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  1. Agreed. Jimmy never "phoned in it" and as a result, he's always interesting to watch as he is right there in the moment putting everything into it. Take the Knebworth shows as an example; he is wringing with sweat from the sheer effort of trying to coax the riffs out of his Les Paul (or maybe it was the heroin, but still) did Clapton EVER sweat? I don't think so. Personally, I want to see the agony and ecstasy on the face of my guitar hero. I don't want to see them smugly hitting every note perfectly.
  2. Perhaps Jimmy is to guitar playing what Ayrton Senna was to formula one: an unpredictable, unorthodox genius, always pushing and constantly on the edge, moments from victory or seconds away from complete failure, not technically amazing but with amazing feel, risk takers - and sometimes it came off and sometimes it didn't...but it didn't stop them from trying. Not sure why that comparison came into my my mind...but there you go. But yes, Jimmy is definitely a "sloppy player" - of that there is no dispute.
  3. You have to admire how after the death of an irreplaceable member of the band they disbanded; refusing to carry on and shamelessly stay in the public eye any which way they could, be that via boy band collaborations, musicals with Ben Elton and touring with the runner up of American Idol. Not to mention the licensing of their music to countless adverts, and generally turning up to the opening of an envelope to talk about past glories and/or their latest collaboration/tour. Yes, I just love how they never sold out and are in no way an over saturated, overplayed karaoke band for the masses to sing along to at sporting events. Living in the U.K one hardly ever hears Queen on the radio or on the television, so thank you so much for a much needed thread to remind us of this notoriously media shy band's back catalogue.
  4. Thanks. Ultimately, you can't copyright a chord progression, which is the case here. Would be very surprised if they (Spirit) win this case and if they do I should think it would open the floodgates and set a dangerous precedence.
  5. I did a vid a while back regarding how there are many songs that share a descending minor chord progression with Stairway...
  6. Even if one has never played a guitar, It's pretty clear that the riffs both use the same strings and many of the same notes. You can actually play it differently to this tab to achieve the same sound. For example, on the second section of Shake My Tree you could just as easily slide from from the "2" to the "4" (that's how I play it) and then that section would mirror Nobody's Fault But Mine even more.
  7. With similar due respect, they demonstrably are Although, my theory has always been that Jimmy is plagiarising himself because the Nobody's Fault But Mine riff is - in part - the Shake My Tree riff slowed down and reversed (with the latter using almost the exact same notes as the former) Who knows though except Jimmy? I've never heard of him lifting anything before, so let's give him the benefit of the doubt besides, it only becomes official when people have noticed it and are arguing in the comment section of the video. I can find no mention of it. All I can find is this accusation of plagiarism directed at The Tragically Hip : Thomas Jefferson 9 months ago This comment has received too many negative votes They stole the music from John Andersons Swingin · user98xp 8 months ago Oh my sweet fuck, you are onto something. Though, to be fair, many songs are similar to other songs.
  8. "I knew something was wrong when a little pretty white girl ran into a black man's arms"
  9. And let's not forget that Plant has made plenty of pithy comments of a dismissive and derisory nature directed at musicians who he feels are beneath him. By all accounts - Robert can be a bit of a bitch when he wants to
  10. Interesting On a side note: it's odd how John Lydon is mates with Ginger Baker because on paper you'd think they'd end up killing each other. Even more odd is that Lydon seems to cite Cream as an influence.
  11. OK, Donald Fagan - that's one:P Joni Mitchell recently, that's two. I don't think Dylan and The Beatles evoke the same vitriol or hate as some other artists have towards Zep. Maybe that's because Page and co also stole a lot of people's girlfriends back in the day see also: Todd Rundgren and Elvis Costello. In regard to Oasis, I think they hyped themselves as the next Beatles and, I don't like to assume, but if I were to guess I'd say you weren't living in the U.K circa 1994, to let's say, 2000? because Oasis were not one-hit wonders here: their debut album was the fastest selling debut of all-time and the follow up has become the fifth biggest seller in the U.K (Outselling Jackson's Thriller and Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon) they were the biggest band of the 90's in this country. I know they are perceived differently in the U.S and known mainly for Wonderwall - but trust me - in the U.K they had the "clout" and their comments made the news.
  12. Do we really want and expect everyone to have kind words for their contemporaries? maybe the aforementioned Baker, Townshend, Stewart, Clapton (add Jack Bruce to the list) and Richards just don't like Zep and are giving their honest opinion, maybe it's jealousy on some of the individuals parts (Townshend has said as much) surely it's just one interpretation, doesn't mean it's correct. Zeppelin are just one of those bands that it's ok to "diss" for some reason. You very rarely hear any negative words spoken about The Bealtes or Bob Dylan. However, you can't tell me every other rock musician likes their stuff? they are just "sacred cows" Cliff Richards and Tom Jones are the only musicians I've heard speak negatively about The Beatles. (presumably due to jealously ) To be honest, I kind of like the rivalries, gives things an edge instead of everyone pretending to like everyone like they mostly do these days (as advised by their PR machines) In the 90's the Gallagher brothers from Oasis were outspoken and dismissive of many bands, and that gets a lot of people's backs up, but I prefer that to people stabbing you in the back behind closed doors - at least you know where you stand with outspoken individuals.
  13. Like what I'm hearing so far after you mentioned them in (most probably) a Rival Sons thread.
  14. Sounds like....no, don't tell me. Oh shoot, I thought I had it then. Wait, David Bowie?
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