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April 4, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Robert Plant: Digging Deep (Ltd Ed. 7” Box Set)

Robert Plant Digging Deep (Ltd Ed. 7” Box Set) Es Paranza I’ve loved Robert Plant’s Digging Deep podcast. In (usually) 15-20 minute episodes Plant is guided through his back-catalogue one song at a time, could be a Zeppelin track, is usually a solo one but that’s the surprise. One week it’s one of the lesser […]
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December 10, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: Big Jobs

My life is measured in walks and work, not much of one makes for increases in the other column My life is many miles of footsteps, sometimes searching for a meaning, some meaning, any meaning – other times simply demeaning But that leads me on (leads me) and I lead the dog (or is he […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Big Job, Big Jobs, Big Log, Job, Poem, Poem: Big Jobs, Robert Plant, Song, Walk ·

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March 13, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Revisiting Live at Knebworth (1990)

The grounds of Knebworth House have played host to some huge rock concerts over the years. This British venue was where the re-formed Deep Purple first played in 1985. A year later it was where Queen played its final live show (with Freddie Mercury). In 1979 it was the scene for two Led Zeppelin shows, the band’s return to the UK stage after […]
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October 16, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Robert Plant: Carry Fire

Robert Plant Carry Fire Nonesuch Robert Plant’s solo evolution – what a marvel. He’s still a great singer, an even better songwriter (with each album) and there’s a Know Thyself-aspect to his continued refinement – for in some ways he’s made the same album four times now across the last decade; always just different enough […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged "Singer", Album, Album Review, Band Of Joy, Bob, Carry Fire, Led Zep, Led Zeppelin, Lullaby and…The Ceaseless Roar, Mighty ReArranger, Percy, Robert Plant, Solo Career, Songwriter ·

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August 24, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Five Songs For Friday: 18 – Songs From The Week That Was

It’s been a great week – I’m relieved of a major medical pain-in-the-ass, or rather nose…I’ve had a polyp removed; the size of a fucking jam jar lid and then another the size of a meatball. The surgeon congratulated me on growing it so big. She was genuinely impressed. It’s held me up over the […]
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March 9, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Stuck On The Same Page: The Homily of Jimmy Page Post-Zep

Remember Sick Boy’s unifying theory of life (“beautifully fooking illustrated”). That idea that “we all get old, we cannae hack it anymore and that’s it” as the scene from Trainspotting espouses is certainly something that is bandied about in the music world – often by music writers, by fans and former fans. And in the […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Celebration Day, It Might Get Loud, Jimmy Page, Led Zep, Led Zeppelin, Page, Robert Plant, Stuck On The Same Page, Stuck On The Same Page: The Homily of Jimmy Page Post-Zep, The Homily of Jimmy Page, The Homily of Jimmy Page Post-Zep ·

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May 30, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: # 81 – Robert Plant, Wellington, 2013

The world of gig-going/music-reviewing is full of “that was probably the best gig I’ve ever seen…”-type stories. And holy shit, seeing Robert Plant most certainly had to come close. Seeing him the same week I saw Paul Simon and then Bonnie Raitt perhaps made it even better. But Percy was always going to be a […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2013, Led Zep, Led Zeppelin, Live, Percy, Robert Plant, Stub, Stubs, Stubs: # 81 – Robert Plant, Wellington, Wgtn ·

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March 8, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: # 61 – Bonnie Raitt, Wellington, 2013

I’ve never been so sick at a gig – sick as a dog, mystery illness, brought on perhaps by travel and late hours, next to no sleep, that sort of thing…I’d just returned from a whirlwind trip to Auckland for the amazing Paul Simon gig, the next night was Robert Plant. And then it was […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2013, Bonnie Raitt, Dominion Post, Gig Review, Live, Live Gig, Paul Simon, Robert Plant, Sick, Slide Guitar, Stub, Stubs, Stubs: # 61 – Bonnie Raitt, Wellington ·

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November 10, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Jimmy Page: Jimmy Page by Jimmy Page

Jimmy Page by Jimmy Page Jimmy Page Genesis Publications The books made by Genesis Publications are beautiful – stunning. They’re almost fetish items – targeting the fan, offering up lovingly curated treasures. Jimmy Page’s limited edition photo book has been re-released in a more affordable version – and it’s still a beautiful book. Large format, […]
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September 5, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Robert Plant: Lullaby and…The Ceaseless Roar

Robert Plant Lullaby and…The Ceaseless Roar Nonesuch You can read Robert Plant’s post-Zep career as a slow but steady stripping away of all that bombast. Here he is at 66, 10 albums into his solo career – five in that first decade, all still so obviously related to Zeppelin, but each one a bit of […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Band Of Joy, Dreamland, Fate of Nations, Lullaby and...The Ceaseless Roar, Manic Nirvana, Mighty ReArranger, Robert Plant ·

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June 18, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Led Zeppelin: Led Zeppelin III (Deluxe CD Reissue)

Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin III (Deluxe CD Edition) Atlantic Catalog Group So here’s the third album reissued (again); the third and last in this first batch for the Mr. Page Needs To Buy New Witch Stuff campaign. I’m least enamoured with this of the three – I don’t at all dislike the album and I […]
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June 15, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Led Zeppelin: Led Zeppelin II (Deluxe CD Reissue)

Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin II (Deluxe CD Edition) Atlantic Catalog Group I tried to address most of my concerns and shorthand Jimmy Page’s obvious cash-grab intentions around the reissue of the first three Zep albums – the start of (yet) another campaign of keeping Page in Legendary Musician Status when he hasn’t really been in […]
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