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Message from Michael M.

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Subject:        Fw: But...it just sucks
Date:   Mon, 20 Aug 2007 14:49:33 -0400
From:   Cserve Mail <michaeljmoretti@xxxxxx>
To:     <buckeye@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>



Bruce,
I don't know if I ended up on the bad IP list again or what, but my post 
never got through, at least from what I can see from the digests. Or am 
I cracking up and missed it? Can you pass this along for me?
Thanks,
Michael
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*From:* Michael Moretti <mailto:michaeljmoretti@xxxxxx>
*To:* zeppelin@xxxxxxxx <mailto:zeppelin@xxxxxxxx>
*Sent:* Friday, August 17, 2007 9:08 PM
*Subject:* But...it just sucks

I for one have enjoyed all of Plant?s solo work at various stages of my 
life over the past 25 years, although some of it is hard for me to 
listen to in retrospect, and some of it that I could?ve cared less about 
in the past I?ve re-discovered and have grown quite attached to. The 
great thing about music is that it is a matter of personal taste and 
personal tastes may change over time. I think the important thing, at 
least as far as this list goes, is that we can all feel free to express 
our opinion and agree to disagree, and it generally leads to great 
discussion when it happens without personal attacks, and people not 
taking it too personally when someone let?s their frustration show 
through when trying to get a point across.

Whether one finds this Plant/Kraus project appealing or not; and I 
haven?t decided yet and probably won?t until I hear the whole thing; I 
find it a positive sign that he is finally moving in a different 
direction. He has done that with regularity over the course of his solo 
career and I for one feel that the SS thing has long past run its 
course, for better or worse. If he is changing direction again, who 
knows, anything is possible. I for one have a feeling that we are closer 
to a Plant, Page, Jones and whomever collaboration than we?ve been since 
Zep ended in 1980. And it doesn?t have to be a four piece thing as far 
as I?m concerned. Imagine the possibilities if you added two, three or 
more musicians to a Plant, Page and Jones reformation. Although I have 
disagreed on occasion with Mr. Thomson from time to time regarding 
Plant, I do agree with him that Plant?s voice on the recent live clips 
is sounding better than I?ve heard in a very long time and feel the 
timing is right for him to realign with his former band mates, since 
Jones is still on top of his game, and Page is looking the healthiest 
he?s been in years (in spite of the new grey wizard look which I think 
suits him). Not a Led Zeppelin rehash/reunion, but something new and 
different. I mean it?s ok if they do some Zep, or Page, Plant or Jones 
solo stuff playing live, but I hope what would be at the heart of it 
would be a desire to create new music, taking the Led Zeppelin legacy 
and spinning it upside on its head for all to behold. Could this project 
be Plant?s way of getting Jones? attention in a ?Jimmy, Jimmy? Fate of 
Nations sort of way? Maybe I?m just naïve holding on to a very old 
dream, but I think It?s time for these three gentleman to sort out 
whatever they have to, rekindle the old creative juices and really 
relight the torch to pass on, again, while they are still capable of it, 
which I believe they are.