JBLZE19
Jimmy Sakurai
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Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Evening (JBLZE), The Fillmore Silver Spring, Silver Spring, Maryland, November 25, 2018
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Bonham and James Dylan put together in February 2009 what would eventually become Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Experience (JBLZE), a live homage to his late father's, John Bonham, genre-defining band. Today, the project is known as Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Evening, and a truer representation of Led Zeppelin's music you will not find elsewhere. Though I missed Zeppelin’s heyday by a few years and many thousands of miles, watching and hearing JBLZE seemed about as close to the real thing as I’ll ever get. Jimmy Sakurai’s playing, onstage demeanor and skinny guitar god looks are the spitting image of Jimmy Page, while Dorian Heartsong’s bass, along with Jason's impeccable drumwork, keeps the bottom end chugging along. James Dylan’s vocals capture the nuance and feel of the melodies without a sense that he's merely mimicking Robert Plant, but rather bringing his own power and interpretation to the songs' well known vocal inflections and phrasings.
JBLZE19
Jimmy Sakurai
.
Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Evening (JBLZE), The Fillmore Silver Spring, Silver Spring, Maryland, November 25, 2018
.
Bonham and James Dylan put together in February 2009 what would eventually become Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Experience (JBLZE), a live homage to his late father's, John Bonham, genre-defining band. Today, the project is known as Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Evening, and a truer representation of Led Zeppelin's music you will not find elsewhere. Though I missed Zeppelin’s heyday by a few years and many thousands of miles, watching and hearing JBLZE seemed about as close to the real thing as I’ll ever get. Jimmy Sakurai’s playing, onstage demeanor and skinny guitar god looks are the spitting image of Jimmy Page, while Dorian Heartsong’s bass, along with Jason's impeccable drumwork, keeps the bottom end chugging along. James Dylan’s vocals capture the nuance and feel of the melodies without a sense that he's merely mimicking Robert Plant, but rather bringing his own power and interpretation to the songs' well known vocal inflections and phrasings.