Apparently this past weekend was "National Run Your Listicle-ish Summer Concert Preview" for many of this nation's finer newspapers, as my RSS feed was stuffed with "top five" and "top 10" lists of tours and festivals from newspapers around the country. While they're distinct in their regional biases (the Seattle Times rundown is festival-heavy; the USA Today one sticks with nation-storming stalwarts) the writers share one thing in common: they really really like Robert Plant and Alison Krauss. Or at least want to sort of feel like they're at a Led Zeppelin show. Highlights of five summer show previews after the jump.
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After noting that the just-announced CMT Music Award nominees include rockers (or "rockers") Robert Plant, Bon Jovi, Huey Lewis, and the Eagles, the CMT blog says this is nothing to get worked up about. Really, Huey Lewis is just nominated for songwriting because Garth Brooks covered him (!). And Plant, of course, is there because of his duet with Alison Krauss. As for the other two? Well...
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Robert Plant on Radiohead: "What is this rhyming crap?" Robert Plant on the Red Hot Chili Peppers: "[like a] nursery rhyme." The Sun writer who got this tip is outraged at the thought of anyone comparing the Red Hot Chili Peppers to something as trivial as a poem for a sleepy child, but I actually think Plant's being kinda generous! [The Sun via ONTD / Photo: Getty]
This news may ruin Ian Astbury's day, but Robert Plant has told Rolling Stone that he'll be spending the first chunk of next year on the road... with bluegrass singer Alison Krauss, as the two team up to promote their album Raising Sand. Said tour may be a good way for Plant and Co., to save face, since according to those rumormongers over at The Sun, the version of Led Zeppelin that's currently in rehearsals is not letting its songs remain the same, thanks to Plant apparently experiencing the "voice change" part of puberty sometime in his mid-40s.
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Led Zeppelin is not going to give itself a license to print money by embarking on a world tour after its appearance at the O2 Arena next month. Robert Plant swears! Especially since he freely admits that other reunion shows the band has done have been "crap!" [Blabbermouth]
- The Van Halen reunion has been reportedly rescheduled to September, giving David Lee Roth just enough time to perfect his splits. [MelodicRock.com]
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