DId Steven Tyler Try Out for Led Zeppelin?
Jesus Christ, it doesn't end. Joe Perry is still out talking in the
media about Steven Tyler. This time, Steven apparently tried out for
Led Zeppelin after Robert Plant passed on the reunion in 2008.
Perry shared the details of Tyler's ill-fated attempt to front Zeppelin, telling Classic Rock magazine, "Steven disappeared and I called around. Somebody said he was in London trying out for Led Zeppelin. It's something I've never talked about before. It's a kind of window into how hard it's been to keep the partnership together. It's not the first time things like this have happened— that's the downside of our relationship.
What is amazing about this, there would be no Aerosmith without Led Zeppelin. Tyler LOVES Zeppelin more than life itself. Here comes the interesting part,
According to what Jimmy Page told Perry, the rehearsals were "shambolic," with Tyler unfamiliar with the Zeppelin catalogue and under the impression they would be working on new material.
Perry added: "Page felt really awkward about the audition, but ultimately it was a group decision (to pass on Tyler)."
Uh, what? "Unfamiliar with the Zeppelin catalog"? I am not a big Led Zeppelin fan, and I am very familiar with the Led Zeppelin catalog. I don't really know what to think of this news. I can't decide if it is Joe Perry trying to align the public with his thinking of carrying on Aerosmith sans Tyler or just trying to tear Tyler down.
Either way the news was too juicy not to spread around. But like Aerosmith, Led Zeppelin can not replace Robert Plant. Maybe Jimmy Page can talk some sense into Joe Perry and have him abandon the hopes of a non-Tyler fronted Aerosmith.
Perry shared the details of Tyler's ill-fated attempt to front Zeppelin, telling Classic Rock magazine, "Steven disappeared and I called around. Somebody said he was in London trying out for Led Zeppelin. It's something I've never talked about before. It's a kind of window into how hard it's been to keep the partnership together. It's not the first time things like this have happened— that's the downside of our relationship.
What is amazing about this, there would be no Aerosmith without Led Zeppelin. Tyler LOVES Zeppelin more than life itself. Here comes the interesting part,
According to what Jimmy Page told Perry, the rehearsals were "shambolic," with Tyler unfamiliar with the Zeppelin catalogue and under the impression they would be working on new material.
Perry added: "Page felt really awkward about the audition, but ultimately it was a group decision (to pass on Tyler)."
Uh, what? "Unfamiliar with the Zeppelin catalog"? I am not a big Led Zeppelin fan, and I am very familiar with the Led Zeppelin catalog. I don't really know what to think of this news. I can't decide if it is Joe Perry trying to align the public with his thinking of carrying on Aerosmith sans Tyler or just trying to tear Tyler down.
Either way the news was too juicy not to spread around. But like Aerosmith, Led Zeppelin can not replace Robert Plant. Maybe Jimmy Page can talk some sense into Joe Perry and have him abandon the hopes of a non-Tyler fronted Aerosmith.
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