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Band Of Joy [VINYL] by Robert Plant.

Rating: Robert Plant is back with his first album since 2007's six time
Grammy Award winning Raising Sand.

The new album titled Band Of Joy picks up where the critically
acclaimed roots rock of Raising Sand left off; platinum sales in
NZ, 700,000 in the UK and 3 million worldwide, scooping the Grammy
for Album of the Year.

A timeless plunge into authentic Americana, the album was co-
produced by Plant and Nashville legend and guitarist Buddy Miller.
"Buddy's integral to this album, you can hear his taste all over
the instrumentation," enthuses Plant. "Buddy's zone is beautiful,
with alot of reflections going back into mid-Fifties rockabilly,
the singing fishermen and all the great country stuff, along with
the soul and R&B from Memphis."

Band Of Joy features intriguing new interpretations of songs from
a wide range of sources. Opening with a throbbing rendition of Los
Lobos's 'Angel Dance', the album encompasses the glittering drone-
rock of Low's 'Silver Rider' and 'Monkey', the Fifties-style country
gospel harmonies which transform The Kelly Brothers' Sixties soul
classic 'Falling In Love Again', the desolate banjo-driven
interpretation of 'Satan Your Kingdom Must Come Down', the transplanted
English/Appalachian folk ballad 'Cindy, I'll Marry You Some Day', and
jangling blues imagery of 'Central Two-0-Nine'.

Robert Plant's most eclectic work so far, in a career that has
constantly embraced the unexpected, it's an album which takes in
continents of influence and oceans of emotional depth, taking the
explorations of Raising Sand into bold new territory.

Tracks:
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.Cindy, I'll Marry You Someday
10.Harms Swift Way
11.Satan Your Kingdom Must Come Down
12.Even This Shall Pass Away Performer Notes:

• Robert Plant revives the Band of Joy name for his new album, co-produced by and featuring Buddy Miller, whose fine guitar playing and presence on these tracks bring it close to being an actual collaboration.

Professional Reviews: Rolling Stone - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "[W]hat's most striking is Plant's vocal versatility....The two most striking songs are the most left-field, both penned by the brooding husband-wife indie-rock band Low."

Entertainment Weekly (p.139) - "Plant sounds vocally reenergized on this covers-heavy follow-up to his Grammy-winning Alison Krauss collaboration, RAISING SAND..." -- Grade: A-

Billboard (p.28) - "[T]he Plant-Miller original 'Central Two-O-Nine' is a train song so authentic in tone that it almost sounds like a Johnny Cash chestnut."

Mojo (Publisher) (p.94) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "The tender, propulsive take on the late Townes Van Zandt's 'Harm's Swift Way' is a nice touch....It all adds up to more willful magic from Plant."

Mojo (Publisher) (p.52) - Ranked #32 in Mojo's "The 50 Best Albums Of 2010" -- "[A] textured solo effort."

Record Collector (magazine) (p.89) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "'Falling In Love Again' recalls Plant's days with The Honeydrippers, his voice as sweet and emotive as it's ever been."

Uncut (magazine) (p.82) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Rarely in his post-Zep years has Plant sung as well as he does on BAND OF JOY....The album's closing quartet of tracks is a microcosm of American folk song."

Uncut (magazine) (p.37) - Ranked #5 in Uncut's "The 50 Best Albums Of 2010" -- "BAND OF JOY found him delving deeper into Americana, assisted by Buddy Miller and another crack team of Nashville outriders." Format: Vinyl (1 Disc) Country: USA Studio/Live: Studio Release Date: 13 September, 2010 Label: Universal Music © Copyright 2018 - SimplyBestPrices