211poundsofpork wrote:Hey Kudzu, how was this show and for that matter: how did their reunion turn out? I don't remember hearing much hoopla about this. I'm a huge Zep head and take advantage of these too rare Zep releases, when they do occur (ie. How the West was Won, The DVD box set, etc.) and I am ready to splurge - especially since JPJ is involved.
I didn't personally attend (though I did enter the lottery for tix). Even though there are evidently plenty of unofficial live recordings and DVD's of the concert out there, I haven't done much more than watch a few shitty YouTube clips that were shot on people's cellphones. From all accounts, it turned out very well. That's according to firsthand accounts as well as reviews. I'd say it got more than a fair amount of attention via music magazine covers worldwide and the press in general. The night of the concert you couldn't even sign on to the official Zeppelin board because the servers were overloaded. The demand for tickets was also very overwhelming which got about as much publicity as the concert itself. I'm not sure how I would have gotten to England if I had won (snowball's chance in hell) but I would have figured out a way. The concert was so successful it was followed by rumors of a worldwide tour. At that time Plant already had plans in place to tour with Alison Krauss in support of
Raising Sand so such a massive undertaking was out of the question. His refusal take part resulted in lots of vitriol being directed his way. In the months following the reunion, Page, Jones and Jason Bonham attempted to find another singer (everyone from Myles Kennedy [Alter Bridge] to Steven Tyler tried out) but there's just no replacing Plant. They had hoped to record a new album with Plant and to tour under another name besides Led Zeppelin but that obviously never came to be. Other than an appearance in
It Might Get Loud and the release of the
Death Wish II and the
Lucifer's Rising soundtracks on vinyl, Page has remained largely in seclusion.
I'm not sure if you've heard but
Page, Plant and Jones have been selected to receive the Kennedy Center Awards as Led Zeppelin on December 1st in Washington, DC. From what I've read, in order to receive the award, you have to be in attendance. I'm sure this, coupled with the release of the 02 DVD/CD, is only going to cause Led Zeppelin reunion rumors to ramp up again. The last I read, Plant has no less than two albums under his belt (one for the Band of Joy, the other for the Sensational Space Shifters) so I can only guess that he's going to remain adamant against touring. He's made that point time and time again since the 02 show and I certainly understand but it's sad to see Page so inactive musically, unless it's something Zeppelin related.
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