Robert Plant Austin City Limits Performance

Robert Plant and the Sensational Space Shifters recording Austin City Limits on Monday.


 


 
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Ace Frehley Covers Zeppelin

Except for the fact that he was born in outer space, as a kid Ace Frehley was just like you and me.

Original Kiss guitarist, Ace Frehley will cover Led Zeppelin’s Bring it on Home, itself an homage to the Sonny Boy Williamson track (and written by WIllie Dixon), on his upcoming covers album. Titled Origins Vol. 1, the album sees Frehley cover songs by artists such as Cream, Free and Jimi Hendrix along with the Zeppelin track.

“Townshend, Page, Clapton, and Hendrix – I had some of the best teachers in the world,” Frehley says. His influences run through Origins Vol. 1, with all of the above but Pete Townsend’s The Who represented on the album. As well, Frehley covers a few of his old bands songs: Parasite, Cold Gin and Rock and Roll Hell.

Origins Vol. 1 is set for release April 16th.

As for Bring it on Home, Frehley rocks up the intro a little, replacing the old school blues intro with an electric intro filled with some hot bluesy licks. The song starts off with a train bell, setting the tempo. When the main body kicks in, Frehley sticks with the Jimmy Page lick and chord pattern, using a repeated hammer-on E7/A/E then G-E pull off pattern. He ends it, like Led Zeppelin, in a traditional blues style, sticking with the electric guitar.

Despite using different singers on the album, most notably his old band mate Paul Stanley, but also including Lita Ford and Mike McCready, Frehley takes the vocal duties himself on Bring it on Home. His voice is never been his strong suit, but he is an alright singer and it works well in this instance.








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Scarlet Page Resonators Prints

Friend of Ramble on Radio Scarlet Page, who appeared on Ramble on Radio Episode #102 last July, is making limited edition high quality black and white prints of images from her book Resonators. The prints feature guitar players such as Jack White, Jeff Beck, Chrissie Hynde, Joe Walsh, John Frusciante and two of Page's father, Jimmy Page.

All prints are signed, unframed and can be purchased at 16x20 inch for £250 or 20x24 inch signed print for £400. Order prints here.

Meanwhile the book Resonators can currently be purchased at hive.co.uk for £33.55.




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Tight But Loose Book Sale

Author, and good friend of Ramble On Radio, Dave Lewis is offering a book bundle sale. Lewis is offering his two fabulous books, Led Zeppelin Then as it Was - At Knebworth 1979 and Led Zeppelin Feather in the Wind - Over Europe 1980 for £18. Lewis, the author of the Led Zeppelin magazine Tight But Loose, will sign all books sold on this limited offer.

Then as it Was - At Knebworth 1979 (right) details Led Zeppelin in the late 70's, from the end of the 1977 tour until the penultimate Zeppelin shows, two weekends at Knebworth Castle in Stevenhxenge England in August 1979.

Led Zeppelin Feather in the Wind - Over Europe 1980 highlights the band's underreported summer of 1980 tour of Northern Europe. Lewis attended many of the shows and Feather in the Wind features a number of never seen before pictures taken by Lewis.

I reviewed both books in the inaugural Ramble on Radio podcast back in August 2011. Lewis has also appeared on Ramble on Radio twice over three episodes: in April 2014 Lewis appeared on episode 56, and last July Lewis appeared over two episodes, Ramble on Radio 100 and 101.

You can get the lewis book bundle offer at TightButLoose.co.uk




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Robert Plant at SXSW

Robert Plant turned up at the Austin Music Awards Thursday night, performing The Coasters Youngblood, the Jive 4 song When I was Single and Clyde McPhatter's Let the Boogie Woogie Roll. Plant was fronting a band that featured Charlie Sexton and Jimmie Vaughan.

More at billboard.com. Here's a partial clip of Plant at the Austin Music Awards.



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"Rubber" Plant Rockin' the Funeral

Robert Plant madde a cameo appearance this week on Stella, a UK TV show about, well, I haven't a clue what it's about. However, in this episode, former Led Zeppelin roadie "Daddy" is being laid to rest, and Plant makes a surprise (to the guests at the funeral) appearance.






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Robert Plant Announces Southern US Tour, Hints at New Album

"Having just begun work on our new album..."

Robert Plant today released a statement confirming the continuation of The Sensational Space Shifters, announcing both that the band was working on a new album, and would be touring in 2016:

Having just begun work on our new album, we thought we’d take time out to raise a little sand and welcome springtime with one more adventure, another celebration of life and song.

Plant will tour the Southern United States, "Towns and cities that hold fond memories for me personally, places that gave birth to so much of the music I love,” in March beginning at the Okeechobee Festival in Okeechobee, Florida.

Here's the dates:

• March 04-06 – Okeechobee, FL – Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival
• March 06 – St. Augustine, FL – St. Augustine Amphitheatre
• March 07 – Mobile, AL – Saenger Theatre
• March 09 – Jackson, MS – Thalia Mara Hall
• March 10 – Baton Rouge, LA – River Center Theatre
• March 11 – Shreveport, LA – Shreveport Municipal Auditorium
• March 13 – Cain’s Ballroom – Tulsa, OK
• March 15 – The Bomb Factory – Dallas, TX
• March 17 – San Antonio, TX – Tobin Center for the Performing Arts
• March 18 – Midland, TX – Wagner Noel Center Performing Arts Center
• March 20 – Austin, TX – ACL Live at Moody Theater

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