The last post in my review of the Music of Led Zeppelin show at Dodge Theatre in Phoenix Arizona answers the questions "How would Zeppelin sound in front of a full symphony”… and for the love of God, "Who could come close to matching the Great Bonzo's drumming?"

The question of how it would sound to add a full symphony to the music of Led Zeppelin vanished after the first song. If full orchestration could add to the hard driving rhythm of Immigrant Song, then I knew that this was going to be a great experience. The symphony added fullness to the sound that was most likely missing in Zeppelin’s actual live performances. I always wondered how Page and Jones could possibly reproduce all of the components that were composed into Zep songs. Nowhere does the addition of the orchestra seem so natural than with the classic song Kashmir. I imagine that when Page wrote the music for this song he probably heard it this way. Another surprise was the excellent violin playing of Allegro, who covered several of Page's lead parts.

The final question of who could duplicate John Bonham ended up being the biggest surprise of all. Drummer Powell Randolph was amazing! See the solo for yourself. Much like Cintron, Randolph successfully captured the abstract essence of the style of Bonham, and executed an incredible reproduction of the drum solo for Moby Dick. He sounded to me like what I would imagine Bonham might have evolved into today. Having seen some of the best drummers ever, Neil Peart and Steve Smith come to mind, Powell Randolph was better!

Overall, the sound of Dodge Theatre was the only negative. If you get the chance to see Windborne’s Tribute to Led Zeppelin, or their tribute to Queen, Pink Floyd, or Eagles… do it!