THE BIG

Mascot/ Provogue

When I first heard that Beth Hart was going to be doing a tribute album, I naturally thought it would be something along the lines of, Etta James, Billie Holiday, or Bessie Smith, to name but a few. But no, Led Zeppelin. Beth is no stranger to a Zeppelin song, she has performed as part of her live show, Whole Lotta Love on numerous occasions. A full album? It is an amazing album from the very first chord on the first song, Whole Lotta Love. This grabs you by the throat, not pinning you to the wall, but knocking you through the wall. I don’t know of any other female artist that could pull this off on every track on the album. Searing vocals have never been a problem for Beth Hart, this is more than that, it’s almost biblical. This is not just about her stepping into Robert Plant’s shoes, this is about entering the world of Led Zeppelin. Kashmir has long been muted as the best song that Zeppelin recorded, Beth decides to push it up a notch with a brooding melody that paints a familiar picture within a different frame.