![]() "Black Dog" is pretty much a carbon copy of the original albeit with a nice new twist to the ending The medley of "Dancing Days" and "When The Levee Breaks", the first of two medleys is an interesting idea but the joins are clunky. That said, while sticking to the essential elements, Hart makes a good fist of "Stairway." with orchestral embellishments adding interest and making the whole thing sound bigger than ever, and on "The Crunge" Hart channels her inner Janis Joplin to make it her own and for me the best track so far. "Stairway To Heaven" is one of those songs that no one should cover, but as this is a tribute to Led Zeppelin Hart had no choice, a case of damned if she did damned if she didn't. Second up "Kashmir is though slightly different as Hart lets her voice come through and there's a new orchestral arrangement that adds breadth. ![]() The opener, "Whole Lotta Love", doesn't add much to the original with Hart's leather larynx sounding uncannily like Robert Plant, so much so that I had to pinch myself to remind me that this wasn't West Bromwich's finest. But then isn't that always the problem with covers or tribute albums? Should an artist play it safe (and easy) with a set of solid unimaginative reproductions or risk annoying fans of the original with inventive reimaginings and reworks? Rightly or wrongly Beth Hart has disappointingly opted for more of the former than the latter, yes there's some new orchestration but largely each song follows the original template and it's not even a particularly risky selection with four songs from "Led Zeppelin IV", four from "Houses of The Holy", and one each from "Led Zeppelin I", "led Zeppelin II" and "Physical Graffiti", almost a grab bag of hits if it weren't for the surprising omissions of "Immigrant Song" and "Rock and Roll". So I really don't know what compelled me to risk a tenner or so on Beth Hart's "A Tribute To Led Zeppelin"!īut I did, where would we be if we didn't take a few risks? Don't ask Beth Hart though because she's taken few risks with this set largely faithfully reproducing the Led Zep sound with little imagination, originality or creativity. I know very little about Beth Hart other than her work with Joe Bonamassa, I liked their first collaboration but not the second I know more about Led Zeppelin but wouldn't describe myself as a massive fan and I know I don't much like covers albums, lazy, unimaginative etc etc. Sometimes people come along, and they're from another planet, and they make these pieces of art which will forever be, like the Mona Lisa." Talking about the music and legacy of Zeppelin, Beth says, "it's so beautifully done, it's timeless. From there, it's a non-stop, palpitating journey. It's fitting that the song that started it all, "Whole Lotta Love", is the opening song of the album. Things clicked into place when Cavallo was producing Hart's previous album, War In My Mind (2019), and she did an impromptu version of "Whole Lotta Love" in the control room during the session. All that was left was the final piece of the puzzle the voice. The A-list musicians include Cavallo on guitar along with Tim Pierce, Chris Chaney on bass, Jamie Muhoberac on keyboards, Dorian Crozier on drums and Matt Laug, with Orchestral arrangements by David Campbell. At the helm was super-producer Rob Cavallo and engineer Doug McKean. Rumours about the album had been circulating for a few years. ![]() The nine-song album highlights the incredible spectrum that Led Zeppelin operated in, from powerhouse rock to psychedelia, folk, jazz, prog, blues, funk, soul and beyond. The album will be released on CD, double black vinyl and doulbe orange vinyl via Provogue/Mascot Label Group. ![]() The Grammy-nominated powerhouse vocalist Beth Hart takes on one of her most profound undertakings to date by channelling the legendary voice of Robert Plant on A Tribute To Led Zeppelin.
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