|   Robert
Plant – Dreamland
{re-release 2007}
Legendary
voice of Led Zeppelin takes a soulful voyage to
explore his musical influences. Probably the bluesiest
album Plants done in his solo career. Funny
in My Mind is a Mississippi Delta song. One
More Cup of Coffee is a slow-paced cover on
Bob Dylans song. Darkness, Darkness is
a remake of the Youngbloods song. The most known
song is Jimi Hendrix 'Hey Joe', Plants
version features a ghimbri, a three-string, Mid
Eastern instrument. For me the triumph was Win
My Train Fare Home which is a blues medley
featuring elements of Arthur ‘Big Boy’
Crudups “If I Ever Get Luck”
& “That’s Alright Mama”,
Robert Johnsons “Milk Cow’s Calf
Blues” and John Lee Hookers “Crawlin’
King Snake”. This is one of Plants better
solo projects, less pop, more free spirited as Plant
delves into psychedelic-acoustic-rockin’-blues.
Tracks:
1. Funny in My Mind (I Believe I'm Fixin' to Die)
2. Morning Dew
3. One More Cup of Coffee (Valley Below)
4. Last Time I Saw Her
5. Song to the Siren
6. Win My Train Fare Home (If I Ever Get Lucky)
7. Darkness, Darkness
8. Red Dress
9. Hey Joe
10. Skip's Song
Bonus
Tracks:
11. Dirt In A Hole
12. Last Time I Saw Her (remix)
Also, check
out Plants swingin’ rockabilly re-release
The Honey Drippers Volume 1 that features the killer
songs Sea of Love and Rockin’ At Midnight!
Dreamland is
good stuff, great for a Saturday afternoon nap on
the couch with the stereo cranked up.
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