Jimmy Page - Outrider

Page rules guitar!

Great and sadly last solo effort from guitar hero Jimmy Page. Now that Zeppelin has reunited the world can be at ease. But if you want to hear an amazing piece of zeppelin style guitar magic this is for you. December 4, 2007

Bargain Bin Treasure - Jimmy Page's Outrider

When the world appears to be totally messed up, the tough turn on, drop out and tune in to music. Now it sure don't bother me none what gets ya through the night, and it don't make a lot a diff'rence as to what grooves ya, but the blues sure grooves me at times like this. So when I went rummaging through the bargain bin at my local used record store a few weeks ago and found "Outrider" by Jimmy Page for less that a pint of Jack Daniels, I scarfed it up right away. After stripping the shrink wrap off and plopping the shiny metal disc into my mobile cd changer, I cranked it to five (but what's numbers...it was way loud, dig)?

What I heard is simply the best 40 minutes of blues drenched heavy rock that's gotten my attention in a long time. This record never received much airplay when it was released back in September 1988, because there were a slew of Zeppelin imitators that had gotten onto the radio first. So when the real thing arrived in the form of a Jimmy Page solo album, with special guests Jason Bonham and Robert Plant, the radio folks said, nah, it's not commercial enough. The record charted and then fell like an iron dirgible, or something like that. The result was that the record has and continues to languish in bargain bins all over the Western Hemisphere. But give credit to the wonderful folks at Geffen who released it in the first place and who are now doing us a favor, by cutting the price to, "rock bottom" to get the, er "lead" out of their inventory, so to speak.

I had heard some of the record 18 years ago on cassette, but it didn't hit me how good it is until now. Most of the old Zep themes are revisited including wasting time, makin' love, and yes a song entitled "Prison Blues" (How ironic in light of recent world events involving blonde wannabe celebrities, eh). If you want guitar riffs that totally cut AC/DC, Jimmy Page was the man and on this album he really outdid himself reworking riffs and ideas he carved into rock riff legend on 'Led Zeppelin I' and 'In Through the Out Door'. Sadly, no music this good has been released by Jimmy since, in my humble opinion.

So trip out on this one and be sure to turn it up to really annoy your landlord or your passengers on your way to Chicago, or heaven or Kashmir. July 2, 2007

Why Jimmy Why

I love Led Zeppelin zeppelin, And i love jimmy page, so when i saw this album, I clicked buy in a second.

But i can't lie to you and say buy this album, because It really is bad, and very repetitive,

Try John paul jones's solo effort zooma, or Robert plant's mighty rearanger for quality.

Jimmy has a new album coming soon, Let's hope he puts out some quality music, Like the page we know and love. August 9, 2006

He's smokes on this album....

All right, anytime there is a review of Jimmy Page you have to tread lightly, especially the post-Zep stuff. Well, I'm here to tell you that this album is very, very tasty. Great chops displayed here throughout, any serious fan of Zep or Pagey's playing needs this in their collection.

I don't know what it is, but the man has the tone of the ages, my favorite for sure. Wow. This album is worth it for Prison Blues alone, and I'm seeing it for sale used at .99 cents, come one! No brainer. Prison Blues is blues as only Pagey can play it, "somewhere left of heaven" as Plant described it once.

Great to hear Plant and Page together on one song as well. Highlights for me are Prison Blues, Emerald Eyes, Liquid Mercury, and the Plant and Page collaboration The Only One.

Play this loud, you won't be disappointed. Check out The Firm albums as well, and while you're at it pick up The Black Crowes collaboration with Pagey. Thanks Jimmy, we love ya! March 6, 2006

from the dark side of the globe

I'm keep revisiting this cd otherwise I'd miss it. I listen intently and intentionally to go around the singing voices (except for Robert's voice which is always a nice surprise) to hear every note Jimmy plays. The gorgeous guitar zounds that bend, blum and sweetly twang are exceptional. Only Jimmy brings out the best, and no one can make a guitar talk like he can! He puts sooo much into each body of work he does...a sort of above and beyond the call of duty...the lush textures and voluminous sound; and among other qualities, the way he holds onto a note and it's so perfectly (blues) smooooth into the next. Unlike Robert's singing which is equal and complementary to Jimmy's playing, these cd singers seem only to accompany Jimmy's playing as a background singer or instrument would do...they sound like they're along for the ride in Outrider, but well done. I need Jimmy to do more instrumentals and Robert to do more singing duets. I think these songs should remain in Jimmy's orbit as they do in mine, and "Hummingbird" is staying in my novelette. OBTW, RE EMLS, IJWTS, TYFTBOMH. January 31, 2006

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