Not a fan of this article written by someone missing the proper perspective
Not well informed...
No excuse for Zep with Bonzos son to stand in....yes he’s good enough and oh so eager....he adores these men
And Page and true heart of the band Jonsey wanting to carry on ....
No....it was Plants sense of self of not wanting to be always known just for Zeppelin
Plants post Zep stuff is good and varied as is Page with the Robinsons etc
And Jones producing and sitting in etc
But man....no question they could have still made great stuff after giving it a 5-10 year break after Bonham death
What a waste.....the fans begged for it
Page, wee Bonham and Jones and every label or promoter from here to the Oort belt also begged for it
But Plant .....just wasn’t wanting to be pigeonholed with medieval blues trippy rock.....
Damn pity
Instead he chose to hang out in rural Nashville environs and ball some hot local soccer moms who literally fell at his feet at local watering holes in Franklin and Brentwood and just hang out and make Americana music with Alison Krauss and T Bone Burnet ....which as I already said was nice music....but I mean come on....
Thing is Plant is a nice guy and approachable
One of my top five pals here has traveled with him and calls him a friend and really likes him.....rural Nashville area
And my buddy like me wishes Zep had reformed at some point ...but it’s a touchy subject
So no I don’t agree with that one ....the others are nonsensical
I put on Rover for this....followed by Evermore....the battle of
I can’t help myself
Led Zeppelin is my youth....in one band....69-82
Ages 12-25
You had to be there..anyone else understand this?
Zep was my favorite band at one point as a kid. Then I grew up and learned that they truly were dabbling in the occult while making their music. Haven’t listened to a single full song of theirs in decades now.
Zep is the only band on the list I give a damn about. They were my #1 from the release of Physical Graffiti in ‘75 (when I was only 11) until I got burned out from over-listening, probably through high school, in the middle of the new wave era.
Saw ‘em in ‘77 and had tickets for ‘79 when Bonzo died and it all ended. At the time I agreed with the surviving members that Zep without their other-worldly drummer was unthinkable.
Saw Page one more time in ‘83 at the ARMS concert (benefit for Ronnie Lane) playing with The Firm with Paul Rodgers on vocals, and it was alright. But it was obvious that Page was a fish outta water.
Agree with you that Zep should re-formed when Jason was old enough. Say, mid ‘80s. He wasn’t on the level of his dad, but close enough in style and ability that it could’ve worked.
Wasn’t really impressed with the post-Zep work of either Page or Plant, aside from a few numbers. But together they might’ve been able to keep the mojo going. And the vastly underrated Jonsie was a big part of that magic.
On a side note....gotta admit I like Sabbath’s first 4 albums, particularly Paranoid (‘70) and up through Vol. 4 (‘72), but after that...straight downhill.
I wonder if Plant did not want to do the reformed Zep because he couldn’t sing like that anymore. His ability to wail and hit the high notes really declined after about 1973 - not sure how long he could’ve kept doing it, even had Bonzo lived