At Lake Tahoe, Robert Plant right out of Zeppelin heaven
STATELINE, LAKE TAHOE, Nev. — In a way, it was fitting that Robert Plant’s eagerly anticipated concert ended after just 12 songs Saturday night. After all, this is the man who has taken the old phrase “leave the people wanting more” and turned it into an art form — all while taking his own art to a higher level.
Plant, known to his former bandmates and most classic rock diehards as “the one man standing in the way of a full-blown Led Zeppelin reunion tour,” took a raucous crowd down a stunning half-century tour of rock and blues music Saturday. Somehow, he did it in an hour and 15 minutes, and sent everybody home happy.
Plant’s recent tour dates had averaged an already-brief 13 songs, including two in the encore. On this night, he whacked “In the Mood” — perhaps his best-known solo single — and cut it down to 12, with only “When the Levee Breaks” for an encore.
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