The The Principle Of Moments in Bloomington, MN

Robert Plant
's follow-up to
Pictures at Eleven
places much of his debut's style and vocal meandering into a new and more exciting bunch of songs. The mysteriousness of
"Big Log,"
the album's first single, reached the Top 20 in the United States and in the U.K., while
"In the Mood"
is
The Principle of Moments
' finest offering, proving that
Plant
could roam freely with his voice and still have it work effectively. But
doesn't stop here, as he gives tracks like
"Wreckless Love,"
"Stranger Here...Than Over There,"
and
"Other Arms"
an equal amount of curt abstractness and
rock
appeal. Because
's voice is so compelling in any state, the convolution of his writing tends to take a back seat to his singing in most of his solo work, which is definitely the case in most of the songs here.
went on tour with
the Honeydrippers
within the same year as
' release, adding another facet to his already diverse solo repertoire. [The 2007 reissue includes live versions of three songs from the album (
"In the Mood,"
"Thru' With the Two Step"
"Lively Up Yourself'
) and the previously unreleased
"Turnaround"
as bonus tracks.] ~ Mike DeGagne