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Released 20 years ago

Nine Lives

Robert Plant · 2006

687 min · 131 tracks · folk rock · hard rock · heavy metal

A rich tapestry of blues-infused rock, layered with Plant's soulful vocals and eclectic instrumentation.

Is this for you?

Good fit if you like

  • wave-like pacing with dynamic shifts
  • exploratory themes across many tracks
  • soulful vocals for reflective moments
  • rich soundscapes for deep listening
  • for long journeys

Maybe skip if you want

  • seeking quick, standalone tracks
  • prefer immediate gratification

Where this album fits

Career context
Released in 2006, 'Nine Lives' marked a period of creative resurgence for Robert Plant, following his successful collaboration with Alison Krauss on 'Raising Sand' in 2007. This album showcases Plant's continued evolution as an artist, blending his classic rock roots with more contemporary influences and diverse sounds.
Stylistic neighbors
Jimmy Page· David Coverdale· Chris Robinson

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

Disc 1

  • 1 Burning Down One Side 3:58
  • 2 Moonlight in Samosa 4:01
  • 3 Pledge Pin 4:03
  • 4 Slow Dancer 7:47
  • 5 Worse Than Detroit 5:59
  • 6 Fat Lip 5:08
  • 7 Like I've Never Been Gone 6:00
  • 8 Mystery Title 5:22
  • 9 Far Post 4:42
  • 10 Like I've Never Been Gone (live) 7:31

Disc 2

  • 1 Other Arms 4:21
  • 2 In the Mood 5:22
  • 3 Messin' With the Mekon 4:39
  • 4 Wreckless Love 5:17
  • 5 Thru' With the Two Step 5:34
  • 6 Horizontal Departure 4:20
  • 7 Stranger Here... Than Over There 4:20
  • 8 Big Log 5:10
  • 9 In the Mood (live) 7:35
  • 10 Thru' With the Two Step (live) 11:11
  • 11 Lively Up Yourself (live) 3:04
  • 12 Turnaround 4:55

Disc 3

  • 1 I Get a Thrill 2:42
  • 2 Sea of Love 3:05
  • 3 I Got a Woman 3:00
  • 4 Young Boy Blues 3:33
  • 5 Rockin' at Midnight 6:04
  • 6 Rockin' at Midnight (live) 4:14

Disc 4

  • 1 Hip to Hoo 4:53
  • 2 Kallalou Kallalou 4:19
  • 3 Too Loud 4:10
  • 4 Trouble Your Money 4:15
  • 5 Pink and Black 3:49
  • 6 Little by Little 4:46
  • 7 Doo Doo a Do Do 5:11
  • 8 Easily Lead 4:39
  • 9 Sixes and Sevens 6:08
  • 10 Little by Little (remixed long version) 5:12

Disc 5

  • 1 Heaven Knows 4:05
  • 2 Dance on My Own 4:30
  • 3 Tall Cool One 4:40
  • 4 The Way I Feel 5:42
  • 5 Helen of Troy 5:10
  • 6 Billy's Revenge 3:34
  • 7 Ship of Fools 5:00
  • 8 Why 4:14
  • 9 White, Clean and Neat 5:30
  • 10 Walking Towards Paradise 4:49
  • 11 Billy's Revenge (live) 6:00
  • 12 Ship of Fools (live) 10:35
  • 13 Tall Cool One (live) 5:07

Disc 6

  • 1 Hurting Kind (I've Got My Eyes on You) 4:11
  • 2 Big Love 4:35
  • 3 S S S & Q 4:38
  • 4 I Cried 4:54
  • 5 She Said 5:13
  • 6 Nirvana 4:30
  • 7 Tie Dye on the Highway 5:16
  • 8 Your Ma Said You Cried in Your Sleep Last Night 4:17
  • 9 Anniversary 5:02
  • 10 Liars Dance 2:34
  • 11 Watching You 4:26
  • 12 Oompa (Watery Bint) 5:47
  • 13 One Love 3:14
  • 14 Don't Look Back 3:01

Disc 7

  • 1 Calling to You 5:48
  • 2 Down to the Sea 4:00
  • 3 Come Into My Life 6:32
  • 4 I Believe 4:32
  • 5 29 Palms 4:50
  • 6 Memory Song (Hello Hello) 5:22
  • 7 If I Were a Carpenter 3:45
  • 8 Promised Land 4:59
  • 9 The Greatest Gift 6:52
  • 10 Great Spirit 5:27
  • 11 Network News 6:42
  • 12 Colours of a Shade 4:45
  • 13 Great Spirit (acoustic mix) 3:54
  • 14 Rollercoaster (demo) 4:01
  • 15 8:05 1:49
  • 16 Dark Moon (acoustic) 4:57

Disc 8

  • 1 Funny in My Mind (I Believe I'm Fixin' to Die) 4:45
  • 2 Morning Dew 4:27
  • 3 One More Cup of Coffee 4:05
  • 4 Last Time I Saw Her 4:43
  • 5 Song to the Siren 5:54
  • 6 Win My Train Fare Home (If I Ever Get Lucky) 6:03
  • 7 Darkness, Darkness 7:11
  • 8 Red Dress 5:24
  • 9 Hey Joe 7:06
  • 10 Skip's Song 4:54
  • 11 Dirt in a Hole 4:48
  • 12 Last Time I Saw Her (remix) 3:24

Disc 9

  • 1 Another Tribe 3:15
  • 2 Shine It All Around 4:03
  • 3 Freedom Fries 2:52
  • 4 Tin Pan Valley 3:46
  • 5 All the King's Horses 4:19
  • 6 The Enchanter 5:27
  • 7 Takamba 4:05
  • 8 Dancing in Heaven 4:25
  • 9 Somebody Knocking 3:46
  • 10 Let the Four Winds Blow 4:52
  • 11 Mighty Rearranger 4:25
  • 12 Brother Ray 1:19
  • 13 Red, White and Blue 3:10
  • 14 All the Money in the World 3:12
  • 15 Shine It All Around (Girls remix) 7:35
  • 16 Tin Pan Valley (Girls remix) 6:20
  • 17 The Enchanter (Unkle reconstruction) 6:49

Disc 10

  • 1 Nine Lives (Documentary) 1:01:23
  • 2 Burning Down One Side 4:10
  • 3 Big Log 6:05
  • 4 In the Mood 5:33
  • 5 Rockin' at Midnight 4:48
  • 6 Sea of Love 3:09
  • 7 Little by Little 4:53
  • 8 Pink and Black 3:28
  • 9 Heaven Knows 4:13
  • 10 Tall Cool One 5:07
  • 11 Ship of Fools 5:00
  • 12 Hurting Kind (I've Got My Eyes on You) 4:09
  • 13 Nirvana 5:00
  • 14 Tie Dye on the Highway 6:11
  • 15 29 Palms 4:49
  • 16 Calling to You 4:25
  • 17 If I Were a Carpenter 3:47
  • 18 I Believe 4:44
  • 19 Morning Dew 3:33
  • 20 Darkness, Darkness 3:28
  • 21 Shine It All Around 4:06

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