Led Zeppelin Reunion Question: Should They Really Be Playing Together Again
Tonight a reunited Led Zeppelin will play together again (minus deceased drummer John Bonham who will be replaced by his son Jason) for the first time in 40 years. Now while I wouldn’t blink an eye at selling a kidney for tickets (anyone willing to take me up on this can use the contact link on the right sidebar), I’m a little leery.
I think Led Zeppelin is one of the best bands of all time, but I also think they’ve benefited tremendously from the mystique that has come to surround their group which disbanded while in its prime. If they’d gone on making albums with declining public appeal and had faded into the fabric of pop culture as most bands do, would the have had that mystique? As much as I love their music, I’m not sure they would, and I’m a little afraid that a mediocre performance from an aged Led Zeppelin might burst the bubble of that mystique and leave people wondering what it is they liked all along.
I’ve got flashes of Jim Palmer trying to come back with the Orioles at age 46 and getting shelled by players half his age, and it isn’t pretty.
What do you guys think? Is the comeback a good idea?
















