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Robert Plant on Zeppelin Tour and Record: Not Gonna Happen
Why won't the vocalist rejoin the hard rock legends? Click here to find out!
By William Goodman 09.29.08 10:08 AM
Led Zeppelin / Courtesy Warner Home Video
Contrary to reports Friday, former Led Zeppelin vocalist Robert Plant -- who reunited the decisive quartet for a one-off gig (read our review) last year -- will not rejoin guitarist Jimmy Page, bassist John Paul Jones, and drummer Jason Bonham (son of original sticksman, John) to record new material or embark on a world tour.
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"It's both frustrating and ridiculous for this story to continue to rear its head when all the musicians that surround the story are keen to get on with their individual projects and move forward," Plant, currently on tour with Alison Krauss, said in a statement [via NME.com]. "I wish Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones and Jason Bonham nothing but success with any future projects."
so, will jimmy, john and jason trudge on without Plant. i hope so, two years to recover from the raising sand tour ???!!!
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http://www.musicnewsnet.com/2008/09/plant-says-no-t.html
Like most posters on here, I am an avid fan of classic rock, and Led Zeppelin are no exception. In their early days, they wrote and recorded records with unbelievable power and depth, further expanding the vocabulary of both rock and roll and guitar techniques. I, like anyone else, would be thrilled to see the original line up reunite for another go (something I missed out on with Pink Floyd) However, I feel it would dimish bot the band and their power, not to mention their credibility and legacy to merely hire a "replacement" for Plant and try to press forward as if all were well. We are seeing the same unfortuante situation with both Queen and Alice In Chains, which is a shame. As much as the others may want to continue on, there does come a time to lay it down and walk away, and maybe this is the time, who's to say?
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