![]() ![]() Even with the heavy orchestral presence, Hart sings as if she's leading a sweaty bar band, making sure she exorcises her rage, which means this is hard rock with a very high ABV: it's so high-octane that a little of it goes a long, long way. The fabulous Zeppelin tribute band CODA from England marked on Friday Led Zeppelins 50 years with a fabulous concert in the resurrected teen clubCODA were. The strings add expected color and drama to "Kashmir" and "The Rain Song," but when they're cranking out the "Black Dog" riff or chugging along on "Good Times Bad Times," they seem a bit ham-fisted. There is passion and precision in these performances - more precision than Page, perhaps - and they're distinguished by an extended collaboration with a string section. ![]() Although she's made space for a few quieter moments, such as the closing "The Rain Song," the album barrels forth through the songs you know and love from classic rock radio: "Kashmir," "Stairway to Heaven," "Black Dog," "Good Times Bad Times." "Dancing Days" is put into a medley with "When the Levee Breaks" and "No Quarter" is paired with "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You," while "The Crunge" stands on its lonesome, sounding as stiffly funky and odd in the hands of Hart and company as it did in Zep's. If Hart's focus on anger suggests she has perhaps a rather limited perspective on the oeuvre of Page, Plant, Jones, and Bonham, the resulting A Tribute to Led Zeppelin confirms such suspicions. ![]() Impressed, Cavallo suggested that Hart record an entire album of Zeppelin covers, but the singer demurred, saying she needed to be in a specific mindset to sing those songs: "you've got to be pissed off to hit that right." Hart got pissed off during the COVID-19 pandemic, so she summoned Cavallo and made A Tribute to Led Zeppelin. It's an intriguing two hour adventure bringing you from past to future with the excitement you felt on hearing it for the first time.While recording her 2019 album War in My Mind with producer Rob Cavallo, Beth Hart sang a version of Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love" during a bit of downtime in the studio. His technique was flawless, his lyrical tone was legendary, he was the undisputed master of interpretation of Liszt and naturally passed on his technique to his nephew Antonio Bolet. Cuban-born, his career blossomed only later in his life. This extraordinary, highly refined tribute ensemble digs deeper into the Middle Eastern and classical influences that permeated "Kashmir" - and then follows that intriguing thread into brand-new sounds when performing Led Zeppelin classics, providing a unique, not-to-be-missed musical experience.ĭoes the surname "Bolet" Sound familiar? To connoisseurs of pianism, the name of Jorge Bolet (1914-1990) is legendary. The production is a musical interpretation, using masterful artistry, with technical note placement carefully designed for the listener to feel the music and experience it as new.Ī genre-bending, chance-taking project, the music is performed with the same detail of Page & Plant using authentic instrumentation. They have received many accolades over the years, including winning BEST LED ZEPPELIN tribute for the eighth year running at the National Tribute Awards and. Inspired by the musical evolution of both Jimmy Page & Robert Plant, Antonio Bolet, the musical director and lead guitarist of In The Light of Led Zeppelin, had the vision to create something new, give audiences what they wanted to hear, give them a new way to hear it and then give them something they had never heard before. From start to finish, it’s a musical journey through the best of Zeppelin classics, to the symphonic orchestrations of Page & Plant, and some of the greatest hits of both Robert Plant and Jimmy Page’s solo work, all performed by 7 piece supergroup of Grammy-nominated men and women. “It's not a tribute, it's an experience!” is the reaction from fans all over the world. ![]()
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