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This is the ROBERT PLANT - MIGHTY REARRANGER + 1. JAPAN EDITION. (OBI BVCM-41034)
13 TRACKS INCLUDES 1 JAPAN BONUSTRACK "RED, WHITE AND BLUE"
First a warning. You might have seen reviews comparing this new Plant album with Physical Graffiti and other "mid period Zeppelin" offerings. It doesn't stand the comparison . . . in the same way a Porsche Boxter doesn't really compare to a Ferrari F1 car. There's no "Kashmir" here, no "Custard Pie" or "Trampled Underfoot". The bravado and bawdiness of a mid-70s Plant is superceded by the more mature world view that comes with experience. And that's a good thing. There's something a little silly about men in their late 50s bawling lyrics about sexual potency which they wrote in their mid-20s. 
Like Dreamland, MR has a mix of styles which Robert and his band carry off in fine style - a melting pot of rock,world,trip-hop,rockabilly etc etc.
No doubt some lazy journo somewhere will describe Robert as 'rock royalty' which I personally think is an insult implying that a musician's best years are now behind them and they can assume their place in the pantheon of the greats and trot out nothing but old hits and nostalgia (a subject tackled on the CD). 2005 sees Robert still searching and still producing great music with a great band.