No Quarter: Jimmy Page and Robert Plant Unledded

No Quarter: Jimmy Page & Robert Plant Unledded
Live album by Jimmy Page & Robert Plant
Released 8 November 1994 (1994-11-08)
Recorded August 1994
Venue Jemaa el-Fnaa in Marrakesh, Morocco; Slate quarry near Corris & Dolgoch Falls, Wales; London, England
Genre Rock
Length 75:38 (Original version)
79:32 (2004 reissue)
Label Atlantic
Producer Jimmy Page and Robert Plant
Jimmy Page & Robert Plant chronology
No Quarter
(1994)		 Walking into Clarksdale
(1998)Walking into Clarksdale1998
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Allmusic[1]

No Quarter is a live album by Jimmy Page & Robert Plant, both formerly of English rock band Led Zeppelin. It was released by Atlantic Records on 14 October 1994. The long-awaited reunion between Jimmy Page and Robert Plant occurred on a 90-minute "UnLedded" MTV project, recorded in Morocco, Wales, and London. It was not a reunion of Led Zeppelin, however, as former bassist and keyboardist John Paul Jones was not present. In fact, Jones was not even told about the reunion by his former bandmates. He later commented that he was unhappy about Plant and Page naming the album after "No Quarter", a Led Zeppelin song which was largely his work.

In addition to acoustic numbers, the album features a reworking of Led Zeppelin classics featuring a Moroccan string band and Egyptian orchestra supplementing a core group of rock and roll musicians, along with four Middle-Eastern and Moroccan-influenced songs: "City Don't Cry", "Yallah" (or "The Truth Explodes"), "Wonderful One", and "Wah Wah".

The album was #4 on debut on the Billboard's Pop Albums chart.

Several years later, Plant reflected on the collaboration very positively:

The will and the eagerness with Unledded were fantastic and [Page] was really creative. Jimmy and I went in a room and it was back. His riffs were spectacular. To take it as far as we did, and the tour we did – it's one of the most ambitious and mind altering experiences.[2]

Legacy

In July 2014, Guitar World placed No Quarter on their "Superunknown: 50 Iconic Albums That Defined 1994" list.[3]

Track listing

All songs by Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, except where noted.

Original version

Initially, the album was released in the United States with the following tracks:

  1. "Nobody's Fault but Mine" – 4:06
  2. "Thank You" – 5:47
  3. "No Quarter" (John Paul Jones/Page/Plant) – 3:45
  4. "Friends" – 4:37
  5. "Yallah" – 4:59
  6. "City Don't Cry" – 6:08
  7. "Since I've Been Loving You" (Jones/Page/Plant) – 7:29
  8. "The Battle of Evermore" – 6:41
  9. "Wonderful One" – 4:57
  10. "That's the Way" – 5:35
  11. "Gallows Pole" (Traditional arr. Page/Plant) – 4:09
  12. "Four Sticks" – 4:52
  13. "Kashmir" (John Bonham/Page/Plant) – 12:27

2004 reissue

For the tenth anniversary, the album was re-released with a different cover and altered track listing. "Thank You" was cut, "City Don't Cry" and "Wonderful One" appeared in substantially edited versions, and "The Rain Song" and "Wah Wah" were added. In addition, "Yallah" was retitled, and several other tracks had minor alterations to their running times. The new running order was as follows:

  1. "Nobody's Fault but Mine" – 3:57
  2. "No Quarter" (Jones/Page/Plant) – 3:47
  3. "Friends" – 4:35
  4. "The Truth Explodes" (formerly known as "Yallah") (Page/Plant) – 4:42
  5. "The Rain Song" – 7:29
  6. "City Don't Cry" [Edit] – 3:15
  7. "Since I've Been Loving You" (Jones/Page/Plant) – 7:28
  8. "The Battle of Evermore" – 6:40
  9. "Wonderful One" [Edit] – 3:23
  10. "Wah Wah" – 5:24
  11. "That's the Way" – 5:37
  12. "Gallows Pole" (Traditional arr. Page/Plant) – 4:17
  13. "Four Sticks" – 4:57
  14. "Kashmir" (Bonham/Page/Plant) – 12:36

"Gallows Pole" and "Wonderful One" were released as singles.

DVD release

Cover to the DVD

The tenth anniversary of the recording of the Unledded concerts was commemorated by a DVD release of additional songs, a bonus interview, a montage of images from Morocco, the band's performance of "Black Dog" for Dick Clark's American Music Awards and the music video for "Most High" from the Walking into Clarksdale album. The songs included on the DVD release not included on either CD release were "What Is and What Should Never Be" and "When the Levee Breaks". To compensate for their absence from the Live Aid DVD release, Plant and Page donated a portion of their proceeds to the Band Aid Trust.

DVD track listing

  1. "No Quarter" (Jones/Page/Plant)
  2. "Thank You"
  3. "What Is And What Should Never Be"
  4. "The Battle of Evermore"
  5. "Gallows Pole" (Traditional arr. Page/Plant)
  6. "Nobody's Fault but Mine"
  7. "City Don't Cry"
  8. "The Truth Explodes" (formerly known as "Yallah") (Page/Plant)
  9. "Wah Wah"
  10. "When the Levee Breaks"
  11. "Wonderful One"
  12. "Since I've Been Loving You" (Jones/Page/Plant)
  13. "The Rain Song"
  14. "That's the Way"
  15. "Four Sticks"
  16. "Friends"
  17. "Kashmir" (Page/Plant/Bonham)

Bonus material

Personnel

Production

  • Jimmy Page – producer
  • Robert Plant – producer
  • Mike Gregovich – engineer, mixing
  • Martin Meissonnier – percussion pre-production on "Yallah (The Truth Explodes)" and "Wonderful One"
  • Andy Earl – photography
  • Cally – design
  • Kevin Shirley – remixed stereo and surround sound for 2004 edition

Accolades

Publication Country Accolade Year Rank
Metal Hammer UK Metal Hammer Albums of '94[4] 1994 14
Mojo UK The 25 Best Albums of 1994[5] 1994 11
Raw UK Raw Albums of the Year[6] 1994 14
Mojo UK Mojo 100 Modern Classics[7] 2001 42

Charts

Album

Chart (1994) Peak Position
UK Albums Chart[8] 7
Swedish Albums Chart[9] 10
US Billboard The 200 Albums Chart[10] 4
Australian ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart[11] 2
Canadian RPM Top 100 Chart[12] 3
Swiss Albums Chart[13] 16
German Albums Chart[14] 18
Dutch Albums Chart[15] 33
Austrian Albums Chart[16] 27
New Zealand RIANZ Top 50 Albums Chart[17] 13
French Albums Chart[18] 8

Singles

Year Single Chart Position
1994 "Gallows Pole" US Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart[19] 2
1994 "Gallows Pole" Canadian RPM Top 100 Chart[20] 14
1994 "Gallows Pole" French Singles Chart[21] 50
1994 "Gallows Pole" UK Singles Chart[22] 35
1995 "Gallows Pole" Australian ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart[23] 46
1995 "Thank You" US Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart[24] 8
1995 "Thank You" Canadian RPM Top 100 Chart[25] 40

Video

Chart (1994) Peak Position
US Billboard Comprehensive Music Video Chart[26] 2
Chart (1995) Peak Position
US Billboard Top Music Video Chart[27] 4
US Billboard Top VHS Sales Chart[28] 15
Hungarian MAHASZ Top 20 DVDs Chart[29] 3
Australian ARIA Music DVD Chart

Certifications

Album

Country Sales Certification
Canada (CRIA) 200,000+ 2x Platinum[30]
United States (RIAA) 1,000,000+ Platinum[31]
United Kingdom (BPI) 100,000+ Gold[32]

Video

Country Sales Certification
Argentina (CAPIF) 40,000+ Platinum[33]
United States (RIAA) 100,000+ Platinum[34]
Australia (ARIA) 15,000+ Platinum[35]

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ “I first met Jimmy on Tolworth Broadway, holding a bag of exotic fish...”, Uncut, January 2009, p. 48.
  3. ↑ "Superunknown: 50 Iconic Albums That Defined 1994". GuitarWorld.com. July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 14, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Metal Hammer albums of '94". rocklistmusic.co.uk. Retrieved 19 January 2009.
  5. ↑ "The 25 Best Albums of 1994". rocklistmusic.co.uk. Retrieved 19 January 2009.
  6. ↑ "Raw Albums of the Year". rocklistmusic.co.uk. Retrieved 19 January 2009.
  7. ↑ "Mojo 100 Modern Classics". rocklistmusic.co.uk. Retrieved 19 January 2009.
  8. ↑ "Top 100 Albums – 19 November 1994". chartstats.com. Retrieved 19 January 2009.
  9. ↑ "Top 60 Albums – 25 November 1994". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 19 January 2009.
  10. ↑ "The Billboard 200 – 26 November 1994". Billboard. Archived from the original on 20 April 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2009.
  11. ↑ "Top 50 Albums – 27 November 1994". ARIA. Retrieved 19 January 2009.
  12. ↑ "RPM Albums Chart – 28 November 1994". RPM. Retrieved 19 January 2009.
  13. ↑ "Top 100 Albums – 4 December 1994". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 19 January 2009.
  14. ↑ "Top 100 Albums – 5 December 1994". musicline.de. Retrieved 19 January 2009.
  15. ↑ "Top 100 Albums – 10 December 1994". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 19 January 2009.
  16. ↑ "Top 75 Albums – 11 December 1994". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 19 January 2009.
  17. ↑ "Top 50 Albums – 4 December 1994". RIANZ. Retrieved 19 January 2009.
  18. ↑ "Top 100 Albums – 1994". infodisc.fr. Archived from the original on 30 March 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2009.
  19. ↑ "Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks – 29 October 1994". billboard.com. Retrieved 19 January 2009.
  20. ↑ "RPM Singles Chart – 21 November 1994". collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 19 January 2009.
  21. ↑ "Top 100 Singles – 17 December 1994". lescharts.com. Retrieved 19 January 2009.
  22. ↑ "Top 100 Singles – 24 December 1994". chartstats.com. Retrieved 19 January 2009.
  23. ↑ "Top 50 Singles – 5 February 1995". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 19 January 2009.
  24. ↑ "Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks – 4 February 1995". billboard.com. Retrieved 19 January 2009.
  25. ↑ "RPM Singles Chart – 20 February 1995". collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 19 January 2009.
  26. ↑ "Top Music Video – 13 November 1994". Billboard. Retrieved 17 January 2009.
  27. ↑ "Top Music Video – 6 May 1995". Billboard. Retrieved 17 January 2009.
  28. ↑ "Top Music Video – 6 May 1995". Billboard. Retrieved 17 January 2009.
  29. ↑ "Top 20 DVDs – 14 November 2004". MAHASZ. Retrieved 19 January 2009.
  30. ↑ "CRIA No Quarter – 4 December 1994". CRIA. Archived from the original on 1 May 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2009.
  31. ↑ "RIAA.org No Quarter – 22 December 1994". RIAA. Archived from the original on 22 September 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2009.
  32. ↑ "BPI No Quarter certification – 1 February 1995". The BPI. Retrieved 19 January 2009.
  33. ↑ "CAPIF: Page and Plant – 1 January 2005". CAPIF. Retrieved 19 January 2009.
  34. ↑ "RIAA.org Video Longform: No Quarter – 31 January 2005". RIAA. Archived from the original on 22 September 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2009.
  35. ↑ "ARIA No Quarter: Jimmy Page & Robert Plant Unleashed certification – 31 December 2007". ARIA. Retrieved 19 January 2009.
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