Led Zeppelin Hiring New Singer Idea 'Fell By Wayside'

Led Zeppelin's plan to find a replacement singer for Robert Plant "fell by the wayside", bassist John Paul Jones has explained.

The bassist, now playing in Them Crooked Vultures with Dave Grohl and Josh Homme, said that despite he and guitarist Jimmy Page auditioning potential frontmen, they couldn't agree on a new band member.

"Jimmy and I rehearsed a bit with [drummer] Jason Bonham and we couldn't really agree on singers and that fell by the wayside," he told BBC 6 Music. "Then this [Them Crooked Vultures] came along and, to be honest, I'm really happy."

Jones was keen to heap praise on Foo Fighters drummer Grohl, saying it was a pleasure to play with him in the new outfit. "I immediately recognised that this was a drummer that was a) really good, b) groovy and c) listened. All those nice things that bass players like in drummers," he explained.

Them Crooked Vultures release their self-titled debut album on November 17. Listen to the album's first single, "New Fang", by clicking on the video here.

Thanks for the report to NME.com.

Comments

[CalebJThompson]

First. And this was rather expected.

[fissh]

My opinion? Leave Led Zep to lie
Let it end on that lovely thought of the 02 arena reunion and let it be.
Dont ruin what you had. Look what happened to Queen when they tried replacing their lead singer; shite

[Comeback Kiddd]

fissh wrote:

My opinion? Leave Led Zep to lie
Let it end on that lovely thought of the 02 arena reunion and let it be.
Dont ruin what you had. Look what happened to Queen when they tried replacing their lead singer; shite

word

[Jesus_Dean]

A different singer doing the vocals on Kashmir, Stairway, Whole Lotta Love and.....well, goddammit...just every Zep song...would just be a fükken sacrilege.

[bbrown_12]

Even if Plant wasn't the best vocalist, he was still a large part of the Zeppelin 'sound' and bringing in any other vocalist, no matter how good he is, will take away from that sound.

[Cerelil]

Get Andrew Stockdale from Wolfmother, he sounds the same.

[sam_brault]

Cerelil wrote:

Get Andrew Stockdale from Wolfmother, he sounds the same.

+1

[slipknot5678]

Led Zeppelin isn't Led Zeppelin without Robert Plant, and I don't think they should be touring, just maybe a one off show every now and then, even though I wouldnt be able to see them

[SuicidalFreak]

slipknot5678 wrote:

Led Zeppelin isn't Led Zeppelin without Robert Plant, and I don't think they should be touring, just maybe a one off show every now and then, even though I wouldnt be able to see them

Exactly, man! Led Zeppelin can never exist without Robert Plant and/or John Bonham.

[XtractionProces]

Hey, look! Money!

[PcaKes]

Good! It wouldn't be the same band without all the original members.

[Serial Rocker]

Jimmy Page should start a new band, like Jones and Plant did.

[Quake52]

Serial Rocker :
Jimmy Page should start a new band, like Jones and Plant did.

I agree let led zepplin go out in the blazing amazingness that was the 02 reunion tour.

P.S.did they say dave grohl was the foo fighters' drummer? its the guitarist and singer, hes the nirvana drummer

[mmm cookie]

Jones was keen to heap praise on Foo Fighters drummer Grohl

he isnt the drummer!

[alastors_blade]

I read the first five words and shat my pants with joy.

Then I read the next four.

[Captain_Useless]

Cedric from Mars volta.

I'm just saying.

[MethLabForCutie]

good

[viaquez]

mmm cookie wrote:

Jones was keen to heap praise on Foo Fighters drummer Grohl
he isnt the drummer!

Quake52 wrote:

Serial Rocker :
Jimmy Page should start a new band, like Jones and Plant did.

I agree let led zepplin go out in the blazing amazingness that was the 02 reunion tour.

P.S.did they say dave grohl was the foo fighters' drummer? its the guitarist and singer, hes the nirvana drummer

ACTUALLY, Grohl did play drums on the Foo Fighters first album, so technically that statement is accurate

[Rioc act]

the answer singer hehe.. sounds pretty the same.. at least live..

[LazarusOnGrave]

ACTUALLY, Grohl did play drums on the Foo Fighters first album, so technically that statement is accurate

And most of the second album too. I wonder what Jones thinks about Homme.

[mmm cookie]

Ah didn't know that. Cool fun fact Lol

[ZeGuitarist]

Checked.

[KingGohma]

I'd go for the dude from Clutch.

[AndAfterAll]

fissh :
My opinion? Leave Led Zep to lie
Let it end on that lovely thought of the 02 arena reunion and let it be.
Dont ruin what you had. Look what happened to Queen when they tried replacing their lead singer; shite

+1

[learninclutch]

That would be Neil Fallon from Clutch, who has two bands already.

[Chirp08]

LazarusOnGrave wrote:

I wonder what Jones thinks about Homme.

http://drunkenelmo.com/Joypod/JPJ.mp3


There's the interview this is from.

[sgwizard92]

putting zeppelin back together is a horrible idea. the last time they tried it was disastrous. go out with all the glory and keep it that way.

[VanHalen2195]

sam_brault wrote:

Cerelil wrote:

Get Andrew Stockdale from Wolfmother, he sounds the same.

+1

Damn, that might actually work, i mean i would listen to it with him singing