Robert's funny, do the others get the joke? Try taking the piss out of Planty he's not so easy going then.

Is that your best shot at an answer ? I was trying to put forward a point of view i thought you might construct a reposte. Evidently not . Parties at yours, must turn into a riot?

A world where people respect fellow workers abilities and what they bring to the table and where "piss taking" isn't used as "only having a laugh mate " an excuse to be rude by the back door. Plant has over the last 30 years become steadily more sniffy about Zeppelin and his two former bandmates .He hides behind these tongue in cheek remarks but what grates is he never talks of them or the band that made him in complimentary terms The parking the car comment which started this thread is one of many small disrespects that don't forget,led to JPJ commenting publicly about "my friends finally remembered my phone number" So he clearly did take it to heart. Sorry to be so po faced .You see humour i see bad manners Too much of it in the world these days .

the assumption being that Plant is funny, which i say he isn't. the discussion is, why always the knocking of former bandmates by Plant in nearly every interview, which he attempts to pass off as humour. Seems as valid as anything else discussed about a band that's been defunct for over 30 years?

Plant has always considered himself to be the great wit and feels he can say anything about anyone without causing offence on the basis he is the "great" Robert Plant . Unfortunately others don't always get the joke Post Zep he developed a very lopsided view of the band dynamics . It became" me and good old Bonzo versus the other two pompous muso's". Strange man. seems straightforward but always playing games.

As i see it Zeppelin had awesome quality control that lead to a pretty much perfect run of lp's You have so much left over material from other bands because of certain factors 1 Other bands spent lots of time noodling about and discarding things which leads to leftovers 2 Zeppelin had a clear idea of what they were going to achieve before they entered the studio and got in and out as quickly as possible. 3 Everything was used up by presence 4 Most bands have a creative span of 5-6 years Taking this into account Page wanted to refresh the catalogue wanted to add value felt this portal idea was the way to go and didn't realise the hardcore fans wouldn't see it his way. Personally, while expensive i think the superdeluxe boxes are beautifully realised works of art the extra content is just that, extra, take it or leave it!

One of the most underrated British bands of all time. The songwriting partnership of Lea and Holder should be up there with Lennon and McCartney. They were never cool glam like Bolan or Bowie Their story is overdue a documentary hope it happens

But aren't we all to blame?I questioned a guy who had a local record store that was closing down ,he told me was sick of people coming in looking at product then leaving shop and buying on Amazon. The ones that really pissed him off were the ones that had the nerve to ask him why he was more expensive than Amazon. Doh!! to quote Homer J. If we all wanted local services we would pay local (higher prices) for the service they provide. We don't because its all about price and convenience.

You are correct about the digging down chillumpuffer, someone calculated there are between 400 and 1000 abandoned mini JCB excavators left under houses in the more expensive environs of inner London. Once the gyms and swimming pools are constructed they are simply abandoned! First world problems indeed. Hope JP succeeds the barbarians are not only at the gate,they have the keys!

Fantastic! it's a real grower.They updated zeppelin for the new millenium. The problem was Plants insistence on using Albini,more for the cred of it than any quality it might bring. Also an indication of where the balance of power now lay in the P&P partnership.I doubt Page would have allowed such poor production out the door in their heyday.