http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsmaK03VfBo In the middle of watching the whole thing. I hope once Yauch is completely healthy, they get back on the road. I'd love to see them.

I love the Allman Brothers Band. Love 'em. I have their album live at the Fillmore East, and it's phenomenal. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gP_QJJwYsEU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nt9-00zousA

This was very interesting, thanks for sharing it Otto. I love Bjork and Sigur Ros, and I admittedly didn't know much else about music coming out of Iceland. So I learned something. That's always a good thing.

While the US music market is indeed a huge one to crack, I have to agree with Ady -- there are a ton of really talented artists out there who haven't had major success in the US, either because their music didn't mesh well here or because they never actively sought it out. Take Sigur Ros, for example. Huge, huge group.....but no so much here. Also, The Walker Brothers. They were HUGE in England, but only had one hit song over here "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore." Doesn't mean they weren't successful or that they weren't talented, just that they hit it big somewhere else. Oh yeah, about The Jam - Adam Horovitz of the Beastie Boys said that growing up he wanted a black and white Rickenbacker like Paul Weller had, and that his style greatly influenced his own guitar playing. So there's a bit of that influence that Ady was talking about.

Actually, the spitting incident occurred when a fan was trying to scale the security barrier in front of the stage. Roger spit at him to get him to climb down. In the shows they did in Philadelphia and New York prior to Montreal was when Roger was screaming at audience members to quit setting off fireworks, since they could you know, start a fire and all.

It wasn't Roger who kicked out Syd Barrett. The whole band decided to kick him out. They were on their way to a gig, and someone in the car asked if they should go pick up Syd, and someone else said "No, let's not bother." They as a group went on without him, and chose to replace him. Roger kicked Rick out, but they all kicked Syd out. As for the charge that Roger is still an asshole, seeing that David and Nick are on friendly terms with him again, and that he and Rick had patched things up before his death, I'd say that's a bit far-fetched. He was most definitely an asshole in the 70s and 80s, but he's mellowed out considerably since then. BTW, Led Zeppelin is a band of "sophistication and class"? I'm a fan as much as the next person here, but none of their backstage shenanigans comes close to "sophistication and class." They might have comported themselves on stage better than Roger Waters did toward the end of Pink Floyd's run in the 1970s, but that's about where it ends. They were rock stars just like any other group, and behaved the same. Sophistication and class do not go hand in hand with balls-out rock and roll.

Turner Classic Movies is one of the few stations on TV worth my time. I saw a wonderful production of Romeo and Juliet staring Leslie Howard and Norma Shearer just last week. AMC is good for Breaking Bad and Mad Men, but that's about it.

A band's demise usually occurs in a short length of time, not spread across seven years. Led Zeppelin ended because John Bonham died. While all of the things you posted are factual, it's a stretch to say that all of them contributed to the band ceasing operations in 1980.

That's because I believe the search function here only searches for a string of three words or more, and none of them can be common words. I think "you" is considered a common word, so it would automatically boot it. You would have to search "Thank You America" or something similar like that.

I don't think liquor contributed to her death. Her former husband (?) is rumored to have been the one who introduced her to cocaine and heroin, so it's more likely that she died from an OD, whether intentional, accidental, or administered by someone else, which is what I'm presuming the police are working on finding out. It sucks she had to die young (I'm only a year older than her), but she had ample opportunities to clean herself up and didn't. I can't feel bad for people who have loads of talent, which she did, and then piss it all away. That doesn't mean I'm happy she's dead, only that I accept the reality that people who live their lives a certain way will many times die that way.

Looks like Club 27 just got itself a new member.

I'd love to see Idaho. Maybe pick up some potatoes while I'm there. Clear off a corner of the couch for me. Interestingly enough, it's 102° in the Bronx right now, but the heat index is only 107°. So it's hotter air temperature-wise than it is here, but our heat index is higher (right now it's 110°). Yay for excessive humidity!!

It's only 9:54 a.m. here, and the heat index is already 105°F.

Love, love, love this song. Phil Collins's solo work was cheesy beyond belief, but I love it. BTW, speaking of all the ABBA love:

The heat index here right now is 109°. It's supposed to be even hotter and even worse this weekend. Thank God for central air.

There is no new Led Zeppelin album coming out next year. None. Zip. Zilch. Nada. Zero. Goose egg.

I don't fly, so unless they play Greensboro, Atlanta, or Washington D.C., all locations I can drive to, I wouldn't be able to see the show. So it really doesn't matter to me one iota if they tour or if they don't, since the chances of me being able to see a show are slim to none. You can't miss out on something you have neither the money nor the ability to see.

Nothing in my current music collection would indicate that I'd even enjoy these songs, much less own them, but sometimes pop fluff is just what the doctor ordered.

Sorry Jahfin, gotta disagree with you on this one. Their last album has only a few songs that I think are any good (mostly because they aren't chock-full of Henley's political BS), but their early-to-mid 70s material is very solid, IMO. Totally inoffensive music, and they absolutely personified the MOR format, but for what it was.....it wasn't the worst music to come out of the 70s. I mean, I'd rather listen to them than say, the Bay City Rollers, Starland Vocal Band, or The Captain and Tennille.

The weather in my area currently: Updated: 2 sec ago 86.1 °F / 30 °C Partly Cloudy Humidity: 78% Dew Point: 78 °F / 25 °C Wind: 0.0 mph / 0 km/h Wind Gust: 2.0 mph / 3 km/h Pressure: 29.83 in / 1010.0 hPa (Steady) Heat Index: 99 °F / 37 °C Visibility: 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers UV: 8 out of 16 Pollen: 3.60 out of 12 Clouds: Few 4000 ft / 1219 m (Above Ground Level) Elevation: 809 ft / 246 m

For someone who keeps asking for the topic to be left at a specific location, you sure have done a lot of picking it up and moving it again.

^^You know, that would make a great Doodle for the front page. I'm surprised they haven't thought of something like that yet.

Yes. His remains were never recovered, and his name is on the memorial there for the men killed during the battle.

I turn 30 in 2012. Not looking forward to that at all. As to the nutjobs who think the world is going to end next year, if they really feel that way, they can be the first to punch their tickets. I'll wait.

Guitarists: 1. Jimi Hendrix 2. Duane Allman 3. Stevie Ray Vaughan 4. BB King 5. Joe Walsh Drummers: 1. Ginger Baker 2. Neil Peart 3. John Bonham 4. Buddy Rich 5. Mitch Mitchell