# Anybody ever see Lez Zeppelin? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 31, 2006, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-ever-see-lez-zeppelin/342309 "2006-01-31T03:39:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2006, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-ever-see-lez-zeppelin/342309/1 "2006-01-31T03:39:57Z")
I just found out about this all-girl Led Zeppelin tribute band. I’m intrigued. Have any Dopers seen/heard them? ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2006, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-ever-see-lez-zeppelin/342309/2 "2006-01-31T03:42:43Z")
No, but I saw Dred Zeppelin perform once. A reggae band covering Led Zeppelin songs with an Elvis impersonator as lead vocalist - now that’s entertainment. ---
**Author:** ![Eonwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eonwe/32/240_2.png) [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2006, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-ever-see-lez-zeppelin/342309/3 "2006-01-31T05:41:53Z")
Yes yes! I saw them a year ago, and they’re coming back to town later this month and I am _so_ getting a ticket. They’re 10 bucks a piece, and it was the best $10 I ever spent. I’m 26, and never saw Led Zeppelin. I’ve always been a sort-of fan, but a lot of their stuff fell flat for me. Lez Zeppelin has such energy on stage, and exudes the raw sex that I imagine Led Zeppelin must have had as well, that they turned me on (heh) to some Zeppelin tunes I had never really enjoyed from the studio recordings. Their guitar player’s ok, but no Jimmy Page; some of the solos fell a little flat, but the singer is great and the band as a whole is quite good. Well worth it if they’re in your area. ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2006, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-ever-see-lez-zeppelin/342309/4 "2006-02-01T06:46:34Z")
When I first heard of it, I was disappointed that they were teasing the public with lesbianism the way T.A.T.U. did. (Well, definitely not as exploitative as T.A.T.U.) But then I thought as long as they’re doing songs like “Black Dog,” “Kashmir,” or “Over the Hills and Far Away” they’ve _got_ to be better. I wonder how they would handle “Dazed and Confused,” on my short list of misogynistic rock songs. That might be interesting. ---
**Author:** ![China\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2006, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-ever-see-lez-zeppelin/342309/5 "2006-02-01T10:44:42Z")
I thought the OP was a typo and then opened it hoping it wasn’t. Well ain’t that nice. I saw Led Zep (Day on the green, first day, Oakland july 1977) but I’m thinking Lez Zep might be better than seeing any of the original guys these days. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2006, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-ever-see-lez-zeppelin/342309/6 "2006-02-01T11:06:15Z")
I saw the original band on my birthday in 1971. Last year I saw a Pearl Jam “tribute” band who were so good I went out and bought two Pearl Jam CDs the next day. I have since seen AC/DC, Green Day and U2 shows. All were excellent substitutes for the real thing. A friend of mine, who is a great Springsteen fan and has seen him lots of times, once told me that the best Springsteen gig he ever attended was at a roadhouse in the States where the local Springsteen “tribute” band performed. He said it felt more like catching him before he was famous. I know what he means now. Very good fun. ---
**Author:** ![E-Sabbath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19adc/32.png) [@E-Sabbath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-Sabbath)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2006, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-ever-see-lez-zeppelin/342309/7 "2006-02-01T12:08:05Z")
Heard them last week, actually. They did a brief number live in the studio on the Radio Chick’s show. I wasn’t impressed, as… hm. I’ve forgotten the song, but while the music was good, the lead singer just seemed to… be… off. Not holding notes long enough, I think. Lot of downtime between words.