David Coverdale, of Whitesnake fame, is urging Jimmy Page to use guest vocalists for the so-called Led Zeppelin "reunion" tour. Paige is planning to tour as Led Zeppelin without Robert Plant and is reportedly auditioning singers. Coverdale, presumably, wants the gig.
Blech. There's no way. The idea of a decrepit Coverdale prancing around on stage, trying to sing "Communication Breakdown" makes us want to weep. The best course is to pluck the the lead singer from some Led Zep tribute band, ala Marky Mark's Rock Star." But if any aging rocker is going to "replace" Robert Plant, it should be Jack Russell, lead singer for the 80's hair metal band Great White. Check out their note-for-note, inflection-for-inflection remake of "Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You."
Soundgraden singer Chris Cornell
with a solo acoustic "Thank You."
The underrated Four Non-Blondes with a seductive, but
respectful version of "Misty Mountain Hop"
Stone Temple Pilots, a band which could have given us so
much more, with a fairly tepid rendition of "Dancing Days."
We'll close with a very rare, very early (1988) Nirvana
performance of "Immigrant Song"
Thursday, December 18, 2008
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