Led Zep audition for new singer

[Vortigern99]

IMO, if Robert Plant were dead, then they could get the remaining members together with "replacements" and call it Led Zeppelin! Queen without Freddie Mercury, again IMO, is still Queen because Freddie is... shall we say, mortally unavailable? Their sole recourse is to get another vocalist, and Paul Rogers sounds pretty awesome. But Plant is still around! Still belting out tunes! It would be ridiculous for "Led Zeppelin" to go touring when Robert Plant is another country, monitoring their progress from afar.

[Cosmicman]

IMO, if Robert Plant were dead, then they could get the remaining members together with "replacements" and call it Led Zeppelin! Queen without Freddie Mercury, again IMO, is still Queen because Freddie is... shall we say, mortally unavailable? Their sole recourse is to get another vocalist, and Paul Rogers sounds pretty awesome. But Plant is still around! Still belting out tunes! It would be ridiculous for "Led Zeppelin" to go touring when Robert Plant is another country, monitoring their progress from afar.

Sadly, KISS makes billions of dollars touring around Japan and the Australian areas with two fake dudes wearing Peter and Ace's makeup.
If Page put together a fake Led Zeppelin, he could rake in billions playing for Japanese and Australian audiences. I don't think they care who is who over there. They are just glad to have "big names" in their country.

[nvmbrsdoom5]

They'd rake in millions here and in Europe too, to be honest.

Don't get me started on KISS, because I think they're 10X better now with Tommy and Eric S., to be honest. I think they have more respect for the characters they're portraying than the original guys did anymore.

Honestly, I can't see Page and co. really going out without Plant, I think mainly it's a play to make Robert finally give in and do it.

[kingdom warrior]

I wish old geezers would stop trying to relive their glory years. I'd rather see them do other projects. it ain't Zep without Plant.

[Cosmicman]

They'd rake in millions here and in Europe too, to be honest.

Don't get me started on KISS, because I think they're 10X better now with Tommy and Eric S., to be honest. I think they have more respect for the characters they're portraying than the original guys did anymore.

Exactly. Tommy and Eric are better then Ace and Peter musically. Maybe that is what some bands need. To replace the old burned out and drunk geezers with new guys that look and sound like them.

KISS was really slick about it. They found guys that were not successful in other bands that worked with them before. They slowly worked them into the groove and outed Ace and Peter one by one. Before you know it, you looked up and saw Ace and Peter on stage (playing and sounding much better) but it really wasn't them. Kudos to KISS for being crafty and slick like that.

Pretty much boils down to this.
Robert Plant. Your little Alison Krause thing got lucky even making the charts. Finish it up, come home to Led Zeppelin you arrogant ******* and play the music that made you famous.

We really don't want to see Led Zeppelin + some dork who used to sing in a 70's rockband but is nobody these days tour. Right?

Oh, that is right. Queen did that. -barf- -barf-
How about Led Zeppelin + Leif Garret? About the same thing.

I think I am going to be sick.

Well, at least Robert Plant is still alive. Queen had no choice.

Well, at least before his plastic surgery in 2006, Robert did look like the living dead. So who knows, maybe Robert Plant hooked up with Agatha Harkness and he is a zombie and can't fully commit to his front man Zeppelin role.

[shyndman]

Gotta agree with everyone that Zep without Plant just doesn't work. The chemistry between Plant and Page was a huge part of the power of the band - a replacement just wouldn't be the same. Does anyone know if the Zep reunion concert is available on DVD?

[phil]

I'm not that big of a fan but it's idiotic to do it without Robert Plant.

For me it would be like a reunion of The Byrds without Roger McGuinn.

It's not the way to do things.

[jwyblejr]

Why do bands think it's okay to replace members that have been around for so long? Look at Styx as another example. At least you have to give Paul and Ringo credit for not replacing John and George and trying to bring back the Beatles. Oh and for KISS,there's plans in the works to replace Gene and Paul.

[Cosmicman]

At least you have to give Paul and Ringo credit for not replacing John and George and trying to bring back the Beatles.

Paul McCartney is not stupid. Even when George Harrison was alive and they did that semi Beatles reunion using Lennon's voice on a vocal track. They knew better to do any "reunions" without John Lennon. They would have been assassinated by the fans and they knew it.

[SUP-Ronin]

I saw the police tour last year, and was pleasantly surprised> I had always wanted to see the Police and finally got too. Zep is my other "always wanted to see", but without Plant I may as well go see some lame Zepplin cover band for $100.00 less.

[MegoMonk]

I think a Paul,George & Ringo tour would have been cool, as long as they did not call it the Beatles. Too bad they did not do it at the time.

as far as KISS goes, Tommy and Eric should have been allowed to create their own characters/makeup, instead of dressing up like Ace and Peter. Maybe they should have dressed up Eric in the chicken outfit!

John Densmore was the one who sued Manzarek and Krieger not to use the Doors name, not Morrison's estate.

Plant should join Led Zep. I'm not a huge fan,but I would probably go if Plant was involved.

[Mikey]

From a making money standpoint, I think it's a good idea.

They'll probably get a lot of kids who want to say "I've seen Zeppelin live"-- and have no idea who is or isn't Plant --- and even Page for that matter.

It's like the KISS reunion from a few years ago.
Those concerts were loaded with kids that just wanted to see a band called KISS.

Zep without Plant is a horrible idea artistically,
But i'm sure MONEY is more what they're worried about today.

Don't forget, Page is also the same guy who teamed up with P Diddy to remake Cashmere into a rap song for the US flop Godzilla
Strike-1 ... Strike-2 ..... Strike-3 !!!!!!

[Zemo]

Money is def not the issue. The commercial value of Stair Way To Heaven is over 500 mil alone and the band said no way.

[megoat]

Money is def not the issue. The commercial value of Stair Way To Heaven is over 500 mil alone and the band said no way.

You're right. They're doing this for altruistic reasons and donating all proceeds to charity.

[megoat]

Pretty much boils down to this.
Robert Plant. Your little Alison Krause thing got lucky even making the charts. Finish it up, come home to Led Zeppelin you arrogant ******* and play the music that made you famous.
.

Like or dislike the Krause project, you gotta respect Plant for doing something a bit, i dunno, CHALLENGING as an artist?

I can totally understand his not wanting to reunite with Zep. I mean, these nostalgia tours are lucrative and "fun" but they are an artistic DEAD END.