Led Zeppelin Enter The Studio

Drummer Jason Bonham has confirmed that he is working on new material with original Led Zeppelin members Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones, although lead singer Robert Plant has not been working with the band.

Writing new material has been “on the cards” since the band’s one-off reunion show in London last December, he told 94.7 WCSX.

"At the moment, all I know is I have the great pleasure to go and jam with the two guys and start work on some material," he said.

"When I get there [in the studio] I never ask any questions. If I get a phone call to go and play, I enjoy every moment of it.

"Whatever it ends up as, to ever get a chance to jam with two people like that, it is a phenomenal thing for me. It’s my life. It’s what I’ve dreamed about doing.

"Lots of politics [would need to] get ironed out [before an album could be made]."

Led Zeppelin played their first concert in 19 years, in front of nearly 20,000 fans, at London’s 02 Arena in December.

Original band members Page, Plant and Jones were joined on stage by Jason Bonham - the son of their late drummer John.

Comments

[Mootallica]

Only 2/4 truly original members, and one not even replaced, It's good to see they're writing, but whether they'll follow through, that's a whole different ball game.

I was just getting over the once a day theories about Led Zep, now it's going to be once a day theories on the release date.

[atc228]

Mootallica wrote:

Only 2/4 truly original members, and one not even replaced, It's good to see they're writing, but whether they'll follow through, that's a whole different ball game.

I was just getting over the once a day theories about Led Zep, now it's going to be once a day theories on the release date.

I wonder if it will come out before Chinese Democracy :O

I hope that they don't release anything under the Led Zeppelin name. While Bonham is great in his own right, he isn't his father and therefore it isn't really Zeppelin. It is as close enough as they could get though, so I should be happy either way. I just want them to tour...

[Godbe]

Musically this should be brilliant if we ever get to hear anything with Page and Jones together again. It won't be the same with Plant however, so I hope he gets on board too...
And it still won't be the same without John Bonham, but I guess Jason is the next best thing, so I'm not going to complain

[Licorice]

Come ON Plant. Get your butt into gear! New Led Zeppelin material would be just... Unimaginable almost! It'd be interesting to see what would happen if Plant did join up and used his now deeper voice.

[tim311mahoney]

Lies, wouldn't happen... But i agree with atc228, if it were to happen, it'd see the light of day before chinese democracy. But that doesn't matter because Chinese Democracy will be the biggest flop in recorded history. Don't buy it on itunes because you won't be able to return it!

[randyaintdead82]

Epic

[KingCheesehead]

I can't imagine any new Led Zeppelin. Pretty much EVERY one of their songs is revered now... what'll happen if it doesn't reach the same level of their older material? (Which it won't, of course. They're a legend.) I still think they should've just stuck to touring.

[GoDrex]

Obviously these guys had a blast playing together and just replaying the old stuff wasn't enough. I hope they get Plant in there and they put out something cool. I'd probably dig whatever it is.

[-xCaMRocKx-]

I don't see an album.. To me, it just sounds like some guys jamming and having fun.


Come on, Zeppelin tour...

[tilinmyowngrave]

this is was so predictable. As soon as they said they were talking about doing a gig (all those months ago) it was evident that they would record somthing. im not too fussed but it seems like they are dry out of cash tbh.

And rumors are that they are going to be opening the 2012 london olympics... beause britain are hosting the worlds biggest and best rock show in the world ever...

So zep has to be there... and ACDC...

[killboypowerhed]

no plant, no zeppelin. why can't he stop being such a loser and just record with them?

[tamargoguitar]

I dont see this as news... they are not "entering the studio" or "working on new material" he said it, they are just jamming and having a blast

[fear-the-reaper]

It's so incredible that like all these classic rock pioneers are coming back with albums and everything. AC/DC, Metallica, Zeppelin... Although I have no idea what's going on with plant, because it won't be nearly as good if he's not working on anything, no offense to page and jones but they need another starter member so really kick

[kaptkegan]

HUUUUAAAAAGHHHHH. YES.

[alexanderjames7]

the title is a bit misleading.

[Andy_A]

MAKE A RECORD!!!! WITH ROBERT OR ANOTHER SINGER! DON'T CARE!! JUST MAKE MORE AMAZING MUSIC

[Jet_Black88]

I saw the title and I was like, "No way this is the best day ever."

But the article makes it seem less of a sure thing.

[The Shadow]

Hmmm, I'm about as big a Zeppelin fan as there is, but I have my doubts about this.....I for one can totally understand why Plant would be reluctant to start things up again.

[waveningkan]

for those who think dat they're doin this becoz they're short of cash are being ignorant.u have no idea how much each of them get through royalty alone.their legacy is up there wit the beatles,elvis,queen.they will never get poor.

[black-sabbath]

Awesome, hope it doesn't suck!

[sglover34479]

Yeah of Robert Plant doesn't get in on it then it won't be Led Zeppelin. I love Page and Bonham as much as the next guy but without all three, its not Zeppelin.

[CoreysMonster]

Jeez I hope people dont start going "Noooo without bonham you have no right to go on!" like theyve been doing with stayley and AIC.

[Hdap101]

There's always a chance it'll be better than Coda.
Should be good though, because JPJ and Page are so good together.

[vanshaya]

Best news i've heard in a while. But it kinda sucks that Robert Plant won't be in it.

[str84ever]

LOL they didn't include Plant cause he sucks now or at least that what i like to think.

[Gunpowder]

It's not really Zeppelin without Plant. Or Bonham, for that matter, although I think Jason's close enough that that can be overlooked...

At any rate, I hope something good comes of this.

[goest]

sglover34479 wrote:

Yeah of Robert Plant doesn't get in on it then it won't be Led Zeppelin. I love Page and Bonham as much as the next guy but without all three, its not Zeppelin.

You mean Jonesy, right?

Don't really care if it's a new album or a tour, I just want more amazing stuff from them. Hopefully Robert comes around, I love his solo albums so it'd be nice to see him apply some of those vocals on a new Zep record. However, I have a feeling it be even more bluesy than usual...not complaing, though.

[llama_guitarist]

I don't care if it's Zeppelin or not, it's still PAGE and JONES. That's good enough for me If it's new stuff they do, I'm sure it'll be great in it's own right. If not, tour? please?

[perilouspete]

even if plant weren't to join, it'll still be really cool to hear what they put out. frankly, i really hope plant puts out another album with alison krauss because raising sand was amazing. pissed i didn't get to see them in concert together.

[Vagabond21]

I don't care who's singing or playing drums, I could listen to page and jones jam for hours.

[sg255]

Well, this is obviously pretty awesome news, but without Plant it'll just be Jones and Page jamming (not that thats a bad thing). And as much as I like Jason, he's no Bonzo. A mixed bag of an anouncement then.

[David_Bowie=GOD]

This is old news, its great news though. Jason is a good drummer, you can tell he is his father's son. Hopefully Plant will join them so we can finally get a reunion and hopefully a new album maybe.

[luke2609]

a new album would be great, it really would, but what I really want is to see them live. Wish they'd tour - it's not like I'm alone, is it?

[Qasur]

So, new material? Epic. Definately.

As some have said, theres no Plant... but look: Many bands come together and start hammering out the music for songs, or just to get together and "resync" their abilities for a writing process. Then, when they're ready, the singer comes in, gets caught up quickly and starts writing to match the material. It's one way to do an album (and Plant could even have talked with them and said he has written material he'd like music for.)

Either way! Great news! Definately awesome.

Oh, and if there's a new album... why wouldn't they tour the album? Sounds like a frigin' amazingly-awesome news for UG today! New album AND tour? Holy shit.

[roarinflames]

im expecting this to turn into the situation with st. anger.
nobody's gonna like it cause "it isnt like their old material"
haters suck
cant enjoy anything with them around

[HardRockKid]

Ac/dc wont be atg the london alymipics performing because they arent bitish they are australian!! why am i the first one to point this out!!! but on the topic of the article this imo will only be good with plant and only plant unless the do an instramental which might be good....

[HardRockKid]

sorry for the typos i meant- Ac/dc wont be at the london olymipics performing because they arent british they are australian!! why am i the first one to point this out!!! but on the topic of the article this imo will only be good with plant and only plant unless the do an instrumental which might be good, or better....

[TheZookeeper]

Claudio Sanchez for guest vocals!

Who's with me!?

[Piggy088]

I just lost a mountain of respect for robert plant.

and the stuff with that country singer, lame as phuck

[Led-Zeppelin71]

Plant isn't as AMAZING as he wad!!! He blew his voice around the time of bonhams voice, just listen to him sing kashmir on youtube( from December 07,London o2)
and after that gig all the experienced music critics said that jason is exactly the same as his dad(but bonhams snr. Will always be better)
so 2 and 3 Quaters isn't bad!!!!! Plus page is god and j.p.j's an underared genius!!!!!
all in all a new album and a world tour would be amazing and no one can deny it!!!

[RU Experienced?]

Sounds awesome, I don't see how Plant could hold out if Page, JPJ, and Jason asked him to join them in writing new material. Either way, I'm looking forward to seeing where this one goes.

[fluffylump2]

not a good idea.

[shwilly]

CoreysMonster wrote:

Jeez I hope people dont start going "Noooo without bonham you have no right to go on!" like theyve been doing with stayley and AIC.

I couldn't agree more. As if Layne or Bonzo wouldn't have wanted their buddies to live on and keep doing what they love to do which is making music together

atc228 wrote:

I hope that they don't release anything under the Led Zeppelin name. While Bonham is great in his own right, he isn't his father and therefore it isn't really Zeppelin. It is as close enough as they could get though, so I should be happy either way. I just want them to tour...

And the suggestion that these deceased rockgods would've made a huge fuzz about something like changing the bandname out of respect for them is even more preposterous

[Scorge]

i called it. plant said the magic wasn't there to start touring again, so new material is the only answer to that problem. hell i wouldn't even care if they just wrote acoustic songs. anything these guys make together turns to gold.

[PekarGuitar]

I'm not so sure about a new album but a tour would be great.

tilinmyowngrave wrote:
And rumors are that they are going to be opening the 2012 london olympics... beause britain are hosting the worlds biggest and best rock show in the world ever...

So zep has to be there... and ACDC...

ACDC is from Australia mate. It wouldn't make much sense to have foreigners open the Olympics for the home country.

[Imperial]

Maybe they'll do a Queen and release it under Led Zeppelin + Jason Bonham.

[DIMEinOURheart]

Don't know if this has been said yet but there is a rumour that Led Zep has found a replacement singer and that man is David Coverdale, and the person that started this rumour is Jason Bonham, so we'll have to wait and see

[Donkey Fly]

Licorice wrote:

Come ON Plant. Get your butt into gear! New Led Zeppelin material would be just... Unimaginable almost! It'd be interesting to see what would happen if Plant did join up and used his now deeper voice.

It'd likely suck.

[wasted-years]

i think it would be great led zeppelin was one of the greatest

[phishfan08]

I swear, if that Allison Krause b!tch keeps Plant from doin a world tour....

[garrett5]

I think that Led Zeppelin should get a Screamer, and record some heartfelt, and tender emo songs.

[whitesummer527]

I think the past is the past, but it is great to see the colaboration between some awesome musicians. I would listen to it, but if it was under the name Led Zeppelin my expectations would be stupidly high. So I hope they that if they do release something its under a different name.

[davedoom]

prob. the biggest news ive heard in a while.....phew!

[shattamakar]

what if pink floyd comes back.....:} .....please god.... ..if it were floyd its almost guarenteed that a new album would be epic.....but then led zep is led zep.....but without the best drummer of all time(oh ok maybe second best....neil peart ftw)...i have my doubts.....i think led zep should remain at the misty top as the best of all time without experimenting with a new album, ...rather they should do more shows, help nurture new rock talent (if any) and teach jason the ways of the mudshark

[Jimmy5790]

Stop whining Im starting to hate Led Zeppelin fans,yes Zep were legendary with John Bonham and Robert Plant,but Bonzo is dead and Plant obviously doesn't care enough to drop his bluegrass.Theres nothing JPJ and Page can do to change that,it doesn't mean those two can't make a great record so stop criticizing them.If you know anything about your revered band anyway you would know Page hand picked members for HIS band after he left The Yardbirds so he can do whatever he wants with the Led Zeppelin name.You people make it hard not to use profanity on here..

[Tordyboi]

Why cant they just get a new singer, a new name and tour?
People arent meant to play with each other forever. I dont understand the problem with getting a new vocalist.

[pyritmann]

whitesummer527 wrote:

I think the past is the past, but it is great to see the colaboration between some awesome musicians. I would listen to it, but if it was under the name Led Zeppelin my expectations would be stupidly high. So I hope they that if they do release something its under a different name.

hahaha that would be so funny, imagine all the angry fans... i would probably love it as long as page was playing..

this is really good news, i would love to hear what zepplain could do these days..

[noodlegts]

Hahahahaha

garrett5 wrote:

I think that Led Zeppelin should get a Screamer, and record some heartfelt, and tender emo songs.

[shattamakar]

pink floyd please..please...i beseech..nay i implore you to get thy heads out of thy almighty arses and get back together...for syds sake .....as that reunion shall indeed be the greatest event to occur in our paltry 20000 of existance.....the only thing that could possibly be cooler is if jimmy hendrix, rhandy rhoads , cliff burton ,bonzo and layne stahley come back to life and jam wearing flourescent yellow bunny suits..sigh

[ZeppelinruleZ]

i just shit my pants

[dgme92]

Even if they didn't write Zeppelin material, it'd be amazing to get an album by them even if it's under they're own names instead. I just reckon it'd be interesting to see how far they've come along as a group of musicians.

[Zeppelin Addict]

SCORE

[hardrocker64]

he is touring with that chick isnt he?

killboypowerhed wrote:

no plant, no zeppelin. why can't he stop being such a loser and just record with them?

[Page/Rhoads]

Get. Robert. On. Board. NOW.

[Henri_]

When I first heard about the possibility of an upcoming album by them I was thrilled. Even if Jimmy and John Paul were to be the only remaining Led Zeppelin members, I would certainly buy the CD. But I so very much hope that they won't go Metallica (Load, ReLoad, Garage Inc). The legacy of Zeppelin is vast, not to say epic. But you know what, I believe that they are smart enought not to ruin it.

checked.

[pgag45]

hell yeah

[clapton-floyd]

Come on Plant! Stop singing with that poppy tart.

[frankv]

Maybe the reason Plant isn't playing with them at the moment is because they're just jammming. When you got those three guys rockin' out, what would Robert do? Nod his head and tap his foot?

I personally think there will the some more jams and then they'll call Plant to come in with some lyrics and see what fits.

[obliviousibanez]

it would be pretty sweet to have alison kraus and robert plant hit the studio up with the other three.

[kennyvspenny]

mother****ing aces!

[pinkhaze29]

meh...
I don't this will be epic... maybe decent but not epic...
Every time someone mentions the possibility of LZ doing things like this, everyone says it is going to be epic...
I like Zeppelin but I don't think they can make anymore great albums...

[RU Experienced?]

pinkhaze29 wrote:

meh...
I don't this will be epic... maybe decent but not epic...
Every time someone mentions the possibility of LZ doing things like this, everyone says it is going to be epic...
I like Zeppelin but I don't think they can make anymore great albums...

And I base that off of absolutely nothing.

[xKingBeex]

"Lots of politics [would need to] get ironed out [before an album could be made]." Like Plant coming aboard?... This is great news! i think if plant joins the rest of the guys it'll be fantastic. cant think of a better drummer for the job then jason

[polaroidvision]

atc228 wrote:

Mootallica wrote:

Only 2/4 truly original members, and one not even replaced, It's good to see they're writing, but whether they'll follow through, that's a whole different ball game.

I was just getting over the once a day theories about Led Zep, now it's going to be once a day theories on the release date.

I wonder if it will come out before Chinese Democracy :O

I hope that they don't release anything under the Led Zeppelin name. While Bonham is great in his own right, he isn't his father and therefore it isn't really Zeppelin. It is as close enough as they could get though, so I should be happy either way. I just want them to tour...

+1

[xKingBeex]

pinkhaze29 wrote:

meh...
I don't this will be epic... maybe decent but not epic...
Every time someone mentions the possibility of LZ doing things like this, everyone says it is going to be epic...
I like Zeppelin but I don't think they can make anymore great albums...

Who are you to say this? what is epic to you anyway? commercial success? i think it will be epic in a personal sense in that fans in the post john bonham era get a chance to see the band and for all fans to see new material from one of the greatest bands. to me thats epic.

[MegaGreg]

If this is real, I will regret everything I said about the world for not being awesome as it used to be.

[HostileFTW]

THIS IS EPIC WIN.

[Guitar~God]

YYYYYEEEEESSSSS!!!

[sowhat360]

Robert Plant WILL NOT reform Zeppelin. No way, no how. He knows that he can't write Zeppelin songs as good as he used to. It would be impossible to. No shame in that though, he's getting older, doesnt need the money and he doesnt want to ***** out one of the best bands ever. I can respect that.

[Zan3]

its not ****ing up to plant why is he being such a pussy. They should get steven tyler or ronnie james dio that would shut him up.

[Your41Plague12]

Page and Jones are an epic pair of musicians, they just fit perfectly together. I hope this turns into what we're all hoping it does, another kickass Zeppelin album. Will it happen? Probably not, but there's always hope if you ask me.

[Gh.]

They definitely should write music together, but two things.
Firstly, they shouldn't compose anything similar to good-old-Zeppelins. Maybe a folk/blues album? Imo that would be great, and Plant'd be happy.
Secondly, they surely must avoid releasing it under Led Zeppelin.

[Loudspeaker003]

atc228 wrote:

Mootallica wrote:

Only 2/4 truly original members, and one not even replaced, It's good to see they're writing, but whether they'll follow through, that's a whole different ball game.

I was just getting over the once a day theories about Led Zep, now it's going to be once a day theories on the release date.


I wonder if it will come out before Chinese Democracy :O

I hope that they don't release anything under the Led Zeppelin name. While Bonham is great in his own right, he isn't his father and therefore it isn't really Zeppelin. It is as close enough as they could get though, so I should be happy either way. I just want them to tour...

i hope so

[Tenacious Z]

Plant will probably join up with these three after he's done touring with Alison Krauss. After all, didn't Page say that if they were to do more as a group, it'd have to wait until after September, because Plant is busy?

[tilinmyowngrave]

PekarGuitar wrote:

I'm not so sure about a new album but a tour would be great.
tilinmyowngrave wrote:
And rumors are that they are going to be opening the 2012 london
olympics... beause britain are hosting the worlds biggest and best roc show in the world ever...

So zep has to be there... and ACDC...

ACDC is from Australia mate. It wouldn't make much sense to have foreigners open the Olympics for the home country.

i dont think it matters... i just heard its the biggest and best rock concert. i didnt really think about them being australian, but with them bringing out the new album and all... i figured they might be part.

and lets face it, if its only british bands, it aint gonna be the best rock concert in the world... it will be led zep supported by artic monkeys or some shit

[syds-sanity]

anyone else think Jason is a bit of a big headed dick?

[LedFloyd77]

im excited!

[Gordon guitar]

bands always lose their zest when they enter the latter stages of their lives

[gerbil_mastr]

ok look robert plant is a rock LEGEND but all of u guys dont realize that his voice is nothing like what it used to be. look at some of the new concert footage and some of the old... it just wouldnt be the same although it would still be cool to hear stuff from page and jones

[Ponyexpress]

this is exciting I meen im really gonna miss John Bonhams drumming and Plant is just being a giant dickface but page and jones are enough reason to get this album

[Ponyexpress]

this is exciting I meen im really gonna miss John Bonhams drumming and Plant is just being a giant dickface but page and jones are enough reason to get this album

[verona_bassist]

atc228 wrote:

Mootallica wrote:

Only 2/4 truly original members, and one not even replaced, It's good to see they're writing, but whether they'll follow through, that's a whole different ball game.

I was just getting over the once a day theories about Led Zep, now it's going to be once a day theories on the release date.


I wonder if it will come out before Chinese Democracy :O

I hope that they don't release anything under the Led Zeppelin name. While Bonham is great in his own right, he isn't his father and therefore it isn't really Zeppelin. It is as close enough as they could get though, so I should be happy either way. I just want them to tour...

hahaha, i bet that in any case, these guys would get an album out before axl's stuff...

by the way, i saw Jimmy Page on the closing ceremony at the olympics(on tv obviously)...it was incredible

[gerbil_mastr]

xKingBeex wrote:

"Lots of politics [would need to] get ironed out [before an album could be made]." Like Plant coming aboard?... This is great news! i think if plant joins the rest of the guys it'll be fantastic. cant think of a better drummer for the job then jason

i can think of one... bill ward

[Melodic_Rocker]

Yay! I'm excited but i do wish that Plant would get involved... the only thing im worried about is the Jonas Brothers beating them in the charts too... that would be a sad day for all of us

[Dionietzsche]

I hope they don't release a new album. The vibe is something of the past and it cannot be recaptured in its entirety. Whatever they released would be good, but not nearly as great as what they created before. Please, guys, just stick to performing the old Zeppelin tunes.

[2112lifeson2112]

if jones is there then it will be good

[vanman118]

AWSOME

[l)ragonForce]

2/4 thats still alright and with jason thats like 2.5/4 so it should sound great!!

[l)ragonForce]

Zan3 wrote:

its not ****ing up to plant why is he being such a pussy. They should get steven tyler or ronnie james dio that would shut him up.

haha dio would be too metal for that

[LunchBx]

If it's not perfect, it won't make it.

[SERIALTRENDKILL]

this is the best music news ive heard in years. if it happens, i will spend whatever it takes to get a ticket for a show (assuming they'll tour) and camp out for days to get the album.

[figsandbobo]

JeffWiredBeck24 wrote:

One thing we've all learned is:

Whenever a Classic Rock band enters the studio after decades of hiatus, the result is always dreadful.

.....Hell Freezes Over. That's all I have to say to you. Good day sir.

[PaperSun]

Trent Reznor should sing with them.

[cliffemall123]

This isn't really Led Zeppelin, the only members from Led Zeppelin are Page and Jones. And I doubt without Plant involved they would call it Led Zeppelin.

[insurgentsteve]

now this is news.

[RHCP987123]

I wonder if it will come out before Chinese Democracy :O

I hope that they don't release anything under the Led Zeppelin name. While Bonham is great in his own right, he isn't his father and therefore it isn't really Zeppelin. It is as close enough as they could get though, so I should be happy either way. I just want them to tour...[/quote]
thats like saying RHCP isnt RHCP without Hillel Slovak, they are still RHCP. Just b/c the bands original members arent there doesnt mean that they arent Led Zep anymore. not that im bashing you or anything. just my opinion.

[RHCP987123]

^ my bad thats supposed to be a quote. it ends where it says [/quote] its like the second post.

[JosephMiller]

oh Bono...he takes off his swig and becomes Jason Bonham....nicely done

[Metallicaloveu]

Ok so new drummer - fine... but no robert plant? I wont be fully interested until he's game...

[leonkaz0822]

TheZookeeper wrote:

Claudio Sanchez for guest vocals!

Who's with me!?

Nobody at all

[jambajews]

finally some important news!!

[pinkfloydfish]

If they do record, I certainly hope it's under a different name. I love Led Zeppelin, and IMO having only half the band members does not justify them using the name. Just like Queen without Freddie and the Doors with out Jim, it's just not really the band. But it would be awesome to hear some new stuff from them anyways. And touring would be extra awesome...

[Bucketheadroolz]

for tge people saying they cant go on without bonzo, it is his son you know. its not like some random guy replacing john. He would of wanted his son to follow through as the drummer of Led Zeppelin.

[bucketned]

john paul jones is the most talented member of the band.



there is said it.

[ducttaperules56]

^^ No truer words have ever been spoken ^^

[f1sk]

if plant doesn't work on it with them don't put it out

[DimeLvR]

Are you all Kidding me? Jason has prob Every Zep beat woven into his DNA, plus everything else he has been part of. I dont think Bonzo would have it any other way IMOH and im sayin this as a Father. It would be cool for them to release something tho it may not happen just sounds like they are jammin. Think about it New Zep album, One dead 30+ years, Same Bloodline. it would rock end of story.

[scottishmob]

TheZookeeper wrote:

Claudio Sanchez for guest vocals!

Who's with me!?

Yuck!!!! Cedric Bixler-Zavala destroys him!

[NoiseBox]

Its not LZ with only half the band. Same situation with Queen. If you only have 50 cents then you don't have a dollar; calling this led zeppelin with only half the members would be a lie.

[joshgiesbrecht]

tamargoguitar wrote:

I dont see this as news... they are not "entering the studio" or "working on new material" he said it, they are just jamming and having a blast

Are you friggan blind

"At the moment, all I know is I have the great pleasure to go and jam with the two guys and start work on some material," he said.

[patrickdenneyto]

First off, it's stupid that people are saying shit about jason bonham, I honestly think that his father would have wanted him, if anyone, to take over the throne. Plus i'm not a huge Plant fan, although I greatly respect everything he has done for music. Yeah maybe they wont call it Zeppelin, but its the closest thing we have.

[zekk]

I highly doubt its gonna be very good, robert plants being doing nothing good, rather bringing down, led zepplin since around their fifth album, since his voice started going to hell. I'll be excited to hear the instrumental side of the work though.

[conquistador]

I say **** plant and go get that guy from wolfmother

[Ledforthehead]

Plant never said "no".

I've always like Robert but now he's acting like a dick. I'd like them to get him in the studio but if they can't i don't think they'll call it a new led zeppelin.

[Pauldapro]

bucketned wrote:

john paul jones is the most talented member of the band.

Truer words cannot be spoken. +100000


there is said it.

[Pauldapro]

bucketned wrote:

john paul jones is the most talented member of the band. {/quote}

[phone]



there is said it.

[B. Heath]

hooray
led zeppelin is recording new material
hopefully they make a great comeback

[Foible776]

atc228 wrote:

Mootallica wrote:

Only 2/4 truly original members, and one not even replaced, It's good to see they're writing, but whether they'll follow through, that's a whole different ball game.

I was just getting over the once a day theories about Led Zep, now it's going to be once a day theories on the release date.

I wonder if it will come out before Chinese Democracy :O

I hope that they don't release anything under the Led Zeppelin name. While Bonham is great in his own right, he isn't his father and therefore it isn't really Zeppelin. It is as close enough as they could get though, so I should be happy either way. I just want them to tour...

Well, Thats all about selling it. If they don't use the Led Zeppelin name it will make it harder to sell. I do agree it isn't Zeppelin without the original Bonham.

[SERIALTRENDKILL]

saying john paul jones is the most talented one is just stupid. hes ridiculous and plays like 100 instruments, yes, but jimmy page is arguably the best live guitarist ever (dont comment if you havent seen all the prospect "best guitarists" live because if you havent, your opinion is invalid and irrelevant) and john bonham may not have been technically the best ever, he was unreal and when he broke his sticks he played with his hands till they bled, with more feeling than anyone. and robert plant is one of the only lead singers who can solo with his voice. that being said, they are all unbelievable and truly a supergroup. there is no best when it comes to Zeppelin.

[jwax]

TheZookeeper wrote:

Claudio Sanchez for guest vocals!

Who's with me!?

+1

[nolife'tilmetal]

john bonham is one of the most underrated drummers in rock n roll history. im excited for this album

[claptonisgod04]

I deffinetly agree on the title being mis-leading, they're doing nothing more than what me and friends do when we're playing in a basement. When i read the title I thought they'd have everyone on board and cd in the making. haha they're just jammin around

[SkidRow92]

conquistador wrote:

I say **** plant and go get that guy from wolfmother

WHOO YEAH!!!!!

[SkidRow92]

nolife'tilmetal wrote:

john bonham is one of the most underrated drummers in rock n roll history. im excited for this album

UNDERRATED!!!!! WAT!!!

[LuciferSam.]

Shit I thought bonham was dead.

[TheNERD250]

I'll be pissed if this is actually just a lie

[LZeppelin_freak]

Shit I thought bonham was dead.[/quote]

jason is john bohnams son idiot

[pinheadslts75]

Boo

[idunn7]

I wonder if it will come out before Chinese Democracy :O

Im getting extremely tired of that joke.

[Licorice]

DIMEinOURheart wrote:

Don't know if this has been said yet but there is a rumour that Led Zep has found a replacement singer and that man is David Coverdale, and the person that started this rumour is Jason Bonham, so we'll have to wait and see

I doubt this is true but if it is. Wow. That would be pretty interesting. One thing we know for sure, Page wont pick any 'nobodys' for replacements. At least He better not...

Ok I guess after reading some of the other comments its easy to understand why Plant is shying away from doing a new record. There's that chance that it will flop. I mean, They didn't end their career at their highest point ( Presence and In through the Out door weren't exactly their biggest albums...) But he should at least give the initiative to just go into studio, and TRY. Not necessarily produce an album, but jam together and see how it goes. If it works, it works. If it doesn't well. We'll all just have to be satisfied by playing the wonderful classics their legacy left us.

[GuitarJunkie]

He said that a lot of politics needed to be worked out for an album to be released...it sounds like he's just jamming with page and jones and nothing at all is guaranteed to come of it...at least in the form of a new album, which I don't think they should do anyway.

[Altered_Carbon]

killboypowerhed wrote:

no plant, no zeppelin. why can't he stop being such a loser and just record with them?

He's too busy doing reasonably great bluegrass collaborations.
But yeah. Jam, go touring, but an album? Different band name in that case.

[Thebridge]

Page and Plant toured under a different name, why wouldn't Jones and Page? On Page and Plant's tour, they were called "Page and Plant: No Quarter."

I think they should go with a different, but related name. For instance, the names of one of Dread Zeppelin's albums is "Re-Led-ed." That would be a great, not to mention apt, name for them.

[goneshootin]

its really great to see that great musicians are finally back at it!

AC/DC.. Metallica... Led Zep!

its like a ray of sunshine in a gloomy music era...

[ledzepfan68]

EPIC!

[Revlin]

It's not Zep without Plant. Sorry.

[Ironpriest]

Led Zeppelin are a very over hyped band. however i still think they're really great. i would be very curious to see what they can do with modern recording gear etc. (Their old stuff, while amazing, sounds dated)

[Dimebag Dave]

Impossible. No Robert means no Zeppelin.

[Serjem]

it's probably going to turn out crap...

[Gordon guitar]

stick scott weiland in

[shadow__666]

When I read the title, I almost had an orgasm. Then I read the article, and it was like my parents had just walked in. But then I saw it talked about Page and Jones drumming, and I didn't care and restarted.

[shadow__666]

Wait, I meant jamming. It's hard to type while you're having an orgasm.

[Toxtoth_O_Grady]

goneshootin wrote:

its really great to see that great musicians are finally back at it!

AC/DC.. Metallica... Led Zep!

its like a ray of sunshine in a gloomy music era...

Meh
QOTSA, Buckethead, RATM, Opeth, Alestorm, Flaming Lips, Sneaky Sound System, Muse etc...

Modern Music isn't bad, and it's not like New Wave wasn't the thing back in its time

[Ironpriest]

QOTSA, Buckethead, RATM, Opeth, Alestorm, Flaming Lips, Sneaky Sound System, Muse etc

besides QOTSA, RATM and muse. you fail!
Sneaky sound system wtf dude, Led Zep are way better than them

[Black Star]

jwax wrote:

TheZookeeper wrote:

Claudio Sanchez for guest vocals!

Who's with me!?+1

Leave Claudio with Coheed & Cambria. That is his true home. Coheed is amazing as it is, no need for Claudio to go to another band (excluding PFI).

Check Zeppelin.

[Minkaro]

Cannot stand Robert Plant, although I do think the Zeppelin musicians are talented. If this remains an instrumental project, I might go and see it/pick it up (assuming an album IS released, which sounds unlikely).

[SERIALTRENDKILL]

robert plant is arguably the best vocalist whose ever lived. honestly, whose better? who else solo's with his voice during shows, for minutes straight? hitting ridiculous notes that 99.99% of people's voices would crack 1,000 times just attempting to do what he's done with his voice. you ALL NEED TO GO OUT AND BUY "THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME" LIVE DVD. after seeing that, you tell me who the best band that's ever lived is. it should be a hands down decision. ive seen all the greats live.. none as great as Zeppelin..

[Cbrownie2]

I think Plant might just be finishing up Raising Sand, I hope. Zeppelin Rules.

[bmxsulli]

atc228 wrote:

Mootallica wrote:

I wonder if it will come out before Chinese Democracy :O

hahahaha

[tallicafan91]

alexanderjames7 wrote:

the title is a bit misleading.

It's the most misleading title I've EVER seen in UG... even more than "nickelback taps AC/DC producer" or any of the korn's "head" ones.

I read it and I actually thought "whoa! this is so great!" then I read the article and my face expression changed a little bit

[tallicafan91]

LuciferSam. wrote:

Shit I thought bonham was dead.

OH my god... did that dude really said that???

[Slash2193]

Mootallica wrote:

I wonder if it will come out before Chinese Democracy :O


Probablly lol

[dustyoffski]

This is just my humble opinion, which talent does'nt really need, but its fun to post. It does look like good news for led zeppelin fans, even though we've been through alot reading constant articles on any hints of reunion activity only to be dashed to pieces.
All our musical hopes could be still dashed, but its interesting news. I also heard *from two sources* that as of early September the group Jason Bohnam was touring with foreiner, is to be told Jason is no longer their drummer lol. It could be just another rumor post though, sounds credible. John Paul Jones has said that Jasons drum fills or whatever are nothing like his legendary fathers, and i tend to believe him. But don't forget Jimmy Page is an revolutionary producer and made the drums sound like no other before on record, on the Zeppelin catalog. Its plausable and hopeful that Jimmy would continue that tradition on any new Zeppelin studio collaboration. On the underated "walking into Clarkesdale" cd Page and Plant hired producers from the band Nirvana, to capture its desired new sound idea, and as a result in my opinion worked wonders for the whole vibe of the cd. But forget Clarksdale for a minute. Robert Plants voice always seems to be changing, any bootleg experienced zeppelin fan knows this. Thats the greatness of bootlegs, the sound quality be it bad or good changes the whole musical experince of the captured performance going into your ears. But thats not a reflection nessisarly of possible waining talents of a singer. I saw a Plant Krauss concert this summer and it was sweet to behold, something new. I laughed a few times when Plant played Zeppelin tunes (other than those on the raising sand) and wow some real power came at me. Plant could easily come into the studio whenever he was ready and take over the material the others were jamming on. John Paul jones is more of a composer than just someone who happend to jam well with the band, he could maestro the whole thing i bet into miracle shape. like i said it could go either way, they could make a diamond or they could make nothing half as good or nothing at all. But you should just enjoy what they do. I doubt Plant wants to be caught up in playing Dazed and Confused for fifteen or twenty minutes every night(maybe he does) on a tour. They cut that number out live in 1975 and was a good move. Id really like to see them play that, if not hope Jimmy does a bow solo in some fashion. Led Zeppelin was a huge entity in its time, i bet its unthinkable to some in the band to unroll the doors to the huge primative aircraft called a derigable led zeppelin. I for one would be glad to help pull it out of the hanger by its ropes, only to run like hell when it goes down in flames lol jk. Its 2008 not 1975, so anything tour or album would be interesting and attended without wild critical expectations.

[dustyoffski]

p.s. please don't post me to see if i have bootlegs to trade, for i have none my friends lent me so long ago.
also that was a nice shock to see jimmy Page playing at the olympics on that bus, must have sounded incredible in that stadium.

[dustyoffski]

who better to take the seat of john bonham than his own son? aye, they keep it real.

[PenFighter19]

Dont know how many of you write your own music, but playin your old music can get just that; old. And jammin and writing with other guys, especially talented musicians, is the most incredible feeling. Yeah theyre writing. Doesnt mean theyre ever gonna release any of it.