Another RSD 2021 score from Montreal is this little ass kicker of a 4 song EP from Robert Plant recorded during the Knebworth concert from the summer of 1990 in England. Also featured at that show were Genesis, Pink Floyd, Status Quo amongst others.
For myself personally I love this era of Plant’s career from “Now and Zen(1988”) through “Manic Nirvana (1990)” to “Fate of Nations(1993)”.
What a killer three pack of albums from Robert and his band at the time.
“Hurting Kind” and “Liars Dance” are two songs that were featured on the current Plant album at the time “Manic Nirvana” whereas “Tall Cool One” was from the previous album “Now And Zen”.
Speaking of “Tall Cool One” love how the band shifts gears at the end and does a snippet of “Custard Pie”.
“Liar’s Dance” is easily in my all time Top 5 Plant solo songs. This live version is so friggin good. Guitarist Doug Boyle lays it down brilliantly on acoustic guitar while Plant delivers the goods vocally.
Such a killer track which proves the theory that you can kick ass in different ways than always running an electric six string though a Marshall stack.
The other show stealer is of course Plants old homeboy Jimmy Page showing up and along with Plant’s band they rip through “Wearing And Tearing”!
That’s right “Wearing And Tearing” the last track from the never talked about (except around here) album “Coda”(1982)!
Talk about digging in and pulling out a deep track!
Even though it’s only a short listen, what a brilliant four pack of tracks!
R.I.P Phil Johnstone.
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Cool! This looks awesome. I really love Tall Cool One and nice to Page on there too.
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It’s a great 4 pack. Glad to have a copy!
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I need to start to get Plant’s albums on vinyl now.
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I Need to as well John. I have Now and Zen and this one. The debut I have seen in the cheapie bins so I will start there. Fate of Nations I would also like to get as well. I missed that one on a few RSD back..oh well
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Well said about the electric + stack not being the only way, Deke.
And I ended up being reminded of Frasier reading A Tale of Two Cities on Cheers, which is never a bad thing either!
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LOL. They don’t make TV shows like this anymore. Cheers and Seinfeld two of the best.
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Wow! I didn’t see a copy of this on record store day, what a brilliant little package. I remember this show happening. I didn’t go but I had friends who did. We’d see Jimmy guest with Aerosmith the same year
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I remember reading about that show in Kerrang back then. That was Donnington where Page and Aero hooked up right?
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It was. Before Whitesnake
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Nice score.
I’m also a fan of Plants 80s period and his reconnection with Page circa 94/95. Afterwards he sort of lost me.
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I’m with you. Plants an interesting specimen as he always would act like I want a Zep reunion but didn’t really want too do it..
I wish he would have kept this solo band together. Some serious players here.
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A couple months ago I bought the Knebworth: The Album disc, so I have these four tracks. “Hurting Kind” and “Wearing and Tearing” are definitely my favourites of the bunch. Killer tracks.
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Plant and his band were on fire back then. Your right Sir, killer tracks.
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Good stuff again deKE. I pretty well like anything he does.
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Thanks dude.
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Cool that they pulled out “Wearing and Tearing” from Coda. What never have expected that one.
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*Would never. Brain fart.
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All good.
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It was a great move on whoever suggested that track.
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As I recall, that ‘Wearing and Tearing’ was stonkingly good. Nice pick up.
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Thanks. The video of it is up on Youtube. That band could play. To bad Plant a year or two later changed the course musically and in doing so changed the band.
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Very cool! I had no idea this existed.
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My back up plan was to get Plant and The Who if the Triumph box sold out and as u know by our chat with Andy it sold out quick. lol
So I went with plan B which I got lucky as AUX33 In Montreal had both titles.
Got lucky. I will add if you ever order from them and I have three times now they know how to pack your records and ship them. They don’t stuff em in a box and send the, loose they seal that thing tighter than Capone’s Vault! lol
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That is good to know. For what it is worth, Encore Records did the same. Packaged our order up tight.
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I’ve been wanting to order from them for a while as they get good stuff in but man it’s that damn Canada Post and there shipping!
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Yeah, I find it isn’t worth it unless you are making big order.
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Now THAT is a cool RSD EP! Total score, brother!!
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I was pretty psyched to get a copy.
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No kidding! Yer ladies rule!
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I’m a lucky son of a gun!
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Abso-friggin’-lutely, dude! \m/ \m/
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Cheers Mr. Books
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Where would we be without our lovely wives (and daughters), right? Lost, that’s where. I swear.
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110% agreed!
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\m/ 🙂 \m/
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great out of the box pick! i have not listened very much at all his solo work but I understand it’s all great stuff
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Actually today I picked up three more use Plant solo albums from the 80s. So now I have them all. Now I need Manic Nirvana and Fate of Nations on vinyl and I’m good…
Thanks for the kind words!
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Plant was a kind of idiot savant of the music industry. Not professionally trained, he used his instinct to pull chestnuts out of the fire and make them shine. In the end, it was his sense of instinct that saved his music from turning sour and failing.
— Catxman
http://www.catxman.wordpress.com
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Thanks for dropping in Catxman. Great point by going on instinct!
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Wow! Nice score.
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Thanks Jeff. I was lucky that my wife and daughters let me go bonkers and some early Fathers Day shopping. lol. I got to spend their cash.
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Wearing and Tearing, man! Would that have been the first time it was played live???
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Yeah I would think so as that is as deep you can go in regards to deep tracks.
I would love to hear the backstory who suggested that one, lol
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Betcha Robert
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Betcha one of the young guys in his band did..lol
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This post slipped by me…I never heard of this one before. I love Wearing and Tearing.
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You can pull up these four tracks with video on YouTube. Check out the dude kneeling beside the Marshall. That dude is fucked lol
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here ya go….
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Sounds great but yea…that Marshall dude don’t know what decade he is in…and doesn’t care…he is in Zep Land.
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