued
Upside Down and a pre-Zeppelin single dating from 1966. Mighty
Rearranger followed two years later. ~ Bill Meredith, All Music Guide
Written by Bill Meredith