Does anyone really give a damn?

[JOHN_COLELLA@xxxxxx]

     This is a great time for us.  We have a new live album, a TV 
     documentary, Symphonic Zeppelin, and new stuff in the works by the 
     three survivors. However, I am pretty depressed about the collective 
     yawn the new release has been greeted with by the media, and the total 
     lack of promotion by Atlantic.
     As several people have noted, I wouldn't have even known about the 
     VH-1 Legends special were it not for this list.  Geez, a Babyface 
     special on MTV that night got all the hype!  I have yet to come across 
      a TV or radio spot for the BBC sessions disk.  None of my friends 
     (admittedly, not Zep fans) or coworkers had even HEARD about the CD 
     till I mentioned it.
     What the hell is going on?  Why is Zeppelin slighted this way?  This 
     is a band which was the biggest in its time.   It recorded the most 
     popular song in rock history.  Last year WNEW in New York had a poll 
     of the top 100 albums of all time, and only Coda and Presence DIDN'T 
     make it (only the Beatles had more named).  The same station has the 
     top 500 songs countdown every year;  I think LZ had about 40 songs 
     last time around.  They usually win any "favorite band" voting as 
     well. So what gives?  Compare the hoopla the Stones receive whenever 
     they do anything.  
     Oh well.  If, absent the big publicity drive, the album does not do 
     well, I hope that doesn't convince Jimmy to throw away the vault key. 
     This release has been handled poorly, and I really hope they do a 
     better PR job with the new P/P album, if it ever comes to pass.