Album review: BETH HART – A Tribute To Led Zeppelin

Provogue/Mascot Label Group [Release date 25.02.22]

A brave move by Beth Hart to take on the musical catalogue of such an iconic band, some would argue the various covers of Led Zeppelin’s music has been done to excess already. However, we will let the music, and more importantly, the singing, provide a final verdict.

Beth Hart is backed by an A-list of musicians including guitarists Rob Cavallo and Tim Pierce (Bon Jovi, Bruce Springsteen, Tina Turner), bassist Chris Chaney (Rob Zombie, Jane’s Addiction, Slash), Jamie Muhoberac (Bob Dylan, Iggy Pop) on keyboards, drummers Dorian Crozier (Celine Dion, Joe Cocker) and Matt Laug (Alanis Morissette, Alice Cooper), with David Campbell (Muse, Aerosmith) scoring the orchestral arrangements.

There are two medleys, ‘Dancing Days/When The Levee Breaks’ and ‘No Quarter/Babe I’m Gonna Leave You’. Sure to get some Led Zep diehards in a lather as Dio’s medleys did back in the 80s, but they do work. ‘Dancing Days/When The Levee Breaks’ in particular works well and that drumbeat is suitably bombastic.

‘Stairway To Heaven’ is perhaps the weakest cover on here or maybe more due to fact for this reviewer it is one of those songs you have heard too many times now. Whereas ‘Black Dog’ Beth Hart makes her own with the added strings the musical cherry on the top.

‘The Rain Song’ is a fine song to finish the album on. Again the strings really add to this, pushing into grandiose territory, one even dare say Meat Loaf style? Beth Hart really does pour her vocal power and emotion into these covers.

This album is about the voice and Bath Hart is one of the few around today who can match Robert Plant in his prime Led Zeppelin days. Doubters & naysayers 0 Beth Hart 1 ****

Review by Jason Ritchie

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