Sapphire magazine Led Zeppelin at Rama

Hammer of the Rock Gods Son

Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Experience Came to a sold out show at CasinoRama Nov 5.
With an incredible bombastic opening, The Immigrant
Song and Rock and Roll, the audience was transported to a time when they remembered the real deal. Note for note, cut for cut, close your eyes and you were at a Led Zeppelin concert.
Singer, James Dillion’s vocal style used every intonation to recreate the legendary Robert Plant’s crooning, rocking, and wailing style, to keep the audience mystified that they were still at a 1970's concert.
A true highlight came to flourish, when Tony Cantania, went into the vaults and played the leads to The Lemon Song.
Many jaws were in need of a pick up after you witness the blistering guitar solos on this particular song.
Jason seemed really moved by the audience’s reaction and shared stories of his father, not the Rock Star but the dad he was. He gratefully move into the song, Thank You. You could feel the audience getting choked up when you witnessed Jason waving to his dad from his drum kit to the screen thanking him for the time they shared.
Now came the moment of truth, if you are a Zeppelin fan you know the Drum solo is key to their great performance, and Moby Dick is a Monster!
This iconic drum solo was executed with pure precision. You
got to view a video clip of John Bonham taken from "The Song remains the same".
Both John and Jason are in perfect Synchronicity , wailing
away at their kit with absolutely no cares.
The only thing I was thinking about is, when have I seen a drum solo this good, there are no good drum solos anymore..
The band took a small break and came back with great classics like, The Ocean, Over the hills and far away. I was waiting for the rousing drum beat of When the Levee Breaks, and there it was. People were up and clapping at its boisterous look at southern discomforts.
Then the end was near, and we all knew it. So the band summed up the evening with Kashmir, Stairway to Heaven, and encored with Whole Lotta love.
If you love Zeppelin and miss them, this is truly the show that will
win your heart. I am sure John Bonham is looking down from Rock and Roll Heaven and is smiling on his son, the Hammer of a Rock God’s Son.