August 04, 2007

"70's revisited? Am I still stoned, or is this 2007?"


Let's give a hoot and a holler to Led Zeppelin for getting together and deciding to go on tour again since 1980. If things work out as planned, these guys may follow things up with some new material for a new record. So why now, after all these years since drummer John Bonham died is it necessary to get together for a trip through time? Robert Plant and Jimmy Page have their own things going that are somewhat successful. John Paul Jones does his best work right now behind the scenes as a producer. This reunion was said to have taken place 15 years ago with Jason Bonham filling in for Dad on the sticks. Zeppelin ain't Zeppelin without all the originals. Maybe they can dig up John Bonham's grave and bring his skeletal remains on tour behind the drum kit. Put a cigarette in his mouth and a bottle of Jack Daniels in his hand and there's Zeppelin. Case closed.
Here's another story worth looking at...The Eagles. This is another group that has been hemming and hawing whether or not to call it quits, all the way through their reunion tour a few years back. This story has more twists and turns than the Santa Monica Freeway. As it is, the boys in the band are supposed to be hitting the studio for a new album of originals. Keep in mind that a few months ago Pink Floyd and Van Halen announced new records and a tour to follow. Since then, all talk has since vanished into thin air. This will most likely "be continued".