No Quarter: Jimmy Page and Robert Plant Unledded

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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 7 November 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.

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:

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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.[1]

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Legacy

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

Track listing

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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:

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"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

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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

  • "Black Dog" (performed at the ABC American Music Awards)
  • Moroccan Montage
  • "Most High" music video
  • Interview

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")

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

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Egyptian Ensemble (London)

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London Metropolitan Orchestra (London)

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Production

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  • 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[5] 1994 14
Mojo UK The 25 Best Albums of 1994[6] 1994 11
Raw UK Raw Albums of the Year[7] 1994 14
Mojo UK Mojo 100 Modern Classics[8] 2001 42

Charts

Weekly charts

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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

Chart (1994) Rank
Australian Albums (ARIA)[19] 54

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

Certifications

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References

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