Led Zeppelin to reunite

[viscount26]

Rock group Led Zeppelin to reunite
By Richard Alleyne
Last Updated: 8:55pm BST 12/09/2007


Their wild hair may be thinner and their snake hips lost to middle-age spread but the news that Led Zeppelin are to reform for a one-off concert sparked the biggest scramble for tickets in rock history.


The British band, who have sold more than 200 million albums, will play together for the first time in 19 years at London’s O2 arena in November.


The group disbanded 27 years ago
But with just 23,000 tickets on sale, albeit at £125 each, demand for seats is anticipated to be so high that the organisers have been forced to sell them by ballot.

Led Zeppelin’s mix of blues, folk and rock brought them huge success, particularly with their most famous song Stairway to Heaven, but they split in 1980 after drummer John Bonham choked to death during a drinking binge.

Since then guitarist Jimmy Page, singer Robert Plant and bassist John Paul Jones have only performed together twice.

They will headline a tribute concert to Ahmet Ertegun, the founder of Atlantic Records, who died last year.

Money raised from ticket sales will go to a music charity he formed.

Fans wanting tickets should register at www.ahmettribute.com. Names will be chosen at random.

The Godfathers of Rock:

- Led Zeppelin never released a single, preferring the long play album.

- Their name is said to have been inspired by Keith Moon, the late drummer for The Who. He was originally going to play in the group and joked they would go down like a "lead balloon". The "a" was left out of "Led" so that Americans would not mispronounce it.

- The band would hire entire floors of hotels and go on drunken rampages. In one incident John Bonham threw a number of televisions out the windows of the Continental Hyatt House hotel in Los Angeles, sparking a rock n' roll cliche.

- A version of Whole Lotta Love was the theme tune to Top of the Pops.

- Bonham’s drum solos at concerts could last up to 30 minutes, during which time the others would leave the stage. His drumming was so ferocious that he often broke his sticks and continued playing with his hands.

- Stairway To Heaven is the biggest-selling piece of sheet music in rock history. Over a million copies have been sold.

[Hickory Hill Hoff]

Originally Posted by viscount26

Rock group Led Zeppelin to reunite
By Richard Alleyne
Last Updated: 8:55pm BST 12/09/2007


Their wild hair may be thinner and their snake hips lost to middle-age spread but the news that Led Zeppelin are to reform for a one-off concert sparked the biggest scramble for tickets in rock history.


The British band, who have sold more than 200 million albums, will play together for the first time in 19 years at London’s O2 arena in November.


The group disbanded 27 years ago
But with just 23,000 tickets on sale, albeit at £125 each, demand for seats is anticipated to be so high that the organisers have been forced to sell them by ballot.

Led Zeppelin’s mix of blues, folk and rock brought them huge success, particularly with their most famous song Stairway to Heaven, but they split in 1980 after drummer John Bonham choked to death during a drinking binge.

Since then guitarist Jimmy Page, singer Robert Plant and bassist John Paul Jones have only performed together twice.

They will headline a tribute concert to Ahmet Ertegun, the founder of Atlantic Records, who died last year.

Money raised from ticket sales will go to a music charity he formed.

Fans wanting tickets should register at www.ahmettribute.com. Names will be chosen at random.

The Godfathers of Rock:

- Led Zeppelin never released a single, preferring the long play album.

- Their name is said to have been inspired by Keith Moon, the late drummer for The Who. He was originally going to play in the group and joked they would go down like a "lead balloon". The "a" was left out of "Led" so that Americans would not mispronounce it.

- The band would hire entire floors of hotels and go on drunken rampages. In one incident John Bonham threw a number of televisions out the windows of the Continental Hyatt House hotel in Los Angeles, sparking a rock n' roll cliche.

- A version of Whole Lotta Love was the theme tune to Top of the Pops.

- Bonham’s drum solos at concerts could last up to 30 minutes, during which time the others would leave the stage. His drumming was so ferocious that he often broke his sticks and continued playing with his hands.

- Stairway To Heaven is the biggest-selling piece of sheet music in rock history. Over a million copies have been sold.

They had 10 Top 100 singles released in the U.S. -
Whole Lotta Love , only top 10 (#4) 1969.....three others reached the Top 40:
Immigrant Song (#16) '70, Black Dog (#15) '71, D'yer Mak'er (#20) '73
& Fool in the Rain (#21) '80...thier last, peaked after John Bonham's death.

[Danzig]

kashmir is my ring tone--if bonham knew that, he'd roll over in his grave...

great, great band. one of my faves. if i had to listen to only one bands music for the rest of my life, it would be led zeppelin.

my favorite line from a song has got to be 'soul of a woman was created below'.

[Hickory Hill Hoff]

Originally Posted by Danzig

kashmir is my ring tone--if bonham knew that, he'd roll over in his grave...

great, great band. one of my faves. if i had to listen to only one bands music for the rest of my life, it would be led zeppelin.

my favorite line from a song has got to be 'soul of a woman was created below'.

My favorite Zeppelin song too...also fond of When the levee breaks & Hot Dog .

[The Bid]

Best song is all of my love.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Hickory Hill Hoff

My favorite Zeppelin song too...also fond of When the levee breaks & Hot Dog .

i love kashmir! great song, and has to be turned up LOUD! of course, the singing always sounds better after a few cold ones (my singing, not the band!!)..

[onebadbeast]

custard pie.

Originally Posted by Danzig

i love kashmir! great song, and has to be turned up LOUD! of course, the singing always sounds better after a few cold ones (my singing, not the band!!)..

This is scary.

ONe of my all time favorites LOUD.
I love those strings.. DA DA DUT

The high moaning/screaming from
Robert Plant needs to be taken on
a salty cracker.

[Mortimer]

Originally Posted by Danzig

kashmir is my ring tone--if bonham knew that, he'd roll over in his grave...

great, great band. one of my faves. if i had to listen to only one bands music for the rest of my life, it would be led zeppelin.

my favorite line from a song has got to be 'soul of a woman was created below'.

Oh boy!




Now that is a direct giveaway!

[Mortimer]

She will attack me with a prolonged period of her famous cold shoulder.






I really love that!

[Mortimer]

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

God I missed you.


.......Not really

rule-eng en leff-eng!!!





Oh it was all a rouse..I didn't really die.


I think Dannie is embarrassed having let her guard down and displaying what a naughty girl she really is.

What do you think?

[viscount26]

Originally Posted by Hickory Hill Hoff

They had 10 Top 100 singles released in the U.S. -
Whole Lotta Love , only top 10 (#4) 1969.....three others reached the Top 40:
Immigrant Song (#16) '70, Black Dog (#15) '71, D'yer Mak'er (#20) '73
& Fool in the Rain (#21) '80...thier last, peaked after John Bonham's death.

I never said they didn't have any singles. What I said was they never made a specific song as a single, as many others did. All their singles were taken from Albums

[GBBob]

Originally Posted by viscount26

I never said they didn't have any singles. What I said was they never made a specific song as a single, as many others did. All their singles were taken from Albums

What about that B Side..."Hey, Hey..What Can I do" ( I always forget the title)...That was never on an album, but does it qualilfy as a "Single"?

[viscount26]

Originally Posted by GBBob

What about that B Side..."Hey, Hey..What Can I do" ( I always forget the title)...That was never on an album, but does it qualilfy as a "Single"?

Bob,
Now I'm going to have to do some research.

[GBBob]

Originally Posted by viscount26

Bob,
Now I'm going to have to do some research.

It's not that important...honest..
Just love that song

Street Corner Girl

[Hickory Hill Hoff]

Originally Posted by GBBob

What about that B Side..."Hey, Hey..What Can I do" ( I always forget the title)...That was never on an album, but does it qualilfy as a "Single"?

Flip side of Immigrant Song

[brianwspencer]

This is fantastic.

I'm just going to drop a ton of acid and just pretend it's Floyd.

[Scav]

Originally Posted by brianwspencer

This is fantastic.

I'm just going to drop a ton of acid and just pretend it's Floyd.

If you can get acid, please inform me. Thank you.

Is the tour sponsored by AARP?