Robert Plant and The Band of Joy - Ramble On

One of the best songs from the January 30 show at the Beacon Theater was when Robert Plant and the Band of Joy played "Ramble On," which is from Led Zeppelin II (1969)

Robert Plant and the Band of Joy - In The Mood

Robert Plant and the Band of Joy reach back to Plant's 1983 solo album, The Principle of Moments with "In the Mood." The above video comes from the concert at the Beacon Theater
on January 30.

Robert Plant and the Band of Joy at the Beacon Theater - Gallows Pole

Robert Plant and the Band of Joy at the Beacon Theater last night performing "Gallows Pole." My review is here.

Robert Plant and the Band of Joy at the Beacon Theater - Houses of the Holy

The first video I've come across from last night's Robert Plant and the Band of Joy concert at the Beacon Theater is of the group performing "Houses of the Holy."

Robert Plant January 30, 2011 Beacon Theater

What an incredible group of musicians Robert Plant has assembled for his latest venture, the Band of Joy. The group took over the Beacon Theater the last two nights in New York City as their tour moves on, which I guess can be labeled a 'world tour' since Plant mentioned a summer stop in Russia.

The opening act was solid with the North Mississippi All-Stars getting the crowd warmed up. Plant interacted nicely with the crowd, which ranged from teenagers to people in their 60s. He made a few jokes in between songs and kept things moving along during the nearly two-hour set. It was also very clear how much he was enjoying himself on stage with the other musicians.

By the way, the Band of Joy consists of Patty Griffin (vocals and guitar), Buddy Miller (guitar and vocals), Darrell Scott (vocals, guitar, mandolin, etc.), Byron House (bass) and Marco Giovino (drums).

As soon as I see some YouTube videos from last night I will post them.

Here is the setlist from the show:
1- Misty Mountain Hop
2- Down to the Sea
3- Angel Dance
4- Houses of the Holy
5- Satan, Your Kingdom Must Come Down
6- Move Up (Patty Griffin on lead vocals on a song from her album, Downtown Church )
7- Cindy, I’ll Mary You Someday
8- Twelve Gates to the City
9- Satisfied Mind (Darrell Scott on lead vocals)
10-Tangerine
11 – House of Cards
12- Somewhere Trouble Don’t Go (Buddy Miller on lead vocals)
13- Monkey
14- You Can’t Buy My Love
15- Ramble On
16- Tall Cool One
17- Gallows Pole

Encore
18- I’m In the Mood
19- Rock and Roll
20- And We Bid You Good Night

Robert Plant and Band of Joy "Gallows Pole"

Robert Plant and the Band of Joy made a stop in Pittsburgh last Wednesday, January 19. They did a much different version of the Led Zeppelin song, "Gallows Pole." I like it, though. This group that Plant has assembled is really good.

Robert Plant and Band of Joy Kick off Tour in Asheville

On January 18, Robert Plant and the Band of Joy kicked off their tour of the U.S. in Asheville, N.C. The above video is of the group playing "Satan Your Kingdom Must Come Down." For tour dates click this.

Pete Townshend Isolated Solos

Another great job from someone on YouTube! The above video contains isolated solos from Pete Townshend over the years including "Sparks," "My Generation" and "I Can't Explain."

Roger Daltrey - Gimme A Stone

Roger Daltrey plays a song which has become a staple of his solo sets. This time, Daltrey does "Gimme a Stone" at the "Concert for Killing Cancer" benefit show.

The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again (2011)

The Who perform "Won't Get Fooled Again" on January 13 at the Hammersmith Apollo as part of the "Concert for Killing Cancer."

The Who, Jeff Beck Play Benefit Concert

The Who were joined by Richard Ashcroft (formerly of The Verve), Debbie Harry and Jeff Beck for a concert last night at the HMV Hammersmith Apollo in London. All proceeds benefited the Killing Cancer charity.

If you want to watch some of the videos from the concert, click the label below, "Concert for Killing Cancer."

From what I have gathered Richard Ashcroft did four acoustic songs. Roger Daltrey then did "Freedom Ride" and "Gimme a Stone" with Simon Townshend on guitar/mandolin, Jody Linscott on percussion and Billy Nichols on backing vocals.

Bryan Adams setlist was made up of "Run to You,” “Cuts Like a Knife,” "When You’re Gone," which he did a duet with a woman that is a cancer survivor and “Straight From the Heart.”

Jef Beck's setlist consisted of "Beck's Bolero" and a cover of The Beatles' "Day in the Life." He was backed by The Who's touring band: John "Rabbit" Bundrick, Zak Starkey, Pino Palladino and Simon Townshend.

Debbie Harry performed ”Heart of Glass” and “Call Me” with Beck playing guitar on both songs. Beck then left the stage and Harry finished her set with "One Way or Another."

The Who took the stage next and performed "Baba O'Riley," "Who Are You" and "Won't Get Fooled Again."

Daltrey and Beck then played "Mannish Boy."

The show ended with everyone singing "Join Together."

Roger Daltrey - Freedom Ride

Roger Daltrey played two songs at last night's benefit concert at the Hammersmith Apollo in London. The above video is Roger and his band playing "Freedom Ride." They also played "Gimme a Stone." Both songs come off of the album Largo. Roger is a big fan of the 1998 album which started as recording sessions for a new Hooters album but evolved into a collaboration between The Hooters and guest artists such as Taj Mahal, Levon Helm, Garth Hudson, Joan Osborne, The Chieftains, Carole King, Cyndi Lauper, David Forman, and Willie Nile.

The Who - Baba O'Riley

The above video comes courtesy of YouTube and is of The Who performing "Baba O'Riley" at last night's "Concert for Killing Cancer" at the Hammersmith.

The Who - Join Together

The Who closed out last night's "Concert for Killing Cancer" at the Hammersmith in London with "Join Together." Joining the guys on stage were Bryan Adams, Jeff Beck and Debbie "Blondie" Harry.

Roger Daltrey & Jeff Beck "Mannish Boy"

Roger Daltrey and Jeff Beck performing "Mannish Boy" at last night's "Concert for Killing Cancer." So far the reviews of the show that I have seen from media and fans have been very good.

Royal Orleans - Led Zeppelin

John Paul Jones was born on this date in 1946. The great bassist for Led Zeppelin and nowadays Them Crooked Vultures (with Dave Grohl and Josh Homme) was the supposed "quiet one" in the band.

"Royal Orleans" was a song on Zeppelin's 1976 album, Presence. The song is about a time the band was in New Orleans in the early 1970s and Jones brought a woman from the hotel bar up to his room, unaware she was a transvestite. Both smoked marijuana and fell asleep and unfortunately the transvestite had a lit joint in her hand that eventually set the room on fire. Luckily no one was injured or killed. Jones years later said in an interview that he knew the person was a transvestite and that she actually was a friend of tour manager Richard Cole.

The Who - Sparks (Houston 1975)

My first - and definitely not the last - "Sparks" post of 2011. This one goes back to 1975 and The Summit in Houston, Texas, which Roger Daltrey says is his favorite Who concert. As you can see from the video, Keith Moon and Pete Townshend are absolutely on fire. There is a DVD of this concert, but not an "official" one, which is a shame.

Roger Daltrey On Jools Holland

Roger Daltrey appeared on Jools Holland's "Hootenanny," which is the New Year's Eve celebration of Jools regular U.K. show. Roger sang Muddy Waters' "Mannish Boy" with Jools and his R&B orchestra.

According to Wikipedia, "it is a arrangement of (and an "answer song" to) Bo Diddley's "I'm a Man" (which in turn was inspired by Waters' and Willie Dixon's "Hoochie Coochie Man."

The Who sang "I'm a Man" which appeared on their 1965 album, My Generation. However, that album when released in the U.S. with a different album cover and was called The Who Sings My Generation. Strangely, it did not include "I'm a Man."

Condolences to The Townshends

Pete's mother Betty Townshend passed away last week at the age of 87. There's not too much on the Internet about her except for the video above where she is talking about Pete on an A&E biography. There's also a little bit about her background in the Wikipedia article for her husband, Cliff Townshend, who died in 1986. Cliff was a very successful jazz musician in England before the dawn of rock music.

My condolences go out to the entire Townshend family.