It's a sample of the type of studio work Jimmy did outside of Zeppelin. It also features some fine guitar work from Albert Lee. The best section of the CD, for Zeppenlin fans, would be the last 6 songs, which feature Page and Bonham. This material is the most 'Zeppelin like' and probably what most people buying this CD will enjoy hearing.
Record Store Day 2017 release. Limited to 4,000 copies. Remastered Live Recordings From The Legendary Jones Beach Concert. Three live tracks by Jimmy Page and The Black Crowes performing at Jones Beach on July 10, 2000 will be released on vinyl for Record Store Day on April 22. Record Store Day officially confirmed that one of the vinyl releases is a three-track 10″ EP on 150 gram marbled black and white vinyl.
No Quarter is basically divided into three kinds of performances. The duo plays with a core seven-piece band, the London Metropolitan Orchestra, and Egyptian musicians at LWT Studios in London; on location with the band in Snowdonia, Wales; and on location with local musicians in Marrakech, Morocco. The exotic instrumentation provides a fresh coat of sonic paint on familiar songs, although the selections are not exclusively radio-hammered "greatest hits." Due to the Unplugged theme, it was natural to focus on material from the acoustic-heavy Led Zeppelin III. Four songs are performed from the album, and the highlight overall is a brilliant new version of "Gallows Pole" that arguably surpasses the original; given its harrowing theme, it crackles with appropriate emotional urgency…