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Oh Edna, my dear. On this we must disagree. Mark Knopfler is many things (brilliant, innovative, versatile) but IMO, he is never boring. If you have only listened to his work with Dire Straits (which is excellent), I suggest you try some of his solo work like Sailing To Philadelphia, Golden Heart, Neck & Neck (with Chet Atkins), The Ragpicker's Dream and Shangri-La. The best concert I have ever seen, was Knopfler and Clapton at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto. They played together on stage throughout the concert. Two amazing guitaritsts jamming on one another's material. Simply amazing. :guitar:

Just a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down - Julie Andrews as Mary Poppins.

The Man Who Would Be King The Lion In Winter The African Queen Inherit The Wind Rear Window The Philadelphia Story Twelve Angry Men From Russia With Love Lawrence of Arabia Mary Poppins The Wizard of Oz Ben Hur Dr. Zhivago Sleuth It's A Mad,Mad,Mad, Mad world Charade North By Northwest Elmer Gantry :happybanana:

Given MJ's increasingly bizarre behaviour over the last 10 to 15 years, what sane and responsible parent would entrust his child's or children's safety to this troubled man? The police and social services should now be investigating the fitness of these people to retain custody of their children. Hey, I think this is my 200th post.

Mike Campbell of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers. His crisp, clear playing elevates even those rare ordinary Petty tunes. Don Felder, formerly of the Eagles. With all due respect to Joe Walsh, Felder never got the credit he deserves. Felder plays so smoothly and cleanly and beautifully complemented Walsh's raw, bluesy style. Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top. A first rate axe player. If you haven't already, check out his performance at Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival. Richard Thompson of Fairport Convention. I love what he does with his Stratocaster. His solo on Poor Will and The Jolly Hangman is fantastic. :guitar:

I agree with Factoids about the piano solo in "School" by Supertramp. I also love the piano work by Rick Wakeman on his Criminal Record album, particularly on the songs Crime of Passion and Birdman of Alcatraz.

but we found the very first three Uriah Heep cds so we went home more than happy. I´ll get me the Magic Circus another day...

I'm sure there are many who will disagree with my selection, but here goes. Jeff Beck is an amazing guitarist. Technically, he is every bit as good as Clapton and Page, but almost nothing he recorded after he left the Yardbirds is worth listening to. What a waste of talent.

I agree with the Batman. By definition, a forum is an arena or medium where views may be aired and debated. Debates are entertaining as long as all participants agree to remain civil. Name calling has no place here. :guitar:

The original Forsyth Saga (with Susan Hampshire) Shogun Masada The Stand The Oneidin Line

I loathe reality TV. The only series I watched more than one episode of was Temptation Island. It was unintentionally funny. The new one about the washed up bands sounds like it might illicit a laugh or two.

Bon Scott, hands down! As Jr says, the band is all about the guitar, though. Brian Johnson's voice gets on my nerves if I listen to him for too long.

Excellent choice, Easy Rider! I love this version of Joni Mitchell's tune more than hers or the one recorded by C,S,N,& Y. I like Nazareth's version of another Joni Mitchell song, "This Flight Tonight". I slso like Linda Rondstadt's renditions of Roy Orbison's "Blue Bayou" and Buddy Holly's "It's So Easy".

Off the top of my head, the only patriotic song that comes to mind that you did not already mention, is Glen Frey's "It's Better In The USA". Didn't Toby Keith and Alan Jackson record some pretty patriotic songs after 911?

I'm with Sammy and Edna all the way. Mick rocks, Bowie sucks. Bowie is a better actor, though! :guitar:

Rush!!! Puhlease!!! I'm embarassed to admit they are Canadian. You can't think of any good American bands? You don't get out much, do you? Tom Petty, C.C.R., Bob Seger and The Eagles are as good as or better than most British bands. And Britain has produced its share of clunkers. :happybanana:

For quality, I narrowly give the edge to British bands. For quantity, however, it's no contest. The U.S. wins hands down. America, John Mellencamp, The Eagles, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Buffalo Springfield (even though, arguably, the band's most talented member hailed from Canada), Bob Seger, C.C.R., ZZ Top, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Aerosmith, Chicago, Styx, Journey, The Beach Boys, Elvis Presley, Blue Oyster Cult, The Stray Cats, The Monkees (c'mon, Davey Jones banged a tambourine, was not the group's best singer and did precious little songwriting), The Doobie Brothers, Steely Dan, The Allman Brothers, Grand Funk(Railroad), Jefferson Airplane, Three Dog Night, Little Feat, The Steve Miller Band, Tommy James & The Shondells, The Atlanta Rhythm Section etc. etc. And this isn't counting other popular music genres like Folk Rock (dominated by American artists) R & B, Motown etc. Rock music originated in the U.S., was refined by the British and has subsequently spread around the world. We are all the beneficiaries. Rock On!!

If you like Ottmar Liebert, I highly recommend Govi, particularly his Guitar Odyssey and Passion and Grace CD's. Very romantic and relaxing music. Robert Michaels, Oscar Lopez, The Gipsy Kings and the aforementioned Jesse Cook and Paco de Lucia are well worth checking out.

Talk about from the sublime to the ridiculous. Other than Motley Crue and Velvet Revolver, no bands of note have played in Calgary since last summer's folk and blues festivals. Now in the space of 3 weeks, tickets have gone on sale for three awsome concerts. In October, The Rolling Stones are making their first appearance in Calgary. Unfortunately, tickets sold out in 15 minutes and I was not one of those fortunate enough to obtain one. Since the concert is being held in the Calgary Saddledome (the home of the Calgary Flames), Flames season ticket holders got first crack at concert tickets and bought up most of them in advance. Carlos Santana is coming to Calgary in September. Tickets for this concert sold out in 30 minutes, and again I was unsuccessful in obtaining one. Too bad! I would give my eye teeth to see this guitar master live on stage (as opposed to dead on stage). I did however, manage to get tickets to the Doors concert in July. Prices were very reasonable; all tickets were priced at 32.50 CAD. Appearing with the Doors are The Pat Travers Band and the original members of Vanilla Fudge. Apparently, Ian Astbury(of the Cult??)is handling the lead vocalist duties for the Doors. Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger are on board and two musicians with whom I'm not familiar are rounding out the fivesome. Even though I was not a huge fan of the Doors, I'm really looking forward to this concert. I will check online to see if I can find a complete concert schedule.

This is a tough one, but I choose 1963. Lawrence of Arabia The Great Escape From Russia With Love (IMO, the best bond flick) The Birds To Kill A Mockingbird The Days of Wine and Roses Charade It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World 55 Days At Peking The List of Adrian Messenger The 7 Faces of Dr. Lao

Wouldn't it be nice if Hollywood could come up with something original instead of relying on remakes? It seems that the only films worth watching these days are animated (Shrek, Finding Nemo, The Incredibles) or those made by small, independent studios.

I sincerely hope it's better than the last two films in the Star Wars saga. Maybe I'll wait until it comes out on video.

The Night of The Iguana was a brilliant film, but I don't really see much of a connection between it and Hotel California by the Eagles. I believe the real Hotel California is in Todos Santos in Baja California. As far as I know, neither Don Henley nor any of his bandmates have ever stayed there. I believe the hotel changed hands about 3 years ago and has undergone extensive renovations. I hear it's quite posh now.

While recognizing the enormous debt later rock artists owe to 50's rock and rollers, I'm just not especially fond of the rock and roll music of the 50's with a few notable exceptions. I love Buddy Holly. As someone already mentioned, it would be amazing to see what he would have accomplished if he had not died at such a young age. I'm also partial to Chuck Berry, The Everly Brothers, Roy Orbison and Gene Vincent. I think one of the reasons I'm not overly fond of 50's rock and roll is that I was not exposed to it growing up. I was born in 1958. My parents were too old to like rock and roll music and my sister was too young to listen to it. The music I grew up with was the rock and pop music of the 60's and 70's and the big band music and pop standards listened to by my parents. We have an oldies station in Calgary that plays a lot of 50's rock standards. It's okay in small doses, but I wouldn't want a steady diet of it. To each his own, I guess.