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Friday, February 4, 2011

The Fretless Bass Reviews: Robert Plant and the Band of Joy

Last week, I had the privilege and the honor of seeing the Band of Joy in concert at Foxwoods. You should also know that I love Led Zeppelin; rarely a day goes by without me getting the Led out.
Down to business. The Band of Joy album came out in september of 2010, and the thing is fantastic. Plant has successfully fused rock and folk in perfect harmony. My favorite song on the album is "Cindy I'll Marry You Someday" and "Angel Dance." These songs are both upbeat, and are heavily folky. Cindy is an arrangement of a classic folk song, and Angel dance is a Los Lobos cover.
The concert was great. The opener was fantastic, the drummer had an electric washboard solo, which is all I need to say to communicate the awesomeness.
The true talent of the Band of Joy is their ability to change their songs so much. They played "Nobody's Fault but Mine," and it was fantastic, and they didn't even use the classic riff once. Also, when they did Cindy, it was a much harder rock song than on the album.
One more thing, Robert Plant is a funny man. He made jokes between every song. Before one song, he joked that it was a brand new single, it wasn't, but Plant made it more funny than I just did.
This has been a short review, but that's because I have nothing bad to say about Robert Plant and the Band of Joy. The only unhappy part was when we had to hitchhike home because Dad lost the car in the casino. So if you'll excuse me, I need to go snort some Cheerios.

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