Tag Archives: Robert Plant

Feb 15

Gone gone gone

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I once read a book about classic Hollywood which compared two of Fred Astaire’s co-stars, saying that while one was perhaps the more skilled dancer, the other one brought out Astaire’s “gladness of talent.” I like that phrase. I think that’s what I like about this video. Is it a goofy video? Certainly it is! Does it seem like a frivolous departure for the queen of bluegrass and a rock god? Absolutely. But I fell in love with it the first time I saw it. It’s an infectious pop tune, irresistible on its own, but the video shows what a great time these two are having as collaborators. The smiles seem like real smiles, not stage directions. “Gladness of talent” is all over the place. (Well, T-Bone Burnett looks kind of serious, but that’s just T-Bone Burnett.)

Jan 01

Paid in full

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Music City Bloggers linked to this story from the Daily Mirror because it indicates that Led Zeppelin will headline Bonnaroo after all. But I also loved the rest of the story.

Members of a young, up-and-coming British band named Van Tramp discovered, to their delight and amazement, that Jimmy Page and Robert Plant were rehearsing in the studio right next to theirs. They were, however, too intimidated to approach the rock legends. Later, they got ready to pay for their studio time, and got a surprise — an employee at the studio told them that Page and Plant had overheard them rehearsing, asked who they were, called them “great,” and then Plant had paid for their studio time himself before he and Page left. How thrilling would that be?