Re: RE: Robert

[cathy kelty <catharinak@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Dec 27, 2008, tytlane@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

"Sad to say, but it IMO, is not Plant who seems to have a problem with moving
on , or with the J's moving on...it is the J's, or knife in my heart, one in
particular that's really stuck on Plant. : ("

Nech, what you say bothers me. Why do the J's have to "move on?" Don't get me 
wrong, I'd love to see them and hear them, and I hate that Plant threw a detour 
sign on one of the paths they could go by, but this isn't a Battle of the 
Bands. Do what they wilt works fine for me.  Just as Plant's heart had to be in 
it, so does Jimmy's.  

Meanwhile, there's an imbalance in how people see this, seems to me. 

Plant's been in the music business for 40+ years, is gifted with a great voice, 
and thanks to Led Zeppelin, built-in public interest. As Steve says, I'm 
supposed to be awe-struck that he's capable of singing covers?   They are very 
nice, but if I see him say "it's time to move on" one more time, when all he's 
doing is exploring old songs and revisiting his fave Zep tunes, I'll hurl. 

Meanwhile, Jimmy Page, who is in fact a wonder, gets called "tragic" for his 
so-called failure to produce anything worthwhile lately (Led Zeppelin not being 
worthwhile, I guess), and the Plant Brigade is constantly needling about how he 
should produce something new, now.    ("If he can, snigger snigger."  Reminds 
me of that bit of RRHoF video where Robert asks Jimmy if he's capable of 
playing a certain part on guitar...  stunning in its cluelessness.) 

Nice to see Jones keep on keepin' on regardless, also.  I do hope they both 
provide a berth for Jason, too - he too, wants to build on what went before, 
and it's his birthright.

But if I were Page I'd be tempted to retire to a nice country estate next to a 
lake - he earned the right before half these people were out of diapers. 

Eddie, we're still going on about Plant because what he did is ugly.  There was 
a huge publicity push leading up to the O2 show: new releases, lots of magazine 
articles, iTunes launch, the new "official" website (now an official annex of 
manicnirvana), ring tones, a 24/7 XM radio channel. None of that could've 
happened without Plant's ok. 

After his flagrant lying in the summer about what was going on (so's he could 
see how he felt about it), the build up certainly did include enthusiastic 
words from him, if no firm commitment. 

Perhaps most important of all is the show itself. THAT was a band, firing on 
all cylinders - fans are not at fault for hoping it meant something. I really 
thought that blazing three story tall LED ZEPPELIN in white lights meant: WE'RE 
BACK!

Fooled me, didn't he? 

Why was the O2 concert in late '07? Why not schedule it for after the RPAK 
tour, when he could devote himself to it? My guess is, if Plant had nothing on 
his schedule after a one-off Zep reunion, he'd have to be emotionally honest 
and publically forthcoming, right then.

No; not only did equivocation encourage interest in his concurrent solo 
project, it gave him the chance to weigh his options, with no regard that it 
was teasing folks like a mare in heat. The stallion was rarin' to go and out of 
the gate - those who cheered are being childish, now?  We should all move on to 
higher ground, like His Highness (so high, most high...sigh)?

Fuck you too, Planty, is how I feel about that.  

Nech is right, this turn of events is a knife in the heart. I'm not going to 
say "thank you, sir, may I have another?" on top of it.