By Penelope Biver
I
’m sure I’m not alone in my lament that
rock & and roll is on life support, and
rock stars are fewer and farther
between than in the past. I’m going to bet,
though, that you’ll feel like you’ve sucked
a deep hit off an oxygen tank the moment
you hear Greta Van Fleet. A few cynics
have dismissed them as mere imitation.
But a sincere listen to their debut LP
Anthem Of The Peaceful Army, hearing the
foursome talk about their love of what
they do and their deep dive into blues, folk
and rock influences, and one can’t help but
see them as anyone other than who they
are. With the amount of homogenization in
music today, it’s not unthinkable but
inevitable that incarnations would come
full circle. Imitation? Or reincarnation
(before the prior musical souls have
passed)? That, philosophically, is where
you find Greta Van Fleet.
Robert Plant was asked earlier this year
if he was into any new bands, and he m