This is one case they should win and deserve to win. But, and I hate to say this, but here goes... This lawsuit wouldn't have had any traction at all if there weren't numerous examples of improper credits in their catalog.. It would have been laughed right out of the Court.. Live and learn. I also hate to see the late Randy California's name being pulled into this. The man drowned saving his son almost 20 years ago and as far as I know isn't involved in this lawsuit whatsoever... That is not directed at Jimmy or Robert either.

So what's the solution? Call it the Music Hall Of Fame.. ? Would they let the great Classical composers get in? Jazz artists? Country? Blues? I don't like the exclusionary attitude they have as it is.. They obviously have very little regard for prog or AOR artists.. Much like a particular magazine.. But I'm not going to get worked up that Donna Summer (R.I.P) or Public Enemy are inducted.. Good for them..

It's not NWA's fault that Yes didn't get in.. They had nothing to do with it..

It's already been made clear that Rap Disco and Hip Hop artists are eligible. I wouldn't begrudge anyone that gets in.. That's just sour grapes.. It's the artists that deserve to be in that are passed over year after year that I'm pissed for.. ELP ELO YES Jethro Tull Kansas The Cars Boston Foreigner BTO Styx Journey Kraftwerk Guess Who The Moody Blues... The Moody Blues.. Are not in . Rdiculous..

I agree. That's the point I was going to make. PG has so much variety because of the 7 70-72 tracks. The 74 tracks are similar to what went on with Presence. I think the 8 1974 Pg tracks were better overall, but Presence isn't some huge drop off by any means.

Another great one shot scene is the opening 3 minutes of Boogie Nights. Every major character is introduced in this scene. There is an Alfred Hitchcock film titled Rope made to look like one continuous shot. But, seeing film reels could only be shot for 10 minutes at the time, a reel would end and the next reel would start at a still object, a curtain or whatever to make the transition transparent.

I've heard that Blink-182 was originally called just Blink.. There was another band called Blink and threatened to sue. So Blink became Blink-182, which is the number of times Tony Montana says f*ck. It sounds like too low a number to me.

What a pointless argument..Led Zeppelin stopped touring in 1980. Tickets were 7 dollars each.. The Stones have had 35+ years of touring stadiums where ticket prices are now anywhere from 75 to hundreds of dollars each. Of course he has more money.. If Zeppelin reunited for one stadium tour in these past years, you know as well as I do they would pull in hundreds of millions.. Your other point is valid. Richards has probably said more negative things about his creative partner, MJ as he has about anybody including The Beatles Zeppelin Elton John.. Etc..

Yep.. That's what I hear..

The reason he has 4 times the money is because the Stones have been in existence for 53 years to Zeppelin's 12. PP and J walked away from a cash cow (touring) where the Stones have been doing the Stadium circuit for decades and more power to him. So that point is pointless. Richards recently took a giant dump all over Sgt Pepper too, so that is also incorrect.

Didn't see that coming. Good band but.. everything I hear by Godsmack sounds pretty much the same. Sully Erna's solo project was interesting though. When I'm in the mood for Led Zeppelin, there's nobody better. When I'm in the mood for Yes, there's nobody better. When I'm in the mood for Pink Floyd, Queen, Rush, The Ramones, Radiohead, Black Sabbath, Tony Williams, Zappa, Kraftwerk, Eric Dolphy, etc... Yep nobody better... I'm usually in the mood for Zeppelin more than most other bands though. They just offer so many different options musically, more than most. Like Dark Lord pointed out, their rare combination of chemistry, talent, charisma, freedom and opportunity put LZ in a position that not many band's get. And as Steve pointed out, that door has pretty much closed. It's a whole different ballgame.

I knew most of them, but still great to see Johm Paul Jones getting some recognition and respect as his own man from RS. Very cool!!!!

I've seen 2010 reunion footage on YouTube. It was obvious something was very wrong. Poor guy was barely using his ring and pinky fingers on his right hand. They were kind of tucked in. Luckily, he had one of the greatest left hands of any keyboardist ever, so he was compensating for it as much as he could. But, his playing was affected by his ailment and he had to deal with some limitations. Obviously so much of his music is very difficult to play and being a perfectionist.. Just sad. Terrible loss of one of our greatest musical virtuosos..

... As of today 1) PG 2) LZ3 3) Untitled 4) LZ 5) LZ2 6) HOTH 7) Presence 8) ITTOD 9) Coda ... official live 1) TSRTS 2) HTWWW 3) BBC

He sounds very good. Almost a blend of Rod Stewart and Freddie Mercury. More Stewart obviously, but some higher pitch going on. Thanks. I've been on youtube all morning looking up different Keith Emerson footage. I found Rachel Flowers playing Tarkus and Trilogy flawlessly. Five minutes in, I realize she's blind. Incredibly moving. The talent out there is ridiculous. It's a shame that the powers that be in the music industry are pedalling so much crap when there is this unbelievable talent out there.

^ My friend Warren must be gutted by this passing. A phenomenal player in his own right, Keith Emerson was his main inspiration. Jamming tonight .. Will be hearing Hoedown and Tarkus within the hour.. Rest in Peace Keith. 2 musical geniuses gone in less than a week in Sir George Martin, now the amazing Keith Emerson.. Not familiar with Jon English, but Rest In Peace as well to him..

Now this looks very cool. Stewart Copeland is an excellent film composer. Rumble Fish and Wall Street had some very cool music, though much of Wall St. was Byrne and Eno's My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts lp. The original 1925 Ben Hur gets somewhat overlooked now because the Heston 1959 remake was so good and a bloxkbuster. But this is one of the great silent epics.

Yep knew all of that except for the amount of debt.. Coverdale had a deviated septum and required surgery and was going to be out of action for several months. He didn't keep the band on retainer. I also know he gave Adrian all the credit / blame for the bow. Like Coverdale couldn't have said no to it. Give me a break. Never said SOTN was as easy to play as Immigrant Song either. I said it had a similar gallop , which it does.. I do agree with you about Plant being rather hypocritical calling someone out for copying.

You can think whatever you like Charles. I think Still Of The Night was an obvious attempt to boost Whitesnake in the States by modernizing their sound and image by using something proven that would get them more attention and sell them more records. No more Bernie Marsden in T-shirt's. Instead we get Adrian Vandenberg miming he's using a violin bow. I prefer the earlier stuff. I bought Ready and Willing in 1980 and know Purples history as much as the next guy. So I'm familiar with Coverdales history. He's a great singer. But again SOTN was pretty calculated and who really cares. It's still a great track. Ritchie Blackmore has stated more than once that Led Zeppelin was a major reason Purple went heavier and replaced Simper and Evans with Gillan and Glover. He loved their direction and made DP a much heavier band largely because of Zeppelin.. Very cool he would even admit this..

I still think Still Of The Night was an attempt to sound and look like Led Zeppelin. There is an obvious Immigrant Song gallop in the main riff, the middle section breakdown is very Whole Lotta Love like and the violin bow visual ... when there is as far as I can tell no violin bow in the track. What else could they be trying to imitate? Not Rainbow.. I love the song, but the attempt is pretty obvious. Crying In The Rain is a great track and is IMO Whitesnake at their very best... I would imagine the visual side is what irked the boys in LZ more than the music.

Glad to hear some good reviews. After seeing some clips of the first few shows, I was concerned. They were detuning to the point that some of the music sounded off and Ozzy still was way off key.. I think I'm going to pass this time around though. I've seen Sabbath 4 times over the years. 1980 with Ronnie James Dio and Bill Ward.. 1989 with Tony Martin, Cozy Powell, Neil Murray.. 1999 Ozzfest original lineup. and 2007 Heaven and Hell. All were great shows..

One of the funniest things I remember from that time was an article in Spin. I'm pretty sure it was a Plant interview. There was a picture of RP in his Zeppelin peak... Under it read "I come from the land of the ice and snow" Below was a picture of David Coverdale ... And it read .. "I do too"..

I can see where some of Robert's irritation towards David Coverdale came from. Coverdale's Plant like blonde poodle perm popped up out of nowhere. Coverdale had brown hair for years. The violin bow on Still of The Night popped up out of nowhere as did the whole overall LZ vibe of WS 87. Plant should have let it go, better to ignore it... Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.. Etc.. His ego was wounded. He wasn't doing that type of music anymore and there was huge demand for that type of band. Whitesnake, Kingdom Come, Bonham.. etc were ready and willing to fill that void.. Coverdale's conversion seemed very calculated. I really liked 87 but it was always pretty obvious what it was about.

That is awesome. Almost as good as "Mockingbird" and "I Got You Babe" featuring Bob and Fred The Elephant Boy..

Me too actually. Another great Wack Packer onto the next life.. Rest in Peace "Bob"