Have you heard of this all-lesbian Zeppelin cover band called Lez Zeppelin?



I saw them recently, and had a mixed reaction.

The good: The Jimmy Page woman was great. Dressed the part, acted the part, and, most impressive of all, played the part. As in played almost every note exactly like Page himself did. She even broke out the...

as well as the "you know those guitars that are like...double guitars?" guitar, which I guess I didn't get a shot of. The Bonham woman was a hard-hitter who also played her parts ovaries-on, but, like everyone except Page, didn't dress like a British guy from the seventies. As in most band reviews, this one will tell you that the bass player, the female John Paul Jones, was, uh, pretty good. Can't complain. And the Robert Plant lady was a really talented singer.

The bad: Okay, if you're gonna be a Zeppelin cover band, you better make a group decision on whether or not you're gonna go all out, looks-wise. I guess they figure the lesbian thing is the real gimmick, and as long as they play Zeppelin songs, nobody's gonna ask much more of them. But why wouldn't a person--any person--want to dress up like Robert Plant? Actually, she was wearing a pair of jeans and a simple black top, which Plant has been known to wear. But they weren't seventies-style jeans. And she didn't even have blond hair. Or curly hair. That stuff's no big deal, though. What bothered me was that she didn't sing in that real primal scream-style of Plant's. Her voice was more like Christina Aguilera's or something. Between that and the way she'd gesture at the crowd with her hand up in the air like a drunken sorority chick at a karaoke bar, it almost felt at times like I was watching Avril Levine's band do a one-off Zeppelin cover. I don't know, maybe you have to be born with a voice like Robert Plant's. (Or exchange your soul for one.) She also seemed a little uncomfortable up there. (Which is where a blond wig and an over-the-top outfit would come in handy.)And when you play "Whole Lotta Love" a little too fast, it sounds like rap-metal.

But it was cool to hear a bunch of Zeppelin songs live. I don't think I'd ever seen a cover band before this one. Not even those midgets who play Kiss songs.


They played most of the classics. Except for "Stairway." The highlight was the fifteen-minute "Dazed & Confused."

I really liked the show. It was fun. The singer can only get better with her Plant mannerisms and style. If you want to hear Zeppelin songs live, I'd definitely recommend these ladies over some middle-aged wanker dudes pretending to be Zeppelin because they've got nothing else going for them in their lives, whom I just assume make up all other Zeppelin cover bands.

I read that there's also an AC/D-She. And a Cheap Chick. I don't know if those are all-lesbian groups or just all-female.

Hopefully, by the time you read this, Theo will be signed.