Band of Joy
I crossed one off my list recently. I was lucky enough to see Robert Plant and the Band of Joy live in concert. It was a great show. A lot more loud than I thought it was going to be. If you don’t know, Robert’s latest album is his spin on some Americana type music. Some traditional songs and some more modern (Los Lobos & Richard Thompson).
The Band of Joy is a natural progression of his Raising Sand album with Alison Krauss. This time around he has joined up with Patty Griffin and a few others. The one thing I definitely took away from the show was the love of music from the entire band. Each musician was getting energy and joy for each other. Here is a brief piece of “Satan your kingdom must come down” that I shot on my iPhone during the show:
Here is a compilation of songs from the start of the tour:
Robert told a story that cracked me up, he mentioned that he went shopping on Hawthorne to get some beads fixed and he took the Tri-Met bus to get there. I used to ride the Bus 14 a lot, I don’t think I would believe it if I suddenly saw Robert Plant walk on the bus and sit down for a ride to go shopping.
Besides the traditional songs, they sang quite a few Led Zeppelin songs. I have to say my personal favorite was their version of “Ramble On” and “Gallows Pole”. It was a great show and I’m glad I finally got to see this legend live.
Set list for 03-19-2011:
- Black Dog
- Down to the Sea
- Angel Dance
- Black Country Woman
- House of Cards
- Monkey
- Somewhere Trouble Don’t Go
- Tangerine
- A Satisfied Mind
- Satan Your Kingdom Must Come Down
- Move Up
- In the Mood
- Please Read the Letter
- Houses of the Holy
- Ramble On
- Encore:
- Harms Swift Way
- Gallows Pole
- And We Bid You Goodnight