Tall POLL One: The Robert Plant Solo Album Poll

I omitted the two Page collaborations.

I guess I like the Phil Collins one? "Shaken 'n' Stirred" is a pretty odd bird. "Mighty Rearranger" delivers the goods. I saw him tour behind that, opening for Pearl Jam for a special Katrina benefit show. Later they backed him doing (more) Zep, including "Fool in the Rain," which Percy had never performed before!

Shaken 'n' Stirred, as the title suggests, is a far from embarrassing experiment with programmed rhythms. "Too Loud" may be the most outrageous experiment (in a good way) any boomer rocker ever released.

Those first few definitely hold up, but last year I acquired some later ones and just could not get into 'em.

"Tall Cool One" and "Ship of Fools" hold up rather well too.

"Ship of Fools" is great. It's totally in the "Big Log" mold.

Was a big fan of Manic Nirvana -- I saw him in Madrid in 1990 before the record was released and thought he had finally accepted and gracefully updated his Zep sound. Liked the single -- "Tie Dye on the Highway" and "Watching You" (one of his better eastern knocks). In retrospect, still not a bad record, but a bit too willfully nostalgic. I think I liked him running away from the Zep legacy more.

Ship of Fools is his best solo track imo.

I think nice things about every album up to and including Fate of Nations, and then think far less of things that came afterwards—but only because I haven't listened to them as much.

"big log" is kinda it, but i have great fondness for "burning down one side" and "29 palms" and the Now and Zen singles. every rec'd has at least one great track. fuck a honeydrippers tho.

Fun video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgZ_HFJIGQw

Now & Zen for sure.

Fuck the honeydrippers a million times over btw

These suggest that "When The Levee Breaks" could've had a fine video if it had been released a decade later.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOeRWKCmhRg

> I omitted the two Page collaborations.

but Honeydrippers was included? Don't get it, but hey, it's your poll, do as you want.

One of the first two albums for me, but I need to think it over before deciding on which. I love those modal Robbie Blunt guitar scales everywhere.

The Honeydrippers inclusion was an accident, but I'm not worried -- no one will vote for it.

Voted The Honeydrippers

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

Vote, you fucks.

Just did.

Anyone heard "Far Post," one of PAE's b-sides? Rather good -- it's all 12-string jangle. Greil Marcus wrote a ridiculous defense in a Real Life Top Ten column in 2006.

"Principle" is pretty un-fuck-with-able, but if we did a singles poll I'd probably have to go with "Burning Down One Side."

man, "Moonlight in Samosa" is as ferocious in its own way as "Kashmir":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QibiJtk10s8

or rather "Slow Dancer"

Fuck the honeydrippers a million times over btw

otm

this poll is between Manic Nirvana, Dreamland and Raising Sand I figure though I'm playing Fate of Nations pretty loud right now and it's nice enuf

I remember "Hurting Kind" getting airplay at the time but I couldn't tell you anything else about Manic Nirvana. Is it worth it, aero?

I haven't heard it in years, gotta be honest, but it was the album where I realized Plant's solo work was worth watching. It had kind of an acid feel to me really! Should re-get it.

Fucking Fate of Nations is a pretty excellent summer evening spin, I have to say.

wikipedia lols:

"Bob Plant" redirects here. For the British soldier, see Bob Plant (soldier).

i saw the manic nirvana tour -- it was pretty great and i still like the album, though not as much as principle i suppose

What distinguishes Principles from PAE? Does it take its cue from "Big Log" and "In the Mood"? PAE sounds a lot like Zep.

The correct answer is Phil Collins.

Oh, whoops, he's on the first one, two. I guess Phil Collins is what distinguishes the first two from the rest. Though his most recent band was pretty awesome.

Too.

I was very impressed with the rhythm section the first section even before I read the credits and saw Collins' name. He really swings.

*on the first record

> What distinguishes Principles from PAE? Does it take its cue from "Big Log" and "In the Mood"? PAE sounds a lot like Zep.

Yeah the first two are similar, but PoM has a slightly more synth-driven sound, perhaps it's reaching out a bit more to the non-Zep faithful. "Burning Down One Side" sounds alot like a successor to "In The Evening". In the US, "In The Mood" and especially "Big Log" were top-40 hits, where neither Zep nor Plant solo rarely anywhere near the singles charts.

> Anyone heard "Far Post," one of PAE's b-side

Yes - it was all over AOR radio when it was new and I was wondering how to get it. It wasn't a B-side in the US, but an album track on the movie soundtrack "White Nights", which I bought just for that song. (I later found it on a 45rpm 12" and bought that too). Didn't know it was a CD/iTunes bonus track now. Excellent song; great use of a whammy bar.]

Phil Collins, whatever you may think of him, is a pretty good drummer. But it's Robbie Blunt's guitar work I really like on the first two RP albums.

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.