Robert Plant Reflects on 'Carouselambra' and Regrets Its Vocal Mix
When you're a music icon with decades in the industry under your belt, opinions regarding your catalog are bound to change. That's what happened to Led Zeppelin lead singer and songwriter Robert Plant . Per Far Out Magazine , Plant was proud to have the track "Carouselambra" on the band's eighth studio album, In Through the Out Door , at the time of its release. The record itself was a success, skyrocketing to No. 1 on the US Billboard 200 chart , where it remained for seven weeks. However, the 10-minute song, the second-longest the four-piece rock outfit has ever recorded, is now viewed from a new perspective. Far Out notes that the overall mix for "Carouselambra" drowned out Plant's vocals, and that "he sounds like he's singing from the bottom of a well underneath every other instrument in the mix." Here's what Plant had to say about why he "rues" it now : "Parts of 'Carouselambra' were really good, especial...
