The Robert Plant & Alison Krauss show came to town last night, and it was AMAZING. Listening to Krauss on CD is like looking at a 3 x 5 photo of the Grand Canyon; she was absolutely fucking mesmerizing. And Plant, of course, is a living legend. They filled out the set with some Zeppelin ("Black Dog," "Hey Hey What Can I Do," "The Battle of Evermore"), solo Plant ("In The Mood"), and the O Brother Where Art Thou soundtrack ("Down To The River To Pray"). One of the highlights was the goosebump-inducing "Trampled Rose," which is WAY too subdued on the CD. Singing it live, Krauss really let go, creating one of those rare concert moments in which everyone shut up to hear her haunting wail.
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Sounds like an awesome evening. Where were they?
Mud Island, of all places! Great night, but a little sticky.
Been a long time since I caught a show on the island, but there was that one memorable EC show.
I was there! That was a good one. I remember being impressed that Pete Thomas was wearing a Sun Studio t-shirt.
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