Percy Plant - In Throught The Back Door

So, Robert ‘Percy’ Plant has put the final nail in the coffin of any possibility Led Zeppelin may well do one last tour. What a fucking shithouse! As you all well know, I, and probably all of you guys who read this Blog, are massive fans of Zeppelin and have been since I was in school (once again: cue Hovis music) We will probably never ever get a chance to see them live mainly because of the fact that zillions of people applied for their tribute to Elmert at the O2 last year. The gig produced amazing stories of what some people were prepared to do (and did) to get their hands on one of these tickets. I vaguely remember someone selling his house in New Zealand. Indeed these are stories of real desperation of people who are willing to go just that little bit too far for my liking, but something about that concert and Zeppelin’s current touring dilemma really fucking pissed me off! I remember applying for a ticket to the O2 concert and many many other competitions and being turned down, but when watching reports of it on one of the mainstream news channels, it showed pictures of the hated VIP’s making their entrance through the back door (how apt). Theta really pissed me off. I mean Jamie Callum, Niomi Campbell & some twat off Blue Peter!!!!!!!!!! WHAT THE FUCK!! I wonder how many Led Zep albums Niomi Campbell has in her record collection? Maybe we could bombard her website eh? Cyber bullies …. GOOOOOOOOO!!! Another thing that has pissed me off is obviously Plant’s decision not to tour when it is plainly obvious that Page, Jones & Jason Bonham are ready, waiting and chomping at the bit. In case you didn’t know Plant is currently touring (still) with female singer Alison Kruass. They released an album 2 years or so back called ‘Raising Sand’. Now, if you believe everything that come out of the annoying Jool Holland’s mouth you will probably think it was the greatest album ever written. Sadly … it’s not. Now, I know people’s attitudes towards music changes when you get older and some people (me included) can’t be arsed playing live anymore, but led Zeppelin WERE Led Zeppelin. They were larger than life! They raised the bar when it came to touring. They were one of the greatest rock and roll bands in the world and most of all they had (and still do) a massive fan base. When they toured, they TOURED!! They visited countless countries and did tours of America, South America, Europe & Asia. But, their music is still listened to today by people of all ages. Most of the people who do listen to them are way too young to have ever gotten a chance to see them play, but they still buy re-released albums such as ‘The BBC Sessions’ or ‘Re-Masters’ which people buy with their hard-earned money. Plant’s decision to continue playing with Krauss and to snub the genuine Zeppelin fans who have made him the massive international star he is today is quite simply not fair! So, come on ‘Percy’, you’ve still got the blonde locks so don’t you think it’s time you shook your wig again? And if by the slightest chance you are reading this: grow your fucking bollocks back, tell that fucking bird to do one and get back together with the boys!! Mol