Robbie Blunt - Whatever happened to him?

[Scott M]

This may or may not be tele related - I saw him on the second and third Robert Plant tours in the early '80's. He was a great player. Live it was mostly strats, but some tele. I must admit that after seeing him I really didn't miss Jimmy Page. I always dug the clean fender tones he recorded.

-Scott

 

[Scotland]

Funny you should ask

I was driving today and a Robert Plant track came on the radio featuring Mr. Blunt. I agree, I prefer his style of playing and his sounds to Jimmy Page.

http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Diner/2674/blunt_robbie_a.htm

 

[trag-o-caster]

This is very funny!

(Hee hee) I too prefer what I've heard of Robert Plant POST-Zeppelin. Truth of the matter is, after Pagey started playing Les Paul's pretty much full time, with the odd exception, I've lost interest in his playing. Why was he so on fire in the late Yardbirds, and early Zep, only to peter out about 1971-ish?!? To be fair, I've always admired his compositional style, and his layering of guitars in the studio.

Robert Plant OTOH - I've NEVER liked his singing! When I heard his first solo album, the first thing that I noticed was that he was indeed singing - not screeching! The second thing that I noticed was there was some great guitar work going on there, and I believe Mr. Blunt is all over the first album too.

I still enjoy "Big Log" when it comes on somebody's radio. Nice Knopfler-ish Strat stuff!

 

[Scotland]

What song ?

They did a brilliant song in the style of Big Log but I can't remember the name or the lyrics. I've been trying for years to remember it.
In one part, R.P. goes..ah ah ah, ah ah ah, ah ah ah ah ah ah ah !! Does that meke sense to you?

 

[Fandango]

I remenber that I was very impressed by his sound and his feeling in the two first Robert plant Opus...
I don't think we can compare with J.Page, it's not the same feeling and the same cultur...
J Page play also fender guitar, Telecaster on I, II and IV (stairway to heaven solo) and imo, this sound is a reference for our sweet T.
I've also see J.Page with a strat (lake placid blue) and I find he sound like .... J. Page . This man transcend all instruments to give is own signature.

 

[62_Inca_Esquire]

I've also see J.Page with a strat (lake placid blue) and I find he sound like .... J. Page . This man transcend all instruments to give is own signature.

yep....a great player will "transcend" the instruments he/she plays...Page played a Dano on some stuff as well.

Another GREAT player that doesnt get mentioned much is David Hidalgo from Los Lobos...not to take away from Cesar Rosa's talents, but i Prefer David's more soulful style....

 

[Reno Sepulveda]

Hidalgo!

Another GREAT player that doesnt get mentioned much is David Hidalgo from Los Lobos...not to take away from Cesar Rosa's talents, but i Prefer David's more soulful style....

Perfectly stated. I can play alot of Cesar's stuff (blues)but Hidalgo's style is very hard to nail down at least for me. He's so fluid and soulful.

 

[Scott M]

No disrespect to Mr. Page intended.

He was my biggest influence when I started playing. I listened to Zep II and Houses of the Holy constantly. (and this was after Bonham's death.) I guess my taste changed, and I started to like the cleaner tones. I'm not trying to compare the two.

I think I must have changed again, because now my fav's are Jimmy Raney, Larry Carlton and Mr. Mason.

I did listen to Plant's second solo CD yesterday as I was driving and really enjoyed it. I will probably listen to it again around 2019. (If history repeats itself)

-Scott

 

[Todd68]

Good Question?

I saw him with Plant during the 83 (Phil Collins on drums), and 85 tour. Remember "Slow Dancer" off the first Plant album? Very much like Zeppelin. Has anyone seen Plant lately? I saw a pic in Rolling Stone this month (rock and roll hall of fame article). Be prepared, he doesn't seem to be aging too well. I'm not trying to be critical, but I was surprised. Back to Blunt: Didn't he have a falling out with Plant over a woman?

 

[62_Inca_Esquire]

Re: Hidalgo!

Another GREAT player that doesnt get mentioned much is David Hidalgo from Los Lobos...not to take away from Cesar Rosa's talents, but i Prefer David's more soulful style....

Perfectly stated. I can play alot of Cesar's stuff (blues)but Hidalgo's style is very hard to nail down at least for me. He's so fluid and soulful.

its amazing ...ive handed him 5 different guitars and had him play through 8-10 different amps within a 30 minute period, and it always sounded amazing, and always like "him"....

...only guy i've ever heard make the DOD Gonkulator pedal sound gooid....

 

[trag-o-caster]

I love Los Lobos too! BOTH of 'em!

But how did we get there? I thought this was a thread about knocking Pagey and Plant! It's one of my favorite things to do!

Oh, Robbie Blunt - THAT'S what started it - sorry. Yeah, he's a great player as well!

 

[John Harrison]

Back to Robert Plant

Plant and his newest band did an Austin City Limits, last year, and, for my money, it's one of the best ACL shows I've ever seen. He was in fine voice and his band was terrific. It was, I believe, part of his tour for "Dreamland", an album that reflects his roots in folk. He covered Jessie Colin Young ("Darkness, Darkness"), Tim Buckley, some old blues, and reinterpreted a couple of Zep songs.
I've had a love/hate relationship with Plant, since the heyday of Led Zepellin. I'm not a fan of the high pitched screeching school of blues singing, but Plant can do much more than that. The ACL shows his ability to be an interpretive singer and a highly entertaining and effective band leader.
Check it out, you might be pleasantly surprised. Also highly recommended is his anthology, "Sixty Six to Timbuktu".

As for Robbie Blunt, he's done some session work (Clannad, etc.), but appears to have peaked with his work with Robert Plant. That being said, not a bad legacy. That was some tasty stuff!

 

[Skully]

Another GREAT player that doesnt get mentioned much is David Hidalgo from Los Lobos...not to take away from Cesar Rosa's talents, but i Prefer David's more soulful style....


Perfectly stated. I can play alot of Cesar's stuff (blues)but Hidalgo's style is very hard to nail down at least for me. He's so fluid and soulful.

I saw Los Lobos at the House of Blues in LA about two years ago and was surprised by several things:

A) How much it was the David Hidalgo show and how little Cesar Rosas did. Someone told me that Cesar used to be more out front before his wife's murder.

B) How good a guitarist Hidalgo is.

C) How boring their show was.

 

[John Harrison]

You must have caught them on an off night. I've seen them several times and every show has been great. Definitely a gear lover's delight - they seemed to play different guitars (Teles, Les Pauls, guitarrons, bajo sextos, lap steels, etc.) on every song. They're definitely gear freaks. Even their drummer, Louie Perez, plays a mean guitar!
Both Hidalgo and Rosas seemed to have split the lead and frontman duties, whenever I've seen them. You might be right about Rosas experiencing grief and/or some depression.
I got turned onto them, back in the 80's, after my friend heard them play at a wedding in East L.A. They were just starting to break, playing the club circuit and also doing casuals, playing traditional Mexican music. The Wolves are one of my favorite bands and "Kiko" is one of my all-time favorite records.