I found The Sony Centre packed with energy and enthusiasm, as fans reacted to everything Plant and his crack band played.
The 20-song set had a great sense of flow to it, as Band Of Joy material meshed nicely with the subtle, new arrangements of Robert’s Zeppelin songs, including “Tangerine,” “House Of The Holy” and “Ramble On.”
Patty Griffin, guitarist Buddy Miller and Darrell Scott each took turns performing lead vocals on their own songs while Robert handled backgrounds from the rear of the stage.
Robert was in a relaxed mood, even referencing his long history with Toronto: Led Zeppelin played two shows in the same theatre (then known as the O’Keefe Centre) back in late 1969, and he seemed to relish the thought of playing the same stage more than 40 years later.
A solid night of swampy, blues-tinged Americana with some rock n’ roll to boot.
Robert Plant
Sony Centre - Toronto, ON – January 22, 2011
Cindy, I’ll Marry You Someday
Angel Dance
Down To The Sea
Rich Woman
House of Cards
Love Throw A Line (vocals: Patty Griffin)
Please Read The Letter
A Satisfied Mind (vocals: Darrell Scott)
Satan Your Kingdom Must Come Down
Take Me Where Trouble Don’t Go (vocals: Buddy Miller)
Tangerine
12 Gates To The City
Houses Of The Holy
You Can’t Buy My Love
Tall Cool One
Ramble On
Gallow’s Pole
Encore:
Silver Rider
Rock and Roll
A Very Cellular Song (aka We Bid You Goodnight)
Robert Plant – Angel Dance (partial)
Sony Centre – Toronto, ON – January 22, 2011
Robert Plant – Houses Of The Holy
Sony Centre – Toronto, ON – January 22, 2011
Robert Plant – Ramble On / Gallows Pole
Sony Centre – Toronto, ON – January 22, 2011
Robert Plant – Rock And Roll
Sony Centre – Toronto, ON – January 22, 2011
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4 comments:
No no! I don't want to see the setlist...I want to be surprised this Friday! There should be a SPOILER ALERT.
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Normally, I'd agree on the spoiler alert, but Plant changes the set up every show, so you won't get the same thing, even the same way.
With any luck, you saw the list coming and jumped past it. Hope you enjoy the show as much as I did here in Toronto.
I did jump it and you're right he didn't play all the same songs last night. The setlist was shorter, they played only an hour and a half...I wanted more! They did not play the cover of Low's "Silver Rider" as in Toronto but they played the cover of Low's "Monkey", both being songs I really like. They did not play "Houses of The Holy" but the other LZ songs here they did play. "Ramble On" very good altered rendition.
They were great though - the whole band. I had a guy next to me in his maybe late 40s or early 50s who said "He's still got it" and two 21 year-old girls, one who cried she was so happy to see him (exposure through their parents' records). People did stand up and cheer vigorously for his new album songs, though I noticed I was one of the few singing those lyrics but they sounded so good. Yes, they were very excited over LZ songs but he altered them a bit which was interesting. When he plays LZ songs I consider those 'gifts' to the audience. Patty Griffin's voice is terrific too; I like her vocals more than Alison Krauss's vocals. A style preference.
Hey, cool - glad everything fell into place! Sounds like another great show.
The band seems to be hitting their stride these days: all you have to do is see the look on Robert's face to know he's having a blast - so it's no wonder Plant is talking about getting some writing done for another album.
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