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[size=14]Led Zeppelin audition for new singer[/size]
Published: 20 Sep 2008
LED ZEPPELIN frontman ROBERT PLANT is to be given an ultimatum by his bandmates
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OMG!!!!! What's Bob Plant thinking????? And Jimmy must really be hot to tour.....
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To be fair to Plant, he is committed to touring with Alison Krause. The replacement vocalist is rumoured to be Chris Robinson of The Black Crows. Page should just let it go, you can't have Zep without Plant.
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How would Zeppelin fans react to a version of the band without Plant, and would there be much point in touring without him? Is somebody bluffing here? How do the surviving band members get along? :-/
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^^^^^^^I agree with both of you. Jimmy ought to just "forget it" and wait for when Bob's available.......
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There's no "Led Zep" without a Plant, Page, Jones and Bonham......................at least a Bonham son..........
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Are they to bury themselves if Plant doesn`t join them? Certainly it would be better to tour together, especially for fans, but if he is that hesitant why should the others suffer at his expence? They should live on, move on...
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Are they to bury themselves if Plant doesn`t join them? Certainly it would be better to tour together, especially for fans, but if he is that hesitant why should the others suffer at his expence? They should live on, move on...
Zep is nothing without Plant. Plant and Page are Zeppelin, without either one, it's not Zep. If you're happy with Queen and Paul Rogers, fine. But I'm not happy with Zep and Chris Robinson. That's not Zep.
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Zep is nothing without Plant. Plant and Page are Zeppelin, without either one, it's not Zep. If you're happy with Queen and Paul Rogers, fine. But I'm not happy with Zep and Chris Robinson. That's not Zep.
I agree. It would be Jones and Page on tour playing Zeppelin tunes. Thats all.
As for Queen, at least they are billed as Queen with Paul Rogers. That basically tells you what your going to get.
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Zep is nothing without Plant. Plant and Page are Zeppelin, without either one, it's not Zep. If you're happy with Queen and Paul Rogers, fine. But I'm not happy with Zep and Chris Robinson. That's not Zep.
^^^^^^^Agree, BlueMeanie.............."Led Zep" is "Page and Plant"......Jones is great, and a "Bonham" in the mix is good too, but..............it's all about Page and Plant...........no subs.............
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Zep is nothing without Plant. Plant and Page are Zeppelin, without either one, it's not Zep. If you're happy with Queen and Paul Rogers, fine. But I'm not happy with Zep and Chris Robinson. That's not Zep.
I agree as well: touring without Plant will create a lot of hard feelings all round. Better to just leave it.
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Newsflash! He's back in!
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/itn/20080926/video/ven-plant-says-yes-to-led-zep-tour-cf04a8a.html
More PR at work methinks. lol
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Zep is nothing without Plant. Plant and Page are Zeppelin, without either one, it's not Zep. If you're happy with Queen and Paul Rogers, fine. But I'm not happy with Zep and Chris Robinson. That's not Zep.
Again, BlueMeanie, I am not imposing this view. I am asking a question about the rest of the guys and what they should do. I also believe that if they toured without Robert they couldn`t call themseves Led Zeppelin. Cause Robert is here in the musical world. Whereas the situation with Queen is different: Freddie is dead. And the guys want to move on. They are welcome.
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An Apple Beatle, this is very good news! I am happy that they are all together. I adore Led Zeppelin, sometimes i am so heavy into rock or hard rock, just need it. Well, Robert is so old...but Jimmy looks great!
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Newsflash! He's back in!
[url]http://uk.news.yahoo.com/itn/20080926/video/ven-plant-says-yes-to-led-zep-tour-cf04a8a.html[/url]
More PR at work methinks. lol
And back out!!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7637372.stm
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Oh my they are stringing it out. lol
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Led Zeppelin is going to tour in 2009, but without Robert Plant, since he has flatly turned down the offer and is engaged in a duet with Alison Kraus (if I spell her name correctly). BUT the band is not going to be called LZ, they are going to use another name, because, as they say, there`s no LZ without Robert Plant. Now they are looking for a new vocalist, and there are some options they are considering.
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These stories are certainly circulating, but I can't tell whether they're anything new or just the old rumors being given one more go-round by the media. This article's a bit more interesting than most, but it's a couple of weeks old:
Led Zep reunion: promoter says no
The band's former promoter has dismissed the much-reported rumour of a reunion tour, saying there is no 'compelling reason' for it to take place
Thursday October 30 / The Guardian (http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/oct/30/led-zeppelin-reunion-plant)
Led Zeppelin's former promoter has warned the band against a reunion tour, questioning whether there is any "compelling reason" to get back together.
"I certainly don't think they should do a big tour because I can't see the point of it," Harvey Goldsmith told a crowd at the MusExpo conference in London this week. "I think some of the band really want to go out and do it and other parts of the band need to understand why they're doing it, and if there's no compelling reason to do it, then they shouldn't do it."
Goldsmith has long been associated with Led Zeppelin, promoting gigs in the 70s and 80s as well as their reunion at the O2 last December. Though he said he recognises the value of a tour, any reunion gigs ought to be "cause related". "You've got to want to do it. Otherwise it's done for the wrong reasons, and when things are done for the wrong reasons, they don't work."
"I think that there is an opportunity for them to go out and present themselves," he emphasised. "[But] I don't think a long rambling tour is the answer."
Goldsmith was reacting to recent statements by bassist John Paul Jones, confirming that he, Led Zep guitarist Jimmy Page and John Bonham's son Jason were rehearsing with a view to more live gigs. "It's sounding great and we want to get on and get out there," Jones told BBC Radio Devon.
Singer Robert Plant still refuses to participate however, calling the rumours "frustrating and ridiculous". Jones, Page and Bonham have been exploring possible replacements, with Alter Bridge singer Myles Kennedy a stand-out.
Goldsmith waved away these plans. "I doubt it will be called Led Zeppelin," he said. Given Robert Plant's stubbornness, a "real" Zeppelin tour simply isn't on the cards. "I just think it's a lot of talk ... It's wishful thinking."
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I can't imagine Led Zep without Robert Plant, it's almost like The Beatles without Lennon!! ??)
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Why does this band have to be so infuriatingly obstinate?!
Just get back together guys! One huge tour! You only live one time in this life! You won't be able to do this 30 years from now! It's what we all want! We've been waiting for nearly 30 years! Get it together people! Make it happen!
Figure it out and quit p*ssing me off!
Geez!
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^ The problem is that Plant is tied into another album with Alison Krauss, followed by a tour. As well as the fact that he's moved on and never really wanted to go back to Zep. Page has never really had much of a career outside of Zeppelin, it's his life, but not Plants'. Page may tour without him and still call it Led Zeppelin, because it'll be the difference between playing stadia, or playing to 20,000 indoors.
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led zepplin died when bonzo did.......r i p fellas......
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^ The problem is that Plant is tied into another album with Alison Krauss, followed by a tour. As well as the fact that he's moved on and never really wanted to go back to Zep. Page has never really had much of a career outside of Zeppelin, it's his life, but not Plants'. Page may tour without him and still call it Led Zeppelin, because it'll be the difference between playing stadia, or playing to 20,000 indoors.
Plant has moved on from Zeppelin, but it's unfortunate. From what I've heard of his stuff with Alison Krauss (some of it's been on the DVD at work) it is an epic FAIL in comparison to something like Led Zeppelin IV.
Robert Plant has played here a couple of times and one of my friends has gone to see him he did some Zeppelin stuff but focused mainly on his own work. I don't really know if that was a good idea, but I guess artistic integrity rather > playing songs from your past.
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Plant has moved on from Zeppelin, but it's unfortunate. From what I've heard of his stuff with Alison Krauss (some of it's been on the DVD at work) it is an epic FAIL in comparison to something like Led Zeppelin IV.
Robert Plant has played here a couple of times and one of my friends has gone to see him he did some Zeppelin stuff but focused mainly on his own work. I don't really know if that was a good idea, but I guess artistic integrity rather > playing songs from your past.
It's a good thing that he concentrates on the present rather than the past. I've seen him live a couple of times, and yes he does 2 or 3 Zep songs, but that's it. And his stuff with Alison Krauss is not an epic failure, it has been critically acclaimed and sold out venues wherever they've played. I'd say that was a roaring success. Why should he do something that sounds like Zeppelin IV? That's probably the main reason he won't do Zeppelin, because Page is so stuck in the past.
People on here critisize McCartney for playing too many Beatles songs and not enough from his solo career. So why should it be any different for Plant? I say leave well alone, you can't recreate the past.
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I guess so. I just didn't like what I heard off of that album, the again, it was up to Sport Chek to determine what when on there :-/ I guess I should just keep my mouth shut if I don't know what I'm talking about.
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I guess so. I just didn't like what I heard off of that album, the again, it was up to Sport Chek to determine what when on there :-/ I guess I should just keep my mouth shut if I don't know what I'm talking about.
No, don't do that!!!
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I am eager to see and hear Led Zep, and I don`t mind what they are called. I would also like them to sing some new songs if they have any. But i won`t go to listen to Plant singing any folk songs with that woman. I`ve heard some on VH-1 and I can`t say I like them. The fact is that his voice is not as good as it used to be. That is why he has taken to singing with some ladies and stears clear of rock. Maybe it`s wise of him.