ROBERT PLANT : 29 PALMS AND 1 PLANT

 

  1. interview
  2. 29 palms
  3. thank you
  4. in the mood
  5. whole lotta love
  6. hurting kind
  7. ship of fools
  8. if i were a carpenter
  9. going to California
  10. baby I'm gonna leave you
    Bonus Track :
  11. i believe

Label : HammerJack

Time : 78:14

Venue : Paradiso, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Date : December 20, 1993

Quality : FM recording (A+)

Review : Excellent stereo soundboard recording taken from a radio broadcast with interview by Jan Douwe Kroeske (Dutch radio) and bonus track from "Later with Jools Holland" (BBC Television).

Review (Collectors Music Reviews) : 29 Palms And 1 Plant captures Robert Plant at the very end of his initial solo career before he began working with Jimmy Page in the Unledded project. Plant's attitude for Fate Of Nations is a return to his roots and drawing inspiration from late sixties psychedelia (which would be the same approach as the decade ended with the short-lived Priory Of Brion project). This attitude is certainly reflected in live performance and is audible on this release. This contains a radio broadcast from the Paradiso in Amsterdam on December 20th. On the artwork this show is attributed to December 13th, but Plant played at the Zenith Club in Paris on that date. Most of the show is present but missing are "Tall Cool One," "Ramble On," "What Is And What Should Never Be," "Calling To You" and "Heaven Knows," all songs regularly included in the set. It sounds as if there were two half hour broadcasts edited to run consecutively. There is a cut after "Whole Lotta Love" (which was the encore and not played in the middle of the show) and a faint snippet of a DJ's comments. The disc starts with a short interview with Plant while he visited Amsterdam. He discusses the inspiration for his music in general and for "29 Palms," the latest single, in particular. It's a breezy, fun song (a rarity for Plant) and segues directly into "Thank You." Most of the first broadcast is occupied by the following track "That's Why I'm In The Mood." It is a fifteen minute long medley which has never seen official release and alone brings worth to this release. It has snippets of "In The Mood," the Zeppelin songs "That's The Way" and "In The Light" and a cover of Donovan's "Season Of The Witch" interspersed with his patented shrieks and screams. It is a moody piece of work which foreshadows some of his material in Page & Plant, Priory Of Briton and Strange Sensation. The second broadcast, from "Hurting Kind" to "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You" is much more mellow and laidback than the first. It is interesting that the final song was the one which formed the artistic bond between him and Jimmy Page at the very beginning of Led Zeppelin, and would be important for their reunion the following year. The bonus track "I Believe" is taken from "Later.With Jools Holland" telecast on May 21st, 1993. The complete broadcast also contains "If I Were A Carpenter," "8.05," "Bluebirds" and "Whole Lotta Love." 29 Palms And 1 Plant (Hammerjack HJ014) is a minor release from the mid-nineties, but stands as the only release of the radio broadcast. It's an essential title for Robert Plant collectors because it is the only source for the long medley in the first half.