MUSIC NEWS - The never-ending Led Zeppelin reunion / no reunion continues. The latest news is that after Robert Plant's announcement that he has no interest in reunion tours with the band (see MNN report here), the remaining three members have recruited Alter Bridge frontman Myles Kennedy to replace him. The Brit paper, The Sun, reports that Kennedy is already in rehearsals with original band members Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones along with drummer Jason Bonham, son of deceased drummer John Bonham. Maybe the image of Mr Kennedy fronting the group will be enough for Plant to re-consider (again).
UPDATE 10/27/08- Music Radar reports that the Led Zep vocalist search is still on. John Paul Jones has now confirmed that an active search for a new frontman is continuing. During a music gear event at the Manson's Guitar Show, Exeter, UK, Jones said: "As you probably know, Jimmy, Jason and I are actually rehearsing and we've had the odd singer come in and have a bash. As soon as we know - which we don't - we will let you know. But we really hope that something is going to happen soon because we really want to do it and we're having a lot of fun, actually, just rehearsing." "Jason is actually tremendous... We really wanna do something and Robert doesn't want to do this, at least for the moment. I don't really know what his plans are. He really doesn't want to make loud music anymore. We do. I mean, I love acoustic music, but it doesn't stop me from turning something up. And what we've done so far sounds absolutely fantastic. When it does come, it will come, and you'll know about it," said Jones. He said that once a vocalist is confirmed, a tour would then be planned. Jones also stated that there could well be a DVD of Led Zeppelin's O2 show released.
So much for Twisted Sister's Dee Snider claim that Myles Kennedy of AlterBridge was on-board.
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