The Principle of Moments
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The Principle of Moments | ||||
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Studio album by Robert Plant | ||||
Released | 11 July 1983 | |||
Recorded | 1983 at Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, Wales | |||
Genre | Rock, hard rock | |||
Length | 38:50 | |||
Label | Es Paranza | |||
Producer | Robert Plant, Benji LeFevre, Pat Moran | |||
Robert Plant chronology | ||||
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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 US and UK. 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 for the North American portion of the tour. Collins was content to perform in the background, despite his own enormous success as a solo artist and with Genesis at the time. Little Feat's Richie Hayward played drums for the remaining dates.
Rhino Entertainment released a remastered edition of the album, with bonus tracks, on 3 April 2007.
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Contents
Track listing
- Side One
- "Other Arms" (Robert Plant, Robbie Blunt) – 4:20
- "In the Mood" (Plant, Blunt, Paul Martinez) – 5:19
- "Messin' with the Mekon" (Plant, Blunt, Martinez) – 4:40
- "Wreckless Love" (Plant, Blunt) – 5:18
- Side Two
- "Thru' with the Two Step" (Plant, Blunt, Martinez) – 5:33
- "Horizontal Departure" (Plant, Blunt, Martinez, Jezz Woodroffe) – 4:19
- "Stranger Here... Than Over There" (Plant, Blunt, Martinez, Woodroffe) – 4:18
- "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
Live tracks recorded in Houston, TX in 1983.
Personnel
- Robert Plant - vocals
- Robbie Blunt - guitars
- Paul Martinez - bass guitar
- Jezz Woodroffe - keyboards
- Phil Collins - drums on 1-3, 5, 6, 8, all bonus tracks on the 2007 reissue
- Barriemore Barlow - drums on 4 and 7
- John David - backing vocals
- Ray Martinez - backing vocals
- Bob Mayo - guitars, keyboards, backing vocals on 9-11 (2007 reissue)
Charts
Album
Year | Chart | Position |
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1983 | UK Albums Chart | 7 |
1983 | US Billboard 200 | 8 |
Singles and album tracks
Year | Title | Chart | Position |
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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.
Another video for "In the Mood" was also produced. [1]
Tour
In 1983, Robert Plant went on a tour to promote the album, starting on August 26 in Peoria, Illinois, and ending on October 1 in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Tour dates
- August 26, 1983: Peoria, IL - Peoria Civic Center
- August 27, 1983: Kalamazoo, MI - Wings Stadium
- August 29, 1983: Rosemont, IL - Rosemont Horizon
- August 30, 1983: St. Louis, MO - Kiel Auditorium
- August 31, 1983: Milwaukee, WI - MECCA Arena
- September 3, 1983: Detroit, MI - Joe Louis Arena
- September 4, 1983: Cleveland, OH (Richfield) - Richfield Coliseum
- September 6, 1983: Worcester, MA - The Centrum
- September 8, 1983: Montreal, QC - Montreal Forum
- September 9, 1983: Buffalo, NY - Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
- September 10, 1983: Toronto, ON - Maple Leaf Gardens
- September 12, 1983: New York City, NY - Madison Square Garden
- September 13, 1983: Hartford, CT - Hartford Civic Center
- September 14, 1983: Philadelphia, PA - The Spectrum
- September 16, 1983: Memphis, TN - Mid-South Coliseum
- September 18, 1983: Baton Rouge, LA - LSU Assembly Center
- September 20, 1983: Houston, TX - The Summit
- September 21, 1983: Austin, TX - Frank Erwin Center
- September 22, 1983: Dallas, TX - Reunion Arena
- September 24, 1983: Denver, CO - McNichols Arena
- September 27, 1983: Los Angeles, CA (Inglewood) - The Forum
- September 28, 1983: Oakland, CA - Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
- September 30, 1983: Seattle, WA - Seattle Center Coliseum
- October 1, 1983: Vancouver, BC - Pacific Coliseum
References
External links
- Official Robert Plant Website
- Rockfield Studios
- Discography on the Robert Plant Homepage (not an official site)
- Big Log video