 Following Zeppelin 's dissolution , the first significant project for the members was the <unk> , which Plant initially formed in 1981 , and which released its only album in 1984 . The group featured Page on lead guitar , along with studio musicians and friends of the pair , including Jeff Beck , Paul Shaffer , and Nile Rodgers . Plant focused on a different direction from Zeppelin , playing standards and in a more R & B style , highlighted by a cover of " Sea of Love " that peaked at number three on the Billboard chart in early 1985 . 
