問題は誰がドラムを叩くかだろう。ジョン・ボーナムの代わりを誰が務めるか。ライヴ・エイドではフィル・コリンズとチェスター・トンプソンが叩いたが、ジミー・ペイジもロバート・プラントも自分たちのパフォーマンスをDVDに収録することを許さなかった。勿論、フィル・コリンズの疲労のために演奏がアレだったということはあるのだろうけど、そもそもフィル・コリンズはボンゾとは全く資質の違うドラマー。さて、誰が叩くのか。
Led Zeppelin to reform for tribute gig
September 07, 2007 10:30am
Article from: BANG Showbiz
ENGLISH rock band Led Zeppelin are to reunite for a one-off concert later this year.
Frontman Robert Plant confirmed the news by telling a fan he was on his way to meet bandmates Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones to discuss the special show.
The fan, who asked Plant if rumours of a reunion were true, told NME.com:
"He said to me, 'How did you find out about this? Well we've got a band meeting about it later on. There's not a lot to work out as it's only going to be one-off gig.'"
The band will reportedly perform at London's The O2 arena in November for a charity show organised by promoter Harvey Goldsmith.
It has long been rumoured the legendary group, who disbanded in 1980 after drummer John Bonham died, would reform for a concert to honour the memory of late Atlantic Records co-founder Ahmet Ertegun.
The surviving three members have only performed together twice since Bonham's death – at Live Aid in 1985 and when they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995.
The group's 1971 song Stairway to Heaven has been repeatedly named as the best rock song of all time, despite never actually being released as a single.
However, the ballad is one of the most covered of all time and has been sung by a host of stars, including Dolly Parton and Rolf Harris.
Most recently, it attracted up to 70 per cent of the vote in a poll run by British radio station Planet Rock which asked listeners to name their favourite rock song.
Planet Rock presenter Mark Jeeves said: "The number one may be seen as a rock cliché but the truth is that it's probably the only rock song ever written that fans agree is a classic.
"After all these years, there's still nothing to touch it."
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22378060-2,00.html
