Inspired by Albumism, I’m doing my own version of Flying Solo with individual tracks. Band breakups and hiatuses are never fun, but these solo jams were defining moments in my life’s soundtrack.

“Big log” was a shock to the system. An entirely different side to Robert Plant’s continued musical odyssey. It brought out a fascinating side to the former Zeppelin frontman that simply wasn’t possible when Jimmy Page, Bonzo and Jonesy were in the same room as him.

Listening back to it, the thing that stands out most to me about the song are the bluesy, soulful vocals that aren’t reliant on crooning and belting to find their way and identity. “Big Log” came out about ten years after Houses of the Holy, showing that Plant can sound sacred whether he goes soft or sonic. And co-writer Robbie Blunt’s delicate guitar playing impressed without trying to emulate Jimmy Page.

“Red eyed and fevered with the hum of the miles. Distance and longing, my thoughts do collide.”