Not even close to sarcasm.

Bands these days can't play a guitar. So we're left with the old ones to do their magic.

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I'm with Hore. It of course won't be the same, but if one of them had to go, Plant is best. His voice is gone. Also, he and JPJ were responsible for Zep's last not-so-great albums, as Page was completely strung out.

I'm extremely excited about the tour - Zep is my favorite band. The album will most likely not be great, but I'll give them the benefit of the doubt. Page was responsible for their greatest music. Remember, Slash gave us the excellent "Slither" from Velvet Revolver after he dumped Axl & the boys.

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Actually, yes, they can. It's just that they're not getting the recognition they deserve.
I'm not shedding any tears over Plant. Even if he was still in the band I think it's a bad idea. My problem is that 1) it's been 30+ years since Paige did his best work and 2) his best work was done in conjunction with John Bonham. You could certainly disagree with me on this, but I really see Paige and Bonham as having developed into an inseparable musical pair by the end.

Anyhow, Jimmy Paige's guitar playing has always been far from my favorite aspect of Led Zeppelin; in fact, when I first started listening to them I thought I would end up hating them because I despised Paige's playing, as well as Robert Plant's voice. It took a while for both to grow on me.

But I'm glad a few people, at least, are defending Led Zeppelin.

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I'm all for a tour, but not the album.

Edit: To be honest I listen to Zep mostly for the fantastic John Henry Bonham. But, I'm an amateur musician so....

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i wouldnt really say that. have you heard of Shinedown? some great guitar in that band.
i also found that after i started to play guitar, i got a agreater appreciation for good guitarists.

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