seirios Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 First it was the way he trew down the mic at the very end of the concert that I saw, and it sort of shocked me. Then I saw him kick something off the stage wildly, towards the second part of Kashmir. The strange is that he's never been like that on stage... in the old days he was usually begging fans to stop using firecrackers and stop acting foolishly etc. Is it only me, or others (preferably those attending the gig) also noticed his slightly strange attitude? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iCraig Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 yea i dont know what plants issue is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarmy Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 I haven't seen the clips and I wasn't there. But one reason for a person to do this would be if they were absolutely disgusted with the show. Perhaps he felt like he was living out a lie (doing the show) and at the end, when he finally could release tension, he spiked the microphone. He said it himself when he discussed the thousands of emotions everyone was going through. Maybe on of his emotions was rejection and disdain. But then again, maybe he has doing a celebration dance to the kickass show he performed... Somebody ask him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAJones Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 First it was the way he trew down the mic at the very end of the concert that I saw, and it sort of shocked me. Then I saw him kick something off the stage wildly, towards the second part of Kashmir. The strange is that he's never been like that on stage... in the old days he was usually begging fans to stop using firecrackers and stop acting foolishly etc. Is it only me, or others (preferably those attending the gig) also noticed his slightly strange attitude? I presume you are referring to the O2 concert. If so, he gently kicked a beach ball off the stage. You make it sound as if he was on a rampage all night. Were you drinking that night? Now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorpann Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 First it was the way he trew down the mic at the very end of the concert that I saw, and it sort of shocked me. Then I saw him kick something off the stage wildly, towards the second part of Kashmir. The strange is that he's never been like that on stage... in the old days he was usually begging fans to stop using firecrackers and stop acting foolishly etc. Is it only me, or others (preferably those attending the gig) also noticed his slightly strange attitude? Back in 2003 at a Strange Sensation gig in Happsalu, Estonia he whacked a security guard on the head with a microphone for taking away a massive led zeppelin banner from a fan. That was funny! May be he just got more aggressive with age :-) Hey, it's rock'n'roll. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorpann Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 I presume you are referring to the O2 concert. If so, he gently kicked a beach ball off the stage. You make it sound as if he was on a rampage all night. Were you drinking that night? Now? Ooh, I was just stopped by 'flood control' on the forum, exciting... Anyway I think the reference is to the moment when Robert kicked something off stage during Kashmir. But that thing, whatever it was, was right behind Page and he didn't see it so it seemed to me like he was just kicking shit out of the way. And the throwing of the mic was cool to say the least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seirios Posted December 16, 2007 Author Share Posted December 16, 2007 I presume you are referring to the O2 concert. If so, he gently kicked a beach ball off the stage. You make it sound as if he was on a rampage all night. Were you drinking that night? Now? You presume correctly, as I posted the topic under "O2 Arena Concert, London". As to my drinking habits, I barely think they can do anything with Robert's actions on stage. I wasn't there on the first place, so I started this thread after having seen several times those clips on YouTube. As you may observe if you give a careful look to what I posted, I didn't state he was aggressive, I was just asking whether there were others as well who noticed that he was behaving differently than he used to. In my opinion that's far from a gentle kick and the throwing of the mic is definitely a very strange gesture and completely unlike Robert. Hm? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Goodman Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 I didn't get ANY negative impression at all. No anger, no smashing ... I don't even know where your getting that from. Here's the clip: Right about 4:15 he just tosses the mic to the side and then casually goes over and kicks the ball off stage (he did play soccer, afterall) I love it when Jimmy kisses his guitar and Jason bows to the other three. I loved watching this whole scene play out. Hey, Wolfman. Is this the ball that you caught? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seirios Posted December 16, 2007 Author Share Posted December 16, 2007 I didn't get ANY negative impression at all. No anger, no smashing ... I don't even know where your getting that from. Here's the clip: Right about 4:15 he just tosses the mic to the side and then casually goes over and kicks the ball off stage (he did play soccer, afterall) I love it when Jimmy kisses his guitar and Jason bows to the other three. I loved watching this whole scene play out. Hey, Wolfman. Is this the ball that you caught? I guess my popularity index suffered a fall amongst a few board members... No, it was actually something else he kicked off the stage during Kashmir - you didn't read my post carefully. As for the mic - I didn't say he was tossing it agressively, but it's certainly something he never did during the Zep-era, as far as video coverage can proove it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddot Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 he saw that Jimmy was concentrating on playing so he kicked the thing off the stage so that his band mate wouldn't trip over it ........obviously Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrios Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 he saw that Jimmy was concentrating on playing so he kicked the thing off the stage so that his band mate wouldn't trip over it ........obviously roberts attitude was robert's....having said that, i remember how he finished the show with song, and the last "lonely lonely....." was done a touch petulantly, or it seemed to me ...don't look too deep into the microphone thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCM Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 I guess my popularity index suffered a fall amongst a few board members... No, it was actually something else he kicked off the stage during Kashmir - you didn't read my post carefully. As for the mic - I didn't say he was tossing it agressively, but it's certainly something he never did during the Zep-era, as far as video coverage can proove it. He kicked a hat off the stage, it was right behind Jimmy and he probably saw that Jimmy could have backed up on it and tripped or fallen.. Just one mate looking after the other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAJones Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 (edited) He kicked a hat off the stage, it was right behind Jimmy and he probably saw that Jimmy could have backed up on it and tripped or fallen.. Just one mate looking after the other. So his "attitude" was neither fierce nor nervous, as the thread title implies. It's almost, but not quite amusing how people read into his every word and deed. More often than not, incorrectly so. Edited December 16, 2007 by SteveAJones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stratcat Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 From the clips I have seen, Robert Plant was the gentlemen he has always been. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE FIRST LEDZEP Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 Robert's performance was great. There was no temper or anger that he was playing with Zep again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plantocometoamerica Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 I presume you are referring to the O2 concert. If so, he gently kicked a beach ball off the stage. You make it sound as if he was on a rampage all night. Were you drinking that night? Now? im pretty sure it was a hat someone threw on stage that landed behind page. im sure robert kicked it off so jimmy wouldnt slip on it and hurt himself since jimmy didnt see it back there. as for the mic slam, i didnt see that yet. just my opinion on the incident. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternal light Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 First it was the way he trew down the mic at the very end of the concert that I saw, and it sort of shocked me. Then I saw him kick something off the stage wildly, towards the second part of Kashmir. The strange is that he's never been like that on stage... in the old days he was usually begging fans to stop using firecrackers and stop acting foolishly etc. Is it only me, or others (preferably those attending the gig) also noticed his slightly strange attitude? I've seen him like that before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternal light Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 I guess my popularity index suffered a fall amongst a few board members... No, it was actually something else he kicked off the stage during Kashmir - you didn't read my post carefully. As for the mic - I didn't say he was tossing it agressively, but it's certainly something he never did during the Zep-era, as far as video coverage can proove it. Video didn't catch everything; he can get passionate sometimes about things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternal light Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 yea i dont know what plants issue is. I do; he's always been that way. Reminds me of my cat; he purrs for awhile and then, make way for the wild cat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemonsqueeze Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 I didn't get ANY negative impression at all. No anger, no smashing ... I don't even know where your getting that from. Here's the clip: Right about 4:15 he just tosses the mic to the side and then casually goes over and kicks the ball off stage (he did play soccer, afterall) I love it when Jimmy kisses his guitar and Jason bows to the other three. I loved watching this whole scene play out. Hey, Wolfman. Is this the ball that you caught? Hey- Thanks for pointing out Jason's bow to the 3 originals. I had checked out that clip earlier, but must have quit watching before that truly moving moment! What a class act he is! Gave me the chills watching the second time... God knows I wish I had been there!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel With A Broken Wing Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 I do; he's always been that way. Reminds me of my cat; he purrs for awhile and then, make way for the wild cat. yes he saw that Jimmy was concentrating on playing so he kicked the thing off the stage so that his band mate wouldn't trip over it ........obviously ddot, could you please shrink the size of your lovely sig photo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irg82 Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 The way he dropped the mic was awesome. No final (verbal) goodbyes, just drops the mic, and they leave. I thought it was cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IGG Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 The way he dropped the mic was awesome. No final (verbal) goodbyes, just drops the mic, and they leave. I thought it was cool. That's kind of the way I thought it was too....kind of a "I left it all out on the stage this night" type of thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kindwoman Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 Robert's always fierce. . .even when he's being perfectly charming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MightyZep Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 (edited) I remember watching Robert at a Stange Sensation concert in 2005 in Dallas, Tx. Some groupie, or fan, threw a bra and higheels on the stage and he grabbed them and took off with them across the stage. It was f***in hilarious. He was great that night like always! The mic and hat thing is just Robert being Robert! He can do what he feels like doing because he works the stage like no other frontman ever has. Lighten up, he was having a great time! Edited December 16, 2007 by MightyZep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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