Truth to Power

Ok, Zep mania can now officially cease

Ok, they played, I was against it (like anyone cares…), and from all accounts they seem to have been successful putting the paddles to the corpse that was Led Zeppelin.

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I frequent Steve Hoffman’s message boards, a gathering place for audiophiles and music lovers, and for months all the board could discuss was Zeppelin this and that, blah blah blah. Now I liked zep as much as anybody – when they existed. They don’t exist anymore. Plant, you made a great record with Alison Krauss- go tour with it. And Jimmy, take the hint and tour with Emmylou Harris. The two of you would be quite fetching with your silver locks.

As their opener, Good Times Bad Times declared:

In the days of my youth, I was told what it means to be a man,

Now I’ve reached that age, I’ve tried to do all those things the best I can.

No matter how I try, I find my way into the same old jam. </em>

Indeed.


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