New Breath

Because appeasement to the good, because being cushy does not necessarily mean being asleep, Mister Plant builds on the Fate of the hushed Nations. Continues? But with another team, with too casually, new intentions, a new sound that emerges, develops. Because, for Robert, do the same thing twice, it's just unthinkable.

So the "New Plant" in question, with a new team (The Strange Sensation, which will be repeated on the excellent Mighty Rearranger) that created a selected folder (only four original compositions in which two fit made blues standards), a new way to understand these folk blues influences and if already present on the previous album (Fate of Nations), discarding this time become cumbersome synthesizers (the detail is important). A new Plant which is, therefore, a recreation, a rebirth of the former after the episode reunion with Jimmy Page, as if nothing had happened, that Robert had not, again grazed the great ghost from the past, it is not never far this is only logical for one of the parents of the legend we all know (LZ III fumaroles here it is possible!).
But we are in 2002, not in 1972, as the artist has rarely given in the revival of its own past glory, some live on occasion, and No Quarter obviously but it's about all, Dreamland is a new step forward. We thus find, on a dreamy album that bears its name, the foundations of which will give Mighty Rearranger and, closer to us again, and the Lullaby Ceaseless Roar, an approach where East and West, Africa, Europe and America meet at a cocktail anything but artificial beautifully flowing source.
In practice, this gives us times often largely led astray from their original voice, a process which can give the best and the worst and, in this case, the expert hands of well chosen for a well thought out project musicians, exceeds more wild hopes. It is enough to be convinced, listen to the outstanding achievements that his Song to the Siren (Tim Buckley), One More Cup of Coffee (Bob Dylan), or Hey Joe (Hendrix to the reference version), three examples an album that never belies its level of excellence.

If Dreamland never really sounds like Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin not even folk and blues of what the album is closer stylistically, it is undeniable that the spirit of the mythical band is there, masterfully played by legendary vocalist, a free artist but still guard because it is in him, the great airship temple and his inheritance ... a real nice album, again! We may have used Robert, who is rarely wrong, it does nonetheless a very foolish!

Robert Plant - Vocals
John Baggott - Keyboards, string arrangement on tracks 2, 3
Porl Thompson - Guitar
Justin Adams - Guitars, Gimbri, Darbuka
Charlie Jones - Bass
Clive Deamer - Drums, Percussion
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BJ Cole - pedal steel guitar on track 5
Raj Das, May Clee Cadman, Ginny Clee - backing vocals