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Jason Bonham's New Band Black Country Recording Album

"I'm like the one up there representing the Bonham family. that's kind of how I should look at it," Jason Bonham told Spinner backstage at L.A.'s Wiltern, where he would later honor his iconic father, John Bonham, as part of Guitar Center's Drum-Off last weekend. The event is a competition for aspiring stickmen and showcases some of the world's greatest drummers, including Tommy Lee, Tool's Danny Carey and Billy Cobham, among others.

There's no question, Led Zeppelin is part of his family and legacy, an inheritance he proved worthy of when he so successfully filled in for his father at the band's O2 reunion show in December of 2007. But he says, breaking the hearts of millions of fans, that part of his life is indeed over. "As far as the big question, the big one, I think that one's come and gone now. But it was a lot of fun while it lasted," he says, echoing Jimmy Page's sentiments in recent interviews that the Zep reunion is not going to happen.

And like his bandmates that night, Bonham is moving on to new music. "I just literally went into the studio last week for two days with one person I'd done an album with before, very quickly, and then the other was a friend of my father's I got to meet later on, Joe Bonamassa and Glenn Hughes, and we're working on a new project with a working title of Black Country," Bonham says. "We just went in with [producer] Kevin Shirley and played riffs and just jammed for two days. And that's really exciting."

Bonham says the new group, which takes its name from the industrial area in England that he and Hughes -- best known for his work with both Deep Purple and Black Sabbath) come from -- is in fact a band. "We're actually recording an album, literally in that process of jamming it out and editing and putting together and going, 'Yeah, that's really cool,'" he says. " Joe just wanted to play guitar so with Glenn on bass and vocals, it's a power trio."

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Scott Mills

Black Country has a space between the two words.
It is not the same. Some monies should be exchanged, and let the music play!
I can't wait to hear this super group (two words).
Supergroups have a strange history ...... don't you think?
The latest Supergroup, I must say was, and still is most excellent,
'Them Crooked Vultures' should not be missed or dis-missed.
Also, Iommi and Hughes (Fused) is very good and it only had two 'big names'
By the way, who was drumming on that one?

April 04 2010 at 5:48 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Grahaminator

I say NAY!! If Bob Jones is the original then it is rightfully his! Onward BlackCountry fight for what is yours!

March 24 2010 at 9:45 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Ken Sease

My understanding is there is a band called "The Black Country" and a band called "Black Country" with Bon Iver, so it sounds like we have a butt load of bands with similar names. I say we flip a coin and call it good.

March 10 2010 at 8:57 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
steady freddy

black country did a show with The Cold Stares (www.thecoldstares.com) before they even had that name.
the name was pulled from a zep song black country woman, so sorry bob. without zep, there would be no black country period. I have proudly represented the people of indiana and never made out with john mellencamp. evan buyh.

January 21 2010 at 1:41 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
DAWG

BOB,

BlackCountry IS NOT BLACK COUNTRY. IT IS THAT SIMPLE. YOU LOSE OUT IN THE BAD NAME COMPETITION. [THERE ARE ACTUALLY 2 LOSERS]

January 16 2010 at 12:44 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Fabiano

In my point of view Jason should change the band's name. Congratulations Bob Jones !!!!!

January 15 2010 at 9:59 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Bob Jones (The real BlackCountry)

I would kindly like to state that, I am a member of a band called BlackCountry. The original BlackCountry. We have been a band since 2007 and would greatly appreciate if this band claiming to be Black Country would change their name. I will be looking into a lawyer to fight this if it proves necessary. We have a site on Facebook, and Myspace that should prove very helpful in proving our name has been BlackCountry for years...and we will continue to represent the name BlackCountry indefinetely.

Thank you for listening

Sincerely

BobJones of BlackCountry

January 15 2010 at 1:41 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply