croquet'n'cocaine Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 Come Monday will Jason Bonham be the oldest drummer to have played with Led Zeppelin? Bonzo was 32, Phil Collins was 35, Tony Thompson was 31. Jason's 41. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdh Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 And who would be the youngest drummer? Jason Bonham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
croquet'n'cocaine Posted December 7, 2007 Author Share Posted December 7, 2007 And who would be the youngest drummer? Jason Bonham Good point, well made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAJones Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 Keith Moon, Simon Kirke and Michael Lee were left out of the equation but whatever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popeyedrums Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 Hey, this is a cool one, I believe that Jason is the oldest and was the youngest to play with ZEP. I do not think Moonie, Kirke or Lee actually played with all 3 living members but you all know more than i about that. From what I know, Moonie and Kirke sat in while Bonham was alive so I am not sure of that "counts". I know Lee played with Plant & Page but I am not sure if JPJ ever showed up to play with them for a one nighter during a tour. I would like to find out however so please "jump in" and post if someone knows. Thanks !! Pop I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAJones Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 Hey, this is a cool one, I believe that Jason is the oldest and was the youngest to play with ZEP. I do not think Moonie, Kirke or Lee actually played with all 3 living members but you all know more than i about that. From what I know, Moonie and Kirke sat in while Bonham was alive so I am not sure of that "counts". I know Lee played with Plant & Page but I am not sure if JPJ ever showed up to play with them for a one nighter during a tour. I would like to find out however so please "jump in" and post if someone knows. Thanks !! Pop I Kirke and Moon jammed with all four in the 70s. Lee, if I remember correctly, played on some of the songs they did at the RnR HOF jam with Aerosmith & Neil Young. Jason was not on drums for every song they did that night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirchzep27 Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 I remember seeing an interview with -jimmy page where he said -jason bonham sat in on drums for -led zeppelin at a soundcheck once....so -john bonham could go out and see how it sounded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RjK Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 Does anyone know the name of the guy that played the Tabla drums on the first album, his name escapes me right now ??? RjK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trashbag Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 I remember seeing an interview with -jimmy page where he said -jason bonham sat in on drums for -led zeppelin at a soundcheck once....so -john bonham could go out and see how it sounded. That was at Knebworth. From what I read, Jonesy could tell it was Jason, but Robert and Jimmy didn't even notice who was playing until they saw John standing to the side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirchzep27 Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 That was at Knebworth. From what I read, Jonesy could tell it was Jason, but Robert and Jimmy didn't even notice who was playing until they saw John standing to the side. yup, that was it. They were playing and didnt realize it for awhile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggie1971 Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 I remember seeing an interview with -jimmy page where he said -jason bonham sat in on drums for -led zeppelin at a soundcheck once....so -john bonham could go out and see how it sounded. I remember that too. I think John Bonham said that it was the first time he had ever seen Led Zeppelin!! Hmm, he considered it to be Led Zeppelin when his son was playing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBJ Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 If John Bonham really hated touring so much, and he did not pass away. Maybe Jason Bonham would still be the drummer for Led Zeppelin today in a Brian Wilson kinda of way. Jason plays live, and John writes and performs in the studio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 I remember that too. I think John Bonham said that it was the first time he had ever seen Led Zeppelin!! Hmm, he considered it to be Led Zeppelin when his son was playing! Good point...and Jimmy and Robert didn't notice for a while. While I fall into the 'It's not really Led Zeppelin without John Bonham' camp, I can't say it bothers me too much. I'm sure Jason will do his father credit. Sure takes guts to get behind the kit with those three guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
croquet'n'cocaine Posted December 8, 2007 Author Share Posted December 8, 2007 Anyone know approximately how old Jason would have been in this soundcheck incident? I believe it was at the Knebworth soundcheck, so Jason would've been about 13-years-old? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBJ Posted December 9, 2007 Share Posted December 9, 2007 I too feel that it is not Zeppelin without John Bonham, However Jason Could be the one exception to that. ( on a lot of different levels) Anyone familiar with Zeppelin's history and has heard the story of when they got together the first time played can surely find some similarity between that and the descriptions of the first rehearsal they had together for this outing. Who says lightning can't strike twice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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