Aggie87

Led Zeppelin are definitely reforming says Robert Plant Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant has confirmed that the legendary rock band will be reuniting later this year. A reunion has been strongly rumored for the last week or so and today (September 5) the singer confirmed it's definitely on. A fan who met Plant in London today contacted NME.com explaining that the singer said he was on his way to meet bandmates Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones. "How did you find out about this?" asked Plant when asked about the prospects of a reunion show by the autograph hunter. "Well, we've got a band meeting about it this afternoon about it. There's not a lot to work out as it's only going to be one-off gig." NME.com has also learned from a music industry source that the show, possibly to take place in November at the 02 in London, will be a charity gig organized by promoter Harvey Goldsmith. ********* A friend had an extra ticket to see LZ in Frankfurt on their 1980 tour and offered it to me, but I ended up not going due to some other family commitments. Figured I'd catch them next time around....little did I realize. I don't listen to LZ very often, but when I do I really get into them.

One of the posters at SH (Anselm, who I think used to post here?) said that the release date has been pushed back into October. edit - yes he did post here, as Saint Vitus....until some racial comments drove him away.

"We're coming to your town, we'll help you party down..."

Happy Birthday Bob!!!

the third person is 3 times gone. Shawn thinks that Aloc should feel free to talk about himself in the 3rd person as much as he wants. Shawn is all about freedom of expression...baby! Aggie87 got a laugh out of that, and Aggie87 also wants Shawn to know he likes Shawn's avatar!

Soulive isn't even a MMW ripoff anymore, now they're on the new Stax label with a full time singer. They're rebadging themselves as an soul/funk/R&B outfit, not a jazz/jam group. I don't know how successful they'll be at this, but it sounds like they're trying to appeal to a different audience, so it's not really a surprise that anyone who liked what they were doing before may have issues with what they're doing now.

Aggie87 wonders if Bob Rusch told Aloc twice. Then Aggie87 realized it was probably an accidental double-post. (PS - can we stop with the third person speak?)

I liked the film, may have to get the new DVD. How many DVD releases has this had now???

Coming Oct 30th - Beatles "Help!" 2 dvd edition Apple Corps Ltd have announced the eagerly anticipated DVD release of The Beatles’ second feature film ‘Help!’ on October 30th (October 29th ROW) which will be marketed and distributed by EMI Music. Directed by Richard Lester, who also directed the band’s debut feature film ‘A Hard Days Night’, ‘Help!’ made its theatrical debut in 1965. The story follows The Beatles as they become passive recipients of an outside plot that revolves around Ringo's possession of a sacrificial ring, which he cannot remove from his finger. As a result, he and his bandmates John, Paul and George are chased from London to the Austrian Alps and the Bahamas by religious cult members, a mad scientist and the London police. In addition to starring the Beatles, ‘Help!’ has a witty script, a great cast of British character actors and features 7 classic Beatles tracks, including: • ‘Help!’ • ‘You're Going To Lose That Girl’ • ‘You've Got To Hide Your Love Away’ • ‘Ticket To Ride’ • ‘I Need You’ • ‘The Night Before’ • ‘Another Girl’ The DVD will be a 2-disc set. Disc 1 will feature the original film digitally restored with a newly created 5.1 soundtrack, while Disc 2 contains an hour of extra features, including: •The Beatles in Help! – 30 minute documentary about the making of the film with Richard Lester, the cast and crew. Includes exclusive behind the scenes footage of The Beatles on set. •A Missing Scene – Featuring Wendy Richard •The Restoration of Help! – An in depth look at the restoration process. •Memories of Help! – The cast and crew reminisce •Theatrical Trailers – 2 US trailers and 1 Spanish trailer. •1965 US Radio Spots - Hidden in disc menus. There will be 2 editions of the DVD - a standard digipack and a deluxe boxed set that will contain a reproduction of Richard Lester’s original annotated script, 8 lobby cards and a poster, plus a 60-page book with rarely seen photographs and production notes from the movie. Both the deluxe book and the standard booklet feature an introduction by Richard Lester and an appreciation by Martin Scorsese. Watch the ‘Help!’ DVD trailer here: http://emicat.edgeboss.net/wmedia/em...trailer_us.wvx

Clemson's up 21-0 over Florida State, not even mid way through the second quarter yet. What's going on, Free??

Smokin' at the Half Note edit - there was quite a bit of discussion about this release when it came out. The material is also on the Impressions 2 cd compilation.

Ella Fitzgerald - Lullabies of Birdland Ella Fitzgerald - Sweet and Hot v/a - We All Love Ella James Brown - Jazz Etta James - Jazz Nat King Cole - The Christmas Song Frank Sinatra - The Frank Sinatra Christmas Collection Frank Sinatra - A Jolly Christmas from Frank Sinatra Andy Summers/Robert Fripp - I Advance Masked The Police (2 disc comp) James Brown - Gold v/a - More Motown Classics - Gold David Bowie - Best of 80/87 (cd/dvd set)

The Aggies gave up 304 yrds in the air to Division 1-AA Montana State yesterday (the 4-2-5 is a terrible base defense - does any other program out there run it with any success?) However, M-State missed 3 field goals, had an interception, and a fumble on their drives to squelch any chance of being in the game. The better teams on our schedule are going to eat us up in the air. I think in some ways this is karma for stealing Franchione away from Alabama the way A&M did. I still don't understand why basically his first decision as A&M coach was to do away with the 3-4 defense the Aggies were known for, the Wrecking Crew.

Also found this at my Half Price Books, and am enjoying Fathead's passionate playing.

Led Zeppelin set to re-form for O2 gig The legendary rock band Led Zeppelin are planning to play a huge comeback concert at the O2 arena, the concert hall housed in the former Millennium Dome. According to reports the supergroup, who disbanded 27 years ago, are in talks with the owners of the 20,000 capacity venue to stage a spectacular one off show at the end of the year. Speculation has been rife that the three surviving band members, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant and John Paul Jones had been planning to perform their greatest hits at a memorial concert for the late Island Record boss Ahmet Ertegun. Now it looks like they have chosen the venue. No official confirmation has been given but sources have confirmed they are in talks with the owners of the venue in Greenwich, south east London. A source said: "The talks are ongoing but it looks like a definite possibility. Nothing has been finalised but fingers crossed the most anticipated comeback concerts ever could become a reality." When drummer John Bonham died in 1980, his bandmates declared that Led Zeppelin had died with him. The trio's only other reunions were a disappointing performance at the 1985 Live Aid concert, with Genesis drummer Phil Collins, and their 1995 induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. The concert is likely to coincide with the release of a greatest hits collection for November. The late John Bonham is expected to be replaced on drums by his son Jason. The benefit concert is expected to be in memory of Ertegun who first signed them, Ahmet. He died last October after falling at a Rolling Stones concert. It is believed that fellow rock legends Cream are also reforming to play a concert for Ertegun. Despite the strong speculation which was sparked by adverts appearing in a national newspaper, promoters warned fans not to buy tickets yet as nothing was confirmed. Premier Entertainments company are offering hotel and ticket packages for £269 and insisted the official announcement was about to be made. Neither the venue or the agents for the band were prepared to comment. Led Zep's albums have continued to be huge sellers since the 1970s and Stairway to Heaven remains hugely popular on the radio and on karaokes. The band, whose excesses were formidable, were the fathers of "hard rock" and were responsible for hundreds of long haired, spandex trousered imitators.

edit - deleting my non-value added comments, sorry.

There's a certain irony in you being the messenger here.

Still in shock about App. State's upset of Michigan today! First time a Div 1-AA team (I don't think I'll get used to their new name, whatever it is) has ever beaten a ranked team. edit - just saw that another thread was created for this topic, but I'll keep my comments in this college football thread anyway. Aggie87 doesn't agree with Aloc that this loss will cost Lloyd Carr his job, as embarrassing as it was.

Anybody see her on Today? Did her "defense" of her map answer clarify whatever she was trying to say? Or does she still have no clue?

Incredible story. I had this discussion with a chemical engineer. He seemed to always look down on the arts and I told him that Americans were uneducated. Education in America is job-directed. There's a lot of niche education, while no one studies the liberal arts if they ever hope to get a job one day. In the meantime, our kids don't know how to find America in a world map, nor do they know what "War and Peace" is. Throw all the money you want to in this system, but until Americans realize the value of the humanities in education, then we'll remain uneducated. You're right - but alot of education is geared towards getting kids into paying jobs, not necessarily the arts. Does a mid-level production manager at Exxon care if prospective welders or engineers know where Slovenia is on a map, or have read War and Peace? From the manager's standpoint, will that have any effect on the employee's production? But that's the source of the problem. Our education is geared towards specific jobs. So we bow to the God of Mammon while those jobs that we became trained for eventually go overseas or become obsolete within a decade. Then it's back to school again if we don't want to make minimum wage. If you tie your education wagon to the job market, it will leave you vulnerable and unprepared for life. The American economy is a mess as far as jobs are concerned. We no longer have lifetime employment and American corporations only want part-timers or women (because they can pay them less) or immigrants. If you are lucky enough to qualify for good jobs, then you are walking on thin ice. You will be downsized or replaced by someone cheaper. Because the arts are downplayed, we are a nation of moral midgets. We have sacrificed everything for a mythical job market. I'm not disagreeing with you.

Incredible story. I had this discussion with a chemical engineer. He seemed to always look down on the arts and I told him that Americans were uneducated. Education in America is job-directed. There's a lot of niche education, while no one studies the liberal arts if they ever hope to get a job one day. In the meantime, our kids don't know how to find America in a world map, nor do they know what "War and Peace" is. Throw all the money you want to in this system, but until Americans realize the value of the humanities in education, then we'll remain uneducated. You're right - but alot of education is geared towards getting kids into paying jobs, not necessarily the arts. Does a mid-level production manager at Exxon care if prospective welders or engineers know where Slovenia is on a map, or have read War and Peace? From the manager's standpoint, will that have any effect on the employee's production?

There is mention of it in the Pepper thread at AAJ. Around post #109 or so. Sounds interesting!

Bump.... Pepper's Pow Wow was released this week on CD, on Wounded Bird Records, for anyone interested. First ever CD release apparently. I don't know how to link these so that the O board gets credit, but here are the Amazon & CD Universe links: Amazon link ($13.99) CD Universe Link ($11.18) Write up at Dusty Groove:

MG - Check this thread for links to the Organissimo holiday tracks. I think they're still active links (I can't access MP3s from this computer, so I can't confirm that).