1983 studio album by Robert Plant
The Principle of Moments is the second solo studio album by the English singer Robert Plant , formerly of Led Zeppelin . 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 on five of the album's eight songs (as he did on Pictures at Eleven ). On two tracks former Jethro Tull drummer Barriemore Barlow performed and on the closing track, "Big Log", Gerald Woodroffe programmed a Roland TR-808 drum machine.
Like Plant's debut solo studio album, Pictures at Eleven (1982), the songs departed from the hard rock sound 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.
Promotional music videos [ edit ]
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.
A video for "In the Mood" was also produced. [1]
In 1983, Robert Plant went on a tour to promote the album, starting on 26 August in Peoria, Illinois , and ending on 1 October in Vancouver, British Columbia .
Tour dates
26 August 1983: Peoria, Illinois – Peoria Civic Center
27 August 1983: Kalamazoo, Michigan – Wings Stadium
29 August 1983: Rosemont, Illinois – Rosemont Horizon
30 August 1983: St. Louis, Missouri – Kiel Auditorium
31 August 1983: Milwaukee – MECCA Arena
3 September 1983: Detroit – Joe Louis Arena
4 September 1983: Cleveland, Ohio (Richfield ) – Richfield Coliseum
6 September 1983: Worcester, Massachusetts – The Centrum
8 September 1983: Montreal – Montreal Forum
9 September 1983: Buffalo, New York – Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
10 September 1983: Toronto – Maple Leaf Gardens
12 September 1983: New York City – Madison Square Garden
13 September 1983: Hartford, Connecticut – Hartford Civic Center
14 September 1983: Philadelphia – The Spectrum
16 September 1983: Memphis, Tennessee – Mid-South Coliseum
18 September 1983: Biloxi, Mississippi – Mississippi Coast Coliseum
20 September 1983: Houston, Texas – The Summit
21 September 1983: Austin, Texas – Frank Erwin Center
22 September 1983: Dallas – Reunion Arena
24 September 1983: Denver, Colorado – McNichols Arena
27 September 1983: Los Angeles (Inglewood ) – The Forum
28 September 1983: Oakland, California – Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum
30 September 1983: Seattle – Seattle Center Coliseum
1 October 1983: Vancouver, BC – Pacific Coliseum
Track listing [ edit ]
Side one Title Writer(s) 1. "Other Arms " 4:20 2. "In the Mood " 5:19 3. "Messin' with the Mekon" 4:40 4. "Wreckless Love" 5:18
Side two Title Writer(s) 5. "Thru' with the Two Step" 5:33 6. "Horizontal Departure" 4:19 7. "Stranger Here... Than Over There" Plant Blunt Martinez Woodroffe 4:18 8. "Big Log " 5:03 Total length: 38:50
2007 remaster bonus tracks Title Writer(s) 9. "In the Mood" (Live) 7:35 10. "Thru' with the Two Step" (Live) 11:11 11. "Lively Up Yourself" (Live) Bob Marley 3:04 12. "Turnaround" Plant Blunt Martinez Woodroffe 4:55
Live tracks: recorded in Houston , Texas in 1983.
Personnel [ edit ]
Production [ edit ]
Robert Plant – producer, mixing
Benji Lefevre – producer, mixing
Pat Moran – producer, mixing, engineer
Storm Thorgerson – sleeve design
APP – sleeve design
Remastering credits
Dan Hersch – remastering (1-8)
Bob Inglot – remastering (1-8)
Raj Das – remastering and renovating (9-12)
Nicola Powell – supervision
Bill Curbishley – management
Ed Vulliamy – liner notes
DigiPrep (Hollywood, California, USA) and RAK Studios (London, UK) – remastering locations
Chart performance [ edit ]
Weekly charts [ edit ]
Year-end charts [ edit ]
Certifications [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
External links [ edit ]
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