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The Principle of Moments

 
Album Review: The Principle of Moments
 

  • Artist: Robert Plant
  • Rating: StarStarStarStar
  • Release Date: 1983
  • Total Time: 38:50
  • Genre: Rock

Review

Robert Plant's follow-up to Pictures at Eleven implements much of his debut's style and vocal meandering into a new and more exciting bunch of songs. The mysteriousness of "Big Log," the album's first single, reached the Top 20 in the United States and in the U.K., while "In the Mood" is The Principle of Moments' finest offering, proving that Plant could roam freely with his voice and still have it work effectively. But Plant doesn't stop here, as he gives tracks like "Wreckless Love," "Stranger Here...Than Over There," and "Other Arms" an equal amount of curt abstractness and rock appeal. Because Plant's voice is so compelling in any state, the convolution of his writing tends to take a back seat to his singing in most of his solo work, which is definitely the case in most of the songs here. Plant went on tour with the Honeydrippers within the same year of The Principle of Moments' release, adding another facet to his already diverse solo repertoire. ~ Mike DeGagne, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Other Arms Robert Plant, Robbie Blunt Robert Plant (4:20)
In the Mood Robert Plant, Robbie Blunt Robert Plant (5:19)
Messin' With the Mekon Robert Plant, Robbie Blunt Robert Plant (4:40)
Wreckless Love Robert Plant, Robbie Blunt Robert Plant (5:18)
Thru' With the Two Step Robert Plant, Robbie Blunt Robert Plant (5:33)
Horizontal Departure Robert Plant, Jezz Woodroffe, Robbie Blunt Robert Plant (4:19)
Stranger Here...Than over There Robert Plant, Jezz Woodroffe, Robbie Blunt Robert Plant (4:18)
Big Log Robert Plant, Robbie Blunt, Jezz Woodruffe Robert Plant (5:03)

Credits

Phil Collins (Drums), Robert Plant (Vocals), Robert Plant (Main Performer), Jezz Woodroffe (Keyboards), John David (Vocals), John David (Vocals (Background)), Barriemore Barlow (Drums), Robbie Blunt (Guitar), Paul Martinez (Bass), Ray Martinez (Vocals), Ray Martinez (Vocals (Background)), Jen Woodroffe (Keyboards), Pat Moran (Engineer)
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Wikipedia: The Principle of Moments
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The Principle of Moments
The Principle of Moments cover
Studio album by Robert Plant
Released July 11, 1983
Recorded Rockfield Studios
Monmouth, Wales
Genre Rock
Length 38:50
Label Es Paranza
Producer Robert Plant, Benji LeFevre, Pat Moran
Professional reviews
Robert Plant chronology
Pictures at Eleven
(1982)
The Principle of Moments
(1983)
Shaken 'n' Stirred
(1985)

The Principle of Moments is the second solo album by former Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant. It was Plant's second top 10 album in the United States and United Kingdom. It also gave him his first solo Top 40 hit with "Big Log". The most popular track on album-oriented rock radio in the US was "Other Arms", which reached number one on the Billboard Top Tracks chart. 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. Following the strength of these albums, Plant launched a 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.

Rhino Entertainment released a remastered edition of the album, with bonus tracks, on April 3, 2007.

Contents

Track listing

Side one

  1. "Other Arms" (Robert Plant, Robbie Blunt) – 4:20
  2. "In the Mood" (Plant, Blunt, Paul Martinez) – 5:19
  3. "Messin' with the Mekon" (Plant, Blunt, Martinez) – 4:40
  4. "Wreckless Love" (Plant, Blunt) – 5:18

Side two

  1. "Thru' with the Two Step" (Plant, Blunt, Martinez) – 5:33
  2. "Horizontal Departure" (Plant, Blunt, Martinez, Jezz Woodroffe) – 4:19
  3. "Stranger Here...than over There" (Plant, Blunt, Martinez, Woodroffe) – 4:18
  4. "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

Personnel

Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
1983 UK Albums Chart 7
1983 US Billboard 200 8

Singles and album tracks

Year Title Chart Position
1983 "Big Log" UK Singles Chart 11
1983 "Big Log" US Billboard Hot 100 20
1983 "In the Mood" US Billboard Hot 100 39
1983 "Other Arms" US Billboard Top Tracks 1
1983 "Big Log" US Billboard Top Tracks 6
1983 "In the Mood" US Billboard Top Tracks 4
1983 "Horizontal Departure" US Billboard Top Tracks 44

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.

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