Having seen the Stones on tour as recently as just a couple years ago I can't say I got that impression at all, especially since a fair number of tunes came from the album that were out in support of at the time, A Bigger Bang. I saw no evidence whatsoever of a band hoping to relive the old days but one firmly rooted in the present. If that was their goal, they failed miserably, especially by playing new material. In regard to Janis, I'm not sure if it's been mentioned yet as I haven't read the entire thread but even if it has, it never hurts to recommend Festival Express again.

At The Pier in Raleigh, NC circa 1982:

Who knows what the Beatles would have been like as a live band in their latter years, to say they couldn't pull it off is to engage in total conjecture and speculation since no one really knows. And yes, I think their studio craft speaks volumes about their abilities as a band, onstage or not. Same for the other artists I mentioned. R.E.M. took those years off the road just for the purpose of honing their skills in the studio and still kick ass on stage.

I named Diamanda only because this is a Zep board and figured others here would be familiar with the name since John Paul Jones has worked with her but like I said, lots of other vocalists site her as an influence including the much beloved Bjork. Even though I'm not a fan of her style, I've never been one to engage in Yoko bashing. It's rather obvious John Lennon loved her very much and she continues to honor his memory so I can't say I really have anything against her.

Like her or not, Yoko is considered a huge influence on many, many performers. Just ask Diamanda Galas. That said, I've never been very tolerant of her banshee wail myself and once emptied a pizza place in Greenville, NC by playing Kiss, Kiss, Kiss on the jukebox non-stop back in the 80s when Double Fantasy first came out.

I'm a Skynyrd fan as well so I'm well aware of his work with them (and the Allmans) from seeing his name in the album credits. Can't wait to see the movie.

An artist doesn't have to perform live to be considered "the best rock n' roll band" and the Beatles are no exception. They quit performing live for obvious reasons and began to focus solely on studio craft. That doesn't lessen their abilities as a live band one bit in my eyes. The Brian Wilson Pet Sounds era Beach Boys are probably best known for their studio work but that hasn't stopped them from being considered one of the best rock n' roll bands in the world. Following 10 years of near non-stop touring R.E.M. stopped performing live so they too could concentrate on perfecting their talents in the studio. The result? Out of Time and Automatic For the People. They returned to the road with a vengence in '95 to tour behind Monster and have continued to tour ever since. They are still considered one of the best live bands out there. There are many other examples but there's two very shining ones right there.

Check this out for the debunking of the Eat A Peach urban legend: http://www.snopes.com/music/hidden/eatpeach.asp The true story: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duane_Allman Duane Allman was killed in a motorcycle accident only a few months after the summer release and great initial success of At Fillmore East. While in Macon on October 29, during a band break from touring and recording, Allman was riding toward an oncoming truck that was turning well in front of him but then stopped in mid-intersection. He lost control of his Harley while trying to swing left, possibly striking the back of the truck or its crane ball. He flew from his bike, which landed on and skidded with him, crushing internal organs; he died a few hours later, less than one month shy of his 25th birthday. In a bizarre coincidence, bassist Berry Oakley would die only 13 months later in a similar motorcycle crash with a city bus, just three blocks away from the site of Duane Allman's fatal accident.

Tangerine Plant sure is missed around these parts, please be sure to tell her "hi" back.

Thanks for the further insight. Have you seen The Language of Music documentary about Dowd? I'd like to but it's not like they have it for rental at the local Blockbuster. I'd like to purchase it someday. I've heard it's very, very good.

As I mentioned previously, he was actually around back in the 90s in a band called Bloodline with the sons of Robby Krieger, Miles Davis and Berry Oakley, Jr. Unfortunately I'm about the only one around here that's ever heard of them or remembers them.

Thanks for the tip, I've often wondered what the difference was between this one and the Deluxe Edition other than a slightly different tracklist.

Every Saturday night at 11 o'clock XM's Deep Tracks breaks out In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida just for those that want to get their fix.

http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/articl...t_id=1003697074 Miami Indie Lays Claim To Early Beatles Tracks The Beatles Ayala Ben-Yehuda, L.A. An independent Miami label says it plans to release never-before-heard Beatles live recordings made in 1962 at the Star Club in Hamburg, Germany. Fuego Entertainment, which distributes music through Koch, has entered into a joint venture, Echo-Fuego, with British producer/promoter Jeffrey Collins to put out his catalog holdings. They say those include a live Beatles performance of 15 songs at the club. No release date has been set for the recordings, which the label claims are the first to feature drummer Ringo Starr as part of the group. Other Beatles recordings from the Star Club have been released, but Fuego says its collection includes previously unheard tracks, such as covers of Hank Williams' "Lovesick Blues" and Maurice Williams' "Do You Believe." Other live Beatles tracks the label says it holds (a claim Billboard was unable to verify) also include "Twist and Shout," "I Saw Her Standing There," "Hippy Hippy Shake," "A Taste of Honey," "Money," and "Ask Me Why," which can be heard in other recorded Beatles performances at the Star Club. Collins, who now lives in Florida, says he got the original tapes at the time from a DJ he'd booked for the club the night of the Beatles' performance. When he got the tapes, which the label says were recorded with the club's permission, "they were in terrible condition," says Collins. Decades later, he was able to digitally remaster them "to make them sound coherent," but says Apple Corps rebuffed his 1996 overture to release the tracks. The lack of a release date illustrates the obstacles involved in releasing Beatles-related product. "Through legal channels, we will be making these albums available for release," says Collins. "The Beatles know these tapes exist and their lawyers know these tapes exist. It's a matter of certain legalities." "We don't have a comment as such but not surprisingly are looking into the claim," says a spokesperson from Apple Corps., which maintains the Beatles' business affairs. Fuego Entertainment president/CEO Hugo Cancio says for $4.95, fuegoentertainment.net is offering a full-track stream of the live "I Saw Her Standing There," plus clips of other live Beatles songs in its collection; downloads of a track each by Ahmir and rapper KRS-One; and early download access to its recording of Jimi Hendrix's "Rainbow Bridge" concert. Astute Beatles fan are already calling foul. According to Steve Marinucci, who runs Abbeyrd's Beatles Page, of the four tracks on the Fuego site, only "A Taste of Honey" is unheard, and the "Lovesick Blues" cover isn't even by the Beatles at all. As for the sound quality, Marinucci says they are no better than earlier "Star Club" releases, which are decidedly lo-fi. Meanwhile, the company's rights to the Hendrix material have already been disavowed by the late guitarist's estate and its subsidiary enterprise, Experience Hendrix. "Experience Hendrix serves notice that it will take all legal action necessary to remove this bootleg material from the market and recover damages against Fuego Entertainment and associated parties for infringement as authorized under applicable law," the company said in a statement.

Reknown session musician and Jackson Browne sideman David Lindley also has a unique outlook on the topic of bootlegging. Several of his posts are rather lengthy but well worth reading, just scroll down to the News From the Road segment of this webpage: http://davidlindley.com/news.html

I have only a few unofficial live recordings I paid cash for but that was before I knew any better and well before the advent of the internet. In this day and age of the B & P and the ability to download for free there is no reason to pay for live recordings (except in very rare cases). Even then I try to avoid it at all costs because any way you look at it, it is stealing money from the artists in question and putting it in the pocket of bootlegers. No. As I said, I simply didn't know any better back then and consider it water under the bridge by now and a very valuable lesson learned. If others want to rob from their favorite artists by supporting bootleggers they can continue to do so but it's a stance I personally do not support. If the sale of illegal bootlegs wasn't a problem you wouldn't see things like the Grateful Dead's Dick's Picks series, Instant Live and similar approachs being taken by everyone from Jimmy Buffett to Pearl Jam, all as a deterrent to put the bootleggers out of business. During our discussion of the Beatles catalog being remastered I merely mentioned the digital aspect of it as I'm aware that's part of the deal but don't know all of the details, that's why I said I hope they will also be re-released in the compact disc format. If you're trying to drag me into another of your "mp3s are inferior arguments" you're preaching to the choir as I totally agree with you. As for the trading community, every taper/trader I know goes to great lengths to ensure their recordings stay in the original, uncompressed format. What people do with them after that is completely up to them, just so long as they are not circulated as mp3s among other traders.

Perhaps but it wasn't a big radio hit like the other songs Melanie mentioned, nor was it ever a single. At least not to my knowledge. Yes, I did. Thank you.

http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/inde...emi-likely-over Rolling Stones “Shine a Light” on Universal, Tenure With EMI Likely Over The Rolling Stones have signed a one-album deal with Universal Music Group for the release of their next album, the live soundtrack to Martin Scorsese’s concert film Shine a Light. The Universal deal likely spells the end of the Stones’ sixteen-year partnership with EMI, as the band’s record contract with that label expires next month. If they do sign a long-term deal with another label, the Stones would join Paul McCartney and Radiohead as the latest big-name artist to exit EMI in the wake of their tumultuous takeover by private equity firm Terra Firma. Earlier this week, EMI head Guy Hands announced that the label would allow for the corporating sponsoring of bands, as well as cut 1,500-2,000 jobs in order to free up $400 million. Still-contracted EMI artists like Robbie Williams, the Verve and Coldplay hinted at withholding new albums until EMI proved they were capable of appropriately promoting and distributing those releases. Scorsese filmed Shine A Light during two Stones gigs at New York City’s relatively intimate Beacon Theatre in 2006. Among the special guests who joined the band on stage were Jack White and Christina Aguilera. The film will debut at the Berlin Film Festival next month before hitting American cinemas on April 4th.

What song is "Time"?

No, I haven't. I'm not opposed to boots just so long as money never changes hands.

My apologies. I thought you were referring to the songs on Hey Jude (aka The Beatles Again) vs. the songs on Past Masters Vol. II. Yes, it's the song selection I like (which I'm pretty sure I stated in a previous post), I don't recall ever having said anything about them being alternate versions.

Great songs that I love myself but there's so much more to the the Allmans than their well worn hits.

I haven't heard it myself but I understand Nick Lowe's new record At My Age has been garnering quite a few rave reviews as one of the best of 2007.

Not if they're also released in CD format, an aspect of the remasters that hasn't been revealed yet. Yes, you did but as you can see from the post times we were both answering his questions at roughly the same time. Thanks for the clarification, I obviously overlooked those.

If you're referring to the tracklists themselves they are not identical. As for the sound quality, I'm not sure what the source tapes were for Past Masters. It's been my understanding that the Beatles catalog has never been remastered. That said, their upcoming deal with iTunes is supposed to be a remastered version of their entire catalog. Hey Jude (aka The Beatles Again) Tracklist 1. Can't Buy Me Love 2. I Should Have Known Better 3. Paperback Writer 4. Rain 5. Lady Madonna 6. Revolution 7. Hey Jude 8. Old Brown Shoe 9. Don't Let Me Down 10. The Ballad Of John And Yoko By the way, the above album is available on CD (with 9 bonus tracks) on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Beatles-Again-Jude-B...n/dp/B000XLU4D4