ROBERT PLANT AND THE STRANGE SENSATION: MIGHTY REARRANGER

Robert Plant

Crossover Prog

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"The Mighty ReArranger is a fate-like entity that controls the affairs of humanity, and the album explores mysticism" - Wikipaedia

Released on 25th April 2005 on Sanctuary, "Mighty Rearranger" Plant continues to explore world music mystical and sometimes cynical themes with his now established "Strange Sensation" band of musicians, and covers a variety of previously explored styles and elaborates on them.

The opening track "Another Tribe" carries on the Kashmir stye eastern music theme, "Shine It All Around" has a very strong rhythmic core, decorated with double tracked vocals from Plant. A Rockabilly vibe on "Freedom Fries" , which is believed to be critical of George W.Bush and the climate in the U.S. after the 9/11 attacks, many songs such as "Tin Pan Alley" benefit from the earlier ideas on "Dreamland", "All The King's Horses" also a beautifully played acoustic song.

"The Enchanter" has a very earthy mysterious bluesy guitar feel which fits in with its mysterious subject, "Takama" a heavier number but "Dancing in Heaven" very reminiscent of Led Zep III mets the Byrds, the jangly guitar sound must be a Rick?

"Somebody Knocking" has an eastern tabla style rhythm, "Let the Four Winds Blow" and the title track "Mighty Rearranger" have a more distinctive country rock sound, though a Soul /Jazz /Blues vibe on "Brother Ray", a tribute to Ray Charles who died around the time the band were making this album. An extra country rock track "Red White and Blue" was included as a bonus track on remastered versions of the album also "All the Money in the World" .

mystic fred | 4/5 | 2010-10-17

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