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Just a hint on scanning. There should be a way to draw a marquee around the finished scan that will allow you to crop the image so you don't end up with so much white space.

A bit off topic but the Grateful Dead used to allow Deadheads to buy tickets ahead of time but you had to follow their instructions to the t or you wouldn't recieve your tix. If one thing was off, no tix. Well, we sent our money in but my now ex-sister-in-law wrote the check for a few cents too much. You guessed it, no tix.

To each their own, I don't think there should be any restrictions about what artists and topics people can start threads for. For everyone that might not like a certain artist there's usually some that do and vice versa. Like I said, if someone starts a thread for an artist or topic that doesn't interest me I just don't post in that thread.

I'm a Tull fan but they're no more worthy of multiple threads than any other artist. I think any artist should be open for discussion here. If someone starts a thread for an artist or topic I'm not interested in the solution is pretty simple, I just don't post in that thread.

Nor did I mean any harm but you are no different than any other member here that agreed to the same rules. I honestly don't think it's too much to ask to be courteous towards fellow members by taking the time to look to see if a thread already exists for a topic before starting a totally new one for the same subject.

Where in my post did I ever say you had to leave? When you signed up here you agreed to follow by the forum guidelines just as all of us did, no matter our "native" language. Reading your posts you seem to have a pretty good grasp on English so I don't really see where there's a language barrier when it comes to understanding the common courtesy of not creating threads for topics that already exist.

Another update to pass along, Abigail Washburn and The Sparrow Quartet featuring Bela Fleck have been added to the Guitartown lineup: 12:00-12:25 Randy Weeks 12:40-1:05 Steve Poltz 1:20-1:45 James Mc Murtry 2:00-2:25 Chris Stamey 2:40-3:05 Tom Freund 3:20-3:45 Shawn Mullins 4:00-4:25 Jon Dee Graham 4:40-5:05 Chip Robinson/Eric Ambel 5:20-6:05 Blue Mountain 6:30-6:55 Abigail Washburn and The Sparrow Quartet featuring Bela Fleck 7:15-7:50 The Silos 8:05-8:40 Patty Hurst Shifter 8:55-9:30 The Drams

I recently posted about it in the Rolling Stones thread. It's not due for release until April 4th, which would explain why no one else has seen it. http://www.shinealightmovie.com

No matter your native language or how new you are it is always considered good messageboard etiquette to read several posts first before jumping in. That way you have a better understanding of the board itself first along with it's participants. That is not at all the case here, it's only a matter of courtesy. It's the people who started this board that came up with the guidelines in regards to starting multiple threads on the same topic, not the board members themselves. And for good reason, that is the first rule listed under the guidelines. There's nothing rude or superior about that, however it comes across that way when one doesn't take the time to get a feel for the board first and believes those rules somehow don't apply to everyone.

Yes it is, I see plenty of 5 star type reviews for albums all of the time.

Is there any need to quote the entire post just to make that comment? I don't hate Hotel California but I could also go the rest of my life without hearing it ever again and be perfectly happy.

From The Sunday Times: http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol...icle3492137.ece Critics love albums that the public hates – and vice versa. It's a bout between Trouts and Bats Mark Edwards All right, it probably won't ever happen, but in the unlikely event that someone, one day, bets you a large amount of money that you won't be able to identify which person in a crowd of strangers is a music journalist - without asking them directly what they do for a living - here's how you win the bet. Go up to each person in turn and ask them to name their favourite Beatles track. The music journalist is the one who chooses Tomorrow Never Knows. You can be sure of two things. First, nobody who doesn't listen to music for a living will choose the final track on Revolver. An early pop gem such as I Wanna Hold Your Hand, perhaps, or a psychedelic masterpiece such as Strawberry Fields Forever, or a late-period sing- along such as Hey Jude, but not Tomorrow Never Knows. Second, the music critic has to say Tomorrow Never Knows. It's the law. If they choose Penny Lane or Let It Be, they'll be drummed out of the union. Like the rich, music journalists are different. Crucially, we hear music differently. Obviously, we shouldn't. In an ideal world, music critics would be a simple conduit between great music and the wider public. "Here you go," we should say, "you'll love this" - and you would love it. The truth is a little different. While there is a large amount of music that is loved by critics and embraced by the record-buying/downloading public, and a similar amount that is shunned by both, there are albums that are adored by critics, but firmly resisted by almost everyone else, and albums that sell shedloads despite being ravaged by every critic in the land. The former group is epitomised by Captain Beefheart's Trout Mask Replica, the latter by Bat out of Hell - so let's call them Trouts and Bats. There are different kinds of Trouts. Some are surely just about music critics showing off. Even if you admire the artistic intent behind Metal Machine Music, would you really want to listen to it? Then there are Trouts that are genuinely wonderful works, and critics shake their heads in sorrow that more people don't appreciate them, although we kind of understand why. Robert Wyatt typifies this group. Critics love him, but realise that his voice will strike most listeners as a bit odd on first hearing. In fact, "Wyatting" has gained currency as a term describing the act of playing a song on a pub jukebox that you know will unsettle and annoy other customers. Fortunately, as well as being a brilliant songwriter and singer, Wyatt is also a thoroughly nice chap, with a great sense of humour, and professes himself "honoured" by the association. You might think that music critics would give up on these Trouts as lost causes, but no. We dig in our heels because we know we're right. Van Morrison's Astral Weeks is one of the best albums ever made; nobody much bought it, but critics never shut up about it. Eventually, 33 years later, it finally went gold. Okay, a lot of those sales will have been to music journalists replacing yet another worn-out copy, but still. If Wyatt's voice or Morrison's masterpiece are far enough away from the musical mainstream to make their commercial limitations understandable, another batch of Trouts - wonderful pop music by Aimee Mann, Brendan Benson and one-non-hit-wonders Cardinal, masterful songwriting by John Hiatt or Randy Newman - seems to have all the necessary ingredients for commercial success, but never broke through beyond the "critically acclaimed" level. In part, this is explained by the importance of image in commercial success. Even in their younger days, Hiatt and Newman didn't carry themselves like pop stars, and while Mann gave it a go, she always looked uncomfortable in the role. Mainly, though, the discrepancy between Trouts and Bats is due to the fact that music critics are assessing music using different criteria than the rest of the world. Or, perhaps more accurately, we're using roughly the same criteria, but giving greater weight to some of them. Critics are particularly keen on authenticity, innovation, great lyrics and - most of all - a direct and identifiable connection between the emotions of the songwriter and the finished work. We're looking for the musical equivalent of a Jackson Pollock - it doesn't have to be pretty, but it must be genuine. If you take a look at the list of Bats, you'll note the almost complete absence of these qualities, in favour of attributes that critics often downweight – melody, entertainment value, immediacy, escapism, image. Of course, these lists are merely the extremes. There is an awful lot of shared ground. If you think of some of the biggest hits of the past few years - the songs that were "everywhere", such as Hey Ya, Crazy, Umbrella, Rehab - they tick all the boxes. Critics adored them as much as the millions who bought them. We don't just like the "difficult" stuff - although, saying that, you really ought to find room for a little Wyatt in your life. CRITICS' FAVOURITES THAT THE PUBLIC HATES 1 Captain Beefheart, Trout Mask Replica 2 The Fall, Hex Enduction Hour 3 Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Tender Prey 4 The Flying Burrito Brothers, The Gilded Palace of Sin 5 Robert Wyatt, Dondestan 6 Ron Sexsmith, Other Songs 7 Lou Reed, Metal Machine Music 8 Dexy's Midnight Runners, Don't Stand Me Down 9 Palace Music, Viva Last Blues 10 Scott Walker, Tilt 11 Guided by Voices, Bee Thousand 12 Slint, Spiderland 13 Aimee Mann, Whatever 14 Randy Newman, Sail Away 15 Brendan Benson, Alternative to Love 16 Cardinal, Cardinal 17 Van Morrison, Astral Weeks 18 Love, Forever Changes 19 Big Star, Radio City 20 Vic Chesnutt, Is the Actor Happy? PUBLIC FAVOURITES THAT THE CRITICS HATE 1 Meat Loaf, Bat out of Hell 2 Eagles, Hotel California 3 Norah Jones, Come Away with Me 4 James Blunt, Back to Bedlam 5 Céline Dion, Falling into You 6 Mariah Carey, Music Box 7 Shania Twain, Come on Over 8 Bon Jovi, Slippery When Wet 9 Billy Joel, Greatest Hits 10 Cher, Believe 11 Dido, No Angel 12 Lionel Richie, Can't Slow Down 13 Ricky Martin, Ricky Martin 14 Cranberries, No Need to Argue 15 Genesis, We Can't Dance 16 Pearl Jam, Vs 17 Supertramp, Breakfast in America 18 Simply Red, Stars 19 Robbie Williams, Swing When You're Winning 20 Jeff Wayne, War of the Worlds

They've only got a couple but they're both very good. That said, I prefer their debut, Fear Not the Obvious.

I simply don't care for the majority of Journey's output, I consider them "corporate rock". As for who is better than who that wasn't my point in bringing up Johnson and Hagar, I was referring to bands who went on to greater success after replacing their original lead singers.

Who is "Iran Maiden"? What a cool fuckin' band name.

http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/articl...t_id=1003722772 R.E.M. Launching New Album On iLike R.E.M. Jessica Letkemann, N.Y. Forget the traditional radio premiere: R.E.M.'s new album, "Accelerate," is set to debut on the social networking application iLike. The roll-out, the first of its kind for a major act, will allow fans to stream and share "Accelerate" in its entirety beginning March 24, a week ahead of the album's April 1 release date. "It was one of those ideas that was presented to us and it seemed like a good one so we ran for it," R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe tells Billboard.com. He also noted that the way people embrace music "has certainly changed in the last 5 or 10 years. I think you can either go with it or sit back and watch it happen, and I would rather be out on the field than in the bleachers." Accompanied by an exclusive video of the band talking about the album, the iLike launch will make the 11-song set freely available to anyone using iLike.com, Facebook, iTunes or any of the other social networks and sites that offer an iLike application for their platforms. The iLike premiere of "Accelerate" is R.E.M.'s latest example of using direct-to-listener online initiatives to present their music. As previously reported, the band recently launched a Web site of raw footage and invited visitors to edit their own video for the album's first single, "Supernatural Superserious." The trio has also been doling out downloadable glimpses of the new material one day at a time via Ninetynights.com. R.E.M. played its inaugural show of the year last week in Florida at the Langerado festival. Aside from mixing old favorites with a large sampling from "Accelerate," Stipe revealed his presidential candidate of choice by sporting a Barack Obama t-shirt.

From Billboard: http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/articl...t_id=1003722884 Van Halen Putting Tour On Hold For A Month Jonathan Cohen, N.Y. After postponing a handful of dates last week in order for guitarist Eddie Van Halen to undergo tests for an unspecified medical condition, Van Halen is postponing all tour activity until April 19. Seventeen shows are affected, beginning tomorrow night (March 11) in Charlottesville, Va., and running through April 15 in Baltimore. According to organizers, Van Halen, who has battled cancer and substance abuse, "is currently under doctors' care" and will "continue medical tests to define a course of treatment." No further details were made available. Fans are being asked to keep their tickets, which will be honored at makeup dates to be announced. Van Halen returned to the road last fall with original lead singer David Lee Roth for the first time in 20-plus years. The tour, which features Eddie Van Halen's teenage son Wolfgang on bass, has routinely sold out North American arenas.

Having been weaned on Aqualung that was one of my favorite Then Again..Live's I've ever heard (the Allmans' Eat A Peach would be another).

As did Hagar's for Van Halen and Brian Johnson's for AC/DC, at least not the type of success they'd never known with their previous lead singers. I prefer both of those singers over their successors. My guess is, they wouldn't be trying to find yet another Perry clone to fill his shoes.

I'm not even a fan of Journey but I'd be more apt to make a similar statement about Neil Schon. After all, he's one of the ones that helped form the band. Steve Perry wasn't even in the original lineup.

There is no "best band of all time". It's all a matter of opinion. I have favorite artists but I would never proclaim any of them to be the "best of all time". That's different for nearly everyone, as it should be.

My favorite year: 1997 and Whiskeytown In terms of artistic merit, the Triangle's present-day talent pool is as varied and deep as it's ever been. But in terms of mainstream buzz, our peak year was 1997 -- the closest the Triangle ever came to fulfilling the post-Nirvana "next Seattle" predictions that descended on Chapel Hill in the early '90s. Squirrel Nut Zippers and Ben Folds Five both had hit singles and were on their way to platinum in 1997, which seemed improbable. Corrosion of Conformity would score a Grammy nomination late that year, which seemed impossible. And for a few heady summer months, Whiskeytown seemed on the verge of topping everybody else with its big-league debut, "Strangers Almanac," which has just been reissued in a lavish two-disc "Deluxe Edition" with a ton of bonus tracks and liner notes by No Depression co-editor Peter Blackstock. Back in its day, I really expected "Strangers" to be gigantic, which didn't happen (although it has sold a respectable 141,000 copies to date). But even though it didn't break through, "Strangers" remains one of my favorite local records of all time. Of all the albums Ryan Adams has made, this is the one I love best, in part because it's so much of a piece with Raleigh; gotta love any record that namechecks the Comet Lounge, the bar where Adams used to sit and write songs on bar napkins (and where I interviewed him more than once back in the day). Listening to the reissued version of "Strangers," which includes the original album plus outtakes and demo versions of songs I've treasured on well-worn cassette tapes for years, it still sounds fabulous. Click through to see a big ol' feature from July 1997 about Whiskeytown and the local alternative-country scene -- a story that was, yes, just a bit overblown. What can I say, I guess you just had to be there. You can read the rest of the article here.