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I went to see Fences yesterday. It is a terrific film based on the August Wilson play of the same title. The acting was excellent across the board, but Denzel Washington is amazing in the lead role. IMO, he does his best acting when he portrays "not so nice" characters.
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Turkey tetrazzini. I made it for dinner yesterday using the rest of the leftover Thanksgiving Day turkey.
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Given Malofiy's professional reputation, I'm surprised that Michael Skidmore and the Randy California Trust hired him. Was he the only attorney they could find who was willing to take on this lawsuit?
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On 6/1/2016 at 7:28 PM, JohnOsbourne said:
He can say it now, but there's evidence that he was well aware of Spirit's music around the time he wrote STH. By denying such knowledge, he either comes across as evasive, or his recollection of other, non-Spirit influences can be called into question. The time to acknowledge Spirit while simultaneously denying particular influence by Taurus was at the very beginning. This would have undercut much of the plaintiff's claims. Unfortunately Jimmy's incompetent lawyer hasn't advised him appropriately.
IMO, you're assuming a great deal:
1) Page would hire and retain an incompetent lawyer for such an important case when he can afford the best lawyers money can buy and with so much at stake.
2) Page is the band member calling the shots during this trial. From what I've read Plant stopping dancing to Page's tune in 1980 if not earlier.
3) Plant would put up with an incompetent lawyer on their legal team.
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On 3/13/2012 at 6:47 PM, Patrycja said:
+1
Ok, so prancing around with a married man as a lark is ok, but with a band mate, "a big 'no no.'" Right. Penetrating insight.
I'm three years late responding to this thread but, maybe Audrey Hamilton meant that it was a big 'no no" to the Zep band members and the one rule groupies were warned not to break.
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Just now, Strider said:
And the band played on...
Cancer claims another one...Philly soul singer Billy Paul. R.I.P.
I have fond memories of slow dancing to this song at house parties when I was a teenager. Thanks for the music Mr. Paul and may you sing with the angels.
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Plant and Page aren't stupid. I assume they hired the best legal team money can buy. The plaintiffs' attorneys have six expert witnesses lined up to testify but, I think the burden of proof is on them.
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Just now, KellyGirl said:
So the Plaintiff have 6 'Expert Witnesses' ready to testify against Zeppelin. One of them
includes the author Denny Somach who wrote Get The Led Out. He plans on telling the jury
that Jimmy was lying when he said "Mary Poppins inspired Stairway" and it's definitely
from hearing Taurus
For those who want to see who the 'experts' are here are the links.
Against Led Zeppelin:
https://www.scribd.com/doc/309990844/Led-Zeppelin-Stairway-To-Heaven-Plaintiff-Experts
For Led Zeppelin:
https://www.scribd.com/doc/309990841/Led-Zeppelin-s-Stairway-To-Heaven-Experts
Links are provided by @LedZepNews
I think Zep may need to throw a 'Hail Mary Pass' unless their lawyers have something
cooking. So far I'm not that impressed with them.
The plaintiff must be spending a lot of money on the legal fees and experts. Did their lawyers take the case on contingency or has someone donated money for the legal expenses? Does anyone know?
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Just now, RIP-IT-UP said:
They should have done everything they could to settle this as quietly as possible out of court. Nope. And Now begins all the far worse collateral damage: Already huge and growing Main street media coverage of Zep's history of "stealing songs" , backed with out of context quotes/ misguided examples/ experts opinions / etc./ etc. All the Zep haters and envy having a field day. And damage to their reputation and legacy (that Page has tried to preserve and protect for the last 35 years)is at issue: it's now spiraling out of control ...
Sometimes you have to draw a line in the sand. Stairway To Heaven is the most famous song in Zep's catalog. Plant maybe tired of singing it but, he knows it is the song people most identify with him. For he and Page to admit that they plagiarized it would be tantamount to Deep Purple admitting they plagiarized Smoke on the Water or Queen admitting they plagiarized Bohemian Rhapsody. Maybe they're rolling the dice and hoping that a victory in this lawsuit will put the matter to rest once and for all. I also find it interesting that many posters assume that Page is driving the bus for Team Zep. I wouldn't assume this. He may have been the band's leader from 1968-1980, but nowadays Plant appears to be the more dynamic and focused of the two men.
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On 2/15/2016 at 11:48 AM, KellyGirl said:
WHAAAT???? Now you take that back!!!!
LOL He-he, just kidding with you Moddey.
Backing vocals in the studio I thought Jimmy was fine. However live though?
Well half the time he wouldn't bother to sing where he was needed, or turn
his head away from the mic, and then the best was in '77 you had him doing it
with a cig dangling out of his mouth *Yeah Pagey that'll turn out well for ya.*
I don't think Jones is horrific.....but I will say The Battle Of Evermore definitely
NOT my cup of tea with him singing Sandy's part. Bonzo or Jimmy would be my
preference to sing over Jonesy. Bonzo Jr. isn't too bad though. He sang back up
on some stuff at O2. Did a decent job i m o.
Sorry thread readers back to Steve's mysteries.
I read a Page interview during which the interviewer asked him about a single he recorded during his session musician days, She Just Satisfies. Page laughed and said the record was best forgotten. I got the impression that he doesn't have any illusions about his singing ability. Jeff Beck and Ritchie Blackmore are two other great rock guitarists from that era who can't (or won't) sing. By the way, has anyone here ever listened to She Just Satisfies?
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On 2/27/2016 at 1:37 PM, luvlz2 said:
On Thursday (2/25/16), Led Zeppelin guitarist and songwriter Jimmy Page gave a remarkable declaration in court where he admits to discovering a copy of Spirit's first album in his record collection. "I had not previously seen it in my collection and do not know how or where it got there," states Page. "It may well have been left by a guest. I doubt it was there for long, since I never noticed it before. But, again, I know I did not hear Taurus until 2014."
Just now, timothy5151 said:I find Michael Skidmore's claim that Page asked California to teach him the chords to Taurus when they toured together very hard to believe.
Wouldn't the above be considered "heresay"? Is heresay admissible in civil trials? Randy California is dead so Zep's lawyers can't take his deposition or cross examine him.
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On 4/3/2016 at 3:49 PM, Delinha said:
What gets me about the photo on the right is how much you can see the man in the boy. The mischievous smile and sideways glance were already there. He appears to be wearing a school blazer so I'm guessing that he had already entered grammar school when he sat for this photo.
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Just now, Walter said:
RIP Frank Jr
Who was Frank Jr?
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I was around seven years old the first time I heard The Who on the radio. The song in question was I Can See For Miles. I've been a fan of their music every since. One of my biggest regrets is that I didn't see them live while Keith Moon was sill living. In addition to all of the great music, I admire the way Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend seem to have made their peace with one another.
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Just now, Stryder1978 said:
THAT is beyond sad......
Yes, it is.
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On 2/20/2016 at 5:58 PM, LedZeppfan77 said:
Oh I realize that. I m only saying it was the right things to do and I am happy he has no ill feelings. Or at least is not showing them like Felder who I can understand.
I didn't realize Jackson Brown and Glenn Frey fell out. Surely not over Take It Easy because because didn't The Eagles always give Brown partial songwriting credit for that song?
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3 hours ago, Flares said:
I'm not saying he's not a good singer. Just that he's a bit of a twatt.
The phrase we use in my neck of the woods is "a real piece of work". Such folk are always good for the entertainment value if nothing else.
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On 2/16/2016 at 10:45 PM, SteveAJones said:
This one breaks my heart. Prince protégé Vanity Matthews of Vanity Six is dead at 57.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mm4OXfZsF9U
I never would have guessed you were a Vanity 6 fan. However, you are right, 57 is much too young. From what I've read, she had struggled with serious health problems for years. RIP.
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IMO, the rock critics who knocked The Eagles for being derivative missed the more important point: they were very good at what they did do. They were very skilled musicians who wrote catchy songs and performed them really well. That counts for a lot in my book. I attend concerts to be entertained and The Eagles delivered. I always loved the way they employed vocal harmony in most of their songs. Remember the final section of New Kid in Town? The way the various band members wove in and out around Glenn Frey's lead vocals? It always sounded like a mini fugue to my ears.
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Just now, SteveAJones said:
Yes, I'm inconsolable as we can rest assured Obama will appoint a poison pill the nation will have to suffer with for the next two decades or more.
I thought politics and religion were banned topics at these forums?
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Just now, Brigante said:
Robert wasn't a fan, even before Coverdale raised the register, went blond, did Still of the Night, worked with Jimmy, etc. In '85 he was asked about potential live Zeppelin releases, with the interviewer pointing to the success of the Deep Purple Live In London lp (with Coverdale and Hughes, from 1974), and Robert just dismissed it with something like 'well, they were lucky to be live on a stage anywhere'!
Below, I've copied and pasted a comment Knebby, a former poster, made several years ago on another thread. The italics are mine.
Oh and I can say the first time I heard Plant "taking shots at " Coverdale was in 1981 - when Coverdale could only dream of the kind of success Plant had seen.
Edited 28 May 2008 by KnebbyDisco Duck here again: Coverdale and Whitesnake were still doing their blues rock thing and he still had brown hair in 1981. No one could have accused him of imitating Plant during this period. Who knows why Plant had a bee in his bonnet about the guy. -
Just now, JTM said:
It's only bricks and mortar, the remains of what was just an ugly looking bungalow anyway. If there was no Crowley or Page connection nobody would give a fuck. The name Boleskine House conjures up the idea of some kind of impressive mansion, which it most certainly was not.
Judging by old photos, I don't think Boleskine House was ugly. I liked its symmetrical facade, pale stucco exterior and relatively small size. It's proximity to Loch Ness was a a plus, but it's spooky history would have given me pause if I were in the market for a Scottish country house.
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Just now, Badgeholder Still said:
Jimmy Page made a decision to play well so he could impress fans of Adrian Vandenberg , Steve Vai and Whitesnake? Probably not.
More comic relief?
Amazing how little credit and respect we can muster for JP here.
Okay, I'm missing something here. Jimmy Page took the necessary steps to insure that his guitar playing during the Coverdale/Page tour lived up to his legend. Why is it disrespectful to state the obvious?
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Love It Or List It, HGTV is my guilty pleasure. House porn at its finest!
He-he, just kidding with you Moddey. 
back to Steve's mysteries.
The Journey Thread!
in Other Bands / Music
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Yes, Journey could be a bit cheesy at times but, sometimes I want cheese. I attended one of their concerts back in 1983. Steve Perry's singing was on point and he was backed by a solid, and tight band. Together they put on a damn fine show. What more could I ask?