RE: zeppelin-digest V10 #3599

["Steve A. Jones" <sonicremaster@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

>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!
 
Performers are not at fault for what their fans think...particularly when 
wishful
thinking is the prevailing mindset..

> 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.

Your entitled to your guess, but the fact is Led Zeppelin had two new releases 
to
promote, neither of which would have done nearly as well without the 02 hype...
 
> And no matter how you look at it, Plant USED the O2 Reunion to help his 
> Plant/Krauss> stint get off the ground...his "official statement" only came 
> out AFTER the hype ?
> finally started dying down..."
 
That's not the way I look at it. It was originally meant to be a short set 
which evolved into a full blown concert-length performance. Meanwhile, 
Plant/Krauss had
already got an album in the can and a tour lined up. The P/K hype drew to a 
close
with the end of the tour (coincidence? I think not) and he released the 
statement
in response to media speculation. No speculation would have meant no statement.
 
Steve A. Jones