There's already a thread for this here.

Although the concept never caught on, Todd Rundgren's No World Order album allowed listeners to rearrange the songs. From Wikipedia: This CD-only release was available in interactive formats including Philips' CD-i and Macintosh/PC. The interactive version included the ability to alter the structure of the music by selecting mix (by Rundgren and three other "guest" mixing engineers, including Don Was), song and song snippet sequence, tempo and mood. A non-interactive, audio-only CD was released simultaneously with Rundgren's preferred sequence. Even this version, however, played on the theme of interactivity and orderlessness: Its nearly continuous flow supported random play, and its paper insert could be refolded and reinserted so as to display any of 16 alternate versions of the cover art. Another version of the album, No World Order Lite, was released the following year, presenting the same material in a more song-oriented format. In Japan, a promotional disc called "NWO (Version 1.01)" was released that contained alternate versions of some of the songs.

He doesn't even deserve to be mentioned in the same breath and I say that as a fan of Van Halen.

My comment wasn't just directed at you but to others who also quote an entire post when replying to it when it isn't necessary. Now you know. I really don't have any "weight" to throw around. Just making a point that should be obvious to others but evidently isn't. Why would someone want to read that same post over again (or have to scroll past it), especially when it's the very first post in the thread to start with? Now, that's no way to talk about Johnny Cash. I'm sure June Carter would vehemently disagree. 63. People that upload the same exact video in no less than two threads.

Despite all the favorable reviews I'd read beforehand, my opinion would be nearly the exact opposite. Pretty fucking terrible from start to finish.

NPR is streaming another song from Collapse Into Now, "Oh My Heart" which you can listen to here. Amazon has a 30 second sample of "Mine Smell Like Honey" which will be out as the first single on January 18th. You can listen to it by clicking on the image above.

Never seen that before, thanks for posting. Curious to know if that's the only time they played "Stairway" live during the Page/Plant years as I'm pretty sure they didn't do it in concert. Nice version but odd that they didn't play the complete version. When I saw it was only 3 minutes long I wondered what was up.

Way to keep it to one question.

Justin Timberlake is on Jive Records, so what you're saying is, they'll give every artist on Jive a positive review because evidently he's a friend and Jive is a "hugh advertiser"? I don't think either is true. I looked up the list of artists on Jive and haven't seen where they've given them all favorable reviews (or even reviewed them at all). I also haven't ever noticed where Jive has advertised a great deal with Rolling Stone. I've never questioned your view or that Rolling Stone's coverage has become more mainstream over the years. My point has been that they have had every right to criticize Led Zeppelin (or any other artist for that matter). They've also praised other artists that have been on Atlantic Records over the years. In addition to that, they're not the only publication that's had less than favorable things to say about Led Zeppelin. So, should they have given them raving reviews for every single album and concert they've ever done from the start? Check the reviews section at Rolling Stone's website and you'll soon find that they haven't said "every new Stones record is 'their best since Exile", nor have they given every one of Springsteen's records a favorable review. I've heard "the best since Exile" thing before myself particularly with their last album (A Bigger Bang). Oddly enough, the closer it got to the album's release, that quickly turned to "their best since Tattoo You", which I read in more than one publication. All of which has absolutely nothing to do with the subject matter at hand, which is an unfavorable review of Houses of the Holy. It's not like Rolling Stone were the only magazine that weren't praising it. Are those other publications also guilty of the things you accuse Rolling Stone of? Bottom line is, it's all up to the listener, not a review in a magazine.

61. People that quote an entire post on a message board, especially when theirs is only the second post in the thread.

What did this person do to deserve being called "a prick"?

Garratt Wilkin of Garratt Wilkin & the Parrotheads has issued the following statement in regards to the passing of former Coral Reefer keyboardist Jay Spell: "It is with great sadness that we report that our keyboard player, Jay Spell, lost his battle with cancer early Friday morning, December 31, 2010. Services are pending, will let you know when details are released. Please join us in keeping Jay's family in your thoughts and prayers." In addition to Buffett's Coral Reefer Band and Wilkin's Parrotheads, Jay also played with a number of other artists over the years including, but not limited to Canned Heat and John Mayall. Jay, a native of Spivey's Corner, NC (best known for it's annual Hollerin' Contest) can be heard on Buffett's legendary live album, You Had To Be There as well as the studio effort Son of a Son of a Sailor. Jay's list of credits can be seen here. In the clip below, Jay can be seen (and heard) as a member of Buffett's Coral Reefer Band during an appearance on Saturday Night Live from May of 1978 in support of his then new album, Son of a Son of a Sailor. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHXho5gZg-Q

If you like what you hear you can download Terry's entire album for free here. Been hearing a lot of very favorable things about Grace Potter and the Nocturnals over the last couple of years but aside from a few songs here and there, I never really paid them much attention until their recent appearance on Letterman doing this tune: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BJFD1b8rHk

I didn't really know what to expect from this movie other than I know of a few friends that loved it when it was first released and that it has been very critically acclaimed. You can't always go by the latter but considering just how much I enjoyed Gran Torino, I went for it. I wasn't prepared at all for the ending which I why I try not to read too much about movies prior to seeing them. This is definitely one of Clint's finest works. The guy comes by his ability to direct movies very honestly and Million Dollar Baby is a very fine example.

Perhaps but this isn't a list of Page's favorite songs, it's Rick Rubin's. Even though I may not agree with all of this guy's points, I read a very interesting article recently about lists called Top 10 Reasons I Hate Year-End Top Ten Lists by John Roderick of the band The Long Winters. Very worthwhile reading, if I do say so myself.

Definitely NSFW, motherfucker:

I believe I mentioned them earlier in the thread but to be honest, I haven't delved much further into their music other than a few clips I've watched on YouTube. I like him but just haven't sought out his record, yet. Very cool to see Mandolin Orange mentioned here. They first came to my attention a couple of years ago when I saw them playing the Songwriter's circle at Shakori Hills during the Grassroots Music Festival there that's put on bi-annually by Donna the Buffalo. They've since expanded to a full band that includes members of the Drughorse Collective whom I'm mentioned in other threads here before. I've yet to see the new lineup but am looking very forward to it.

The new Jayhawks album (due sometime this Spring or Summer) will include the original lineup. You can read more about it here. Wilco's new record, possibly to be issued on their own label since parting with Nonesuch, is due sometime during the first half of this year. There's more info on that at this link.

Thanks for the reminder. I've always been a big fan of Hank, Sr. but never really got into Hank, Jr. too much. Hank III is also good (from what few songs I've heard) but I've always been put off by the fact that his shows attract so many racist skinheads so I've never seen him live. I also love Townes but like so many others, I was first drawn to him via other folks covering his songs. Several years back I got to see his son JT perform during the Austin City Limits Music Festival. Interestingly enough, even though he clearly has the gift, he has never actively pursued a career in music. A quick glimpse into Townes' life and all of the legal wrangling that ensued over his estate in recent years (which JT wanted absolutely no part of) will reveal why. Last night in Chapel Hill, a tribute was held in memory of Hank, Sr. and Townes at The Nightlight. Unfortunately, I was unable to make it but if you're so inclined you can read more about it by clicking on the image below.

Thanks for the shout out, they did a show in NYC for NYE that was by all accounts, off the fuckin' hook. RollingStone.com streamed a replay of the show yesterday afternoon. Of course it didn't hurt that they were joined by Patterson Hood's Dad, David Hood, a well renown Muscle Shoals musician who played on tons of very well known sessions from back in the day, everything from The Staple Singers to Bob Dylan. Other special guests included Kelly Hogan, not nearly as well known as David Hood but a very accomplished vocalist in her own right. She is probably best known for being in the Atlanta band The Jody Grind that met an untimely demise when two of it's members were killed in an auto accident (at the hands of a drunk driver) when coming home to Atlanta from a show in Florida back in '92. I'm glad you enjoyed the show, thanks so much for sharing your experience. They're definitely one of my very favorite live bands out there these days. After years of relentless touring it looks like they'll be taking a bit of a break this year, in spite of the release of their next record, Go-Go Boots, which is due in February. By the way, here's their setlist from last night. They are all archived at the One of These Days website: Carl Perkins' Cadillac Goode's Field Road A Ghost to Most The Night G.G. Allin Came to Town Panties in Your Purse Santa Fe Women Without Whiskey That Man I Shot Self-Destructive Zones This Fucking Job Get Downtown (It's Gonna Be) I Told You So The Fourth Night of My Drinking Birthday Boy Lookout Mountain Marry Me The Company I Keep 3 Dimes Down Let There Be Rock Encore I Used to be a Cop Zip City Mercy Buckets Everybody Needs Love Shut Up and Get on the Plane

I have to wonder sometimes if folks even take the time to actually read posts before replying.

Did they tell you what it actually came from then?

Here's some I'm looking forward to in 2011: R.E.M. Collapse Into Now R.E.M. Lifes Rich Pageant (Reissue) U2 Songs of Ascent U2 Achtung Baby (Reissue) Joe Walsh I Used To Be A Plastic Bottle Drive-By Truckers Go-Go Boots Gregg Allman Low Country Blues (produced by T Bone Burnett) Hayes Carll KMAG YOYO Rush Clockwork Angels Lucinda Williams Blessed Pearl Jam Live On Ten Legs Pearl Jam Vs. (Reissue) Pearl Jam Vitalogy (Reissue) The Baseball Project's Volume Two: High and Inside Todd Snider Live: The Storyteller Kasey Chambers Little Bird New albums are also expected from these folks but none have titles yet: Jayhawks Wilco Jimmy Page Steve Earle (produced by T Bone Burnett) Kathleen Edwards Megafaun ZZ Top (the album they've been promising for quite some time now that's produced by Rick Rubin and includes a guest appearance from The Black Keys) Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit

For embracing Jerry Lewis.

Have you tried contacting the radio station you heard it on?