Jason Bonham and his experience of Led Zeppelin!
by BabyLuvsTheBlues on 2010-10-29Hamilton Place Theatre - HamiltonRating: 5 out of 5This was not only a great rock concert, but from the time of his birth, it was Jason's experience of Led Zeppelin, the band, and in particular his Dad's. Jason remarked how, when he was 2 years old, he could hear the band practicing on the other side of Jason's bedroom wall... a little frightening for a toddler. It was exciting; about as exciting as being there with LZ. They're such pros. The music filled every centimeter of the venue. I had a good view of the band. The guy next to me was bomping in his seat but I didn't mind... I did too! The singer had sounds and moments of Robert... did a great job! The bass was booming. The electric organ was nice. The lead guitarist used guitars like Jimmy's (I loved the sounds) and the theremin and bow; and the guitarist was very talented. It's a wonder how Jason can make the sometimes complicated business of using all of the drum kit look easy and smoooooth. He worked hard and he rocked! Behind the band were early movies of Jason and his family; and some psychedelic videos... very colourful. Some concerts I go to are standing room only, but when concerts are presented in a concert venue hall, we sit, we stand, we dance, we sing. IMHO concerts should never be in sit-down venues... that's not really a rock concert to me... I like to stand the whole 2 hours. (I wish concert producers would put a ramp out into the audience so the band members could come out and play more intimately to us. I wish Robert and Jimmy would do that. Instead of the band being displayed on stage, they'd thrill us by being with us.) Along the way we screamed and clapped for everything and sang to Stairway. We brought down the house to bring them back to do an encore which they did! After the concert Jason autographed. A history-making tour! I'd like to have a dvd of this concert and one for the O2 concert I hope they'll put out especially for those of us who couldn't be there in person and for posterity sake. Jason mentioned being at the O2 concert, a highlight of his life. A little nervous, Robert said to him to have fun because they couldn't take that away from him! I love Robert! <3 Diane