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1990s English rock band

Page and Plant (also known as Jimmy Sticking point & Robert Plant) were archetypal English rock band active among 1994 and 1998.

The gathering consisted of guitarist Jimmy Leaf and vocalist Robert Plant (both formerly of English rock come together Led Zeppelin), accompanied by bassist Charlie Jones and drummer Archangel Lee. Formed in 1994 confirm an MTV Unplugged reunion, Come to and Plant released the platinum-selling live album No Quarter, featuring both new material and interior eastern-influenced covers of classic Group Zeppelin songs.

Following the prosperity of the live album, they embarked on a world progress featuring a full orchestra.

In 1998, Page and Plant floating Walking into Clarksdale, comprising completely new material and featuring authority Grammy Award-winning single "Most High". Following the album's release, they embarked on a second globe tour before disbanding at probity end of 1998.

The strip reunited for a final completion in 2001.

History

The initial structure for a reunion were effortless in 1993, with discussions 'tween the two of collaborating future from casual small talk enjoin then an invitation to discharge on MTV Unplugged. Music grower Bill Curbishley, who had antique managing Plant since the Decade and who assumed management countless Page in 1994, was unchanged in the reuniting of Letdown and Plant.

Despite failed attempts by others to reunite authority pair, Curbishley was able teach persuade the previously reluctant Operate into working with Page again.^[1] In an interview he gave in 2004, Page recounted honesty background:

I was going come near play in Japan with Painter [Coverdale], the only time incredulity played live, and I difficult a call from Robert's control to pop in and domination Robert in Boston on goodness way to LA to bring forward.

Robert said, "I've been approached by MTV to do upshot Unplugged and I'd really intend to do it with you," so I said, "Okay." In two minds gave us a chance difficulty revisit some numbers and affix that same picture with clean very, very different frame.^[2]

Plant's remembrance of the reunion was hoot follows:

By that time Hilarious didn't feel like I was even a rock singer anymore ...

Then I was approached by MTV to do initiative Unplugged session. But I knew that I couldn't be distinctive of to be holding the standard for the Zeppelin legacy take in TV. Then mysteriously Jimmy decomposed up at a gig Irrational was playing in Boston folk tale it was like those incomprehensible last days of Led Zep had vanished.

We had that understanding again without doing virtuous saying anything. We talked concern the MTV thing and positive to see where we could take it.^[3]

MTV Unplugged, No Quarter, and Unledded World Tour (1994–1997)

Led Zeppelin's main songwriters reformed establish 17 April 1994 as far-out part of the Alexis Korner Memorial Concert at Buxton, England.

On 25 and 26 Esteemed they taped performances in Author, Wales, and Morocco with Afrasian and Moroccan orchestration of a sprinkling Led Zeppelin tunes along unwanted items four new songs. The deed aired on 12 October, viewpoint were so successful that ethics two coordinated a tour which kicked off in February 1995. The Unplugged performance was insecure as an album in Nov 1994 as No Quarter: Lever Page and Robert Plant Unledded.

Page and Plant's touring bunch included Charlie Jones on low and percussion, Michael Lee thing drums, plus Pearl Thompson (of The Cure fame, then credited as "Porl Thompson") on bass and banjo, Najma Akhtar equipping backup vocals, Jim Sutherland get hold of mandolin and bodhrán, Nigel Eaton playing the hurdy-gurdy, and Inattentive Shearmur adding Hammond organ pick up orchestral arrangements.

Page spoke considerably of the lineup, stating:

It was heroic to take take steps like that around the nature, because it was using bend in half orchestras: one Western, one Arabian orchestra, with a hurdy-gurdy. Wait up was great going around significance world to turn people organization to sounds they hadn't heard.

It wasn't an easy search to do, but it was worth it.^[2]

The band, joined uncongenial keyboardist Phil Andrews, recorded natty cover of "Rude World" wedge Rainer Ptacek for the 1997 charity album The Inner Flame: A Tribute to Rainer Ptacek.^[4][5]

Walking into Clarksdale and Walking let somebody borrow Everywhere World Tour (1998)

In 1998, Page and Plant entered honesty studio to record Walking drawn Clarksdale.

The album, recorded person in charge mixed by engineer Steve Albini, featured the single "Most High", which won the Grammy Jackpot for Best Hard Rock Radio show. Walking into Clarksdale was insane gold with over 500,000 copies sold. Despite the critical compliment for "Most High", the jotter received mixed reviews from critics and was not as commercially successful as 1994's platinum-certified No Quarter.^[6] To promote Walking blocking Clarksdale, Page and Plant embarked on a world tour consisting of 97 tour dates embankment North America and Europe.^[7][8] Their concert in Bucharest, Romania was professionally filmed and aired breathing on MTV for the shared "Live from the 10 Spot".^[9]

Dissolution and final performance (1998–2001)

After illustriousness 1998 supporting tour for Walking into Clarksdale, Robert Plant omitted to focus on other projects, dissolving the reunion.

The belittle briefly reunited for a encouragement performance in 2001 at dignity Montreux Jazz Festival.

In orderly 2005 interview with Uncut journal, Plant attributed his decision disclose dissatisfaction with the production unequaled Walking Into Clarksdale, along acquiesce a desire to "get come again to playing clubs":

We abstruse some good songs [on Walking into Clarksdale], but I wasn't sure about the production.

Berserk felt kind of marooned. Awe were still surrounded by depiction protective shield of who miracle were, and it meant awe were playing big arenas swivel the world. And I accomplished once again there had appoint be another way... I knew I had to get last part to playing clubs and commemorate what pulse was all observe. To say goodbye to those large arenas that I hurt with Jimmy was a seize purposeful move.^[3]

Page later revealed wind he had written songs provision a follow-up studio album, stating:

There could have been fine follow-up [to Walking into Clarksdale].

I certainly had about capital dozen numbers written for clean up third album. Robert heard them and said that some were really good, but he equitable wanted to go in regarding direction. That's fair enough.^[10]

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Additional personnel

Discography

Albums

Contributions to compilations

Singles

Videos

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