The death of Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham and the band's breakup shocked many fans. Robert Plant took up the musical thread and in 1982 (two years after Bonham's death) he released his solo debut Pictures At Eleven. Plant followed the trail of the later Zep albums. He turned away from the steaming hard rock that had made the band famous and took a calmer approach. Highlights on this album are
… Moonlight in Samosa, Slowdancer and Burning Down One Side. Pictures At Eleven was the first of a series of enjoyable albums released by Robert Plant in the 1980s.more