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Several people I mentioned were actually in a supergroup or superband, Steve Howe and Jimmy Page, Asia, and the Firm. The Firm was Ok but I really liked Asia, had there first three releases. Did anyone else like Asia? I never hear any of their music on the radio anymore. Any Yes, or ELP fans out there who liked this supergroup? Or even any Bad Company and Zeppelin fans who liked the Firm?

Starters Lead Guitarist - Eddie Van Halen Acoustic Guitarist - Eric Clapton 12 string - Steve Howe Double neck - Jimmy Page Bassist - Flea Percusionist - Neil Peart Keyboards or piano - Bruce Hornsby Lead Vocals - Bono Subs Lead Guitarist - Eric Johnson Bassist - Geddy Lee Percusionist - Stewart Copeland Keyboards or piano - Matt Johnson Lead Vocals - Sting Odds that they would get along, probably none. It would be good to see Stewart and Sting back together or at least on the same team. If the recording sessions could be made into a reality TV show I would watch it. The premise could be 'how many come out alive'.

The picture on the back where the wizard-looking guy is standing on the mountain looking down on the city as the small guy climbs. That would make more sense than an insert. I've always wondered if it was true. I pulled out the liner notes for "Wish you were here". There's two guys standing on a movie studio lot and one of them is on fire. On the back there is a guy with no face holding a record, and propping himself up on a suitcase. There is what looks like a red thing below the picture of the man. Inside by the lyrics is a black and white picture of a pond with trees and mountains in the distance. I'm not seeing it. It's still a cool cover. I like the cover from "Momentary Lapse of Reason" with all the cots on the beach.

I use Kazza for downloading. I forgot to mention that since that was the point of post, best downloads. Jayson, do you feel guilty for MS Office. I feel none at all for my graphics programs or all the music. Maybe its some type of desire to 'get back at the man' or something, that I have on some level. Often when something goes wrong and I'm with a group of people I will joke that "it's just another attempt by the man to keep us down." Like when I'm at Wrigley for a game and the ushers are watching all the isles that lead to the seats closest to the field. They won't let you down there even if there are plenty of empty seats. "There's plenty of seats, why can't they let us go down there, it's just another attempt by the man to keep us down." I know it's not an original phrase, SNL, but it's usually funny to say. I'm just concerned that some of that type of thinking might actually be in my head, otherwise I wouldn't have a problem throwing a soda can out of a car window which legally is far less serious of a crime than installing pirated software on my computer.

They named themselves after a large cat that had lost his hearing. The spelling was due to the band needing to gain 'street cred' with their fans, 'most def'.

I suppose the challenge would be if people would still listen to the band just because of the name and its homosexual meanings. When I first heard them I didn't know they were gay. Now I find out only Freddie was gay. The music stays the same either way. Wayne wasn't gay but had no problem starting off a weekend night in the 'mirth mobile' with "Bohemian Rhapsody". Shouldn't we all follow Wayne's lead. I still love the Chili Peppers, just disappointed that there is now no chance of ever having a romantic interlude with Keidis. Did I spell that right? Now the Village People were all gay, right. Or was it just the cop?

Madonna -- One good song in twenty years. "Beautiful Stranger" I think was its name. It was from an Austin Powers movie. I'm disappointed when I buy a CD that only has one good song.' Thanks for the memories, at least she started shaving her armpits. I could fill up five pages with how much damage her career did to actual music. It wasn't just having to listen to her but to all the people who copied her. Ahhh She really bothers me. I'll leave it at that.

Here's another sample of some lyrics from the Golden Age of Rap . I'm sure the space these lyrics occupy in my head could be used for other things. But since they are there it is a great song about family values, self confidence, and problems getting dates. Your best friend Harry Has a brother Larry Who in five days from now Is going to marry Hes hoping you can make it there If you can cause In the ceremony you?ll Be the best man You say neeto Check your libido And go to the church In your new tuxedo Bride walks down Just to start the wedding And that?s one more girl You won?t be getting So you start thinking Then you start blinking Bridesmaid looks and thinks That your winking She thinks you?re really cool so She winks back and You?re feeling really fine cause The girl is stacked Reception?s jumpin Faces pumpin Look at the girl and your Heart starts thumpin Says she wants to dance To a different groove Now you know what to do Just bust a move If I wrote any of the lyrics wrong, then apologies to Young MC. Rappers used to at least give some thought to their lyrics, and I don't think a single swear word was used in the entire song. Disclaimer: No women were injured, killed, or even just slapped around a bit during the making of this song.

It would need to be a long song so that it wouldn't get repetitive. I mean it's going to get repetitive anyway but a long song would be less. My first thought was the live version of Dazed and Confused that's 26 minutes. Then I remembered that the whole first side of Rush's 2112 is one song. Or at least that's how my CD player reads it. It's 20 minutes long and although it is sort of broken up in parts it's considered one song. It's kind of a sad song lyrically though, and it might depress me to listen to it over and over forever. Hey Jude is seven minutes, but the 'na, nas' would sooner or later cause me to just lose it. This is a tough question. I said in my 'bio' that if stranded on a desert island with only one group to listen to I would want it to be the Beatles, but just one song? I think any song would sooner or later cause me to lose it if that was all I had to listen to. The scenario of only having one song to listen to forever is starting to frighten me. No music at all. That's frightening also. I'm going to stop thinking about this.

I was in second grade when "We will rock you" came out. I only remember this because of gym class. People would stomp on the floor like the intro to the song before our instructor got organized enough to make us do jumping jacks or some other calisthenic. I had no idea they were a gay band. Looking back it should have been obvious just from the band's name but it wasn't until years later that I found it out. But the Chili Peppers, say it ain't so. When I was younger I wanted to sleep with that guy. Guess that's not going to be happening. It does however explain the semi-clothed state of some of their performances. They were just having some fun backstage and lost track of time. It doesn't change my opinion of either band. I always liked Queen and I already made my opinion of the Chili Peppers known in the last paragraph. I stopped wanting to sleep with him several years ago. I swore off long-haired men forever. I started to write my reason but realized it was way too personal. Probably should stop typing. I didn't know the Village People were gay until years later either, again due to being in elementary school when they were popular.

Sorry this is kind of small. I got it off their website. You can't really see it but every one of their earlier album covers is represented on the front and back of this album's jacket. I would just scan the front and back of the CD's liner notes but you can't attach images that way on these boards. The original release of Led Zeppelin's "In through the out door" had an insert with a black and white drawing. Supposedly you could dab it with a wet sponge and colors would appear on the drawing. I didn't buy it until '82 or '83 so I missed out on the first release. Also, I've never seen this done and could be totally mistaken, but it sounds cool, doesn't it.

Recently, within the past month, an appeals court struck down the ruling by a lower court that internet providers have to turn over the names of their subscribers who could possible be downloading or uploading music. SBC, Verizon and the other providers are very happy about this ruling because it means less of a hassle for them and protects privacy, so until that decision is overturned by an even higher court you can share files at will, uploading as well as downloading. Here's a moral delima that I have been trying to figure out. I won't throw a coke can out of a car window but have no problem copying pirated software and music on to my computer. I'm an amature graphic artist (no one wants to pay me for my work) and have the entire Adobe Creative Suite on my computer. I got these programs from a friend who works at a university where he also illegally copied them. The Adobe CS costs close to $2000 and would be more if you include all the Macromedia stuff I also copied. Does that make me a felon? Should I not be admitting to this in writing? Is something wrong with my internal moral compass? Just some questions, please don't turn me in.

They get the same type of roles, usually playing intelligent women and I think Ashley should get more of them and Julia fewer. IMO :: I really liked her movie she did with you. Are you just bothered there were no love scenes? I'm trying to make a joke unless you really are Morgan Freeman. In which case, are you just bothered there were no love scenes? For beautiful women in movies, my vote goes to Diane Lane. Other than "Jack" I haven't liked many of her movies and probably only liked that one because Robin Williams was in it. She doesn't get the same type of roles as do Ashley Judd and Julia. Although, being a girl, I'm probably not the best person to evaluate women's beauty.

I'm kind of like those people who only like classic rock. Early rap was really cool. I was listening to Run DMC just yesterday. Earlier today I was listening to the Sugarhill Gang. Check it out I'm the C - A - S - A, the N - O - V - A and the rest is F - L - Y You see I go by the code of the doctor of the mix And these reasons I'll tell you why You see I'm six foot one and I'm tons of fun and I dress to a T You see, I got more clothes than Mohammad Ali and I dress so viciously I got bodyguards, I got two big cars that definitely ain't the wack I got a Lincoln Continental and a sunrooffed Cadilac So after school I take a dip in the pool which really is on the wall I got a color TV so I can see the Knicks play basketball Totally cool song. Now I'll compare it to a rap song I was forced to listen to in a friends car the other day Yous a pimp go on brush your sholders off ladies is pimps too go on brush your sholders off Rappers delight definitely has a melody even though the guys still talk. The other song, or whatever it is, made me "want to hurl". At first I thought it was a Head and Sholders commercial. It wasn't until I could make out the word 'pimp' in the lyrics that I realized it wasn't a song about problem dandruff. My favorite rap group is Third Bass. It's white people like the Beasty Boys but Eminem is white as well. Everlast is also made up of white people and Cypruss Hill is a latino group. I liked some of Tupac's songs. It's too bad he had to get in that fight with Biggy Smalls and get himself killed. Some other rap / hip-hop groups that I like are Tribe Called Quest and the Jungle Brothers, both from the eighties. Most of todays rap has no melody and the lyrics are just horrible, they "make me want to hurl." My thanks to Garth (Wayne's friend, not Brooks) for the regurgitation metaphor. It saddens me a little that rap has turned into what it now is, when it can be done so well. But I probably sound just like those people who say there is no good rock music anymore. Of course Vanilla Ice was old rap also so what do I know.

I'm skipping work for three days in a couple of weeks to go back home to see Rush in Dallas. I could see them in Chicago but that date conflicts with another concert I'm seeing in Dallas. Possibly I don't take my career seriously enough either. Fed meetings be damned, markets can go to .... its 30 years of Rush. And Ashley is way cooler than that horse-faced Julia Roberts. IMO (finally figured out what those initials mean)

I was trying to avoid posting again because I wanted to stay a 'frog'. Frog to flounder is an evolutionary backslide. Then Musik started making fun of Ashley and I had to say something. I don't like her politics, but in an interview with Bob Costas she was asked about skipping the Oscars to watch Kentucky play basketball. I'll quote her response, "The Academy Awards are show business, Kentucky basketball is life." Maybe it was a 'talking point' but I don't care. I've always thought the Oscars and other award shows were just excuses for celebrities to make each other feel important, or liked, wouldn't want to forget Sally's take on the whole thing. That one statement is enough for me to always consider her to be cool.

"Crackerman" from Core Try to catch them live. I had wondered how they were going to reproduce the strange sound of Scott Weiland's voice that it seems to have during portions of the song. He puts a megaphone up to the microphone. If I was the type to throw my panties on the stage they would have been up there. STP was my favorite band from the 90's as well. cc your e-mail

I copied and pasted the press release, all the artists are listed after that. The festival is at the Cotton Bowl, it goes through the weekend 6/4--6/6. I'm very excited. Crossroads Guitar Festival 2004 On June 4th, music fans and guitar enthusiasts from around the world will descend on Dallas, Texas for a unique, one-time event hosted by Eric Clapton. SBC in association with SIRIUS Satellite Radio and Guitar Center present The Crossroads Guitar Festival, a revolutionary attempt to create a bridge between fans and musicians. For three days, attendees will be offered once-in-a-lifetime opportunities to be in intimate settings, as masters of the craft give fans the ultimate look into their art. Artists will be offering a variety of Guitar Clinics. There will be live performances on three stages, and an All Star Blues Jam. SIRIUS Satellite Radio will host one of these stages and will broadcast from the festival. The entire weekend will feature the Guitar Center Village, including the Hard Rock Cafe's "50 years of American Rock and Roll" display, Jimi Hendrix display, interactive booths from leading guitar manufacturers, Vintage Showcase "buy-sell-trade", and a display of guitars donated from Eric Clapton and friends personal collections for the forthcoming June 24 Christie?s auction with proceeds benefiting the Crossroads Centre, on the grounds of Fair Park. The Guitar Center Village is coordinated by Guitar Center, the national retailer of musical instruments. The Festival will culminate at high-noon in the Cotton Bowl on June 6th, for an 11 hour concert including The Robert Cray Band, James Taylor, Bo Diddley, Carlos Santana, Eric Clapton and many more... This one-time only Festival, featuring the biggest names in guitar music, and created for music enthusiasts around the globe, is being held to raise funds for the Crossroads Centre at Antigua, the treatment and education center founded by Eric Clapton in 1997. Fundraising will culminate with an auction of Clapton's legendary guitars, to be held on June 24th, to benefit the Crossroads Centre. Johnny A Jeff ?Skunk? Baxter Jeff Beck Roscoe Beck Nuno Bettencourt Booker T & the MGs Doyle Bramhall II James Burton John Calarco J.J. Cale Larry Carlton Del Castillo Eric Clapton Robert Cray Mike Cross Sonny Curtis Bo Diddley Doyle Dykes Tony Franklin Vince Gill Guitarmageddon Buddy Guy David Hidalgo Peter Huttlinger Eric Johnson Laurence Juber BB King Greg Koch Sonny Landreth Jonny Lang George Lynch John Mayer John McLaughlin Pat Metheny OHM Buck Page Tommy Shaw Robert Randolph Carlos Santana Neal Schon Paul Reed Smith Marty Stuart Hubert Sumlin James Taylor Dan Tyminski Steve Vai Jimmie Vaughan Joe Walsh Zakk Wylde James Young ZZ Top Unless you live in Dallas you will have to travel but this is not one to miss.

I just assume since I have know about this for a while that everyone else does. Rush is touring this summer, 30th anniversary tour.

Sonic Death Monkey, laughing so hard I can't type, "you wouldn't know any of my influences, they are mostly German". Those skate kids that they did the record release party for. Are they real or just some band in the movie? "Do we look like the kind of store that would have 'I just called to say I love you', go to the mall." classic stuff

Tried to get something from Kazza but no results were found. That's typical of Kazza however. I'll try the CD store after work. Playing all the instruments is impressive. Reminds me of Howard Jones, but he had a techno sound. Who would you compare this guy to?

Jack Black deserved an Oscar for his work in High Fidelity. Just wanted to voice my approval of your picture also Peaches.

I can't let any guitar type post pass without mentioning Eric Johnson. He never got a lot of airplay but I have all the CDs and have seen him live four times. Like Stevie he was also from Austin, where I went to school, GO HORNS. His music was obviously influenced by SRV and his 'technical' skill is really better than anyone I have ever seen. An article I read in Guitar Player magazine described how he behaves in the studio, recording and rerecording everything until it is just perfect. Supposedly he takes it to extremes. Whatever he does, it works real well. He also has a great singing voice. Due to the lack of airplay and the fact that few people know who he is, he hasn't had the influence of Clapton, Hendrix, or Stevie Ray Vaughn. He's one of the many guitarists who will be at the Crossroads Guitar Festival on June 4-6 hosted by Eric Clapton. Johnson will be playing on Saturday. Thankfully its on a weekend so I can go out of town to see it, being held in Dallas at the Cotton Bowl, three stages, it should be cool. I was going to mention the festival on the "Get the word out" board even though I'm not sure if that's the type of thing that should be posted there. Clapton vs Hendrix, isn't there enough love to go around. Sounds like the Eddie, Angus debate we used to have in high school. Just turn up the volume and enjoy.

I was trying to figure out which part of your post to quote and figured why not quote all of it. Great post Catherine. When mentioning great lyrics you can't leave out Neil Peart. Neil Peart really needs no credit unless someone doesn't know who he is; drummer for Rush, wrote virtually all their lyrics. He talked about philosophy, racism, hatred, mythology, politics, and personal freedoms. The word genius doesn't do him justice. He's also, in my opinion, the best drummer ever. Anyone else going to see them this summer? I am, 6/23 Dallas, TX. Which brings me to the Sting comment about how he has had more success solo than with the Police. I wish the Police had stayed together for many reasons but the main one being that Sting would have been colaborating with Stewart Copeland who, in my opinion, is the second best drummer ever. The Police always had horns at their live shows so the jazz direction Sting has gone in could still have been followed. Sting along with Bono (mentioned in your post) has one of the great voices of our time. The political and even relegious overtones of U2's music have never bothered me one way or the other. I've always just admired the music. U2's remake of "Night and Day" is like a showcase for all the bands' talents. After the intro when Bono starts to sing I still get chills even though I've heard the song several hundred times, just amazing. It's not on any of their CDs, its from a tribute album for Cole Porter, one of those Red Hot and Blue compilations to benefit aids research. So if you buy the CD you will be helping out a good cause as well. I still remember the first time I heard "I will follow". It was on a radio station with a format of 'rock of the 80's' kind of a new wave or techno format but they played the Police, U2, Talk Talk, and anything not disco or hard rock. You could describe the station as alternative although no one said that in 1980. 'Alternative' in this case meaning an alternative to both hard rock and disco. I didn't know "I will follow" was their first song off their first album. I remember thinking, "Wow, never heard anything like this before. I hope other people like this song, then the group will come out with more music." :: I wanted to mention a couple of others that might go unnoticed. It's actually just one group, Genesis, and I'm including Peter Gabriel, who definitely deserves the title of genius. They weren't truly appreciated until more than ten years after Gabriel left the band, when both he and Genesis had the #1 and #2 songs and albums at the same time; Gabriel with "Sledgehammer" from So and Genesis with "Invisible Touch" from the CD with the same name. Mike Rutherford with his group Mike and the Mechanics wrote the saddest song I have ever heard, "The Living Years". Lots of talent came from the original Genesis is what I'm trying to say. Finally, Prince or that symbol or whatever he calls himself now. What I admire most about him is his willingness to experiment when it doesn't make financial sense to do so. He could have come out with ten CDs just like Purple Rain but he didn't. I love it when musicians try different things. One of my problems with the Stones is that they never did anything different. Their music never evolved. Sometimes when groups do evolve they lose fans. Purple Rain, in my opinion, was his best effort, and I would put it up there with LZ4, Sgt. Peppers, Moving Pictures and Dark Side of the Moon in terms of importance. Anyone keeping that type of company has to have some amount of genius. I had some more thoughts but my boss just came in and caught me posting this, watching an ER rerun, (instead of CNBC) and listening to Tricky by Run DMC while halfway dancing still sitting at my desk. Doesn't anyone knock anymore. Oh well, at least the Dow is up. "Tell me why I don't like mondays?"

It made sense before. I just wrote it so that no one would get Led for lead the metal mixed up with Led the past tense of the verb lead. I had never heard the story about Keith Moon before.