Welcome To The PLANET DREAD.
A strange and wonderous land where time has stalled deep, deep, deep
in the seventies; everything is overblown beyond all comprehension; Big
greasy burgers (or, of course, deep fried peanut butter and 'nana sammiches),
and lots of 'em, are the foods of choice; and MUSIC is heard ALL OF THE
TIME.
The locals call it zeppelin-inna-reggae-stylee
And why shouldn't they? Robert Plant himself
says he LOVES Dread Zeppelin and that their version of "Your Time
Is Gonna Come" is better than Led Zep's! Jimmy
Page kicked Carl Jah in the shins. Bob Dylan "almost" danced
to their music in Oslo, Norway. David Crosby called Dread Zeppelin, "some
weird shit" (and he should know!). Dave Stewart of The Eurythmics
let them record all of their classic "Un Led ED" in his home
studio in Encino, CA whilst Jeff Lynne of ELO & Traveling Wilbury fame
played tennis on the grounds. Strange but true.
The late (sob!) Jerry Garcia called "Un Led ED" the best album
of 1989! Julian Cope called "Tour-Telvis: A Bad Trip" psychedelic(!!!)
but Lionel Richie was apalled that DZ wanted to do his song, "Brick
House (of The Holy!)" -hey, he's a serious art-tiste. Bluesy saxophonist,
President Bill Clinton, was excited to shake the hands of producer Jah
Paul Jo and bassist Butt-Boy. JPJo heard to remark, "It's about time
that we had a musician in the White House." Wow, how ironically poignant
that remark would later become.
In these pages you will find everything that you need to know about
the Dread Zeppelin CD, record and cassette releases and how to get them
for your very own; all about their fan club magazine, DREAD
TALK, and the several fan club-only CD and cassette releases; and many
behind-the-scenes photos from the personal collections of Jah Paul Jo and
co-producer, Rasta Li-(Poki)Mon.
So Pull up a comfy chair, put on your favorite sweater, fire up the
deep-frier and enjoy a little trip down memory lane. CAUTION: Too much
time spent on THE PLANET DREAD can
lead to rapid weight gain and may be dangerous for pregnant women. YOU
have been warned.
Charlie...! Bring me the envelope marked "Attack #3!"
