No Quarter: Jimmy Page and Robert Plant Unledded explained

No Quarter: Jimmy Page & Robert Plant Unledded
Type:live
Artist:Page and Plant
Cover:Page & Plant - No Quarter.jpg
Released:31 October 1994
Recorded:August 1994
Venue:Jemaa el-Fnaa in Marrakesh, Morocco; Slate quarry near Corris and Dolgoch Falls, Wales; London, England
Length:79:32
Label:Atlantic
Producer:Jimmy Page, Robert Plant
Next Title:Walking into Clarksdale
Next Year:1998

No Quarter is a live album by Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, both formerly of English rock band Led Zeppelin. It was released by Atlantic Records on 31 October 1994.[1] The long-awaited reunion between Jimmy Page and Robert Plant occurred on a 90-minute "UnLedded" MTV project, recorded in Morocco, Wales and London.

The reunion event notably lacked the presence of bassist and keyboardist, John Paul Jones, thus deviating from a comprehensive band reunion.Jones remained uninformed of this reunion by his former bandmates. Subsequently, Jones conveyed his discontent regarding the decision of Plant and Page to christen the album after "No Quarter", a track predominantly attributed to his compositional prowess.

In addition to acoustic renditions, the album features a reworking of Led Zeppelin songs 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".

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

Legacy

In July 2014, Guitar World placed No Quarter on their "Superunknown: 50 Iconic Albums That Defined 1994" list.[2]

Track listing

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:

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

All songs recorded in London except "City Don't Cry", "Wah Wah" and "Yallah" recorded in Morocco; "No Quarter", "It's Nobody's Fault but Mine" and "When the Levee Breaks" recorded in Wales.

DVD release

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

The songs were recorded in Marrakech, Morocco (spring 1994),[3] on top of a waste tip at Aberllefenni quarries (17 August 1994),[4] in a forest in Wales and in front of an invited audience at London Weekend Television studios over two nights in August, 1994.[3]

Musicians in Marrakech (except on "Yallah")

London and Wales band (except on "No Quarter", "Wonderful One')

Egyptian Ensemble (London)

Percussion

Strings

Also

London Metropolitan Orchestra (London)

Violins

Violas

Celli

Also

Production

Accolades

PublicationCountryAccoladeYearRank
Metal HammerUKMetal Hammer Albums of '94[5] 199414
MojoUKThe 25 Best Albums of 1994[6] 199411
RawUKRaw Albums of the Year[7] 199414
MojoUKMojo 100 Modern Classics[8] 200142

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1994–1996)Peak
position
Austrian Albums Chart[9] 27
Canadian RPM Top 100 Chart[10] 3
Dutch Albums Chart[11] 33
French Albums Chart[12] 8
German Albums Chart[13] 18
New Zealand RIANZ Top 50 Albums Chart[14] 13
Swedish Albums Chart[15] 10
Swiss Albums Chart[16] 16
UK Albums Chart[17] 7
US Billboard The 200 Albums Chart[18] 4

Year-end charts

Video

Chart (1994)Peak
position
US Billboard Comprehensive Music Video Chart[20] 2
Chart (1995)Peak
position
US Billboard Top Music Video Chart[21] 4
US Billboard Top VHS Sales Chart[22] 15
Hungarian MAHASZ Top 20 DVDs Chart[23] 3
Australian ARIA Music DVD Chart

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BPI.
  2. Web site: Superunknown: 50 Iconic Albums That Defined 1994 . 14 July 2014 . . 14 July 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140715053900/http://www.guitarworld.com/superunknown-50-iconic-albums-defined-1994 . 15 July 2014 . dead .
  3. Web site: No Quarter: The Led Zeppelin reunion that wasn't . 8 November 2021 .
  4. https://www.facebook.com/jimmypage/posts/10157441741632612
  5. Web site: Metal Hammer albums of '94. rocklistmusic.co.uk. 19 January 2009.
  6. Web site: The 25 Best Albums of 1994. rocklistmusic.co.uk. 19 January 2009.
  7. Web site: Raw Albums of the Year. rocklistmusic.co.uk. 19 January 2009.
  8. Web site: Mojo 100 Modern Classics. rocklistmusic.co.uk. 19 January 2009.
  9. Web site: Top 75 Albums – 11 December 1994 . hitparade.ch . 19 January 2009.
  10. RPM Albums Chart – 28 November 1994 . RPM . 19 January 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121006104940/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.2668&volume=60&issue=19&issue_dt=November%2028%201994&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=hrg50o22lgammqcogv27ve6d95 . 6 October 2012 . dead .
  11. Web site: Top 100 Albums – 10 December 1994 . dutchcharts.nl . 19 January 2009.
  12. Web site: Top 100 Albums – 1994 . infodisc.fr . 19 January 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140330174621/http://infodisc.fr/B-CD_1994.php . 30 March 2014 .
  13. Web site: Top 100 Albums – 5 December 1994 . musicline.de . 19 January 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120318013610/http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/title/Page%2CJimmy+%26+Plant%2CRobert/No+Quarter/longplay . 18 March 2012 . dead .
  14. Web site: Top 50 Albums – 4 December 1994 . RIANZ . 19 January 2009.
  15. Web site: Top 60 Albums – 25 November 1994 . swedishcharts.com . 19 January 2009.
  16. Web site: Top 100 Albums – 4 December 1994 . swisscharts.com . 19 January 2009.
  17. Web site: Top 100 Albums – 19 November 1994 . . 19 January 2009.
  18. The Billboard 200 – 26 November 1994 . Billboard . 19 January 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140420191845/http://www.billboard.com/charts/1994-11-26/billboard-200 . 20 April 2014 .
  19. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20151102014251/http://i.imgur.com/3GuDxzg.jpg . The ARIA Australian Top 100 Albums 1994 . 2 November 2015 . 19 May 2022 . Australian Record Industry Association.
  20. Top Music Video – 13 November 1994 . Billboard . 17 January 2009 .
  21. Top Music Video – 6 May 1995 . Billboard . 17 January 2009 .
  22. Top Music Video – 6 May 1995 . Billboard . 17 January 2009 .
  23. Web site: Top 20 DVDs – 14 November 2004 . MAHASZ . 19 January 2009 .

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