Watching You

Started the morning off with some solo Robert Plant. "Watching You" from the "Manic Nirvana" album is a stellar track. It shows Robert was still a creative force outside of the Led Zeppelin walls. The track moves with a heavy tribal drum beat, a heavy acoustic guitar chord progression, some orchestration, some Middle Eastern musical influences and an impassioned strong soaring voice from Plant. The "Manic Nirvana" album as a whole is somewhat of a mixed bag (really a transitional album), but listening to a key track like "Watching You" is an inspiration and justifies owning the album. Another amazing Robert Plant track with Middle Eastern influences is the stunning "Life Begin Again" with the band, Afro Celt Soundsystem. You can find it on his "Sixty Six To Timbuktu" retrospective among other places. If you haven't heard these tracks, seek them out for a very cool listening experience.

Key Plant solo albums: Pictures At Eleven, Fate Of Nations, Dreamland and Mighty Rearranger.