Led Zeppelin have broken their silence about their first rehearsal session when they reformed in June.

The band revealed that the first song they played together in rehearsal was 1973's 'No Quarter'.

The band then played 'Kashmir' next.

"It was immediate," guitarist Jimmy Page told Rolling Stone. "Everybody went in with a will to work and to enjoy it. It was a delight."

Singer Robert Plant said that there were "a lot of big smiles" at the rehearsal.

He added that he found the session "cathartic and therapeutic. No pressure, no weight. I didn't have any doubts. Someone picked a song, we got through it, and it rocked".

Drummer Jason Bonham - son of original drummer John - said that he had a "real lump in the throat" when stepping into his late father's footsteps for the first time. "I didn't think it would be an instant sound," he added.

"When the riff came in [on 'No Quarter'], Bonham explained, "there was this look that went around. It was brilliant. Then we stopped [after 'Kashmir']. Jimmy said, 'Can you give me a hug?' And Robert shouted, 'Yeah, sons of thunder!'"

November 21, 2007

By Sal Cirrincione for Premiere Radio Network

Jimmy Page says his broken left pinky finger is healing nicely and he planned to resume rehearsals Led Zeppelin's reunion show in London on December 10th.

In addition to their most popular songs, they plan to do a song they never did before. In an interview with Reuters, Page says, "There's one number that we rehearsed -- I assume that it will make it to the Dome -- that we never played at any point in time. It's a really intense number."

The show will be Zeppelin's first performance since their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995.

In other Zeppelin news, they have officially launched their website. It features a timeline in which you can submit reviews and photos of Zeppelin shows. There are also more than 14-hundred rare photos on the site; old tour programs you can browse through; a discography; an online store and more.

From Sal Cirrincione for Premiere

On Monday we caught up with Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones in London, and they told us that the "three or four" rehearsals they have had as Led Zeppelin for their reunion show next month in London have been "really tight."

But Jones adds that they still have more work to do because they "just want it to be better."

Page says drummer Jason Bonham, son of their late drummer John Bonham, has had "such an infectious enthusiasm. It was just terrific."

They will head back into rehearsals in the next few weeks for the one-off benefit show on November 26th [rescheduled for December 10] at the O-2 Arena in London.

Page: "The thing is, on that initial rehearsal, it was a bit nervy I've got to say. I really wanted it to work personally, you know. I just didn't want to be the one that it didn't work because of him, you know what I mean? The thing was that Jason [Bonham] came in and he had such an infectious enthusiasm, it was just terrific."

John Paul Jones: "Plus he really knew the stuff too, which helped."

John Paul Jones: "After the rehearsals that we did, I'm sure some bands would have just gone out and done it. It was really tight. But, you know, we just got to be better. We just want it to be so good. It was a long time ago since we played some of those numbers and you get to the point where, 'Is there another verse here?' you know. And if you're the slightest bit hesitant you're not gonna give your best performance. We just really want to know everything just like we did -- be that familiar with it again."

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