No Quarter: Jimmy Page & Robert Plant Unledded [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED]

Page & Plant

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 26, 2004)
• Original Release Date: October 26, 2004
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Atlantic / Wea
• ASIN: B0002VKZKM
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #5,782 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
Jimmy Page and Robert Plant changed the face of rock 'n' roll as cofounders of Led Zeppelin. The massively influential group disbanded in 1980 following drummer John Bonham's death, and Page & Plant pursued solo careers before reuniting in 1994 for MTV's hugely popular Unplugged. That historic session-which led to an international nad new studio album-became New Quarter. Page's guitar virtuosity and Plant's vocal mastery are potent as ever as they deliver thse inspired, reinvented, takes on choice picks from the Led Zeppelin songbook.

Customer Reviews

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50 of 53 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great new sound / some numbers missing , November 1, 2004

By	moviemusicbuff (Walnut, CA United States) - See all my reviews

I am very pleased with the reissuing of this CD. The remastered sound is a vast improvement over the original CD version. Page's guitar (especially the acoustic) comes off much clearer and more resonant (esp. on "Nobody's Fault," "Gallows Pole," and "That's the Way"). The electric guitar is less muddled as well. Plant's vocal singing is stronger and given more clarity.

Some new additions in this version:

a) The welcome inclusion of "Rain Song" -- one of the highlights of this reunion concert and beautifully done by Plant and Page, backed up by the orchestra.

b) "Wonderful One" is slightly different than the original audio version. In the original audio version, it starts off with the drums for several measures, then the guitar comes in. The original version is also shorter than this version. In this version, the song starts off with the guitar, Plant sings differently, and the song is slightly longer.

c) The song "Yallah" is renamed "The Truth Explodes"

I have a number of misgivings though about this new reissue:

a) It omits "Thank You" -- one of my favorite songs featured in the original CD
b) Why doesn't it include "What is and What Should Never Be" (which is featured on the DVD and video)?
c) Like other reviewers, I prefer the more familiar Zep songs than the Middle-Eastern music (even though I have nothing against Middle-Eastern music)

Other than that, I highly recommend this CD. You'll also love the DVD -- you'll get the complete tracks along with some new special features.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Don't throw the old version away. , December 3, 2004

By	mr x (MA) - See all my reviews

I wanted to give this the top rating and say how excellent it is, what a nice version of "The Rain Song" is included, how improved the remastering is. But I can't rave about it and have mixed feelings due to a very unethical and unadvertised change. The best new song, "City Don't Cry", was hacked in half, a fact not mentioned anywhere. Why was this done? To make room for "Wah Wah" so they could advertise a new song on the cover sticker? I like "Wah Wah" okay, but not the expense of the much better "City". It's just unacceptable to hack up a great song and take advantage of fans like that. The sad thing is if not for this botch, everything else about this is 5 stars. I don't mind the melancholy "The Rain Song" replacing "Thank You" or even the weird name change to "Yallah". The duel vocals on "The Battle of Evermore" are as thrilling as ever. "Kashmir" is one the greatest rock songs of all time. The sound quality is much better. But they blew it.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars No Thank You, October 27, 2004

By	Music Enthusiast "Mark" (Glendale, CA) - See all my reviews

The remastering job is fabulous. Even in a so-so car stereo, you can hear the clarity. Especially in the song, "No Quarter". Maybe in the original "No Quarter" CD, there is some mystique in it's muddiness. The new song seems almost identical to City Don't Cry, and City don't cry was shortened. The 2 together sounds like the original City Don't Cry. To me, nothing really gained. What was stark to me, was the absence of "Thank You". I really didn't realize until Nobody's fault... rolled into No Quarter, and I grabbed the CD case saying, "What the.....?!?". Rain Song was delightful. The orchestra, bass player, etc., definately practiced based on the studio album. To the note! Actually sounded almost too accurate to me as Led Zeppelin always adventured from the studio recordings when they played live. It was wonderful but at the same time hauntingly strange. There is enough clean-up, track changes, etc. to make this worth it even if you have the original CD or the partner DVD (also released 10/26/04). I'm in the car too much to have to wait to get into the house. If you are an audiophile, and have a big expensive system, this will make you very happy. Attn: Stereo stores, use this as a demo CD for speaker systems! Like Jim in Seal Beach, I would have opted for Thank You in lieu of the Moroccan stuff. I'm not saying I'm bent on Zep stuff. I think Plant solo does the Eastern stuff quite well, better than this. For example, "Life begins again" on Disk2, track 17, of Sixty-Six-to Timbuktu is a lifetime masterpiece for Plant. Just amazing.