I just finished reading Mick Wall’s biography book on Led Zeppelin titled, “When Giants Walked The Earth” and you’ve probably heard of it. It was a great book. Pretty informative stuff about the band over the years. Of course, I’ve already known most of Zeppelin’s history and I’ve learned a few new things from that book that I didn’t know about yet.
You know how Robert Plant have always been tough and difficult on re-joining Led Zeppelin full time today? That’s nothing new with Robert. Robert has always been a huge pain in the ass about re-joining Led Zep ever since John Bonham died. As you can see Robert hasn’t changed since then. He haven’t agreed to a Led Zep reunion until the 2007 O2 gig obviously. Why did Robert finally agree to a one-off reunion? Simply because he wanted Zeppelin to go out on a positive note. He wanted a proper farewell for the band and that was their opportunity. Of course the 2007 O2 reunion wasn’t enough for the fans and the media and they kept begging Robert to join them on a full tour or a new album. Robert kept saying “No”.
After the O2 reunion, I remember Jimmy, Jonesy and Jason almost went on with Led Zeppelin with Myles Kennedy as singer. Jimmy ended up trashing that idea ’cause they realized that the world wouldn’t accept Zeppelin with a different singer. They realized that Led Zeppelin with a new singer wouldn’t be successful.
Over the years, Robert claimed that he didn’t want to perform Led Zeppelin songs ’cause he was done with loud rock music and he claimed that he can’t sing Led Zep anymore like he used to. Just recently when Robert formed his new band the Sensational Space Shifters, they went on a tour and Robert’s new band played a bunch of Zepppelin songs: “Babe I’m Gonna Leave You”, “Black Dog”, “Rock and Roll” and maybe others (see youtube for those performances). After seeing Robert singing all those Zeppelin songs with the Sensational Space Shifters, I was like, “Wow, Robert is really killing it.” Robert still CAN sing Led Zeppelin songs well so I don’t know what he’s talking about when he claims he couldn’t perform them anymore. I guess Robert can be his own worst critic.
Will Led Zeppelin ever reunite again? Jimmy is dying for it to happen and he still does want it to happen. He’s just waiting for an “okay, lets do it” from Robert which he haven’t got yet obviously. If the band can’t make it happen, I can understand ’cause bands move on. Bands can’t play forever.
People are still bugging Led Zeppelin about a reunion to this day. I can see why the band are getting frustrated and annoyed. People won’t leave them alone. Robert went on with the Sensational Space Shifters and Jimmy is about to go solo again. I’d say never say never on another Led Zep reunion ’cause anything is possible with those guys. In the meantime, I’ll just continue to enjoy their other projects they got going on.
Like for example, you should check out Robert Plant’s new album he just did with the Sensational Space Shifters, the new album, “Lullaby and the Ceaseless Roar” is Robert’s best solo album in years. Seriously, that album is fucking sick. I love it. One of the best albums of this year. I love that album a lot more than his album with Alison Krauss, “Raising Sand”.
I do wish people would give the band a break on the Zeppelin reunion, though. They have to understand that they are musicians and they want to move on to other things. The band wants to move forward to their future and leave the past behind.
If a Led Zep reunion doesn’t happen again at all in the future, then I’m okay with that. I’ll still continue to support them as musicians and whatever projects they’re currently doing.
Kev
K'Brocking 
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