Re: RPAK CNN article...

[Steve Thomson <zeppelin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hey, not all meds are bad. :)

The CNN interview was basically ok (and I have to admit that with time, 
I'm mellowing with regards to Percy. I'm actually kinda looking forward 
to the next album. I just hope it's more lively and adventurous than 
Raising Sand. The notion that RS is actually new or creative is 
laughable to me. It's the vanilla ice cream of music for God's sake!

What bugged me most about it is the notion and continued portrayl of 
those wishing for a Led Zeppelin reunion as a bunch of LZ diehards 
holding their breath. If anything, I find many professed hardcore LZ 
fans to be the most supportive of Plant NOT working with Led Zeppelin 
anymore. Every forum online where it's mentioned or every radio show I 
hear talk about it says the same thing. Plant should do what he wants, 
now where's that O2 DVD!? I will always maintain that the truly 
courageous, adventurous and creative thing to do would be to attempt to 
write and record with the O2 version of Led Zeppelin. Doing a bunch of 
Nashville covers with Alison, T-Bone and Buddy is hardly adventurous, 
it's about as safe as a Loretta and Conway duet! If that's what old 
Percy wants to do, then fine.

Plus there's the mistaken notion that those pining for a reunion are a 
minority. It's like I wrote this morning and in other recent messages, 
those massive numbers trying to get their hands on O2 tickets hardly 
constitute a minority of a few old LZ diehards hoping against hope for 
one last glimpse of their heroes! Sure, there was some of that 
mentality, but overall it was just an overwhelming feeling that seeing 
Led Zeppelin was much more than just a night out at a concert! The whole 
was so much more than the sum of the parts. There really were literally 
millions who wanted to go. Here's a band that's sold HALF A BILLION 
RECORDS! They changed the course of modern music. So I think it's a bit 
more than just a few stubborn diehard fans pining for the old days. 
Plus, we can't forget that a lot of that 1.2 million in sales for 
Raising Sand is due to that same group of people. Nech, as you and 
others wrote yesterday, you're ready for whatever music any of them makes.

So as I think I wrote in my first reference to the CNN article, instead 
of asking about diehards, why not ask Percy how he feels about the 
millions who'd rather he work with Led Zeppelin. The answer might remain 
the same, but at least the question would be a better reflection of reality.

Original Message -----
From: Nech <tytlane@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thursday, February 19, 2009 15:33
Subject: Re: RPAK CNN article...
To: stevethomson@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: FBO@xxxxxxxx

> I guess I'm overloaded ! ! ! !  Must be hte meds...yeah ,
> blame it on
> the meds...serves me right I should've been a little leary of
> Dr. BAdgely!
>
> stevethomson@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> > Nech wrote:
> >
> > > Don't know how this one fell under the radar...
> >
> > It didn't. I mentioned it a couple of days ago.
> >
> > Don't you read me any more? <sniff, sniff>