Robert Plant Mighty Rearranger

I'd like to qualify my earlier post lest I be accused of Plant bashing.

First of all I’m a big fan of both Led Zep and Robert Plant. I bought all of the LZ albums on release and own most of Plant’s solo work. He’s a great writer, good vocalist, and always selects superb musicians to record and tour.

Having seen Zep many times between 1969 and 1973 there was a marked deterioration in his voice some time around 1971. Live performances of “How Many More Times” and “Since I’ve Been Loving You” were markedly different in 1972 and later than they were in 1969-70-71. The vocals were much weaker; his range had diminished.

I’m constantly amazed at how many of rock’s older figures such as Ian Gillan, Roger Daltrey, and Sammy Hagar to name a few, have managed to avoid vocal damage and sound so strong after 35+ years of singing. Good genes? Luck of the draw? Who knows? That being said, I enjoy Robert Plant’s work; he is one of rock’s most important artists. However, his voice has changed more than many of his contemporaries.

my comment on his voice on mighty rearranger was more along the lines of his warbling stylization than a shot voice - true Plant lost his ultra high range in mid 72 evident on many bootlegs of the era, who wouldn't with all that screaming

but his latest work would have came off a lot better had he sang it straight instead of the vocal postering

I have laways windered how much smoking had hurt his voice over the years.
Mitchell

I've purchased the last two solo Plant efforts and to be quite honest - they haven't moved me. As one astute observer has already stated - the vocals are overblown. Moreover I find the music to be uninspired. This coming from a huge Zeppelin fan.