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What a wonderful show! I am just getting home now and had to post to say what an amazing show it was! I had a fantastic time! I could see the band members including Robert were fully enjoying the evening too. The entire band was amazing! We all had such a great time and I feel so lucky that I was able to experience it. What a great crowd too. I don't know if they'll read this but I want to thank the guys from Washington Heights for holding our places in line and for helping us to get close to the stage. A million thanks to the lovely "Mad Screaming Gallery" for her gracious hospitality.

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What a show I was able to witness by Robert and his band last night. I feel so fortunate, I was able to get tickets to this concert at such a small venue. If there are any skeptics here, that still doubt Robert can belt it out and have any vocal range, just see him on tour and that will change your mind.

I got to The Bowery at about 7 pm, about 30 minutes before the doors are suppose to open. This didn't happen until 7:50. There were about 100 or so people in front of me. A number of people I talked to, just got their tickets on Ticketmaster that day. There were a lot of people asking for tickets and only a few selling, so it was a tough one to get. When they finally let us in you had to have your I.D. and they checked your name off the list. You were also given a wristband if you were 21 or over to go to the bar.

I went to the lounge/bar downstairs and there are a number of couches and tables around the perimeter to relax before the show. Bar service was quick, but not cheap. $7 for beers. About 30 minutes before the show, I made my way upstairs to this small hall and just to the right of the stage about 5 or 6 feet away. I was looking forward to this and can certainly deal with it. What an intimate venue. Met ThorZep from this site and we hung out there. It was a bit cramped, but not terrible. Got to expect this with Standing Room Only seating.

Robert came on just after 9 pm and played for about 1 hour and 45 minutes. Put on a great show and was in incredible voice. His band was quite tight and Patty Griffin, compliments the band greatly with her vocals. Robert opened with Low’s “Monkey” and closed with the standard “And We Bid You Goodnight”. The Grateful Dead were known to play that as their encore at many early 1970's shows. They played a wide range of songs from the current “Band Of Joy” album, “Raising Sand”, past solo efforts and four Zeppelin cuts (“Misty Mountain Hop”, “Houses Of The Holy”, “Gallows Pole” and “Rock And Roll”). The highlights for me were probably “Monkey”, “Down To The Sea” (close to the “Fate Of Nations” version), and “Gallows Pole”. All in all a great show and memorable one. Not often you get to see someone of Robert’s stature in a venue like this.

Had a couple great moments during the show as Robert answered me on a couple of occasions. When he was introducing "Houses Of The Holy" (not positive), he came to the front of the stage holding a blue mug. I asked him, "Is that tea?" He responded, "Yes, it's tea". Later before introducing "Harms Swift Way," he was talking about the great American music from Tennessee, Texas etc. I shouted out to him "Memphis!". He said "Memphis is good yeah. Very good in fact. Oh, how little they know now of Memphis". I thought that was pretty cool. Not often if ever, you have something like that happen to you. It would never happen at MSG.

After the show, ThorZep and I made our way downstairs to the bar for a beer. I was there for about ten minutes when, Daryl Scott and Buddy Miller entered the bar area. I told them, how much I enjoyed the show. I mentioned to Buddy about my comments to Robert during the show. He said it's quite tough to hear anything up there. Then he said Robert would be down in a few minutes, so I was psyched that I was probably going to meet Robert Plant himself. A minute or two goes by and a Bowery security man comes up to me and asks me for my badge. Well, I didn't have one and didn't realize that this was an after show party for Rounder Records guests only. It was so easy to access this area and there was no notice of this being private. Oh,well didn't get to meet Robert, but at least I got to talk with Daryl and Buddy for a bit. The security man escorted me out. He was good about it and I ran into ThorZep outside and he had the same thing happen ten minutes before me.

Here is a mini-review, setlist, pictures and YouTube clips from the show posted on another site.

http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2010/09/robert_plant_pa.html

A few other YouTube clips from the show:

Rich Woman

12 Gates To The City

Angel Dance

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Robert Plant reinvents himself with new Band of Joy

Published: Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Jay Lustig/The Star-Ledger (New Jersey)

Robert Plant is concentrating on country, blues and gospel music with his new group, Band of Joy. But he hasn't forgotten about rock 'n' roll. Or "Rock and Roll."Plant sang "Rock and Roll," a feverish signature song of the band he used to front Led Zeppelin during his Sunday night set with Band of Joy at the 550-capacity Bowery Ballroom in New York. The song didn't sound exactly the same how could it, with Band of Joy member Byron House thumping a stand-up acoustic bass? But there was nothing gentle about it. House and drummer Marco Giovino established a driving beat, Buddy Miller and Darrell Scott added appropriately raunchy guitar riffs and, most important, Plant, looking as leonine as ever at 62, proved he still has the vocal power to pull it off.

For most of the 100-minute set, Plant chose not to unleash the full force of that power. The music he is making with Band of Joy like the songs he performed with bluegrass queen Alison Krauss on their 2007 album "Raising Sand" and their subsequent tour doesn't demand it.

At the start of the group's encores, he mentioned that in undertaking these two projects, he has learned about musical restraint. Elsewhere in the show, songs like "All the King's Horses" (a duet with Band of Joy singer Patty Griffin) and "Satan, Your Kingdom Must Come Down" proved that he can be just as effective in a calmly soulful mode as he can when he belts out a rock anthem.

Sure, a Led Zeppelin reunion tour would sell out arenas and stadium all over the world. But with Band of Joy whose name is borrowed from Plant's pre-Zeppelin '60s band, and whose self-titled debut album is being released today he is able to grow as a musician, so that's what he's doing.Most of Sunday's setlist came from the Band of Joy album: well-crafted, subtly eloquent songs like Los Lobos' "Angel Dance," Richard Thompson's "House of Cards" and Townes Van Zandt's "Harm's Swift Way." Plant returned to the Led Zeppelin songbook for numbers like "Misty Mountain Hop" (with a new, slinky beat) and "Houses of the Holy" (which started out mellow but ended up rocking hard), and gave his 1988 solo hit "Tall Cool One" a rockabilly twist.

He turned to "Raising Sand" for "Please Read the Letter" and "Rich Woman." "This is a song written in England hundreds of years ago by a ubiquitous couple," he said about "Please Read the Letter," written with his Led Zeppelin partner Jimmy Page for their joint 1998's album "Walking to Clarksdale" and remade for "Raising Sand."

The structure of the show reinforced the idea that Band of Joy is, in fact, a band not just a cream-of-the-crop group of roots musicians thrown together to support Plant. Griffin, Miller and Scott all sang lead vocals at times (with Plant limiting himself to backing vocals or harmonica), and the show ended with a sweetly harmonized a cappella group take on the traditional ballad, "And We Bid You Goodnight" (often covered by the Grateful Dead).

The Band of Joy has a European tour scheduled from mid-October to early November. There are no dates beyond that, but it's probable that there will be more U.S. shows, at some point.

It won't be a week at Madison Square Garden or the Izod Center, like a Led Zeppelin reunion would need to satisfy demand. But it surely will be in a venue bigger than the Bowery Ballroom.

Jay Lustig: (973) 392-5850 or jlustig@starledger.com

Here is the setlist from Sunday's show:

"Monkey"

"House of Cards"

"Please Read the Letter"

"Misty Mountain Hop"

"Rich Woman"

"Somewhere Trouble Don't Go"

"Twelve Gates to the City" (Buddy Miller lead voc.), with parts of "Wade In the Water (Patty Griffin lead voc.) and "In My Time of Dying" (Robert Plant lead voc.)

"All the King's Horses"

"A Satisfied Mind" (Darrell Scott lead voc.)

"Move Up" (Patty Griffin lead voc.)

"Satan, Your Kingdom Must Come Down"

"Central Two-O-Nine"

"Angel Dance"

"Houses of the Holy"

"Down to the Sea"

"Tall Cool One"

"Gallows Pole"

Encores

"Harm's Swift Way"

"Rock and Roll"

"And We Bid You Goodnight" (group lead voc.)

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http://www.nj.com/en...ts_himself.html

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Robert Plant Plays Intimate Club Gig

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/17386/203481#

By Patrick Doyle

Sep 14, 2010 2:14 PM EDT

Robert Plant played a rare club show at New York’s Bowery Ballroom Sunday night, backed by the group behind his rootsy new project, Band of Joy (named after his mid-Sixties psychedelic-blues outfit). In a 100-minute set performed before less than a thousand fans, Plant presented solo material and several revitalized Led Zeppelin classics, retooling many with an ethereal, reverb-heavy sound.

The group emerged a few minutes past 9 p.m. and played “Monkey,” a dark, eerie track off Band of Joy, which was cut in Nashville. Plant, who wore a partly unbuttoned blue shirt and tight jeans, was chatty and playful. He introduced “Please Read the Letter” — co-written with Jimmy Page — as “a song written a couple hundred years ago by a very ubiquitous couple.” During “Down to the Sea,” he repeated the phrase “when I get older” many times, playing with the phrasing, then making bug eyes, like he’d just realized he’s 62.

The singer was in fine form playing Zep classics, especially with his innovative takes on “Misty Mountain Hop” (less guitar-centered) and a mellow, steel-driven “Houses of the Holy.” “Rock and Roll” featured a raucous rockabilly-style solo from producer-guitarist Buddy Miller; the main set climaxed with “Gallows Pole,” built around Darrell Scott’s ragged banjo.

All the band’s members got a share of the spotlight. When Miller sang the heavy blues shuffle “Somewhere Trouble Don't Go,” Plant slid behind vocalist Patty Griffin, and played bluesy harmonica. Darrell Scott took center stage for an acoustic, soulful take on the country classic “Satisfied Mind.” And the band finished with the gospel traditional “I Bid You Goodnight,” which unfolded with nearly every member taking a verse, an appropriately intimate end to the evening.

Before that, as the group came onstage for their encore, Plant took a moment to reflect on his newfound passion for old-time and country music: “There are many things I’ve learned in the last few years. I thought I knew about American music. All the British guys, we spend time staring into Mississippi in a crystal ball, but we miss the mountains of Tennessee, the plains of Texas. Now, I've found a new place to look."

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I don't like many female artists as it is -- and especially not ones singing with Robert BUT Patty. SHE is amazing and what a perfect match for him. Her vocal range is so high and powerful that it gives Robert that push to also soar up into his higher registers. Just love her for bringing that all out in him again. I think I'd even go see one of her solo shows. She's awesome. Also, how about how sexy Buddy is on the guitar! His sexy playing matches Robert's sexy singing. I LOVE the BOJ so much. Can't stop listening to the CD. I love every single song on it. Daaam, I could have probably gotten that Bowery Ballroom ticket late Sunday afternoon! I'll know for next time to CHECK and be ready at a moments notice. Congrats to all those who got there. THAT show was HOT.

Back to Patty, I love how one reviewer described her voice as a shroud wrapng around Roberts (or some such description). Absolutely, especially on Silver Rider and Angel Dance. She's a goth angel.

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I don't like many female artists as it is -- and especially not ones singing with Robert BUT Patty. SHE is amazing and what a perfect match for him. Her vocal range is so high and powerful that it gives Robert that push to also soar up into his higher registers. Just love her for bringing that all out in him again. I think I'd even go see one of her solo shows. She's awesome. Also, how about how sexy Buddy is on the guitar! His sexy playing matches Robert's sexy singing. I LOVE the BOJ so much. Can't stop listening to the CD. I love every single song on it. Daaam, I could have probably gotten that Bowery Ballroom ticket late Sunday afternoon! I'll know for next time to CHECK and be ready at a moments notice. Congrats to all those who got there. THAT show was HOT.

Back to Patty, I love how one reviewer described her voice as a shroud wrapng around Roberts (or some such description). Absolutely, especially on Silver Rider and Angel Dance. She's a goth angel.

Nice post about Patty. Look for my earlier post in this thread on the subject of Ms. Griffin. And yes, check out one of her solo shows (that is whenever she can tear herself away from Robert Plant). Having seen her numerous times over the past 10 years, Patty looks like she's having too much fun on this tour. Singing with Robert Plant and being a part of this killer band is an experience she seems to be thoroughly enjoying.

And yes, she's an angel, but not a goth one. :D

For more info...

http://forum.pattynet.net/

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OMG I'm listening to the GREAT recording of the Bowery Ballroom now! WHY NO VISUAL?????? Don't make fun of me but I'm sitting here crying! He sounds unbelievable and yeah, as great as the CD is, THIS PERFORMANCE is just INSANE! Robert's voice!!!! It's like he's super-charged, full of white-lighting life, gone back 40 years, back to the actual BOJ and even Led Zep!!!! Who said he's not cutting loose??? I've been reading articles where he's talking about the next record being all ORIGINAL STUFF!!!

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WOW, NOW I'm listening to Patty singing this solo song about Jesus (move on up in glory??). I think Robert found the female version of HIM! She's HOT! GO GIRL!!!!! I'd LOVE to hear her and Robert do more sexy bluesy type stuff. WHERE is the visual of this???? Anyone know???

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SuperDave you were there? Anything you'd like to say like give me every little detail of the show? How close were you? How does Robert look in person? I just read another article about him saying that his next record will be all original stuff and he keeps saying WE are going to be working on that soon, etc. etc. Who's WE??? I really, really think he's sticking with this band. You can hear it in his voice when he talks at the Bowery show how insanely happy he is and EVERYONE in this band can do any and every style of music Robert can come up with! How lucky are we.

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SuperDave you were there? Anything you'd like to say like give me every little detail of the show? How close were you? How does Robert look in person? I just read another article about him saying that his next record will be all original stuff and he keeps saying WE are going to be working on that soon, etc. etc. Who's WE??? I really, really think he's sticking with this band. You can hear it in his voice when he talks at the Bowery show how insanely happy he is and EVERYONE in this band can do any and every style of music Robert can come up with! How lucky are we.

There were a few people I know of from this board that went to the show. I gave a decent report on it, earlier in this thread. Check it out. I also have a little report about it on my brother's blog from the link below. The entry is on September 13th. I also had the honor of Robert answering me on a shout out during the show. The actual YouTube clip is on the blog of me doing this and is very clear. Enjoy!

http://rockturtleneck.blogspot.com/

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There were a few people I know of from this board that went to the show. I gave a decent report on it, earlier in this thread. Check it out. I also have a little report about it on my brother's blog from the link below. The entry is on September 13th. I also had the honor of Robert answering me on a shout out during the show. The actual YouTube clip is on the blog of me doing this and is very clear. Enjoy!

http://rockturtleneck.blogspot.com/

Were you the one who asked Robert if he was drinking tea?

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