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Tom Ripley

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109. I also always thought that was a classy move on the part of Led Zeppelin (a band not known for...
Thu Feb 21, 2013, 09:58 AM
Feb 2013

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Hell, they made vulgarity a strength and an integral part of their aesthetic.

Awesome, really, but that's gonna be a pricey ticket. nt Ed Suspicious Feb 2013 #1
Not pro-rated. :-) WinkyDink Feb 2013 #15
At the nursing home? bamacrat Feb 2013 #2
That would be one rocking nursing home! robinlynne Feb 2013 #62
oh please oh please oh please lol CarrieLynne Feb 2013 #3
Better do it soon, dudes. truthisfreedom Feb 2013 #4
Huge Zeppelin Fan! (and don't care) FreeBC Feb 2013 #5
PLEASE ROBERT!!!!! redstatebluegirl Feb 2013 #6
Dammit! Iggo Feb 2013 #7
wow the greatest wilt the stilt Feb 2013 #8
Oh come on LiberalLovinLug Feb 2013 #21
really look at this and the settlements wilt the stilt Feb 2013 #26
Wow, you've done your homework. LiberalLovinLug Feb 2013 #32
I think Stairway to Heaven was actually lifted from Davy Graham as well sweetloukillbot Feb 2013 #33
Lyrics vs Music Valhallakey Feb 2013 #45
Oh this list is such a steaming pile of bullshit ... brett_jv Feb 2013 #48
Hear hear! MrSlayer Feb 2013 #102
Clapton and Beck wilt the stilt Feb 2013 #28
Speaking of Clapton and Beck, NoGOPZone Feb 2013 #50
Meh ... they're all three great guitarists ... brett_jv Feb 2013 #55
To each his own NoGOPZone Feb 2013 #57
I saw Blind Faith also at the garden wilt the stilt Feb 2013 #68
I still have a lot of respect for them, but they have shelf-life issues with me BeyondGeography Feb 2013 #81
i felt that way as well re: clapton. i thought that the original layla compared to the newer leftyohiolib Feb 2013 #63
I'm with you on Clapton sweetloukillbot Feb 2013 #76
You got proof of Beck and Clapton paying them from the goodness of their hearts? brett_jv Feb 2013 #54
They paid them wilt the stilt Feb 2013 #69
In college (1980 or so) I bought a Yardbirds album that had Sonny Boy Williamson playing on it indie9197 Feb 2013 #99
you know, they should have given credit, but at least they made something amazing out of it JI7 Feb 2013 #39
So you'd be ok with money owed to you for your work going to someone else... harmonicon Feb 2013 #87
I dare you to find a blues man... awoke_in_2003 Feb 2013 #60
Problem is none of those guys ever made any money... bluesbassman Feb 2013 #75
wasn't that the fault of Racists in America JI7 Feb 2013 #79
Get no argument from me on that point. Black musicians were treated abominably. bluesbassman Feb 2013 #82
"Immature guitarists borrow, mature guitarists steal" - Screamin' T.S Eliot Tom Ripley Feb 2013 #108
Never did understand why the band broke up over the drummer dying.... Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2013 #9
Heresy! Not simply "A drummer" but the greatest. Zepplin died with Bonzo. KurtNYC Feb 2013 #20
teetering on the edge of a cliff LiberalLovinLug Feb 2013 #23
Heresy!!! If you were going to use an example!!!... Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2013 #31
The would have split soon anyway NoGOPZone Feb 2013 #51
No, that was evident in "The Crunge".... Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2013 #58
i like The Crunge JI7 Feb 2013 #65
Yer kidding,....right? Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2013 #67
not kidding at all, i'm not saying it's one of their best JI7 Feb 2013 #71
"i always wonder if i'm the only one ." Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2013 #72
I'd rather watch the videos of their great performances from the early 1970s. Comrade Grumpy Feb 2013 #10
I'm with you on that. subterranean Feb 2013 #17
If you are talking of the 2 DVD set... awoke_in_2003 Feb 2013 #64
If the WHO could do it at a Super Bowl halftime show Left Coast2020 Feb 2013 #11
It's taking them so long because... RevStPatrick Feb 2013 #12
I saw Band of Joy last year maxsolomon Feb 2013 #14
The Celebration Day DVD sounded amazingly good sweetloukillbot Feb 2013 #34
I'd very much like to see a Led Zep reunion. n/t Laelth Feb 2013 #13
President Obama's tribute to Led Zeppelin struggle4progress Feb 2013 #16
Kennedy Center Honors 2012 - Led Zeppelin struggle4progress Feb 2013 #18
What a sad, old piece of shit he is. harmonicon Feb 2013 #19
Robert Plant rocks harder at 64 years old than most ever have or will. KurtNYC Feb 2013 #22
We're both on the internet here. You can do the research yourself. harmonicon Feb 2013 #46
If you think Robert Johnson wrote the music he played you are wrong. KurtNYC Feb 2013 #89
A-E-F? Now that's a fuckin' progression I'd like to hear a blues player pull off! harmonicon Feb 2013 #91
I just gave it a try...A-E-F lends itself quite well to the blues (the use of slide gives it... Tom Ripley Feb 2013 #106
It would be as if every-time I made Baked Chicken and Jalapeņo Flautas... LanternWaste Feb 2013 #90
No, it would be more like you taking money out of the pockets of current rail yard workers. harmonicon Feb 2013 #92
the Fault lies with the Racism in America which did not allow JI7 Feb 2013 #94
Racist Americans forced these English guys to put their names to songs they didn't write? harmonicon Feb 2013 #95
RAcism in American prevented those Musicians from having their music heard JI7 Feb 2013 #97
That relates to the topic that was being discussed how? harmonicon Feb 2013 #98
so I take it you're not going? waddirum Feb 2013 #24
I want his concert Tee. callous taoboy Feb 2013 #25
no,Robert is still one of the Hottest guys in the world , if they were cashing in JI7 Feb 2013 #36
Art haters of the world Trajan Feb 2013 #56
Oh, please, don't try to sell me on that bullshit. harmonicon Feb 2013 #73
Your bitterness is unbecoming and unattractive .. Trajan Feb 2013 #74
Well, I wasn't trying to get laid by telling you the truth about Led Zeppelin. harmonicon Feb 2013 #83
LOL n/t bitchkitty Feb 2013 #88
You are so full of it. LiberalLovinLug Feb 2013 #85
Your Bachelor's, Master's, and PhD are in what? Mine are in music composition. harmonicon Feb 2013 #86
I'd be interested although I don't know if Plant can still sing as decently rachel1 Feb 2013 #27
I was just telling my daughter exboyfil Feb 2013 #29
I interviewed Pete Townshend about 6 years ago.... sweetloukillbot Feb 2013 #35
don't beach boys sell out even without brian wilson ? JI7 Feb 2013 #37
Yes I heard them describe themselves exboyfil Feb 2013 #40
so people are willing to pay just because they call themselves "the who" JI7 Feb 2013 #44
I almost think they're afraid to try... sweetloukillbot Feb 2013 #47
I went and saw Quadrophenia and More show a couple weeks ago ... brett_jv Feb 2013 #61
Watching the Sandy benefit is what convinced me to skip the show... sweetloukillbot Feb 2013 #78
I also always thought that was a classy move on the part of Led Zeppelin (a band not known for... Tom Ripley Feb 2013 #109
Yess! Third Doctor Feb 2013 #30
Jimmy Page is supposed to Tour this Year JI7 Feb 2013 #38
Here's footage of Plant in rehearsal: Adenoid_Hynkel Feb 2013 #41
. JI7 Feb 2013 #43
Later that day ... Arugula Latte Feb 2013 #93
Just for fun...if you had to choose....which LZ song is your favorite? LiberalLovinLug Feb 2013 #42
Not fair BeyondGeography Feb 2013 #52
How about this ... the 3 Led Zeppelin songs I DON'T like ... that's easier ... brett_jv Feb 2013 #59
no quarter ? JI7 Feb 2013 #66
I love those live versions of Sick Again w/ the Rover intro sweetloukillbot Feb 2013 #77
Its not supposed to be easy! LiberalLovinLug Feb 2013 #84
I dunno. I have mixed feelings about reunion tours. TwilightGardener Feb 2013 #49
Saw them in '69. kwassa Feb 2013 #53
so did I wilt the stilt Feb 2013 #70
That would be awesome! nt darkangel218 Feb 2013 #80
This gets teased every few years. MrSlayer Feb 2013 #96
I had tickets to see them in '77 OnionPatch Feb 2013 #100
Saw them five times .... Trajan Feb 2013 #101
Stairway to Eskaton! Bennyboy Feb 2013 #103
what primarily is your objection ? Trajan Feb 2013 #104
Twas a joke..... Bennyboy Feb 2013 #111
zep reunion again? ho hum sigmasix Feb 2013 #105
Without John Bonham, it will be a Led Zeppelin tribute band in which Plant, Page, and Jones... Tom Ripley Feb 2013 #107
I loved Led Zep back in the day workinclasszero Feb 2013 #110
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