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  1. Gone with the Wind Don't look for it Taylor! You may not like what you find...
  2. Thanks Strider Remains of the Day Name's Lonnegan. Doyle Lonnegan. You're gonna remember that Mr. Shaw or get yourself another game. You follow?
  3. A common quote from more than one movie is fine... "It was beauty killed the beast" concluded both King King 1933 and King Kong 2005 But try to make your quote distinctive, not something general.. There are a million movies where someone says "Oh shit!" Also, please remember to guess the quote from the thread above... Otherwise this is going to get messy... messier back on track...
  4. I've been thinking of starting this for a while.. Same format ... Guess what film the quote is from and then list one of your own. I'll start with an easy one... "There's no place like home."
  5. I really enjoyed it.. Not quite as good of a storyline as The Dark Knight. Heath Ledgers Joker was so incredible. But, it was still excellent, if not a little long. Effects wise, it was amazing. Christopher Nolan is a cut above pretty much anyone with visuals. I also like that his movies aren't plastered with CGI. Not that there's anything wrong with that when a master like Peter Jackson is directing. (By the way, the theater showed a preview of The Hobbit and it looks like it's going to be real good). Anne Hathaway was excellent and looks wise, she rivaled the sexiest Catwoman of all time, Julie Newmar. She (or the Producers) seemed to model her look after Newmar's.
  6. That's what I'm thinking too .. John Bonham never used the Vistalite or Stainless Steel kits in the studio. He owned a Silver Sparkle kit from 1975-1980 that he never used for live playing .. I believe only in the studio. So this would cover Presence, Bonzo's Montreaux and ITTOD. The sizes according to Jeff Ocheltree in the book "John Bonham A THUNDER OF DRUMS" 26" bass drum, 15" mounted tom, 16" and 18" floor toms. I'm positive I read somewhere this was the kit he used on Presence. I've also read he didn't use a front bass drum head on In Through Out Door A couple things I found when I googled about this ... Terry Bozzio used a Green Sparkle Bass Drum when he recorded Guitar Shop with Jeff Beck At Sol Studio... So didn't Jason Bonham when he recorded Outrider with Jimmy ... at Sol Studio... The Thunder of Drums book says that Pat Bonham owns the Green sparkle kit it.. So maybe she lets Jimmy borrow it for sessions.. or maybe there are 2 Green Sparkle kits. John Bonham also gave away some of his kits.... He had a black and white swirl Vistalite kit that he gave to author Chris Welch. This thing was ugly as sin, but what a present! Roxy Music Drummer Paul Thompson now owns the beautiful Maple Kit (1969-1970) that Bonham sold to a friend of his for a "fiver". edit from wikipedia... John was known for telling the band that the Green Sparkle kit was his favourite and best sounding kit, and it was used on all recordings from IV onwards, excluding Presence where he used the Silver Sparkle kit.
  7. too cute ^ Original Tull reunion from 2001... not a codpiece in sight.. Just for you Major Major... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3w2eRYmBrM&feature=player_detailpage
  8. Robert doesn't usually leave much vocal free space does he? The one who takes the cake is the Counting Crowes singer... non stop vocal............
  9. Tough to choose but I went with PG. The Wanton Song IMTOD Kashmir Trampled Underfoot Sick Again In The Light all pretty massive .... and that's just some of the tracks from the 1974 sessions.. My all time favorite recorded Bonham Cymbal / Drum combo though is on Moby Dick from TSRTS ... right before the hand solo section... that crash cymbal looks like it's going to shatter into a million pcs... ITTOD has a really great drum sound too as does D'yer Maker.. I don't love the song, but the drum sound is so good I always leave it on. There is no wrong answer...
  10. "This was what my sister was listening to in her room and when I heard it there was a defining moment. We all have these pivotal moments where there’s a sense of clarity where we can recall what we were seeing at the time, we can remember what things smelled like and their color and I remember walking through the hallway of our house and hearing ‘Heartbreaker’ coming out of her room and the world stopped. I was stunned because it struck such a nerve and had so much energy. Then when the solo came on I discovered another dimension of music. I was probably ten or eleven. I hadn’t picked up a guitar by this point but that’s when I knew I had to play. I had seen guitars since I was in kindergarten and was obsessed by finding photos of guitars but after hearing Led Zeppelin II I crossed the line between just liking guitars and wishing I could play one, to saying, ‘Ok, I’m going to play…’" -- That's pretty awesome.. I remember seeing a picture of Jimmy and Steve Vai talking backstage at the Donnington Festival. Page was sitting in with Aerosmith and Vai was in Whitesnake.. You could tell by the picture they got along well.. I would imagine Steve told Jimmy how much impact he had on his love of guitar.. Interesting that Eddie Van Halen also references Heartbreaker as a turning point for him. He mentioned watching Page play the one handed section of the solo inspired him to develop his whole tapping technique.. I agree it's great to see Vai mention West Side Story as well... great great album... my mother used to play it all the time and I think that it really turned me on to the drums.
  11. I'm never heard much about the 1974 throat surgery .. Nodules maybe. He also had his teeth fixed in 1974. Led Zeppelin were off the road all of 1974. 1974 was a fairly quiet year for Zeppelin, so that was the time to get these things done. The start of 1977 Tour was postponed because Robert had to have his tonsils out.. Maybe his tonsils were bothering him as far back as 1974-1975. I think his voice was much stronger from 1977 on then it was from 73-76. It was also different. He didn't have the power or range he had in 1968-1970 anymore. But, he wasn't hoarse like he was in 75.. I never really minded the raspy '75 Plant either.. Voices also change over time. Wear and tear on the road don't help... Led Zeppelin were touring like crazy. Robert sang and toured when he had the flu a number of times too which can do permenant damage. Plus, he was a smoker and that can change a voice.. Look at Al Pacino and how much his voice has changed.. But to comment on your heading .. who would have tricked him into surgery? Jimmy? Peter Grant? I don't get it. Any Doctor that would have botched his vocal surgery would have been sued to no end. Deliberate or not.
  12. 45 years married and still together. very nice to see. this is from 2003
  13. Probably not... But all that crap should have been ironed out before they announced it to the world...Bill included.
  14. i agree ... But Bill backed out ... yet again.. If he wasn't happy with his contract offer, he never should have appeared at the official press conference announcing he was in only to back out.
  15. america 1978 bad company 1979 black sabbath 1980 blue oyster cult 1980 rush 1980 saxon 1980 rush 1981 fm 1981 asia 1981 van halen 1981 buddy rich 1982 the fools maynard ferguson 1982 peter gabriel 1983 the call 1983 allan holdsworth 1983 bruford / moarz 1983 buddy rich 1983 robert plant 1983 adrian belew 1984 allan holdsworth 1984 frank zappa 1984 king crimson 1984 peter hammill 1984 talking heads 1984 robert plant 1985 the firm 1985 david lee roth 1986 cinderella 1986 van halen 1986 bto 1986 msg 1987 peter gabriel 1987 rush 1987 jimmy page 1988 mason rufner 1988 pink floyd 1988 black sabbath 1989 kingdom come 1989 heart 1989 red hot chili peppers 1990 yes 1991 elp 1992 bonham 1992 rush 1995 page and plant 1997 black sabbath 1999 deftones 1999 drain sth 1999 godsmack 1999 primus 1999 rob zombie 1999 slayer 1999 system of a down 1999 john paul jones 1999 king crimson 2000 rod price 2000 john paul jones 2001 king crimson 2001 buddy guy / johnny a 2001 joe satriani 2002 john petrucci 2002 robert plant 2002 steve vai 2002 bowie 2003 buddy guy / shameeka copeland 2003 def leppard 2003 jethro tull 2003 judas priest 2006 queensryche 2006 zappa plays zappa 2006 heaven and hell 2007 megadeth 2007 machine head 2007 van halen 2008
  16. I have that show on vinyl.. The bootleg is called "3 Days After.." LA Forum - June 3rd 1973.. Quiet Riot certainly owes Slade a great deal. (3 days after jb's birthday)
  17. 37 years for me too, Summer of 75.. I heard Trampled Underfoot / Kashmir back to back...that was it.
  18. Robin Trower always gets ignored on these polls too. So doesn't Frank Marino, Todd Rundgren, Rod Price, Allan Holdsworth, Pat Metheny .. all amazing players. Tony Iommi at 86? Those aren't my comments... I posted the link.
  19. Here is attempt 2 http://www.listology.com/story/rolling-stone-100-greatest-guitarists 2003 list I'm in a band and I've played guitar for 25 years. Some thoughts about the list. 1 Jimi Hendrix - Can't argue with this. With his output cut short, he could have been much greater. 2 Duane Allman of the Allman Brothers Band - Cetainly the greatest slide guitarist ever. Another career cut short. 3 B.B. King - I assume he's this high because of influence and what he accomplished in a long career. Technically, he's got the blues chops but doesn't really waver much from that. 4 Eric Clapton - I probably differ in opinion from many, but to me, Clapton peaked on Dekek and the Dominos and his solo records have been spotty at best. He was great for a time but never really blows me away. 5 Robert Johnson - Blues legend. Recordings aren't very listenable. Created so much but relatively unheard. I have trouble with this only because he really wasn't as good as many below him but without him, they wouldn't exist. 6 Chuck Berry - Should be no. 1 in my opinion. Created rock and roll guitar. People still try to copy his licks. 7 Stevie Ray Vaughan - Many people differ on Stevie. Some call him a Hendrix rip off. Either way, he was certainly a phenomonal guitar player. 8 Ry Cooder - Played so many different instruments and in so many different styles, it tends to water down his influence. Great player. 9 Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin - Always thought him a bit sloppy. Came up with great riffs and the Stairway solo is probably one of the greatest of all time. 10 Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones - Not sure about this. Great rhythm guitar player. Great song writer. Great guitar player? I'd put him around 25. 11 Kirk Hammett of Metallica - Some great stuff. Some crappy stuff. Would I put him this high? Probably not. Master of Puppets is a great guitar album though. 12 Kurt Cobain of Nirvana - No way. Yes he started grunge and alternate music. Was NOT a great guitar player. Wrote great songs. Should be around 50. 13 Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead - Never been a fan of the Dead so I feel that might unfairly lower my opinion of Jerry. I like some stuff but I've never listened to a Dead song and had the guitar work jump out at me. 14 Jeff Beck - Great player. Small amount of impressive recorded work. Besides Blow by Blow, not a lot of listenable stuff. 15 Carlos Santana - Very good. Impressive output. A bit repetitive in solo work. Great feel player. 16 Johnny Ramone of the Ramones - Started punk rock in America. Great player? Since any guitar player can learn a Ramones song in about 2 minutes, I would disagree. Influential but not great. 17 Jack White of the White Stripes - I have no idea why he is on the list at all let alone this high. The fact that Eddie Van Halen is at 70 and Jack White is 17 is a travesty. Rolling Stone has a huge bias towards this group. 18 John Frusciante of the Red Hot Chili Peppers - Good player. Fun licks. A little high but Rolling Stone had to put some names on here that some of their readers would recognize. 19 Richard Thompson - Good player that not alot of people have heard of. Hard to find his CDs as many are out of print. 20 James Burton - Country guitar picker. I haven't heard anything from him so I won't comment. 21 George Harrison - Way too high. Nice slide guitar player. Not a great guitarist. 22 Mike Bloomfield - Great blues player. 23 Warren Haynes - Joined the Allman Brothers in 1989. Nice player. A little high on the list. 24 The Edge of U2 - Hard for me to comment on Edge. Created a style of playing. Did some really nice stuff. Not a great solo player though. 25 Freddy King - Another early blues player. 26 Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave - Always thought every Rage song sounded exactly the same. Too high on the list. 27 Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits - Should be higher. Great style. Great solos. Amazing stuff. 28 Stephen Stills - Very good player. Doesn't show off a lot but has the chops. Some acoustic work is very complex. 29 Ron Asheton of the Stooges - Sigh. I guess he's here for the same reason the Johnny Ramone is here. 30 Buddy Guy - Great blues player. 31 Dick Dale - The King of Surf Guitar. Great player. One of the fastest ever. 32 John Cipollina of Quicksilver Messenger Service - Never heard any of their music. Can't comment. 33 & 34 Lee Ranaldo, Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth - Great at making feedback noises. Created a new guitar style. 35 John Fahey - Brilliant folk guitar player. Probably only about 10 guys on this list could even play his stuff. 36 Steve Cropper of Booker T. and the MG's - Played as a studio musician on countless records. Great solo player. 37 Bo Diddley - Blues innovator. 38 Peter Green of Fleetwood Mac - Haven't heard a lot of his stuff, but what I have was pretty good. 39 Brian May of Queen - Love his guitar work and sound. Amazing stuff. Should be way higher. Listen to the Sheer Heart Attack album (not the song) if you don't agree. Metalica even covered a song from it. 40 John Fogerty of Creedence Clearwater Revival - Swamp guitar at its finest. 41 Clarence White of the Byrds - Hard for me to pick out exactly what he played on the Byrds songs. Not sure about him. 42 Robert Fripp of King Crimson - Another group I never liked but he's obviously good. 43 Eddie Hazel of Funkadelic - Should be in the top 10. Equal to Hendrix. 44 Scotty Moore - Pioneer guitarist on many Elvis songs. 45 Frank Zappa - Should be in the top 10. Insane at 45. Half the guys above him couldn't play his stuff with a year of practice. 46 Les Paul - Most people only think of him as making the guitar. Was a great player also. 47 T-Bone Walker - Early blues player. 48 Joe Perry of Aerosmith - Some good stuff. Some stuff recorded while stoned and sounds horrible. 49 John McLaughlin - Influential jazz guitar player. Should be higher. 50 Pete Townshend - Created the windmill and some of the greatest guitar songs ever. Not a great soloist but should be higher. 51 Paul Kossoff of Free - Ok with this placement. 52 Lou Reed - I don't think even Lou Reed would put himself this high. Wrote some great songs though. 53 Mickey Baker - Early guitarist that played a lot of session work. Was on many big hits. 54 Jorma Kaukonen of Jefferson Airplane - Love Jorma. Brilliant player. Should be higher. Solo work and Hot Tuna stuff better than Airplane songs. 55 Ritchie Blackmore of Deep Purple - Great soloist. 56 Tom Verlaine of Television - I like his stuff alot, especially the Matthew Sweet Girlfriend album. 57 Roy Buchanan - Great blues player. 58 Dickey Betts - Held his own with Duane Allman, I think that counts for higher than 58. 59 & 60 Jonny Greenwood, Ed O'Brien of Radiohead - Here because the band is popular. I love Radiohead but not "greatest" guitar players. 61 Ike Turner - Not a fan. 62 Zoot Horn Rollo of the Magic Band - Played on Trout Mask replica. Not sure why here's on the list. 63 Danny Gatton - Virtuoso player, mostly rockabilly. 64 Mick Ronson - Played with Bowie and Ian Hunter. Not as well known as he should be. 65 Hubert Sumlin - Blues guitarist for Howlin' Wolf. 66 Vernon Reid of Living Colour - Really like his playing. Relatively short life span of the group affects his rating. 67 Link Wray - If you've seen a Quentin Tarantino movie, you've heard Link Wray. 68 Jerry Miller of Moby Grape - Moby Grape has some nice guitar work but I'd put 20 other guys on this list first. 69 Steve Howe of Yes - Should be way higher. Very complicated intricate guitar work. 70 Eddie Van Halen - Should be in the top 10. This is insane. 71 Lightnin' Hopkins - Early blues player. 72 Joni Mitchell - Very complicated player. Lots of strange tunings. Very melodic. Not a soloist though. 73 Trey Anastasio of Phish - I like Try a lot. Should be higher. 74 Johnny Winter - Should be in the top 20 or at least ahead of the other blues players. Great player. 75 Adam Jones of Tool - Like Tool's songs. Guitar never stood out to me. Guess i need to listen more closely. 76 Ali Farka Toure - West African player. Never heard of him. Can't comment. 77 Henry Vestine of Canned Heat - Uggh. Going to the Country is one of my all time least favorite songs. Maybe other stuff is good. 78 Robbie Robertson of the Band - Very underrated. Great "feel" guitarist. His guitar sounds searing on The Last Waltz. Should be higher. 79 Cliff Gallup of the Blue Caps - Played guitar for Gene Vincent (Bee Bop a Lula). Early impressive guitarist. 80 Robert Quine of the Voidoids - Also of Television. Like his work of Matthew Sweet's albums. 81 Derek Trucks - Nephew of Virgil. Competent player. 82 David Gilmour of Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb is one of the greatest solos ever. Should be way higher. 83 Neil Young - Not a great player but well known. I like his songs a lot but it doesn't make him one of the greatest 100 guitarists. 84 Eddie Cochran - Died early. Good pinoneer guitarist (Summertime Blues). 85 Randy Rhoads - Should be in the top 10. Amazing player. Died too young. 86 Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath - More of a riff player than known for solos. Probably why he's at 86. 87 Joan Jett - I have no idea why she's on this list. Where's Bonnie Raitt? She could play circles around Joan Jett. Looking good in leather pants gets you on the list I guess. 88 Dave Davies of the Kinks - I love the Kinks. Dave created some of the great early guitar styles. 89 D. Boon of the Minutemen - Haven't heard any of his stuff. Can't comment. 90 Glen Buxton of Alice Cooper - Very good player. 91 Robby Krieger of the Doors - Hate the Doors but respect Kreiger. 92 & 93 Fred "Sonic" Smith, Wayne Kramer of the MC5 - On here for one song - Kick Out The Jams. 94 Bert Jansch - Never heard his work. 95 Kevin Shields of My Bloody Valentine - Like Sonic Youth, the wall of distortion and sound. Not technically impressive. 96 Angus Young of AC/DC - He's better than you think. 97 Robert Randolph - Pedal Steel player. Have not heard him. 98 Leigh Stephens of Blue Cheer - ???? 99 Greg Ginn of Black Flag - Good punk guitarist. 100 Kim Thayil of Soundgarden - Pretty good guitarist.
  20. thanks i tried to download it from work.. and fix it... i'll try again tonight..
  21. Fool For The City - Foghat
  22. Me too. (Rated in order from 1-Coda) HOTH ITTOD PG UNTITLED LZ CODA PRESENCE TSRTS LZ2 LZ3 (Back cover shot is awesome though)
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