Well, I am very much looking forward to the show tomorrow night. I'm not a fan of casinos period, but I couldn't get Blues tickets. Who cares anyway? I'm not smart enough to analyze venues, I just like the experience of live entertainment, you know? It's Plant, for chrissake! Be happy and enjoy yourselves!!

Thanks for posting these articles...I know his recent works aren't your cup of tea, and I really appreciate the effort.

Thanks so much for these...Friday night-that's almost tomorrow night! Neither snow, nor sleet, or however that goes, will keep me from this show.

Thanks for noticing my sig..it's one of my faves. Forest Witcraft, I think...

. The Boston Globe, James Reed ROBERT PLANT & THE BAND OF JOY At: House of Blues, Tuesday “Lord, have mercy. I love this hootenanny!’’ he said Tuesday night at a sold-out House of Blues, undoubtedly one of the smaller venues he has played around here in several years. Hootenanny might be the very last word anyone would associate with the rock god who once fronted Led Zeppelin. But a communal spirit was exactly what he channeled with Band of Joy, his latest venture. Ever since 2007’s “Raising Sand,’’ his Grammy-winning collaboration with Alison Krauss, Plant has become something unexpected: one of Americana’s more arresting torchbearers. Band of Joy, a name he resurrected from a group that was a precursor to Led Zeppelin, is the natural extension of his work with Krauss. It is also a more freewheeling project that lets Plant delve deep into country blues, contemporary rock songs, and tambourine-shaking gospel. He remarked early on Tuesday night that because he is British, exploring American music has been a rewarding chance for him to stretch. It helps that he has chosen exemplary musicians culled from Americana’s upper ranks. Buddy Miller was a monster on guitar, at once punishing and pushing songs well past their country leanings. But then Darrell Scott — on everything from pedal steel to mandolin to banjo — firmly planted them in American soil again. Patty Griffin struck a seductive chemistry with Plant, always just a few feet away from him, but her back-up vocals wrapped around his like a vine. She had the unenviable task of singing Krauss’s parts on “Rich Woman’’ and “Please Read the Letter,’’ but her performance was truly her own. The band was nimble enough to tackle several songs from last year’s “Band of Joy,’’ plus a few from Plant’s solo catalog (“Tall Cool One,’’ “Down to the Sea’’). A surprising number of Zeppelin songs made it into the set list, too. Cast in a rootsier context, “Ramble On’’ and “Gallows Pole’’ became sing-along odes to salvation. “Tangerine,’’ which was already rustic in its original rendition, simply shimmered. Plant was obviously the main attraction, but it is not hyperbole to say that the band, which at one point he called “omnipotent,’’ mined an exceptional performance from him. He was having fun. He was also gracious enough to let Griffin, Miller, and Scott have their own moments in the spotlight, hanging back to sing harmonies and even vamp on harmonica. Led by Scott, the country standard “A Satisfied Mind’’ resonated as if we were at, well, a hootenanny.

Thanks for letting me know. Worth losing some beauty sleep for, wouldn't you say, ladies??

This Friday.... Having great fun watching the vids from this tour. Many thanks for posting them!!

“Censorship is telling a man he can’t have a steak just because a baby can’t chew it.” Platinum star! What a bunch of sissies we have become. I am almost embarrassed to be an earthling, nevermind an American. Someone earlier made reference to the hip/hop and rap 'music', and yes, I meant to use quotations. (Yeah, you know, those literary scholars like Lil Brayne, is it? Oh sorry.) You took the words right out of my mouth, er, post. Fine point! Beat it.

Perfectly stated!

Fair enough. You know, I work with cancer patients from 9-5. Life is too short to be taken so seriously. RP is having the time of his life, doing what he loves..AS IT SHOULD BE! I have gotten hold of some tix at the last minute (coming soon) to see him perform. Life is good, friends. Enjoy it, and please don't major in minors. GET IT?

Happy Birthday!

^^that was terrific video, saj. Sailin me through the weekend after a tough mo-fo week.

Welcome to the board, Ace5150! You will find more information and fun facts here than you could possibly imagine about LZ. I mostly come here to read and absorb. Enjoy! And, the guy above me here^^ is an incredible source of those facts. Look forward to hearing from you!

Listened to alot of VH as a teen, and my recollection is that both brothers were all about speed. Served me well as a teen, I must say, loved the EVH riffs, and AVH kickin the skins on "Hot for Teacher", but that ship has sailed long ago. I found a much deeper appreciation for music as a result of my affection for LZ. Just sayin'. p.s. The closing riff of Eddie's on MJ's 'Beat it'? One of his finest, if ya ask me.

Bingo. Queen owned the stage that day in July of '85. There I was, (fresh out of high school) with my cassette recorder held up to the speaker of my tv. ROTFLMAO. Imagine?? I thought I was so freakin cool. I need to hunt down those tapes...

I laughed my a$$ off when he said he will soon need help crossing the street...I don't think that's going on at all. He clearly takes what he does seriously, he just doesn't take himself seriously. Sexy as hell! Rock on.

I loved Gerry Rafferty. So many memories of my childhood attached to these tunes. Damn.

Saw 'Black Swan' yesterday. CAH-rayyzzee. I liked it.

54? Damn. Too young.

I will pay whatever I can afford to pay. Period.

I'll say.

Wizard of Oz on the TV The Police on the Bose Packing for Disney...

I, for one, am grateful for the associations I have made on this board. Many thanks.

She was...an American Girl.