Robert Plant - Mighty Rearranger
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Artist: Robert PlantEdition: Music CD
Format: Extra tracks, Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2007-03-20
Music Label: Rhino
Soundtracks:
- Another Tribe
- Shine It All Around
- Freedom Fries
- Tin Pan Valley
- All The Kings Horses
- The Enchanter
- Takamba
- Dancing In Heaven
- Somebody Knocking
- Let The Four Winds Blow
- Mighty Rearranger
- Brother Ray
- Red, White And Blue
- All The Money In The World
- Shine It All Around
- Tin Pan Valley
- The Enchanter
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Free Music Review: Gets My Vote for Robert Plant's Absolute Best Solo Album!
Hit: 5 Stars
In some ways MIGHTY REARRANGER can be viewed as the culmination of all of Robert Plant's previous solo albums. There's a wide range of styles - the heavy rock, the modern electronic effects, the brilliant musicianship (Plant always gets the best available) all combine to make something that's both familiar and unique. I expect Plant would say that "blues" music is at the heart of all the music he makes but I mostly just hear a very modern sounding kind of rock n' roll when I put on MIGHTY REARRANGER. I find it extremely fresh and exciting.
"Another Tribe" - This lament for a war-torn human race features a briskly strummed acoustic guitar over Middle Eastern flavored atmospherics and a quasi-tribal drum beat. Earlier in the decade, Robert Plant participated in The Festival in the Desert in Africa which featured musicians from around the world. The influence of his experiences in Africa can clearly be heard on this record. *****+
"Shine It All Around" - has a mysterious, almost ominous sound although it's really very spiritual and uplifting. Plant still has incredible singing chops and his multi-tracked vocals on "Shine" are otherworldly. *****+
"Freedom Fries" - Anyone of age at the start of the most recent American invasion of Iraq will remember the bone-headed weenies who insisted on renaming "french fries" "freedom fries" because the French government did not support invading Iraq (and for damn good reasons). This straight-up hard rock song sports a jerky, chugging rhythm and typically great Plant vocals. ****
"Tin Pan Valley" - I don't know exactly what "a grudge of Christian women" is, but this is a strange and very cool song. It begins as a subdued rocker filled with quiet tension, but then Plant sings, "I take the bottle to the baby/ You take the hammer to the pearl" and the song immediately explodes with intensity. *****+
"All The Kings Horses" - This is an absolutely gorgeous ballad that may in fact be Plant's most beautiful one yet. It's a sweet love song with some great lines like "I pour myself a brand new start" . . . only some spare violin and acoustic guitar accompany Plant's soft, gentle vocals. The man is so versatile, touching base with so many different styles, even creating a few of his own. *****+
"The Enchanter" - a compelling Middle Eastern vibe with a totally hypnotic flow. Killer African beats, techno, Zeppelin, echo chambers, quiet pauses, Radiohead synths, a Native American shouting a war cry and a booming climax all combine to make this one MIGHTY REARRANGER's best track. *****+
"Takamba" - rock n' roll with fast and loose guitar and splashy drums - the Strange Sensation is one hell of a band! *****+
"Dancing In Heaven" - Another great song, this one is laid back, very positive and very catchy. *****
"Somebody Knocking" - a weird, folky track featuring more fantastic African/multi-cultural drumming, speedy guitar picking and distinctive, cutting-edge sounds and effects. The offbeat rhythm soon slips into a spacey atmosphere, punctured by a furiously picked guitar riff beckoned by Plant's sung "come ons." *****
"Let the Four Winds Blow" - Pumped by an insistent bass, killer guitar riffs and heavy rock n' roll. Somehow it sounds familiar and original at the same time. *****
"Mighty Rearranger" - yet another brilliant song, the title track is punctuated by some expertly played boogie piano, organ and harmonica. There's a touch of rockabilly in there too, territory Plant has visited many a time. This band is so tight! *****
"Brother Ray" - a nod and salute to the music of past days - specifically the heyday of Ray Charles. A fitting tribute, this is some really old, old-school piano bar boogie blues, beautifully rendered. ****
Bonus tracks:
"Red, White & Blue" - A song about freedom, this is a jaunty, Johnny Cash-style chugger. ****1/2
"All The Money In The World" - an upbeat, "down-&-out-but-movin'-on" kiss-off to a bad connection who's "living in a house of cards." *****+
"Shine It All Around (Girls Remix)" (7:35) - This is basically a techno remix - I'm a big sucker for this kind of thing when it's done this well. The percussion is dominated by what I think is a tabla and it's totally mind-blowing. The spacey, dubby effects are intense and phenomenal. This song is all about giving to others and spreading your good fortune to others. *****+
"Tin Pan Valley (Girls Remix)" (6:20) - sounds like some stellar musicians playing with The Orb . . . Robert Plant + The Strange Sensation + high electro energy + high BPMs = one helluva track. *****+
"The Enchanter (Unkle Reconstruction)" (6:49) - gets me dancing all over the place. Techno-hop mixed with amazing Indo-Asian percussion and super-intense atmospherics - - - but without a doubt, some of the best "atmospherics" you're ever likely to hear come from the incredible voice of the one and only Robert Plant! *****+
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Hitting #6, 2005's MIGHTY REARRANGER, drew widespread accolades and showcased Plant fully in command of his venerable powers--the London Observer raved, "Plant's best showing since Physical Graffiti in 1975." Stellar tracks include "Another Tribe," "Shine It All Around" and "The Enchanter." Five bonus rarities include remixes of "Tin Pan Valley" and "Shine It All Around."In the weeks leading up to this album's release, Robert Plant was the unlikely hit at the South By Southwest music festival, delivering such a scorching set with his band the Strange Sensation rockers a quarter of his age simply got back on their planes and went home without playing a note. This can most likely be attributed to the fact that, unlike most his classic rock peers, Plant has rarely settled since moving on from the Led Zeppelin behemoth. Over the course of eight solo albums, he's experimented with doo-wop, synth-pop and even drum'n' bass. But it's only at 56 that the Golden God is hitting his stride. On "Tin Pan Valley," he sings, "My peers may flirt with cabaret/ Some fake the rebel yell/ Me, I'm moving up higher ground/ I must escape their hell." Mighty Rearranger draws out the best qualities of his otherworldly voice, surrounding it with rich Middle Eastern textures, soft blues accents and gorgeous psychedelic swooshes. It's in keeping with the spirit of 2002's exotic and lush Dreamland, only it sounds more refined. The quiet bits are quieter and the loud bits are timely reminders that Plant was once a man possessed by a dozen dead wolverines. He's not kidding when on "Shine It All Around," he sings, "These are the days of my life/ Bright, strong and golden." --Aidin Vaziri
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