What the Hell Ever Happened to Dread Zeppelin???

[Baird6869]

Remember Dread Zeppelin from abour 20 years ago? They were a Led Zep cover band that had a couple of albums. The singer was named Tortelvis and was an elvis impersonator.

Craziest stuff I have ever heard but actually pretty neat. A reggae cover band playing Zep covers with an Elvis impersonator as a singer (singing Zep like Elvis).

I just downloaded a few of the tunes and have been laughing my ass off! Black Dog is particularly good!

Good times!

 

[anderbass]

Dread Zeppelin's bassist (knarleybass) is a T/B member.
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/member.php?u=55446

 

[T-Bird]

Hi.

Fun band. I saw 'em in the late 80's early 90's, can't really remember when , on a midsummers party here in Finland and liked the band enough to buy an album.

Wow, didn't know knarleybass is their bassist, but then again there's probably quite a lot of bassplayers in TB that have played or play in famous bands, but don't make a constant fuzz about it.

Recommended listening to everyone Dread Zeppelin is IMO.

Regards
Sam

 

[bassteban]

I dug 'em, though I didn't buy any of their music(sorry, knarley ). Very cool concept.

 

[iriegnome]

Pretty Cool sound. I liked the Zeplin/Elvis/Raggae thing. I should not have worked, but it really did.

 

[lunarpollen]

I plan to start a Yardbirds cover band but doing the songs in old school ska and rocksteady style, and with a young suave Elvis impersonator singing lead vocals. We'll be called the Rudebirds....

 

[Mon Rominee]

Whadda co-inky-dink...he started a thread yesterday in OT

http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=409949

 

[J.D.B.]

Try the new one: Bar Coda. Not much new ground, but good! Really cool, especially after a few listens: Deja Voodoo. Way cool arrangements.
Josh

 

[fretlessspence]

The original drummer ''cheese'' aka curt plays in a local cover band named the bureaucats. most of the band members are city or state lawyers, elected officials or municipal employees, hence the name.

 

[Lazylion]

I've seen hundreds of bands live, and Dread Zeppelin is one of the very most entertaining acts ever! Definitely in my top 5. After each time I saw them, my sides ached from laughing.
If you want the latest, they do have a website...

 

[snappytom]

Saw them once when living in L.A. probably around 1988. Walked into the famous Palomino Club in the Valley one night and my jaw hit the floor 2 steps into the door by what I heard and saw ..... simply outrageous.
They put on a fabulous show and sounded really good that night.