The Principle of Moments
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| Studio album by Robert Plant | |||||
| Released | July 11, 1983 | ||||
| Recorded | Rockfield Studios, Monmouth |
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| Genre | Rock and Roll | ||||
| Length | 38:50 | ||||
| Label | Es Paranza | ||||
| Producer | Robert Plant, Benji LeFeure & Pat Moran | ||||
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The Principle of Moments is the second solo album from former Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant. It was Plant's second Top 10 album in the United States and United Kingdom. Genesis drummer Phil Collins played drums for six of the album's eight songs (as he did on Pictures at Eleven). On the other two tracks former Jethro Tull drummer Barriemore Barlow performed.
Like Plant's first solo album, Pictures at Eleven, the songs departed from the hard rock of Led Zeppelin, earning him a new and distinct audience. Following the strength of these albums, Plant launched a very successful tour in 1983. Phil Collins was the drummer for Plant's band on this tour. Collins was content to perform in the background, despite his own enormous success as a solo artist at the time. Audiences enthusiasically received Plant and his new music and were not disappointed that no Led Zeppelin songs were performed on the tour.
Rhino Entertainment released a remastered edition of the album, with bonus tracks, on April 3, 2007. Robert Plant's albums, and live bonus tracks from the 1983 tour, are now available for legal download on sites such as iTunes and Real Rhapsody.
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[edit] Track listing
- "Other Arms" (Robert Plant, Robbie Blunt) – 4:20
- "In the Mood" (Plant, Blunt, Paul Martinez) – 5:19
- "Messin' with the Mekon" (Plant, Blunt, Martinez) – 4:40
- "Wreckless Love" (Plant, Blunt) – 5:18
- "Thru' with the Two Step" (Plant, Blunt, Martinez) – 5:33
- "Horizontal Departure" (Plant, Blunt, Martinez, Jezz Woodroffe) – 4:19
- "Stranger Here...than over There" (Plant, Blunt, Martinez, Woodroffe) – 4:18
- "Big Log" (Plant, Blunt, Woodroffe) – 5:03
2007 remaster bonus tracks
- "In the Mood" (live) – 7:35
- "Thru' with the Two Step" (live) – 11:11
- "Lively Up Yourself" (live) (Bob Marley) – 3:04
- "Turnaround" (Plant, Blunt, Martinez, Woodroffe) – 4:55
[edit] Personnel
- Robert Plant - vocals
- Robbie Blunt - guitars
- Paul Martinez - bass
- Jezz Woodroffe - keyboards
- Phil Collins - drums on 1-3, 5-6, 8 + all the bonus tracks on the 2007 reissue
- Barriemore Barlow - drums on 4 & 7
- John David - backing vocals
- Ray Martinez - backing vocals
- Bob Mayo - guitars, keyboards, backing vocals on 9, 10, and 11 (2007 reissue)
[edit] Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1983 | Pop Albums | 8 |
| 1983 | The Billboard Top 200 | 13 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1983 | "Big Log" | Mainstream Rock | 6 |
| 1983 | "Big Log" | Pop Singles | 20 |
| 1983 | "Big Log" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 50 |
| 1983 | "Horizontal Departure" | Mainstream Rock | 44 |
| 1983 | "In the Mood" | Mainstream Rock | 4 |
| 1983 | "In the Mood" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 39 |
| 1983 | "Other Arms" | Mainstream Rock | 1 |
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- The Principle of Moments reached #7 on the UK charts.
- "Big Log" reached #10 on the UK charts.
[edit] Music Videos
The music video for "Big Log" was shot at the following locations: Crystal Road, Crystal Nevada (Gas Station sequences), The Amargosa Opera House, Death Valley Junction California (driving and "feather" sequence), Calico School House (Calico Ghost Town) Yermo California (Schoolhouse sequence), Glass Pool Inn, Las Vegas Nevada (pool sequence). The Bar sequence is believed to have been shot at a small bar in Shoshone, California (now the Crow Bar Cafe & Saloon)- though this is unconfirmed. The movie "Delusion" (1991) also made use of the both the Amargosa Opera House and the Crystal, Nevada gas station.
The Glass Pool Inn was demolished in April 2004 to make room for more profitable hotel and retail space in the fast growing south-end Strip area. Robert Plant and the film crew (including Storm Thorgerson) stayed at the Glass Pool Inn during filming for the video.
[edit] External links
- Official Robert Plant Website
- Rockfield Studios
- Discography on the Robert Plant Homepage (not an official site)
- Big Log video
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