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I've said it before, but there is no bigger sacred cow in music than Nirvana, and the sacred cow of their catalogue is 'Nevermind'. It's almost as though people will spit in your face if you voice displeasure about the band or album. People will allow others to slag off The Beatles, because they will invariably bring up the Stones or The Who or The Kinks as being preferred and edgier. You can slag off the Sex Pistols as being nothing more than a catalyst whose music is far less significant than the music that its peers released (i.e the entire catalogue of The Clash, 'Cut the Crap' notwithst

Which is odd, because the reason he jumped off the Page/Plant tour in 1998 was because he apparently didn't want to be reminded of the Zeppelin legacy. Who knows what goes in that mind of his... P.S Hey Percy, if Michael Bolton can cut his hair, so can you!

Plus, it's got 'Fool in the Rain' on there, and any album that has that song on there can't be bad...

This will be just the beginning, don't worry. I think part of Neil's new deal with Reprise that he signed a couple of years back included a big chunk of money demanding the Archives be released. As for the Fillmore thing, the tracks are all killer, including the definitive 'Cowgirl in the Sand' and a 'Down By the River' that will make you wet yourself. Also included is a Crazy Horse version of 'Winterlong'. Tracklist (rumoured); Everybody Knows This is Nowhere Winterlong Down By the River Wonderin' Come On Baby Let's Go Downtown Cowgirl in the Sand Bear in mind that the shows the relea

"RIAA decides to use its ever-growing power to erase Britney Spears from people's memories"

"Neil Young Archives have been released"

I'm surprised he hasn't done more outside work since Zep disbanded. Maybe it was because with Zep he was in complete control (ITTOD maybe being an exception), could do his overdubs and get the songs sounding just right without having to tell anyone what to do.

Good point (although I will say that the studio version of 'The Rain Song' is unbeatable). The live version of 'The Ocean' from 1973 that's on the DVD is unbelievable, proof to anyone who says that a drummer isn't that vital is talkin' outta their ass - Bonham owns that song.

I do. 'Houses of the Holy' is my least favourite Zep album ('Coda' doesn't count). OK, so 'The Rain Song', 'No Quarter', 'The Song Remains the Same', 'Over the Hills and Far Away' and 'The Ocean' are all kick-ass songs, but the flow of the album is terrible and sounds more like a compilation than a studio album. 'Presence' is way underrated. Page is a god on this album. Am I the only one who also thinks ITTOD gets nowhere enough love? Page's solo on 'I'm Gonna Crawl' is sublime, it's like you can hear the smack making his way through his veins as he plays it - top stuff. FWIW, my order

I've been waiting for this gig for ages. It was screened on tv here shortly after it happened and my one overriding memory is the camera focusing on Paul Hester during "Don't Dream It's Over" (the final song) and you could see the tears streaming down his face. Seeing that and knowing the depression he suffered which eventually led him to hi suicide makes it just that bit more sad. Count me in as one who'll buy both as soon as they are released...

The Rain Song - Led Zeppelin Tea For One - Led Zeppelin Purple Rain - Prince New York City Serenade - Bruce Springsteen Jungleland - Bruce Springsteen Frankie - Bruce Springsteen Down By the River - Neil Young Cowgirl in the Sand - Neil Young Over and Over - Neil Young Keep on Chooglin' - CCR Maggot Brain - Funkadelic The Four Horsemen - Metallica Red Army Blues - The Waterboys Can't You Hear Me Knocking? - The Rolling Stones Oh! Sweet Nuthin' - The Velvet Underground Heroin - The Velvet Underground Good Times - Chic Love Having You Around - Stevie Wonder Those will do for now!

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Cheers, might start with that one then!

Any guide as to the better ones of those being seeded (performance and/or sound-wise)?

I never realised how much Billy Wilder looked like the backwards-speaking dwarf from 'Twin Peaks' without his glasses on Awesome filmmaker though - Comedies, thrillers, dramas, war films - the guy did it all better than anyone else.

I was thinking about the stuff he's produced too -- 'Bat out of Hell' (a guilty pleasure), 'New York Dolls' and 'Skylarking' are all great listens.

His early cds are awesome. Check out 'Runt', 'Runt: The Ballad of Todd Rundgren', 'A Wizard, A True Star' and if you can find some of The Nazz (his band, pre-solo days), check that out too. Not so much of a fan of his newer stuff though...

Really enjoying 'The Train', 'Peaches', 'Call the Law' and 'N2U'. Only on first or second listen at the moment, but there's no songs that I've had to skip, which is always a very good thing.

I'm liking what I'm hearing. Then again, I was more of a 'Love Below' fan than 'Speakerboxxx'. I can see those who prefer the latter could be disappointed in this, but I'm not. As someone who generally hates hip-hop, I can honestly say that this will definitely be played again. I can't actually say what it sounds like, not so much like the "Cab Calloway meets Outkast" that I was hoping for, but something else... just not sure what.

The solo piano version on disc 2 of the box set is the one to get - perfection.

If you'd placed a bet in the early 70s that Crosby would live to see 65, I think it would be paying out pretty big today

'California Sun'

You mean 'California'?

I've got mine sorted by artist so the first thing I get is; ? and the Mysterians - 96 Tears Last is; The Zombies - She's Not There

All I want is a reissue w/ bonus tracks of 'Painted From Memory'. They got the Brodsky Quartet album out of the way, time to get to this.