Now and Zen

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work

Now and Zen was released on 29 February 1988 on Es Paranza Records, Robert Plant's own label. It is his fourth solo album, produced by Tim Palmer, Plant himself and Phil Johnstone. Jimmy Page, the guitarist of Led Zeppelin, plays the guitar solos on Heaven Knows and Tall Cool One. On the latter, Plant also used samples of Led Zeppelin, as a response to the Beastie Boys, who on their 1986 album had sampled pieces of that band without permission.

The record reached number 6 in the United States and number 10 in the United Kingdom. Reviewers responded positively. Kurt Loder wrote in Rolling Stone of a seamless pop fusion of hard guitar rock and computer sound. He later felt that many songs had been lost in the technology of the time.

Listening

Track list

1. 1Heaven Knows4:05Apple Music ↗
2. 2Dance On My Own4:30Apple Music ↗
3. 3Tall Cool One4:39Apple Music ↗
4. 4The Way I Feel5:43Apple Music ↗
5. 5Helen of Troy5:11Apple Music ↗
6. 6Billy's Revenge3:34Apple Music ↗
7. 7Ship of Fools5:01Apple Music ↗
8. 8Why4:12Apple Music ↗
9. 9White, Clean and Neat5:30Apple Music ↗
10. 10Walking Towards Paradise4:44Apple Music ↗
11. 11Billy's Revenge (Live Recording, Los Angeles, CA, 1990)5:57Apple Music ↗
12. 12Ship of Fools (Live Recording, Los Angeles, CA, 1990)10:33Apple Music ↗
13. 13Tall Cool One (Live Recording, Los Angeles, CA, 1990)5:07Apple Music ↗

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