Feb 28 2009
Led Zeppelin Is Done!
Led Zeppelin is done – well, technically they have been pretty much done for quite some time now. But over the past few years there has been some speculation of a reunion tour of the group, and this grew even more as the band did in fact reunite – although it was only for one show at the 02 Arena in London. Hell, the band even entertained possibilities of doing the tour without Robert Plant, who was adamantly against the reunion the entire time. But now it is official – their plans just didn’t work out, and the Led Zeppelin reunion tour will not happen; with or without Robert Plant.
I can respect his decision. I know after John Bonham died he was really against the band going on without him.
Led Zep forever…in our hearts!
Led Zeppelin, eh?
I am a guitarist living in Italy: it’s amazing how obsessed young Italian musicians are about the people I grew up listening to John Mayall, Led Zeppelin etc. I once mentioned in conversation with a group of guitarists that I’d seen Rory Gallagher a few times, and their reaction was one of total disbelief! But then in 1970 few of them had been born….
But back to LZ: I still have to say that the sounds that Jimmy Page dragged put of his Paisley Tele on the first album were, and still are, extraordinary! I think after the first two albums it was all downhill: so probably a non-reunion is the best thing…
Rowland Jones
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