Deborah J Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Great Review^^ I can't wait almost two weeks to go:-) Dazed and Confused- Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Experience Live at the Huntington Paramount Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperDave Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 Here's a link to my review of JBLZE from the 10/27/11, Englewood, NJ show! http://www.frontrowd...tails.php?id=70 Great review Dave. Good job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigzepfan Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 Thanks!!!! It was an honor to be able to breifly interview James and Tony! It was not a private interview, as it was during the meet and greet, but it was an honor and made for an extremely incredible night either way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deborah J Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 Another IMHO great and emotional interview http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/music/index.ssf/2011/10/jason_bonham_discusses_carryin.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deborah J Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 LED ZEPPELIN EXPERIENCE SONG REMAINS THE SAME FOR JASON BONHAM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators sam_webmaster Posted November 4, 2011 Administrators Share Posted November 4, 2011 Led Zeppelin Experience brings the noise By JIM BARBER QMI AGENCY Thanks to the miracles of modern technology, Jason Bonham gets to do something he would have only dreamed about doing a few years ago. He gets to drum alongside his famous father, John, the skin-bashing legend who made up one quarter of one of the biggest and most influential rock bands of all time: Led Zeppelin. The younger Bonham, who took up the drums as a vocation after his father's untimely death in 1980, has been touring the world with a show called Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Experience. During the song, When the Levee Breaks, from the fourth Zeppelin album, Jason turns around to the large video screen behind him, and his dad appears, and begins to bash out the familiar drum pattern that starts the song off. Together, the Bonhams play the song, as Jason's backing band churns out the chords, usually to an audience that is completely enthralled with this time-bending percussion duet. "I get the crowd to shout 'Bonzo' (his dad's nickname) as loud as they can. And I look back at the screen and say, 'Can you give me a hand on this one?' And all of a sudden he appears and that beat kicks in, and the whole place goes crazy. Everyone stands up," Bonham told QMI Agency during a recent tour stop in New York City. The tour is coming to Casino Rama this Saturday at 9 p.m. The casino is just north of Barrie, the hometown of Daniel MacMaster, who was the lead singer in one of Bonham's earlier bands, simply called Bonham. MacMaster auditioned to be the band's singer and co-writer, and helped the band achieve pretty decent success, especially on the first album, 1989's Disregard of Timekeeping, which featured the hit song and video, Wait For You. "I had this great piece of music with no title, and I kept saying this is going to be an instrumental. And the first thing that Dan did, he started singing over this instrumental while we were rehearsing. And he came up with this vocal hook, and I was like, 'OK, it's not going to be an instrumental anymore.' And that song ended up being Wait For You. And that was the first thing he did, at the first rehearsal," Bonham said. "He was this good-looking Canadian boy. He looked like a frontman from the moment he walked into the room. He was such a character, such a sweet, innocent chap when I first met him in 1988," Bonham added. MacMaster died in March 2008 from a combination of pneumonia and a particularly virulent strain of the strep A infection, in Thunder Bay where he was living with his wife, Tina McCallum, and two children. "Daniel was another tragic loss to the music world, somebody that was taken from us way too young," Bonham said. "He was a big kid. He was so playful and energetic and he loved music ... we reconnected about a year before he passed away, and we were writing each other. He was a fantastic man, and it was very, very sad when he died." When his father died in 1980, Bonham changed career paths. From an early age, he raced motorcross bikes, and fully intended to make that his career. When Bonzo died, then 14- year-old Jason picked up the mantle in earnest and began to work hard on his drumming and songwriting. By age 16, he had recorded his first album with his first band, Airrace. Then came the Bonham project, which included a second album, Mad Hatter, recorded with MacMaster in 1992. Bonham played drums for the surviving members of Led Zeppelin -- Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones -- at the Atlantic Records 40th anniversary gig in 1988. Over the years, he became a top skin-basher for hire, and worked with both Plant and Page at different times over the years. In December 2007, Led Zeppelin performed for the first time since 1988 at a tribute show in London, prompting speculation of a full-fledged reunion and tour. But Plant was not interested in a permanent reunion. Page, Jones and the younger Bonham did work together, jamming and writing material, but nothing materialized. In late 2009, Bonham saw the Beatles tribute show Rain, which utilized video screens showing old movies, photos, and included stories and anecdotes. "And that's when I got excited about this project. I wanted something that would be personal, and I felt I could use some old home movie footage and make it a personal show," Bonham said. "I feel very honoured that I get to go out and have a bit of fun in between my other musical jobs, and it's like my way of saying thanks to the old man," he added. "I never had a chance to tell him that I thought he was fantastic. So this, for me, on a nightly basis, is my way of doing it." John Bonham was known as a true party animal on the road with Led Zeppelin, and it was his hedonistic lifestyle that led to his untimely demise after a massive drinking binge. At home, though, he was John Bonham, doting father. "Every time he was home, 110% of his focus was on me. There was nothing to do with music at home. I was racing the bikes, and we would get up at 5 a.m. and he would drive me to the race. We had a whole different relationship than most people would imagine we had," he said. "But he was like two totally different people. For me, he was just fun to be around. He was a normal, everyday dad. And I tell the audiences, just because he played in Led Zeppelin doesn't mean he wouldn't make me go to bed on time, or do my homework. He was a real dad, a disciplinarian, because that was the way he was brought up, too ... And you especially had to mind your manners at the dinner table." John Bonham is ranked today as one of the top rock drummers of all time, and had a reputation for hitting the drums incredibly hard. The younger Bonham said this was all an illusion. "In the early days, it looked like he would hit really, really hard. You have to really check where he is holding the stick in his hand, and see that he's not striking that hard. For him, it was all in the wrist. He was really a jazz drummer that came into the rock world. All his influences were jazz guys." During a show by the Jason Bonham Led Zeppelin Experience, which also features Tony Catania on guitar, Stephen Leblanc on keyboards, bassist Dorian Heartstrong and singer James Dylan, songs representing each era of Led Zeppelin make it into the set list. Bonham said one of the reasons Led Zeppelin continues to be massively popular is that the band's music transcends time and even genre. "Look at Kashmir. Millions of bands have tried to replicate that vibe now. But when you are the originators of something, it's amazing. Who would have thought of having this Middle Eastern feeling track that ended up being so iconic. "And then you've got a soft, lovely song like All My Love. And I'm Gonna Crawl, which I still think is one of the most beautiful songs they ever did. And then you have something lighter like Fool in the Rain. "If they really wanted to, they could have written great pop songs. The songs are just good songs. They weren't afraid to try different things. They didn't say, 'Well this doesn't sound like us, so we can't continue writing it.' They just wrote." Bonham is also involved in another supergroup of sorts. At the behest of Kevin Shirley, one of the top rock/metal producers in the business, Bonham linked up with former Deep Purple/Black Sabbath singer/bassist Glenn Hughes, blues sensation Joe Bonamassa and keyboard sensation Derek Sherinian to form Black Country Communion, a no-holds-barred, kick-ass classic rock ensemble that has already produced two killer albums in about 18 months, and a chart-topping DVD. "We still look at each other and laugh at how amazing it's been for something that was just supposed to be a bit of fun on the side," Bonham said. "The first album took four days to record and the second one just 10. I really look forward to the next album. I think this is going to be an ongoing thing in my career, too," he added. For more information on Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Experience, visit www.jblze.com. Tickets for the Casino Rama show on Saturday are available at the box office, or through Ticketmaster online. http://www.thebarrieexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3357555 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperDave Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 Very nice read and quite interesting. Thanks Sam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deborah J Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 ^^ Thanks for the article Sam. Sunday cannot get here fast enough for me to see this again:-) Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Experience - Rama Nov 5 2011 Stairway to Heaven Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigzepfan Posted November 12, 2011 Share Posted November 12, 2011 From The Chance, Poughkeepsie, NY As ALWAYS they kicked ass! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigzepfan Posted November 12, 2011 Share Posted November 12, 2011 WIAWSNB from The Chance last night! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigzepfan Posted November 12, 2011 Share Posted November 12, 2011 And now.....for some up close and personal photos!!! http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.251279968254307.53424.148748878507417&type=3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deborah J Posted November 12, 2011 Share Posted November 12, 2011 Nice photos and thanks for the videos^^ Tomorrow night for me, exactly one year later to the date, and I am just as excited as the first time to see this again. Full review on Monday:-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ledzepfvr Posted November 12, 2011 Share Posted November 12, 2011 Thanks for the photos FRD..brings back memories of the show I saw last year. @Deborah....have a great time. Looking forward to your review Monday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperDave Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 (edited) Nice photos and thanks for the videos^^ Tomorrow night for me, exactly one year later to the date, and I am just as excited as the first time to see this again. Full review on Monday:-) Hope you have a great time at the show...not that I need to tell you that! Edited November 13, 2011 by SuperDave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 Hope you had fun last night Deb!! We are counting down the hours until Wednesday night's show for us!! Peace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deborah J Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 ^^ :-) I had a fabulous time. The venue was very small (1050 capacity) and it was only about 80% full!!!! I think the venue had a little to do with the turnout, (just my opinion).I was first in line and talked with a few people before the show. Spoke with several people who had attended a few Led Zeppelin concerts.There were people of all ages there. I currently do not have much of a voice, so hopefully by tomorrow it will be normal:-) I was really amazed at Dorian Heartsong on bass...he was fantastic, they all were!!! Stephen Leblanc was having a blast as well. I got a little emotional again during Moby Dick (cannot help it). Then Tony, well the man is just one hell of a guitar player and James was great on vocals. Standouts for me were In The Light, Kashmir, Dazed & Confused, but they all were great:-) Here are a few photos I took from front row. If he brings this back again to this area next year I would go in a heartbeat!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Stargroves Tangie Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 Great pics Deborah! I saw JBLZE earlier this year & loved it! (Ross Halfin doesn't know what he's missing LOL) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperDave Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 Some unbelievable photos Debbie. Great closeups. How long were you in line for to secure the 1st spot? So glad you had a great time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ledzepfilm Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 (edited) Was anyone from here there on the 12th? I was the small guy at the front row, right corner. Excellent show. Edited November 15, 2011 by ledzepfilm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missytootsweet Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 Wow Deb, those are truly fantastic photos!! It must have been an incredible performance, and a terrific setlist too. I would have loved to have been there cheering right alongside you (and so close to the stage!). Drink some nice tea and honey for your voice, and thanks so much for sharing. missy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigzepfan Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 They really do just get better and better every time I see them. Deb, what a great setlist at your show. Good to see they bought back Your Time Is Gonna Come. They didn't play it this time around at the two shows I saw....and Great Pics!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deborah J Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 Hi, Stargroves Tangie! I had to laugh with you on the RH comment:-) SuperDave! I was in line for about 3 and a half hours, talked with a lot of great people, weather was great so it was good:-) missytootsweet! Wished you could have been there as well. I actually have my voice back today!! bigzepfan! It was great. I asked the security man to get a setlist for me (both security men at the front were great), and the setlist was Tony's:-) I hope he keeps this going as there are a lot of songs to still be done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deborah J Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 Kashmir By Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Experience Live in Atlanta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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