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Yes I agree, and it was a surprise about how good Feist was. Very diverse sound and looks very promising. I would rather have Jools show with his and it's faults than nothing of ity's nature. There is very few music shows on terrestrial TV except for the acres of mediocre traditional stuff which seems to be on now. It's time they cut back that as it's very samey.

Ba ha ha:up:

That's coz they are ripped off old blues songs and claimed them as their own e.g. Whole Lotta Love = You Need Lovin. Anyone heard the Small Faces version which actually has the same vocal phrasing as Plant's version 4 years later? Here's another angle and it's American again. I also love Lynyrd Skynyrd but their brilliant but overplayed Sweet Home Alabama from 2nd Helping, is a tad concerning for me and my anti racist morals. As everyone knows it was a response to Neil Youngs Southern Man and Alabama which ripped into the racist South...and I always thought it was a song saying "..there are also good people in the South who aren't your stereotypes Neil old boy..." Skynyrd also featured the song "The Ballad of Curtis Lowe" on the same album which was all about the influence of an old black dobro player. BUT I'm never really sure where they were as unlike The Allman Brothers they didn't have any black band members . In Birmingham they love the governor Now we all did what we could do Now Watergate does not bother me Does your conscience bother you? Tell the truth. Sweet home Alabama Oh sweet home baby Where the skies are so blue And the governor's true Sweet Home Alabama Lordy Lord, I'm coming home to you Yea, yea Montgomery's got the answer. "...That Governor? He was George Wallace, who championed segregation of the races. For any clear thinking person, white or black, George Wallace was a bad guy. Not just a product of his generation and upbringing. He stood in front of the doors of a school, trying to keep black students out. He ordered up fire hoses to put down demonstrations. Go to any road house in Alabama, and on many a night you can still hear this song being belted out by folks clutching their long-neck bottles and throwing a salute to a Confederate flag...." Lynyrd Skynyrd and Neil Young Talking of the difference in how attitudes change, during the segregation and racism Queen and Rod Stewart played Sun City during South Aftica's apartheid years. Sun City was the SA playground for the rich. And Eric Claptout had a racist rant on stage in the late 70s basically backing old Enoch Powell.

That'd be the Native Americans As much as I love a bit of 70's ZZ Top, this song has always been a bit "strange"...Francine who'd just turned 13 Francine Got a girl, her names francine, Finest thing you ever seen. And I love her, shes all that I want. And I need her, shes all that I need. Well, francine, oh francis, why Do you love me and make me cry? How I love her, shes all that I want. How I need her, shes all that I need. If I ever caught her with stevie p Id throw her back in the penitentiary, now. And if I caught her with my mothers son Ill call her daddy and get my gun. My fancine just turned thirteen, Shes my angelic teenage queen. And I love her, shes all that I want. And I need her, shes all that I need. And I love her, shes all that I want. And I need her, shes all that I need. And I love her, shes all that I want. And I need her, shes all that I need.

On a more "local" level, I used to get Scottish indie mag Is This Music? which was rather excellent and featured the odd free CD of tunes. Online only now but still a decent look. is this music?

I used to get NME, Record Collector, Q and Mojo but now just pop into WH Smith and skim through any decent articles. Usually doesn't take long as there's so much dull filler in them...so I don't feel guilty at all

Aye that's the name he used but I thought he only did the production on their single I'm the Urban Spaceman. They also appeared in the club scene in Magical Mystery Tour. I heard an interview with Innes and he was on about that solo and he was voted best guitarist in some mag for it...at least they had a sense of humour then. Innes will be forever remembered for the brilliant Rutles - All You Need Is Cash...surely along with This Is Spinal Tap as the finest examples of rock piss takes. But he also did some kiddies program in the 80s/90s with a stupid hat

Dear God is a great song and yes XTC were great and rank at times and probably own copyright to the phrase "angular yet melodic pop". Great musicians too but a tad too clever for their own good...and I hear a lot of them in quite a few bands like the aforementioned Field Music...who are also a tad too clever at times too. Making Plans For Nigel, Senses Working Overtime, Generals and Majors, Ball and Chain Sgt. Rock, Mayor of Simpleton ...just a few good old songs.

With... The Phoenix Band, Anonymous, Dogfight and The Social Chameleons plus Gordy and AJ do a Gummies Sons o the Soil (Acousto folk rock) http://www.sonsothesoil.com http://www.bebo.com/sonsothesoil http://www.myspace.com/sonsothesoil The Phoenix Band,(Cosmic indie groove merchants) http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=u ser.viewprofile&friendid=45978836 With This I Part (young energetic rock metal heads formerly known as Anonymous) http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=u ser.viewprofile&friendID=72730821 Dogfight (rock metal fae Speyside way) http://www.myspace.com/dogfight1 The Social Chameleons (indie rock fae Hopeman) http://www.myspace.com/thesocialchameleons Doors open 5pm and rock/folk til you drop

Sons o the Soil will make there last appearance of the year (in Scotland) at Flanagans Bar, Elgin kicking off about 9pm http://www.sonsothesoil.com http://www.bebo.com/sonsothesoil http://www.myspace.com/sonsothesoil

A few I remember Music The Bees with The Aspects and Little Barrie Nicklecreek Damien Dempsey (Rootin Aboot...) Bert Jansch Comedy Otis Lee Crenshaw (Rich Hall) Drama The Shop (anti drugs thing with kids)

Live Aid (July 13th, 1985) : ROBERT PLANT ; JIMMY PAGE ; JOHN PAUL JONES played like shite:gringo:

No, I'm sure he was missing too...but my memory ain't what it was then. Although I do know for a fact they were utter shite

Yeah, sounds like a cool thing to do for the big 30. I was meaning to enter for the crack but never got round to it. I like early Led Zeppelin and if I'd got the chance I'd have gone for it to even though I'd have doubts about the whole thing...but surely won't be a repeat of the Live Aid shambles. I mean, John Paul Jones is involved this time...

Aye, go for it...it'll probably be a great gig.

Sell it, sell it...you know it makes sense:up: Loads o money...or potential Heartbreak(er) and Levy Breaking:gringo: The Song Remains the Same but will the Communication Breakdown...er I'll stop

Ba ha ha...WTF next? With that amount of functionality I bet it'll fuck up easily and end up in the repair shop frequently.

Aye right! Put simply...just for you 1) No band you mentioned can have any blame towards the creation and output of the Hoosiers e.g. Led Zeppelin cannot be blamed for heavy metal although they do have a lot of the base elements present within their style. 2) Pop can mean a multitude of things...from merely being popular to formulaic disposable commercial music with a short shelf life and no artistic merit.

Yes, The Beatles were rather popular but so were/are The Rolling Stones, The Kinks, Small Faces, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Metallica...all popular bands. I suggest you take a wee bit of time to try and understand where contemporary music has come from and then you might gain the knowledge to make a point. PS "Pop music" has been in existence way before the 60s.

Bullshit. The Beatles are a band that defy such simple categorisation and have influenced many disparate artists. Indeed I wouldn't say either The Police or U2 would either be simply "pop". The latter two aren't exactly known for their saccharine sweet harmonies either. You can never blame a band for anyone taking something from them and creating shite.

Jellyfish rippoffs mair like

That sucks almost as much as Foreigner:D

Never really taken to Mr Springsteen...but like a few songs e.g. The River and Philidelphia. Take Born To Run which catches me in two minds..maybe it's the huge production but it's something which leaves me almost cold but I know it's a good song. Born In The USA sounds like a chest beating Uncle Sam song but the lyrics tell another story but again it leaves me cold. BUT We Shall Overcome - The Seeger Sessions is rather excellent. I don't know why but in this setting he sounds excellent.

I would also recommend Co Jo Mary or Mind Gone Blind Live Strong play original but Steve (singer) has just left so not gigging at the mo

Yup they played Ritzy's (I think with Chuck Mosley) but I missed them...saw them 3 times at the Barras with Patton though. Fantastic band I have that 7" with picture cover