Jones and Page reportedly looked for a replacement for Plant; candidates including Steven Tyler of Aerosmith , and Myles Kennedy of Alter Bridge . However, in January 2009, it was confirmed that the project had been abandoned. “Getting the opportunity to play with Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones and Jason…
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Black Swan is the fourth studio album produced by the band. Athlete recorded this album while temporarily unsigned.
Matthews returned in late 2009 by releasing albums simultaneously in both Welsh and English ( Paid Edrych I Lawr and Don’t Look Down , respectively).
In January 2009, they announced on their Myspace page that a new album would be released in 2009. They released a new track, “Synthesise”, on 12 February, through a music video (directed by Aries Moross and Alex Sushon) that “features live visual accompaniment” for the track. Two days later, a…
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In 2009 Ian Gillan said, “Record sales have been steadily declining, but people are prepared to pay a lot for concert tickets.” In addition, Gillan stated: “I don’t think happiness comes with money.”
In April they announced a 29 date tour of the UK to promote their new album.
and was performed by Franz Ferdinand on Comic Relief 2009 Top of The Pops special.
On New Year’s Eve 2009 Simian Mobile Disco headlined “Get Loaded in the Dark” at the Brixton Academy, alongside Annie Mac (BBC Radio 1), Chase & Status , Herve and Sub Focus .
Two more box sets followed in 2009, Genesis Live 1973–2007 , which collected all of the band’s live albums and Genesis Movie Box 1981–2007 , which compiled all of the band’s live home video releases.
In Autumn 2009, the band released a ‘best of’ compilation Sharpen Up the Knives and played their largest ever UK gig in front of 3,500 people at the Apollo in Manchester. They also supported Depeche Mode in Greece.