Band of Joy – Down At The Front https://www.downatthefront.co.uk The place to be to experience new music Fri, 14 Jan 2011 19:48:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 212659681 Robert Plant at the BBC Electric Proms https://www.downatthefront.co.uk/archives/226 Thu, 09 Dec 2010 21:03:40 +0000 http://gigs.pahudson.net/?p=226 Robert Plant returned to the Roundhouse as part of the BBC Electric Proms, a venue where his ‘other band’ played in the late 60s. Although billed as celebrating Robert Plant’s recording history, this was very much Robert demonstrating his continued need to re-invent himself. This time he was with his new band, ‘The Band of Joy’.

I’d seen the ‘The Band of Joy’ in September. It was a very enjoyable gig but it suffered from my lack of familiarity with his new material, taking place before the album release. This time, having listened to the new album, there were no issues and I was ready for an enjoyable evening of music.

Robert Plant and the Band of Joy - Electric Proms 2010

The gig was being record for broadcast on BBC radio and TV and Robert and his band seemed to enjoy the opportunity to play for a wider audience with a mix of new and old material.

]]> 226 Robert Plant https://www.downatthefront.co.uk/archives/204 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:18:00 +0000 http://gigs.pahudson.net/?p=204 Robert Plant visited the HMV Forum with his new band, ‘The Band of Joy’. Like his previous tour with Alison Krauss, his new band is also rooted in Americana. This time Buddy Miller is the creative force behind the band, but unlike the tour with Alison, this is much more of a group effort with all members of the group taking lead at various points. This time, the female foil for Plant is Patty Griffin.

Like with Alison, this night was a mixture of the good and bad. Whenever Plant was singing, everything everything was rooted in Country Blues. His rock voice always pulling it back to a sound I like. Unfortunately, there was more time given to the ensemble than I would have liked and at times the sound was pure country.

The material was mainly from their unreleased album along with some Zep classics and the material seemed much more intimate and appropriate for a small venue such as this one.

Like always, it was great to see Robert sing the music he wants to and overall it was a great gig.

Band of Joy

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