Style: Mysterious excursions into folk/Americana; compare to Raising Sand, Patty Griffin
Top tracks: "Monkey," "Satan Your Kingdom Must Come Down," "Angel Dance"
C.S. Lewis famously described Christianity as a "myth turned true." It's no wonder that Robert Plant finds himself drawn to it; his Led Zeppelin lyrics reference everything from Norse lore to the works of Tolkien, and myth has been dear to his heart ever since. His latest—produced by Buddy Miller, with Patty Griffin as his harmony partner—turns to the myths of the American West, including songs in which Christ and Satan circle each other like gunslingers in a cosmic showdown. A couple covers of Low songs mix romantic and religious language into existential epics, while "Satan Your Kingdom Must Come Down" and "Even This Shall Pass Away" are more traditionally gospel-oriented.
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Very fair assesment of Led Zepplin's past music. although many myths are based on truths that have been distorted through the years. Wisper anything in a persons ear and let it pass among a large group and see if what you originally said returns to your ear... it will be different. Robert Plant's past is not exactly who he is now. Honestly are any of us the exact same person we once was. To say it's in the shadow of Zepplin's past is true because it's Robert, but we (Dare I say it...) evolve (darwin does not have a monopoly on this word!) and we carry attributes of our former self (The stuff God intended us to have) along our walk in life. One would have to compare all of Robert Plant's work, solo projects as well to make an educated guess at his New Work. A lot of his music has nothing what so ever to do with myths and magic. To be fair He does cover past Zep tunes on this cd so it mixes the past with the future. Not the same as repeating the past ideals. This cd is a Blessing! Love
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