I saw them around '91 or so when they were still playing bars. I have a friend who's a huge fan so it was mainly on his word (plus, free promo tix didn't hurt) that we made the trek to Norfolk to see them at the now defunct Boathouse. I liked the show and enjoy some of their studio material well enough but but not to the point of actively seeking out their records or following them on tour. I have some friends that love the Grateful Dead that immediately latched onto Phish the moment Garcia died. I don't fall into that category either. They fall under the category of a band I respect but I'm not really a fan. There's others out there that have plied the "jam band" trade much better than they have, namely the Grateful Dead themselves.

You can post about any artist you want to here, there doesn't need to be a connection to Zeppelin. And please, don't interpret my advice as a sign that I don't like you. I'm just letting you know you don't have to apologize for posting about Joni Mitchell. Back on topic, this was like a knife in the heart from Counting Crows. Loved all of their stuff up this point but this cover is up there with Sheryl Crow's versions of "Sweet Child O' Mine" and "D'yer Mak'er" as among the most horrendous of all time:

On another board someone accused the Avetts of "faking it", I'm curious to know what it is they were faking. Same for Mumford & Sons, particularly since you also referred to them as "charlatans".

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Easier said than done.

No one guitarist is the "best", not even Jimmy Page.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxA7vq84kVU ....and, for the Arcade Fire lovers: Who Is Arcade Fire?

What I found embarrassing was Dylan's performance and I say that as lifelong fan. His voice has always been an acquired taste but last night was proof positive that it's now completely shot. As for Mumford & Sons and the Avett Brothers, I enjoyed both of their performances. "Maggie's Farm" was ruined not by them but by Dylan, he brought absolutely nothing to it but evidence that he should really hang it up at this point. Not even Auto Tune could have saved his ass.

All I did was explain why there were three guitarists (plus a bassist) on stage and what they were playing. I'm not sure how you would interpret that as me not liking you. You seem fine to me but if you ask a question and someone answers it, it's not to belittle you. If that's the impression you got, it's certainly not how I intended it.

No amount of reasoning is ever going to bring a halt to the Plant bashing, unfortunately.

Yes, it is. I'm no prude but there's things on TV now that would have earned a PG or even a R rating back in the day. When I see a G rating I think of things like Disney movies so surely one wouldn't expect to hear "son of a bitch" in anything so wholesome as a Disney flick.

Just another SAJ wannabe. Epic FAIL.

There are two guitarists playing rhythm, Audley Freed (stage left) and Rich Robinson (stage right) and bassist Jeff Cease. The only thing different here is that he's supported by two rhythm guitarists, the leads Page plays live aren't all that different from how he performed the song with Led Zeppelin. Chris Robinson has had less than favorable things to say about Page (and this tour) but he sure seems to be enjoying himself here. Much as I like the Crowes, I have to believe that most of the time, Chris Robinson is full of shit.

Eddie Hinton figures prominently on the new Drive-By Truckers album which is being released tomorrow. Not only did they bring him to a lot of people's attention early on thanks to their song "Sandwiches For the Road" but they covered two of his tunes for Shake It Records' Dangerous Highway tribute to him last year which they've also decided to include on Go-Go Boots. Here's one of those songs, the first clip is Eddie himself, the second is the Truckers:

I'm not sure what you're getting at here because you haven't explained it but if it has to do with why Darrell was nominated in the Country category and not the Americana one, it probably has to do with his album (Crooked Road) being a Country record and not an Americana one. Plus, if he had been nominated in the Americana category he would have been put in the rather odd position of competing against himself. Then again, the Grammys can be a very hard thing to try to make sense of. For instance, many performers have been nominated in the Best New Artist category when in reality, they've had already released 2-3 albums. Then, there's that whole Jethro Tull winning best Metal album thing...

Plant and Page had been working towards doing a full on project together long before Unledded. John Paul Jones wasn't a part of any of those collaborations and no one has ever questioned why, so why would he be expected to be a part of Unledded or Walking Into Clarksdale? Sure, he was a part of Led Zeppelin but Page, Plant and Jason Bonham were all on Outrider and no one (at least to my knowledge) has ever questioned why John Paul Jones wasn't asked to be a part of that project. Besides, why would it even matter now? They all got together for their induction into the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame and the 02 concert, which is the most important thing.

No bother, I just don't care for certain kinds of music and disco/dance is one of them. I appreciate all kinds of music though, even if they aren't my cup of tea.

I don't think there's any real need to change the title of the thread, if there's ever any doubt I usually just post in the general YouTube thread. I can't say I remember it. I commented on disco in the other thread where you mentioned you'd posted these songs here. I'm sure there's exceptions to most every genre but no, I don't particularly care for these tunes. They're just not my thing. Here in N.C. "Beach Music" is very big with artists such as Chairman of the Board, the Embers, The Tams, etc. leading the pack but most of it I simply am not into but there are some artists such as Clarence Carter that also get classified as Beach Music whom I can tolerate. That's mostly because they come at it from more of a R & B angle and are not of the "I Love Beach Music" variety.

I was in no hurry to see this, especially after watching Super Size Me a few years ago but is very necessary viewing. I had no idea how out of control the situation over the food we consume had become. This is an eye opening film in every sense of those words, I can't recommend it to everyone highly enough. It's not just an expose on the food industry but it also gives some very helpful tips on what we can do to bring things back under control. That last bit is the hard part because of the complacency of the vast amount of people in the U.S.

I still can't make complete sense of your sentence but if this is the case, where do artists like Stevie Ray Vaughan (who led a HUGE blues revival in the 80s) and Los Lobos come in? Disco was dominant in the 70s just as synths were in the 80s but they weren't the only things going on. You don't have to dig very deep beneath the surface to see that the 70s also included Punk and the 80s also included the aforementioned Blues revival as well as roots-oriented artists such as Los Lobos enjoying huge successes. When people look back at the 80s they seem to want to choose the MTV-inspired vision that would include hair metal, Flock of Seagulls, etc. but there was so much more to that decade musically such as the birth of alternative (at least in the breaking through to mainstream radio sense), the revival of Blues and American roots music traditions spearheaded by the likes of everyone from Los Lobos to Dwight Yoakum. On top of that, add the upsurge in the popularity of reggae thanks to Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, UB40, The Police and the return of Ska due to the popularity of bands like the Specials, Madness, the English Beat and you have a decade that's bursting with all kinds of music styles, not just the dominance of drum machines, Phil Collins, bad hairstyles and synths. It's definitely one of my favorite decades for music. You'd be hard pressed to find a more vibrant decade musically outside of the 1960s.

I'd say that in it's broadest sense Americana music draws from American music traditions such as Gospel, R & B, Blues and Rock n' Roll, all of which are present on Mavis' record as well as Plant's. She covers CCR, Randy Newman, Allen Toussaint, etc. while Plant covers Los Lobos, the Louvin Brothers, Townes Van Zandt, etc. All are cornerstones of the roots of American music. Should her record have been under R & B, Gospel or Rock? Should Band of Joy have been under Country, Rock, Folk or Gospel (I'm speaking here of the Lovin's "Satan, Your Kingdom Must Come Down" as well as others he's been known to do in concert)? Americana covers all of those bases. Yes, labels can be a huge misnomer but when trying to describe music that blurs the lines between musical barriers, it fits, particularly in this instance.