This is what I meant in my post-call it something else with another singer and I'm board for whatever they do. No way in hell they call it Zep without Plant, but this could be a fantastic project without Plant and the right voice.
I think everyone enjoyed played together very much, waited to see what Robert thought and now that it's clear he's not doing it, they don't want to be held hostage and it's time for a new project to keep working together. Nothing wrong with that in the elast.
Robert was probably right to pass on a Zep reunion-it's too late for him vocally to pull off a tour doing that material. A damn shame, but accurate I believe.

Right. But I'm thinking more along the lines of Mick Jones hiring a bunch of younger guys and calling it "Foreigner." That aint Foreigner, IMO. If he wanted to call it the Mick Jones Band or even-- I dunno, "Starrider," then it would have some integrity. Without at least Lou Gramm, please! Don't even try it! Well, he did and some people like it, but hey, whatever.

I don't think Led Zeppelin will ever do another studio album and Plant's ongoing reluctance to commit to a full Zeppelin tour doesn't bode well for the future of Zep. Hey, we've got the studio albums and the DVDs...I'd rather remember Zeppelin as they were rather than them finally trotting out a full "Led Zeppelin" tour at age 70 and making fools of themselves.

Yes, don't forget The Who making fools out of themselves!

I'll flip that and say that I think a new album is actually a more likely possibility than an extended tour, but I'm not betting on either at this point.

I'm betting on a new album ... with Paul Rodgers.

Is it possible to ban Linda?

Page, Jones, and Bonham are certainly entitled to release a studio album - but I agree with the overall sentiment that without Robert Plant, they should not call themselves Led Zeppelin.

"Never give up the quest!"

I agree. And they shouldn't call themselves Queen without Freddie Mercury, Bad Company without Paul Rogers, Foreigner without Lou Gramm, Styx without Dennis DeYoung, Yes without Jon Anderson, Journey without Steve Perry, etc. I hope Zep are above these shenanigans.

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Here's the Olympics show. Assuming this isn't just a synch, the guitar solo sounds pretty good.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6jher ... live_music

I have this feeling that Robert Plant is never going to want to pursue a full Zeppelin reunion tour and/or album. I think it's easier as a longtime Zep fan to just get used to the fact that Zeppelin truly ended in 1980 with Bonham's death and that any kind of Zep reformation isn't in the cards.

In other words, Robert blows the wind out of the sails of the hopes of many. Jimmy, please start that official bootleg series I've been pestering you about these past few years. I'll try to be good.

Here's the statement in its entirety:

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss are currently touring the USA on the last leg of their 'Raising Sand' tour. They played a benefit concert in Oklahoma City for victims of Hurricane Ike last Friday; Austin,Texas last Saturday and tomorrow they play Portland, Oregon before finishing the tour in Saratoga, California on October 5th.

After those dates, Robert has no intention whatsoever of touring with anyone for at least the next two years. Contrary to a spate of recent reports, Robert Plant will not be touring or recording with Led Zeppelin. Anyone buying tickets online to any such event will be buying bogus tickets.

“It‘s both frustrating and ridiculous for this story to continue to rear its head when all the musicians that surround the story are keen to get on with their individual projects and move forward,” Robert Plant said.

“I wish Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones and Jason Bonham nothing but success with any future projects,” he added.

To me, the interesting part of that statement is the "two years" bit... even if it's not Led Zeppelin, Plant certainly seems to have something specific in mind.

It's a little disappointing, but I'm grateful that Robert Plant at least had the decency to set the record straight.