Zepplin may tour without Plant

Banned · Post by **Banned** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 4:07 pm

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id ... 1&catnum=0

Anybody want to audition to sing some Zep?

metalchurch · Post by **metalchurch** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 4:38 pm

They should get David Coverdale.

Banned · Post by **Banned** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 6:03 pm

How about Ann Wilson of Heart?

The band now defunct, Nine Planet Tour, used to do a few Led Zep tunes with their female lead singer, and it was great. Plant's vocal ranges might be better reached by a female singer anyway.

mjb · Post by **mjb** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 6:56 pm

how about they all just stay home if thats the case.

bassist_25 · Post by **bassist_25** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 6:59 pm

mjb wrote:how about they all just stay home if thats the case.

My thoughts exactly.

Why doesn't Paul McCartney and Ringo get together with two other people and tour as The Beatles?

I could accept Plant, Page, and Jones with Jason Bonham behind the kit, but there comes a time when a band is a band in name only.

However, I wasn't critical of The Who touring when Entwistle died because tickets were already sold and a lot of promoters and other people would have probably gotten majorly screwed if they cancelled. This is a little different, IMO.

Banned · Post by **Banned** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 7:57 pm

bassist_25 wrote:
mjb wrote:how about they all just stay home if thats the case.
My thoughts exactly.

Why doesn't Paul McCartney and Ringo get together with two other people and tour as The Beatles?

I could accept Plant, Page, and Jones with Jason Bonham behind the kit, but there comes a time when a band is a band in name only.

However, I wasn't critical of The Who touring when Entwistle died because tickets were already sold and a lot of promoters and other people would have probably gotten majorly screwed if they cancelled. This is a little different, IMO.

I agree 100% You guy's are quick!!

Merge · Post by **Merge** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 11:56 pm

It wouldn't be a problem if they didn't use the Zeppelin name. The rumor online is that Alter Bridge singer Myles Kennedy is the singer that Jones mentioned. Mark Tremonti was the first to comment on it:

http://lemonsqueezings.blogspot.com/200 ... ridge.html

mjb · Post by **mjb** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 12:13 am

i love zep, anything less than the 3 surviving members and jason would be a farse and why would they even waste their time. and ours!!!

YankeeRose · Post by **YankeeRose** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 12:41 am

Well, I saw Jimmy Page with the Black Crowes and imho, Musically, it was not a farce nor a waste of time.

Hawk · Post by **Hawk** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 1:50 am

I would go to see Page no matter what name the band used and no matter who he was playing with . (Note to paul - I know, he's sloppy

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Merge · Post by **Merge** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 1:56 am

I'm with Hawk on this one. I saw Page in 98, it was amazing.

P MAC · Post by **P MAC** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 12:43 pm

Didn't go to see the Dead w/o Jerry. Probably would not go to see Zep w/o Plant.

bassist_25 · Post by **bassist_25** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 1:01 pm

Hawk wrote: (Note to paul - I know, he's sloppy )

It kind of freaks me out that people remember little blurbs I've written six months ago.

In related news, I pulled out my copy of Physical Grafitti last week and remembered once again how much Slow 'n Easy is a rip-off of In my Time of Dying and how much Judgement Day is a rip-off of Kashmir.

...still love Whitesnake though and still think Coverdale is an awesome vocalist.

mjb · Post by **mjb** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 1:04 pm

YankeeRose wrote:Well, I saw Jimmy Page with the Black Crowes and imho, Musically, it was not a farce nor a waste of time.

yeah, i'm sure it was a moving expierience. we're talking about a zep Reunion, not jimmy sitting in with the black crowes. it's wierd cuz i am a HUGE zep fan, but never been goo goo over jimmy page, even though i'd have to say he's been a huge influence early on in my developement as a gittar player. thats not what we're talking about though.

on a side note: it seems to be what people like to say that jimmy was sloppy, i think it's because of bootlegs that got out there with some sloppy playing back in the day. if somebody recorded every show we all did, people could say the same thing about everyone who plays. jimmy is a master, plus he was on the H train back when, thats enough to make anyone sloppy now and again.

i still say, no plant, no zep! i can even begin to think how anything less would be worth the astonomical prices they'll be asking for tix. i'll wait till it comes out on dvd.

bassist_25 · Post by **bassist_25** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 1:05 pm

YankeeRose wrote:Well, I saw Jimmy Page with the Black Crowes and imho, Musically, it was not a farce nor a waste of time.

But that was billed as The Black Crowes and Jimmy Page. I think the issue is that this is being billed as Led Zepplin, and it's only two of the original members...and one isn't even the face and voice of Led Zepplin.

The Black Crowes/Jimmy Page stuff was pretty killer, though.

edit: Mike beat me to my point.

RFBuck · Post by **RFBuck** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 10:05 pm

To ME, it just doesn't seem right...Zep ended when Bonham died, as did the Beatles when John was shot.

It just seems like a horrible marketing attempt: I heard a DJ say "This'll giv the young people a chance to experience a great thing like some of us did so long ago." Uh, no slapnut...it won't...Plant and Bonham won't be there!!!

witchhunt · Post by **witchhunt** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 11:30 pm

bassist_25 wrote:
Hawk wrote: (Note to paul - I know, he's sloppy )
It kind of freaks me out that people remember little blurbs I've written six months ago.

I didn't forget. I remember every single word you ever posted.

Hawk · Post by **Hawk** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 11:36 pm

bassist_25 wrote:
Hawk wrote: (Note to paul - I know, he's sloppy )
It kind of freaks me out that people remember little blurbs I've written six months ago.

In related news, I pulled out my copy of Physical Grafitti last week and remembered once again how much Slow 'n Easy is a rip-off of In my Time of Dying and how much Judgement Day is a rip-off of Kashmir.

...still love Whitesnake though and still think Coverdale is an awesome vocalist.

Hey Paul . That was actually meant for our mutual friend with the user name "paul" of Big Head Guitars. He's a huge Page fan yet always says, "He's so sloppy".

YankeeRose · Post by **YankeeRose** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 2:12 am

In 2000, I went to see Jimmy Page and the Black Crowes (billed thusly) and imho they did a majority of Zep tunes quite proficiently.

bassist_25 · Post by **bassist_25** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 2:14 am

Hawk wrote:
Hey Paul . That was actually meant for our mutual friend with the user name "paul" of Big Head Guitars. He's a huge Page fan yet always says, "He's so sloppy".

Oh yeah, I remember learning Heartbreaker and Paul always saying how sloppy Page's playing is on that.

It is pretty damn sloppy on that solo, though.

slackin@dabass · Post by **slackin@dabass** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 9:58 am

i consider myself a pretty big zep fan... but i wouldn't go see that. without bonham, i understand... but when you take the drummer and the singer out... it's just not the same band.

VENTGtr · Post by **VENTGtr** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 1:27 pm

First off, I'm a huge Zep/Page fan...and Jimmy was sloppy...but great.
The lead bit to "Hot Dog" is...something.

Oddly, if Plant were DEAD, I think I'd find this less odd. Maybe the
idea that it's being billed as Zep, but all the available members aren't part
of it is what doesn't seem right.

I had no real problem with Queen touring with Paul Rodgers fronting,
I'd have no issue with the Doors touring and someone else replacing
Morrison (Would prefer it..but that's just a dislike of Morrison so
anyone not named Kid Rock would be an improvement).

Guess the only thing SORT of comparable...and even it doesn't have
the perceived enormity, is The Cars touring without Ocasek. That
was strange...

There are plenty of bands touring without original members (Can see
many of them at a state fair near you every year). I guess just that this
would be a pretty huge thing is what makes you wonder, oh it really
makes you wonder...

Drum-Wolf · Post by **Drum-Wolf** » Sat Nov 01, 2008 5:34 pm

It's like this or should be:
No Robert Plant - No Led Zeppelin
No Jim Morrison - No Doors
No John Lennon, George Harrison - No Beatles
No Dennis DeYoung - No Styx
No Mark Farner - No Grand Funk Railroad
No Pete Ham, Tom Evans - No Badfinger
No Phil Lynott - No Thin Lizzy
And this could go on & on & on but why go out on tour & misrepresent the original product ? I'm just not down with that.

Banned · Post by **Banned** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 12:14 am

Yes is now going to tour with a substitute singer, Jon Anderson is suffering form a respiratory illness.

They will go under the name Presence.