Now and Zen

Now and Zen is an album by the former Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant, released in 1988 (see 1988 in music) under the label Es Paranza. The album spawned two mainstream rock hits, "Heaven Knows" (#1 for six weeks) and "Tall Cool One" (#1 for four weeks). With a new band and a new perspective on his music, Plant returned in late 1987 with more of the sound that had previously defined him in Led Zeppelin. Although Plant continued to utilize comput... more

Now and Zen is an album by the former Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant, released in 1988 (see 1988 in music) under the label Es Paranza. The album spawned two mainstream rock hits, "Heaven Knows" (#1 for six weeks) and "Tall Cool One" (#1 for four weeks). With a new band and a new perspective on his music, Plant returned in late 1987 with more of the sound that had previously defined him in Led Zeppelin. Although Plant continued to utilize computerized audio technology in a similar fashion to his previous solo albums, for this album Plant integrated the blues that had all but been abandoned on his most recent album Shaken 'n' Stirred (1985). A prominent guitar sound and an exotic feel to the recordings also marked another change in direction for the artist, who now added Middle Eastern tones in songs like "Heaven Knows". This is a direction that he would eventually follow in the 1990s with Page and Plant. The tracks "Heaven Knows" and "Tall Cool One" featured Led Zeppelin guitarist... less