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  1. November 3, 2008 "Led Zeppelin has named Alfred Publishing exclusive licensing agent for both its physical and digital print rights for their legendary catalog of songs. The territory defined in the deal is worldwide, excluding Europe". http://www.roadrunne...wsitemID=108199 November 4, 2008 Rhino releases the Definitive Collection Mini LP Replica CD Boxset. "The albums are placed in chronological order all with miniature replica sleeves of the original vinyl releases. Previous to this box set, these replica CDs were only available as individual releases from Japan" (wikipedia). November 5, 2008 "Cream's Jack Bruce Starts Feud With Led Zeppelin 35 Years Too Late", by Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone.com posted 3:00 PM E.T. http://www.rollingst...5#ixzz1cxsBeEr6
  2. The band Tesla from California have been playing 'Thank You' in recent years, they recorded a version in their 2007 album of covers "Real to Reel". Band member Frank Hannon has explained that the album was recorded used vintage instruments and technology of the 70s, trying to recreate the sound of that period.
  3. There's an interview with Terry Reid on Palm Spring's newspaper The Desert Sun, written by Bruce Fessier. I'll quote a few paragraphs, below is a link to the article. Mr. Reid discusses Zeppelin, Yardbirds and Band of Joy.
  4. Received this today: Dan Mangan ..Anxious to load these two onto itunes tonight.
  5. Early this morning Argentinean radio was playing Over the Rainbow by Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwoʻole. I had never heard this, though the song first appeared in 1993. After a few googles I learnt that he is Hawaiian, died at 38 in 1997. I also found it's an ukelele he's playing, not a banjo. The song made me happy (sad at the same time, but sad in a positive way).
  6. I learnt elsewhere that these two are being re-released in early 2012, along with a third volume of Mermaid Avenue. I thought I'd better wait for that box.
  7. Hi.. Thanks for the friend request. My very first!

  8. That's actually the reason why I'm buying the album. I think songs over 10 minutes don't come that often, and not any band can write them. In the nineties there was a Meat Loaf song over 11 minutes, it was cut to 3 minutes for radio airplay. Led Zeppelin has "In My Time of Dying" from Physical Graffiti, exceding 11 minutes also. Wilco's 12 minutes are soothing and a pleasure to listen to. By the way, do you think I should get the standard or the deluxe version of this?
  9. I was wondering if poutine existed outside of Québec but wikipedia provided the answer: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poutine#Similar_dishes
  10. I haven't seen a thriller that surpasses this...
  11. Does anybody here own the album Wilco recorded with Billy Bragg? I've been listening to it online, just wanted to have some comments from other users before I order it.
  12. Well thanks, I wasn't aware of that Sing for the Submarine performance, I'll watch it later at home. As for the Vincent Moon clip I had seen it already, actually it's where Stipe has that "Nosferatu" look which Bong-Man mentioned in his post. Bong-Man also said: You should have seen them at the Olympia theatre in Dublin, that was an intimate performance. And speaking of the Vincent Moon sessions I especially enjoy the accoustic versions of Supernatural Superserious and Living Well is the Best Revenge. This song alone, Living Well is the Best Revenge, justifies the purchase of Accelerate.
  13. I have the impression that R.E.M took the disbandment decision long ago, it wasn't an overnight decision. They just didn't want to communicate it, or couldn't communicate it for some legal reasons. The fact is they didn't tour this year, they were rarely seen together in 2011 except for maybe the photo sessions with Anton Corbijn, each of the members were involved in their own personal projects. Prior to that September 21st announcement they had been separated for quite a while --that's the impression I have, although I could be wrong. It's a pity that most of the songs from Collapse into Now will never be played in concert. As far as I remember only Every Day is Yours to Win (and probably another song from Collapse into Now that I don't remember at the moment) were performed by Michael Stipe and a backing band early in 2011 during a Tibet concert. So most of the songs from Collapse into Now will go into that vault of songs R.E.M. never performed live, that group of songs include: Bittersweet Me and Sing for the Submarine.
  14. I'm excited about the Hansa sessions being released, as well as the lyric videos. I'm not excited about the Collapse into Now films being released, honestly they're garbage to borrow a word from the compilation's title. I never had the enthusiasm to see a video like Every day is Yours to Win, from what I've read it's a collection of clips from YouTube, maybe a copy paste collage video. I think only the AutoCAD community praised the Discoverer video, while I also heard about a horse pissing in the It Happened Today video? The only video I saw from beginning to end was Smell like Honey, and that I think it's a proper music video, might not be a masterpiece but it mostly fits the description of a music video. On the contrary, I saw all of the Hansa studio sessions and at some point some guys were carrying a discussion (in my opinion a pointless discussion) whether those videos where actually "live" videos given that some sounds, expressions, do not seem to match the footage. Personally I thought they would release something akin to the Parallel DVD, which appeared after Monster I believe, and contained a nice compilation of Warner videos with various other bonus short films. Instead this Part Lies is a simple hits compilation with a few extra tracks and conveniently released at a time when R.E.M. is fresh in the memory of people because of the disbandment.
  15. I still don't know what to make of this compilation: on the one hand not all 40 songs are influential as the trailer says (there are three new songs, for instance, of which we haven't heard a thing, so their quality is ignored). On the other hand there are some really good songs missing here like It Happened Today and especially 'Drive'. They are omitting this song, for the second time, since it didn't appear in "In Time: The Best of R.E.M." either. I thought they'd correct the mistake by including the song in this compilation, instead they repeated the mistake. Personally that'd be reason enough to stay away from this compilation. unless Hallelujah and Month of Saturdays turn out to be amazing I don't think I'm putting my dollars into this, unless those three songs justify the purchase or if a special edition with DVD comes out.
  16. Thank you Strider and Jahfin.
  17. Hello friends, I was listening to the new wilco over at NPR. The first song was wrapped in such electronica that it immediately reminded me of Radiohead. Is this a new sonic direction for Wilco? Have some of their albums in the past sounded like Radiohead? Am I under a wrong impression here? Many regards!
  18. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-GWlu2mhM8&feature=player_detailpage
  19. it's funny the same reporter had announced a new album a couple of months ago... matthew perpetua,
  20. I was wishing for a goodbye tour, never got the chance to see them live
  21. pardon my ignorance, who is that guitar player in your avater? He is in some sort of kick-ass attitude

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