Page and Plant
Let us consider for a moment the aforementioned Page and Plant. It was
of course inevitable that someday, some form of Led Zeppelin would
reappear, and we have to be glad they're getting it over with. It's hard to
believe that they need the money, since the Zep back catalog continues to
move many units, but they must at least feel that they want the
money. And the ripple effect of the tour will inevitably cause the shifting of
many more units of said back catalog. Reviews of the shows concurred that
the Guy with the Hair and the Pudgy Satanist seemed to be running through
the classics with a minimum of enthusiasm, and who can blame them? Plant is
getting a little old for the leather pants routine and can't have been too happy
about the whole Coverdale/Page thing (Page recently attempted to create his
own Zeppelin franchise by recording with Plant lookalike/soundalike David
Coverdale of Whitesnake fame). Page for his part looks unhealthy and
confused after a long streak of failures both with solo albums and such
projects as the Firm, the Law, and Coverdale/Page. Page and Plant get a
special mention in the greed department for unceremoniously cutting out
bassist John Paul Jones and splitting his share of the proceeds.