John Paul Jones stepped on stage at the Sunflower Jam at the Royal Albert Hall in London this weekend. Joining Jones et. al., was the guy who gave Robert Plant his first hit in the classical charts, Alfie Boe. This time, Alfie got to play rock star, and seemed to love it.
Showing posts with label Alfie Boe. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Alfie Boe. Show all posts
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Robert Plant and Alfie Boe: Fair or Foul
Even though the official release date is still a few days away, if you live in the UK you can download the Alfie Boe and Robert Plant duet, Song to the Siren, from iTunes now.
As it's not available by means fair or foul outside the UK, here in Canada I can only speculate that it is a surprisingly good duet. Boe is a magnificent singer, and Song to the Siren is in his wheelhouse.
The revelation is Plant. Not that he can sing, of course, but that his voice works so well in the style with which this song is done. Plant has changed his singing style dramatically over the last ten years - maybe it's even fair to say five. Nowhere does the positive aspects of that change come across as well as it does singing next to a very musical operatic singer.
An Alfie Boe and Robert Plant duet is, to use a phrase I frankly don't like, outside the box. Yet it works far better than I expect most fans of either artist expected it to. Wether Alfie Boe can sing Black Dog remains to be seen, but this combination works.
At least that's what I might say, if I had means to access the iTunes download. If only I had relatives in the UK to do a £1 favour for me.
As it's not available by means fair or foul outside the UK, here in Canada I can only speculate that it is a surprisingly good duet. Boe is a magnificent singer, and Song to the Siren is in his wheelhouse.The revelation is Plant. Not that he can sing, of course, but that his voice works so well in the style with which this song is done. Plant has changed his singing style dramatically over the last ten years - maybe it's even fair to say five. Nowhere does the positive aspects of that change come across as well as it does singing next to a very musical operatic singer.
An Alfie Boe and Robert Plant duet is, to use a phrase I frankly don't like, outside the box. Yet it works far better than I expect most fans of either artist expected it to. Wether Alfie Boe can sing Black Dog remains to be seen, but this combination works.
At least that's what I might say, if I had means to access the iTunes download. If only I had relatives in the UK to do a £1 favour for me.
Sunday, September 25, 2011
A New Duet Partner for Robert Plant
Ever since teaming up with Alison Krauss in 2007, Robert Plant has been singing more in duet style than as a front man. First with the Plant Krauss album, Raising Sand
, and following that up with The Band of Joy
, where he shared vocal duties with Patty Griffin.
Meanwhile, his Led Zeppelin partner John Paul Jones was appearing in an opera based on the life of Anna Nichole Smith and talking about writing his own opera. But nobody saw this one coming.
Robert Plant will appear on tenor Alfie Boe's latest collection, Alfie. The opera star and Plant combine on Tim Buckley's 1968 piece, Song To The Siren
. Plant previously recorded Song to the Siren in 2002's Alfie
, with his then band Strange Sensation, and Plant has often talked about the song as a favourite of his. Now it appears it will get a different treatment.
Boe is currently playing Jean Valjean in Les Misérables at the Queen's Theatre in London. His new album, Alfie, will be released November 8th.
, and following that up with The Band of Joy, where he shared vocal duties with Patty Griffin.Meanwhile, his Led Zeppelin partner John Paul Jones was appearing in an opera based on the life of Anna Nichole Smith and talking about writing his own opera. But nobody saw this one coming.Robert Plant will appear on tenor Alfie Boe's latest collection, Alfie. The opera star and Plant combine on Tim Buckley's 1968 piece, Song To The Siren
. Plant previously recorded Song to the Siren in 2002's Alfie, with his then band Strange Sensation, and Plant has often talked about the song as a favourite of his. Now it appears it will get a different treatment.Boe is currently playing Jean Valjean in Les Misérables at the Queen's Theatre in London. His new album, Alfie
, will be released November 8th.
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