Tue Feb 1 '11 9:18 am
Robert Plant and Band of Joy in the Perfect Setting
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Mon Jan 31 '11 10:05 am
Concert: Robert Plant in New York City
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Mon Jan 31 '11 10:04 am
Robert Plant and Band of Joy concert at The Beacon is aggressive yet welcoming
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RobertPlant
Why is it that we‟re still hanging on every word Robert Plant sings? Why are his recordings so eagerly anticipated over 40 years into his career in pop music? Two reasons stand out above all others.
First: his voice. Surely the predominant element in reaching listeners, in making a connection with each individual, is a compelling voice. Plant‟s vocals are compelling in spades: the tone, capable of everything from heartbreaking tenderness to a trademark edginess, the phrasing that lends a distinct urgency, and, perhaps most importantly, the sense of poetry, of mystery.
The second reason for Plant‟s enduring ability to draw us in is that through all of these years, he‟s remained curious – really curious. Not content to reconstruct one of the most successful bands in the history of rock or even to stay with a particular sound for too long, Plant seems to have...
