Led Zep's New Singer?

Plant's too busy sniffin Kraus's panties

I sure hope they are not going to try selling tics for 200 with this lineup

lame !!!

This could be one of the worst things that ever happened.

This is trash.....Who the hell wants to go see 2 members of Zep, with Jason Bonham and some random joker?

NO WAY ! bogusssss

hey hey mama said the way you move gonna make you sweat gonna make you groove

marketing ploy. this is just as big as when jimmy page and robert plant were playing together, the led zep sound was arguably more right on then, given that most people overlook the bass. its cool that two zep members are playing but its not led zepplin, i wonder why they didnt call it zeppling when page and plant were playing?

oh and plant seems like a real grumpy old coot

i like the informal language in this article, and thanks for the strait up honest coverage

what the fuck is dee snider doing in this picture? anyway this article is disgusting, if they do a "gazillion" dollar world tour with this myles kennedy something inside of me will die.

Thanks for the info; you just haveto be dissapointed with Paige and Jones.

Both extremely talented individuals who could get into their creative side and create a new project. I got to side with Plant on this one. Last time this was brought up mycomment was that Plant had created something fresh with Krauss and T bone. I dug it as a lot of others did. Paige has a way of getting his way no matter what credibility he destroys by doing so

The lead singer of a Creed off-shoot fronting Zeppelin!!!!!!!!!!

page and jones should just write new stuff and tour under a different name, with a different drummer, and different singer. but probelm is people will want to hear all old zep hits, well they should make it known that they are NOT zeppelin and will not be playing all the old hits. maybe close with one or throw a couple in the set for fun, but i would much rather hear new music from some of these classic rock guys. i've heard black dog 10 million times, show us that you are still a stellar musician and write/play some new rockin' material. thats 2 cents from a huge zep fan.

Plain and simple; No Plant = No Zeppelin!!

How much more money do these guys need to make? Are they going to try to make new music?

There already is a band called Lez Zeppelin...

Anyway, this is really really terrible news... I gotta agree with kb4404- No Plant = No Zeppelin

This is so lame they might as well put Page and Jones on TV with Brooke Burke and Dave Navarro for a version of "Rock Star Zep" to find a new singer... Props to RP for keeping it real and chasing new sounds

this is really upsetting, we can already go out and see led zeppelin tribute bands for $10

if they do tour with a replacement singer, you'd think they would choose Michael White (Michael White and the White's is one of the premier zep cover bands)

2 things:

1. If Plant is in Kruass's panties then good for him for wanting to stay there a little longer.

2. GlassWorks is a douchebag.

ok ok maybe i don't agree with the new singer and all...but how can you say "no plant= no zeppelin"? Robert Plant alone is simply Robert Plant. Led Zeppelin isn't Led Zeppelin if it doesn't have ALL of it's members. That's like crediting Thom Yorke as Radiohead.

I'm sorry...the band isn't the same without its singer and the singer isn't the same without its band. Let's just face it...their time has come.

and gone. I don't think Zepp will ever be the same.

I honestly don't want robert plant and his extremely sub par voice. I'd rather have a young dude who can more resemble what they used to do, i don't think age affects guitarists and bassists nearly as much as age hurts the vocal chords. FUCK YOU ROBERT PLANT

THAT IS WEAK!NO PLANT NO ZEP!THAYS ALL THERE IS TO IT.GO PHISH

There is no way they are going on the road with this clown. Come on.... i mean... come on.... i mean really? Is Roy Harper not available?

He is the lead singer for Creed 2.0. Yikes.

ALTER BRIDGE BRINGS THE HEAT!!!!!!!!!!!

I'd go see 'em.

yeah there's already a band called lez zeppelin, and they probably sound more like what we know and love than this hacked crap will!

I realize this is entirely uncalled for but it is Friday and everyone loves to be a smart ass on the internet......"1977 liver version"? Did they do a version for all the organs?

pure greed

greed? that doesnt make any sense. These guys have all the money in the world. They simply got back together and realized that they loved playing with each other. When you reach that age, you realize there isnt much time left to do something like this. Obviously they want Plant, but that pussy doenst want to play "loud" music anymore. Yes, it would be wrong to charge $200 a ticket, but hopefully they prove themselves to be better than that.

Revpnice.... Plant a pussy? Come off it!!!!!!

The same argument you make should be resounding insofar as if they really love playing together they would create another project. Money certainly has something to do with it otherwise they would do just that.... Write new songs, form another group and rock. They would have done so when Plant said he was involved in other projects months ago

if they really wanna replace plant they need to get Billy Squire.

Listen to "Lonely is the night" for years i thought it was a zeppelin song.

Pure greed? I don't think anyone has the right to make that statement including myself. I'm not a big zep fan but that's just not fair...

I heard yesterday that Steven Tyler was going to step in as the vocalist. So reading that this guy from Alter Bridge could be their singer does not seem so bad by comparison.

Hmmm...maybe the Stones should tour without Mick, or the Who without Daltrey. Hello, what's left of Led Zeppelin....you don't need the money and the music will be sub-par. Just look at how lousy the Doors were when they reunited without Morrison. Robert Plant is a BIG part of what made Zep great. They will be an expensive cover band should they tour without Plant.....and NOTHING more.

oh no!

No JOHN Bonham, no Zeppelin. Led Zeppelin died on September 5th, 1980.

Before you start, his son is not fit to wash his jock, never mind sit behind his kit.

Agreed. Expensive cover band without Plant. The only reason that I would go see these guys is the hope that the group dynamic would still exist with the offspring of John Bonham.

Also, regardless of Plant's age, these are his songs--however he performs them is the way they were meant to be performed.

Reminds me of how the Dead Kennedys now tour without Jello Biafra, Blah! It kind of feels like watching a cover band, you just can't get fully into it.

i've seen alter bridge before (music taste has changed a little since then) but this guy can sing the shit outta anything. he has an incredible note range and can top robert plant any day. i'm interested in hearing this one.

Let's see...here's my choice:

No Led Zeppelin or Jimmy Page and the rest of the band (Jason = John for me) with a singer who can hold his own to the original singer. Goddamn. Good music is good music. and Great music is great music. and Great musicians are great musicians. I pissed as hell that it's not the full band, but I'm stoked as hell for the opportunity.

I've said many a time that I would sell a kindney to see Led Zeppelin live.... maybe I should have been more clear.... I would go that distance to see the the remaining 3 with Jason.... Not too sure about this AltarBridge guy? I'd still see them, but the tickets better be inexpensive!

Dont bash this guy without knowing anything about him. I saw Govt. Mule this year and it was the typical blues rock show....hoo hum...until this Miles guy came out...they covered a zeppelin tune and it tore the roof off, this guy DOES have to voice, probably even more that Plant now, so give him a chance.

I agree they are not Zeppelin or should even be called that, but dont knock this guy until you hear him, he will do Zep justice.

to me i dont really care who sings, i mean yeah if they can get robert plant to play with them, then rock on. BUTTT i probably wont be seeing them anyways. Tickets are going to be like 100 bucks for a nosebleed seat! Id rather go see 5 or 6 great shows then one mediocre zeppelin show. And what about that merlefest lineup.. SMOKIN! peace yall

Harvey Goldsmith: No Led Zep without Plant

Led Zeppelin should not go on tour using their original name without singer Robert Plant, promoter Harvey Goldsmith has said.

Plant announced last month that he would not tour for at least two years, and his other bandmates are auditioning for a new frontman to perform in future live shows.

Mr Goldsmith, who has promoted the band in the past, including their one-off show at the O2 Arena last year, said that even if Plant agreed to go on tour, it would not be the right move for the band.

He said: "If they're going out with another singer it's not exactly Led Zeppelin, and if it is, then them doing a long tour, I'm not sure what the point is because they don't need to do it.

"I think they should do something as Led Zeppelin but I think doing a long tour around the world, like the Rolling Stones did, I don't know that would work.

"They're one of the few lucky bands that don't need to tour. They need to do something new and innovative that would turn them on.

"As far as I'm aware there's no Led Zeppelin tour. Whatever the rest of the band want to do with other musicians is up to them."

http://ukpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5i_EZmv55Mn_NCpsXR0IA_1lUQB8w

If Jimmy Page is looking for a real singer to replace Robert Plant then he needs to get in contact with "MATT JERNIGAN" the singer as Robert Plant in the ultimate Led Zeppelin cover band called "ZOSO". He would be absolutely great on tour nuff said. Check out ZOSO on Youtube they are awesome.

If you missed Led Zeppelin live in the 70's or are looking for a great chance to relive the Music, Magic and Mystery of Zeppelin, you must experience ZOSO. The sound and visual effects will astound you and bring you back to the "Hammer of Gods" career (from 1968-1980).

http://www.zosoontour.com/

who really gives a shit about plant anyway, he's obviously the least important member (the greatest of course deceased, RIP).... if he's too much of a pussy to tour than I say fuck 'em, I'll be there to see one of the greatest rock bassists ever grooving to the dna of the greatest drummer of all time, oh yeah, & page ain't too bad himself for that matter.... I say bring it on!!!!!!!!!

I just joined the group of D.A.N.Z.S. Dads against non Zep singers.

GET WARREN!

shit or get off the pot

funkzone... Did you really state that Plant is the least important member of Zep? Huhh? That is absurd!!!!

Last comment; Paige and Jones can go out and create another band, play the tunes and have anyone sing they want and then show us what you got now; write a tune or two.

That band was all parts.... ALL PARTS EQUAL

Idiots say anything but.

Idiots who stupify Rock and Roll from being the high art it is at it's best

Sounds gay!

Hey you hippies, Alter Bridge kicks ass! You all probably would love it if they got Trey to replace Robert Plant, wouldnt you!

trying to be as optimistic as possible....it's hard.

Simply put its not Led Zeppelin if Robert Plant isn't out there doing his trademark high-pitched howl. And the dude from Alter Bridge i mean get Chris Robinson from the Crowes, they did a real nice job on that Jimmy Page Tour

It should be billed as "Jimmy Page solo: ft. J.P.Jones and J. Bonham" that way it sounds like you're getting two bonus musicians, rather than getting ripped off by paying full price for half the show. I'm sure they'd rock, but not worth more than 20-30 bucks. Knowing T.master, that'll be the surcharge.

^^It should not be billed like that at all because John Paul Jones and Jimmy Page were equal members in an amazing band.

seriously, is no-one going to mention that john bonham was the backbone of that band, that he is, if not the best, the most bad-ass drummer ever. there will never be anything even closely resembling led zep since Bonzo passed along so many years ago. lets all just enjoy the memories, bloody knuckles and all.

i would rather see zep play with a pineapple singing than the dude from alter bridge.

zep is not zep w/out plant

i need extras for hampton. motonibur@yahoo.com

^not extras...tickets. i need someone elses extras

can you say "Spinal Tap"? Kudos for Robert for doing something new and not (yet) following the $$$ and ego stroking of a big Zep tour (though I luvz me some Zeppelin!!)

Yes...like DK's without Jello, Phil with Jackie Green, Van Halen with Sammy, and all the bands that went before and after them...though Jason B is great, this would, in fact, be a cover band...

You people should actually listen to the Plant/Krauss live show before you slam Robert for playing music that's satisfyingly original. That you would bust on him for continuing to do something that makes him happy and not running to tour with Zep to make yourselves happy is selfish and petty to say the least.

"I guess the question really is, can they still do that shit thirty-years later? And if not, is is worth doing at all.." EXACTLY - Without Bonzo, this band will never be the same, HOWEVER, JPJ and Jimmy could tap into something magical that's still alive there. My thought is this - maybe Plant just doesn't have the lungs for this shit anymore, and if not, then maybe it'd be better off with some random whanker on stage. Half of me says, I gotta respect Robert Plant for not wanting to ruin Zep with an unworthy reuion tour. The other half of me says, I'm 28, and I would give my left nut to see ten minutes of Led Zeppelin.

they better change their name if they are touring without plant.

zep w. plant vs. zep w/o plant - eh, who cares, it's a total yawn fest one way or the other. the material is dated and, and the whole zeppelin worship deal, is totally beyond me.

Led Zeppelin 2009 = Casinos & State Fairs

quit complaining, any form of Zep is better than no Zep

How terrible. If Page, Jones, and Bohnom want to play together they should just make a new band all together. Not having John Bohnom is one thing, but not having Robert Plant is just awful.

I think Jimmy Page is better off getting a THE FIRM reunion going.

Led Zeppelin wouldnt tour in the 80's or 90's because of 'reduced skills', wtf is it going to be like now? RADIOACTIVE!

They shouldn't tour without Plant. Thats the final word!

I guess the question really is, can they still do that shit thirty-years later?

um....reference London 2007 to answer that stupid ass question

you don't get the last word, who gave you the last word- Page and JPJ actually get the last word, technically speaking

And yes, Ned8, I did say what I said, on the other hand I don't care if they call it Led Zeppelin, they could call it purple vomit and I'd still be in the front row. I'm not completely dissing plant, but if his pussy hurts than he should stop stuffing his crotch & take some time out.

And to the guy who said something about Trey singing- he couldn't even sing w/ phish (not dissing his abilities on guitar, I've seen many shows)-

that probably would keep me home if he showed up because he's ruined everything I've seen him do in the past 8 years

They can tour in any line-up and call it anything they want; that doesn't make it so. If Page and Plant, 2 members of Zep, can tour together and they don't call it "Led Zeppelin," then two other members of Zep, Page and JPJ, cannot rightly call it "Led Zeppelin" either. That's my logic, here's my opinion: Page and Plant is just not that good. Their tribal/orchestral version of "Nobody's Fault But Mine," which has been stripped of its funk and soul says it all. The only great post-Zeppelin project was Jimmy Page and The Black Crowes. The o2 Arena "reunion" show was a lot of hype, but when I heard the recording, it just sounded like the same old crappy casino-caliber Page and Plant. I think we have Jason Bonham to thank for that. He's a mediocre drummer at best, barely able to keep up with JPJ. While I think we can agree that there will never be another Bonzo, there must be a better drummer who would crap his pants if given the opportunity to play with the legends...

The Page & Plant tours of '95 and '98 were closer to the real deal than this. Hopefully Robert Plant will come around on this one. Zep fans have been loyal for a long time.

funkzone.... Novelty is just that; They will either be true to it or not. Plant, in my opinion is by showing that he can write new music so and it be great . If anything. Paige could by your criteria could be as you say, "A Pussy," for not having the wherewith all to create a new project. As is every band spawned from an original project, they of course, will play some old songs. Personally, I guess either you want thepast replayd or you det with artists and their talent to dreate something new

Fuck this, tour with Plant or don't tour at all, or here's a sweet third option: instrumental tour. Page and JPJ can tear it up singer or no singer, let's see it.

the only way I will go is if the tix are under 80 bucks. period.

just call it the "all-new Yardbirds".

Great idea, if you want to insure a shitty turnout and dissapointed zeppelin fans throughout the whole tour. ARe you kidding me? Cover bands are lame. That'd be like if Phish reunited with michael kang in lieu of Trey. Who in the hell is Alter Bridge?

Page.

better than puffy remixing kashmir, but that ain't sayin much is it. I think i'll just crank Prescence in my truck

they will probabl play the 12 songs they play on the radio all day anyway.

Go ahead and waste your money on that but I won't. Hopefully Plant will take the bait, I mean it sounds like Page and Jones are just proving a point and hopefully they don't take this too far.

somehow, even if this ploy does manage to get Plant to join back up, it just seems wrong. if he's not down with it, that's straight blasphemy to go on with this other kid, even if he does nail vocals or what. sure would fully enjoy a full-scale zep reunion, but can't dig another frontman when plant is alive and well.

Plant: Get out of Kraus's panty drawer before your band takes off without you!

Zep sans Plant? That's akin to Stones sans Jagger... Who sans Daltrey -- unthinkable but, on the flip side I read that Yes will be touring with some dude from a tribute band while Jon Anderson recuperates. Grand Funk Railroad tours under that name without Mark Farner but, like a poster above wrote, my be limited to casinos and state fairs.

Who needs this when we have BUSTLE IN YOUR HEDGEROW? Good luck trying to out-Zep Bustle.

^agreed. Bustle in Your Hedgerow absolutely rips it up!

guess whose the lead singer of led zep now???....yeah,you remember that bad band creed broke up and had an even worse band???........yea,one of those dudes!!!!........WOW,this is gay

I mean the O2 show was decent, but like the Stones, Paul Mc, and any-other geezer rock act, I wouldn't pay to seem 'um. Some people say they are paying to see a living legend, but is it worth having said legend shit all over their once prominent catalogue? Now Prince, HIM i would pay to see, the man hasn't lost that magic touch, if anything he's gotten better with age.

Wasn't Miles Kennedy the singing voice of Steel Dragon in the movie Rock Star? If so, he played with Jason Bonham. Such irony.

They SHould have chosen Jason Byrd of JB&F. Much Better Choice!

This would be completely awful. This dude may be able to sing, but what the fuck? It would be like the Page/Plant tour. They didn't go by Led Zep while Page/Jones would call themselves Led Zep? It is all about $$. The name would sell the tix by itself. At least more than Page/Jones with John Bonhams son and some douche from the fame of Rock Star. mfgoof, I agree, GlassWorks is a douche bag. There are other bands besides phish.

holy garage band sound!

"Alterbridge" are you kidding me i would rather see Zeppelin play with Steven Tyler who i thought was gunna be the front man until this news just popped up it went from tyler rehearsing to now they are gunna possibly change the name and just play zep tunes with some guy from some band then some of us have never heard of i just hope plant sits down and thinks long and hard about if he wants some guy tarnishing the name of led zeppelin or if hes gunna man up no matter how tired he is, i mean he is 60 years old,and sing tunes he was born to sing with the band he was meant to sing with not no country bitch using zeppelin lyrics and just beating them down with gay ass country music will all just have to sit back and wait, i kno i will not pay to see Jimmy Page John Paul Jones Jason Bonham and some guy.

Don't Do It

Since i don't listen to the radio, I never heard of alterbridge before. But i checked them out to see who this lead singer guy is...haha hilarious. The ridiculous guitar solo on the song I heard sounded like the guitarist was literally just trying to play whatever notes he could hit as fast as he could. It was hilariously greatly bad. Now, I love Zeppelin so much but god, they better not pretned to be Zeppelin with this guy! Zeppelin really ended with Bonham's death anyway and now they lost their "right" to pretend to be Zeppelin if Robert isn't on board. I want to see Page and Jones touring together and I don't care even if they go with this Alterbridge guy...it's just not Zeppelin. I still would love to see Page and Jones together even if they sucked, just to see two people responsible for so much musical history with my own eyes and to take in a bit of their energy. Just don't tell me it's Zeppelin.

If Plant doesn't want to tour, they should get Jack White. He can howl some blues. And they could call themselves...oh I don't know, White Zepplin.

maybe I'm just getting old and am not as willing to think something is rad just because I want it to be.. but this track pretty much blows. sloppy and lazy the whole way through. stay retired boys and keep your reunion shows to state fairs and free cd releases

REPLACE PLANT WITH PAUL RODGERS

its no zeppelin without plant

Led Zeppelin was the greatest rock 'n roll band of all time. Led Zeppelin died on September 25, 1980. It should stay dead.

If Jonesy and Page want to tour again, I think that is great, but they shouldn't call it Led Zeppelin and they shouldn't do it with Creed's sloppy seconds. I mean seriously!

How about Chris Robinson or Dave Grohl on vocals and Steve Gorman or Dave Grohl on drums. I'd go see that.

Robert Plant is just being a complete deush bag if he is going to let the greatest rock and roll band of all time, do a reunion tour without his vocals. god dammit. id go see them with or without Plant, but really it wouldn't be the same. Plant needs to get over lead singer syndrom and sign the deal. If anything, he would probably sign on at the verryy last minute. I know Plant would eventually want to kick himself in the face if he let someone else sing for him.

Wheres Terry Reid? Bring his ass in.

IF Zep does go on tour, I hope they make the tickets available to everyone. The one "on-off" concert is a joke.

Chris Robinson would actually be bad ass vocals for Zep.

THE WHO STILL TOURS as "THE WHO" WITHOUT KEITH MOON AND ENTWISTLE. fuck it, they should put roger daltrey as lead vocals and make some rock super group.

Just go and see ZOSO. that'll solve your Zeppelin woes.

This would be a Zeppelin tribute with Jimmy Page on guitar. Call it whatever you want, but its still a tribute band. Personally, I'm all for it, so long as it gets Jimmy off his couch and playing music live again.