Full, exclusive article from the Sunday Mirror in the UK here:
Bonzo’s son Jason on drums…
Part of me doesn’t want to see old guys trying to recapture the past - but part of me really wants to see this!!
Hmmm. I’ve heard parts of Song Remains the Same (the live album), and I’m not sure I would enjoy it. With some exceptions, i really don’t care for the power trio format.
Having read Hammer of the Gods, I wonder what JPJ would be getting out of it. He keeps busy enough, apparently, and the book leads one to believe he doesn’t have much interest in rehashing Led Zep. Plant and Page would be 2 chunky, slowed-down versions of their former rock-god selves.
I would read a Rolling Stone sidebar on this (at Barnes & Noble, without buying the issue), but that’s about as much attention as I’d give it.
Robert Plant sneezing: Wah wah waah waaah waaaah choo!
Verrry Interesting… I’ll reserve judgement until I see an actual tour schedule, but if it turns out to be true, I will definitely be there, with my 9 year-old son by my side 
They should call it the *Whole Lotta Cash *tour.
If people want so see them, why shouldn’t they tour? Veterans of The British Invasions won’t be around much longer. Why deny the younger fans a chance to see the legends in person–and the older fans have one last evening with their heroes?
It’s going to make a boatload of cash, and I’ll probably go see them, but I think I’ll end up walking away from the show disappointed-- especially with Plant. He just can’t hit those notes like he used to. I remember when Page and Plant went on tour in the 90s, I left those shows a bit unhappy with Plant’s performance. And with him being 10+ years older now, I can’t see him being any closer to his peak vocals today.
Wonder if they’ll dust off Stairway. At one time, either Page or Plant vowed never to perform it live again, but I recall Jimmy giving a little teaser at the Page/Plant show I went to.
I sure wish they had gone through with this decades ago. Saw Page and Plant together several times over the years and even then they were straining a bit. Now, well, I’ll just set my expectation low and enjoy it regardless.
Led Zeppelin was a quartet… although I guess it’s vocals, guitar, bass (or sometimes keys) and drums no matter how you slice it.
If they come to Boston, which I think is unlikely, I’m there. Seeing them live has been one of my lifelong dreams, even if they end up sucking. If I have to go to New York, I might.
When I was maybe 15, my best friend and I were hitchhiking, and got picked up by my sister’s friend. She told us the awesome news that Zep was coming to town (Rochester, NY), and that the Floyd was opening for them. I have yet to experience satisfaction on that blatently false rumor.
I feel the same, having seen the two in their faded glory, I won’t hesitate to see one of the best if not THE BEST rock band of all time. Even if it is fragmented. Who cares?
I won’t be able to help myself. I will have to go. I have no choice if they come near me. Page can still play, better than when he was thoroughly coked up for some old tours. Jason is a very good drummer and JPJ is the same as always, age won’t affect him much, I would think. I worry about Plant, is his voice up to it?
They are my favorite band along with Yes & Floyd. (yeah, it is a three way tie, changes often but always these 3 and Beatles.).
Jim
They’re a power trio instrumentally, I believe is what 11811 is referring to. I don’t think Plant plays any instruments onstage, save maybe a tambourine or something.
If they do indeed tour, I think I’ll be torn between going and leaving well enough alone…
I saw the Stones at Fenway Park (had great seats), and even with all the fanfare and everything that went along with the show itself, the music itself sucked. They were old guys up there screaming and everything sounded a bit… off. My favorite Stones songs sounded nothing like their studio versions (mostly from the Brian Jones era). I didn’t get why people were heralding the show as great. I was truly underwhelmed.
I’m afraid I’ll go to see Zeppelin and the music will have the same effect on me.
I understand what he meant, and it’s not worth quibbling over - but in my experience, power trios usually have three people. 
My brother and I were just about to buy tickets to the tour they would have done for “In Through The Out Door” when John died. In the interim, Jason Bonham has become an excellent drummer, who has studied his dad’s works intensely. I can’t see the other three wanting to play with him if he couldn’t hack it.
I wasn’t aware of bad blood between Plant and Jones for years and years. Can anyone elaborate on that?
I saw Robert Plant on “Austin City Limits” several years back, and while he can’t scream anymore, he’s still got it. I mentioned in another thread about the version of “Four Sticks” they performed that was so great, you could hear the studio audience roaring approval through the stage microphones. So, if they come anywhere around here, I’m there!
Suppose they come around and suck? Is it a good thing - for their fans, their legacy or anything but their bank accounts - if a couple million people’s last or only impression of them is of an aging, out-of-tune and listless band?
I ask this because the last couple of times Led Zeppelin members have reunited to play Zep songs - LiveAid, Atlantic Records 20th Anniversary and Page/Plant - the results have been mixed at best.
The Plant/Page concert I saw was great. I think a full tour is a different animal from one off events. LiveAid had a bad drummer if I recall, Phil Collins I think. There was no rehearsal.
Jim
Phil Collins was a fine drummer (especially in 1985). I think you’re more to the point with the “unrehearsed” issue - although they did rehearse (with Tony Thompson of Chic and the Power Station), they added Collins at the last minute for reasons that have never been made clear AFAIK, and they stank accordingly.
Jones, **Paige ** and **Plant ** were in Stockholm about a year ago to receive the Polar Music Price. Paige and Jones looked surprisingly good, but Plant was kinda pudgy. They looked bemused when **Nina Persson ** of The Cardigans, backed by Soundtrack of our Lives did Whole lotta love. Of course she skipped the parts with “every inch of my love” and “backdoor man”, 'cause that would’ve been too weird.
I love Zep, but I have no interest in seeing this. I’ve never seen them (being too young when they were around) and, to tell you the truth, it simply ain’t Zep without Bonham. While most think of Page & Plant when they think of Zeppelin, for me the balls of the band were clearly Bonham and Jones.