Comments on: ZEPPELIN! Well, sorta.

ZEPPELIN! Well, sorta.

jbickers — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 07:42:45 -0800

The Bonnaroo lineup announcement is always a big deal, but this morning's was especially exciting because according to the Associated Press and any number of news outlets, the reunited Led Zeppelin would be headlining. Trouble is, it's not true. It's all-girl cover-band Lez Zeppelin.

The Chicago Sun-Times had a rather lengthy piece about the would-be reunion, which has been pulled in the last hour or so. Interestingly, Robert Plant is going to be there anyway (performing with Allison Krauss), so who knows what might happen?

By: mikeo2

mikeo2 — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 07:47:56 -0800

Sounds like another fine piece of reporting by the AP.

By: stagewhisper

stagewhisper — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 07:50:08 -0800

Well, "oops". I recently was sitting next to Steph Paynes (the guitarist and founder of Lez Zepplin) on the subway one night. She was either in transit to or from a gig or rehearsal, and she was unconsciously air guitaring to her ipod. I snuck a peek during the ride from downtown to uptown as she scrolled through her itunes, and sure enough, her entire collection appeared to be entirely Led Zepplin. That's commitment.

By: stagewhisper

stagewhisper — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 07:54:22 -0800

I am trying to sneak a comment in from work, and what I get for my effort are lots of typos. Apologies.

By: rocket88

rocket88 — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 08:03:32 -0800

Lez Zeppelin got higher billing than Little Feat? WTF?

By: krinklyfig

krinklyfig — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 08:06:45 -0800

rocket88 writes "Lez Zeppelin got higher billing than Little Feat?" Well, Little Feat is great, but it's really not the same band since Lowell George died.

By: shothotbot

shothotbot — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 08:09:46 -0800

The site linked to is not great, here is their myspace page, with play-by-default mp3s built right in.

By: illuminatus

illuminatus — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 08:17:36 -0800

They will never match their 2006 lineup... though I see they did bring back some of the best acts from that year...

By: illuminatus

illuminatus — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 08:18:20 -0800

And I see they have at least PART of Led Zeppelin there... Robert Plant and Alliscon Krause :)

By: thanotopsis

thanotopsis — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 08:21:01 -0800

They are actually not that bad. The lead singer takes a good pass at Plant's growl and scream. I wouldn't mind seeing them live. Besides...lesbians.

By: Diskeater

Diskeater — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 08:32:41 -0800

Yeah, I don't think Bonnaroo can ever match the greatness that was 2006. Plus....Metallica? What the hell?

By: dobbs

dobbs — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 08:42:10 -0800

Pearl Jam, Metallica, The Allman Brothers, Robert Plant... what fuckin' year is it again?

By: srboisvert

srboisvert — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 08:47:37 -0800

Rockers with walkers. What no grandpa petty and heatbreakers with pacemkers?

By: Dr-Baa

Dr-Baa — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 08:56:41 -0800

Yeah, but there are some good non-geriatric bands in the non-headliners. !!!, Broken Social Scene, Gogol Bordello, Minus the Bear, etc.

By: friendlyjuan

friendlyjuan — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 09:09:02 -0800

Seems that every year the line up gets more diverse. I went in 2004 and had a blast, but then it was mostly just hippie bands mixed with a few surprises. This coming year should be interesting. I wish I could be there next summer just to see the mighty Mastodon slay a bunch of crunchy hippies. That would be awesome. Looking over the rest of the line up, I must say they have a pretty good selection of bands. Too bad I'm in Oregon or I would think about getting some tix.

By: mecran01

mecran01 — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 09:30:04 -0800

a picture! of Lez Zeppelin! They look like a great band! (warning: huge)

By: alicesshoe

alicesshoe — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 09:37:46 -0800

So AP never heard of Lez Zeppelin. Neither did I. There are plenty led zep cover bands, lordy. I doubt Robert Plant joins in his old band cover band, wouldn't want to upstage the lead singer, :) , besides, he'll be promoting his work with Alison Krauss, which I love. Seems Coachella has some duplication. Yeah, what the hell year Is it¿ Roger Waters performing Dark Side of the Moon, Portishead./ Kraftwerk./ ... talk about trying to cover all Ur bases. $$Grab.

By: heeeraldo

heeeraldo — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 09:49:29 -0800

The Sasquatch festival has the Cure and REM rumored to head the 2008 lineup. Last year, it was Arcade Fire and Bjork. Also, I'm sort of surprised it's not all Radiohead all over the place, seeing as they're touring this summer.

By: eyeballkid

eyeballkid — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:01:54 -0800

What no grandpa petty and heatbreakers with pacemkers? Too tired out after that RED HAWT Super Bowl performance.

By: Bathtub Bobsled

Bathtub Bobsled — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:03:18 -0800

Plus...Metallica? What the hell? Probably because of the enormous success of their St Anger laser light show. pfft...

By: mike3k

mike3k — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:31:07 -0800

That's an awesome lineup. I'd love to see M.I.A., Sigur Ros, Gogol Bordello, Ozomatli, Orchestra Baobab, and Vampire Weekend.

By: Afroblanco

Afroblanco — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:31:08 -0800

I love how, on the Coachella flyer, they assure you that Roger Waters will be "performing Dark Side of the Moon." I guess they figured that it would take up too much room to print the full warning : LADIES AND GENTLEMEN : ROGER WATERS WILL BE PERFORMING THE STUFF THAT YOU KNOW, AND NOT HIS PREACHY SOLO STUFF although, to be fair, I actually like Amused to Death.

By: frecklefaerie

frecklefaerie — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 11:13:13 -0800

I saw Lez Zepplin in 2006 in the State Theatre in VA. The guitarist was fucking amazing, had the crowd eating out of her hand. It was a pretty good show, though some of the patrons were dicks.

By: shmegegge

shmegegge — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 11:14:40 -0800

a picture! of Lez Zeppelin! They look like a great band! (warning: huge) posted by mecran01 at 12:30 PM on February 6 out of curiosity, what does a great band look like?

By: dirtynumbangelboy

dirtynumbangelboy — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 11:22:46 -0800

Apparently a great band looks like hot lesbians?

By: Item

Item — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 12:18:37 -0800

So Lez Zeppelin is this millennium's Dread Zeppelin, huh?

By: tommasz

tommasz — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 13:10:23 -0800

Cover band as headliner? Someone's jumped the shark.

By: box

box — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 13:11:22 -0800

I can think of more than a few terrible bands that look like hot lesbians.

By: Benjy

Benjy — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 13:39:49 -0800

I can't believe Metallica is playing. Well I can--I went to Bonnaroo last year, and for all it's "Hippie jam band feel good" reputation, it seemed mostly like drunk/stoned/somewhat angry fratboys. I went expecting "Peace, Love, Rock n' Roll" and came out with a slashed tire, someone trying to break my windshield with a stick/near fight, and the general impression that I was about three years late to the party. Flaming Lips still kicked my ass, though.

By: sonic meat machine

sonic meat machine — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 16:01:15 -0800

shmegegge, a great band looks like this.

By: RobotVoodooPower

RobotVoodooPower — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 16:33:34 -0800

Lez Zepp actually rawcks. Their singer is their kinda-weak part (their former singer was a little more plant-like) but the rest of the band is massive. The bass player even plays some competent keyboards.

By: jonmc

jonmc — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 16:46:52 -0800

Pearl Jam, Metallica, The Allman Brothers, Robert Plant... what fuckin' year is it again? A good year.

By: oats

oats — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 17:46:53 -0800

FWIW, the rumor that Led Zeppelin were going to reunite and headline Bonaroo was going around as early as mid-January (possibly much longer, but that's when I heard it). Dunno if it was maliciously started or merely someone's hopeful speculation.

By: oaf

oaf — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 17:28:32 -0800

ZEPPELIN!