Celebration Day Guitar Book

Alfred Music has released a Celebration Day Guitar Tab book. The book "presents authentic guitar TAB transcriptions of the 16 classic songs that make up the (Celebration Day) set."

The book is a compilation of studio versions of the songs Led Zeppelin performed on their Dec, 2007 concert at London's 02 arena, not tabs of the songs as played on that evening.

Celebration Day Guitar Tab is available through Alfred Music, at Amazon or likely through your local music store.

Derek Sherinian on BCC

Keyboardist Derek Sherinian has been largely the quiet one when it comes to Black Country Communion, and interviews with him seem to be rarer than with the bands other three members, Glenn Hughes, Joe Bonamassa and Jason Bonham. With a new solo album coming out, however, he sat down with Bravewords, and managed to spill the beans on what's next for BCC:

Bravewords.com: Black Country Communion - what’s it like working with the voice of rock, Glenn Hughes.

Sherinian: “Glenn is great with his British wit. He’s the elder statesman of rock and it’s a real pleasure to tour with him. The last nine weeks (touring) have been a very smooth ride. I’d love to do more touring with these guys.”

Bravewords.com: True, but why only Europe? Why no BCC in North America?

Sherinian: “We need to do a proper North American tour. We just need to go out there and grind it out.”

Bravewords.com: It’s strange. The first album was great. The second album was better, but the band remains largely hidden from North America.

Sherinian: “It all comes down to demand. We’re selling a lot more records in Europe and the demand for us to play live is greater there. You have to go where the warm current is.”

Bravewords.com: What’s next for BCC?

Sherinian: “Well, we are putting out a live DVD from this last European tour for Christmas and the plan is to make a third record next spring and then next June (2012) we’re going back on tour, but I’m not sure where. That’s the rough sketch.”

The DVD we knew about, but BCC3, plus another summer tour. As I said in the podcast, it's the to come to parts north.

Jason Bonham touring with Paul Rogers

While waiting for Black Country Communion to release it’s second album and begin touring in June, Jason Bonham will not be lounging around the house waiting for the unemployment cheque. Bonham will be touring the UK with Paul Rodgers in April.

Rodgers, who has previously been with Free, Bad Company, The Firm and Queen will be touring the UK in support of his upcoming solo CD, his 31st album.

Joining Rodgers on the tour will be Bonham on drums, Heart guitarist Howard Leese and bassist Lynn Sorensen.

Rogers played the O₂ arena during the Ahmet Ertegun tribute concert, at which Led Zeppelin reunited in 2007, and later toured with Queen, fronting the band where the late Freddie Mercury once did.

Tickets are ₤34.50 regionally and ₤32.50, ₤37.50, ₤40.00 and ₤50.00 in London from Live Nation.

Tour dates are:

• April 15 - Black Pool – Opera House


• April 16 – Sheffield - City Hall


• April 18 - Newcastle -Metro Radio Arena


• April 19 - Glasgow – Clyde Auditorium


• April 21 – Manchester – O₂ Apollo


• April 22 – Nottingham – Royal Centre


• April 24 – Bournemouth – International Centre


• April 25 - Southend – Cliff Pavilion


• April 27 – Lonodon – Royal Albert Hall

Going Back To The Black Country

I am a messenger
This is my prophecy
I'm goin' back
To the Black Country

Black Country Communion predicted they would return to the Black Country, and last night they did. The world conquering heros returned with their first full show as a unit - a second show will go tonight in London.

They played a 90 minute set for 3,000 fans at a "famous old venue."

The first review is in by Ian Harvey at the Express and Star:

Not since the days of Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Judas Priest and, of course, the mighty Slade has the Black Country had a rock supergroup it can call its own.

That small oversight was well and truly laid to rest last night as Black Country boys Glenn Hughes and Jason Bonham introduced American counterparts Joe Bonamassa and Derek Sherinian to the Civic for Black Country Communion’s first ever full concert . . . where else but in the Black Country?

...Bonamassa, unleashed from his day job as the saviour of blues rock, was a revelation, clearly relishing being not just a band leader but a band member. He must have been relaxed because instead of the usual designer suit and sharp shoes, he was sporting jeans and trainers . . . still designer, of course.

It’s virtually impossible to pick highlights, such was the consistency throughout the 90-minute set, but perhaps special mention should go to the foot-to-the-metal Sista Jane, Bonamassa’s showpiece Song of Yesterday, and the extended workout of Too Late For the Sun, Shernian’s keyboards more to the fore than on disc.

My own spy in the building commented as well on Bonamassa and said the show was "...absolutely SUPERB!"

Tight But Loose's Dave Lewis is off to tonight's London show, so I would expect a very comprehensive review at TBL sometime in the next few days.

From city to shire
We come from the heartland
We walk thru the fire

We rise to the measure
The line in the sand
It's cold on the mountain
And this is our land

I am a messenger
This is my prophecy
I'm goin' back
To the Black Country

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Setlist

• Black Country


• One Last Soul


• Beggarman


• The Revolution in Me


• Down Again


• Too Late for the Sun


• Song of Yesterday


• The Ballad of John Henry


• The Great Divide


• Medusa


• No Quarter


• Sista Jane


• Black Country


• Burn (encore)

Download Robert Plant And Band of Joy

The Monday after Thanksgiving in the USA is traditionally as Cyber Monday.

Today, for one day only, Robert Plant's Band of Joy album is available for download from Amazon.com for $1.99.

Happy Cyber Monday Led Zeppelin fans!

BCC Returns to the Studio in January

The story that Black Country Communion would go back in the studio soon  is true. According to Glenn Hughes, as posted on his Facebook Page:

Studio is booked in LA for BCC 2 in January... good times people... its all about the music... GH

Hopefully a tour will follow later in 2011.

Them Crooked Vultures

John Paul Jones new vehicle, Them Crooked Vultures, with Dave Grohl and Josh Homme, debuted at a midnight show at Chicago's Metro. The show was at the lollapalooza after show concert. Reviews are coming in, and they are strong.

For the best information, head to Lemon Squeezings where Steve has an a comprehensive running post on the show.  The Chicago Tribune has the first Them Crooked Vultures review:

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The term “super group” gets thrown around way too often in rock, but in the case of Them Crooked Vultures, it applies...

...the music has been a mystery; none of the tracks has leaked on the Internet, and the group’s future plans are shrouded in secrecy. After debuting a dozen songs at Metro, the group made it very clear that it’s not only for real, but also has the chance to be the exception to the super-group rule... Crooked Vultures sounded like it was on to something fresh, invigorating and just plain nasty...

History tells us that super groups usually don’t last very long. But at least this particular one is off to a rousing start.

The full twelve song set list is also being reported:

Elephants
New Fang
Scumbag Blues
Dead End Friends
Bandoliers
Mind Eraser
Gunman
Daffodils
Interlude w/ Ludes
Caligulove
Warsaw
Nobodys Loves Me

The blog Hightower and Jones where even more ebullient about the debut:

Three words: Them Crooked Vultures. Five additional words: are the greatest band ever. On August 10, the Metro was sold out, the house lights went down, the audence screamed and Them Crooked Vultures made their debut. To call it the greatest debut ever is like calling Kareem Abdul-Jabbar a mere center or Bruce Lee a simple martial artist. To call it promising would severely downplay the talent of the band's members and the songs that spanned their 77 minute debut.

Holy cow! But tell us how you really felt.

Wyatt, the ZepCowboy, has some images of  merchandise, specifically the poster.



Also on sale was a t-shirt, which is also available online at the  Them Crooked Vultures merchandise store.



The trio also have an album scheduled for October 23rd release, titled according to rumour, "Never Deserved the Future."