Usually sounds more like "beebay" than baby. Especially in more recent years. Sometimes it's "bay-bay" as in, "Has anybody seeeeeeen myyyyyyy baaaay-baaaay..."
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Thief, Frank, Ket and Keef-- Thank you for agreeing with me on the greatness of this record. Occasionally, I need reassurance that there are other folks out there who love this album.
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Yet another appreciation for this album... Am working late tonight and have this on. I LOVE this album!!!!!! Always have, always will. I stand by my position that it has many of the most brilliantly arranged and composed tunes they've ever done. Considering what else was happening in rock and roll in 1983, this album could have been a total disaster... but it triumphs. Great to listen t
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Greenblues, 'Borrowed Tune' also sounds like Lady Jane. What's the line in it? "I'm singin' this borrowed tune, I stole from the Rolling Stones..."? You could sing "My sweet lady Jane, when I see you again..." I once played in a band that did both 'Mr. Soul' and 'Satisfaction.' We toyed with the idea of doing them back to bac
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tatters, Plant was sampling LZ tunes in his solo work in 1988, the height of the hair metal era, to sell singles. I suspect it was not a hint at anything but cd sales. He does not DENY his past, I mean he admits to having a part of him that still "thinks he's 25 and wants to show off his bare chest..." but I think the artist in him has matured beyond an LZ retro-tour. -T
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Bingo, Bingo. You hit the nail on the head. Plant isn't psyched about touring w/ LZ, because, for starters, his voice is not really suited for it anymore. He did well at the O2, but could he do that night after night on tour? I doubt it, not without monumental effort, anyway. And I don't see it as selfish at all that he doesn't want to tour as LZ. Think of how often he'
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Good point, Greek... I could still see maybe a BBC/ PBS special, eventually released as a DVD, aired at the end of the year maybe. On the boot vid I saw, there were stage cameras everywhere. It was definitely filmed. It is possible Plant (and LZ) might not be happy enough w/ the performance to release it all cleaned up and mastered, as there were a few noticeable blunders on there, and an
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Both bands can be commended for their recent efforts, and both could be criticized. On one hand, yes, the Stones continue to tour, raking in zillions of $$, while LZ (Plant) refuses... but while we love their shows (Stones), the stage set gets bigger and bigger and Keith plays fewer and fewer notes... Mick's voice is strong, but he's in his 60's and relies on the backing vocals
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1. Wandering Spirit 2. Goddess in the DW 3. Shes the Boss 4. Prim Cool WS is obviously the strongest of the bunch, but I think Goddess is a better listen than the other two. For me, there are only a couple tracks that annoy me there, like Joy (even though I think Bono sings well on it) and Visions-- which simply sound waaay too top40 to me, almost like sitcom theme music. Cheesy guitar
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Keep watching their site, Ladykiller, they tour a lot these days...
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I love the Moodies, and have seen them a few times in the 80's. The magical albums are from 67 to 72, then they had a few decent tunes in the late 70's thru mid-80's, but really went into royal lameness at that point in terms of their studio output. I am a BIG fan of their early stuff, but can't even stomach most of the later stuff. It's awful (imo). There was a re
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Indeed. I was on iTunes and it appears five or six tracks from this album are on the 'Essential' compilation, but the whole album was great, not just a few tracks. Tunes like 'Windsurfer' were terrific. Some folks didn't like that Wilbury/ Jeff Lynne sound, and the album may be a little bit 80-s-sounding, but the tunes are just great, and I kept the cassette around, al
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Was this not one of RO's best selling albums?? Anyone know why it is not in print currently? It's available, or findable, but it seems it is not in production. I wonder what the story is behind this. Perhaps it will be re-released sometime soon as a remaster? The latest one I saw out thhere is from '92. I loved this album... great stuff on there, and great band...
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Just watching a bit of the Oscars, and one of the Plant/Krauss songs is already on a JC Penny ad. I've seen a LOT of great music lately on TV ads, and I hate it. Good way to ruin (or at least waste) a good song. Tunes By Plant/Krauss, Wilco, Kings of Leon, the Stones, the Who, all sold off to sell products. Somehow, when those tunes are in my cd player, they are less special if I've
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I have to say I love the early period just as much... esp. Space Oddity and Hunky Dory. No stylism there, just great music. And then Scary Monsters (from 1980) is among my very favorites... perhaps his last truly great album. If I try hhard enough, I can enjoy his last few, but nothing like SM and before. My faves are: SM, SO, HD, Lodger, Low, RAFOZS, and then spatterings of everything els
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Thanks for posting this clip... Low is one of my favorite Bowie albums, and the vid shows DB in a great way.
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Wow... really nice. This is from the UnLedded performance, right? Is this on the DVD? Perhaps I ought to invest... I think the Page/Plant stuff I've seen from that time was very tasteful, even the non-Bonham drums!
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Ugh, Dirty Work is not polished, imo... I think Some Girls, one of the Stones best, is their most polished sounding album, while DW is raw and sloppy. Sloppy in soooo many ways.... but I digress (and have digressed so many times in this forum before on this very topic). DW was a disappointing effort. Undercover I always loved... It has some 80's production, but really, I totally agree t
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When I was 12, my father introduced me to his Dr. John records... I immediately found Mick Jagger in the liner notes/ credits on one of the records and instantly became a Dr. John fan! Dad also enjoys Otis Redding a great deal, and shares a similar appreciation to the kind of music that turns me on. Definitely an influence on me as a kid. My older brother was an even greater influence, getti
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If the cd ends up being that setlist from above, I'll be quite happy. I still like live albums, especially if we get Far Away Eyes, As Tears Go By, Connection, Some Girls, and YGTS. Maybe we'll even get the "Paint It Black you devils!" girl in the audience again! or perhaps Mick will say something about busting a button on his trousers!! I'm sure we'll at least
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Oh, Man... That was great! Thanks for posting that, Promoman. That is a much more seasoned version than what I saw in Boston a few years ago, and what we get on the FF DVD... Loved Ronnie's solo, Mick's solo, and I even liked what Chuck was doing for a while there. Jesus. That says something. Awesome.
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Always thought Undercover was excellent. Not perfect, but a really great album. With better marketing and a tour it could have been huge. Never liked ZZ Top much. That's a funny looking drumkit, though!
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Sorry, sometimes I am a bit hyper-opinionated! Dirty Work is a touchy subject... I remember waiting SOOO long for that album to be released, and was so very disappointed when I finally got it. By that time I was 13 and a rabid Stones fan, eager to see them live for the first time. I would have to wait until 1989, when I was 17, before I saw them live! But, being the Rolling Stones, there are
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Great post/ article/ discussion! Just the info I was looking for when I posted a question about the quality of recent remasters a few weeks back!
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I think the singing style on Hold Back in particular is dreadful... ("If yeew lock enn your hee-staw-ray booooks...") but in addition the vocals are too prominent!! AND the lyrics are kinda dumb too. This is my #1 least favorite of all Stones tunes! I'd rather listen to my old Satanic Majesties LP skipping on Bill Wyman's snoring for 4 minutes than listen to HB, just beca
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I am a fan of some jazz, and play a little jazz with a couple groups. I particularly like Grant Green's funky stuff, Cannonball Adderly, some of Miles' electric period, Cuban jazz, Lounge Lizards, Medeski, Martin and Wood, a Vermont group named Vorcza, some Wes Montgomery and some old George Benson (from the groove era-- Body Talk and Cookbook are my faves). Lately I've just st
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Just saw on CNN.com that the music industry is now out to try to stop cd ripping. Not just distributing, but the act of copying your own cd's onto your computer or onto a cdr. Who is the evil freaking moron coming up with this stuff? Forgot to copy the link, but go to www.cnn.com and have a look. It's a video of an interview with an attorney who also seems to see it as bull****...
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Yup, sounds like Day Tripper over the Satisfaction riff. Two great old riffs on top of eachother. Kinda clever.
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I think I'd honestly be happy enough to watch a DVD of the O2 show. I'm a LZ fan, but also a fan of Robert Plant's most recent few solo albums, and a smattering of his older solo stuff. I agree with Dan, I'd like to see Robert continue with his creative side rather than the LZ stuff. I've been thinking on it a bit over the past couple of weeks, whether I'd pay $$ t
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I'm not too surprised Rocket is a user. The guy was a legend, no doubt... and he always will be in my mind, but he also will always be kind of a jerk in my mind too. Ever since the time in the 80's when I read in a local paper how a kid from up here in Maine had gone down to Fenway with his parents to see RC pitch, and actually met him later that night in Boston... and was charged $11
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