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[Jean Lorrah <a21711f@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Kevin asks,

>The question is this,
>do Robert and Jimmy still have it in them to put out material that will last
>a lifetime, just as the Zeppelin material has done over the past 20 years? I
>am not in any way trying to compare Led Zeppelin to Page and Plant, for
>there will never be another Led Zeppelin.  But does the heart of Led
>Zeppelin still beat as strong as it did 20 years ago?

Yes, of course it does.  There's no reason people in their forties and
fifties can't be just as creative as they were earlier in life.  Chaucer was
in his fifties when he wrote the _Canterbury Tales_.

On the other hand, they can undermine themselves if they begin scrutinizing
everything they produce for echoes of the past--as all the critics will be
doing.  Let's hope they're too smart and too experienced to do that.

They are taking a bigger chance this time, by returning to the foursome
format.  The comparisons with Zeppelin will be inevitable.  However...if
Jimmy and Robert are ready to risk those comparisons, they must be sure
they've got some damn fine music to give us.  Jean

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