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{{Infobox Film | {{Infobox Film | ||
|name = No Quarter: Jimmy Page and Robert Plant Unledded | |name = No Quarter: Jimmy Page and Robert Plant Unledded | ||
|image = | |image = Image:NQJPARPUfilm1994.jpg]] | ||
|director = Aubrey Powell | |director = Aubrey Powell | ||
|producer = Steven J. Swartz & Alex Coletti | |producer = Steven J. Swartz & Alex Coletti | ||
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|narrator = | |narrator = | ||
|stars = Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, Najma Akhtar, Charlie Jones, Michael Lee, Ed Shearmur | |stars = Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, Najma Akhtar, Charlie Jones, Michael Lee, Ed Shearmur | ||
|music = | |music = Jimmy Page and Robert Plant]] | ||
|cinematographer = Michael Burlingame | |cinematographer = Michael Burlingame | ||
|editor = Benny Trickett | |editor = Benny Trickett | ||
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'''''No Quarter: Jimmy Page and Robert Plant Unledded''''' (also simply known as '''''No Quarter''''' or '''''Unledded''''') is a 1994 concert film release of the | '''''No Quarter: Jimmy Page and Robert Plant Unledded''''' (also simply known as '''''No Quarter''''' or '''''Unledded''''') is a 1994 concert film release of the Jimmy Page and Robert Plant]] ''MTV Unledded'' acoustic series performance of the same name. It was released by Warner Music Vision]] on 14 October 1994. | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
MTV Unplugged]] concert series offered the opportunity of returning to the lands that had inspired some of Led Zeppelin]]'s most creative work ('Kashmir (song)|Kashmir]]', most of ''Led Zeppelin III]]''). The televised edition was one of MTV]]'s most highest rating programmes, directed by Aubrey Powell]]. The core of the footage is the concert in London]] with the city's Metropolitan Orchestra]] accompanying Page, Plant, and their chosen backing band providing the foundation for the production: Ed Shearmur on keyboards, Charlie Jones (musician)|Charlie Jones]] on bass and percussion, and Michael Lee on drums and percussion. Anglo-Indian jazz singer Najma Akhtar]] stands in for Sandy Denny]] (Fairport Convention]]) on 'The Battle of Evermore]]'. The live performance is intercut with tracks filmed in the Welsh]] Snowdonian countryside around Bron-Yr-Aur]], Dolgoch]], and on the streets of Marrakesh]] in Morocco]]. The set list is a combination of well known Led Zeppelin tunes and new songs written for the occasion. Although the classic tracks far outshine the new material, the experience of working together again was inspiring enough to the duo to spawn a world tour and another studio collaboration. | |||
Several years later, Plant reflected on the collaboration very positively: {{Quote|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.<ref>'I first met Jimmy on Tolworth Broadway, holding a bag of exotic fish...', '' | Several years later, Plant reflected on the collaboration very positively: {{Quote|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.<ref>'I first met Jimmy on Tolworth Broadway, holding a bag of exotic fish...', ''Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]]'', January 2009, p. 48.</ref>}} | ||
The tenth anniversary of the recording of the Unledded concerts was commemorated by a 2004 DVD release of all the songs plus a bonus interview, a montage of images from Morocco, the band's performance of ' | The tenth anniversary of the recording of the Unledded concerts was commemorated by a 2004 DVD release of all the songs plus 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. In addition to acoustic numbers, the album features a reworking of Led Zeppelin classics, along with four Middle-Eastern and Moroccan-influenced songs: 'City Don't Cry', 'Yallah' (or 'The Truth Explodes'), 'Wonderful One', and 'Wah Wah'. | ||
==Track list== | ==Track list== | ||
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Track sequence: | Track sequence: | ||
#' | #'No Quarter (song)|No Quarter]]' | ||
#' | #'Thank You (song)|Thank You]]' | ||
#' | #'What Is and What Should Never Be]]' | ||
#' | #'The Battle of Evermore]]' | ||
#' | #'Gallows Pole]]' | ||
#' | #'Nobody's Fault but Mine]]' | ||
#' | #'City Don't Cry]]' | ||
#' | #'The Truth Explodes]] | ||
#' | #'Wah Wah]]' | ||
#' | #'When the Levee Breaks (Led Zeppelin song)|When the Levee Breaks]]' | ||
#' | #'Wonderful One]]' | ||
#' | #'Since I've Been Loving You]]' | ||
#' | #'The Rain Song]]' | ||
#' | #'That's the Way]]' | ||
#' | #'Four Sticks]]' | ||
#' | #'Friends (song)|Friends]]' | ||
#' | #'Kashmir (song)|Kashmir]]' | ||
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!align='center'|Certification | !align='center'|Certification | ||
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|Argentina ( | |Argentina (Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers|CAPIF]]) | ||
|align='center'|40,000+ | |align='center'|40,000+ | ||
|align='center'|Platinum<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.capif.org.ar/Default.asp?PerDesde_MM=0&PerDesde_AA=0&PerHasta_MM=0&PerHasta_AA=0&interprete=Jimmy+Page&album=&LanDesde_MM=0&LanDesde_AA=0&LanHasta_MM=0&LanHasta_AA=0&Galardon=O&Tipo=0&ACCION2=+Buscar+&ACCION=Buscar&CO=5&CODOP=ESOP | title = CAPIF: Page and Plant - 1 January 2005| publisher = CAPIF | accessdate = 2009-01-19}}</ref> | |align='center'|Platinum<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.capif.org.ar/Default.asp?PerDesde_MM=0&PerDesde_AA=0&PerHasta_MM=0&PerHasta_AA=0&interprete=Jimmy+Page&album=&LanDesde_MM=0&LanDesde_AA=0&LanHasta_MM=0&LanHasta_AA=0&Galardon=O&Tipo=0&ACCION2=+Buscar+&ACCION=Buscar&CO=5&CODOP=ESOP | title = CAPIF: Page and Plant - 1 January 2005| publisher = CAPIF | accessdate = 2009-01-19}}</ref> | ||
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|United States ( | |United States (RIAA]]) | ||
|align='center'|100,000+ | |align='center'|100,000+ | ||
|align='center'|Platinum<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.riaa.org/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS | title = RIAA.org Video Longform: No Quarter - 31 January 2005| publisher = RIAA | accessdate = 2009-01-01}}</ref> | |align='center'|Platinum<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.riaa.org/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS | title = RIAA.org Video Longform: No Quarter - 31 January 2005| publisher = RIAA | accessdate = 2009-01-01}}</ref> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Australia ( | |Australia (Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]]) | ||
|align='center'|15,000+ | |align='center'|15,000+ | ||
|align='center'|Platinum<ref name='ARIA'>{{cite web | url = http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupagesariacharts-accreditations-2007dvd.htm | title = ARIA No Quarter: Jimmy Page & Robert Plant Unleashed certification - 31 December 2007 | publisher = ARIA | accessdate = 2009-01-19}}</ref> | |align='center'|Platinum<ref name='ARIA'>{{cite web | url = http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupagesariacharts-accreditations-2007dvd.htm | title = ARIA No Quarter: Jimmy Page & Robert Plant Unleashed certification - 31 December 2007 | publisher = ARIA | accessdate = 2009-01-19}}</ref> | ||
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**Andy Earl - photography. | **Andy Earl - photography. | ||
**Cally - design. | **Cally - design. | ||
** | **Rex King]] - assistant. | ||
**Kevin Shirley - remixed stereo and surround sound for 2004 edition. | **Kevin Shirley - remixed stereo and surround sound for 2004 edition. | ||
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No Quarter: Jimmy Page and Robert Plant Unledded (also simply known as No Quarter or Unledded) is a 1994 concert film release of the Jimmy Page and Robert Plant]] MTV Unledded acoustic series performance of the same name. It was released by Warner Music Vision]] on 14 October 1994. OverviewMTV Unplugged]] concert series offered the opportunity of returning to the lands that had inspired some of Led Zeppelin]]'s most creative work ('Kashmir (song)|Kashmir]]', most of Led Zeppelin III]]). The televised edition was one of MTV]]'s most highest rating programmes, directed by Aubrey Powell]]. The core of the footage is the concert in London]] with the city's Metropolitan Orchestra]] accompanying Page, Plant, and their chosen backing band providing the foundation for the production: Ed Shearmur on keyboards, Charlie Jones (musician)|Charlie Jones]] on bass and percussion, and Michael Lee on drums and percussion. Anglo-Indian jazz singer Najma Akhtar]] stands in for Sandy Denny]] (Fairport Convention]]) on 'The Battle of Evermore]]'. The live performance is intercut with tracks filmed in the Welsh]] Snowdonian countryside around Bron-Yr-Aur]], Dolgoch]], and on the streets of Marrakesh]] in Morocco]]. The set list is a combination of well known Led Zeppelin tunes and new songs written for the occasion. Although the classic tracks far outshine the new material, the experience of working together again was inspiring enough to the duo to spawn a world tour and another studio collaboration. Several years later, Plant reflected on the collaboration very positively:
The tenth anniversary of the recording of the Unledded concerts was commemorated by a 2004 DVD release of all the songs plus 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. In addition to acoustic numbers, the album features a reworking of Led Zeppelin classics, along with four Middle-Eastern and Moroccan-influenced songs: 'City Don't Cry', 'Yallah' (or 'The Truth Explodes'), 'Wonderful One', and 'Wah Wah'. Track list
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