Nah, there's no way. One of the conditions (which are clearly posted) is that there are no exchanges or refunds. However, I did write to the book publisher and let them know. Probably not much of a chance that they'll send me one but it's worth a shot.

I didn't care for disco back then either but burning those records was just as silly as those that burned rock n' roll albums during it's infancy because it had been deemed "the devil's music" and the folks that torched their Beatles albums when Lennon was misunderstood for his Beatles "are more popular than Jesus" statement.

In relation to disco you've stated several facts about it that are completely invalid.

Who would have ever thought the best part of a movie that also stars Jack Nicholson would be Paul Rudd and Reese Witherspoon? I really wasn't that familiar with her up until her role as Loretta Lynn in Walk the Line so that's all I really have to base her acting abilities on. It's not like there's any Oscar winning performances here but you do think Nicholson could do better. It's not that his acting is bad but he really doesn't seem to bring much to his role and appears to be phoning it in for the most part. That probably shouldn't come as any surprise as he's been doing that for the most part for a while now. It's also worth noting that his role here is little more than a glorified cameo but you'd think he could have done more with his screen time. That aside, it's not a bad movie but it never really took off in a while that got me emotionally involved in any of the characters.

Rock n' roll is highly danceable. If you don't think so, you never witnessed a Grateful Dead show. I use them as an example but they're only the tip of the iceberg (I've also seen people dance to CSN and CSN & Y). I have a friend that DJ's locally that plays rock n' roll that is meant to incite people to dance and it works. A lot of what he plays is of the garage rock variety so people show up in the garb of the day, including Day-Glo colors and go-go boots. It's really quite the sight to behold and is very fun too.

I never have cared for it but there's also other kinds of music such as punk rock and rap that I also don't particularly care for, that doesn't mean I don't appreciate or respect them though. Disco helped inform rock n' roll and vice versa, same for rap, hip-hop, classical, etc. They're all a part of the musical melting pot known as rock n' roll.

Except for the fact that I didn't notice that someone stole the interview CD from the Grateful Dead book until I got it home and I can't take return or exchange it. Since they're going out of business there are no exchanges allowed.

To the contrary. You keep insisting on pushing information about the formation of disco that's entirely incorrect. You're right, I was. In my area (eastern North Carolina) one of the local clubs turned into a disco called The Upper Left in the late 70s, this was directly influenced by the popularity of disco and the movie Saturday Night Fever. By the time the 80s rolled around disco had fallen out of favor just enough for the club to change hands and become known as "Roadies" (inspired by the movie of the same name) which hosted live bands (everyone from Cheap Trick to Emmylou Harris and lots of bands in between) through a good portion of the 80s until dance music and DJ's took hold. That particular area (Goldsboro) never recovered from this because it was less expensive to pay a DJ than it was to pay a band. The change in the drinking age (it was raised to 21 instead of 18) also dealt a heavy blow to club going in general. From my own personal experience, disco never "replaced" anything for me. I wasn't old enough to go to the clubs until the late 70s so by that time disco was starting to die out. Even though going to a disco might increase your chance of meeting women, I couldn't stand disco so I never went to those type of clubs. That changed when dance music took over in the 80s though because Goldsboro no longer had any rock clubs. Thankfully, Greenville wasn't far away which had The Attic and other clubs that still booked live rock n' roll bands. To this day, I will always seek out bars that have live music. That's the main reason I relocated to Raleigh a few years ago. The Triangle area of NC (Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill) has always had a very vibrante music scene (live and otherwise) so I'm more at home here than almost any place that I have ever lived. I can deal with dance clubs if the situation calls for it but I'm always itching to get the hell out of there so I can go somewhere where there's a live band playing. As has been mentioned, you can dance to rock n' roll too. I'm also much more comfortable socially in a live music club than in the meat market type atmosphere of singles clubs. To me, it's not about getting laid, it's about being surrounded by like minded friends that are also into live music. At those types of clubs, the emphasis is on people being there to enjoy the band playing and not about the "pick up" scene which has a sleazy aspect to it that I simply don't enjoy.

"there was a very big chance of doing the horizontal boogie later on with PG providing mood music!" Rub those two brain cells together and form a thought, I know you can do it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgqmlFbroqE Vedder's new solo album, Ukulele Songs and a live concert DVD entitled Water On the Road come out on May 31st.

Yes, I did. Thanks for reminding me. It's often overlooked and shouldn't be, lots of great stuff there including "Seasons of Wither" and "Lord of the Thighs" just for starters.

It's important to consider when attempting to communicate with this person that they think "Disco music was conceived when Disco Duck hit the scenes in '76". The more he attempts to speak on the subject, the more painfully obvious it becomes that he has absolutely no knowledge of the subject he's speaking about.

Found these during the Borders going out of business sale where everything is now 50% off. I picked up the Bob Dylan Scrapbook several years ago in their bargain books section which is very similar to both of these. Nothing particularly hard hitting but they should make for some pleasurable reading.

One of our local Borders just marked everything down to 50% off in their going out of business sale. Most everything is gone but I still managed to scrape up a few finds.

Worked for me. Perhaps you should blame Canada.

I suggest checking out the self-titled first album, Toys In the Attic, Get Your Wings and Rocks. Draw the Line and Night in the Ruts have their moments but their very best stuff can be found on those first three records. There's been a few flashes of brillance since then but they're few and far between. After their comeback they seemed to have lost their way musically and seemed far more interested in crafting power ballads tailored towards MTV, even bringing in outside writers at one point because they just couldn't cut it themselves anymore.

Damn, I'm wondering where you possibly could have picked up that bit of information...

"Disco Duck" wasn't the birth of disco, it had been in full swing since at least the late 60s. By the time Rick Dees came along with "Disco Duck" disco was inescapable which was the reason for the song. It was a novelty tune meant to capitalize on the popularity of it. I have to say I was a fan of FM rock, though I'm not sure exactly what you mean by that. When I think of the music I heard on FM rock n' roll stations in the 70s, it is the very foundation upon which my love of music is based. At the time I wasn't necessarily into the singer-songwriters but as the years have passed I have a much deeper appreciation for James Taylor, Joni Mitchell, Jackson Browne, Neil Young, Bob Dylan, CSN & Y, etc. I have an even greater respect for them after watching that new documentary about the Troubadour in Hollywood. In fact, many of my favorite performers are singer-songwriters whether they be Townes Van Zandt or Ryan Adams.

One of the most unusual and unconventional movies I've ever seen. I started to lose interest about half way through but when Jason Bateman couldn't actually tell Aniston about "the switch", that's when things picked up. You can see the ending from a mile away but it didn't stop me from enjoying the movie any.

I think Aerosmith's 70s albums were great, especially the first three. I never saw them in concert until the 90s when they were on tour for Get A Grip. I wasn't fond of their newer material at that point but they were a very kick ass band live. Very far from anything I'd consider "boring" or "business rock".

Roky's still around and released this album last year backed by Okkervil River:

It was Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam doing a stage dive. For some reason the image isn't showing up for me now either which is fine because this is the one I actually meant to post but I couldn't find it at the time:

I would certainly a welcome a new Plant/Krauss record but I am glad that you recognize the difference between the two. Goes to show you've actually listened when others (that obviously haven't) think they're interchangeable albums stylistically.

Usually but not always. I have some 7" singles from U2's Joshua Tree era that are meant to be played at 33⅓ rpm. As you can see from the photo below, each side features two songs. I stand corrected. For some reason I was thinking some of the new vinyl records were meant to be played at 45 rpm. I have been purchasing some of the newly manufactured vinyl records for the past several years but without a turntable, I've had no way to play them. Still, some of the albums I've purchased would have previously been released on a single slab of vinyl but these days are released on two separate LPs. Why this is, I'm not sure. I'm not referring here to CD length records which can run over 60 minutes but albums that are around 40 minutes long. Years ago one of my older brothers purchased a 12" version of Rita Marley's "One Draw" that he listened to at 33⅓ for the longest time until I let him know it was actually meant to be played at 45 rpm. Thank goodness for 12" dance remixes and club DJ's as they are what kept vinyl alive all of these years. *Edited to add: I just found out the reason that some vinyl albums are stretched out across two platters is because it increases the sound quality.