On November 12, 1994, _The Ottawa Citizen_ carried the following review by 
Lynn Saxberg.


    Jimmy Page and Robert Plant Unledded No Quarter 
 
   (Atlantic 82706) 
 
   If the song had remained the same, this project would have been
interminably dull. But instead of simply rehashing the big hits, Led Zeppelin's
Jimmy Page and Robert Plant rekindled their creative spark, penning new tunes
and redefining lesser-known material. Stairway to Heaven , thank heaven, 
is not included; neither is Whole Lotta Love or Dazed and Confused.   
 
   In its heyday, Led Zep incorporated mystical Eastern sounds and
British folk into majestic hard rock. That's the direction Page and Plant
continue to explore on No Quarter, and even some of the old familiar songs
(Friends, Gallows Pole, and Battle Of Evermore , recorded in Marrakesh, Wales
and London for MTV Unplugged ) sound fresh, reinvented with contributions from
Egyptian string and percussion ensembles, members of the London Metropolitan
Orchestra and various sidemen (including Plant's rhythm section for his Fate
of Nations tour, drummer Michael Lee and bassist Charlie Jones). 
 
   Plant's voice, as elastic and piercing as ever, works well in
threading the melody through the exotic textures, especially on Yallah and City
Don't Cry , two new pieces inspired by a stay in Marrakesh. 
 
   It's a disc that will appeal to fans of the acoustic orientation
of Led Zeppelin III , though some of No Quarter veers a little too far
into experimental territory. The altered vocals and dark weirdness of
the title track are crying for a melody, while the 12-minute opus of Kashmir
tendsto ramble on.