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Led Zeppelin Flying High with New Concert Discs
Reuters (via Yahoo) ^ | 05/28/03 | Dean Goodman

Posted on 05/28/2003 1:00:57 PM PDT by Drew68

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To: Mr. Mojo
Bump for my second-favorite YES album, Relayer. My favorite is probably the least-played of all, Tales from Topographic Oceans.

They don't write 'em like that anymore!
281 posted on 06/01/2003 7:21:21 AM PDT by P.O.E.
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To: P.O.E.
Yep, Tales is a relative unknown, and also a 1974 release (like Relayer). Double album, 4 sides, 4 songs. They certainly don't make them like that anymore. Their most "out there," album, for sure. ...And a very good one.
282 posted on 06/01/2003 7:48:24 AM PDT by Mr. Mojo
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To: Mr. Mojo; wardaddy; Helms
That's a suberb list of Live Albums Mr. Mojo but I'm surprised that you did't include Peter Frampton "Comes Alive"...heh heh heh.

With so many great albums recorded over the decades it's kinda tough to distill it down to 10 albums, so I didn't, but Below are some of my favorite albums.

The Doors--Doors 1
The Yardbirds--Over Under Sides Down
Jimi Hendrix Experience--Electric Ladyland
Led Zepplin--IV
Creedence Clearwater Revival--Cosmo's Factory
Jeff Beck--Blow by Blow
Van Morrision--His Band and the Street Choir
The Who--Live at Leeds
The Beatles--Abbey Road
Eric Clapton--Eric Clapton (1970)
Yes--Fragile
Paul McCartney--Ram
Moody Blues--Days of Future Passed
Talking Heads--Stop Making Sense
Steely Dan--Can’t Buy a Cheap Thrill (Jeff "Skunk" Baxter puts SD over the top)

283 posted on 06/01/2003 12:19:13 PM PDT by WRhine
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To: WRhine
LOL...Yeah, I thought about putting Frampton Comes Alive as a joke just to see how many people would give me grief about it.

Excellent albums on your list there. McCartney's Ram is a lesser-known favorite of mine as well, as is Van's Street Choir. Distilling my favorite studio releases down to a dozen would a tough task. Listing only live albums (as I did earlier) is a lot easier. ....I'll give it some thought.

284 posted on 06/01/2003 12:37:19 PM PDT by Mr. Mojo
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To: Mr. Mojo; wardaddy; WRhine
How about the ladies?:

Janis Joplin

Joni Mitchell

Linda Ronstadt

Natalie Merchant

And what about Blind Faith and Cream's Disreali Gears?

Also left out ole Joe Cocker w/ his first album as well as Traffic w/ Winwood, Capaldi and Mason

In retrospect there was so from about 67-72/73 its hard to single out. What about and being quite serious: Jefferson Airplane w/ Crown of Creation (and overlooking Gracie who by now is probably a great grandmother) and feel free to laugh.

285 posted on 06/01/2003 1:09:11 PM PDT by Helms (Dems Find Smoking Gun: 45-55 Loss in Senate, Bush Wins 2nd Term)
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To: Drew68
As a durmmer, I am astounded how good he was...great sound, individual style, quick hands, complementary playing and a large vocabulary. I dug the Max Roach nod he played on moby Dick.

And Achille's is friggin AWESOME...what a display.

286 posted on 06/01/2003 1:14:00 PM PDT by Benrand
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To: P.O.E.
if you like yes, may I suggest picking up the yes Symphonic DVD, Ritual gets played, as does Close to the Edge and gates of Delirium. The sound quality is excellent and the geezers wail.
287 posted on 06/01/2003 1:16:34 PM PDT by Benrand
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To: Jhensy
After yours I might as well chime in. I like Zep more than anyone I've ever met (so far), so I'm biased.

Zep were party animals to a fault in the '70's and gave many a poor live showing, given. But it's also true they were capable of pulling it together and being tighter than any other band I've ever seen live (saying a lot). I think this is precisely why Jimmy put together DVD. Just watch the DVD, it proves my point. There are some incredible moments on stage. The Knebworth stuff will knock your socks off.

Further, the live work in the nineties for Unledded was superb. I never saw the foursome, but did see Jimmy during Outrider (Miami, with Bonham the Younger) and saw Page/Plant (Long Island) for the Walking to Clarksdale tour, both great shows.

Some of Jimmy's critics are unfair IMO. One has to keep in mind, the material Jimmy is courageous enough to attempt live is a helluva a lot more challenging than your average 3-chord rock song.

What famous guitarist was it that once complained that it was too hard to write rock songs anymore, because Jimmy Page had taken all the riffs!
288 posted on 06/01/2003 1:17:55 PM PDT by witnesstothefall
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To: dfwgator
You can say that again.

It ain't even music today.
289 posted on 06/01/2003 1:21:41 PM PDT by shred
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To: Helms
And what about Blind Faith and Cream's Disreali Gears?

I thought about those 2 albums in compiling my list but had to cut somewhere. Stevie Winwood sure got around in those days as did Clapton. Also glad you mentioned those great ladies of rock and Jefferson Airplane w/Glacie Slick. I appreciate the work JA did in the early days of Rock but I was never all that much of a fan.

290 posted on 06/01/2003 1:33:33 PM PDT by WRhine
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To: LS
I remember seeing them in '75 and being sooo bummed out that Plant sucked so bad. Yup, he pretty muched talked through every song. Now years later and after hearing all this early live stuff it's clear that Page's editing made Robert Plant. I heard one of the tunes off the new CD yesterday and Plant sings the first half of a phrase like the album and then drops about 3 octaves to sing/talk the second half of the phrase. I can just hear Page in the studio saying "O.K. Robert, now sing the second part like you did on the first part", punching that in and then melding the two takes together. Page had the ear, Robert was "on" fifty percent of the time. Plant was the weakest link but Page pulled it off.

Yeah, I'm still gonna buy the DVD.: )

291 posted on 06/01/2003 1:39:33 PM PDT by Musket
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To: wardaddy
Peter Grant is dead I believe.
292 posted on 06/01/2003 1:56:17 PM PDT by dennisw
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To: WRhine
Well, I got it down to my top 25 favorite studio albums, limiting it to one album per band. (If I didn't, the list would quickly get out of control). I also excluded pure blues albums. Again, in no particular order:

The Band (The Brown Album) - The Band
Highway 61 Revisited
Beggars Banquet - Rolling Stones
Abbey Road - Beatles
Tonight's the Night - Neil Young
Second Helping - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Idlewild South - Allman Brothers
Led Zeppelin 4
Station to Station - David Bowie
Are You Experienced? - Jimi Hendrix
Layla - Derek and the Dominos
The Doors - The Doors
We're Only in it for the Money - Frank Zappa
The Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd
There's a Riot Going on - Sly & the Family Stone
Moby Grape - Moby Grape
Yardbirds - Over Under Sides Down
Every Picture Tells a Story - Rod Stewart
Get Your Wings - Aerosmith
Innervisions - Stevie Wonder
Astral Weeks - Van Morrison
Quadrophenia - The Who
Relayer - Yes
Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen
Bayou Country - Creedence Clearwater Revival

...No doubt I forgot a few.

293 posted on 06/01/2003 2:48:58 PM PDT by Mr. Mojo
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To: Mr. Mojo
It appears I forgot to give Bob Dylan credit for Highway 61 Revisted.
294 posted on 06/01/2003 2:51:32 PM PDT by Mr. Mojo
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To: Petronski
LOL and to see them ....oh my@! how they've aged!! but not me...LOL
295 posted on 06/01/2003 2:51:34 PM PDT by tutstar
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To: Mr. Mojo
Listing only live albums (as I did earlier) is a lot easier. ....I'll give it some thought.

I can see your thinking here. It's difficult to make judgements on the best of album(s) of a artist/band when many of their best stuff is spread out over numerous albums.

296 posted on 06/01/2003 2:58:57 PM PDT by WRhine
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To: Musket
Did anyone see Plant in the last year ?-he put on allot of weight-seemed not so svelt and in charge, and I wondered about his well being. How close are Plant and Page and was this DVD Page's idea and if so it seems like he may have trumped Plant who up until lately has been the front for LZ. If this is the case, Page is once more back in charge???
297 posted on 06/01/2003 3:04:25 PM PDT by Helms (Dems Find Smoking Gun: 45-55 Loss in Senate, Bush Wins 2nd Term)
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To: WRhine
Anyone Remember: Happy Trails, Quicksilver Messenger Service, 1969

Who Do You Love? Bo Diddley, Fabulous Thunderbirds

I walked 47 miles of barbed wire,

Used a cobra snake for a neck tie.

Got a brand new house on the roadside,

Made out of rattlesnake hide.

I got a brand new chimney made on top,

Made out of human skulls.

Now come on darling let's take a little walk, tell me,

Who do you love,

Who do you love, Who do you love, Who do you love.

Arlene took me by the hand,

And said oooh eeeh daddy I understand.

Who do you love,

Who do you love, Who do you love, Who do you love.

The night was black and the night was blue,

And around the corner an ice wagon flew.

A bump was a hittin' lord and somebody screemed,

You should have heard just what I seen.

Who do you love, Who do you love, Who do you love, Who do you love.

Arleen took me by my hand, she said Ooo-ee Bo you know I understand

I got a tombstone hand and a graveyard mind,

I lived long enough and I ain't scared of dying.

Who do you love (4x's)

by Bo Diddley

298 posted on 06/01/2003 3:36:24 PM PDT by Helms (Dems Find Smoking Gun: 45-55 Loss in Senate, Bush Wins 2nd Term)
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To: Mr. Mojo
Super List of albums there. I should have included Bob Dylan, David Bowie, the Stones, Allman Bros, and Simon and Garfunkel somewhere on my list. Bob Dylan in particular. If I had a top ten list of songs "Knocking on Heaven's Door" and/or "Lay, Lady, Lay" would be in it.
299 posted on 06/01/2003 4:12:51 PM PDT by WRhine
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To: Helms
Anyone Remember: Happy Trails, Quicksilver Messenger Service, 1969

Some friends of mine were into that band. Their "take another hit of fresh air" (something like that) was a good song. Saw em' in 1972 and was not particularly impressed. Solid but not great.

Bo Diddley's "Who do you Love" and "I'm a Man" were two of the most covered rock songs in history. The Yardbirds had interesting takes on both--along with many others. Bo Diddley was unquestionably one of the great pioneers of Rock n' Roll.

300 posted on 06/01/2003 4:32:32 PM PDT by WRhine
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