OK, so we here at SuckPolice pride ourselves on finding things that completely suck and bringing them to your attention. Why? Because these things are just not right, which brings me to today’s topic; Led Zeppelin’s seemingly impending reunion tour.
With a title that seems like Led Zeppelin won’t be smoking weed on their upcoming reunion tour, (”Led Zeppelin To Tour, Record Without Plant?“)…Billboard.com is reporting that the “non-singing” members of Led Zeppelin will not be waiting around for vocalist Robert Plant to sign off on a reunion tour and/or album. In an interview with BBC Radio, bassist John Paul Jones said that he, Jimmy Page and drummer Jason Bonham are “trying out a couple of singers.”
“We want to do it”. “It’s sounding great and we want to get on and get out there.” He continued ”it’s got to be right. There’s no point in just finding another Robert. You could get that out of a tribute band, but we don’t want to be our own tribute band.”
The main question on my mind…Is this really necessary? Led Zeppelin showed class when they broke up the band in 1980 after the death of original drummer John Bonham, whose powerhouse beats helped make the group a success. However, they then tarnished their reputation 5 years later when they played Live Aid with a drunken Robert Plant and Phil Collins on drums (complete with 80’s hair & spandex pants). I don’t really need to say that much, just check out the footage.
Led Zeppelin with Jason Bonham on drums, received great reviews for their O2 Arena Benefit concert in London last year, but that concert included Robert Plant. As if everything I mentioned wasn’t bad enough, it has even been rumored that Robert Plant’s replacement for this upcoming reunion tour could be Myles Kennedy, vocalist for Alter Bridge. In case you don’t remember (which I’m sure you don’t), Alter Bridge was a band formed from the ashes of Christian rock-pearl jam-wanna-be’s Creed.
I like Led Zeppelin myself, but I really feel for you hardcore fans. It hurts to see a band that is so legendary, so revered, destroy the great reputation they built for themselves. It really sucks.
Also, does anyone know why Jimmy Page looks Asian now?
Tags: Jason Bonham, Jimmy Page, John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin Reunion Tour, Led Zeppelin Tour, Robert Plant
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