Fw: Peter Grant book

["Jeff Strawman" <jeffstrawman@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Whats the title/author of that book?

- -Jeff


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From: "Eddie Lombardi" <eddie_lombardi@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <Zeppelin@xxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 7:10 AM
Subject: Peter Grant book


> Is anyone else reading this book?  I'm about 3/4 of the way through.
>
> I'll post a better review latter but its pretty good.  Its quite an easy
> read and includes loads of interviews from people who dealt with Grant
> directly.  Even the Richard Cole qoutes aren't over the top.  The personal
> stuff like Grants divorced is discussed but not in an overly tabloidish
way.
>   It sticks to the facts.   The early days are quite interesting and even
> Little Richard and the Everly Brother are qouted.  They still remember
him.
>
> One of my favourite bits so far is how/what happened with the Song Remains
> the Same film.  A disaster from the start.  No wonder it doesn't really
> work.  Best bit about the movie..when the zep boys go to a screening of a
> rough cut of the film and Bonham starts laughing at the sight of Page in a
> beard as an old man.  I thought that part was great.
>
> You really get to see how the entire Zep organisation worked and how no
one
> could ever work like that again.  Its a completely different enviroment
now
> and Grants management style wouldn't work.
>
> I think Zep was starting to tire of Zep in the later years and even had
> Bonham not passed away I don't think they would've stayed together for
much
> longer.  I think they were all tired and had had enough.
>
> Eddie