First Solo Project From Robert Plant

This week in 1982, Robert Plant released his first solo album, "Pictures At Eleven." The collection would top out at #5 on the charts. From the August 16, 1982 Rolling Stone Magazine a review of the album by Kurt Loder. Here's what Kurt had to say.

If Robert Plant were young and hungry instead of nearly thirty-four and famous, this album might have been a real barn-burner. As it is, even though there's nothing new going on in these grooves, the sheer formal thrill of hearing someone who knows exactly what he's doing makes Pictures at Eleven something of an event almost in spite of its modest ambitions.

"Burning down One Side," the lead-off track, is a dead-on-target hit — a neck-wringing riff spiced with effortlessly atmospheric guitar leads.

Like I say nothing like a neck-wringing riff.

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