Led Zeppelin Flying High with New Concert Discs

Reuters (via Yahoo) ^ | 05/28/03 | Dean Goodman

[Mr. Mojo]

Yeah, if I hadn't restricted my list to one album per band (or act), The Stones' Let it Bleed, Exile on Main St., and Sticky Fingers would've all been on there. ...As would've Dylan's Blonde on Blonde, Oh Mercy, and Time out of Mind. ...And Bowie's The Man Who Sold the World and Aladdin Sane. Simon and Garfunkel's Bookends is also an all-timer.

Have you ever seen the Sam Peckinpah-directed movie Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid, starring Kris Kristofferson and James Coburn, with Bob Dylan in a small supporting role? One of my favorite films ....a cult classic. Dylan wrote the soundtrack, of course, and "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" was the prize gem of a very good and underrated album (and film). And speaking of (usually) overlooked Dylan albums, Nashville Skyline (featuring "Lay Lady Lay") is also worthy of mention.

[Jhensy]

Holy crap this thread's still going. Here's my Zeppelin-favorites mix-CD in my car:

1.When the Levee Breaks
2.Bron-Yr-Aur
3.Trampled Underfoot
4.Boogie With Stu
5.Black Country Woman
6.Since I've Been Loving You
7.Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp
8.Custard Pie
9.That's The Way
10.Ten Years Gone
11.Babe I'm Gonna Leave You
12.The Wanton Song
13.The Song Remains the Same
14.The Rain Song
15.Kashmir

It rawks. (And I know -- no II, no Presence, just ONE from IV???!! And no Over the Hills and Far Away? Gotta put together a Part 2. And probably a Part 3. God they were the best.

[dennisw]

Skip Spence (Fu Manchu Mustache) turned into a crazy homeless bum and died thus about 5 years ago

http://216.239.39.100/search?q=cache:J3HA8L67dLwJ:elvispelvis.com/skipspence.htm+Skip+Spence+died&hl=en&ie=UTF-8

[Mr. Mojo]

Yeah, I heard about that. The guy was a supreme freak, no doubt.

Do you happen to know what happend to Syd Barrett (of very early Pink Floyd fame). I know he had a stint in the looney bin.

That link you provided reminded me that I forgot to list a Tom Waits album. Bone Machine is my fave, and deserves mention on that list.

[dennisw]

Syd Barret is totally mad .... prolly too much LSD for a borderline personality.


http://www.pink-floyd.org/barrett/

[dennisw]

YBirds on new US tour starts in Cambridge Mass House of Blues tonite. I heard some cuts off the new album and they were very well done remakes of what they did 30 years ago.

http://www.theyardbirds.com/tour.html

[Mr. Mojo]

Looks like they'll be in my neck of the woods on July 2. I don't go to many shows these days, but I think I'll check 'em out. Thanks for the heads-up.

[dennisw]

Site>>>

The CD features cameos from Jeff Beck, Johnny Rzeznik, Slash, Steve Vai and Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, amongst many others -- who knows who will drop by the show! Joe Satriani is on it too.

[Mr. Mojo]

Those are some serious axe-men. ...It would be great if Beck toured with them, but I'm not getting my hopes up.

[TJFLSTRAT]

Zeppelin, Marc Bolan, Alice Cooper Group, Cream, nothing today can touch them!

[Mr. Mojo]

Good tape you made there .....I see you got in some of their acoustic stuff to round it out.

[TJFLSTRAT]

I remember an interview with Page, after the succses of the fourth album, Plant retorted; "Good now people will stop calling us Black Sabbath now"

[TJFLSTRAT]

Don't blame the technology, blame the engineer, as some cd's have had to be re-released, because of bad engineering. Most noteworthy was Jethro Tull's "Aqualung"

[Drew68]

If this is the case, Page is once more back in charge???

Page *has always* been in charge. This DVD was his baby as well, though Plant and Jones both gave input on what should be included.

[wardaddy]

Distracted by family right now....if I'm gonna do a list....I gotta think a bit.

I woulda added Europe 72 right away to the Live List!

[TJFLSTRAT]

I had to give my two neices {9-12 yrs old} a ride to Tampa. I put on Alice Cooper's "Killer", they were looking at each other, like "holy s---! this stuff is great. An on the spot conversion.

[Mr. Mojo]

Europe '72 ...the Dead at their peak.

[P.O.E.]

Thanks. I've been meaning to do that, but everytime I walk into the CD stores, I draw a blank on what to buy. I'll make it a point, though.

[TJFLSTRAT]

Some 70's greats<
T.Rex "Elecric Warrior"<
Alice Cooper "Love it to Death"<
Faces " A Nod is as Good as a Wink..."<
Iron Butterfly "Metamorphesis"<
Aerosmith "Toys in the Attic"<
Blue Oyster Cult "Tyranny and Mutation"<
Doors "Morrison Hotel"<
Stones "Sticky Fingers"<
Black Sabbath "Master of Reality"<
Pink Floyd "Wish You Were Here"<
Capt. Beefheart "Trout Mask Replica"<

[SamAdams76]

You really thought In Through The Out Door was awful? I agree that it was not as strong as most of their other albums but still pretty damn good. I especially like Carouselambra and Fool In The Rain with the only real dog on the album being Hot Dog. Had Bonzo lived, I think they would have put out some interesting stuff during the 1980s.