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Alice Cooper Criticises Robert Plant for Not Wanting to Reform Led Zeppelin
- Posted on Jan 28th 2011 1:15PM by Chris Cope
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Plant had recently reiterated his lack of enthusiasm for reuniting Led Zeppelin after their one-off show in 2007, stating that there is "nothing worse than a bunch of jaded old farts."
And Alice Cooper, of similar "old fart" age, has criticised the singer for "playing folk music" and not getting back out on stage with his old bandmates.
He told the Palm Springs Boxing Examiner, "I go out on stage and say 'turn it up'. I never get tired of playing my songs."
"They are just standing there. What is so hard? Jimmy Page wants to do it. John Paul Jones wants to do it. And they got Bonham's son, who is a killer drummer. All they need is Robert Plant. But what is Robert Plant out there doing? Playing folk music! What is he doing?"
Perhaps Alice Cooper's persistence and love of performing throughout the latter years of his career is paying off. As previously reported, Cooper was announced as one of the 2011's inductees into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, alongside fellow newbies Neil Diamond and Tom Waits. Led Zeppelin however joined the illustrious list of inductees back in 1995.
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Alice Cooper just keeps getting better. What a cool guy! Rock and Roll Hall of Fame wanted Alice and he demands the whole band be inducted with him.
As for the music and the shows, Iâve seen the both and there both great! But Alice in my opinion is better in concert all day long, he never disappoints. As for his music, it just gets better as I said before (New stuff all the time) now a days Led Zep canât compete.
I totally agree with Alice Cooper. The youngsters who think Plant is better singing wacky hindu songs instead of reuniting with the gratest rock band of all time show their ingnorance and immaturity as far a music history goes. The greatness of Led Zeppelin is greater than Robert Plant. He owes it to the Fans and the Art world to reunite.
January 30 2011 at 8:38 PM Report abuse Permalink +1 rate up rate down ReplyFinally someone has bitched slapped Bob
Someone had to do it. Time for him to wake-up
and just do one more tour. He's an old man now he doesn't have much time to please his die hard fans.
Some people know how move on with their lives. I commend Robert Plant for being able to do that and to grow into different areas. Another great example is Frank Zappa. Life would be boring if your creativity wasn't being explored and used in different ways.
January 30 2011 at 10:20 AM Report abuse Permalink -1 rate up rate down Replyi hate robert plant for refusing to reform with ZEP. He is a very mean spirited person for doing this to the fans of Zep, who have made a very wealthy man. He became rich because of the music of ZEP!!! I have no interest in anything he has done or is doing solo, lets face robert, you will never shine without, 'Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones,and, John Bonham, they made you a rock star! Your solo s**t sucks! Get off your high horse, and get down on your knees, and beg these guys forgiveness for being such an as***le!
January 30 2011 at 8:27 AM Report abuse Permalink +1 rate up rate down ReplyRobert plant could be easily replaced with another hot young singer, as there`s lots of amazing talent just sizzling à nd simmering out there,who could more than ignite Zepplin`s old flames!They should hold some auditions, which would certainly rival the waning ho hum American Idol show instantaneously! The judges could be none other, than the Zepplin band members themselves maybe, Alice Cooper,assorted old famous Heavy Metal and Rock stars, etc! Yay! Who wouldn`t just love to tune into a wildly rockin`reality show like that hey? Wow! Far Out Man!!!
January 29 2011 at 3:30 PM Report abuse Permalink +1 rate up rate down ReplyHey did anyone else see the BIG HEADLINE this morning about ALICE COPPER (yes, that is how the spelled his name). That was the key thing for me.
January 29 2011 at 2:22 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyYay !
Thanks to another observant proof-reader !!
Alice Copper is the Beast !
Seen Zep in 69. One of the best shows ever and I've seen alot. The bigger they got the worse the music got.Zep 1 and 2 the best. After that like the name they crashed hard. Too much fame & B.S. killed another Great Band. J.P. is the best of the 3 now for sure. I would'nt give you a dime for a reunion tour.
January 29 2011 at 1:18 PM Report abuse Permalink +1 rate up rate down ReplyI love music ... many styles of music ... not EVERY style of music ... You can't really criticize what each artist chooses to create ... Reunions usually work out , but not always ... Concert ticket prices are way too high today for ANY act ... All you need to do is watch recorded shows like "The Song Remains The Same" and pretend you are there !!
With a front row seat every time !
I've only read two pages of comments (I can't stomach any more) so if I'm repeating anything that was already said, oh well. First off, everyone in the arts steals, so if you're going to accuse Zeppelin of stealing, which they did, then you need to accuse just about everyone else of the same thing. Nobody is 100% original, but Zeppelin had their share of originality, and even the blues classics they stole were given new treatment. Second, every band from the '60's who has reunited (or are still active) are ultimately told to call it quits. Plant follows his heart, evolves as a solo artist, etc., and is told to reunite with his old bandmates. I worship Zeppelin, but I admire the fact that Plant is true to himself. Third, most of you people need to open your minds. While I worship LZ and a few other "classic rock" (God I hate that phrase) acts, I'm not - generally - a "classic rock" fan. My favorite styles are various forms of roots music, namely blues from the '20's to the '50's, with some exceptions thereafter. And how did I discover the blues? Through Zeppelin. Finally, "you are" is "you're" and you don't make something plural by making it possessive (i.e. "I love the blue's" or "Here are your photo's".)
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