As is so often the case with established hard rock singers (and they don’t come much more established than the frontman of Led Zeppelin), rock legend / Gandalf substitute Robert Plant has, of late, been working solely in country and folk. Though the posters may show him in his twenty-something, groin-thrusting prime, the 64 year-old took up an almost exclusively soft sound for his modern projects, namely work with bluegrass singer Alison Krauss and, most lately, Robert Plant and the Band of Joy.
It did shape, and still does shape, the music from around here. It goes through to the Black Keys, to Jack White, to all over the place. There’s nothing new under the sun – you just get a can of paint out.
As can be heard in live performances, which have been made available online, the band have so far taken on an eerie, otherworldly quality, Juldeh Camara employing use of the riti (an african, single-stringed violin) and various percussions. Re-imaginings of Led Zeppelin numbers, including ‘Black Dog’ and ‘Whole Lotta Love’, are in full, chant-like force, but the first official release will be “12 tracks, 11 originals and no sentimental stuff”. Watch this space.
If you’re lucky enough to be a South American fan, the band have announced a few tour dates, as follows:
November 1, 2012 – Luna Park
Argentina, Buenos Aires.
www.ticketportal.com.ar
November 2, 2012 – Luna Park
Argentina, Buenos Aires.
www.ticketportal.com.ar
November 4, 2012 – Orfeo Superdomo
Argentina, Cordoba
www.orfeosuperdomo.com/DinoTickets
November 7, 2012 – Arena Movistar
Chile, Santiago
www.feriaticket.cl
November 9, 2012 – Jockey Club
Peru, Lima
www.teleticket.com.pe
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