Robert Plant

Robert Plant

Country: United Kingdom
Formed: 1948
Styles: Unclassifiable

Biography

Two years after the separation of Led Zeppelin , Plant entered a solo career and released Pictures of Elements , then The Principle of Moments the following year. In 1984 Plant found Page and together they formed The Honeydrippers , an ephemeral band that only released an album. Plant later recorded Shaken 'n' Stirred before returning to Led Zep for a few concerts between 1985 and 1988. From 1988 to 1993 he collaborated with the keyboardist Phil Johnstone and released three half-tone albums before returning to his compare Jimmy Page for two magical albums, No Quarter and Walking Into Clarksdale. Page and Plant ended in 2000 and Plant resumed his solo career by founding the Priory of Brion band with guitarist Kevyn Gammond, a longtime friend with whom he sang in Birmingham pubs before joining Led Zeppelin. Priory of Brion was a group of covers that lasted only for a while...
:: The Strange Sensation ::
After many solo projects and the dissolution of Priory of Brion , Robert Plant again surrounded himself with talented musicians to form Robert Plant and The Strange Sensation in 2001. The band consisted of guitarists Justin Adams and Porl Thomson (The Cure ), keyboardist John Baggott (Portishead , Massive Attack ), drummer Clive Deamer (Portishead ) and bassist Charlie Johns. In 2002 they recorded an album of covers with blues and oriental influences, Dreamland. Robert Plant and The Strange Sensation then set out on a world tour for almost a year, a tour in which they included songs by Led Zeppelin. For their second album, Mighty Rearranger (2005), Liam 'Skin' Tyson ( Cast ) and Billy Fuller ( Funk Against Junk ) replaced Thomson and Johns respectively. With these two new musicians Robert Plant delivers an eclectic album and not without charm on which his voice always transcends minds as much...

Discography

Lullaby And... The Ceaseless Roar

Lullaby And... The Ceaseless Roar

2014

Live From The Artists Den

Live From The Artists Den

2012

Band of Joy

Band of Joy

2010

Mighty Rearranger

Mighty Rearranger

2005

Live in Paris (EP)

Live in Paris (EP)

2005

Sixty Six to Timbuktu (Best-of)

Sixty Six to Timbuktu (Best-of)

2003

Dreamland

Dreamland

2002

Walking Into Clarksdale (Page & Plant)

Walking Into Clarksdale (Page & Plant)

1998

No Quarter (Page & Plant)

No Quarter (Page & Plant)

1994

Fate of Nations

Fate of Nations

1993

Manic Nirvana

Manic Nirvana

1990

Now and Zen

Now and Zen

1988

Shaken 'n' Stirred

Shaken 'n' Stirred

1985

The Honeydrippers

The Honeydrippers

1984

The Principle of Moments

The Principle of Moments

1983

Pictures at Eleven

Pictures at Eleven

1982