Their studio craft may have suffered but they're still a kickass live band.

Here's an overview of the Marley clan: http://web.bobmarley.com/family I also recommend this book. I haven't read the newest version but it's recently been updated:

I know it can be more than a bit disconcerting but I've never let the mostly "classic rock" nature of this board keep me from starting a thread about any artist. Thing is, you never know 'til you try. I started a thread here (on the old board) about John Prine and was amazed at how many people knew who he was. Not everyone is looking for Zep clones and is stuck in the past.

My favorites are constantly changing but my top 5 would look more like this: Beatles R.E.M. Dylan Led Zeppelin Drive-By Truckers

There were actually some very worthy candidates (as there are every year) such as Wilco, Betty LaVette, Peter Case, Levon Helm, Steve Earle, etc. but not all of the award presentations were broadcast.

Peter was also in a little band known as the db's that I'm guessing only you and I and a handful of people here have ever heard of even though they're considered just as seminal as R.E.M.

Do you see anything in that post that says I don't like Italians?

As long as the artists who's songs are sampled are compensated for it, I see no harm in it. Even Zep stole from blues artists and refused to pay them any type of royalties for years. As for artists "holding their privates" and saying "vile things they wouldn't want their children to hear", neither of those are unique to rap.

More succiently I'm just not into the "guitar hero" thing liike I once was so I doubt anything I hear now is going to change my mind about Frank Marino any. Plus, I've probably heard some of that record on XM's Deep Tracks as they give Frank Marino (past and present) quite a bit of airplay.

I loved it but then again I'm a romantic at heart.

I remember Frank Marino quite well from seeing him and his band Maghony Rush on TV back in the 70s, I even have California Jam II on vinyl but quite frankly (pardon the pun) I was never moved enough by his playing to purchase any of his records.

Bob has many sons, not all of whom can call Rita Marley mother. Part of the Rastafarian belief is to spread your seed far and wide, something Marley took to heart.

Drive-By Truckers carry the torch for rock and roll BY MICHAEL DEEDS - mdeeds@idahostatesman.com Despite the fact that the Drive-By Truckers were touring in support of their ambitious double-album "Southern Rock Opera," the band's career hadn't shifted into high gear when they last rocked Boise in 2002. The Athens, Ga.-based group - founded in 1996 by longtime musical partners Patterson Hood and Mike Cooley - performed as an opening act at Neurolux. More than six years later, the Drive-By Truckers are hailed as the greatest Southern-rock act of the 21st century. In what promises to be a Boise concert highlight of 2008, the Truckers will headline at The Big Easy on Tuesday night. Read the remainder of the article here: http://www.idahostatesman.com/276/story/296178.html

http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/articl...t_id=1003711650 Vedder Heads West For Spring Solo Shows Eddie Vedder Jonathan Cohen, N.Y. Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder will embark on his first solo tour this spring, in support of his Monkeywrench/J soundtrack to the acclaimed film "Into the Wild." Dates begin April 2 in Vancouver; Liam Finn will open. Vedder was uncertain about presenting the material live when he spoke to Billboard late last year. "I like the idea. It'll happen when it happens if it happens," he said with a laugh. But he has since come around to the idea, perhaps encouraged by a well-received performance of "Into the Wild" music at a private party in Los Angeles in November. "This will be an amazing opportunity for fans to see Eddie Vedder in such intimate settings," RCA Music Group VP or A&R/marketing Matt Shay tells Billboard.com. "Working with Eddie on the music from 'Into the Wild' has been an honor, and the tour will be a true highlight for all of us." At present, it hasn't been announced whether Vedder will be playing the shows completely on his own or with help from other musicians. Ticket information, including pre-sale access for members of Pearl Jam's Ten Club fan organization, can be found at PearlJam.com. Vedder's "Into the Wild" soundtrack has sold 243,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The track "Guaranteed" won the Golden Globe for best original song, while "Hard Sun" enjoyed success at radio, peaking at No. 13 on Billboard's Modern Rock chart. Before Vedder hits the road, Pearl Jam is expected to regroup and start sketching out material for its next studio album. As previously reported, the band will also assemble to co-headline the Bonnaroo festival in mid-June in Manchester, Tenn. There's other new Vedder music in the offing as well. His track "No More" will serve as the first single from "Body of War: Songs That Inspired an Iraq War Veteran," due March 18 via Reprise. Here are Eddie Vedder's tour dates: April 2: Vancouver (the Centre) April 5: Santa Cruz, Calif. (Civic Auditorium) April 7: Berkeley, Calif. (Zellerbach Auditorium) April 10: Santa Barbara, Calif. (Arlington Theatre) April 12-13: Los Angeles (Wiltern Theatre) April 15: San Diego (Spreckels Theatre)

http://tampa.creativeloafing.com/gyrobase/...tent?oid=394207 By Wade Tatangelo GETTING A LEG UP: Ky-Mani Marley has established his own voice by recording outside the reggae genre of his famous father. A couple of years ago, Ky-Mani Marley had a tough decision to make. Continue with the roots-reggae of his legendary father Bob Marley -- an option that's proved wildly successful for big brother Ziggy Marley -- or make more personal music reflecting his rough upbringing in Miami. After breaking free of a previous contract and taking a six-year recording hiatus, Ky-Mani chose the latter. Released last fall, Marley's Radio largely abandons reggae in favor of contemporary R&B and hip-hop. The bold move worked. The disc garnered favorable reviews and hit No. 1 on Billboard's Top Reggae Albums chart -- testimony to the power of the Marley name. It also cracked the Top 40 on the R&B/Hip-Hop survey. "Early on in my career, management had their own ideas about what I should be doing," Marley says with a slight a Jamaican accent. "But I've always been a person looking to take another step up the ladder. Now I'm making a live [in the studio] album that goes back to world music and has that soul feel. I never wanted to get caught in one genre. Not rap or reggae -- I want to express music to all genres. "I love playing soul stuff, that's my true passion. For me, being on the road with Van Halen has been a learning lesson. I want to be an artist like them who after 20 years can still sell out a 20,000[-seat] arena. You got to follow the masters and see how they do it." Marley's been on tour with Van Halen since September. It seems an odd pairing. You can't help but picture him getting booed by mullet-wearing drunks eager to sing along with "Jump." But the Jamaican-born artist sounds positive about the experience. "It's very exciting for me to try and express this music to their fans," Marley says. "And it's paying off." Marley joins Van Halen at the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa on Monday. The Friday before, he'll headline a show at Jannus Landing in St. Petersburg. Anyone attending both gigs should notice a significant difference in Marley's performances. "By myself, I'm raw and uncut," he says with a chuckle. "With Van Halen, I have to pick and choose what songs I'll do to make sure it sticks to what they're doing. On my show it's very free, [incorporating] many different styles." Marley has been peppering his brief opening sets with songs by his dad like "No Woman, No Cry" and "One Love." These might be performed at Jannus on Friday, but the bulk of the show will feature cuts from the new album. One of the disc's strongest and most popular numbers finds Marley rapping with the poise of a veteran MC. Titled "The March," the lyric cleverly addresses both the violence he witnessed while growing up in an impoverished neighborhood and the war in Iraq. It deftly maintains a balance between opposing war while supporting our soldiers. "I was given an opportunity to go to Iraq and perform for the troops, and I was like, 'What am I going to sing?'" Marley says. "I knew they'd feel my dad's songs, but I thought, 'I got to [write a song] just for this occasion.' Of course, my own life experiences were also there." The first album credited to Ky-Mani Marley was titled Like Father Like Son and featured him on acoustic guitar singing 22 of his dad's songs; most of them rather obscure numbers. The disc came out in 1996, when he was barely 20 years old. His voice drops when I ask about the release. "That was not even supposed to be an album," Marley says. "It was something I was just doing at the studio, singing my father's songs, and someone took the tapes and released it as an album." Despite his famous name, Ky-Mani didn't grow up wealthy. His mother, Anita Belnavis -- a Jamaican table tennis champion -- relocated to Miami with her children when he was 9 years old. Recollections of the criminal activities he witnessed as a youth figure prominently on Radio. "We grew up very poor, actually," Marley says. "There were nine of us in a two-bedroom wooden house in the city. Our block was where all the dopers and dope-heads were. Growing up, I seen everything. There's nothing I haven't witnessed." At age 5, while still living in Jamaica, Ky-Mani learned that his dad had died -- at a Miami hospital in 1981 at only 36 years old. Because he was raised by his mom, father and son weren't close. The scion does recall, though, one special incident. He and brother Stephen borrowed their dad's slingshot. During an afternoon of playing, they lost it in the bushes. Ky-Mani worried that his father would be angry. Stephen told him he was in big trouble. "When we got back, I told [my father] I lost his slingshot," he says. "He just looked down at me and smiled. I just remember him smiling." INFO Ky-Mani Marley w/Jahfari, 8 p.m. Fri., Feb. 15, Jannus Landing, St. Petersburg, $18 (advance) $22 (day of show). Van Halen w/Ky-Mani Marley, 7 p.m. Mon., Feb. 18, St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, $49.50, $79.50, $149.50.

You must have me mistaken for someone else. In a previous post you tried to state "what this thread is about", perhaps you need to take a good look at the first post again. That person has made racist remarks here before, this is yet another example.

http://forums.ledzeppelin.com//index.php?showtopic=3224

So, there aren't other artists from other genres that also lust after awards, it's only unique to rap?

I think that's true of fans of most any artist, the hardcore fanbase is especially tough on their favorite performer.

It's been my experience at classic rock oriented boards such as this that a lot (not all) fans aren't very forward thinking. They want all new bands to sound like Zep and/or they're stuck in the past and refuse to accept any new music. They also don't seem to be very accepting of any type of music outside of rock n' roll even though the members of the group they admire know no boundaries when it comes to the artists they admire themselves or are willing to work with (such as Page with Puff Daddy and Plant with Portishead and Alison Krauss). The funny thing is, many of the criticisms they level at rap are the very same things that could be said about rock n' roll (the violence, the girls, the opulence). They forget that rock n' roll itself was once considered a fad, rock records were burned, banned, etc. because of it's perceived detriment to society at large.

I have never seen any rock stars driving fancy cars, ever. Or rock videos filled with them and lots of girls. That is all totally unique to rap.

I don't have a problem with Rap (an avenue we've gone down here more than once or twice) but I can't stand Kanye. Like has been said though, I don't consider him indicative of the entire genre.

Personally, I don't want any "replacements" for any of those artists. I'm perfectly content with Pearl Jam, Dylan, R.E.M., Drive-By Truckers, Ryan Adams and the Cardinals, the Old 97s, Marah, Wilco, John Prine, Todd Snider, Tift Merritt, Patty Hurst Shifter and the dozens of other artists I listen to. I do agree with you about the major labels and the industry in general though but that's pretty much been the norm with music, TV and motion pictures for as long as they've been in business. If you want to hear something outside the norm you're going to have to go outside the usual avenues to find it, especially these days. The thing is, we have even more options at our fingertips to discover new music than ever before so it really shouldn't be that hard to find, just don't expect to hear it (or see it) on the music channels or commercial radio.

Though I don't count it among his best I do like Easy Tiger for many of the same reasons the critics did. It proved he is capable of making a consistent, though at times, overly polished, record. I knew immediately upon hearing it that it would be one the critics would love and the hardcore fanbase would loathe. It just doesn't have the peaks and valleys of a Ryan Adams and Cardinals show. Ryan is one of those artists, like the Dead, who's albums are merely a blueprint of what the songs will become in concert. As I mentioned in another thread, he has an album in the can that he recorded last year but Lost Highway preferred he release Easy Tiger instead. Ryan himself has said it will be included in the box set, when and if it's ever released. Perhaps it will be a better representation of the Ryan we all know and love.

From remhq.com: http://remhq.com/news_story.php?id=675 R.E.M. TO APPEAR ON AUSTIN CITY LIMITS R.E.M. will appear on the acclaimed PBS live music television series Austin City Limits next month. The concert, which takes place on March 13 during this year’s annual SxSW Music Conference, also marks the first taping of the 34th season of the show. The televised broadcast will air on PBS stations nationwide later this year. Austin City Limits producer Terry Lickona sees the upcoming R.E.M. concert event as a natural fit for the show. “It feels like this show has been a long time in the making,” he said. “We’ve been talking with R.E.M. for quite awhile about this, and we’re thrilled to see it coming together for our first taping of the new season. That they’ve picked our stage to showcase their first new CD in four years means a lot to everyone at Austin City Limits. Having this great American rock band as our guest is, in many ways, the embodiment of our show. We can hardly wait!” For more information about Austin City Limits please visit austincitylimits.org.