Thanks, I just remember folks getting all bent out of shape when that quote surfaced and wasn't entirely sure which member of the Clash it was.

That isn't what Flowers is saying at all. He's talking about how unreceptive the American audience is to new music. It's not a slam against either Zeppelin or Nirvana.

Funny that this thread would get moved to the Newbies section while this thread (Did Plant over-use the word "know" on House of the Holy album?) remains in the Led Zeppelin Master Forum. For one thing, I'm not a "Newbie" (nor was I when I joined this board), nor is the topic. It's a spin-off of the other thread, which wasn't meant to be taken seriously either.

Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You isn't a Led Zeppelin song.

He was referring to audiences being more receptive to new music in general, he wasn't comparing the Killers to Led Zeppelin or Nirvana.

Talking about "raggae"? As for the breakdown in Fool In the Rain, it doesn't really strike me as having any similarity to reggae (I spell it that way because that's the way it's spelled). If anything it reminds me of more of a samba beat.

I, for one, am glad musicians aren't forever trying to replicate what may have worked in the 60s and 70s. I also don't agree that "there was more talent back then". There's just as much talent today (if not more) and even more avenues to find it. Joe Strummer of the Clash? While I may disagree with his opinion of Zep's album covers I don't disagree with his right to express an opinion which is all that he was doing. The Clash were legendary in their own right, though for entirely different reasons than Zep. Still, they made a huge impact on music that is still being felt today. Perhaps the reason they're not whining is because all the artists you've mentioned did sell millions of albums and were well received. Not to mention, I don't see Flowers' remarks as "whining". He's simply stating the truth about how unaccepting some music fans are of anything new. Some of the responses in this thread are a prime example of that. I think there's a ton of great artists out there today and as I previously mentioned, in this day and age there's even more ways to find them than ever before. That's just the thing, to anyone that actually bothered to read the interview before commenting, he's not talking shit about Zeppelin (or Nirvana).

This was available for sale early on Record Store Day (it's officially due for release on June 23rd) but I had my arms full already so I had to pass on it. After reading this review I wish I had picked it up.

Did you read the article or any of the posts in this thread prior to replying? If not, it might help if you did that. Then of course, some people that did read the article apparently still don't get it.

Thank goodness more than a few of us seem to get the point of the article. I guess the rest are too caught up in their Zeppelin fandom to actually get it. Would you like for music to never change, grow or progress? If it hadn't grown since it's beginnings we'd all still be listening to a caveman pound on a rock. I know a lot of folks here would prefer to be stuck in the 70s and have all music still sound like that but not I. Am I a fan of music from that time period? Most certainly but I also love music from the present day. I'm not just a fan of rock n' roll but I'm also into country, folk, bluegrsss, ska, zydeco, reggae, etc. Thank goodness they don't. Like I've said, it's a little thing called growth and progression.

Not only does their upcoming new record have a tune called Wilco, the Song) but the album will be named after them as well: Wilco Keep It Simple, Name New LP “Wilco (The Album)” This better be one kick ass album as naming both a tune and the new record itself after the band seems to have "jump the shark" written all over it. Not sure how many here are familiar with the two records Wilco did with Billy Bragg of previously unrecorded Woody Guthrie songs (Mermaid Avenue Volumes 1 & 2) but they've posted a new Wilco/Woody track to WilcoWorld as well as a link to an interview Jeff Tweedy recently did with NPR's Marketplace.

That's exactly how I interpreted it but you and I seem to be in the minority on that front. I still haven't figured out what a "pedistool" is yet though.

Paste Presents the Bob Dylan Takeover I haven't tried my hand at the Brain Bustin' Trivia Quiz yet but I plan to here shortly.

Plug in an artist and see what results you get: musicplasma.com

I think folks are missing the gist of Flowers' comments. He's not saying the Killers are better or more popular than Zeppelin or Nirvana, he's saying some music fans in the States seem to be totally unaccepting of anything new. Though it's not true of everyone that posts here, I've noticed the very same thing on this board. Those that are into new music are in the vast minority. There's more choices than ever before to discover new artists yet so many only want to hear what they're accustomed to.

I could give a shit about the Killers but the guy does have a point and I see it on this site quite often. People stuck in the past, unwilling to accept anything new unless it sounds somewhat similar to Led Zeppelin.

I would have never known of his connection to Hillman and the Byrds if not for a fellow radio announcer I worked with at a country radio station back in the late 80s. Vern's obit from the LA Times: Vern Gosdin dies at 70; country music singer-songwriter

I'm only one listen in but so far, so good. I wasn't exactly taken with a couple of the slower songs but I think in time they will grow on me. My very first impression is that the album has a very "South of the Border" feel thanks in no small part to David Hidalgo's accordion work. As for where it fits in with Dylan's other more recent albums (Love & Theft thru Modern Times), that's going to take several more spins.

When I first heard Plush I thought it sounded nearly identical to Pearl Jam. The more I heard from STP the more I realized they did have their own sound but back in those days I wouldn't have been surprised since there were so many ready to jump on the "grunge" bandwagon and far too many industry types chompin' at the bit to sign them.

They were due to play NC on the Street Survivors tour but as we all know history took it's course so I never got to see them. I don't feel bad about having seen the Tribute Tour in 1987 or any of the other Skynyrd concerts I attended after that. To me, Skynyrd ended in that plane crash but attending those shows felt like the next best thing at the time since I never got to see the original Lynyrd Skynyrd. I can't say I think of them as a cover band since they do record new material but so much of what they perform live is by the pre-crash version of the band I know what people mean by that. I love Rossington-Collins as well but I never got to see them either. I think they were off on the right foot with that project but it was destined to come apart at the seams. The Drive-By Truckers' Southern Rock Opera has already been mentioned in this thread but it's well worth mentioning again. This song from it pretty much fits my younger concert going days to a tee, right down to seeing the Johnny Van Zant Band, Molly Hatchet, Bon Scott with AC/DC but never seeing the original Lynyrd Skynyrd: Dropped acid, Blue Oyster Cult concert, fourteen years old, And I thought them lasers were a spider chasing me. On my way home, got pulled over in Rogersville Alabama, with a half-ounce of weed and a case of Sterling Big Mouth. My buddy Gene was driving, he just barely turned sixteen. And I'd like to say, "I'm sorry", but we lived to tell about it And we lived to do a whole lot more crazy, stupid, shit. And I never saw Lynyrd Skynyrd but I sure saw Molly Hatchet With .38 Special and the Johnny Van Zant Band. One night when I was seventeen, I drank a fifth of vodka, on an empty stomach, then drove over to a friend's house. And I backed my car between his parent's Cadillac's without a scratch. Then crawled to the back door and slithered threw the key hole, and sneaked up the stares And puked in the toilet. I passed out and nearly drowned but his sister, DD, pulled me out. And I never saw Lynyrd Skynyrd but I sure saw Molly Hatchet And the band that I was in played "The Boy's are Back in Town". Skynyrd was set to play Huntsville, Alabama, in the spring of 77, I had a ticket but it got cancelled. So, the show, it was rescheduled for the "Street Survivors Tour". And the rest, as they say, is history. So I never saw Lynyrd Skynyrd but I sure saw Ozzy Osbourne with Randy Rhoads in '82 Right before that plane crash. And I never saw Lynyrd Skynyrd but I sure saw AC/DC With Bon Scott singing, "Let There Be Rock Tour". With Bon Scott singing, LET THERE BE ROCK!

Plush sounded dangerously close to Pearl Jam to my ears and Stapp always sounded like he was trying to imitate Vedder. I will give him props for his performance when sitting in with the surviving members of The Doors on VH1's Storytellers though. What little bit of respect I gained for him that evening was lost when I saw their Behind the Music (which could have doubled as a comedy). Not to mention, I believe they're the only band who's fans have attempted to sue them for a shitty performance.

I like what little bit I've heard by him, including this cover of Under Pressure he did on Last Call with Carson Daly last week.