Every single one of them are outstanding but I probably like that one the most. Primo live Dylan.

I know dozens of people that have done B & Ps over the years. Among them I don't know of a single case of mail fraud. I seriously doubt there's ever even been a case of that when it comes to CD trading.

I think you're going to love this one, probably my favorite of the Bootleg Series releases so far.

It's not illegal to send CDs (home recorded, blank or otherwise) through the mail. With the advent of torrent sites doing B & Ps has pretty much fallen by the wayside anyway.

If people do B & P (blanks & postage) the only cost is that of the blank CD and the postage. If you download from torrent sites the only cost is the amount of time it takes to download. Fans of the Grateful Dead (as well as other artists) have been trading shows for free for decades. In fact, I'd go as far as saying they're pretty much the model for trading shows for free amongst fans.

No, because if such a video existed I would think someone would also upload it to a torrent site. On a somewhat similar note, R.E.M., along with Springsteen, the Beatles and Dylan are among the most heavily bootlegged artists out there. For that reason alone there are hundreds and hundreds of bootlegs out there of their shows (as well as studio outtakes, etc.). In recent years a concentrated effort has begun amongst fans to "liberate" those recordings by uploading them to torrent sites like Give It Away at Murmurs.com. That way everyone can share in them for free. I have no idea but I would surely hope something along that same sense of community would occur amongst Zeppelin fans.

Posts like this are exactly what I'm talking about. "A source close to Robert Plant" is not a direct quote and therefore isn't credible. Neither is a source like The Daily Mirror, it's like quoting something published in The National Enquirer and then presenting it as a cold, hard fact. Give me a direct quote from Robert Plant, not secondhand information that has no basis in fact whatsoever.

We Are the World (Japan)

From Encore.com: http://encorepub.com/?cat=8 By John Pollock Hailing from the Catskill Mountains of New York state, The Felice Brothers create music with a spirit that could have come right out of an old Western saloon or a New Orleans honky-tonk. Brothers indeed, Ian, Simone, and James Felice grew up playing music for friends and family simply because there wasn’t much else to do. All multi-talented musicians, the brothers seemingly made good use of their time. Ian, the lead vocalist, also plays piano and guitar on a few songs. Simone holds down the rhythm on drums while adding back-up vocals and occasionally guitar. The John Paul Jones of the group is James, adding everything from fiddle and organ to accordion. Christmas, a long-time friend of the brothers and allegedly retired dice player, holds down the bass. When questioned about the mysterious origin of their last addition to the band, James replied, “I don’t know where his name came from. And bein’ a dice-thrower, hmm, I don’t know about that either.” His tone sounds as if he were talking to a cop about the whereabouts of a troubled-but-dear friend, and perhaps this is where The Felice Brothers get so much of their charm. Their songs are narrative accounts of petty crimes, lost love and gun violence, set to a soundtrack of cheerful bar-room sing-a-longs. The result is an infectious brand of music that is pleasant in its familiarity, yet juicy and fun like a graphic novel. The group began playing in the subways of New York City while living in a limited space also known as a Brooklyn apartment. Sometimes traveling and sleeping in a short bus, The Felice Brothers lived the kind of life that probably lent itself to their raggedy rhythms and defiantly dysfunctional lyrics. In the last refrain of “Love Me Tenderly,” a song off their upcoming self-titled release, Ian wails, “A sunny day, a shotgun and a Chevrolet/wouldn’t you like that?” The verse typifies the white trash-gentleman scholar duality ever present in their music. After being discovered in Brooklyn by free-lance music journalist Gabe Soria, The Felice Brothers went on to tour the U.S. and the world with the likes of David Gray, Bright Eyes and Drive-By Truckers, with whom they are just about to wrap up a nationwide jaunt. This spring they are looking forward to performing at the Langerado Music Festival (R.E.M., Beastie Boys, 311 and others) March 6-9th, as well as making their first appearance at Bonnaroo (Alison Krauss and Robert Plant, Pearl Jam, Metallica and more) the second week in June. Although frequently compared to Bob Dylan and The Band, it would be foolish to put a generic label on the brothers. Their sound is obviously inspired by the great artists of the Americana-folk tradition, but it is in no way a carbon copy of previous musical blueprints. The brothers mix in pieces of their hard-living past, colorful family history, and personal musical journeys to create music that is seamlessly studied yet all their own.

It's very refreshing to see that the "source close to Plant" thing isn't taken seriously. Strangely enough though, that's enough for it to be considered a fact by quite a few people at this site. The Daily Mirror itself is a questionable source to start with, a quote that doesn't come directly from Plant is even more questionable.

http://onlineathens.com/stories/030608/liv...030600330.shtml Good R.E.M. things come in plain packages By Julie Phillips In a plain envelope bearing a CD suspiciously labeled R.P.I. "Accelerate," R.E.M.'s new release (slated for April 1 release in the U.S.) arrived last week - hush-hush with that secret-code name, R.P.I. - and of note, on careful inspection, I found my very own name printed on the CD with a number underneath. Hmm. After numerous failed attempts to play it and finally a call of plea to the R.E.M. office, I got the skinny. Such are the times in the music industry that these are the necessary measures to avoid piracy. My name on the CD will trace it back to me if indeed I choose to upload the songs and sell them on the Interwebs - never mind that I have no clue how to do that. Manager Bertis Downs doesn't want to bemoan these piracy prevention methods; he was graciously diplomatic in his response, though apologetic. But you have to figure that's a frustrating phone call to answer from the press: "I can't play the new CD!" So, with his assurance it would play if I kept trying CD players, I took it home and popped it in ye olde boombox, the one that won't play CDs burned post 2000. It's too sensitive. And do you know, out from that lovable old '90s-era player poured R.E.M.'s rockin'-est-best stuff since "Document," maybe. I don't know. I'm still listening to figure it out. And I'm not even sure I care to compare. Sure, I'd heard this album was "it," the reviews are shouting praises and reports from the road-tested songs from last summer's Dublin shows were garnering big-time hype for "Accelerate" as well. It was that kind of praise you could see in people's faces when they told you. And I can now vouch: Dude, it's really, really good. (I have that look now, too.) So when you make your way to the record store or online on April 1 to get your copy of "Accelerate," you can purchase with confidence that your ears will be filled with the R.E.M. you love. In the meantime, DO NOT ASK IF YOU CAN BORROW MY COPY. Published in the Athens Banner-Herald on 030608

Never been to Rochester but I've passed through NY on my to Vermont many, many years ago. I also attended Woodstock '94 so I got to see a bit of upstate New York. Pretty country. Otherwise I tend to stick to Southern climes when traveling and have a huge soft spot for the Southwest like Texas, New Mexico and Colorado.

Not a bad deal but strange bedfellows considering Henley's stance on corporate behemoths such as Wal-Mart in the past. Still, I'm not buying any music from Wal-Mart.

It's not just the big box stores with their "loss leaders" it's downloading (legal and otherwise) as well. I recently read a piece at Rolling Stone.com about some record execs that went to a college campus to talk to students. After the seminar was over they told the students they were welcome to go through a box of promo records they had brought with them. Every student in the room left empty handed. The recent article I posted about Schoolkids Records in Chapel Hill also mentioned a similar problem. UNC has their own service for students for downloading. Foot traffic at the store has been reduced to next to nothing because the students can download all the music they want via the service provided on campus.

The link below doesn't really provide a definition of what an indie store is but it is all about them as well as including some priceless commentary about how invaluable they are from some familar (and unfamilar) names. One of my favorite quotes: "You can't roll a joint on an iPod - buy vinyl!" - Shelby Lynne http://www.recordstoreday.com

I don't think that's true at all. However, a few years ago when Bob Weir wanted to remove all of the Dead's recordings from sites such as archive.org so they could start charging for downloads via dead.net (the Dead's official site) it caused a shitstorm among fans who had grown accustomed to obtaining their live Dead shows for free. Shortly thereafter the shows in question were restored to archive.org and similar sites. It also cast Weir in a very bad light with fans. This is somewhat understandable given the Grateful Dead's stance on the sharing of audience recordings for so many years. The first bootleg I ever heard was a Grateful Dead show recorded on a boombox from a show in Maryland in the early 80s. The quality was so good you'd be hard pressed to know it wasn't a professional recording. The first "real" bootleg I ever saw were a couple of Zep vinyls that a friend owned which was also back in the early 80s but it was truly more like a black market thing back then and considered extremely taboo. They also sounded like shit for the most part but hey, it was Zeppelin.

I hestiated to use that term and maybe I shouldn't have but I couldn't think of any other reason why this person seems to be so put off by rap and hip hop. A few years ago Jimmy Buffett threw a rap-like chorus into one of his songs. By this person's estimation it should have been flying off the shelves with the rap/hip-hop crowd. The same thing he's saying is true of the Stones song from A Bigger Bang. The truth of the matter is, the "rap/hip hop crowd" (whoever they are) have most likely never heard either song.

There is also Instant Live which both the Allman Brothers Band and the Black Crowes have used. The Grateful Dead have downloads available at their website in addition to the Dick's Picks and Road Trips series of CDs. Phish, Jimmy Buffett and other artists have also released a similar series of live recordings.

Since Bonzo's death they've played several concerts without him. I don't see an album as being any different. If their hearts aren't in it I see no problem with them putting Led Zeppelin to rest for good with the 02 concert. However, if they wish to continue touring as an active unit then they need to come up some new material, otherwise they'll be nothing but another nostalgia act.

Before I knew any better I purchased a handful of bootlegs but there's no need to do so today since they can be traded for free or downloaded via torrent sites. Artists like the Grateful Dead (and many, many others) allowed the taping and subsequent trading of their shows as long as no money changed hands. As long as the artist approves of it, I see no harm in it whatsoever. Now, when someone knowingly downloads something illegally and never pays for it, that's stealing. I also strongly disapprove of those that take advantage of free recordings only to turn around and try to sell them on eBay. They should have their fucking nuts cut off. Personally I know of lots of people that download music (both legally and illegally) but they do so as way to see if a new record is worth spending their money on or not. If they like it, then they buy the record when it comes out. Though they may have initially obtained the record via a leak, if they spend their money on the actual product when it's released I see no harm in that whatsoever. A year or so ago a study was conducted about downloading, the results were that those that download the most music also purchase the most music. The industry needs to learn that "download" is not a dirty word and try to embrace it rather than putting people in jail for it.

http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/articl...t_id=1003719610 Joan Baez Gary Graff, Detroit Steve Earle says the next Joan Baez album, which he's producing, is "a really, really good record." Check that. "It's a f*ckin' great record, man," he tells Billboard.com. According to Baez's Web site, she anticipates a "late summer/early fall release" for the album, which comes on the heels of the 50th anniversary of her first performances at Club 47 in Cambridge, Mass. A title has not yet been determined. Baez and Earle worked on the album in Nashville in December and earlier this year, with a band that includes bluegrass veterans Tim O'Brien and Darryl Scott, Alison Krauss' brother Victor on bass and Kenny Malone on drums. Earle describes the album as "very acoustic but not archaic. There are some really great songs that we started out with, and then I wrote some stuff especially for it. I'm embarrassed -- for about 30 seconds -- to say I've got three songs on it; one of them is 'Jericho Road,' which is on my last record (2007's Grammy-winning 'Washington Square Serenade')." Earle says Baez has also recorded songs by Eliza Gilkyson, Patti Griffin and Thea Gilmore. "She's one of the great interpreters of songs alive on the planet," Earle says. "We started out with seven songs she brought to the table that she arrived at by hearing them. Some of them she'd already started performing, so we started out with songs she very much wanted to sing." Baez is planning a March 27 "A Conversation with Joan Baez" anniversary show at Club 47 -- now the Passim Center -- followed by a March 28 performance at Boston's Sanders Theatre where Club Passim will present her with a lifetime achievement award. She also has spring U.S. dates beginning March 21st in Albany, N.Y.

The Grateful Dead also do a very kick ass version of the song.

I don't hear it either and I didn't grow up hearing rap and hip hop. Sounds more like you're paranoid to me. I don't think it implies any sort of political correctness at all. By the same token should it be out of place to rip on Led Zeppelin (and rock n' roll in general) on a site devoted to rap? Like I've said, I'm not a fan but just because I'm into rock n' roll it doesn't make rap fair game. It sounds more like racism to me. You make it sound like anyone off the street can add rap to their music and it's automatically going to be some kind of million seller. When Springsteen declared rap "the new rock n' roll" he wasn't far off the mark at all. The very fact that you seem so threatened by it is prime evidence of that.