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POLL RESULTS: LED ZEPPELIN DEEMED OLD HAGS WORTH LESS THAN BAG OF DIRTY SOCKS

 Thursday, October 11th, 2007 at 11:13am by

Things never cease to be interesting with these polls. We didn’t expect to find many readers willing to shell out $2,000+ on a trip to see Led Zeppelin, but come on, surely… ah, nevermind. Here are the results of last week’s poll, which asked “What is the Led Zepellin reunion show worth to you?”

  • “I’ll pay whatever it takes, it’s a once in a lifetime opportunity!”
    14 votes (9%)
  • “$1,000 + airfare + hotels is a stretch, but worth it for me.”
    8 votes (5%)
  • “If I could get a ticket at the $250 face value it would be worth the trip and travel expenses.”
    13 votes (8%)
  • “The $250 face value sounds about right, but the travel costs make it impossible.”
    53 votes (33%)
  • “Who cares? I wouldn’t trade a bag of dirty socks to see those old hags.”
    71 votes (45%)

Wow. Harsh words. But again, the people have spoken.

-VN

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  • Wayne

    I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: Democracy simply doesn’t work.

    I’m sure all these assbags voting “Who cares” are big Avenged Sevenfold fans.

  • Ryd1ZZ’s Mama

    I voted who cares and I’ve never listened to an Avenged Sevenfold song. Get your head out of your ass.

    The fact is, I wouldn’t pay to see those guys because I get the feeling I’d be disappointed. Maybe you have disposable income, but most don’t.

  • Doug

    This poll is influenced more by the “$” required than actual musical taste. I bet a good majority of the people voting enjoy and respect Led Zeppelin’s music, but the fact that one would have to pay extraordinary sums of money to see the band play songs that have been played on the radio for the past three decades is not one easily overcome by “respect for the founding fathers.”

  • Wayne

    Hmmm….two different reactions to my reaction, one of them very douch-y. Any guesses on which one is which?

  • TTquick

    “Wow. Harsh”. My thoughts exactly. Wayne, your on point bro. In 25 years the same people would gladly pay $500 to see Metallica reunite. Same shit to the over 30 crowd regarding The Mighty Zeppelin.

  • bobby

    Hey, that’s some accurate polling you did there. The site for Zep tickets received just under a billion hits in less than a week. This genius poll consists of 159 votes. Led Zeppelin are still, by far, the greatest, most influential and popular rock band that ever stepped on a stage. It has been my experience that, without exception, the few musical morons that try to dismiss Zeppelin, have a superficial knowledge and understanding of the band’s music at best. I have converted more than a few such former morons who were open and honest enough to dig past their preconceptions, into hardcore Zeppelin supporters and defenders. I will say this about the reunion, it is not, nor should it ever be called, a Led Zeppelin reunion without the late John Bonham, rocks greatest drummer and Led Zeppelin’s irreplacable engine room. What made Zeppelin so spectacular was the almost telepathic chemistry between those four musicians, Page, Plant, Jones, and Bonham. The second Bonzo died Led Zeppelin ceased to exist. The others knew it and displayed enormous integrity, class, discipline and loyalty in voluntarily bringing the curtain down on the largest entertainment attraction in the world and the greatest band in rock history, the mighty Led Zeppelin. As Charlie Watts, the Stones drummer said, “We will never see the likes of John Bonham again, not even close”. RIP Bonzo.

  • Rob

    Led Zepplin are great and everything, but A) it’s not like we haven’t heard those songs a MILLION fucking times and B) a big source of my respect for them was in the fact that they didn’t do the “reunion” thing after John Bonham died. They were a band who thrived on the chemistry between band members, and once any element in the equation was silenced forever, so was the magic. I get the distinct impression that although it’s ostensibly for Ahmet Ertegun (sp?), a dwindling bank account might have something to do with it as well. But mainly, why I cast my vote “Who cares?” was that what you will be seeing on stage WON’T be Zepplin without Bonham. You are being ripped off to see people you could see perform individually play together as a band that ceased to exist decades ago.

  • TTquick

    Rob, your facts are wrong if you think “a dwindling bank account might have something to do with” this one off gig. Here’s all you need to know…

    At the dawn of the new millennium, Led Zeppelin placed second only to the Beatles in terms of record sales, having sold 84 million units. Led Zeppelin IV is the fourth best-selling album in history, having sold more than 22 million copies, and four other albums by the band – Physical Graffiti, Led Zeppelin II, Houses of the Holy and Led Zeppelin – also rank among the all-time top 100 best-sellers.