Led Zeppelin Reunion??????

[Chipoltle]

So I caught just a minute of conversation on the radio this morning, and heard that Led Zep was considering a reunion tour. It was said that the remaining 3 members have already said they would do it if the "right offer" came along.

Can anyone confirm/deny this?

And who will/should drum? IMO the best way to carry on Bonham's legacy would be for Jason Bonham to drum. I think that's what John would have wanted.

For now.....I am praying!

:eek:

[ludvista29]

IMO, its not the same, anyways, jason doesnt even sound like his dad. I'd rather hear them play with a drum machine. IMO

[Little Android Man]

idk, I think if they were to go on a reunion tour, they would feel obliged for it to be Jason. He's already played with them multiple times, including at Live Aid.

[GhostNote]

IMO, its not the same, anyways, jason doesnt even sound like his dad. I'd rather hear them play with a drum machine. IMO

Drum machines have no feeling though. At least if Jason played, there would be feeling and emotion in the music.


-GN

[Zildjian]

oh man thats awesome if this is true... Id deffently go just to see jimmy page, god on guitar

and if Jason playes, I guess it would be cool. He's decent

[Dave*Grohl]

Prolly Jason would be the drummer.

There has been a lot of talk taht if Led Zeppelin would do a reunion tour that Dave Grohl would be the one drumming for the....dont really know where that comes from!

[skidrumbum]

i agree that jason could play
thatd be kickass if they did another tour. and im sure the "right" offer will comealong. i know people would pay to see that

[Chipoltle]

Dave Grohl would be freakin sweet! :thumb:

But I bet it will be Jason.

I also figure tickets will be astronomical in price.

However I am willing to sell my house for this.

[RedDrum]

I would rather see the drummer Michael Lee who performed with Page and Plant on the Unledded Stuff. He was bad ***. I can't find much on him though. He is more Bonham than Jason is IMO.

[crazyjake19]

I would rather see Jason play drums than Dave Grohl.

[LoneStarDrummer]

i'd rather see jason than grohl, but i agree that jason isn't the best for the job. sure he's probably just as capable, but his style is slightly different than his dad's

[stevensonmat2]

Its not going to be led zepp. Plant doesnt even have the voice he used to.

[billdrum]

Didn't they use Tony Thompson on drums a long time ago for a reunion performance?

I agree that Plant probably can't sing that stuff as well anymore.

[stevensonmat2]

Plant was on some PBS concert a few weeks back with some band and they played some led zepp. He had to leave out some trade-mark high notes from some of the led zepp songs they played, it just wasnt the same.

[Chipoltle]

Its not going to be led zepp. Plant doesnt even have the voice he used to.


Unfortunately, you're probably right. Theres no way Plant can hit the notes he did in his prime.

But I still wanna see 'em!

[Brokensticks]

That would be killer to see. Is a huge shame bonham wouldn't be there though.

[Josiah]

Portnoy does a great Bonham impression. And that's what should be deciding who plays the part. If there is a tour, wich would be cool.

Kinda bogus they are doin it for the money and not the music through.

[Carne Evil]

Plant was on some PBS concert a few weeks back with some band and they played some led zepp. He had to leave out some trade-mark high notes from some of the led zepp songs they played, it just wasnt the same.

Its true. Plant can no longer sing the open-throated falsetto screams he used to. Still, the stuff I've heard him sing lately is good. Different, but it still had that power that we love so much.

[Hunted By a Freak]

unless they bring bonham back from the dead im not interested tbh

plus john paul jones hasnt even done the last reuinion things they did either as far as i know

[Seafroggys]

meh, if i had the money I'd go, not a big Zeppelin fan as other classic rock geeks. I'm still waiting for the Cream tour!

[Hunted By a Freak]

ew ginger baker

john bonham is THE classic rock drummer

basically zeppelin got me into music

ginger baker is grossly overrated but then again so is crapton

[MeaninglessPhoto]

I hope not. Ive lost all respect for Queen when they got Paul Rodgers in place of Freddie. You cant replace a legend.

[poopoogaypoon]

John Bonham's back? Oh siht its night of the living dead.
Maybe they should reunite the drummer from Def Lepperd with his arm.
The Police are reuniting and am def. going to go see that....

[Hunted By a Freak]

hey i hear the beatles are reuniting too oh wait

[poopoogaypoon]

sweet where did you hear that at?...am like a huge beatles fan

[Seafroggys]

hey i hear the beatles are reuniting too oh wait

well its pretty pointless. It'll just be Paul singing what he's always sang on all his tours with Ringo on drums instead of Abe Labriol, Jr.

And I love Cream. Clapton was seriously at his best during their two year run, he was totally awesome. But **** him, Jack Bruce was the best part of Cream.

[Bonham#1!]

My god. My god. I dont care if its Jason. My god.

[sLarkin20]

Jason would really be the only choice to fill that spot...but I don't really like him OR his playing...its nothing like his dads to be honest

[poopoogaypoon]

Bob Marley needs to do a reunion tour

[Seafroggys]

get Ian Paice to play for Zeppelin. Then the drum parts will sound even better.

(Paice is probably the closest you can get to Bonham's style, except way cooler)

[poopoogaypoon]

Ian Paice is like Elton John on crack (physically features of course)

[LoneStarDrummer]

hell yeah. paice would be a nice choice, but i don't ever see that happening.

[Little Android Man]

My god. My god. I dont care if its Jason. My god.

exactly whats going through my mind :lol:

besides, ive seen jason, and hes not bad like you guys are making him seem...

but yea, whoever said that plants voice sucks now, is true. it just isn't the same.. but not really his fault, i mean, he what.. 5o something, probably closer to 60.

[Hunted By a Freak]

get Ian Paice to play for Zeppelin. Then the drum parts will sound even better.

(Paice is probably the closest you can get to Bonham's style, except way cooler)

oh god why do you have such terrible taste

[Ethan.]

Hey Ian Paice is a great drummer. And Clapton is one of the greatest guitarists of the classic rock genre. You call Seafroggys's taste bad... what's yours?

But about the Zep tour, shoot I'll go if I can save enough money!

Maybe Jimmy Page won't be so sloppy as he's had around 20 years to listen to his old shows and realize how bad he was live.

[Seafroggys]

oh god why do you have such terrible taste

Deep Purple kick your ***.

[Ethan.]

Deep Purple kick your ***.
Yes, those vocals from Child in Time are indeed the type that would make you believe that. :lol:
But yeah Deep Purple rocked.

[Seafroggys]

Yes, those vocals from Child in Time are indeed the type that would make you believe that. :lol:
But yeah Deep Purple rocked.

haha yeah my favorite DP song.

They haven't played that song live for 10 years because Gillian has trouble hitting those notes. I had a chance to see them in 2004 but I didn't get tickets. I guess its not too bad a loss seeing as they don't do Child in Time (but they probably do that poshit Smoke on the Water)

[poopoogaypoonn]

Karizma brush that dirt off your shoulder

[Ethan.]

What's this Karizma you keep talking about?

[poopoogaypoonn]

I hope your kidding

[Ethan.]

No, no joke.
haha yeah my favorite DP song.

They haven't played that song live for 10 years because Gillian has trouble hitting those notes. I had a chance to see them in 2004 but I didn't get tickets. I guess its not too bad a loss seeing as they don't do Child in Time (but they probably do that poshit Smoke on the Water)

Yeah its good one. My favs gotta be Black Night and Stormbringer maybe. I dunno they had a bunch of good ones.

[poopoogaypoonn]

One of the best fusion/anyband of all time. Listen to document.

[Ethan.]

Pfft. My connection is too slow for music. Dial up ftw.

I'll check them out sometime.

[Hunted By a Freak]

i have excellent taste

but then again i am an excellent person

within classic rock:

hendrix > clapton
page > clapton
beck > clapton
do i need to go on the guy is so overrated

ian paice sucks

bonham, moon, mitchell those are classic rock drummers who matter

[Ethan.]

From the live stuff I've heard, Mitchell was VERY sloppy on the drums.

But all this stuff is a matter of opinion no sense in arguing about it.

[Seafroggys]

i have excellent taste

but then again i am an excellent person

within classic rock:

hendrix > clapton
page > clapton
beck > clapton
do i need to go on the guy is so overrated

ian paice sucks

bonham, moon, mitchell those are classic rock drummers who matter

Page is overrated, Hendrix was good but not as good as Clapton.

But I partially agree with you, Moon and Mitchell are my two favorite drummers.

As well as Paice :cool:

[poopoogaypoonn]

I listen to Cocaberrys MXDP Jazz Comp entry

[Ethan.]

Mine are Ian Paice, Chad Smith, and Nicko McBrain.
They aren't the best but they are my favorites!

[Hunted By a Freak]

rofl

you think clapton is better than hendrix

****ing idiots negs all around boys
its fun because you guys collectively might be able to take me down 1 point

[Ethan.]

Well the thing is, Sputnik reputation isn't real. It's funny. People like you make it so the whole reputation idea doesn't really work.

Hendrix was good, but he wasn't that good IMO. Plus his guitar always ALWAYS go out of tune.

[Grumma]

Mine are Ian Paice, Chad Smith, and Nicko McBrain.
They aren't the best but they are my favorites!

Nicko McBrain is awsome.

Cept he looks about 80 :p

And does anyone else see the irony in an argument about guitar players in the drummers section?

[Ethan.]

Hey I play guitar a little bit :)

[Seafroggys]

rofl

you think clapton is better than hendrix

****ing idiots negs all around boys
its fun because you guys collectively might be able to take me down 1 point

That's kinda immature of you.

I like Clapton's playing better, I like his sound better, I liked his band (Cream) better (though Hendrix had a much better drummer).

I don't see anything wrong with that.

[Hunted By a Freak]

clapton is unauthentic

[Seafroggys]

clapton is unauthentic

because he's white....

[Chrysostom]

I think the guy that drummed on Robert Plant & The Strange Sensation CD "The Mighty Rearranger" would be a good choice. He's Bonham-esque IMO. I think he's called Clive Deemer.

[White Riot!]

mitchey mitchell sloppy?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ch314yEGVQI

sloppy....... I think not!



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mv2W-8BRBjQ

Manic Depression is one of the best rock drum tracks ever laid down , its got one the sweetest lick/grooves ever. He was definantely taking hints from elvin jones

[sLarkin20]

Clapton > Hendrix ? HI2U RETARD

[Hunted By a Freak]

because he's white....

because he sounds hokey and uninspired

[Seafroggys]

ummm, okay. Totally uninspiring to me, yeah. Sure.

Yeah I love the live version of Fire, Mitch just nails it.

And that Manic Depression is the studio version.

[White Riot!]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rb4uCqSyp6E

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wiuk4rIM8OU

Mitchell is tight


remember , when recording back in those days you didnt have magic tools

remember a band is only good as its drummer

[SlincoJ]

I'm not terribly excited about a Zeppelin reuinion to be honest.And as for Clapton,boring.

[A_Guy]

remember a band is only good as its drummerA band is only as good as it's worst player.

And I would totally go to see Zep, but it would be frickin expensive. When the Who came to Seattle this fall, tickets were around $100 for the crappy seats.

[White Riot!]

Zep wouldnt be good without bonham.

Reunion = Ca$h in

[Seafroggys]

A band is only as good as it's worst player.

And I would totally go to see Zep, but it would be frickin expensive. When the Who came to Seattle this fall, tickets were around $100 for the crappy seats.

I got kickass seats for the Who for only $105. Not floor but I was down low.

[Hunted By a Freak]

now that entwistle died theres even less reason to see the who

unless you like pedophiles

[ludvista29]

meh, if i had the money I'd go, not a big Zeppelin fan as other classic rock geeks. I'm still waiting for the Cream tour!
:D I already saw cream. I think i rule.

[A_Guy]

I got kickass seats for the Who for only $105. Not floor but I was down low.Good deal. I was about 3/4 of the way up to the left side of the stage.

[Seafroggys]

now that entwistle died theres even less reason to see the who

unless you like pedophiles

yeah Entwistle was my favorite member, but the concert was ****ing awesome.

And **** you, Pete was not a pedophile. Keep on eating everything the rock media feeds you.

[Hunted By a Freak]

oh yeah he was just doing 'research'

lol

[Seafroggys]

oh yeah he was just doing 'research'

lol

they took him off the sex offender registry. Whatever they thought he did (and the media blew out of proportion) did not happen.

[BigMe]

Yeah. I don't think that it'd be the same without John Bonham. I don't think that you can ever replace a legend. It'll never be the same. I think that the other band members probably think the same thing. Maybe that's the reason that they are only doing it if there's the right "right offer?"

[Ethan.]

Maybe I heard a really really early recording of Fire, but it was sloppy. It's on a reel-to-reel tape I have of some Hendrix stuff.

Maybe it was just a bad day or something. I think it was recorded right after they made it or something cause there were a few parts that were waaaay different.

[Chipoltle]

Yeah. I don't think that it'd be the same without John Bonham. I don't think that you can ever replace a legend. It'll never be the same. I think that the other band members probably think the same thing. Maybe that's the reason that they are only doing it if there's the right "right offer?"

I agree that it won't be the same. Thats the whole reason they disbanded after Bonham died. But its still 3/4 Zep!

And just to throw my 2 cents in, Hendrix was incredible, Clapton was better, and Stevie Ray Vaughn was the best.

[Ethan.]

The thing is, I'm not going to say any one guitarist was the best, or two, or three. There are so many out there. This goes for every musician. There are so many different genres, you can't say one was the best.

Stevie Ray's stuff is incredible and he is definetly one of the best ever, but thats just in blues. You stick a great blues guitarist like SRV or Duane Allman up against some great rock/metal guitarists like Kirk Hammet or Ritchie Blackmore and have them play to a blues rhythm, you know which pair is going to make the other pair look like teenage dreamers. But have them play to a metal rhythm, and it will be reversed.

Not necessarily make them sound like teenage dreamers but you get it.

[Maggot Dream]

http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2002471692,00.html

Sorry if that's been posted already.

I would consider going, but honestly, Page has lost alot of his former skills. He really hasn't done anything worthwhile since Zeppelin. It'd still be a really cool experience, though.

As for Cream, I think they made some good music, but Clapton is possibly the most overrated guitarist in classic rock. He has absolutely no balls, and it's obvious in nearly all of his playing. The only time he was aggressive at all was with Cream, and almost all of their music was completely driven by Baker and Bruce. Plus, Clapton is an extremely sub-par songwriter, as is shown in pretty much all of his solo career.

[Seafroggys]

As for Cream, I think they made some good music, but Clapton is possibly the most overrated guitarist in classic rock. He has absolutely no balls, and it's obvious in nearly all of his playing. The only time he was aggressive at all was with Cream, and almost all of their music was completely driven by Baker and Bruce. Plus, Clapton is an extremely sub-par songwriter, as is shown in pretty much all of his solo career.

yes, but Clapton in Cream was amazing. Yeah he lacks balls since then, but his playing in the late 60s was so drug driven that it was total cajones to the wall, man.

[Ollie The Drumming Legend]

IMO, its not the same, anyways, jason doesnt even sound like his dad. I'd rather hear them play with a drum machine. IMO

He would sound similar if he plays pretty much the same drum parts and gets a similar drum sound.....:rolleyes:

Drum machines are **** anyway

[invaziondrummer]

IMO, its not the same, anyways, jason doesnt even sound like his dad. I'd rather hear them play with a drum machine. IMO

Are you serious?! Get a clue. Jason is a fantastic drummer who has his own style, but the POINT is that he, being John's son, is the natural and best choice to play drums in a Zep reunion. I'm quite sure that Jason, being a professional drummer, could and would play the parts to the Zep songs both adequately AND accurately.

[invaziondrummer]

I hope not. Ive lost all respect for Queen when they got Paul Rodgers in place of Freddie. You cant replace a legend.

Relax. The intent was NEVER to "replace" Freddie. That's not what happened at all. I think they waited quite long enough to be considered "respectful" to Freddie before playing again. God forbid they should be able to go out and play music again instead of sitting on their hands forever, or doing random appearances and such. People die everyday, and it sucks, but what are they supposed to do? They even went out of their way to call it "Queen PLUS Paul Rodgers" which suggest that Paul isn't even a part of Queen anyway!

[Maggot Dream]

yes, but Clapton in Cream was amazing. Yeah he lacks balls since then, but his playing in the late 60s was so drug driven that it was total cajones to the wall, man.

His playing in Cream, except on a select few songs, was pretty lackluster too, in my opinion. Again, Cream's music was driven almost entirely by Ginger Baker and Jack Bruce. His playing never really broke the mold of blues influenced rock, even if their music in general did.

[Seafroggys]

His playing in Cream, except on a select few songs, was pretty lackluster too, in my opinion. Again, Cream's music was driven almost entirely by Ginger Baker and Jack Bruce. His playing never really broke the mold of blues influenced rock, even if their music in general did.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMtzhqikfYc

they took down the whole song, but even by this partial version you know that it defines epic.

Oh and the camera work sucks ***, so don't bother watching it, just listen.

[Maggot Dream]

I did say 'except for a select few songs,' but even White Room is mostly rhythm driven. That live recording is also an example of how much of a wanker Clapton is, except for when he plays like that, it just gets boring. There are many classic rock guitarists who could play for just as long with just as little restraint and make it much more interesting.

Don't get me wrong, White Room is a great song, and I do like Cream a fair amount, I just don't think Clapton deserves near as much credit as he typically gets.

[Seafroggys]

Doesn't matter. Jack Bruce was by far the best part of Cream anyways ;)

[Hunted By a Freak]

jack bruce was cool when he joined lifetime anyway

[Willy stabber]

maybe!

[Ethan.]

Thank god.

[Zebba]

If led zeppelin did a reunion tour I would hope to god that they didnt use the stage name Led Zeppelin... that would be gay, led zeppelin is just led without Bonham... =/

[Seafroggys]

If led zeppelin did a reunion tour I would hope to god that they didnt use the stage name Led Zeppelin... that would be gay, led zeppelin is just led without Bonham... =/

just like Metallica isn't Metallica without Cliff Burton :rolleyes:

[stevensonmat2]

this thread is old and moldy

[Futuro]

if we are having a classic rock guitarist debate...


Fripp>all =D

[White Riot!]

just like Metallica isn't Metallica without Cliff Burton :rolleyes:

Led Zepplin wouldn't be a tenth of the band it was without bonham. Nor would it be forever overated.

And to be honest , Robert Plant has never had testicles

[Seafroggys]

Well Led Zeppelin isn't that great to begin with, but I don't think the lack of one member will seriously destroy the band, seeing as many people can play 'Bonham-style' pretty well. Nothing against Bonzo, but just saying.

I'd probably go see them if I had the money lying around.

[HeLLmO]

get Ian Paice to play for Zeppelin. Then the drum parts will sound even better.

(Paice is probably the closest you can get to Bonham's style, except way cooler)


i was thinkin' the same thing

Jason is good, for sure, but he plays with forigner, which is not cool IMO. so yea, Ian Paice

[Carne Evil]

You don't necessarily need a Bonham-clone in order for the band to sound good. Zak Starkey is doing well with the who, but he doesn't sound that much like Keith.

[Quinto]

but thats who zeppelin was, i personally wouldnt go to a zeppelin reunion show without bonham on drums, Bonham was a crucial element of led zeppelin, and i think anyone else would just leave me disappointed.

[Carne Evil]

It's true: without Bonham, Led Zeppelin isn't going to sound the same. They're going to be different, but different isn't always bad.

[Seafroggys]

but thats who zeppelin was, i personally wouldnt go to a zeppelin reunion show without bonham on drums, Bonham was a crucial element of led zeppelin, and i think anyone else would just leave me disappointed.

The same was said about the Who when Moon died, but hell, even Kenney Jones, who really sounds nothing at all like Moon (far less then Zak does), rocked the house.

As for classic rock guitarists, Blackmore and Barre > all

[Zebba]

Paice played nothing like Bonham, wtf?

[GhostNote]

Led Zepplin wouldn't be a tenth of the band it was without bonham. Nor would it be forever overated.

And to be honest , Robert Plant has never had testicles

I really dislike this mentality. It's like you're discarding the talent of all the other musicians in the band. I agree that Led Zep will never be the same without Bonham, but you can't say "They wouldn't be a tenth of the band" because that's just ignorant, man.


-GN