© The highlights of the singer's post-Zeppelin solo careerBeyond Led Zeppelin, Robert Plant has enjoyed a highly successful, critically acclaimed solo career – encompassing influences from synth pop, blues, folk and African music along the way. It also made for a great opening live number on his early solo tours.Opens with some minor key strumming before this exhilarating rocker really kicks in. It's funny because those three are on my super long 5 hour Itune playlist but back in the day I didn't give them the time of day because it was all Metal for me. Anybody have any idea what the guitarist is using to get this tone? The final lines are delivered with daunting menace.This track marks one of the few occasions in the early ‘80s that Plant stared right in the face of his Zeppelin past. Indeed, the success of this solo career has played a significant role in Plant’s ongoing reluctance to resurrect Zeppelin. Robert Plant - "Ship of Fools" Thread starter bilbo71070; Start date Apr 3, 2020; B. bilbo71070 Member. All rights reserved. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Boyle was amazing! Ship Of Fools by Robert Plant text guitar tab. For extra authenticity, it includes samples direct from the Woodstock stage of the legendary hippie peace activist Wavy Gravy (‘’Early on in his post-Zep career, Plant was more than keen to step outside his comfort zone. The Bridge: Robert Plant - 'Ship of Fools https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPyPT7fb0-Q GPyPT7fb0-Q - #5873521 BA1 1UA. Doug Boyle plays guitar on this and creates an ethereal mood that is the key to the song. Future Publishing Limited Quay House, The Ambury, You will receive a verification email shortly.There was a problem. You must log in or register to reply here. One accurate version. The late great Cozy Powell adds the percussive kick that drives it along.Sign up below to get the latest from Classic Rock, plus exclusive special offers, direct to your inbox!Thank you for signing up to Classic Rock. Guitarist Doug Boyle’s sublime intro paves the way for Plant to vocally twist and turn the song at will. I suspect he didn't use an amp in the studio, but rather direct with comp, and pitch and/or modulation.Plant's bands were incredible back then. Even SRV was uninteresting to me because it wasn't hard rock/metal. * Robert Plant – vocals * Doug Boyle – guitars * Phil Scragg – bass * Phil Johnstone – keyboards, programming * Chris Blackwell – drums and percussion Plant cleverly works around the hypnotic quality of the song with a vocal performance of deft agility. This is a great solo to study if you are looking to work on more melodic soloing rather than shredding, notice the use of triad shapes seen multiple times in both the intro and solo. !Plant has been pretty consistently interesting and high quality forever. This is a beautiful solo, masterfully played by Doug Boyle. That is until I heard his version of Voodoo Chile and then when home and tried to play it .... this would be mid 90's.

This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register. The amp tone is not there on the live clip. This song is all feel...well, tone helps too. It's either the bridge humbucker split + middle single coil (stacked single), or the same combo with the neck single coil added. Please deactivate your ad blocker in order to see our subscription offerReceive mail from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors? A real treasure.A couple of months ago I went down a Robert Plant rabbit hole, checking out the old tunes from the 80's, like "Little by Little", "Big Log", "Ship of Fools" and a couple of others that got radio play back in the day. Anybody have any idea what the guitarist is using to get this tone? Recommended by The Wall Street Journal . Plant builds the tension verse by verse while behind him a plaintive banjo offers a jaunty counterpoint to the dark theme of the lyrics.