I’ve laughed pretty hard reading these posts. The weirdest one being about Jimmy and his chipmunk/hampster stories and the funniest saying he looks like S. Segall’s grandfather. Hilarious.

The original Pink Floyd will never reunite again, since the death of their keyboard palyer. Time is of the essence…

NO one can replace Robert Plant in Zeppelin. And that my friends, is the name of that tune.

I’m 48 years old and can remember Led Zeppelin in their heyday. The last truely great album they did was 1975’s “Physical Grafitti”. They were and still are one of my favorite bands but their time has come and gone. So guys, have the class and decency to preserve your incredible legacy and call it a day. Those folks who are pushing for a Zep reunion should just buy any one of the first 6 Led Zeppelin albums and crank it up. A new Zep album or a tour would tarnish an amazing legacy.

only one singer that could do it -Ann Wilson!! She sounds just like “old cod piece.” She even wails like him.

only one singer that could do it -Ann Wilson!! She sounds just like “old cod piece.” She even wails like him.

Personally, I’d be willing to extend a hearty “BRAVO” to Jones, Page and Bonham. I think they have the right to do whatever they wish. If Plant continues to persue other interests, then I don’t believe the other three should be held back. Have On, Boys!
One suggestion: I hope they land an awesome unknown singer for their future tours/projects. There’s no shame in finding a Led Zeppelin “tribute band” singer.
The band JOURNEY did just that and he’s awesome! Plus having an unknown come into the fold means that he won’t necessarily have a hi-profile history. No “Sammy Hager and LZ” or “Sabastian Bach and LZ”. Just LED ZEPPELIN. That’s the way I think they should go (in my opinion.)
Also, it would leave a wide open door for brand new LZ material!
Hmm…You never know.
In closing, wouldn’t you think that John Bonham would’ve wanted them to continue after he passed?
I do.

Led Zep playing together would be great, it would culminate a list of shows seen over 35 years. If it happens it would be phenominal. I just saw King Crimson at the Nokia Theatre in NYC, UN@$#%ING REAL. They needed two drummers to replace Bill Bruford, but seeing Adrian Belew, Robert Fripp, Tony Levin,and Gavin Harrison, and Pat Mastelotto brought back memories of Crimson w/ Bruford in 1994 thrack tour(@ Phoenix Symphony Hall) and 1983 Pier show Discipline/Beat, and you know what, the lineup changes every so often, but if you couldn’t put forth the creative juices and come together and play, the show wouldn’t go on. But the legion of fans would line up to see the show. But like Zappa would have people come together to play and if they couldn’t handle the signatures they were out, Now Dweezle is doing a great job with Zappa PLays Zappa and getting the music of his dad out there for the old fans and trying to bring out or in the new fans. Maybe Zep should do like Dweezle and have Plant overdubbed on some songs while they crank out the serious jams. Dweezle’s band is top notch and the shows are fantastic, it’s just too bad I didn’t get to the Paladium on all the Halloween’s to see the Show with Frank before his unfortunate demise. If the Zep show goes on I’ll get tix, they have been one of my favorite bands since I was 8. If not I’ll wait for the DVD of London02 show. Go see Derek Trucks, it’s a must see.

At age 10 (1974) I started listening to my older brothers Zep albums without permission and fell in love with the music and the band. Anything including at least 2 original band members will be of interest. Of course Mr. Plant is crucial to a “real reunion.” If it happens I will be pleased. I’m a fan, always will be. C’mon Robert take the plunge!

I’m old enough to remember when all four Beatles were still alive, and everybody it seemed wanted the Beatles to get back together. Now i’m glad they never did. Would you really want some crappy Beatles disco album from 1977 sullying their legend?

Let’s face it: Page never could sustain much of a career after Zep whereas Plant did, thus less interest on his part in revisiting the past. He can’t hit the high notes anymore and any new material wouldn’t sound anything like what you remember. The 02 reunion concert was fun and a few more would be nice, but let’s leave it at that.

I think that while it will not be as legendary as if there was plant, think about it. You’re still seeing John Paul Jones, Jason Bohnam, and Jimmy Fucking Page! Also, with a new singer, they can probably do the songs the way they used to, and not have to keep transposing them.

Let’s not forget that Page was the genius behind the band….he formed Zeppelin. Now, he can do whatever the hell he wants regarding any type of a tour. I’m with him all the way!

Let’s not forget that Page was the genius behind the band….he formed Zeppelin. Now, he can do whatever the hell he wants regarding any type of a tour. I’m with him all the way!

This is starting to echo the botched Diana Ross and The Supremes “reunion” tour of 2000. IT BOMBED! You can’t replace members and call it a “reunion.” If the original members aren’t in place, it is doomed to failure. Paige is saying it takes 4. Mary Wilson has been saying it takes 3. The math isn’t that difficult. Zep is not Zep without Robert Plant.

Abba (yes Abba) made a comment that they would NEVER reunite, regardless of the amount of money offered, because they didn’t want to tarnish peoples memories of what they were and never could be again. I saw Page/Plant twice in the 90’s and Page with the Black Crowes in 2000 and that’s as close to a reunion as I care to get.

Zep was dead after IV, the rest of the records basically disappoint. To think that they could somehow return to form in 2009 when they were practically anemic in 1979 is unrealistic. The only thing that could possibly make a tour meaningful is an excellent new record, (unlikely) otherwise it’s just a cash-in and a rip-off. I heard some comparisons to the Who, and at least the DVD of the 2005 Boston Who gigs showed a passion and retained ability that Zep couldn’t match in the movie from the NYC shows in ‘74. And the songs were always better. Zep depended on a lot of ground-breaking production tricks to add lead to their pencil, live they always had mixed results. Screaming into an SM57 over the lousy monitors that were the norm in the seventies permanently damaged Bob’s throat, and Jason ain’t John, there’s not much swing in his thump. Buy LZ II, turn it up REALLY loud, and use your imagination. Thirteen bucks well-spent…..

This could be the greatest PR job in history. I think there’s a strong likelihood of Plant joining the tour (which is coming, make no mistake). Page is just trying to sustain the love following the O2 concert, while accomodating Plant’s wishes to conclude his current tour. But they do need to get it underway soon. And they can’t call it a Zeppelin tour if the lineup isn’t Page, Plant, Jones, and Bonham.

Final note. This band still rocks. Page’s physical ability may be diminished slightly with age, but his overall skill is so formidable it will make little difference. Enough with the talk about Jason Bonham being inferior. He is different, but definitely has the chops. He never could’ve played O2 if he didn’t. Jones has always been a beast. Plant really is the weakest link, not that aging 28 years is his fault. He set such an impossibly high standard in his youth - scary for anyone to pull off and I don’t blame him for being reluctant to tour. He’s likely to draw some very unfair criticism. But you know what, Robert? Screw the critics. If you can still do it with passion, join up with your bandmates for one last hurrah!

Jack Russell from Great White would be perfect.

LOOK, JIMMY KNOWS EXACTLY HOW TO HANDLE MEDIA. HES THE PEBLICITY KING! HE WONT STEP OUT OF BOUNDS WITH THESE GUYS. BUT ZEP HAD THE RESPECT TO SAY UPON BONZOS DEATH, THEY WOULD NOT PERFORM OR RECORD AS LED ZEPPELIN AGAIN- AND AT LEAST FOR THE NEXT DECADE PLUS, THEY DIDNT. SURE, CHRIS ROBINSON ROCKS, ( HED BE MY CHOICE), BUT IT WONT BE L.Z.-JIMMY WONT STEP INTO THAT HOLE. SO…ROCK ON!

In zep’s day, nobody could compare to jimmy’s playing. Why not tour ? Everybody else does for better or worse!

In zep’s day, nobody could compare to jimmy’s playing. Why not tour ? Everybody else does for better or worse!

In zep’s day, nobody could compare to jimmy’s playing. Why not tour ? Everybody else does for better or worse!

Listen you idiots. Page is one of the greatest guitar players of all times! His work with the FIRM was phenomenal. Go on tour Zeppelin and I will be there!

A Led Zeppelin reunion tour without Plant is like a Rolling Stones tour without Jagger, Aerosmith without Steven Tyler, or the Doors without Jim Morrison.

Bonham’s son can do an adequate job of drumming, but since John Bonham didn’t do vocals, his absence is not nearly as noticeable as Plant’s abasence would be…

led zeppelin were untouchable in 1969 and 70. they should have just stopped then. powerfull and very heavy. listening to them now?. i like to see those guys just go out and have a jam. get some great singers and play great music.

NEW AND IMPROVED xcuse the run on …….ive seen alot of great bands none can compare not purple not eddie not doors not who elp, rainbow, stev-ray not curt k,…seen em some 7 times and the first at garden 69 / 70 were so intense they could have killed with there music they have not played like that since ..scared the hell out of a bunch of people in there 30s 40s 50s at the show ..the magical noises mystical heaven an hell were reveled ….. sounds ive never heard since.. bar none….. they had to bring it down quit a bit ever since ..and still went on to greatness…i tell u there was no equal….me ? ive played all over w/little steven an co..my jersey band sweetleaf did prinston rutgers etc 70s bad co zep purple stones winter heavier tunes…..went to texas plqyed w/x spirit members ..yata yata . and was involved in the sceen in s.a. tx. bringing in punk / alt bands to a couple of clubs i opened third wave club an part of raw power an light….history now but nessary the kids were fighting the good fight naming villans who were messing an killing us off for all the wrong reasons..what are u doing ???? to help ….oh yeah zep very just about the war thing till they were warned so they held a lot of tongue in cheek at that time know what i mean plane falling out of the sky nessary food tester etc lol tonemon p.s. john was so much deeper than jason lots heavier more powerfull..not that he cant do the job but its diff an ive seen them both….4 u to know …little steven has an album out with bassist frm u2 and jason on drums little steven is one of the top 50 in the world .top 10 in heavey. very enlightning album …killer heavy ..the powers that be stopped him from this type of album in the past…lots of zep who an heavier.. its called … born again savage a must have enjoy …tonemon… love an peace on u

xcuse the run on …….ive seen alot of great bands none can compare not purple not eddie not doors not who elp, rainbow, stev-ray not curt k,…seen em some 7 times and the first at garden 69 / 70 were so intense they could have killed with there music they have not played like that since ..scared the hell out of a bunch of people in there 30s 40s 50s at the show ..the magical noises mystical heaven an hell were reveled ….. sounds ive never heard since.. bar none….. they had to bring it down quit a bit ever since ..and still went on to greatness…i tell u there was no equal….me ? ive played all over w/little steven an co..my jersey band sweetleaf did prinston rutgers etc 70s bad co zep purple stones winter heavier tunes…..went to texas plqyed w/x spirit members ..yata yata . and was involved in the sceen in s.a. tx. bringing in punk / alt bands to a couple of clubs i opened third wave club an part of raw power an light….history now but nessary the kids were fighting the good fight naming villans who were messing an killing us off for all the wrong reasons..what are u doing ???? to help ….oh yeah zep very just about the war thing till they were warned so they held a lot of tongue in cheek at that time know what i mean plane falling out of the sky nessary food tester etc lol tonemon

led zep has always been incredible bonhams son is in my opion better than him. Their are plenty of singers who zep cud record with.

Joel how do you know a new zeppelin album wouldnt be any good? i might have thought the same thing until i heard some of the stuff from the 02 that got out. that wasnt a washed up band, that was a band as good as in 78.you may be able to predict the future, but until you can tell me whos going to win the super bowl and the exact score, your predictions are BS

I’m fouteen and think that they should do a concert only becuse it would be the pinical of my life to see them all in a concert together (even though Bonham won’t be there) but I also think that we should leave well enogh alone……. I WANT TO SEE THEM LIVE.

New Led Zeppelin material would be nothing but a let down. They’ve all moved in different musical directions. Without Bonham, new recordings could only tarnish their reputation. Tough as it is for some fans to hear, Led Zep is over. But we have 10+ albums of pure, incomparable Led Zep magic to keep us happy.

Plant is selfish, nobody has a problem with him doing his own thing its only healthy we all need variety, but every 4 or 5 years he should return home and tour with the band that gave him the ability to choose the way to live his life. Led Zeppelin with a new vocalist would be exciting and an exciting evening to look forward to for a lot of hard working people. I saw the Who last year and they were so good with only two of the original line up.

Plant is a fruitcake. And Krauss is somekind of church glee club goody two shoes nerd. the two of them together are a complete freak show. Other than the ocassional upsskirt waft fro her tampon thats polly what plant enjoys. whatever. PAGE!JONES!GET A NEW SINGER. CREATE NEW MUSIC. TOUR IT. AND PLAY SOME OLD STUFF TOO. ITS NOT THAT COMPLICATED. YOUVE DONE IT BEFORE, MEN

doing a zeppelin reunion tour without plant is like a beatles reunion without john and george.

Actually it’s already happened… get your hand on and your ears around “Live at The Greek” where Chris Robinson and the Black Crowes along with MR. Jimmy Page rip up the floor through a two disc filled with spot on LZ material that shames mostly anything that the Great Old Ones are likely to swing these days. DISCLAIMER; I really like the Crowes a LOT to to begin with and have heard NOTHING from the O2 benefit show… anything known about an audio or [better] CD of that show ?
Peaxe,
Rev. D.

Without John Bonham, it’s not Led Zeppelin.

they are rehearsing with someone right now… it’s only time before everyone finds out who it is.. i know this is FACT.

Actually folks, it’s way too late for any kind of Zep redo. I would stay “retired” if I were them. Fans like me who are old enough to have wanted it to happen back on the 90’s would probably boycott the tour anyway. Not that they couldn’t sell out tickets cuz the ticket mafia buys them up and resells any major act these days. 25 years (hard to believe) of listening to Plant whine on about breaking new ground - always changing and pushing the envelope, etc, has worn thin. Plant’s solo works were nothing more than pop excess riding the waves of fandom created by Zeppelin. He’s been a lucky SOB who knew how to make the most out of a living legacy without having to share the profits or the stage with hanger-ons from his youth (P&P) . So what makes it ok now? Nothing.

Their back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Latest news as of 9-26-08 Robert Plant has agreed to the reunion tour for 2009.

You know, all you dumbass haters love to sh*t on everything. I’d love to see Led Zeppelin reunite, and I personally think it will happen. If they don’t, there’s plenty of other great rock bands to see. It would be disappointing, but life goes on. If you ever loved Led Zeppelin, then why not get a little excited about a reunion. Heck, Led Zeppelin probably wouldn’t even make my top 50 bands, but I’d still love to see them. You people just don’t get it. All this “let it go” talk is just pure rubbish. If you don’t feel like believing, then please just shut the F*** up.

Jimmy is writting a cartoon about a woodchuck named Tom and a hamster called John.Episode 1 they smell things and describe the aroma.

zeppy have GOT to get back together

I don’t understand this obsession people have with revisiting the past and not letting it go in order to move forward. Sure, they were amazing, but if you want Led Zeppelin just take out the vinyl, cd or mp3 and crank it up. Want to see them live, there’s countless dvd’s you can also crank up. The band died along with Bonzo, and should stay like that in order to not taint and make a mockery of their once brilliant canon. The Beatles are still the almighty Beatles because once it ended, it ended, preserved brilliance for eternity. Led Zeppelin deserves the same afterlife. People, just let it go.

I am enjoying the Plant-Allison collaboration and hope it continues. It is something new, not something revisited, for both of them. You can feel the joy of discovery and the creativity going into it- I bought it. Listen to it a lot more than Zeppelin these days.

any new led zep album would totally suck…page has no more riffs left, plant can no longer sing…..have bonham died when he did actually preserved the band in a state of glory that would have been ruined had they released anything in the same vein as In Through the Out Door…just listen to the stuff jimmy page did after zep….it’s really crappy unfortunately.

Robert Plant is working on a new morning television program with Star Jones Reynolds.

The show will be called “Live with Star and Robert”

Robert will talk about groupies, venereal disease,and having long hair at an old age.

Meanwhile, Star will talk about bisexual men,losing weight naturally,and how to get a new television show when your last one really sucked.

i think they’ll do something, but plant doen’t like to feel under pressure about that… so, turn off the lights and let see what will happen.

ps jimmy is so so beautiful !!

Jimmy Page is one of the top 20 rock guitarists of all time (considering influence, tone, technique and songs), along with David Gilmour, Eddie Van Halen, Tony Iommi, Jimi Hendrix, Keith Richards, Angus Young, Malcolm Young, Randy Rhoads, Billy Gibbons, Joe Strummer, Andy Summers, Billie Joe Armstrong, Jack White, Kirk Hammett, Josh Homme, Billy Corgan, Adam Jones, Kurt Cobain, and Jerry Cantrell — and I’d throw Page in the top 5 of that list. So when he has something to say, I listen.

They owe to their fans to tour. There is so much garbage music out there now, we need a Zep reunion.

Robert Plant may have left Led Zep in 1980 but he never changed course.

Apart from some mild flirtations with the material in the late 1980s and early 1990s he smartly moved on and focussed on what he wanted to do, rather than allowing the legacy of Led Zep define his future. I’m sure he approached the material of ‘Shaken ‘N’ Stirred’ with the same degree of hope and fear as Led Zeppelin 1. Sure, an exercise in contrasts for you, but for Plant, it’s always been about discovery.

How many ‘has-been bands’ have we been tortured with for the past few decades trying to recapture the glory days to mixed results and bastardized line-ups? Too many. Few long-time bands, such as Rush, have succeeded in moving their music forward and keeping it poignant and meaningful.

Plant has been respectful of his Zep mates and was wise to limit the reunion to O2 last December. Quite frankly, he doesn’t give a rip what any of you or the pop culture at large want. If he ever did, Led Zep would’ve been a cross between the Beach Boys and The Kinks or something. No.

What Plant is doing today is precisely what he and Page did in the 1960s: Pushing it.

That abject ballsyness of embarking on this collaboration with Alison Krauss is a case in point. Sure she’s a hottie, but his interests were cultural and musical. The success of the relationship and the mainstream acceptance probably blew them away - at least, they say it did. Early interviews showed they weren’t so sure this would even outsell Walking into Clarksdale. But they, along with T-Bone Burnett were out to discover what this mix of musicians could do together. It wasn’t about discovering new music - they performed covers - but about discovering something behind the music, culturally and structurally. That sort of exploration is refreshing, at least, to me.

I love the music of Led Zep as much as anyone here. But the fact is that day is done. It’s over. If they should indulge us in occasional reunions, I’ll be delighted, and I certainly would not object to seeing a tour. But it’s unlikely.

Plant is reluctant to return to Led Zep for three simple reasons: He’s been there, he’s not there anymore, and now he’s over there — right where he’s been all along. And he’s moving right along…

No tour or reunification until Robert Anthongy Plant gets a haircut. Any info on shenanigans on the Plant/Krause tour wink wink say no more

Robert Plant is a tool. Just get together with your former band mates and tour already. I don’t care about a new album because it’ll probably suck anyway, but we want a reunion tour. Also they ought to dig up John Bonham’s casket and prop it up on stage at their concerts so it’ll be a real union of all original members.

I know one thing - time is not their side, so sh*t or get off the pot with this. But if they aren’t going to do anything else, please put the London show out on CD!

I’m glad Page is looking so healthy and well. That’s more important than any reunion.

Will Houston, why would you lump Coldplay (one word BTW) and Amy Winehouse (the best artist out there right now) with The Jonas Sisters and Miley Cyrus? That makes no sense. Personally I don’t care if Zep tours…Plant’s voice is shot and it’s painful to listen to him sing in a lower register ’cause he can’t hit the notes anymore. Same with Daltrey and the “Two”.

Right, if The Who can do it and the Fab 4 (actually the Three-tles) in the mid 90s, Zeppelin should have no trouble jamming together. So they are old and grey…it’s like fine wine. Stones are still doing it, Queen (without Freddy), re-formed Skynryd and who can forget the Eagles. Just do it.

Who would you rather tour with? The old grey haired geezer Pagey, or the voluptious Ms. Krause? Give Percy some credit for moving on.

I think this is just Page and companies way of building anticipation. They will do something together in the future. What is anyone’s guess.

How about the 4 of them get together… but don’t call themselves Led Zep? They can call themselves whatever the hell they want. As long as they play Zep, they can call themselves “The S***tiest Band Ever” and I would still go see, “The S***tiest Band Ever”. In fact, that would be the greatest concert ever lol.

Why? Because look at today’s music scene- Jonas Brothers, Cold Play, Amy Winehouse, Miley Cirus…etc. Is it a terrible thing to look forward to a Zeppelin reunion while we can’t find two fucking sticks to rub together? Sorry, you must be 12.

Robert Plant is small enough to recognize that nothing that Zep could produce now will ever compare to their great library of music. Why can’t people just leave well enough alone, enjoy the legacy for what it is and move on with their lives?

Why, every month or so, do I read somewhere about Jimmy Page answering with another ambiguous ‘Most probably not’ to questions about a Zeppelin reunion? I love you man, but either do it or tell everyone to shut up about it. Don’t create this false hope and suspense if it is never going to happen. And you look like you could be Steven Segall’s grandfather.

KISS RULES!!!

the WHO do just fine!ZEP should look @ they’re success.we all just want more,but sometimes its just over.

Robert Plant should recognize that even if his recent work and tour is great. (and it is good) It doesn’t “matter” as much as a Led Zep Reunion would. generations to come will not be influenced by his recent bluegrass and folk stuff-point blank. in 50 years you will walk into a guitar shop on the thawed out north pole and see a kid in space boots plucking out the intro to Stairway to Heaven. You can’t and should not deny that kind of legacy!!!
who knows… maybe they could write some new material for the kid in space boots to learn.

Damn Joost beat me to it and I spelled it wrong.

LedZeppelin is my all time favorite band and i would love nothing more than a reunion but even thinking of Led Zeppelin without Robert Plant sounds crazy no one will ever be able to replace his brilliant vocals

LS = Lynard Skynard

That would be Lynyrd Skynyrd.

Wocka Wocka.

i know i know this one, but who’s LS?

Though I was never a huge LZ fan, I have so totally respected them for not continuing as LZ, once their drummer died. I mean, the fact that LS continued after Ronnie died, is sacrilegious to me, much like The Doors trying to break on through to the other side without Jim.