Now and Zen

Rock · 1988 · 10 tracks

Now and Zen

A high-gloss collision of eighties technology and classic rock swagger. Shimmering synthesizers meet sampled guitar riffs in a polished, neon-lit landscape.

It’s the record where Robert Plant finally realized he could be a rock god and a synth-pop star at the same time.

A high-energy, polished reclamation of rock stardom through the lens of 1980s digital technology.

Now and Zen · vs · Robert Plant

Confident+4.0σ

Confident saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks

01

Heaven Knows

4:06

02

Dance on My Own

4:30

03

Tall Cool One

4:40

04

The Way I Feel

5:41

05

Helen of Troy

5:07

06

Billy’s Revenge

3:34

07

Ship of Fools

5:02

08

Why

4:15

09

White, Clean and Neat

5:28

10

Walking Towards Paradise

4:41

Moments Worth Waiting For

The jarring but thrilling integration of Whole Lotta Love guitar samples during the bridge of Tall Cool One.

The sudden shift from icy synth pads to a soaring, classic Plant howl on the chorus of Heaven Knows.

The way the percussion on Ship of Fools mimics a slow, rhythmic tide against a desolate shoreline.

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