Robert Plant

@dodgealum YES!!! I Love Plant but was always blown away by Bonham and Jones. They were the backbone of the music. When they showed up  the fight begins, so to speak. Their contribution to the band's tone was demonstrative and emotional on an almost guttural level. When they laid down the beats you knew someone was in the room. To this day, when Achilles Last Stand is played anywhere I get goosebumps.Call them what you will, they were the best R&R band ever assembled.

@n80 

Both at the same time?.....ah the good ol' days

" Takes me back to my college days while courting my first and current wife."

Regards,

barts

It was the 80s. It was Utah. What can I say?

Well, Zeppelin… Hmm as a drummer that had the pleasure of playing in a Zepp Tribute I can say I have a unique perspective on the music and the band. As a life long fan, seeing TSRTS many, many times at midnight movies I didn’t really get it. I never paid attention to the intricacies of the band and the way the songs were crafted. I will say this, JPJ hands down was the bedrock of the band. Page and Bonham both could get a bit lost in the moment, at times brilliantly, others not so much. Most of the guitar parts in TSRTS are overdubbed from the studio, I would love to hear the full original tracks. Maybe one day they will get released. I don’t listen to Zep as much these days, I spent 4 years essentially in a Zep/Bonham master class, playing that stuff is hard and fun but it dulls the desire to just listen. They were a great band, one of the all time biggest bands ever. Were they the “best”? No… others surpassed them easily. But their staying power says everything. There will never be a band like them again, and I can absolutely say those four kids and the way they played together was simply sublime. It was truly an honor to attempt to play those songs.

I own a copy of the Honeydrippers album and it is pretty good, but the first album with Alison Krauss, Raising Sand, is fantastic!  Well worth owning a copy.